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Tickets to Nelly shows are available now right here at Event Tickets Center! Many of his shows have sold out elsewhere, but not here. Event Tickets Center has a limited number of tickets available for his next several shows. Prices start at $70, but can range all the way up to $3,572. So, you need to act fast before ticket prices rise. If you are on the fence about going to see Nelly live, we have conveniently laid out some of the most important information about him. Listen to some of his most popular music via the playlist below and read up on some of his background and biggest achievements. Find the event you want to attend in the event list below, so you can purchase your tickets to go see Nelly live!

Who is Nelly?

Nelly is a solo artist from St. Louis that has reached superstar status across the hip-hop/rap, pop, and r&b/soul categories. Nelly has released 16 live and studio albums and 33 singles on Spotify that string all the way back to Jun 27, 2000 with his debut album titled Country Grammar. His most recent album release was Still Hot In Herre on Oct 14, 2022.

Nelly's Popularity

Nelly's growth has led to an overall artist ranking of 704 on Spotify in the United States. He has become well known for his exciting shows and entertaining performances which has built a robust following. This is largely fueled by tens of millions of listeners and more than 3,000,000 followers on Spotify, but he also reaches an additional hundreds of millions of listeners on Spotify through playlists. Additionally, Nelly has a robust following on social media with over 4,000,000 followers on Instagram. He averages tens of millions of videos on YouTube and his top video on TikTok has billions of views on the social media platform. There are also more than 1,000,000 posts on Tik Tok with Nelly's tracks featured on them. When you attend your next Nelly show, it will be easy to see why he has built such a large following.

Nelly as an Artist

You likely recognize Nelly by his top tracks which include "Dilemma", "Ride Wit Me", and "Hot In Herre". You might also listen to Nelly due to his earliest albums such as Country Grammar, Nellyville, and Da Derrty Versions: The Re-invention, but you may have heard of him from similar artists such as Justin Timberlake, USHER, and Ne-Yo.

Nelly's RIAA Awards

Nelly has reached the pinnacle of any artist's career by earning an RIAA award. His top award came on Jul 21, 2016 for his album Country Grammar. He received a Diamond award for the album. In total, Nelly has one Diamond album. In addition to earning a Diamond album, Nelly has been able to add to his collection 5 additional Multi-Platinum albums. That's not all though. Nelly has been fortunate enough to achieve a Platinum award for 5 more albums. Even with all of this success, his RIAA collection finishes with 6 additional Gold albums. As such a well renowned artist, you can be certain that Nelly's shows are going to be unforgettable thanks to his decorated music library.

Nelly Discography

AlbumRelease DateAlbum Type
(Hot S**t) Country GrammarJan 1, 2000Single
Country GrammarJun 27, 2000Album
Hot In Herre (Remixes)Jan 1, 2002Single
NellyvilleJun 25, 2002Album
Da Derrty Versions: The Re-inventionNov 25, 2003Album
My PlaceJul 16, 2004Single
Over And OverSep 12, 2004Single
SuitSep 14, 2004Album
SweatNov 14, 2004Album
Errtime EXPLICIT (From The Soundtrack To The Longest Yard)Jan 1, 2005Single
ErrtimeJan 1, 2005Single
SweatsuitNov 22, 2005Album
Call On Me (Luny Tunes Remix)Jan 1, 2006Single
Call On Me (Full Phatt Radio Remix)Jan 1, 2006Single
Call On Me (Dub Remix)Jan 1, 2006Single
Call On MeJan 1, 2006Single
Call On MeJan 1, 2006Single
G.a.m.e.Mar 21, 2006Album
WadsyanameJan 1, 2007Single
Stepped On My J'zJan 1, 2008Single
Body On MeJan 1, 2008Single
Brass KnucklesSep 16, 2008Album
Just A DreamJan 1, 2010Single
5.0 DeluxeNov 12, 2010Album
5.0Nov 12, 2010Album
The ChampDec 20, 2011Single
Hey PorscheFeb 15, 2013Single
M.O.Sep 30, 2013Album
The Fix (feat. Jeremih)Aug 14, 2015Single
The Fix (feat. Jeremih) [Balkan Beat Box Remix]Jan 8, 2016Single
Die a Happy ManFeb 5, 2016Single
Sounds Good to MeMar 10, 2017Single
Freaky with You (feat. Jacquees)Apr 6, 2018Single
Country Grammar (Deluxe Edition)Jul 24, 2020Album
Cool Again (feat. Nelly)Aug 7, 2020Single
Lil BitOct 23, 2020Single
Lil Bit (FGL Remix)Feb 18, 2021Single
Country Grammar (Live)Feb 19, 2021Album
She Drives Me Crazy (DND Remix)Jun 21, 2021Single
High HorseAug 6, 2021Single
HeartlandAug 27, 2021Album
Coke Bottle (Remix)Sep 3, 2021Single
Nellyville (Deluxe Edition)Jul 29, 2022Album
#1 (Colby O'Donis Remix)Aug 5, 2022Single
Still Hot In HerreOct 14, 2022Album
Birthday Girl (feat. Chris Lane)Nov 4, 2022Single
Hot In Herre (SILO x Dallas Caton Remix)Jan 13, 2023Single
Mad StillJul 28, 2023Single
This Lil' Game We Play (feat. Nelly, Ashanti & Juicy J)Feb 9, 2024Single

