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Ashanti settles case with ex-producer
9/19/2006, AP

Ashanti and her first producer, Genard Parker, dropped all litigation Tuesday in a contract dispute, ending a trial that began a day earlier. If any money changed hands,...  more >

Ashanti's Family Crisis
4/17/2006, E! Online

Ashanti's South African adventure has been cut tragically short. The Grammy-winning singer canceled her first scheduled concert in Johannesburg and is heading back to...  more >

Nelly And Ashanti Busted
2/2/2005, USRN

Rapper Nelly and singer Ashanti have been downplaying their relationship in the past months, with each party providing the politically correct answer that they've only been...  more >

Ashanti's Fights Domestic Violence With Mini-Movie
10/21/2003, USRN

Ashanti's never before seen mini-movie version of her video for "Rain On Me" became available to the public exclusively on a LidRock CD-ROM on Friday (October 17). The...  more >

Ashanti To Release Christmas Album, Perform At Wiltern LG
10/7/2003, USRN

Fans of R&B's Ashanti can rock with her during the holidays. The red-hot singer has just recorded Ashanti's Christmas, and it's due out November 18, according to MTV.com....  more >

Ashanti's 'Driven' To Feature Ja Rule And Fat Joe
9/12/2003, USRN

R& B star Ashanti will be the subject of the next installation of VH-1's Driven. The show will debut this Sunday (September 14) at 10 p.m. ET on VH-1. Driven will detail...  more >

Ashanti To Open For R. Kelly, Offers Advice To Newcomers
7/29/2003, USRN

R&B star Ashanti will open for R. Kelly during his upcoming, five-date tour in August. Ashanti will be touring in support of her latest set Chapter II, which debuted at...  more >

Ashanti Says Beyonce Is Cool
7/17/2003, USRN

R&B singer Ashanti edged out Beyonce Knowles for the second consecutive week to continue her stronghold on the Number One position on the Billboard 200 albums chart. The...  more >

Ashanti Debuts At Number One For Second Consecutive Time
7/10/2003, USRN

Grammy award winning singer Ashanti scored her second consecutive Number One debut this week when her latest set Chapter II entered the Billboard 200 at Number One after...  more >

Ashanti Says She Kept The Same Formula On New Album
7/1/2003, USRN

R&B singer Ashanti (Ashanti Douglas) will release her sophomore set, Chapter II, on Tuesday (July 1). The first single from the set, "Rock Wit U," is presently Number Three...  more >

Ashanti Taking Her Time And Sticking To Winning Formula
6/9/2003, USRN

Grammy award-winning singer Ashanti will release her sophomore set Chapter II on July 1. The set is the follow-up to the singer's self-titled debut which sold more than 3...  more >

Ashanti On Having A Mother Manager
5/20/2003, USRN

Ashanti's mother, Tina Douglas, quit her job as a software technician to become the singer's co-manager, and she travels around the country with her Grammy Award-winning...  more >

Ashanti Says Her Latest Single Is Perfect For The Summer
5/15/2003, USRN

Grammy award-winning singer Ashanti recently released a new single, "Rock Wit U (Awww Baby)" from her upcoming sophomore set, Chapter II. It's due out on July 1. The singer...  more >

Ashanti Rides Into The Sunset On An Elephant?
5/12/2003, USRN

R&B singer Ashanti was in Key Biscayne, Florida on Thursday and Friday (May 8 and 9), shooting the video for her latest single "Rock Wit U (Awww Baby)" with video director...  more >

Ashanti Talks Murder Inc.
5/7/2003, USRN

Murder Inc. Records, home of Ashanti, Ja Rule, Caddillac Tah, and others, has been the subject of an ongoing federal investigation. One executive was arrested last week for...  more >

Craig David And Ashanti To Open For Mariah Carey
5/7/2003, USRN

Craig David and Ashanti are among the artists who will be "special guests" of Mariah Carey during her Charmbracelet World Tour in support of her latest album,...  more >

Ashanti Wants To 'Rock Wit U'
4/21/2003, USRN

Grammy award winning R&B singer Ashanti will release a new single, "Rock Wit U (Aww Baby)" to radio on May 5 and commercially on June 16. The song, which was produced by...  more >

B2K, Ashanti, Nelly Win Kids Choice Awards
4/14/2003, USRN

B2K, Ashanti, and Nelly were among the music acts who won accolades at Nickelodeon's 16th Annual Kids' Choice Awards on Saturday night (April 12). B2K was named favorite...  more >

Ashanti Makes Upcoming Show Free For Family Members Of U.S. Troops Overseas
3/31/2003, USRN

Grammy-winning singer Ashanti is lending her support to the ongoing war effort in Iraq. Her upcoming performance at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday (April 3) at the Huntington...  more >

Ashanti To Perform For Hometown Crowd
3/25/2003, USRN

Grammy-winning singer Ashanti will perform at the Huntington Townhouse in Huntington Station, New York, at 8 p.m. ET on April 3. The singer will have the opportunity to...  more >

