On May 13th the tour kicks off in Cincinnati at Aronoff Theater and will hit major markets across the country including Chicago, Atlanta, and Oakland.

Tickets have already gone on sale for the first shows and are selling out quickly. Keyshia’s manager Manny Halley says, “This is going to be a very exciting tour for Keyshia and her fans are already lining up to buy tickets. In Atlantic City the venue is already close to capacity.”

Going out on the road is one of the things KEYSHIA loves about being an artist. Since the onset of her career she has done hundreds of shows, half of which she headlined. “The most gratifying thing for me in show business is having the ability to be intimate with my fans. Singing directly to them is the most intimate thing I can do,” states Keyshia.

KEYSHIA continues to set the bar high for all new artists that have surfaced on the music scene within the last five years. She may just be the hardest working R&B artist in showbiz with her first two albums going platinum and the third weeks away from reaching RIAA certified platinum status, Keyshia has already been at work in the studio working on new songs for her fans to hear in the near future. Few artists have released records at this pace.

Four-time Grammy award nominee, KEYSHIA recently won the Entertainer of the Year award from NABOB and a Most Requested Artist award from Music Choice. She has also received awards and or nominations for her work with the American Music Awards, Music Choice Awards, NAACP Awards, BET Awards, Vibe Awards, and Ascap Awards.

KEYSHIA just wrapped shooting the video for “Trust” with Monica, the third video from A Different Me. She is gearing up to shoot her fourth (4th) video for the album for the song “This Is Us” before the tour starts.

KEYSHIA COLE: A DIFFERENT ME TOUR DATES

DATE CITY VENUE
Wednesday, May 13 Cincinnati Aronoff Center
Thursday, May 14 Milwaukee Riverside Theatre
Friday, May 15 Chicago Chicago Theatre
Saturday, May 16 Detroit Fox Theatre
Thursday, May 21 Atlanta Fox Theatre
Friday, May 22 Greensboro Special Events Arena
Saturday, May 23 Atlantic City Mark Etess Arena Taj Mahal
Sunday, May 24 NYC WAMU @ MSG
Thursday, May 28 DC Constitution Hall
Saturday, May 30 Norfolk Ntelos Pavillion
Sunday, May 31 Columbia, SC Township Auditorium
Tuesday, June 2 Newark NJPAC
Friday, June 5 Mashantucket, CT MGM Foxwoods
Saturday, June 6 Baltimore Pier Six Pavillion
Tuesday, June 9 Nashville Ryman Auditorium
Thursday, June 11 St. Louis Fox Theatre
Saturday, June 13 Dallas Nokia Live
Sunday, June 14 Houston Reliant Arena
Thursday, June 18 Oakland Paramount Theater
Saturday, June 20 LA Nokia

*** MORE CITIES/DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON

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Keyshia just shot the video for her 2nd single, “You Complete Me” with Benny Boom in Big Bear, California. Billboard Magazine calls “You Complete Me” a noteworthy ballad. Keyshia Cole’s 1st single, “Playa Cardz Right,” featuring Tupac is currently Top 10 (#9) on Billboard’s “Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs” chart and has been in BET’s 106 & Park Top 10 for four (4) weeks

New dates have been added to the “I AM MUSIC” tour which also features headliner Lil’ Wayne, T. Pain, Gym Class Heroes, and Kerri Hilson. Keyshia Cole is enjoying great reviews on her performance: The Philadelphia Inquirer said “Cole’s voice was impeccable” and the Virginian Pilot states that “Her set referenced 1940s-styled burlesque glamour, replete with feathered fans and dancing girls with canes… she seemed sophisticated, adult and professional.” Check the remaining dates below:

DATE CITY VENUE

Thu, Jan. 8 St. Louis, MO Chafeltz Center
Fri, Jan. 9 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
Sun, Jan. 11 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena
Wed, Jan. 14 Montreal, CAN Bell Center
Thu, Jan. 15 Toronto, CAN Air Canada Center
Fri, Jan. 16 New York, NY Nassau Coliseum
Sat, Jan. 17 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
Sun, Jan. 18 Cincinnati, OH US Bank Arena
Mon, Jan. 19 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
Sun, Jan. 25 Seattle, WA Key Arena
Tue, Jan. 27 San Diego, CA Cox Arena
Wed, Jan. 28 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center

