UPDATE: Fantasia to join Grammy-winning R&B singer Maxwell at Verizon Arena in July

Maxwell with guest Ro James will perform July 16 at Verizon Arena.
Maxwell with guest Ro James will perform July 16 at Verizon Arena.

R&B artist Maxwell with special guests Fantasia and Ro James will perform July 16 at Verizon Arena as part of Maxwell's 2016 Summers' Tour, officials said Monday.

Tickets ranging from $29.50 to $125 will go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday and can be purchased by calling the Verizon Arena Box at (501) 975-9000.

Tickets can also be purchased online at the box office website or on Ticketmaster.

The show will begin at 8 p.m. with doors opening one hour before the performance.

Since beginning his career in the 1990s, Maxwell has produced four albums: Urban Hang Suite, Embrya, Now and BLACKsummers'night, which earned him a Grammy. The second record in the BLACKsummers'night trilogy will be released this summer, seven years after the release of the first installment.

Maxwell will be joined by Grammy Award-winner Fantasia, who has sold more than 3 million records since winning the third season of American Idol in 2004. She is best known for chart-topping singles "Bittersweet," "I Believe" and "Truth Is."

James, who will be promoting the release of his debut album, El Dorado, will also perform.

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