Ashanti to receive star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
LOS ANGELES – Ashanti soon will have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in California.
According to BET, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will honor the singer and actress, whose full name is Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas, in a ceremony at 11:30 a.m. PDT April 7. Actress Tichina Arnold and rapper Ja Rule are slated to speak at the event, which will be streamed online, the chamber said in a news release Tuesday.
This is just the latest of many honors for the 41-year-old, who has won a Grammy Award, eight Billboard Awards, six ASCAP Awards, two American Music Awards and two Soul Train Awards over the course of her 20-year career, the chamber said. Since 2002, Ashanti has released six studio albums and starred in multiple films, such as “Coach Carter” and “The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz.” She also authored a poetry collection, “Foolish/Unfoolish: Reflections on Love,” and plans to release another book in 2022, according to the chamber.
“She has proven her talent in many different Hollywood industries and is an example for young girls who want to be in the ‘biz,’” Walk of Fame producer Ana Martinez said in a statement.
Ashanti took to social media Tuesday to react to the news about the upcoming ceremony.
“Speechless. Humbled. Honored. Grateful,” she wrote in an Instagram post. “Thank you guys sooooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! April 7th!!!!!!!!!!!!”
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Here are some memorable photos of singer Ashanti through the years.
2002: Ashanti receives the 2002 Aretha Franklin Award for Entertainer of the Year from Patti LaBelle at the eighth annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, on Saturday, August 24, 2002.
2003: Singer Ashanti performs during the 31st annual American Music Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on November 16, 2003, in Los Angeles.
2004: Singer Ashanti arrives at the 46th annual Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center on February 8, 2004, in Los Angeles.
2005: Singer Ashanti arrives for the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2005 on May 29, 2005, in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
2006: Nelly and Ashanti pose at the Black and White Ball hosted by Nelly on July 2, 2006, in St. Louis.
2007: Ashanti poses backstage at the seventh annual BET Awards on Tuesday, June 26, 2007, in Los Angeles.
2008: Singer Ashanti arrives at the third annual Loveday celebration and Cartier Love Charity Bracelet launch held at a private residence on June 18, 2008, in Los Angeles.
2009: Recording artisits Ja Rule (left) and Ashanti perform onstage at the 2009 VH1 Hip Hop Honors at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on September 23, 2009, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
2010: Singer Ashanti arrives at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards held at Staples Center on January 31, 2010, in Los Angeles.
2011: Singer Ashanti arrives at the BET Awards ’11 held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 26, 2011, in Los Angeles.
2012: Nelly and Ashanti attend the sixth annual DKMS Linked Against Blood Cancer gala at Cipriani Wall Street on April 26, 2012, in New York City.
2013: Ashanti attends the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at the Barclays Center on August 25, 2013, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
2014: Singer Ashanti attends the BET Awards ’14 at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on June 29, 2014, in Los Angeles.
2015: Singer Ashanti attends the 57th annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on February 8, 2015, in Los Angeles.
2016: Singer Ashanti attends the VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens at David Geffen Hall on July 11, 2016, in New York City.
2017: Singer Ashanti arrives for the NFLPA President’s Party at the Revention Center on Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, in Houston.
2018: Recording artist Ashanti attends the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018, in New York City.
2019: Ashanti attends the 61st annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2019, in Los Angeles.
2021: Ashanti attends the 2021 Soul Train Awards Presented By BET at the Apollo Theater on November 20, 2021, in New York City.
2021: Ja Rule (left) and Ashanti perform onstage during the Times Square New Year’s Eve 2022 Celebration on December 31, 2021, in New York City.
