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R. Kelly Headlines 2012 Soul Beach Music Festival

Soul Beach Music Festival, hosted by Aruba, announced that multi-platinum selling, chart-topping, Grammy award-winning powerhouse R. Kelly will headline the 2012 Soul Beach Music Festival being held May 23-28 in Aruba. Joining an already stellar legacy by world-renowned guest artists, R. Kelly will headline the main stage of the Nikki Beach Amphitheatre closing night, Sunday, May 27.  Known for his mesmerizing live stage show, the multi-instrumentalist, producer and vocalist R. Kelly will perform an electrifying set, allowing Festival-goers a chance to turn up the heat on Memorial Day weekend with one of the most notable artists of the decade. Decor here is cosmopolitan tropical: turquoise bliss set against caramel sensations. Aruba isn’t just somewhere you visit. It’s something you experience.

“Aruba welcomes all the fans of the Soul Beach Music Festival for another celebration of spectacular performances and a chic island ambiance under the starry skies and on Aruba’s famous beaches,” said Otmar Oduber, Minister of Tourism, Transportation and Labor.

“We are thrilled to bring the incredible R. Kelly to the 2012 Soul Beach Music Festival in Aruba,” said Mark Adkins, producer. “Fans can look forward to an amazing weekend of great performances this Memorial Day Weekend with a combination of sizzling beach parties, luscious dining and plush Night Club after parties.”

The 2012 Soul Beach Music Festival rolls out more highly anticipated announcements of main stage performing artists in the weeks to come. For information about ticket sales, accommodations and the latest updates sign up for the Soul Beach Club, visit http://www.soulbeach.net or http://www.aruba.com. Join the Soul Beach Music Festival community: follow us on Twitter @SoulBeachMusic and become a fan of 2012 Soul Beach Music Festival on www.Facebook.com/soulbeachmusic.

 

Tyrese Celebrates New CD With Hit Single “Stay” and #1 R&B Album on iTunes

November 1, 2011 marks the return of the soulful tenor’s fifth studio recording with Open Invitation.  A 14 song set of classic Tyrese featuring the top 5 single “Stay.”  “After stepping away from recording to nurture and develop my film career, I am super excited to return to my first love of music, which ignited my amazing journey,” says Tyrese.
Tyrese has a unique reinvigoration of passionate, classic R&B which stirs the hearts and souls of audiences.  With a voice so forceful it can roll back time, Tyrese sets out to reignite passion into the genre with his magnetic persona and soulful songs reminiscent of days past.   Open Invitation offers a melodic collective of infectious R&B ballads that will be sparked by the sensational lead single “Too Easy” featuring Hip Hop aficionado Ludacris, and “I Gotta Chick” featuring R&B heavyweight R. Kelly and the red-hot, in-demand emcee Tyga along with the smash hit “Stay.” In addition the exclusive iTunes version of the disc features two bonus tracks.

Making its debut on iTunes as the number one R&B album, Open Invitation takes its place among other Tyrese platinum releases which include his RCA Records debut, TYRESE and Watts 2000 and his Grammy Nominated disc I Wanna Go There which features the monster hit single, “How You Gonna Act Like That” along with the R&B classic “Signs of Lovemaking.”  Open Invitation showcases the growth of Tyrese as a musician and an artist. “I poured my heart and soul into this record.  I honestly believe that this is my best musical effort to date, and I am so anxious to share it with my fans that have patiently waited for my return to music,” says Tyrese.  

This has been an incredible year in Tyrese’s storied career.  In addition to developing his own imprint, Voltron Recordz and an inspirational memoir How to Get Out of Your Own Way which has catapulted onto the New York Times best-seller list.  As an actor, he has starred in two of the year’s most explosive films, Fast Five and Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon both currently available on Blu-Ray and DVD.  With so much momentum it is only natural for Tyrese to return his first love, music. For further information on Tyrese please visit http://www.tyreseonline.com.

R. Kelly to Bring His Love Letter Tour to the U.S.

Three-time Grammy winning singer R. Kelly will bring his Love Letter tour to the United States beginning June 2, 2011. Kelly will tour in support of Love Letter his R.I.A.A. gold-certified eleventh studio album.  Love Letter has produced two hit singles, When A Woman Loves and the title track which held the # 1 position on the Urban AC chart for four consecutive weeks.

Kelly is one of the biggest-selling R&B artists in the world selling over 34 million albums, releasing 12 No. 1 singles and eight No. 1 albums. Love Letter incorporates classic soul music influences and features chivalrous lyrics concerning love and forgiveness.  Kelly, who wrote, produced and arranged Love Letter, pays homage to soul artists such as Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, Donny Hathaway, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder.

Joining Kelly on the tour are four-time Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum selling singer/songwriter Keyshia Cole and six-time Grammy nominated singer/songwriter/producer Marsha Ambrosius who achieved success as the “Songstress” in the now defunct duo Floetry. Ambrosius released her solo debut album Late Nights & Early Mornings, which entered at #1 on Billboard’s R&B Albums chart and #2 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart. 

For more information, please go to www.r-kelly.com

June 2  Southaven, MS       DeSoto Civic Center
June 3  New Orleans, LA UNO Lakefront Arena
June 4  Mobile, AL Civic Center
June 5  Houston, TX Toyota Centre
June 10  Oakland, CA Coliseum
June 11  Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theater L. A. Live
June 16  Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
June 17  St. Louis, MO Chaifetz Arena
June 18  Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
June 19    Dallas, TX Verizon Theater
June 24  Raleigh, NC RBC Center
June 25  Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
June 26  Birmingham, AL BJCC
June 29  Cleveland, OH CSU Wolstein Center
June 30  Newark, NJ Prudential Center
July 1  Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
July 2  Washington, DC Verizon Center
July 3  Philadelphia, PA Mann Music Center

R. Kelly Surprises Fans at the Shrine

BET’s 106 & Park’s host Rocsi Diaz stopped by The Shrine Chicago Friday, August 13th with Legendary R&B singer R. Kelly to host Club Net 360’s Ultra Sexy Fridays with DJ Vince Adams.

R. Kelly surprised the crowd with an impromptu performance and Rocsi brought a round of shots for all the ladies in the club.