Ashanti, Sheryl Crow, LL Cool J To Play Atlanta's Music Midtown Fest
3/12/2003, USRN

Ashanti, Sheryl Crow, LL Cool J, 3LW, the B-52s, Bob Dylan, Tony Bennett, Joe Cocker, Eve, Shaggy, Fat Joe, and Everclear are among the diverse group of more than 120...  more >

Ashanti Recording Second Album, Looking Forward To Movie
3/6/2003, USRN

Ashanti is currently in the studio recording her second album, which she expects to have ready for release this summer. The set--for which she said she already has five...  more >

Musiq, Nelly, Ashanti, Score Top Soul Train Honors
3/3/2003, USRN

Musiq, Nelly and Ashanti were Saturday's (March 1) top winners at the 17th Annual Soul Train Awards, held at the Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California. Musiq claimed...  more >

Ashanti Says Kids' Grammy 'Dreams' Fulfilled
2/24/2003, USRN

Ashanti was joined onstage at the Grammys by her younger sister and a group of children who sang along as she performed "Dreams." Backstage, Ashanti said of the...  more >

The 45th Annual Grammy Awards Coming On Sunday
2/21/2003, USRN

The 45th Annual Grammy Awards will take place Sunday (February 23) at Madison Square Garden in New York, and air on CBS from 8-11 p.m. ET (livep on the East Coast, tape...  more >

Left Eye, Jay-Z, Ja Rule, Ashanti & Others Featured On 'DysFunKtional Family' Soundtrack
2/7/2003, Yahoo! Music

Jay-Z, Ja Rule, Ashanti, Crooked I, Juvenile, Danny Boy, Kurupt, Michel'le, Eastwood, and N.I.N.A. (the late Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes) are among the artists featured on the...  more >

John Mayer, Ashanti, Avril Lavigne & Others To Perform At Grammys
2/5/2003, Yahoo! Music

John Mayer, Ashanti, Avril Lavigne, the Dixie Chicks, and members of the New York Philharmonic will perform on the 45th annual Grammy Awards. They join previously announced...  more >

Ashanti And Amerie Lead 'Soul Train' Nominees
2/4/2003, Yahoo! Music

R&B singers Ashanti and Amerie led the list of nominees for the 17th Annual Soul Train Music Awards when the nominees were announced on Monday (February 3) in Beverly Hills,...  more >

Ja Rule Says He Was Set Up In Philly
1/27/2003, USRN

(1/27/03, 6 p.m. ET) -- Rapper-actor Ja Rule recently discussed his performance at the NFC Championship game at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia on Sunday (January 19)....  more >

Ja Rule & Ashanti Booed At Philly Football Game
1/22/2003, USRN

Murder Inc. Records superstars Ja Rule and Ashanti weren't greeted with the cheers they're used to when they performed at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia on Sunday (January...  more >

Ja Rule, Ashanti To Perform At NFC Championship, LL Cool J At AFC Championship
1/19/2003, USRN

Ja Rule and Ashanti will perform their Grammy-nominated hit single "Always On Time" live during the halftime of the NFC Championship game featuring the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...  more >

Ashanti A Favorite In Hip-Hop/R&B And Pop/Rock
1/14/2003, USRN

Ashanti took home two honors at the American Music Awards: favorite new pop/rock artist and favorite new hip-hop/R&B artist. After receiving her second honor, the singer...  more >

Eminem Wins Four, Ashanti, Creed, Dixie Chicks Take Two American Music Awards Each
1/14/2003, USRN

Eminem was the big winner at the American Music Awards (AMAs) even though he wasn't at the ceremony to pick up his awards in person. The Detroit rapper landed four honors:...  more >

Ashanti Ready To Revive 'Sparkle'
1/9/2003, USRN

Ashanti is looking forward to her role in a remake of the 1976 film Sparkle. The flick will be helmed by first-time movie director Irv Gotti of Murder Inc., and will co-star...  more >

Murder Inc. Records Offices Raided By Feds
1/7/2003, USRN

Federal prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney's Office and New York Police Department officers raided the Manhattan offices of Murder Inc. Records on Friday (January 3). The...  more >

Ashanti Planning To Write All The Songs On Her Second Album
12/19/2002, USRN

Singer-songwriter Ashanti will head back into the studio in January to work on the follow-up to her self-titled, Murder Inc./Def Soul debut album. Ashanti penned all of...  more >

Ashanti On Her Billboard Triumph
12/10/2002, USRN

R&B/hip-hop newcomer Ashanti was the big winner at the 2002 Billboard Music Awards on Monday (December 9), garnering eight trophies related to her self-titled debut album....  more >

Ashanti , Nelly, Puddle Of Mudd, & Creed Dominate Billboard Awards
12/9/2002, USRN

R&B singer Ashanti was the big winner at the 2002 Billboard Music Awards on Monday (December 9) night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The singer took...  more >

