This week’s episode of The Masked Singer saw Group C hit the stage with four new contestants. When the episode ended, two newcomers had to face off in the Smackdown. Luckily for Lizard, he won out in the Smackdown round. Spaghetti & Meatballs unmasked as restaurateur and MasterChef judge Joe Bastianich. But who is Lizard?
Here is what Lizard sang on The Masked Singer, his clue package, and who we think is under the mask.
Lizard Performs On The Masked Singer
Lizard came out on The Masked Singer this week and performed a Billy Joel song on the night honoring the legendary singer/songwriter. For Lizard, the song was “Uptown Girl.” Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg said he was clearly a “showman” while Rita Ora said he was “tiny.” Lizard was in the bottom two and in the Smackdown round, he and Spaghetti & Meatballs sang “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song).”
The Lizard clue...
Here is what Lizard sang on The Masked Singer, his clue package, and who we think is under the mask.
Lizard Performs On The Masked Singer
Lizard came out on The Masked Singer this week and performed a Billy Joel song on the night honoring the legendary singer/songwriter. For Lizard, the song was “Uptown Girl.” Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg said he was clearly a “showman” while Rita Ora said he was “tiny.” Lizard was in the bottom two and in the Smackdown round, he and Spaghetti & Meatballs sang “Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song).”
The Lizard clue...
- 3/21/2024
- by Shawn Lealos
- TV Shows Ace
New Edition, the legendary R&b group made up of Ricky Bell, Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill, Ralph Tresvant, Michael Bivins and Ronnie DeVoe, is set to be inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame.
The group will be inducted during the 2024 NAACP Image Awards ceremony being held in Los Angeles on March 16. Previous inductees include Eddie Murphy, Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey, Spike Lee, Carlos Santana, Little Richard, Sidney Poitier, Earth Wind and Fire, and Aretha Franklin.
Formed in Boston in 1978, New Edition became phenomenally popular in the 1980s and set the template for the modern boy band. The group has released seven studio albums and scored a No. 1 on the Billboard album charts with the 1996 release Home Again. Their best-known songs include “Candy Girl,” “Mr. Telephone Man,” “Cool It Now,” “If This Isn’t Love” and “Hit Me Off.”
All the members of New Edition have enjoyed solo...
The group will be inducted during the 2024 NAACP Image Awards ceremony being held in Los Angeles on March 16. Previous inductees include Eddie Murphy, Stevie Wonder, Oprah Winfrey, Spike Lee, Carlos Santana, Little Richard, Sidney Poitier, Earth Wind and Fire, and Aretha Franklin.
Formed in Boston in 1978, New Edition became phenomenally popular in the 1980s and set the template for the modern boy band. The group has released seven studio albums and scored a No. 1 on the Billboard album charts with the 1996 release Home Again. Their best-known songs include “Candy Girl,” “Mr. Telephone Man,” “Cool It Now,” “If This Isn’t Love” and “Hit Me Off.”
All the members of New Edition have enjoyed solo...
- 3/7/2024
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Updated, 9 Am: The NAACP Image Awards today revealed a pair of career honors for musical acts to be presented at its 55th annual ceremony on March 16.
New Edition will be inducted into the will be inducted into the acclaimed NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame, and R&b hitmaking Maze frontman Frankie Beverly is set for the Lifetime Achievement Award.
New Edition and Frankie Beverly
Featuring Ricky Bell, Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill, Ralph Tresvant, Michael Bivins and Ronnie DeVoe, New Edition broke out with “Cool It Now” and “Mr. Telephone Man” from their self-titled gold 1984 album. The group continued to rack up Top 10 R&b hits and re-stormed the pop charts with its multiplatinum 1996 reunion disc Home Again, which topped the Billboard 200 and produced the Top 10 singles “Hit Me Off” and “I’m Still in Love with You.” New Edition also was the subject of a popular BET miniseries The New Edition Story...
New Edition will be inducted into the will be inducted into the acclaimed NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame, and R&b hitmaking Maze frontman Frankie Beverly is set for the Lifetime Achievement Award.
New Edition and Frankie Beverly
Featuring Ricky Bell, Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill, Ralph Tresvant, Michael Bivins and Ronnie DeVoe, New Edition broke out with “Cool It Now” and “Mr. Telephone Man” from their self-titled gold 1984 album. The group continued to rack up Top 10 R&b hits and re-stormed the pop charts with its multiplatinum 1996 reunion disc Home Again, which topped the Billboard 200 and produced the Top 10 singles “Hit Me Off” and “I’m Still in Love with You.” New Edition also was the subject of a popular BET miniseries The New Edition Story...
- 3/7/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
One of the most influential names in R&b is getting his own documentary when “The Hustle of @617MikeBiv” debuts on Allblk on Thursday, Aug. 24. The film will focus on the life of Grammy-award winning artist Michael L. Bivins, who helped found some of the most influential R&b groups of his day. The music scene we know today would be very different without Bivins’ contributions, without a doubt. You can watch with a 7-Day Free Trial of Allblk.
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If you’ve ever heard a smash-hit by New Edition or Bell Biv DeVoe, you’ve heard Michael Bivins performing. Bivins didn’t grow up wanting to be an R&b sensation; the kid from Roxbury’s...
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If you’ve ever heard a smash-hit by New Edition or Bell Biv DeVoe, you’ve heard Michael Bivins performing. Bivins didn’t grow up wanting to be an R&b sensation; the kid from Roxbury’s...
- 8/24/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Gabrielle Union and Keith Powers explore uncharted territory in their romantic Netflix adaptation "The Perfect Find," starring as 40- and 20-something-year-old coworkers who get into a "forbidden fruit" entanglement. The movie, based on bestselling author Tia Williams's novel of the same name, follows the meet-cute-gone-wrong of fired-and-rehired fashionista Jenna (Union) and her random fling-turned-colleague Eric (Powers) - who happens to be the son of Jenna's tyrant boss, Darcy (Gina Torres). The film also stars Aisha Hinds, Db Woodside, Janet Hubert, and La La Anthony.
"I think that that intimidation, and it's not in a bad way, it's more to just keep me on my toes really."
The unconventional love story in director Numa Perrier's vintage Hollywood-inspired rom-com challenged Union and Powers in more ways than one. But working alongside Union, Powers says, especially encouraged him to stay on his A game. "I mean, you just want to make sure you're up to par,...
"I think that that intimidation, and it's not in a bad way, it's more to just keep me on my toes really."
The unconventional love story in director Numa Perrier's vintage Hollywood-inspired rom-com challenged Union and Powers in more ways than one. But working alongside Union, Powers says, especially encouraged him to stay on his A game. "I mean, you just want to make sure you're up to par,...
- 6/23/2023
- by Njera Perkins
- Popsugar.com
Earth, Wind & Fire was alternately singing about the 12th of never and the 21st night of September, but it was all about the 19th evening of June as the veteran group proved an obvious audience favorite during “Juneteenth: A Global Celebration for Freedom,” a multi-artist, multi-genre show at the Hollywood Bowl broadcast live on CNN Sunday to commemorate the national holiday.
Held to celebrate the anniversary of Black emancipation in the U.S., the concert spanned almost as wide an array of musical and performance styles as could be packed into a single prime-time slot, from soul to classical to country to jazz. That breadth established, the lineup had a special emphasis on artists that ruled the R&b world of the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s, leading an emcee to joke to the sold-out audience about a time “before all those knee replacements out there.”
Even with Ewf, Chaka Khan...
Held to celebrate the anniversary of Black emancipation in the U.S., the concert spanned almost as wide an array of musical and performance styles as could be packed into a single prime-time slot, from soul to classical to country to jazz. That breadth established, the lineup had a special emphasis on artists that ruled the R&b world of the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s, leading an emcee to joke to the sold-out audience about a time “before all those knee replacements out there.”
