May 02 / 2011

R&B Sensation R. Kelly to Play RBC Center in Support of Latest Album

R. Kelly will bring his "Love Letter" tour to the RBC Center June 24. Keyshia Cole and Marsha Ambrosius will join him...

(RALEIGH, N.C.) – Three-time GRAMMY winning King of R&B, R. Kelly will bring his "Love Letter" tour to the RBC Center June 24, 2011. This electrifying performer will tour in support of “Love Letter” (Jive Records) his RIAA gold-certified eleventh studio album. "Love Letter" has produced two hit singles, "When a Woman Loves" and the title track which held the No. 1 position on the Urban AC chart for four consecutive weeks.

Tickets go on sale Friday, May 6 at 10 a.m. at the RBC Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster Outlets, charge by phone (800) 745-3000 and online at RBCcenter.com.

Kelly is one of the biggest-selling R&B artists in the world selling over 34 million albums, releasing 11 No. 1 singles and seven No. 1 albums. His new CD 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 "Love Letter" tour are four-time GRAMMY nominated, multi-platinum selling singer/songwriter and the star of a top-rated BET reality show, 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 visit www.r-kelly.com