Ashanti, Creed, Dixie Chicks, Eminem, Enrique and Nelly Up For AMA Fan Award
12/3/2002, USRN

Ashanti, Creed, the Dixie Chicks, Eminem, Enrique Iglesias, and Nelly are the choices offered to Internet voters for this year's American Music Awards "Fans' Choice...  more >

Ashanti To Team Up With M&M's For Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
11/26/2002, USRN

Ashanti will perform on the M&M's float at the 76th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday (November 28). The 22-year-old R&B singer announced in June that purple...  more >

Ashanti, Eminem, Nelly Top List Of AMA Nominees
11/19/2002, USRN

Ashanti, Eminem, Nelly, Linkin Park, Creed, Enrique Iglesias, Pink, and Celine Dion are among the top nominees for the 30th annual American Music Awards (AMAs). Ashanti...  more >

Ashanti To 'Walk On By' In Dionne Warwick's Shoes
11/11/2002, USRN

Ashanti will portray Dionne Warwick on the NBC series American Dreams. Ashanti will sing Warwick's song "Walk On By," which is featured on Warwick's 1964 breakthrough album...  more >

Ashanti, Sugar Ray, Sixpence, Michelle Branch To Play NBMF
10/22/2002, USRN

Ashanti, Sugar Ray, Sixpence None The Richer, and Michelle Branch are among the acts scheduled to perform at the Neil Bogart Memorial Fund's (NBMF) annual Bogart Tour For A...  more >

Ashanti To Sign Copies Of 'Foolish/Unfoolish'
10/16/2002, USRN

R&B singer Ashanti will sign copies of her new book, Foolish/Unfoolish, in celebration of its November release. The book is due out November 13, and Ashanti is tentatively...  more >

Goo Goo Dolls, Ashanti, Course Of Nature To Guest On 'Sabrina'
8/20/2002, USRN

The Goo Goo Dolls, Ashanti, Course Of Nature, and TV personality Carson Daly will all appear on episodes of the upcoming season of the WB's Sabrina The Teenage...  more >

Marleys, Ashanti, Ja Rule & Tony Rebel Highlight Peaceful Reggae Sumfest
7/29/2002, USRN

Unlike last year's Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest concert in Montego Bay, Jamaica, which was marred by a riot, this year's 10th anniversary of the popular concert went off...  more >

Ashanti, Alicia, And Aaliyah Lead 'Lady Of Soul Awards' Nominations
7/23/2002, USRN

Murder Inc./Def Jam recording artist Ashanti received five nominations Tuesday (July 23) at the eighth annual Soul Train Lady Of Soul Awards nominations lunch held at Spago...  more >

Ashanti And DJ Quik To Host ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Celebration
6/5/2002, USRN

Earth, Wind & Fire will receive the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award on June 17 at the 15th Annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Celebration hosted by Ashanti and DJ Quik. The...  more >

Ashanti Explains Why She's So 'Happy' About New Video
5/22/2002, USRN

As Ashanti holds down the Number One spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart with her debut single "Foolish" and the Number Three slot with her Fat Joe collaboration...  more >

Ashanti, Brian McKnight & Musiq To Headline T.J. Martell Gala
5/17/2002, USRN

Ashanti, Brian McKnight, and Musiq will headline the T.J. Martell Foundation Humanitarian Of The Year Gala honoring Black Entertainment Television (BET) founder and CEO...  more >

Ashanti Holds Off Sheryl Crow To Retain Top Of Charts
4/24/2002, USRN

New York songstress Ashanti held off the debut of Sheryl Crow's latest album, C'mon, C'mon, with her self-titled debut to retain the top of the Billboard 200 charts for the...  more >

Ashanti Atop The Chart For Second Week, Josh Groban's Star Rising
4/17/2002, USRN

Ashanti's self-titled debut album remains at Number One on the Billboard 200 albums chart for a second cycle after selling more than 246,000 copies in its sophomore week....  more >

Ashanti Talks About Chart-Topping Debut
4/11/2002, USRN

New York-based songstress Ashanti, the princess of Murder Inc. Records, lands at Number One on the Billboard 200 albums chart with her self-titled debut, which sold an...  more >

Ashanti Lands Atop Album Chart, Tweet Makes Sweet Debut At Number Three
4/10/2002, USRN

Murder Inc. Records first lady Ashanti (Ashanti Douglas) is looking anything but "foolish" these days as her self-titled debut album lands at Number One on the Billboard 200...  more >

Ashanti's Debut Set Out
4/2/2002, USRN

Murder Inc. Records first lady Ashanti (Ashanti Douglas) releases her self-titled debut album today (April 2). The lead single from the set, "Foolish," is currently Number...  more >

Ashanti On Her Hit 'Foolish'
3/12/2002, USRN

Murder Inc. Records first lady Ashanti (Ashanti Douglas) will release her self-titled debut album on April 2. The lead single from the set, "Foolish," is currently Number 20...  more >

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