Babyface to join Anita Baker on national tour

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    (November 23, 2022) Update: Today Anita baker she has revealed that her friend and 12x Grammy Award-winning recording artist, songwriter and producer, Babyface, will join the tour as a special guest.

    (November 23, 2022) Update: Today Anita baker she has revealed that her friend and 12x Grammy Award-winning recording artist, songwriter and producer, Babyface, will join the tour as a special guest.

    (November 10, 2022) Eight-time Grammy Award-winning superstar Anita Baker, The Songstress, has announced a special run of live dates for 2023. The Songstress’ tour, produced by Live Nation, will bring her to 15 cities kicking off on February 11th at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, FL making stops across the U.S. in Atlanta, Baltimore, Houston, and more before wrapping up in Oakland’s Oakland Arena on December 23rd. 

    The tour celebrates Baker’s 40 years as a music icon in the industry since the release of her debut album, The Songstress, was released in 1983. These dates mark the first time she has been on a full tour since 1995 and it is also the first time The Songstress will be performing her classic hits live since winning back the rights to her masters. 

    "Looking forward to some crazy, lovely, hang time with my fans, on tour in 2023!! ....Gonna, bring some new music & some special guests, too." -ABXO

    Baker, born in Toledo, OH, and raised in Detroit, MI, is one of the most popular singers of soulful ballads during the height of the quiet storm period in the 1980s. Starting her career in the late 1970s with the funk band Chapter 8, Baker released her first solo album, The Songstress, in 1983. In 1986, she rose to stardom following the release of her Platinum-selling second album, Rapture, which included the Grammy-winning single “Sweet Love.” Baker has won eight Grammy Awards and has four Platinum albums, along with two Gold albums. Baker is a contralto, with a vocal range that extends her register to at least three octaves.

    TICKETS:  Tickets go on sale starting Thursday, November 17th at 10 AM local time on LiveNation.com.

    2023 TOUR DATES: 

    * Not a Live Nation Date

    Sat Feb 11 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live*

    Tue Feb 14 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena

    Fri Feb 17 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center

    Wed May 10 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center

    Fri May 12 – Belmont, NY – UBS Arena

    Sun May 14 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena

    Fri Jun 30 – Chicago, IL – United Center

    Sun Jul 02 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre

    Sat Nov 18 – Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum Complex

    Wed Nov 22 – Memphis, TN – FedExForum

    Fri Nov 24 – Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena*

    Fri Dec 15 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center

    Sun Dec 17 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center

    Fri Dec 22 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena

    Sat Dec 23 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena