Monica to tour with Trey Songz

Ever since the lackluster sales of The Makings of Me, Monica has been working hard to regain her popularity. Before the release of her 2006 album, Monica had never had an album do worse than platinum. But, that album barely did gold and the response was less than positive, with some people saying her mind was not on the music. Wanting to do better, Monica took time off to reorganize.

Late in 2007, Monica began recording for the album and she wanted to have it out before the end of 2008. However, the album she recorded was not liked by herself or any of her people. Because of this, she pushed the album back. Also, she realized her BET program, "Still Standing," named after her album, could do wonders as far as promotion goes.

With all of this in common, Monica pushed her album back while becoming the face of BET. The fans loved her show and her family and following the second season of the show, the fans loved her album. In this stage of her career, Monica can accept a gold album because the game has changed. Then, with her relationship with Rocko taking a turn for the worst, Monica is happy with the results. Now, Monica is going on tour to give her fans a chance to personally hear her album.

Early on, Monica announced she would be on a tour in August. Trey Songz, fresh off of The Blueprint III tour with Jay-Z and Jeezy, is ready to do anything to keep himself in the spotlight. Last fall, Trey Songz dominated the male R&B game and his album was highly successful. Striking while the iron is hot, Songz has been recording another album to be released this year. With Monica being relatively popular and Trey Songz wanting the exposure, the tour benefits both stars. The details have not been worked out and the tour has not been named, but the tour will take place later in the summer.