SPOTTED: ASHANTI DURING MACY’S THANKSGIVING PARADE + NEW SONG

November 28th, 2008

Singer Ashanti took part in the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC on Thursday afternoon. The singer who has a bunch of ventures coming up next year (new shoe line with Kelis and a book) recently took part in the one-night-only Broadway performance of, The Yellow Brick Road Not Taken. During which she was a main singer who closed the show with, “Defying Gravity.”

In related news, a unreleased track from Ashanti’s latest album, The Declaration was released online this week. Click here to ♫ listen to “Crime”.

ashanti in nyc for macy’s thanksgiving parade ashanti in nyc for macy’s thanksgiving parade (2) ashanti on a float during macy’s thanksgiving parade

( Photos: BAUER-GRIFFIN )
  1. 1.
    Rashawn

    Aww she looks very pretty!!! Nice song!!!

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    she is so pretty and seems like a cool person……
    i dont like anything she’s wearing though
    like the song

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  3. 3.
    SunriseSundown.Blogspot.com is SUPERDUPER50000000000

    yeah ashanti!! i love her.

    Im excited — sho3 line with Kelis

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  4. 4.
    bambino

    i like the song i feel like ashanti doesn’t deserve all the bad stuff that is said abt her.
    her albums with maybe the exception of chapter two have been consistently good.

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  5. 5.
    eye candy

    4th

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  6. 6.
    eye candy

    well 5th

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  7. 7.
    eye candy

    sorry
    no 6th

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  8. 8.
    jc

    Ashanti looks pretty as usual and I’m loving that song crime. It’s so real. She definitely has a talent for writing & singing songs that women can relate to. It would’ve been nice to have that on the declaration but as a fan it just makes me anticipate her next album.

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  9. 9.
    eye candy

    just playing you guys
    8th

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  10. 10.
    eye candy

    just playing you guys .. …….
    8th

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  11. 11.
    eye candy

    DAMN YALL TYPE FAST …….. : (
    ANAYWAY ASHANTI LOOKS FAKE!!!!!

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  12. 12.
    eye candy

    RED LIPSTICK IS SO PLAYED OUT!!!!!!

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  13. 13.
    KARMALOOP

    SHE LOOKS WHOLESOME EVRY TIME I SEE HER
    AND THT SONG IS NICE SHE CERTAINLY CONTRIBUTES TO THE R&B GAME

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    The Negro Diaries.
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  14. 14.
    jc

    @2 I agree about the choice of clothes. I mean Im sure it was cold but she should’ve made the sacrifice and wore something more fashionable. Even if it meant freezing for a minute. LOL

    @4 Very true comment about Ashanti’s previous albums being good and the constant undeserved hate that she gets.
    I have to say that Chapter 2 had some nice songs on it but….. It was all that unecessary BS/ filler that took from it. But the Declaration is a good look

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  15. 15.
    Shellboogie

    I love her and she look so pretty! Go Ashanti !!! Go Ashanti !!!!

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  16. 16.
    KEALIA

    SHE STILL LOOKS PRETTY WITH WHAT SHE HAS ON. SHE STILL LOOKS STYLISH. IT’S COLD UP THERE!!!!!! MESS AROUND AND SHOW SOME LEGS AND ARMS IF U WANT TO AND BE SICK OUT THE BUTT. SHE LOOKS PRETTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  17. 17.
    unique

    she doesnt look CUTE at ALL!!!!

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  18. 18.
    KEALIA

    that’s my girl and she has my man nelly he’s so fine they really make a cute couple though!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I I WANT THEM TO GET MARRIED!!!!!!!!!!!

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  19. 19.
    Nothing But Love

    Wow Ashanti’s still around????

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  20. 20.
    KEALIA

    ASHANTI LOOKS VERY PRETTY UNLESS SHE BEING HATED ON. GIVE CREDIT WHEN CREDIT IS DUE PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  21. 21.
    KEALIA

    SHE LOOKS CUTE!!

