Keyshia Cole Announces “The Way It Is” 20-Year Anniversary Tour with Star-Studded Lineup

R&B icon Keyshia Cole is hitting the road in a major way to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her debut album, The Way It Is. The singer took to social media to announce the celebratory tour with an exciting message:

“Celebrating 20 YEARS of THE WAY IT IS!! You know we had to go BIG with this one!!! Taking this party on the road and bringing @official_tink @wale @lilkimthequeenbee @fridayy @jeremih with special guests @tpain @officialswv @jadakiss and more!!”

Set to kick off later this year, The Way It Is 20-Year Anniversary Tour promises to be a nostalgic, high-energy celebration of one of the most defining R&B records of the 2000s. The tour will feature a stacked lineup including Tink, Wale, Lil’ Kim, Fridayy, and Jeremih, with special guest appearances from T-Pain, SWV, Jadakiss, and more yet to be announced.

Originally released in 2005, The Way It Is put Keyshia Cole on the map with hits like “Love,” “I Should Have Cheated,” and “I Changed My Mind.” The album went platinum and established Cole as a voice of real, raw emotion in R&B.

Tickets for the tour go on sale Friday, April 25 at 10 AM local time at thewayitis20.com.

Whether you’ve been riding with Keyshia since day one or are just discovering the magic of The Way It Is, this tour is shaping up to be a can’t-miss celebration of R&B greatness.