Ashanti gives it her all, but it’s just not enough. The R&B songstress looks back on the demise of her relationship in the reflective video for “The Woman You Love,” the Busta Rhymes-assisted single from her upcoming Written Entertainment debut. Watch the latest sneak peek before the full video premieres later today on “106 & [...]

Ashanti returns with her new single “The Woman You Love” featuring Busta Rhymes. The R&B songstress tries to make her relationship work, but it’s not enough. “I’m tired of being tired trying to love, trying to fight/ And I’m running out of tries,” she sings over the Jerry Wonda-produced beat before Bussa Buss comes in [...]

Ashanti was on hand to help launch the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s “Great Futures Start Here” campaign in Washington, D.C., today. Looking regal in purple, the R&B songbird joined Denzel Washington and LeBron James to unveil the star-studded PSA featuring 21 notable Boys & Girls Club alumni including Jennifer Lopez, Magic Johnson, Ne-Yo, [...]

Ashanti blooms in the desert in a new promo photo for her forthcoming album, her first since 2008’s The Declaration. The R&B chanteuse strikes a fierce pose against a rock, flaunting her fit physique in a black-and-gold bikini and flowing gold dress as she stares into the distance. She has been in the studio with [...]

Ja Rule and Ashanti had a reunion onstage during Lloyd’s show at Hammerstein Ballroom last month, and now the former Murder Inc. affiliates are sharing laughs on their first collaboration in nearly seven years.

It was a family affair as Ashanti hosted a birthday bash for her sister Kenashia “Shia” Douglas at Marquee in New York City last night. The siblings, accenting their voluptuous bodies in form-fitting dresses, shared laughs, drinks, and danced the night away as DJ Zone worked the turntables. Proud parents Tina and Kenkaide Douglas toasted [...]

Nelly and Ashanti have kept their relationship on the hush-hush for the past few years, but the R&B songstress is dishing the dirt on when the two first met. In Nelly’s upcoming “Behind the Music” special, the former Murder Inc. mami explains that she played hard to get when he first approached her.

Game stacks his chips on the soothing “Soft Rhodes,” a collaboration with Ashanti off his Purp & Patron mixtape. On the Dr. Dre-produced cut, the Compton native raps about supplying his ex-girlfriend with some extra loving despite his international pimpin’. “I Game, freaks all the honeys/ International but you already knew about it/ Creep quick, [...]

It was all love at Nelly’s 2010 Black and White Ball. The “Just a Dream” rapper and his girlfriend Ashanti stepped out together for the 5th annual charity event at the Chase Park Plaza in his hometown of St. Louis on Sunday (Dec. 19). In addition to Nelly, the night featured performances from hip-hop vet [...]

Ashanti was looking red-hot in an elegant gown at the 20th Annual NAACP Theatre Awards at the Directors Guild of America in Los Angeles on Monday (Aug. 30). The singer-turned-actress, who starred on Broadway in “The Wiz,” was presented with the Spirit Award for bringing energy, tenacity, innovation, commitment, talent, and spirit to the theater [...]