A Different Me has received rave reviews in the press. Here is what some outlets have to say:

“The still-evolving singer [Cole] just keeps getting better.”
USA Today

“Cole exhibits a growing confidence and command of her vocal talent…Cole sounds an awful lot like someone who’s here to stay.”
Billboard

“Cole reveals a softer more sensual side.”
People

Grammy award nominated, constant top charter and platinum-plus selling recording star KEYSHIA COLE is more than playing her cards right – she’s got another winning hand up her sleeve. Two days before the December 16th release of her third album, A Different Me, the Grammy-nominated chanteuse will kick off the “I Am Music Tour” in Miami, Florida on Sunday, December 14th and end on Monday, January 19th in Worcester, MA. Throughout the U.S. tour, Cole will conquer arenas alongside fellow superstars Lil Wayne and T-Pain, as well as rap/rock group Gym Class Heroes and upcoming singer/songwriter Keri Hilson.

The year 2008 will end on a celebratory note for KEYSHIA, who was recently awarded the Video on Demand of the Year award for “Heaven Sent” at the Music Choice “Video on Demand Awards” The awards show will be available for view on demand on Music Choice throughout the month of December.

Executive produced by Cole, manager Manny Halley, and Geffen Records Chairman Ron Fair (the executive who first noted Cole’s star potential), A Different Me features guest appearances by Keyshia’s own artist, Amina, Nas and Monica and production from A-listers like Polow Da Don, The Trackmasters, The Runners, Kwame and Neffu.

The album’s first single, “Playa Cardz Right,” featuring a posthumous appearance from Cole’s childhood friend Tupac Shakur, has already broken into the Top 20 at urban radio, currently holding the No. 11 spot and steadily making its way to the top spot. Filmed partially at the Tupac Memorial Center for the Arts in Stone Mountain, the “Playa Cardz Right” video has been rapidly gaining momentum. It currently holds the No. 2 spot on BET’s “106 & Park” countdown, is in heavy rotation on MTV Jams, and will go into Power rotation on VH1 Soul starting today, December 1st.

As its title suggests, A Different Me will introduce audiences to yet another layer of the complex and fascinating singer. Transformation, after all, comes naturally to the Oakland, California native. Back in 2005, she went from ’round-the-way girl to show-stopping, chart-topping celebrity with her critically acclaimed debut, The Way It Is, which contained the soul-stirring, future No. 1 singles “I Should Have Cheated” and “Love.” Two years later, KEYSHIA COLE re-emerged sporting a cropped, platinum blonde ‘do and showcasing a more confident yet equally visceral sound that reflected her growing maturity and self-assurance. Audiences clearly adored watching Cole blossom before their eyes. Her sophomore album, Just Like Me, spawned three No. 1 singles (”Let It Go,” featuring Missy Elliott and Lil’ Kim, “Heaven Sent,” and “I Remember”). It also earned Cole two (2) Grammy nominations, one for Best Contemporary R&B album, as well as a nod in the Best Rap-Sung Collaboration category for “Let It Go.” Now, as 2008 comes to an end, Cole is reinventing herself once again. From her raven-colored locks to her sultry image and her powerful but controlled vocals, Cole continues to surprise audiences and — most of all — keeps them yearning for more.

Keyshia Cole is a two time Grammy nominated singer/songwriter that has enjoyed the success of having seven (7) #1 hit songs and several prestigious ASCAP awards under her belt. Both of her CD releases, The Way It Is and Just Like You have sold platinum-plus and she has enjoyed having conceived the #1 program in BET history, her reality show, The Way It Is, which is currently enjoying its third season of top ratings at BET. Be sure to tune in every Tuesday at 10PM. Keyshia is the new force in R&B music outselling all R&B female artists that entered the industry around the same time. Now with “A Different Me,” Keyshia’s 3rd album release, she is sure to top the charts once again.