Even with Ewf, Chaka Khan...
- 6/20/2022
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
Prepare for some more relationship drama playing out on VH1
TheWrap can exclusively reveal that “VH1 Couples Retreat” is back, returning Monday, May 16 on the network, as part of VH1’s “Level Up Mondays” evening programming.
The new season, which kicks off at 9 p.m. Et/Pt, will feature an all-star cast including Ronnie DeVoe and Shamari DeVoe, Claudia Jordan and boyfriend Kj, Nick Young and Keonna, Styles P and his wife Adjua, and Jess Hilarious and her boyfriend Daniel.
The new season will span eight episodes.
Here’s a logline for the new season: “During a week-long vacation, cast members will take part in an honest and uncensored conversation on how celebrity couples showcase the challenges and triumphs of their relationships, navigating the complex waters of love, heartache and communication.”
“VH1 Couples Retreat” is hosted by Michael Blackson of “Coming 2 America” and his fiancée Rada. The couples featured...
TheWrap can exclusively reveal that “VH1 Couples Retreat” is back, returning Monday, May 16 on the network, as part of VH1’s “Level Up Mondays” evening programming.
The new season, which kicks off at 9 p.m. Et/Pt, will feature an all-star cast including Ronnie DeVoe and Shamari DeVoe, Claudia Jordan and boyfriend Kj, Nick Young and Keonna, Styles P and his wife Adjua, and Jess Hilarious and her boyfriend Daniel.
The new season will span eight episodes.
Here’s a logline for the new season: “During a week-long vacation, cast members will take part in an honest and uncensored conversation on how celebrity couples showcase the challenges and triumphs of their relationships, navigating the complex waters of love, heartache and communication.”
“VH1 Couples Retreat” is hosted by Michael Blackson of “Coming 2 America” and his fiancée Rada. The couples featured...
- 4/18/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Bobby Brown visits the side-by-side graves of his first wife Whitney Houston and their daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown in the first look for A&e’s upcoming docuseries “Bobby Brown: Every Little Step.”
The 12-episode series is one of two projects related to the New Edition singer that the network is releasing. The other is a two-part documentary titled “Biography: Bobby Brown.”
The network released a first look at both on Wednesday.
“Biography: Bobby Brown” follows the New Edition singer from the housing projects of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to stages across the world. Through exclusive interviews, Brown details his personal struggles with substance abuse, as well as the losses of his first wife Whitney Houston and two of his children, Bobbi Kristina Brown and Bobby Brown Jr.
In addition to interviews with Brown’s family and friends, the documentary will also include conversations with Usher, Jermaine Dupri, Keith Sweat, Babyface, New Edition’s Ricky Bell,...
The 12-episode series is one of two projects related to the New Edition singer that the network is releasing. The other is a two-part documentary titled “Biography: Bobby Brown.”
The network released a first look at both on Wednesday.
“Biography: Bobby Brown” follows the New Edition singer from the housing projects of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to stages across the world. Through exclusive interviews, Brown details his personal struggles with substance abuse, as well as the losses of his first wife Whitney Houston and two of his children, Bobbi Kristina Brown and Bobby Brown Jr.
In addition to interviews with Brown’s family and friends, the documentary will also include conversations with Usher, Jermaine Dupri, Keith Sweat, Babyface, New Edition’s Ricky Bell,...
- 2/9/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
A&e Network is taking a deep dive into the life of R&b legend Bobby Brown with a two-night Biography event special and new docuseries.
A&e will premiere Biography: Bobby Brown, a two-night event which follows the ups and downs of Brown’s journey to pop culture fame, on May 30 and May 31 at 8 Pm. Following at 10 Pm May 31, is the premiere of 12-episode docuseries Bobby Brown: Every Little Step, with new episodes airing weekly on Tuesdays thereafter at 9 Pm.
