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American R&B band

New Edition
Four members of New Edition on Sister Circle Live in 2018. From left to right: Ronnie DeVoe, Bobby Chocolate-brown, Ricky Bell, and Michael Bivins
Background information
Also known as	N.Eastward.
Origin	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres	R&B[ane] [2] pop[1] new jack swing[3]
Years active	1978–1989,[4] [v] 1996–97, 2002–present
Labels	Streetwise MCA Bad Male child Geffen
Associated acts	Bell Biv DeVoe Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Maurice Starr
Website	neweditionlegacy.com
Members	Ricky Bong Michael Bivins Bobby Brownish Ronnie DeVoe Johnny Gill Ralph Tresvant

New Edition is an American R&B group from the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1978 by Bobby Brown.^[v] Their name is taken to hateful a 'new edition' of the Jackson 5. The group reached its height of popularity in the 1980s. The lineup originally consisted of Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Bobby Brown, Ronnie DeVoe, and Ralph Tresvant. Brown left the group in belatedly 1985 to begin a successful solo career, and they continued every bit a quartet for i album, earlier adding Johnny Gill to the lineup in 1987. Early hits included "Candy Daughter," "Cool It Now," and "Mr. Telephone Homo".^[6] Tresvant was the lead vocalist on most of the songs.^[7] In 1990, both Gill and Tresvant released their own solo albums, while the remaining three members formed the trio Bell Biv Devoe; the group ceased to work together for the outset one-half of the 1990s.

All six members of New Edition reunited in 1996 to record the group'southward sixth studio album Home Over again. During the ill-fated Home Once more Tour, both Brown and Bivins quit the group, forcing the remainder of the tour to be canceled. Various reunions have occurred since, unremarkably with the 1987–1990 lineup, though occasionally also including Brown. Their final studio anthology was 2004'south I Dear.

On May 3, 2011, New Edition issued a press release on their official website announcing that all six members were reuniting as New Edition to kicking off the 30th anniversary celebration of Candy Girl with their fans. They received their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 23, 2017. On January 24, 2017, a three-part docuseries, The New Edition Story, premiered on BET about the group's career and personal life. Information technology was afterward announced that all six members will reunite to record another album and go on tour. On Feb 17, 2022, the group was inducted into the Black Music & Amusement Walk of Fame in 2022.^[viii]

Career [edit]

1981–1985: Ascent to stardom [edit]

The grouping scored its big interruption in 1982, performing at the local Hollywood Talent Night held at Boston'due south Strand Theatre by vocalist/producer Maurice Starr.^[9] The first prize was $500 and a recording contract. Although the grouping came in second place, an impressed Starr decided to bring the group to his studio the post-obit 24-hour interval to tape what would become their debut anthology, Processed Girl.^[9] Released in 1983 on New York producer Arthur Baker's Levi Belt Streetwise Records, the anthology featured the hits: "Is This The End", "Popcorn Love", and the title runway, which went to number one on both the American R&B singles chart and the UK singles nautical chart.^{[ten] [11]}

Returning from their get-go major concert tour, the boys were dropped off dorsum at their homes in the projects and were given a check in the amount of $1.87 apiece for their efforts.^[nine] Tour budget and expenses were given as the explanation as to why they were not paid more. Due to these financial reasons, New Edition parted company with Starr in 1984. Starr responded by promptly creating the grouping New Kids on the Cake, essentially formatted after New Edition, but with white teenagers. Meanwhile, the group employed the constabulary house of Steven and Martin Machat and sued Streetwise for release from a contract that was unenforceable besides as materially breached by Streetwise. The Machats won the legal game and then secured the group a bigger recording deal with major label MCA Records, which won the behest war amidst diverse other major labels. In need of management, the group signed with Steven Machat and his two management partners Rick Smith and Beak Dern. The management company, AMI, proceeded to escalate the grouping's profile in both the urban and pop music worlds. Through the production affiliate of AMI, Jump and Shoot, MCA released the grouping'southward self-titled second album the same year. Eclipsing their debut album, New Edition spun off the height five hit "Cool It Now" and the tiptop twenty "Mr. Phone Man", and went on to be certified double platinum in the United States.

