On TV: Monica, Ashanti, Brandy

R&B acts on television this week include Monica, who appears on ‘Live with Regis and Kelly’ on Monday; Ashanti, who appears on MTV’s ‘Total Request Live’ on Monday and ‘Live with Regis and Kelly’ on Tuesday; and Brandy, who appears on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ on Tuesday, ‘On Air with Ryan Seacrest’ on Wednesday, and ‘Today’ on Friday.