![]() But this is the story of Heart Break: the best-selling album that catapulted them to icon status, launched Tresvant and Gill to platinum solo careers and set Bell Biv DeVoe off into the pop stratosphere. This week, the group receives its long overdue star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, right before BET presents the much-anticipated origin story of New Edition in an excellent, unfiltered three-part miniseries that all of the group members helped to produce. They’d worked with Janet Jackson, the youngest member of the Jackson family, garnered insight into her life and helped her create Control, which sold 5 million copies, is easily one of the best albums of the 1980s - and certainly one of the most transformative albums ever recorded. And Busby - who had been instrumental in the crossover careers of Jody Watley, Patti Labelle, and Gladys Knight - paired New Edition with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis - two members of Prince-associated Minneapolis band The Time. They needed to create another huge album. The idea that this group was somehow on the verge of breaking up would have been inconceivable to the legions of fans it amassed during successful domestic and international tours. Telephone Man soundtracked skating rinks on Saturdays, and was the type of music designed for hand-holding and first time slow-dancing. New Edition’s Candy Girl, Popcorn Love, and Mr. ![]() They were the teen idols who made black girls born in the ’70s rip pages from magazines like Right On! and tape them to their bedroom walls. To add to the disarray and disappointment: Back taxes were stressing out Bell, DeVoe, Bivins and Tresvant - and they weren’t even 20. But the group’s fourth effort, 1986’s Under The Blue Moon, was a collection of doo-wop covers that barely went gold. ![]() New Edition had experienced multiplatinum success with its second effort, 1984’s self-titled album, and 1985’s platinum-selling All For Love secured its space as the signature teen group of the mid-’80s. Bobby Brown had been voted out of the group in 1985 due to his on-and-off stage antics, and he was prepping for his second solo album, the instantly classic Don’t Be Cruel. New Edition, founded in the Orchard Park Projects in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood in 1978, was down to four members: Ricky Bell, Ronnie DeVoe, Michael Bivins, and lead singer Ralph Tresvant. Busby, who began his career at Stax Records and became president of Motown, was then president of black music at MCA Records. The all-male singing collective from Boston housing projects was on its way to becoming a true supergroup - but only if its remaining members could convene and create the album that Jheryl Busby knew they had in them. He is 5’6″ (1.68m) tall, weighs 85kg, and has no tattoos.It was 1986, and New Edition needed a slam dunk. Michael Bivins is an entertainer from America with an African heritage he possesses dark hair and black eyes. His love for his kids prompted him to write an article titled ‘Michael Bivins: The Difference Between Being a Father and A Daddy,’ later published on, as per available online information. However, clear details about their wedding year and venue are not available. His portfolio extends to judging roles in various TV singing competitions and an appearance in the widely-watched basketball film, ‘Crossover.’ Discographyīivins is married to his long-term girlfriend, Teasha Bivins, and together, they’ve nurtured a family of five children: Michael Bivins Jr., Savannah, Shilah, Starlah, and Sanaah Bivins. Holding the position of Artist Development Manager at Making the Band 4, he is also the founder and CEO of the US-based record label, “Sporty Rich Enterprises.” However, reports indicate he was presented with an honorary diploma from the class of 1986, donning the cap and gown at 49 years old as a father of four. He grew up in Roxbury and attended Belmont High School but left during his sophomore year to begin his professional music career. Michael Bivins, whose full name is Michael Lamont Bivins, was born on August 10, 1968, in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., to parents Gerard Bivins (father) and Shirley Bivins (mother). In addition to music, he has also explored acting. He is the CEO and founder of Sporty Rich Enterprises record label and Biv 10 Records, a joint venture with Motown Records.
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