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| by rocafan on 8/19/2004 01:42:00 PM |
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They're Finally Doing It
 NEW YORK, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- The most anticipated musical event
of 2004 will kick off on September 30th, when R. Kelly and Jay-Z
join forces on stage in Chicago for the opening night of "The Best
Of Both Worlds," a nationwide tour that will take the multi-platinum
duo to more than 40 cities around the country, ending up in Phoenix,
Arizona, on November 28th.
Ever since fans were treated to a taste of the superstars on stage
together at Jay-Z's sold-out Madison Square Garden concert in 2003,
consumer demand for a repeat has been building to unprecedented
heights.
Broadcast-quality video of R. Kelly and Jay-Z talking about their
upcoming concert tour is available for downloading as an MPEG file
at ftp://download.point360.com/sitrick (login is "tour"; password
is "clip").
Jay-Z has released 10 consecutive multi-platinum albums since 1996
and has sold over 25 million units. Jay-Z has been nominated for
Grammy Awards, as well as Billboard Music Awards and Radio Music
Awards. This year Jay-Z is the leading nominee for the 2004 MTV
Video Music Awards, with 6 nominations including Video Of The Year.
In addition to his success as a musical artist, Jay-Z has multiple
businesses including 40/40 restaurant, Roc-A-Fella Records, Roc-A-
Wear and Roc-A-Fella Films. He is also responsible for the Shawn
Carter Scholarship Fund (scholarship fund for high school students
in Brooklyn), The Annual Jay-Z Toy Drive and Team Roc.
R. Kelly, who will be releasing his 8th album Happy People/U Saved
Me on August 24, 2004, has sold more than 30 million albums
worldwide. In 1997, he won three Grammy Awards for his inspirational
hit "I Believe I Can Fly" from the motion picture "Space Jam." In
addition, he won Billboard Music Awards in several categories,
including Hot 100 and R&B, in 1994, 1996, 1999, 2001, and 2003. In
1999, R. Kelly won an American Music Award for R&B/Soul Favorite
Male Artist, and in 2003 he won both a Vibe and a BET Award. Just
last month, he won seven R&B/Hip-Hop Awards at the 5th annual
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards show.
One of the most sought after songwriters and producers of this era,
R. Kelly has written and/or produced for Whitney Houston, Celine
Dion, Kelly Price, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Toni Braxton,
Mary J. Blige, Maxwell, B2K, Jennifer Lopez, Nick Cannon, Twista and
Britney Spears.
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