New Edition

New Edition is an American R&B boy band from the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts It was formed in 1978. There are seven band members. The members of the group are Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe, Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill and Ralph Tresvant. They released hit songs, including "Mr. Telephone Man", "Cool it Now" and "Candy Girl" during the 1980s and 1990s. They were one of the first boy bands.

Brown left the group around 1985. Gill was later added to the group in 1987. Brown, Gill, and Tresvant became solo while the remaining three members formed the trio Bell Biv DeVoe. All six members reunited in the 1990s for their sixth album Home Again (1996) with their hit comeback single "Hit Me Off".


Category:American boy bands
Category:American R&B bands
Category:American pop groups
Category:American hip hop bands
Category:American new jack swing groups
category:1980s American music groups
category:1990s American music groups
Category:American hip hop soul groups
Category:African-American musical groups
Category:Musical groups from Boston
Category:Musical groups established in 1978