Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Official Press Release from R.Kelly Tour Management

ROWE ENTERTAINMENT, INC., NATIONAL PROMOTER OF
R. KELLY’S NINE WEEK “DOUBLE UP” TOUR,
ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN TOUR LINE-UP

The Drama continues...
At this point I wouldn't even tour with this dude...

(November 21, 2007’, Atlanta, GA) – Leonard Rowe, president of Rowe Entertainment announces that the tour line up has changed for the nine-week long DOUBLE UP TOUR which currently features R. Kelly, Keyshia Cole, and J. Holiday.

Def Jam Recordings’ R&B vocalist, Ne-Yo,. was a part of the line-up through Thursday, November 15th. It was Rowe Entertainment’s decision to revamp the line-up, minus the Def Jam Recordings’ artist, because Rowe Entertainment could not obtain the final, fully-executed contract from Ne-Yo’s agent. The decision to release Ne-Yo was made solely by Leonard Rowe the national tour promoter. Contrary to previously published reports, R. Kelly exerted no influence upon Leonard Rowe’s decision.

“From a business perspective, it would have been extremely difficult for me to continue under this cloud of uncertainty. Unfortunately it was decided that in the best interest of all involved, since I was unable to receive the fully-executed contract, I had no other alternative but to release Ne-Yo from the tour,” said Leonard Rowe. “We are currently surveying the availability of other artists in order to fill this void.”

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