Biography: Bobby Brown takes a personal look at the American Music Award winner’s journey to superstardom and the fallout from his personal struggles with sobriety and the tragic deaths of his two children and first wife, Whitney Houston. according to A&e. The documentary includes interviews with Usher, Jermaine Dupri, Keith Sweat, Babyface, New Edition’s Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe and Johnny Gill, as well as his family,...
A&e will premiere Biography: Bobby Brown, a two-night event which follows the ups and downs of Brown’s journey to pop culture fame, on May 30 and May 31 at 8 Pm. Following at 10 Pm May 31, is the premiere of 12-episode docuseries Bobby Brown: Every Little Step, with new episodes airing weekly on Tuesdays thereafter at 9 Pm.
Biography: Bobby Brown takes a personal look at the American Music Award winner’s journey to superstardom and the fallout from his personal struggles with sobriety and the tragic deaths of his two children and first wife, Whitney Houston. according to A&e. The documentary includes interviews with Usher, Jermaine Dupri, Keith Sweat, Babyface, New Edition’s Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe and Johnny Gill, as well as his family,...
- 1/26/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
What’s old was suddenly New again during Sunday’s American Music Awards, which welcomed an iconic pair of ’80s music groups to the stage for a performance decades in the making.
Actually, it was more of a face-off than a traditional performance. New Edition (Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Bobby Brown, Ronnie DeVoe, Johnny Gill and Ralph Tresvant) and New Kids on the Block (Jonathan Knight, Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wood) came together for something billed as the “Battle of Boston.”
More from TVLineRatings: American Music Awards Low But Steady, Sunday Night Football SlipsJennifer Lopez Debuts...
Actually, it was more of a face-off than a traditional performance. New Edition (Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Bobby Brown, Ronnie DeVoe, Johnny Gill and Ralph Tresvant) and New Kids on the Block (Jonathan Knight, Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wood) came together for something billed as the “Battle of Boston.”
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- 11/22/2021
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Of all the nostalgic performances at the 2020 American Music Awards, none threw it back harder than ’90s trio Bell Biv DeVoe.
Even the AMAs’ youngest viewers, those who may not know Bell Biv DeVoe by name, are likely still familiar with the group’s debut single “Poison,” one of two songs performed on Sunday. The other was the subtly titled “Do Me!”
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Even the AMAs’ youngest viewers, those who may not know Bell Biv DeVoe by name, are likely still familiar with the group’s debut single “Poison,” one of two songs performed on Sunday. The other was the subtly titled “Do Me!”
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- 11/23/2020
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Nearly 30 years after Bell Biv Devoe first performed at the American Music Awards, the new jack swing legends returned to the AMAs to deliver a medley of their songs.
The trio of Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe sang their two most enduring hits, “Do Me!” and “Poison,” at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater on Sunday. Bell Biv Devoe performed on a stage that looked straight out of MTV’s Nineties heyday, with school lockers and Lakers jerseys decorating the backdrop as they crooned through their iconic singles.
The three-time...
The trio of Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe sang their two most enduring hits, “Do Me!” and “Poison,” at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater on Sunday. Bell Biv Devoe performed on a stage that looked straight out of MTV’s Nineties heyday, with school lockers and Lakers jerseys decorating the backdrop as they crooned through their iconic singles.
The three-time...
- 11/23/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Season 2 of “The Masked Singer” is beginning to wind down, with only seven costumed celebrities still in the running to win Fox’s reality TV competition. The show is off this week for the Thanksgiving holiday, but it returns on December 4 with the return of Butterfly, Fox, Thingamajig and Tree. After these four competitors perform, two will automatically advance to the Top 6, while the two lowest vote-getters will face off in an epic smackdown, with one being eliminated. Below, get a closer look at the “Masked Singer” journeys so far by this talented foursome.
