New Edition

 

New Edition is an American R&B/Pop group formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1980, that was most popular during the 1980s. Their success led to the creation of late-1980s and 1990s boy bands like New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men, the Backstreet Boys, and 'N Sync. 

 

Guided by producer Maurice Starr, New Edition was originally a trio, but first recorded as a Jackson 5-esque collection of five young black teenage singers, including lead singer Ralph Tresvant, and vocalist Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ronnie DeVoe. Like the Jackson 5 before them, New Edition became a pop phenomenon, and were big enough to have Madonna as an opening act during their early days.The group was formed by Bobby Brown, Michael Bivins and Ricky Bell in 1978, while living at the Orchard Park housing projects (or what the group calls them popularly as "The Bricks") in the Roxbury district of Boston, Massachusetts. They would soon meet a young local group manager/choreographer named Brooke Payne, who would give them the name, "New Edition." Bell soon brang his best friend, Ralph Tresvant, in on the act, who quickly became their lead singer; Payne later rounded out the line-up by bringing in his nephew, Ronnie DeVoe. 

 

At the present, New Edition is currently working on their eighth studio album. Though it remains uncertain/unannounced which label will be releasing the project, R. Kelly, The Underdogs and Ne-Yo, have expressed interest in working with the group, while the team that has been instrumental in most of their success, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, are expected to handle 90% of the album's production and writing duties.  See New Edition LIVE!  Purchase your New Edition Tickets today!