Chrisette Michele and Raheem DeVaughn Team Up to Make ‘Love’
Soul songstress Chrisette Michele and her counterpart Raheem DeVaughn will be hitting the road for their "Art of Love" tour beginning May 22. Billboard reports that hair care brand Mizani will sponsor Michele during her performances in San Francisco, Las Vegas, Atlanta and Miami, where the songstress will aid the company's fundraising efforts with Hairdressers Unlocking Hope, an initiative dedicated to building homes with Habitat for Humanity. In June, Michele will also join Mizani for their New Orleans building project and dedicate a new home to a family that was displaced during Hurricane Katrina. Michele's 2007 "I Am" has moved 365,000 units to-date, while DeVaughn's 2008 "Love Behind the Melody" has sold 247,000. DeVaughn's "Customer" currently sits at No. 16 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart while Michele's "Love Is You" checks in at No. 96. "Art of Love" tour dates: May 22: San Francisco (Fillmore) May 23: Anaheim, Calif. (House of Blues) May 24: Las Vegas (Soulfest) May 28: Dallas (House of Blues) May 30: Minneapolis (Trocodaros) May 31: Milwaukee, Wis. (Cooley Auditorium) June 3: Chicago (House of Blues) June 5: Cleveland (House of Blues) June 6: Detroit (Chene Park) June 7: Columbus, Ohio (The Cove Lounge) June 8: Memphis, Tenn. (Canon Center) June 10: New York (Hammerstein Ballroom) June 11: Westbury, N.Y. (North Fox Theatre) June 13: Richmond, Va. (Friday's at Sunset) June14: Philadelphia (Fillmore) June18: Myrtle Beach, S.C. (House of Blues) June 20: Atlanta (Tabernacle) June 21: Orlando, Fla. (House of Blues) June 22: Miami (Fillmore) June 26: Atlantic City, N.J. (House of Blues) June 27: Hampton, Va. (Hampton Jazz Festival/Coliseum) June 28: Raleigh, N.C. (Progressive Energy Theatre) June 29: Columbia, Md. (Merriweather Post)