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[…] below to see who’s nominated at the 64th GRAMMY Awards. The Recording Academy will present the 2022 GRAMMY Awards on Mon, Jan. 31, on the CBS Television Network(opens in a new tab) and stream live and on demand on Paramount+ from 8–11:30 p.m. ET / 5–8:30 p.m. PT.  Prior to the telecast, the GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony will be held at the Microsoft Theater at 12:30 […]

Full Force, New Edition and Brooke Payne (center with plaque) (This story was originally published on December 22, 2015) *What’s up everybody, Bowlegged Lou from Full Force here!! So this past weekend was a grand one. The Holiday concert in New jersey at The Prudential Center was great. All of our friends were there to rock the stage & that they did. New Edition, Patti Labelle, Tyrese, Jaheim & Monica. Crazy line-up, huh?? Everybody killed it with great performances. Me and my beloved brother Paul Anthony & his beautiful wife aka my sis in law, Michelle along with my beautiful gal pal Ashlee Baldwin & our dear friend & former artist Joe Jinx Ghaznavi were special guests along with Busta Rhymes, Eric Sermon, Judge.Mathis, The legendary voice of Blue Magic: Mr Ted Mills, Super Songwriters Jacky Member Poindexter & The Poindexter Brothers of Robert & Richard who penned such legendary hits as “Thin Line Between Love & Hate” by The Persuaders & “Hypnotized” by Linda Jones while co-writing compositions for Tina Marie, Will Smith, Jay Z, Amy Winehouse and The Ojays, amongst others. WBLS 107.5, the #1 urban radio station in the country hosted the event lead by PD Skip Dillard, Shaila, Fred “Bugsy” Buggs, Lenny “Quiet Storm” Green, Deja Vu & comedian great, EarthQuake. OK, let’s cut to the chase. As much as we wanted to reunite with Patti Labelle who we had not seen in ages since we wrote & produced on her Gold Album “Be Yourself” along with Prince writing & producing as well, we especially wanted to reunite with our little brothers New Edition. (We did indeed hook up with Patti in her dressing room & she was so happy to see us again as we were happy to see her too. Alas no Patti Pies backstage. We did see the man who made the Patti Pie famous: Mr James Wright Chanel, though and he later sang on stage with Patti). Anyway, back at the FF-NE Ranch >>> Full Force & New Edition’s friendship & connection go back 25 plus years when they first came to New York to play us in a basketball game which never got completed because during half time they started to do an impromtu minor dance & singing performance on the damn basketball court & though they were just foolin’ around … the fans charged the court and that was the end of that. READ THIS RELATED STORY: TV One’s ‘UnSung Revisited’ Debuts with Full Force & Paul Anthony Flash Forward years later: we had a rematch that BET sponsored in Washington DC. They beat us by luck 55-49 as you will see video highlights of that game attached at the end of this story. What you won’t see is Donnie Simpson who played on our side scoring in the wrong damn basket. Jeeeez! After that game we recruited Biv & Ronnie to play with the Full Force All Stars in a series of Celebrity Charity Games which we won most of them except when we played against Arsenio Hall & his Police Force friends. They cheated. So Full Force’s connection with New Edition began as a basketball connection which lead to a great & respectful friendship. All those years we also befriended New Edition’s master choreographer, manager, artistic director, friend & often called the 7th member of New Edition>Mr. Brooke Payne. Brooke is also the uncle of Ronnie Devoe. He has been with the group since the very beginning. His over-seeing the fellas is also a spiritual & positive one as well. I have been in a few of those hands all-in prayer circles that Brooke would at times lead before New Edition took the stage. New Edition in my opinion is 1 of the top 5 R&B vocal/dance-steppin’ groups of all time. Brooke’s finger-tips & foot-tips created the blueprint of New Edition’s masterful fancy foot-work of a stage show. His inspiration has touched every member since they were little kids till now as grown men. Ralph, Mike, Ricky, Ronnie, Bobby & Johnny. Brooke Payne Out of all Brooke’s NE choreographed songs, in my opinion I say his signature gem to me is “If It Isn’t Love.” The precision timing & syncopated in & out movement of the fellas as they dart and weave in between each other, then forming equal coordination together is simply crazy & amazing. The steps to that song in my opinion is one of the best depictions of the Brooke Payne method of choreography. (The video of “If It Isn’t love” is attached here as well after this story plus in the video it is Brooke Payne who makes an appearance in the video as he opens up the video verbally giving a pep talk & instructions to the fellas) The day before the concert, I called/texted Brooke and asked as usual if we and our peeps can get backstage passes to say what’s up to him & the fellas. He texted back>Done! I also told him that Paul & i wanted to surprise & present something to the guys from us to them. From Peers To Peers & Brothers To Brothers. Hell, I know New Edition has received prestigious industry & fan awards which are great, but it’s not a lot of times, […]