SEEPatti Labelle (‘The Masked Singer’ Flower) interview on shocking elimination: ‘There are voices more beautiful than mine’ [Watch]
Butterfly started out the season by performing “Bang Bang” by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj in the first episode. She returned in the fifth hour and took on “Livin’ on a Prayer” by Bon Jovi. For her...
SEEPatti Labelle (‘The Masked Singer’ Flower) interview on shocking elimination: ‘There are voices more beautiful than mine’ [Watch]
Butterfly started out the season by performing “Bang Bang” by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj in the first episode. She returned in the fifth hour and took on “Livin’ on a Prayer” by Bon Jovi. For her...
- 11/28/2019
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
The sultry showmance between “The Masked Singer” judge Nicole Scherzinger and costumed contestant Thingamajig climaxed during Wednesday’s two-hour episode when guest panelist Anthony Anderson announced his approval. “I can marry them. I’m ordained,” Anderson said. At first the showmance appeared to be just for laughs, but after this week’s episode it was clear Nicole really, truly has a “thing” for Thingamajig. Watch his performance of “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg” above.
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“I’m one of Nicole’s biggest fans,” Thingamajig stated backstage after his latest performance. “You know, I’m just glad that she likes me, so we’ll see where it goes.” This marked his third song on the show following “Easy” in the Season 2 premiere and “Rainbow” on the October 16 episode.
When Nicole declared the tall, neon green monster to be her “future husband,...
SEERaven-Symone (‘The Masked Singer’) exit interview: It was ‘freeing’ being anonymous inside Black Widow costume [Watch]
“I’m one of Nicole’s biggest fans,” Thingamajig stated backstage after his latest performance. “You know, I’m just glad that she likes me, so we’ll see where it goes.” This marked his third song on the show following “Easy” in the Season 2 premiere and “Rainbow” on the October 16 episode.
When Nicole declared the tall, neon green monster to be her “future husband,...
- 11/7/2019
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Glee alum Samantha Ware, Juan Castano, Keith Powers and Saamer Usmani have joined the cast of What/If, Netflix’s social thriller anthology drama series What/If starring Renée Zellweger, Jane Levy and Blake Jenner, from Revenge and Swingtown creator Mike Kelley. The series is written by Kelley, directed by Phillip Noyce and produced by Page Fright, Atlas Entertainment and Compari Entertainment in association with Warner Bros Television.
What/If explores the ripple effects of what happens when acceptable people start doing unacceptable things. Each season will tackle a different morality tale inspired by culturally consequential source material, and the power of a single fateful decision to change the trajectory of an entire life.
Ware will play Angela, Castano will portray Marcos, Powers is Todd and Usmani will play Avery.
Ware is best known for her series regular role of Jane Hayward in the final season of Glee. In the past...
What/If explores the ripple effects of what happens when acceptable people start doing unacceptable things. Each season will tackle a different morality tale inspired by culturally consequential source material, and the power of a single fateful decision to change the trajectory of an entire life.
Ware will play Angela, Castano will portray Marcos, Powers is Todd and Usmani will play Avery.
Ware is best known for her series regular role of Jane Hayward in the final season of Glee. In the past...
- 9/4/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
New Edition took home a big prize, the Lifetime Achievement Award, at the 2017 Bet Awards tonight. The group, which is comprised of Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill, Ronnie DeVoe, Ralph Tresvant, Ricky Bell, hit the stage to accept the honor and to perform at the award show, hosted by Saturday Night Live's Leslie Jones live from Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater. The men were introduced by the cast of Girls Trip (Regina Hall, Tiffany Haddish, Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah). While accepting the award, several of the group's members made remarks. During the speeches, Brown, New Edition's most famous member, said to the crowd, "I didn't know how much our fans were going to stick with us...
- 6/26/2017
- E! Online
[Editor’s Note: “Girl, I must warn you…” this review will make liberal use of New Edition, Bobby Brown, and Bell Biv Devoe song titles and lyrics. Why? That’s “My Prerogative.”]
