July 30, 2009 / 6:29 PM

Singer Monica to headline reality series

Singers Keyshia Cole (R) and Monica perform "Trust", at the 9th annual BET Awards as host in Los Angeles on June 28, 2009. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen)

Singers Keyshia Cole (R) and Monica perform "Trust", at the 9th annual BET Awards as host in Los Angeles on June 28, 2009. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen) | License Photo

PASADENA, Calif., July 30 (UPI) -- R&B singer Monica is set to make her U.S. reality television debut with the new series "Monica," BET Networks announced.

The eight-episode docu-drama is slated to debut Oct. 27.

It will follow the recording artist as she works on her fifth album, launches a new clothing line and juggles her responsibilities as the full-time mother of two young sons, the network said.

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