r. kelly brings “love letteR” to chaifetz arena on june 17 with keyshia cole and marsha ambrosius

tickets go on-sale FRIDAY, mAY 6 at 10 a.m. at metrotix.com

(St. Louis – May 2, 2011) King of R&B R. Kelly is bringing his “Love Letter” tour to Chaifetz (SHAY-fetz) Arena at Saint Louis University along with Keyshia Cole and Marsha Ambrosius on Friday, June 17 at 8 p.m. 

Tickets are $59.50, $75.00 and $99.50 and go on-sale on Friday, May 6 at 10 a.m. at MetroTix.com, the Chaifetz Arena Box Office and charge by phone at 314-534-1111. 

Kelly is touring in support of his latest album, Love Letter, his eleventh R.I.A.A. gold-certified studio album.  Love Letter has produced two hit singles, “When a Woman Loves” and the title track which held the #1 position on the Billboard Urban Adult Contemporary chart for four consecutive weeks.  Love Letter received praise from critics and made the New York Times Top 10 Pop Albums of 2010 list, while the single “When a Woman Loves” made the Associated Press’ Best Singles of the Year list.

Kelly is one of the biggest-selling R&B artists in the world selling over 34 million albums and eight No. 1 albums.  Eight of his singles have reached the top spot on Billboard’s R&B’s chart, and he has had numerous singles reach the top 5 of Billboard’s Hot 100 including “Bump n’ Grind” and “I Believe I Can Fly.”  In November, Kelly was named the #1 R&B artist of the past 25 years by Billboard, which was based on actual performance on the weekly Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts from the January 5, 1985 issue to the charts dated November 6, 2010.

Joining Kelly on the “Love Letter” tour are four-time Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum selling singer/songwriter and the star of a top-rated BET reality, 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.

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