It may seem like a stretch to compare Bet’s “The New Edition Story” to the critically acclaimed biopic “Straight Outta Compton.” After all, N.W.A.’s gangsta rap courted controversy while New Edition’s lyrics only got salty when they accused “Mr. Telephone Man” of a faulty connection. Nevertheless, just as N.W.A. shaped hip-hop, the miniseries gives rightful context to how influential New Edition was on its own. Styled as a New Edition of the Jackson 5, the group perfected the model for all the boy bands to come, including New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men, ’N Sync, and the Backstreet Boys. They also successfully transitioned from the bubble gum style of their early songs to becoming pioneers of New Jack Swing.
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As with N.W.A., the drama of just being in New Edition is part of the story’s trainwreck/bootstrap appeal.
It may seem like a stretch to compare Bet’s “The New Edition Story” to the critically acclaimed biopic “Straight Outta Compton.” After all, N.W.A.’s gangsta rap courted controversy while New Edition’s lyrics only got salty when they accused “Mr. Telephone Man” of a faulty connection. Nevertheless, just as N.W.A. shaped hip-hop, the miniseries gives rightful context to how influential New Edition was on its own. Styled as a New Edition of the Jackson 5, the group perfected the model for all the boy bands to come, including New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men, ’N Sync, and the Backstreet Boys. They also successfully transitioned from the bubble gum style of their early songs to becoming pioneers of New Jack Swing.
Read More: Bet Awards 2016: The Full List of Winners
As with N.W.A., the drama of just being in New Edition is part of the story’s trainwreck/bootstrap appeal.
- 1/24/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Bet will air “The New Edition Story,” about the famed music group New Edition, as a six-hour, three-night event on January 24, 25, and 26, 2017. The biopic tells the story of how the group laid the foundation for boy bands like Boyz II Men, N’Sync, The Backstreet Boys, and New Kids On The Block.
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New Edition was comprised of Ronnie Devoe, Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, Mike Bivins, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill. “Empire” star Bryshere Y. Gray will play Bivins as an adult and Dante Hoagland will play Michael as a child. The rest of the cast includes:
Elijah Kelley as the adult Bell and Caleb McLaughlin as the younger Bell. Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Luke James as Gill. Algee Smith as the adult Tresvant and Jahi Winston as the younger Tresvant. Keith Powers as the adult Devoe and...
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New Edition was comprised of Ronnie Devoe, Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, Mike Bivins, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill. “Empire” star Bryshere Y. Gray will play Bivins as an adult and Dante Hoagland will play Michael as a child. The rest of the cast includes:
Elijah Kelley as the adult Bell and Caleb McLaughlin as the younger Bell. Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Luke James as Gill. Algee Smith as the adult Tresvant and Jahi Winston as the younger Tresvant. Keith Powers as the adult Devoe and...
- 9/30/2016
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Bobby Brown and Bell Biv DeVoe battle for stage supremacy in a tense new trailer for Bet's upcoming three-part biopic, The New Edition Story.
The clip opens with Brown (played by Woody McLain) hogging the spotlight with a fiery performance of "My Prerogative" while Michael Bivins (Bryshere Y. Gray of Empire), Ricky Bell (Elijah Kelly) and Ronnie DeVoe (Keith Powers of Straight Outta Compton) grumble backstage. Ultimately, the group decides to bump Brown on their own, but as they tear through "Poison," a manager stokes the solo star's anger. After...
The clip opens with Brown (played by Woody McLain) hogging the spotlight with a fiery performance of "My Prerogative" while Michael Bivins (Bryshere Y. Gray of Empire), Ricky Bell (Elijah Kelly) and Ronnie DeVoe (Keith Powers of Straight Outta Compton) grumble backstage. Ultimately, the group decides to bump Brown on their own, but as they tear through "Poison," a manager stokes the solo star's anger. After...
