Brandy and Monica’s reunion rollout is in full swing. The R&B legends stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday evening (June 25), simply sooner or later after saying their upcoming co-headlining trek, The Boy Is Mine Tour.
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“Twenty-seven years within the making,” Brandy mentioned, describing the long-awaited joint tour. The 24-date run, named after their 1998 No. 1 hit “The Boy Is Mine,” kicks off Oct. 16 and marks their first time hitting the highway collectively.
Throughout their sit-down with Fallon, Brandy additionally revealed that the thought for his or her chart-topping duet was sparked by an episode of Jerry Springer. “I used to be an enormous Jerry Springer fan. One of many subjects was ‘The boy is mine,’ and I’m like, ‘Oh my God. Music thought. Let’s do that,’” she recalled.
The singers additionally mirrored on their preliminary collaboration, Grammy win, and the way their friendship has developed within the a long time since. “We’re a musical marriage, it’s a musical marriage,” Monica mentioned with amusing.
Their dialog touched on a variety of moments from their careers, together with their 1999 Grammy win for greatest R&B efficiency by a duo or group. “I truly ran to the stage,” Brandy mentioned, whereas Monica recalled following slowly behind in Chanel heels. “She left me,” Monica joked. “I used to be tiptoeing behind her like, ‘Lady, we simply gained a Grammy!’”
Fallon additionally introduced up Ariana Grande’s current remix of “The Boy Is Mine,” which each singers praised for its respect towards the unique. “I feel it was how personable that she was that made us really feel so comfy. We’ve all the time been very adamant about individuals leaving historical past as it’s,” Monica mentioned. “However the integrity remains to be there.”
When requested if followers can count on new music, the pair confirmed they’re aiming to move into the studio quickly. “We’ll begin engaged on some music instantly,” Monica mentioned, including that the brand new materials might be promoted whereas they’re nonetheless on tour. “However no studio tour bus,” she clarified with a smile. “That’s for the rappers.”
The tease comes over a decade after their final joint launch, 2012’s “It All Belongs to Me,” and almost three a long time after “The Boy Is Mine” spent 13 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Sizzling 100. The monitor stays probably the most iconic duets in pop and R&B historical past.
The 2 additionally paid tribute to their late mentor Whitney Houston, whom they are saying would’ve been thrilled about their reunion. “She’d be sarcastic, like, ‘Lastly,’” Monica laughed as Brandy added, “However proud!”
The Boy Is Mine Tour kicks off in Oakland, California, and can hit cities together with New York, Atlanta, Chicago and Los Angeles. Tickets are on sale Friday (June 28) by way of Ticketmaster.