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- Brandy and Monica reunite for first-ever joint tour</p>
<p>Analisa Novak June 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM</p>
<p>Twenty-five years after their duet "The Boy Is Mine" dominated the charts, Brandy and Monica are finally sharing the stage – and this time, they're not fighting over anyone.</p>
<p>The Grammy-winning R&B stars announced Tuesday on "CBS Mornings" their first-ever co-headlining tour, "The Boy Is Mine," a 24-city arena run that kicks off on Oct. 16 in Cincinnati and concludes on Dec. 7 in Houston.</p>
<p>"They were trying to get us to do a tour since '98 and it just finally felt like the right time," Brandy said. "It was a dream come true."</p>
<p>Monica called her partnership with Brandy a "musical marriage."</p>
<p>"We created the communication and the relationship to do it," she said.</p>
<p>The tour marks a historic reunion for the duo whose 1998 duet spent a record-breaking 13 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, placing them alongside Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey as artists who have commanded the chart's top spot for 13 weeks or more.</p>
<p>The song gained momentum again after the pair made a surprise appearance in Ariana Grande's "The Boy is Mine" music video last year, sparking viral interest and earning them a Grammy nomination for their remix collaboration more than 25 years after winning their first Grammy for the original song.</p>
<p>Joining them are Grammy winner Kelly Rowland, chart-topping singer-songwriter Muni Long and 2025 American Idol winner Jamal Roberts.</p>
<p>The original song became one of the most iconic collaborations in late '90s R&B and it earned the duo a Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1999.</p>
<p>The announcement comes after years of reported tension between the two artists, which both singers acknowledged during the interview.</p>
<p>"There was a lot of confusion and conflict and there was a lot of people around," Monica said.</p>
<p>Despite the song's romantic theme about competing for the same man, both artists say they don't share the same taste in partners.</p>
<p>"We don't even like the same type of boy…there could never have been a boy," said Monica.</p>
<p>The singers said choosing songs from both their catalogs will be tough.</p>
<p>"That part is hard. We want to give them everything that they want, but we can't keep you there all night. So we have to figure out a way to condense this into two hours of just a celebration of music, celebration of womanhood," Monica said.</p>
<p>Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster. Presales begin Thursday from 10 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. using code BPC.</p>
<p>Tour dates</p>
<p>Brandy, Monica, Kelly Rowland, Muni Long & Jamal Roberts</p>
<p>Thu 10/16 – Cincinnati, OH – Heritage Bank Center</p>
<p>Fri 10/17 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum</p>
<p>Sat 10/18 – Chicago, IL – United Center</p>
<p>Sun 10/19 – Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse</p>
<p>Thu 10/30 – Memphis, TN – FedExForum</p>
<p>Fri 10/31 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena</p>
<p>Sat 11/01 – Greensboro, NC – First Horizon Coliseum</p>
<p>Sun 11/02 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena</p>
<p>Fri 11/07 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena</p>
<p>Sat 11/08 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena</p>
<p>Sun 11/09 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum</p>
<p>Thu 11/13 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center</p>
<p>Fri 11/14 – Columbia, SC – Colonial Life Arena</p>
<p>Sat 11/15 – Birmingham, AL – Legacy Arena at BJCC</p>
<p>Thu 11/20 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center</p>
<p>Fri 11/21 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center</p>
<p>Sat 11/22 – Atlantic City, NJ – Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall</p>
<p>Sun 11/23 – Hampton, VA – Hampton Coliseum</p>
<p>Fri 11/28 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center</p>
<p>Sat 11/29 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena</p>
<p>Sun 11/30 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena</p>
<p>Fri 12/05 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center</p>
<p>Sat 12/06 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena</p>
<p>Sun 12/07 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center</p>
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