“I AM MUSIC” TOUR DATES:

DATE CITY VENUE

Sun, Dec. 14 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena

Thu, Dec. 18 Houston, TX Toyota Center

Fri, Dec. 19 Dallas, TX American Airlines Ctr.

Sun, Dec. 21 Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amphitheater

Tue, Dec. 23 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena

Fri, Dec. 26 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena

Sat, Dec. 27 Chicago, IL United Center

Sun, Dec. 28 Philadelphia, PA Susquehanna Bank Ctr.

Mon, Dec. 29 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum

Tue, Dec. 30 Washington, DC Verizon Center

Wed, Dec. 31 Atlanta, GA Phillips Arena

Fri, Jan. 2 Charlotte, NC Bobcat Arena

Sat, Jan. 3 Hampton, VA Hampton Coliseum

Sun, Jan. 4 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena

Thu, Jan. 8 St. Louis, MO Chafeltz Center

Fri, Jan. 9 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center

Sun, Jan. 11 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena

Wed, Jan. 14 Montreal, CAN Bell Center

Thu, Jan. 15 Toronto, CAN Air Canada Center

Fri, Jan. 16 New York, NY Nassau Coliseum

Sat, Jan. 17 Hartford, CT New England Dodge Ctr.

Sun, Jan. 18 Atlantic City,NJ Taj Mahal

Mon, Jan. 19 Worcester, MA DCU Center

Hugely successful Grammy nominated R&B singer and songwriter KEYSHIA COLE is set to close out 2008 with a bang. Three (3) songs from her second album reached number one (#1) status — “Let It Go” (w/Missy Elliottand Lil Kim), “I Remember” and “Heaven Sent.” Her reality show “The Way It Is” became the most-watched program in BET’s history, and with season three having started yesterday, November 11th, Keyshia Cole is sure to make history again. Keyshia’s third album, A Different Me – Executive Produced by Keyshia, Manager Manny Halley and Geffen Records Chairman Ron Fair is set for release on Tuesday, December 16, 2008.

KEYSHIA COLE is the definitive soul singer to emerge in this decade, and she is in good company. Over the past seven decades, precious few R & B females have touched the hearts of America. From Billie Holiday to Sarah Vaughn, Dinah Washington, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Gladys Knight, Whitney Houston, and Mary J. Blige – Keyshia possesses the same innate quality of telling the truth through song like her predecessors. Her pain becomes your pain, her joy, your joy.

Her first single, “Playa Cardz Right” featuring Tupac (an early mentor of Cole’s) has already garnered a top 15 chart position in its first three weeks. This single follows a host of seven (7) number one (#1) records that include “I Should Have Cheated;” “Love,” “Let it Go,” “I Remember,” “Heaven Sent,” “Last Night” (w/P. Diddy) and “Give it Up to Me” (w/Sean Paul.)

All of the songs for A Different Me were written or co-written by Keyshia with production from award-winning producers such as Ron Fair, Polow Da Don, the Trackmasters, The Runners, Kwame and Neffu. Guest appearances include Kanye West, Nas, a duet with Monica, and a posthumous appearance from Tupac.

Keyshia was nominated for two Grammy awards in 2007 for “Best Contemporary R&B Album” for “Just Like You” and “Best Rap-Sung Collaboration” for “Let it Go” (w/Missy Elliott and Lil’ Kim).
She has also received awards and or nominations from the American Music Awards, Music Choice Awards, NAACP Awards, BET Awards, Vibe Awards, and ASCAP Awards.

Born in 1981 in Oakland, California, Keyshia didn’t have it easy. The Cole’s adopted her after her mother Frankie, an addict at the time, could no longer take care of her. Twenty plus years later, she is still trying to put all of the pieces of the puzzle we call life together – discovering long lost siblings, mending the relationship with her mother who was recently released from jail and supporting her sister, Neffe, and her four children.

The road to riches wasn’t easy for Keyshia and still isn’t. Besides the release of a new album, new season of her BET reality show, touring and personal appearances, Keyshia is gearing up for the production of a movie based on her life. Be sure to catch her on BET every Tuesday night at 10PM.

Watch the video feature 2pac. How Tupac is in the video… well you figure it out.