R. Kelly to Perform at Detroit's West Riverfront Park, 5/29

Detroit, MI -- Grammy-winning R&B superstar R. Kelly has announced he will perform at the new West Riverfront Park, located along the Detroit riverfront at Jefferson and 10th Street, on Friday, May 29 at 8 p.m. with special guest Chrisette Michele.

R. Kelly has sold more than 40 million albums worldwide, has won 3 Grammy Awards, 6 American Music Awards, 6 Billboard Awards, 8 Soul Train Awards and 3 NAACP Image Awards. He created a smooth, professional mixture of hip-hop beats, soul man crooning, and funk, with songs like "Sex Me," "Bump n' Grind," "Your Body's Callin'," and "Feelin' on Yo Booty." Kelly truly consolidated his crossover success with the 1996 single "I Believe I Can Fly." The ambitious two-disc R. followed in 1998, and it became Kelly's biggest-selling album yet, going platinum seven times over. His latest album, Black Panties, harkens back to a style that has undoubtedly embedded him into the fabric of contemporary R&B music over the past two decades.

Tickets ($39 general admission lawn and $79, $129 and $150 reserved seating) go on sale Saturday, April 25 at 10 a.m. and can be purchased at OlympiaEntertainment.com, The Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices, Hockeytown Authentics in Troy (without service charge) at all Ticketmaster locations and Ticketmaster.com. To charge tickets by phone, call (800) 745-3000. For additional information, call (313) 471-6611.

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