Ashanti and Joe in Birmingham tomorrow
R&B fans can celebrate a night of the slickest grooves when heavyweight stars Joe and Ashanti headline Birmingham's O2 tomorrow.
In the first major R&B shows of 2017, Grammy-nominated Joe will revive the 90s with a string of classics, only to be followed by iconic songstress Ashanti, renowned for her collaborations with Ja Rule and Fat Joe.
While R&B has slowly faded from the mainstream, fans have been able to get their fix thanks to a series of tours that has put the biggest artists together.
And while Joe and Ashanti was a surprise pairing, their European tour has proved popular.
The two artists have never previously collaborated with each other but are both among the top R&B artists of their generation.
Ashanti is still riding the momentum of her highly successful joint tour with Ja Rule which took her all over the US and sold out just about every venue.
Joe released his latest album My Name is Joe Thomas late in 2016 and has hinted at retiring from releasing new music.
Ashanti has been working on new music, which will be released as the follow-up album to 2014's Braveheart.
The singer has 15 or 16 songs already recorded for the as-yet-untitled album.
