Ashanti Makes a Declaration at Planet Hollywood

Ashanti promotes her latest album and participates in a handprint ceremony during an appearance at Planet Hollywood Times Square on Tuesday in New York City.

Ashanti, 27, returns with her fourth studio album, The Declaration, which hits stores yesterday.

Her first single off the album is “The Way That I Love You,” and became her 14th top ten hit on the Billboard R&B/Hip Hop chart, making her the only female artist to achieve that within the last decade.

“One of the reasons I call the album The Declaration, is because I feel it’s important to present all sides of what being a woman is about,” Ashanti said.

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