 Initially , hip @-@ hop artist Kanye West and Lady Gaga had plans to launch a joint tour in October 2009 , known as " Fame Kills : Starring Lady Gaga and Kanye West " . Amid negative response to his controversial outbursts at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards , West declared that he would take a hiatus from his music career . Nevertheless , the complete schedule for Fame Kills was released , with the tour set to begin on November 10 , 2009 , in Phoenix , Arizona . Shortly afterwards , the tour was officially cancelled without any explanation . Gaga addressed the situation at Billboard 's annual Women in Music luncheon , where she cited creative differences as the reason for the tour 's cancellation . In an interview she stated , " [ Kanye ] is going to take a break , but the good news is , I am not . " 