While promoting their 2d anthology, the group was dismayed to realize that they were not actually signed to MCA Records, simply instead with the product visitor Jump and Shoot, which had its ain deal with MCA; afterward, all business matters pertaining to the group were controlled by the old. To purchase themselves out of the stifling product deal, each of the 5 members borrowed $100,000 from MCA. Though it effectively separated the group from Jump and Shoot and allowed them to sign a new long-term contract to record for MCA direct, they were now in mortgage to the label. As a result, the group would be forced to continually record and tour during this period in order to pay off its debt.

New Edition'southward third album, All for Love, was released in the latter half of 1985. While not duplicating the success of its predecessor, the anthology was certified platinum, and spawned the hits "Count Me Out", "A Little Chip Of Dear (Is All It Takes)", and "With You lot All the Style". The growing popularity of the group led to a invitee appearance (as themselves) in the 1985 film Krush Groove, performing "My Secret". Toward the year's end, Christmas All Over The Earth, a holiday EP, was released as well as an oldies album of tunes from the '50s sung by the grouping with an '80s production style.

1985–1989: Bobby Brown's departure, Johnny Gill'south introduction and Heart Interruption [edit]

Nether pressure level from MCA and their management, the grouping voted Bobby Dark-brown out in December 1985, due to behavioral problems.^{[12] [13]} Brown embarked on a solo career in 1986, while New Edition connected to promote All for Love as a quartet. In spite of their fiscal and internal conflicts, New Edition continued to peak. During this era of the group's evolution, the grouping appeared in the episode of Knight Rider titled "Knight Song", performing "Count Me Out". As 1986 wound to a close, they recorded a cover of The Penguins' 1954 hit "Globe Affections" for the soundtrack to The Karate Kid, Part II. The song peaked at number 20-1 and inspired the group to record Under the Blue Moon, an album of doo-wop covers.

After having already lost a fellow member when Brownish was terminated from the group, New Edition's future became uncertain when murmurings began to surface that lead vocaliser Ralph Tresvant was eyeing a solo career too. To pad his potential deviation, vocalist Johnny Gill was voted into the group past Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ronnie DeVoe in 1987, despite Tresvant ultimately deciding to remain in place. A native of Washington, D.C., Gill is the only non-Boston native among the group's six members.

New Edition'due south 5th studio release, Heart Pause— which too featured Gill as the co-lead vocalist — was released in the summer of 1988. Primarily produced past the production team of Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, the anthology was a departure from the grouping's previous bubblegum sound, and instead took on a smoother, stronger, and more developed resonance. Spinning off 5 hit singles: "If Information technology Isn't Love," "You're Non My Kind of Girl," "Can You Stand up The Rain," "Crucial" and "Northward.E. Heartbreak"; Heart Break became New Edition'due south nigh commercially successful album up to that betoken, certified double platinum in the U.s.a.. The success of Heart Break would launch the group on a successful concert bout likewise in the closing months of 1988, with N.E. serving as the headliners while Al B. Certain and former member Bobby Brown served as the opening acts.

1990–1995: Solo projects [edit]

Inspired by the substantial success Brown was having with his multi-platinum 1988 quantum album Don't Be Roughshod, later on the run of Heart Break, New Edition went on hiatus to pursue side projects away from the group. At the proffer of producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Bell, Bivins and DeVoe formed a trio, Bell Biv DeVoe. Their 1990 debut album, Poison, went quadruple platinum. The aforementioned year, lead singers Tresvant and Gill (who had already recorded equally a solo act prior to joining New Edition) as well released self-titled solo albums, which besides achieved multi-platinum success. Later that year, the grouping, including Brown, had a semi-reunion of sorts when they performed at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards. In 1991, all six members again reunited to record a remix of the Bell Biv DeVoe track "Word to the Mutha!"; Brown, Gill and Tresvant also appeared in the music video. Prior to this, Dark-brown also appeared in the music videos for Bell Biv DeVoe's "BBD (I Thought Information technology Was Me)" video, every bit well every bit Tresvant's "Rock Cold Gentleman" and "Sensitivity" remix videos.

