Fantasia & Anthony Hamilton to Perform at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas May 22
Grammy-Award winning recording artists Fantasia and Anthony Hamilton are excited to announce their spring 2016 co-headlining tour. Fans can expect to hear all of their hits plus new music as each is set to release new albums this spring (Pictured: Fantasia).
Anthony Hamilton
On March 25, Hamilton released his fifth studio album, What I’m Feelin’ via RCA Records, which includes the hit single, “Amen.” Fantasia will release her fifth studio album this spring on 19 Entertainment/RCA Records which will include her empowering first single “No Time For It.” The duo will make a stop at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22.
In 2004, the High Point, North Carolina native became the season three winner of Fox’s “American Idol.” Later that year, Fantasia released her platinum-selling debut album Free Yourself and became the first artist in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart to debut at No. 1 with her first single, “I Believe.” Fantasia’s second single, “Truth Is,” spent 14 weeks at No. 1, making her the first singer to simultaneously have two of the top three songs on the Billboard chart. Fantasia’s 2006 eponymous second album featured the No. 1 R&B single, “When I See U,” and reached gold status. In 2010, Fantasia released the critically acclaimed Back To Me, which featured the hit single “Bittersweet” that earned her first ever Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song. Back To Me debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart, No. 2 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart, and not only marked Fantasia’s first No. 1 R&B album but also her highest Billboard Top 200 chart ranking. In 2013, Fantasia released her fourth studio album, Side Effects of You which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard R&B Albums Chart and No. 2 on the Billboard Top 200, marking her second consecutive positions on these charts.
In addition to being a mainstay in music, Fantasia adds author and actress to her growing list of accomplishments. In 2006, she released her New York Times bestselling memoir, “Life Is Not a Fairytale”, and starred as herself in the Lifetime movie of the same name. In 2007, Fantasia landed the coveted role of Celie in Broadway’s “The Color Purple” for which she won a Theater World Award. Fantasia returned to Broadway in 2013 as the first celebrity engagement in “After Midnight,” a dance-focused musical that celebrated Harlem’s iconic Cotton Club during the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s and 1930s. After receiving rave reviews, Fantasia joined the cast of “After Midnight” for a second run in May 2014.
Anthony Hamilton is a Grammy-Award winning musician, who has collaborated with a bevy of artists including Nas, Rick Ross, Carlos Santana, Jill Scott, Tupac and Al Green to name a few. Most recently, the renowned soul singer performed for President Obama with Grammy-nominated songstress, Andra Day for Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles: In Performance at the White House. In addition to his multiple chart-topping albums and singles, Hamilton has been praised by a plethora of outlets including The New York Times, USA Today, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, ESSENCE, NPR and Billboard, among others. On March 25, Hamilton released his fifth studio album, What I’m Feelin’ via RCA Records, which included the hit single, “Amen.”
Tickets start at $49.50 (plus applicable service fees) and go on sale Friday, April 15 at 10 a.m. at the Hard Rock Hotel box office, by calling 888.9.AXS.TIX or online at www.axs.com. For VIP ticket packages including premium seating options, please contact jointvip@hrhvegas.com. For groups of 12 or more, please call 702.693.4017 or contact darnson@hrhvegas.com.
For more information on Fantasia, please visit ugly.fantasiaofficial.com, Facebook or Twitter.
For more information on Anthony Hamilton, please visit amen.anthonyhamilton.com, Facebook or Twitter.