Ashanti Joins Omarion’s Millennium Tour

The Grammy award-winning singer is the first woman to join the ultra nostalgic tour.

Our prayers for a female presence on Omarion’s Millenium Tour have been answered with one of the most talented singers in R&B.

On Thursday (Dec. 5), Omarion announced singer-songwriter Ashanti as a special guest for the upcoming tour. “So excited to announce that Ashanti will be joining The Millennium Tour lineup!” he said in an Instagram post. The singer announced the follow-up show last week to what was perceived as a B2K reunion tour featuring Mario, Lloyd, Pretty Ricky, Chingy, Bobby Valentino and the Ying Yang Twins earlier this year.

Hailed as The “Millenium Tour 2020,” the new bill features Soulja Boy and Sammie, with the Ying Yang Twins, Pretty Ricky and Lloyd returning to the mix. The tour will also include Bow Wow, who has several jams (and an album) with Omarion like “Let Me Hold You” and “Girlfriend.”

Before joining the tour, Ashanti was a special guest during Lloyd’s performances of their 2004 hit, “Southside.” With such a large and memorable discography, fans will be thrilled to hear some of the Grammy-winner’s biggest hits like “Foolish,” “Only U,” and recent releases like “Say Less” featuring Ty Dolla $ign and “Pretty Little Thing” featuring Afro B.

This will more than likely be a another big financial boost to the tour. The inaugural Millennium Tour grossed $6.7 million from its first eight reports, according to Billboard and set a career-high for B2K. They also went on to earn $5 million from three additional dates at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. (April 13-14), State Farm Arena in Atlanta (April 4-5), and Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. (April 12).