1996–1997: Home Again reunion and hiatus [edit]

Past 1996, the members of New Edition had arguably achieved greater commercial success with their own side projects than the group had during its run. Withal, after having promised fans that there would be a reunion — and still contractually owing MCA Records another New Edition album — the group, with Dark-brown, reunited to record Home Over again, their first new anthology in eight years. The album debuted at number i on both the Billboard 200 and R&B Albums chart, and became the virtually commercially successful anthology of the grouping's career; reaching double platinum status in the United States. It also produced several hits, including the top ten pop hits: "Hit Me Off" and "I'm Still In Love With Yous". Yet, the ensuing 1997 Habitation Again Bout would evidence disastrous for the group. Despite not having toured together in shut to a decade (and over x years for Dark-brown), quondam rivalries and struggles for on stage dominance resurfaced equally if no fourth dimension had passed. Past the middle leg of the bout, one evening at a concert in Las Cruces, NM as Dark-brown was extending his solo ready, DeVoe attempted to pull Brown off the stage. Brown responded by dropping his microphone and a fist fight betwixt the ii ensued. This led to both members' security guards against each other, gun play was brought in, and the concert was halted. Bivins and Brownish left the tour early, while DeVoe, Bell, Gill, and Tresvant finished out the rest of the tour as a quartet. Brown afterwards admitted during an interview that he was intoxicated during the bout. Each of the group members once more went their carve up ways, this fourth dimension on more than hostile terms than ever; resulting in an indefinite hiatus that appeared to be the swan song for New Edition.

Also in 1996, the 3 solo members of New Edition (Brownish, Gill and Tresvant) joined Monica and Faith Evans to interact with Whitney Houston on a recording of the gospel standard Somebody Bigger Than Y'all and I that appeared on the soundtrack to Houston's movie The Preacher's Married woman. They had too made an appearance on Family Matters season eight episode 9 titled Abode Once again.

The following year, Gill formed the R&B supergroup LSG, along with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat, to release the album Levert.Sweat.Gill, which had the hit single "My Body".

2002–2004: Return to the spotlight and New Edition nether Bad Boy [edit]

After their second moving ridge of solo pursuits proved less than successful, New Edition reunited over again as a v-piece without Brown and began touring clubs, casinos, and pocket-sized arenas in 2002; including appearing on The Tom Joyner Sky Show. Afterward having defenseless the attending of rapper/producer Sean Combs, who was nowadays at one of their shows, he signed the group to his Bad Boy Records label, subsequently their long-term contract with MCA Records finally ended.

In the fall of 2004, New Edition'southward 7th studio album and Bad Boy debut, One Love, was released. Though the album debuted at number twelve on the Billboard 200, information technology had a steady descent from the chart. The lead-off single, "Hot 2Nite", underperformed; peaking at number thirty-v and number 80-seven on the R&B and Pop singles charts, respectively. During product of the album, the group disagreed with Combs on its creative direction. In an interview, Bell revealed that Combs' had refused to pay New Edition's long time producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for a runway that the group wanted on the album. Reportedly, Combs told the grouping they were over budget, despite their having used many of Bad Male child's in-house team of writers and producers on the album. Ultimately, the group asked to be released from their Bad Boy contract. Despite the messy divorce with Bad Boy, New Edition soldiered on and continued to tour.

2005–present [edit]

In 2005, New Edition appeared on an episode of the UPN reality competition series R U the Girl as part of an elimination challenge, assisting the remaining TLC members Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas in judging the prove's remaining finalists as they put together group performances opening up for a New Edition live concert. During the making of the episode, Thomas and Watkins discussed with New Edition how Bivins had inspired tardily fellow member Lisa Lopes' nickname "Left Eye" in TLC'due south early beginnings. In the fall of 2005, New Edition performed a medley of hits at BET's 25th Anniversary Special. During their ready, they brought Dark-brown out onstage for an impromptu rendition of their 1985 hitting "Mr. Telephone Homo". Brownish also performed a rendition of "My Prerogative" with DeVoe and Tresvant equally dancers. It was later on appear on BET and Access Hollywood that Brownish had reconciled with New Edition and planned to rejoin the group for its time to come concert dates and studio albums.

