The ANTi tour is gonna flop. I'm sure this is her way of getting out of it. They'll probably reschedule the first month of shows to later and wait till she has a few hits from the album out and known by the public so she can actually tour.
Frih will always be fine...she's always been more Flo Rida/Pitbul than Beyoncé/Loose/Adele anyway. Don't know why her fans think otherwise.
I don't think she's faking it. She wouldn't give up the biggest promo slot in music when it would help her tour and album sales.