- 9/28/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Bet’s six-hour event series The New Edition Story about the iconic R&B boy band will air over three nights on January 24-26, the network said today. The biopic follows the group — Ronnie Devoe, Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, Mike Bivins, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill — from their humble beginnings in Boston to global stardom, weathering the highs and lows of controversy, personnel changes, and the cost of fame. Empire‘s Bryshere Y. Gray, The Wiz Live‘s Elijah Kelley, Luke…...
- 9/27/2016
- Deadline TV
New Edition paved the way for many successful boy bands, and now their story is coming to the silver screen. Bet unveiled the first trailer for its upcoming mini-series biopic, “The New Edition Story,” featuring Duane Martin and Wood Harris.
The three-part series will chronicle the group’s humble beginnings in Boston, their handwork and dedication and their rapid rise to stardom. It will also give glimpses of their struggles, fights and drama they had along the way, including their decision to replace Bobby Brown.
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Known for their early hits including “Candy Girl” and “Cool It Now,” the R&B quintet went through many highs and lows since its formation in 1978. “Empire” star Bryshere Gray will portray Michael Bivins, R&B singer-songwriter Luke James will be Johnny Gill, Woody McClain will take on the role of Bobby Brown, Elijah Kelley will be Ricky Bell,...
The three-part series will chronicle the group’s humble beginnings in Boston, their handwork and dedication and their rapid rise to stardom. It will also give glimpses of their struggles, fights and drama they had along the way, including their decision to replace Bobby Brown.
Read More: Bet Awards 2016: Full Bet Awards Winners List
Known for their early hits including “Candy Girl” and “Cool It Now,” the R&B quintet went through many highs and lows since its formation in 1978. “Empire” star Bryshere Gray will portray Michael Bivins, R&B singer-songwriter Luke James will be Johnny Gill, Woody McClain will take on the role of Bobby Brown, Elijah Kelley will be Ricky Bell,...
- 6/28/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Bet is rounding out the cast for its three-part miniseries New Edition: The Movie. La La La Anthony (Power), Yvette Nicole Brown (The Office; The New Odd Couple), Monica Calhoun (The Best Man), Lisa Nicole Carson (Ally McBeal) and Sandi McCree (The Wire) have signed on to play the mothers of the iconic 1980s R&B/ pop group. Anthony will play Flo DeVoe, mother of the young Ronnie DeVoe, Brown will play Michael Bivins' mother Shirley Bivins, Calhoun is Ralph Tresvant's…...
- 5/5/2016
- Deadline TV
R&B group New Edition will get Bet miniseries treatment with a TV movie to premiere in 2016, the network announced on Monday. The series will be the first music-focused scripted movie to air on the cable network. New Edition first hit success as a five-member boy band in the 1980s with songs like “Candy Girl,” until Bobby Brown left after two years to pursue a solo career. Johnny Gill soon joined the other original members Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe, Ralph Tresvant,all of whom have signed on as co-producers of the Bet movie. New Edition’s longtime manager...
- 8/10/2015
- by Deborah Day
- The Wrap
An original miniseries based on the iconic 1980s R&B/ pop group New Edition is set at Bet Networks, with Real Husbands Of Hollywood's Jesse Collins executive producing through his Jesse Collins Entertainment banner, in association with New Edition Enterprises. New Edition members Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe, Johnny Gill and Ralph Tresvant are co-producers. Shooting is set to begin after the first of the year for premiere in 2016. The untitled three-night…...
- 8/10/2015
- Deadline TV
R&B singer Ronnie DeVoe wants to cash in on his celeb status by hawking high-end real estate in Los Angeles ... TMZ has learned. The "New Edition" and "Bell Biv DeVoe" singer tells us he just opened DeVoe Real Estate in Georgia ... and plans to do the same out west. This isn't Ronnie's first crack at this -- he had a realtor biz from 2002 to 2008 with about 60 agents. He's on tour right now with "New Edition...
- 2/23/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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