Nelly Top Tracks

TrackAlbumRelease Date
"Body On Me"Brass KnucklesSep 16, 2008
"Country Grammar (Hot Shit)"Country GrammarJun 27, 2000
"Dilemma"NellyvilleJun 25, 2002
"E.I."Country GrammarJun 27, 2000
"Grillz"Still Hot In HerreOct 14, 2022
"Hot In Herre"NellyvilleJun 25, 2002
"Just A Dream"5.0Nov 12, 2010
"Lil Bit (feat. Florida Georgia Line)"HeartlandAug 27, 2021
"Nasty Girl"SweatsuitNov 25, 2005
"Ride Wit Me"Country GrammarJun 27, 2000

Nelly RIAA Awards

AlbumAwardDate
(Hot S**t) Country GrammarGoldDec 12, 2005
Brass KnucklesGoldDec 12, 2008
Country GrammarDiamondJul 21, 2016
Da Derrty Versions: The Re-inventionPlatinumDec 17, 2003
Flap Your WingsGoldJun 1, 2006
Grillz (UK & Eire)PlatinumJun 1, 2006
Hot In HerreMulti-PlatinumMay 28, 2014
Just A DreamMulti-PlatinumMar 30, 2011
Nellyville (Edited Version)Multi-PlatinumJun 9, 2003
Over and OverPlatinumMar 26, 2009
Ride Wit MeGoldJan 25, 2006
SuitMulti-PlatinumJan 19, 2005
SweatPlatinumNov 1, 2004
SweatsuitGoldJan 18, 2006
The Emancipation of MimiMulti-PlatinumSep 26, 2022
The Fix (feat. Jeremih)PlatinumJun 16, 2016
Tilt Ya Head BackGoldMay 19, 2005

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ArtistGenreSpotify Followers
Akonhip-hop/rap5,084,014
Justin Timberlaker&b/soul14,705,293
USHERr&b12,375,393
Ne-Yor&b9,275,443
T-Painhip-hop/rap5,096,295
T.I.hip-hop/rap4,883,095
Busta Rhymeship-hop/rap2,871,125
Ciarapop6,799,286
TLCpop4,156,307
Fergiepop5,831,550

Meet Nelly


Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr., better known by his stage name, Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, investor and occasional actor from St. Louis, Missouri. Nelly embarked on his music career with Southern hip hop group St. Lunatics, in 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in the year 2000, with his debut album Country Grammar, of which the title-track was a top ten hit. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and went on to peak at number one. Country Grammar is Nelly's best-selling album to date, selling over 8.4 million copies in the United States His following album Nellyville, produced the number-one hits "Hot in Herre" and "Dilemma" (featuring Kelly Rowland). Other singles included "Work It" (featuring Justin Timberlake), "Air Force Ones" (featuring Murphy Lee and St. Lunatics), "Pimp Juice" and "#1".

With the same-day dual release Sweat and Suit (2004) and the compilation Sweatsuit (2006), Nelly continued to generate many chart-topping hits. Sweat debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 342,000 copies in its first week. On the same week of release, Suit debuted at number one, selling around 396,000 copies in its first week on the same chart. Nelly's fifth studio album, Brass Knuckles, was released on September 16, 2008, after several delays. It produced the singles "Party People" (featuring Fergie), "Stepped on My J'z" (featuring Jermaine Dupri and Ciara) and "Body on Me" (featuring Akon and Ashanti). In 2010, Nelly released the album 5.0. The lead single, "Just a Dream", has appeared in the top ten of several singles charts and were certified platinum in the United States. The second single is "Move That Body" (featuring T-Pain and Akon). "Gone" is the sequel to Nelly's 2002 worldwide number one single "Dilemma", also with Rowland, and serves as third single from Nelly's album.