Viewers experienced a sense of nostalgia during the American Music Awards in November 2021, when New Edition performed alongside 80’s boy band, New Kids on the Block. They have remained one of the most influential R&B groups of the last 30 years and counting, catapulting the solo careers of Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill, and Ralph Tresvant, and Bell Biv DeVoe. That same year, the network honored them with the BET Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing the group as one of the innovators of R&B. The mini-series attracted 29 million total viewers. In 2017, BET Network released their three-part Biopic: The New Edition Story, airing over three consecutive nights. Since then, New Edition has released more than six studio albums, received multiple Soul Train and American Music Awards, and a Grammy Award nomination. In 1983, New Edition released their debut single Candy Girl off their self-titled album, hitting No.1 on the Billboard Hot Black Single Charts, jumping ahead of Michael Jackson’s Beat It. The Culture Tour kicks off a 30-city tour February 2022, in Columbus, Ga., with stops in Los Angeles, New York, and New Edition’s hometown of Boston. MEMPHIS MUSIC: Memphis Magnetic Recording Co.Veteran R&B group New Edition headlines an iconic lineup with the legendary Charlie Wilson, along with special guest, Jodeci, the bad boys of R&B. The group has even been doing some throwback covers, including The Floaters “Float On” and David Oliver’s “Love TKO.”
This includes bangers from Brown (“My Prerogative,” “Every Little Step”), Gill (“Rub You The Right Way”), and Tresvant (“Sensitivity”), as well as Bell Biv DeVoe (“Poison,” “Do Me!”). New Edition’s brisk 26-song set not only packs the best from the group’s catalog - all the way back to 1982’s "Candy Girl" through to 1988's smash "If It Isn’t Love" and even 1995’s comeback single “Hit me Off - they also incorporate songs from their various solo and post-New Edition projects. Jodeci’s 11-song setlist covers all their signature songs from the ‘'90s (“Forever My Lady,” “Stay,” “Cry for You”), while Charlie Wilson offers a mix of material from his recent solo resurgence (“There Goes My Baby,” “I’m Blessed”), as well as some of his early Gap Band favorites (“Party Train,” “Humpin’”). None of the acts have new albums to promote or are looking to dig too deep into their catalog, but rather serving up familiar and much-loved classics. One of the reasons audiences have been so enthused is that the acts are unabashedly focusing on the hits and fan favorites. MEMPHIS MUSIC VENUES: The Shell gets a new (old) name, as Memphis venue aims to become self-sustaining The setlist: New Edition, Jodeci, Charlie Wilson play the hits The Atlanta Journal Constitution’s review of the tour stop at city’s State Farm Arena, observed that the concert felt less like an arena tour and more “like (a) sold-out house party.” The AJC’s Ryon Horne noted that it “was rare to see anyone sitting throughout the show, as grown and sexy fans soaked up tracks that ruled the airways for over three decades.” The Culture Tour earns critics' praiseĬritics who’ve caught The Culture Tour have been uniform in their praise of both the production and performances - not just those of New Edition, but Jodeci and Charlie Wilson as well. The North Carolina combo produced a string of chart-topping radio hits, while members K-Ci and JoJo also had hits as a duo. Openers Jodeci, known as “The Bad Boys of R&B,” became one of R&B's great vocal groups in the '90s. In recent years, the 13-time Grammy nominee has also become a touchstone for the hip-hop generation, collaborating with Kanye West, Jay-Z and Snoop Dogg. The veteran Oklahoma-bred singer has been on the scene since forming R&B group The Gap Band in the late 1960s with his brothers.
MEMPHIS IN MAY 2022: Megan Thee Stallion added to Beale Street Music Festival lineupĬharlie Wilson, aka “Uncle Charlie,” finds his way onto The Culture Tour’s middle slot.
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