Four fabulous female musicians, Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Missy Elliott and Tamia -- each whose inimitable talent has startled the entertainment world -- are blazing a musical trail that will take them from Sunrise, Fla., beginning Friday, to Oakland, Calif. In the meantime, the flaming quartet will pause in Chicago to penetrate into the hearts of their collective fans at the Allstate Arena April 2 at 7 p.m.
While each is a super attraction, their impact upon the entertainment world is tremendous with approximately 30 million albums sold, 16 Grammys and many other awards and hundreds of hit songs between the four women.
Tamia has the distinction of opening the show. This ECM Records star has already paid her dues and in a short span of time, she has the distinction of earning four Grammy nominations. She will be rushing into the arena to take her place among the elite in the recording industry.
In addition to Tamia, Missy Elliott, who was on a hiatus for a brief while, has returned with whirlwind swiftness. In addition to her rippling raps, she has been selected to bring her acting skills to UPN to launch a reality series. The new show will be rather freaky and blends the antics of American Idol, Road Rules and The Apprentice. Missy Elliot's new video Tush will probably be the same as her stage presence -- a flaming production. She was in Chicago this Tuesday checking out individuals auditioning for her new show to be aired on the UPN network.
Her personality is fabulous with overwhelming intensity.
Thousands packed the Chicago United Center recently to catch Alicia Keys' performance. She is one of the co-stars with Beyonce and Missy Elliott on the tour that will extend from March 12 through April 18.
Young, gifted and extremely beautiful, Alicia, who is one of J Records' emerging stars, is reaping many headlines during her personal appearances and her The Diary of Alicia Keys is really getting over. In so many ways, her accomplishments are really special. Since December, she has already sold 2.3 million copies of her sophomore album. Distributors are requesting more, which will probably reach the outlets by April 6.
On this tour, Alicia Keys will be fronting her own band and will accompany herself on the piano. She is very pleased with the unity of her co-headliners and thinks it will be a joyous occasion.
Beyonce is skyrocketing into superstar status and this Verizon Ladies First tour makes several she has headlined during the last season. On this tour, Beyonce is expecting her ensemble members, Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland for a brief Destiny's Child segment during the shows. Actually the trio is expecting to release its next album in the very near future.
Beyonce reveals that Alicia Keys was on the Columbia Records label before she earned popularity with J Records. Keys said, "We used to do showcases together"
"Verizon Ladies First tour is a huge production," says Beyonce, "and as soon as this 24-city tour is finished, the trio will return to the studio to finish working on its fourth album."
She enjoys singing solo, however, she is more at home performing with her partners. She does admit that the European tour was an exceptional learning experience. It is wonderful that her family is very involved with her career. She is excited over the several glamorous costumes her mother has designed.
It is very interesting that the costars have associated with each other before as Missy Elliott reveals that she has worked with Beyonce since the early days of Destiny's Child, and they have participated in recordings with each other.
As revealed earlier Missy Elliott is hosting a new talent-search project with UPN entitled Miss Elliott Project especially for rappers who will compete to perform with her.
Because of their friendships and their working together, it is not expected that there will be any ego tripping. Keys says that they are genuine friends and mutual admirers of each other's talent.
"Even before I started concentrating on my album, I wanted to get together a tour with other women. I know that you have a lot of types of tours with other types of artist, but not just strictly hip-hop and R&B women," said Beyonce.
Missy Elliott revealed that she enjoyed a wonderful experience in 1998, when she did shows with Lilith Fair. "I am glad that this tour is finally happening" she said.
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Photograph (Tamia, Missy Elliott, Alicia Keys and Beyonce)
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