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New Edition is an American R&B/pop group from the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1978 by singer/rapper Bobby Brown. Their name is taken to mean a new edition of the Jackson 5. The group reached its height of popularity in the 1980s and is considered the blueprint for what would become the modern boy band.
Johnny Gill Jr. (born May 22, 1966) is an American singer and songwriter. [1] He is the sixth and final member of the R&B/pop group New Edition and was also a member of the supergroup called LSG, with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat. [2]
In 1982, Starr discovered the band New Edition on his talent show. He co-wrote and co-produced their debut album with the hits, " Candy Girl ", " Is This the End ", and " Popcorn Love ". Despite the album's success, and a lengthy tour, New Edition members were paid less than two dollars each, and they fired Starr in late 1983, accusing him of ...
After the group returned from their first national tour, they were dropped back off at the projects with each member pocketing $1.87 apiece. Starr and New Edition’s label Streetwise Records ...
After an audition for Payne, he gave them the name New Edition to signify they were a new edition of the Jackson 5. Maurice Starr , who wanted to create a "newer edition" of the pop act The Jackson 5 , signed them to his independent Streetwise Records label and a fifth member, Ronnie DeVoe (Payne's nephew), was added to the group.
DeVoe was the second-to-last member to join New Edition (Johnny Gill being the last) after being brought in by his uncle and the group's choreographer Brooke Payne.In 1981, the group took second place at a talent show, which caught the eye of record producer Maurice Starr, who signed them to his Streetwise record label.
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Heart Break is the fifth studio album by American R&B quintet New Edition, released June 20, 1988, by MCA Records.It is the first album to return the Boston-reared band as a quintet after the public exit of original member Bobby Brown, and the first album to feature Johnny Gill as a member of the group.