{"id":2326890,"date":"2026-03-13T18:44:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2326890"},"modified":"2026-03-13T18:44:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:44:05","slug":"grammy-winner-ashanti-to-perform-at-county-fair-in-turlock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/grammy-winner-ashanti-to-perform-at-county-fair-in-turlock\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammy winner Ashanti to perform at county fair in Turlock"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and actress Ashanti is the latest artist announced to play this summer at the Stanislaus County Fair.<\/p>\n

The R&B singer will perform on the Modelo Variety Free Stage at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, July 16. The concert is included with the price of fair admission.<\/p>\n

The show \u201cpromises an unforgettable night of chart-topping hits and high-energy entertainment,\u201d according to a press release from the fair.<\/p>\n

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Ashanti, pictured performing at the 2023 California State Fair, will play the Stanislaus County Fair in July. Kevin Neri kneri@sacbee.com<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Ashanti hit the music scene in 2002 with her self-titled debut album, which landed at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 and R&B album charts, the press release said. She\u2019s released six studio albums and was among Billboard\u2019s Top Females of the Decade from 2000-2010.<\/p>\n

In 2005, Ashanti made her telefilm debut starring as Dorothy in \u201cThe Muppets\u2019 Wizard of Oz,\u201d according to the release. She\u2019s appeared in several series and movies, including her feature film debut in \u201cCoach Carter,\u201d with Samuel L. Jackson.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s also produced films, the release said, including as executive producer and star for \u201cNelly and Ashanti: We Belong Together\u201d on streaming service Peacock, with her husband Nelly, a rap, hip-hop and R&B artist.<\/p>\n

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Clint Black throws his pick into the audience during the 2024 GoldenSky Country Music Festival in Sacramento. Paul Kitagaki Jr. pkitagaki@sacbee.com<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Ashanti joins country music\u2019s Clint Black as one of the bigger-name artists coming to the county fair\u2019s free stage.<\/p>\n

Black will open the 10-day run on July 10. Other artists set for the free stage this year are country band Diamond Rio, (July 13); Taylor Swift tribute Twist on Taylor (July 14); pop group 3OH!3 (July 15); and Mayday Parade (July 17).<\/p>\n

More shows are expected to be announced over the coming months.<\/p>\n

The 2026 Stanislaus County Fair will run July 10-19 at the fairgrounds, 900 N. Broadway in Turlock. See www.stancofair.com<\/a> for more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.modbee.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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