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  22. 22.
    the_one

    Sorry Ashanti looks a hot mess, she is really trying to hold on. She needs to be retooled like Rihanna. Whether you like RiRi or not you know that girl is a household name, Ashanti can sing just as well, or just as bad depending on what side you are on as Rihanna, yet she is barely on the “that girl” scene. Too bad.

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    KEALIA

    SHE LOOKS CUTE

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  24. 24.
    KEALIA

    RIRI DOES NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS POST. IF SHE WAS A MAN I WILL TELL A BUNCH OF YOU TO GET OFF HER D#$^

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    okyall

    @#19 Nothing but love

    It sounds more like nothing but hate. Truly pathetic.

    Ashanti is talented and pretty. You claim that she is not well, the fact is Nelly along with her fans disagree with you.

    Not to mention the fact that Ashanti is STILL HERE and aint going NO WHERE!

    Six years in the game and she still has a fan base in and out of the U.S. If she had no talent or wasn’t marketable then the INC wouldve let her out of her contract instead of making her stay. They know whats up and you do too.

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  26. 26.
    Dannie Wider

    Ashanti looks cute… I used to like her.. but she is just boring

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  27. 27.
    Nothing But Love

    @ #25 aka OKYALL

    How am i hating i was simply asking a question, i didn’t say nothing about her voice or the way she looked i just simply asked a question so chill out its not that deep

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    sue reps for jamaica

    she is just cute and simple love her

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  29. 29.
    Keyshia

    Ashanti is my girl she is so talented and so under-rated….What otha females in the game can any of u hating b!tches name that rights all of there songs word 4 words.
    Not beyonce and dam sure not that wannabe beyonce RHI RHI bcuz 2 b honest if it was not for digitals sales Rihanna would not even have an career Def Jam bought her a career by buying her songs and making it look as if people were buying them so she is a digital ho she really gets no airplay at least Ashanti and beyonce in the past earned there number 1 hits from radio airplay and not from their label buying there songs to make them out of an artist.
    If u ask me Rihanna is whack and I dont see her being in the game as long as Ashanti and beyonce has been.

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  30. 30.
    ADINLEYAF

    Ashanti is great songwriter I her songs on her first two cds are good and I can still listen aww baby, foolish and the songs she collab. on.

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  31. 31.
    Nothing But Love

    @ #29 aka Keyshia

    Mariah Carey does…. and i aint hating im just saying, lol

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  32. 32.
    chick23

    Is she singing about Gotti???

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  33. 33.
    rita

    she looks beautiful

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    okyall

    @31

    Since you say you are just asking a question I want to ask a question too.
    I think you would be the best hater….um I mean person to answer it.

    Why would someone check for Ashanti if they did not like her?

    By the way stop lying to yourself, You ARE hating and you KNOW it. Just stop.
    I think you need listed to SHINE and put that joint on repeat until you get the point

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  35. 35.
    smh

    She is still around? damn

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  36. 36.
    Kitten

    She looks pretty! Very beautiful, I like her style.

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  37. 37.
    Asia

    She looks cute.
    I like the song.

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  38. 38.
    BELOVED

    WHAT HAPPEND WIT HER ALBUM? ?? HER SHIT DIDNT EVEN DROP DURRING BEYONCE SEASON….
    WHERE WERE U FANZ WHEN HER CD DROPPED?

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    Missy

    WOW HER SONG IS SOOO GOOD

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  40. 40.
    *PurpleKisses*

    Wow! Ashanti looks adorable.

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    LL COOL J IS LOOKS LIKE A 50 YEAR OLD SKATE RAT, HEY LL, STOP WEARING THOSE TIGHT CLOTHES IT LOOKS RIDICULOUS MAN, UR 50 YEARS OLD

    MAN LOOKS LIKE SHE JUST ATE A WHOLE TURKEY, LOL! SHE LOOKS LIKE A DRAG QUEEN WITH ALL DAT MAKEUP ON!

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    Jhoodie413

    Sorry never was really a huge fan of her. I can’t stand her one note voice. Although, the girl can write some songs. Her outfit isn’t really nice either.

