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Jill Scott Returns to The Fox Theatre Tonight

By: Jul. 12, 2013

Following a sold out "Summer Block Party" last June, Grammy Award-winning R&B singer and actress Jill Scott is returning to Detroit's Fox Theatre tonight, July 12 at 8 p.m.

Tickets ($49.75, $69.75 and $99.75) go on sale Saturday, June 8 10 a.m. and can be purchased at OlympiaEntertainment.com, Livenation.com, The Fox Theatre and Joe Louis Arena box offices, Hockeytown Authentics in Troy (without service charge) at all Ticketmaster locations and Ticketmaster.com. To charge tickets by phone, call (800) 745-3000. For additional information, call (313) 471-6611.

Reigning supreme, Jill Scott secured the #1 spot on the Billboard charts for the first time in her career with her latest critically acclaimed album The Light of The Sun. With sales of over 135, 000 units in her first week Scott beat out Bon Iver and Adele for the week's top selling album across all genres. The album received numerous accolades including the Wall Street Journal calling it "one of the superior albums of the year", NPR Music naming it "Best of 2011", and rave reviews from The New York Times, Entertainment Weekly and People Magazine. Scott's successful return additionally came with a string of firsts, gracing her first Billboard Magazine cover, as well as her first solo performance at the 2011 BET Awards, named by The Washington Post as one of the night's greatest performances.??

The Light of The Sun, follows the success of Scott's debut #1 single "So In Love" featuring Anthony Hamilton, which stood atop the radio charts for an astounding 18 weeks and tying the all-time BDS record with Maxwell's "Lifetime" single at 17 weeks. Scott then proceeded to follow up with her next single "So Gone (What My Mind Says)" which was a top 10 record peaking at #7 atop the charts as well.??

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