16 Facts About New Edition

1.

All six members of New Edition reunited in 1996 to record the group's sixth studio album Home Again.

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2.

On May 3,2011, New Edition issued a press release on their official website announcing that all six members were reuniting as New Edition to kick off the 30th anniversary celebration of Candy Girl with their fans.

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3.

On January 24,2017, a three-part docuseries, The New Edition Story, premiered on BET about the group's career and personal life.

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4.

Eclipsing their debut album, New Edition spun off the top five hit "Cool It Now" and the top twenty "Mr Telephone Man", and went on to be certified double platinum in the United States.

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5.

Also in 1996, the three solo members of New Edition joined Monica and Faith Evans to collaborate with Whitney Houston on a recording of the gospel standard "Somebody Bigger Than You and I" that appeared on the soundtrack to Houston's movie The Preacher's Wife.

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6.

In 2005, New Edition appeared on an episode of the UPN reality competition series R U the Girl as part of an elimination challenge, assisting the remaining TLC members Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas in judging the show's remaining finalists as they put together group performances opening up for a New Edition live concert.

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7.

Gill later confirmed that New Edition had signed with manager Irving Azoff, that they are currently signed with Geffen Records and was slating to release a comeback album.

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8.

On July 3,2011 in New Orleans, Louisiana, all six members of New Edition reunited at the Essence Music Festival to kick off and celebrate their 30th anniversary tour.

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9.

In late 2012, New Edition received the Lifetime Achievement Award during the Soul Train Awards ceremony.

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10.

In July 2021, New Edition signed with Creative Artists Agency and announced a Las Vegas Residency and an upcoming arena tour.

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11.

New Edition performed a medley of their hits alongside New Kids on the Block at the 2021 American Music Awards, marking their first performance at the award show since 1997.

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12.

In December 2021, New Edition announced The Culture Tour, presented by the Black Promoters Collective.

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13.

In 2012, New Edition received the Soul Train Lifetime Achievement Award.

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14.

On January 23,2017, New Edition received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for their contributions to the music industry, located at 7080 Hollywood Boulevard.

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15.

In 2017, New Edition received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2017 BET Awards.

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16.

New Edition went through 3 offspring's of separate supergroups created throughout their careers with Bell Biv Devoe being the most notable, popular and successful act.

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