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  43. 43.
    nelly is mine

    she sounded great, and she looks warm and cozy.

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  44. 44.
    Miltown Cie

    I concur with #35.

    Two words, “Too Much”. Next…

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  45. WHEN YOU GONE REALEASE A VIDEO FOR “THINGS YOU MAKE ME DO” W/ROBIN THICKE! OR HELL…I’LL EVEN TAKE “GIRLFRIEND”

    LOVE the new song by the way. I think that NEW SHOE line w/Kelis a VERY good look!!!

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  46. My fault….I also meant 2 say I thought Ashanti was Gabrielle Union.

    What in the WORLD was I thinkin, huh?? LMAO!!!

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    LadyStorm

    Oh Gawd…did she REALLY sing “Defying Gravity”?? Oh I need the audio of that A.S.A.P….even Taye Diggs’ wife (Idina Menzel) couldn’t pull that song off and she’s the originator of it! Ashanti must’ve had it remixed because the Wicked version just is NOT meant for one of her vocal “talents”…

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    roe

    She looks porky as hell. She needs to hit the gym asap! And the mascara is way overboard.

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  49. 49.
    roe

    She looks porky as hell!! She nees to hit the gym asap. That mascara is way overboard.

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    nisha

    ashanti loooks crazy mama gettin big…and her mother whoooooo wow wow wow…..

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  51. 51.
    BELOVED

    ASHANTI LOL SHE LOOKS LIKE A CLOWN …..
    WHOEVER SAID SHE SINGS IN ONE NOTE I AGREE

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    Mrs.Sk8board P (AK and BK stan)

    ashanti, obviosuly has nothing to do…and that song is whack..she sings in the same note like yall said, and she writes and sings the same shit since the chapter 1 album..come on ashanti we need growth and come on less get a voice game up..

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    jayman

    ERBODI HATIN ON THIS GURL, STOP HATTIN, SHES BEAUTIFUL, SHE HAS REAL TALENT, IF SHE DIDNT SHE WOULDNT STILL BE OUT AND ABOUT, HOW MANY ARTIST HAVE YALL SEEN DROPPED FROM LABELS??? AND ASHANTI NEVER BEEN DROPED// SO GET OVER IT,, SHES HERE TO STAY

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    princess

    ashanti looks amazing as usual i miss her what heck has she been doing cant wait for the good ol shoe line tho!

    OH yeah i love that cost she has on where she get it and who is it by?????? i have to know!

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    CeeCee

    Now this is a real chick,she doesn’t act like she has a perfect life and tries to get people to see that she is normal actin’ we all kno that ashanti is that next door girl..she seems like a cool down to earth person and I feel like her vocal game has come along way since she first came out..!

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    BELOVED

    LOL AT ASHANTI…
    THAT HOE LOOK LIKE SHE ABOUT GO TAKE FAMILY PICTURES WITH SANTA CLAUSE….LOL

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  57. 57.
    brooke lynn

    coming out with a book???

    why??? about what???

    i hope its poetry

    ashanti really needs to have a seat, not even hating its the truth

    her singing isnt all that and her performances are terrible! that girl doesnt entertain me @ all!

    and yeah she writes her songs, but why must she say baby a million times in every song. smh

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  58. 58.
    William

    Ashanti did a wonderful job @ the parade.
    Crime= Fire.

    Ashanti is so damn under-rated it’s sickening.
    The Declaration out now is nothing but GAS.
    Ashanti is here to stay, she got it on lock!
    She aint goin’ no where.. so all haters..

    TAKE TWO STEPS BACK AND FALL! : D

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  59. 59.
    fine like wine

    Ya.. Ashanti definately still the R&B princess in her mind
    shes gorwn up and her look needs to grow up
    she looks like she snuck into her mommas room took her makeup
    and just put the best of everything on and way tooo much of it.

    TONE IT DOWN GIRL.

    LOVE HER MUSIC. always inspirational. Do you girl !

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  60. 60.
    D@ Pop3

    ASHANTI SUCKS..NO ONE LIKES HER ANYMORE..

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