Trey Songz

Judging strictly by some of his song titles—“I Invented Sex,” “LOL Smiley Face”—it’s tempting to lump Trey Songz in with all of the other frivolous, flash-in-the-pan lover-man R&B singers currently taking up space on the local “Hot 100” station. And he may very well be, though he’s managed to carve out a seemingly lasting career doing it: 2009’s Ready was his most successful album yet, followed by 2010’s Passion, Pain & Pleasure. This run of dates, dubbed the Anticipation 2our, is to hype his forthcoming fifth studio album, Chapter V, as well as last year’s Inevitable EP. Songz has apparently got some acting chops, too, as he’s set to play the male lead in the 3-D remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre due out in October 2012.

Updated 02/14/2012