On Baronial 26, 2006, New Edition filmed a concert at the University of Due south Carolina'due south Koger Center in Columbia set up for a hereafter DVD release, the concert was billed as "Spend the Night with New Edition", a BET special presented by Lincoln with whom the grouping has advertised. Brownish as well fabricated an appearance at the show.

In 2008, the grouping, minus Brown, recorded a new song with New Kids on the Block called "Full Service" for their latest album, The Block. Meanwhile, Brown, Tresvant and Gill formed a new side group called Heads of State, which performed at their 2 year 2 month tour chosen the Summit Bout which was held from November 2008 to January 2011. According to Gill, their group name was inspired by the original name for The Rat Pack, called "The Elevation" or "The Heads of Land".

On June 28, 2009, the grouping performed a medley of Jackson 5 hits in tribute to Michael Jackson on the BET Awards. Led by Tresvant, Brown and Bell, New Edition sang and danced through classics such as "I Want Yous Back", "ABC" and "The Dear You lot Save".^[ii] Later that year, Bell and Gill joined New Kids on the Block onstage at a House Of Blues benefit evidence for Toys for Tots in Boston, performing "Total Service" and "This One'southward for the Children".

Gill subsequently confirmed that New Edition had signed with manager Irving Azoff, that they are currently signed with Geffen Records (which absorbed the group's one-time label, MCA, and controls the group's back catalog) and was slating to release a comeback album.^[14]

On July 3, 2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana, all six members of New Edition reunited at the Essence Music Festival to kick off and celebrate their 30th anniversary tour. "This is only the starting time. Nosotros're preparing for a world tour and many other exciting things that we'll be announcing presently. The next chapter of New Edition is going to be an incredible celebration to thank our fans for all of their back up over the last 30 years," said Bell speaking on behalf of the group.

In February 2012, Brown missed a scattering of dates due to the death of ex-wife Whitney Houston.^[15] On March 9 and 11, 2012, Brown and Bell Biv DeVoe made their African debut by performing in Nigeria.^[16] From late 2011 to early 2012, New Edition went on a tour called #AllSix across the United States.

In late 2012, New Edition received the Lifetime Achievement Honor during the Soul Railroad train Awards ceremony. All six members appeared together onstage that evening.

In August 2015, BET announced a three-episode miniseries almost the group would be made for release in January 2017. All vi members were co-producers of The New Edition Story. Jesse Collins Entertainment was the executive producer of the original miniseries, which was BET'south first scripted music-focused miniseries. The group's original choreographer and longtime director Brooke Payne also served as a co-producer. On January 24–26, 2017, BET aired the biopic miniseries The New Edition Story which chronicles the band members life from their childhood in Boston into Hollywood fame as adults. It was directed by Chris Robinson and executive produced by Jessie Collins. The grouping served as co-producers. The miniseries brought in 28.iv 1000000 viewers to BET, through the initial run and subsequent encores over the week of the premiere.^[17]

In July 2021, New Edition signed with Artistic Artists Bureau and announced a Las Vegas Residency and an upcoming arena tour.

New Edition performed a medley of their hits aslope New Kids on the Block at the 2022 American Music Awards, marker their showtime performance at the laurels show since 1997.

In Dec 2021, New Edition announced The Culture Tour, presented past the Black Promoters Commonage. The xxx-city tour will begin in Columbia, Georgia on Feb. 16, 2022, and finish in Miami, Florida, on April x, 2022.^[xviii]

Awards [edit]

New Edition received two American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group (1987 and 1997). They too received the Soul Railroad train Award in 1989 for All-time R&B/Urban Contemporary Album of the Twelvemonth – Group, Band, or Duo (Heart Pause), and again in 1997 for the All-time R&B/Soul Anthology – Grouping, Band, or Duo (Dwelling house Once more). In 2012, New Edition received the Soul Train Lifetime Achievement Award. On June 28, 2016, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and Walk of Famer Vin Di Bona appear New Edition's induction into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Recording.^[19] On January 23, 2017, New Edition received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for their contributions to the music industry, located at 7080 Hollywood Boulevard.^[xx] In 2017, New Edition received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2022 BET Awards. In 2022, the group was inducted into the Black Music & Amusement Walk of Fame.^[21]