[…] the Year nominations are Cardi B‘s debut “Invasion of Privacy,” H.E.R.‘s self-titled album, Post Malone’s “Beerbongs & Bentleys,” Janelle Monae‘s “Dirty Computer” and “Golden Hour” by Kacey Musgraves. ‘ NEW YORK UNDERCOVER’ REBOOT IN THE WORKS BY ABC AND DICK WOLF H.E.R. In the best new artist category, H.E.R. will compete against Chloe x Halle, Luke Combs, […]

[…] emerging and established performing artists. The Apollo continues to engage its legacy to inform contemporary artistic expression, and grow its role as a creative catalyst for Harlem, New York, the nation, and around the globe. Additionally, the Apollo’s Fall/Winter 2016 season will include: a special edition of the Theater’s signature talent competition, Amateur Night […]

ENCORE DATES SET FOR SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, MONDAY, JANUARY 30 AND MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20 *New York, NY –- BET Networks’ THE NEW EDITION STORY had the press and internet buzzing during its three night run with the never-told-before story that follows New Edition, the group that laid the foundation for how modern-day boy bands look, […]

*BET’s 3-part biopic, “The New Edition Story,” attracted 29 million viewers during premiere week (including encores across BET and Centric). On BET alone it attracted 15.7MM viewers in the 18-49 target demo, and 28.4MM total viewers P2+ in its full premiere week (Live + Same Day viewing). “The New Edition Story” (Parts One and Three) […]

*PARK CITY, UTAH — The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the showcase of new independent work selected across the Feature Film, Short Film, Indie Series and New Frontier categories for the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. The Festival will take place digitally via a feature-rich, Sundance-built online platform and in-person on Satellite Screens across the […]

*Iconic Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum-selling R&B supergroup New Edition closed out 2022 with the highly successful “The Culture Tour,” nominated as one of the Top R&B Tours in the country by Pollstar. Selling out arenas across the country, the icons and The Black Promoters Collective (BPC) are happy to announce the 30-city “Legacy Tour” with a must-see […]

New Edition 0n Tamron Hall *On the Tuesday, February 15 edition of  “Tamron Hall,” iconic R&B group New Edition sat down with Tamron for a special hour-long daytime exclusive interview with all six members, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Bobby Brown, Ronnie DeVoe, Johnny Gill and Ralph Tresvant the day before their new U.S tour […]

(L-R) New Edition members Ralph Tresvant, Johnny Gill, Michael Bivens. Ronnie DeVoe, Ricky Bell, and Bobby Brown arrives at the 21st Annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 23, 2008 in Beverly Hills, California. (Source: Michael Buckner/Getty Images North America *Will an upcoming BET biopic put an end to […]

“The New Edition Story” is a three-part miniseries event that follows the iconic group from their humble beginnings as kids in Boston to global megastardom. Bryshere Y. Gray (“Empire”), Elijah Kelley (The Butler, “The Wiz Live!”), Grammy® nominated singer/songwriter Luke James, Keith Powers (“Straight Outta Compton”), Algee Smith (“Let It Shine”) and Woody McClain (“Autographs”) […]

Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage Announces 2023 Season *City Parks Foundation is excited to announce the 2023 season of Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage,  New York City’s beloved outdoor performing arts festival, bringing 80 free and benefit shows to Central Park and 12 neighborhood parks across the five boroughs. Returning for its […]

Tanya Hart Chronices Ups and Downs of New Edition Once Again *Tanya Hart, TV Host, Producer, Radio Personality, had the foresight when music producer Maurice Starr, producer of New Edition, asked her to do a story about New Edition in 1982 on her popular Boston television show, WBZ-TV’s “Coming Together” where she served as host and producer. This exposure helped launch New […]

(L-R) New Edition members Ralph Tresvant, Johnny Gill, Michael Bivens. Ronnie DeVoe, Ricky Bell, and Bobby Brown arrive at the 21st Annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 23, 2008, in Beverly Hills, California. (June 23, 2008 – Source: Michael Buckner/Getty Images North America *Michael Bivins has delivered some bad […]