Discography [edit]

Studio albums [edit]

• Candy Girl (1983)
• New Edition (1984)
• All for Love (1985)
• Under the Blue Moon (1986)
• Heart Pause (1988)
• Home Once again (1996)
• One Love (2004)

Extended plays [edit]

• Christmas All Over the Earth (1985)

Tours [edit]

• Processed Girl Tour (1983)
• Cool It Now Tour (1984-1985)
• All For Love Tour (1986)
• Heartbreak Tour (1988–1989)
• Home Again Tour (1996–1997)
• One Love Tour (2004-2005)
• 30th Anniversary Tour (2011-2012)
• All Half dozen Bout (2014)
• Greatest Hits Tour (2016)
• Culture Bout (2022)

Band members [edit]

Official members

• Ricky Bell – third lead vocals, groundwork vocals (1981–present)
• Michael Bivins – rapping, background vocals (1981–present)
• Bobby Brown – secondary lead vocals, background vocals (1981–1985, 1996–1997, 2005–present)
• Ralph Tresvant – primary lead vocals, background vocals (1981–present)
• Ronnie DeVoe – rapping, background vocals (1981–present)
• Johnny Gill – co-secondary lead vocals, groundwork vocals (1987–present)

Timeline [edit]

References [edit]

1. ^ ^{a b} Huey, Steve. "New Edition – Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
2. ^ ^{a b} "Jamie Foxx, New Edition Open BET Awards With Rousing Michael Jackson Tributes". MTV News.
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5. ^ ^{a b} "'The New Edition Story' Part One: Humble Ancestry To Harsh Realities". Essence. 2017-01-25. Retrieved 2019-ten-24 .
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7. ^ Williams, Stereo (23 June 2018). "Can Anyone Relieve the Baddest Boy Ring Ever?". Daily Beast. Retrieved nine November 2018.
8. ^ Nazareno, Mia (2021-12-17). "Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, Jr. & More to Be Inducted at 2022 Black Music and Amusement Walk of Fame". Billboard . Retrieved 2022-02-17 .
9. ^ ^{a b c} John Seabrook (2015-x-05). The Song Auto: Inside the Hit Manufacturing plant. ISBN9780393241938 . Retrieved 2019-eleven-08 .
10. ^ Sources: The Streetwise Records Album, London: Demon Music Grouping, 20 November 2015
11. ^ New Edition'due south "Processed Daughter" Turns xxx: A Retrospective (Deluxe Edition), Bastard Swordsman
12. ^ "Bobby Brown Bio – Bobby Brown Career". Vh1.com.
13. ^ "Bobby Brown". Billboard.com.
14. ^ "Black News, Entertainment, Style and Culture – HuffPost Black Voices". The Huffington Mail.
15. ^ Kirby, Jonathan (2012-02-xvi). "New Edition reunion keeps '80s alive". News & Record. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2012-02-16 . {{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
16. ^ "Bobby Brown and New Edition in Nigeria for first ever African concert | Amusement News". Entertainment.myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2012-03-29 .
17. ^ Schwindt, Orinda. "BET's 'The New Edition Story' Miniseries Ends on Ratings High Note". Variety.com . Retrieved four February 2017.
18. ^ Aderoju, Darlene (December 17, 2021). "New Edition Announces 30-City Civilization Tour With Charlie Wilson and Jodeci". Billboard . Retrieved December 19, 2021.
19. ^ "Hollywood Bedchamber of Commerce and Walk Of Famer Vin Di Bona Denote Hollywood Walk Of Fame Honorees". Business organisation.hollywoodchamber,cyberspace. p. 79. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
20. ^ "New Edition | Hollywood Walk of Fame". Walkoffame.com . Retrieved 2017-01-24 .
21. ^ Nazareno, Mia (2021-12-17). "Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, Jr. & More than to Be Inducted at 2022 Blackness Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame". Billboard . Retrieved 2021-12-27 .

External links [edit]

• Official Site
• New Edition at AllMusic
• New Edition discography at Discogs

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