#samantha sanchez icons

[acesscncobrasil]

samantha sanchez icons 

like if you save

[doubleattitude]

JUMP Dance Convention, Baltimore, MD: RESULTS

High Scores by Age:

JUMPstart Solo:

1st: Natalie McCue-’In Your Head’

2nd: Ja’Khari May-’Kiss Kiss’

3rd: Parker Zaicko-’Dreams to Dream’

3rd: Sadie Cuiksa-’Pony Tail’

4th: Vivien Wease-’Here Comes The Sun’

5th: Harlin Davis-’Working Day and Night’

6th: Hadley Everson-’Confident’

7th: Zooey DeYoe-’Whip It’

8th: Isabelle Glanville-’Her Dream’

Mini Solo

1st: Ellie Melchior-’Function’

1st: Kya Massimino-’I Go Crazy’

1st: Barrett Robison-’Ping’

2nd: Camryn Studebaker-’When Everything Fades’

3rd: Katherine Khait-’Aura’

3rd: Lily Planck-’She’s A Lady’

4th: Arabella Keller-’Marathon’

4th: Mya Fernandez-’What A Wonderful World’

5th: Santiago Sosa-’Becoming’

6th: Melania Khait-’I Dreamed A Dream’

7th: Kendal Llaneza-’Come and Get Your Love’

8th: Parker Adair-’New Attitude’

8th: Farrah Long-’Say Something’

9th: Marina Snyder-’Big Time’

10th: Alex Wisniewski-’Carry You’

10th: Addison Bleicher-’Growing Pains’

10th: Lyla Norby-’Little Bird’

10th: Charlotte Hale-’The Little Ballerina’

Junior Solo

1st: Ava D���Ambrosio-’Remembrance’

1st: Cameron Voorhees-’Unplug’

2nd: Emmeline Gerardi-’In The Middle of This Nowhere’

3rd: Kate Riordan-’Absence’

3rd: Xyla Maddox-’Ain’t No Sunshine’

3rd: Ava Buckhalt-’Time After Time’

4th: Mariah Barbee-’Creation’

5th: Nadia Wilde-’Goodmorning Midnight’

5th: Nadia Gift-’Hound Dog’

5th: Francesa O’Brien-’The Stars’

6th: Scarlet Sperry-’In Roses’

6th: Addison Cullather-’Tangent’

7th: Lexi Pawelchak-’Red Violin’

7th: Natalie Hoffman-’She Remembers’

7th: Ava Leahey-’The White Light’

8th: Gabrielle Schetelich-’I Am Your Shadow’

8th: Daniella Sanchez-’Pulse’

8th: Lyla Ferguson-’Sincerely Jane’

8th: Bella Rose Penrose-’Spine’

9th: Luna Powell-’1977′

9th: Braelyn Ramseyer-’Clumsy’

9th: Evie Parish-’Fireflies’

9th: Chloe Hyatt-’Smokey Taboo’

10th: Camdyn Fry-’Arch Angel’

10th: Meriko King-’Dirty Diana’

10th: Madeline Anderson-’Eternally Yours’

10th: Sadie Ruane-’I Feel For You’

10th: Brooke Marshall-’Maybe We’ll See’

Teen Solo

1st: Ellen Grace Olansen-’Ghost’

2nd: Hannah Sullivan-’Exhale’

2nd: Ava Wease-’My Future’

2nd: Natalia Wazio-’The Gift’

3rd: Makenzie Hill-’Gimme All Your Love’

4th: Maddy Collins-’Distortion’

4th: Kennedi Washington-’Epilogue’

5th: Ava Carroll-’Are You Sure’

5th: Ayla Flowers-’The Waiting Room’

6th: Madison Marshall-’Icon’

6th: Elyse Wingertsahn-’Love Me Tender’

6th: Gillian Gordon-’Ungathered’

7th: Toryn Hester-’Freak On’

7th: Ava Paliotta-’I Would Give My Breath Away’

7th: Taylor Fry-’Moonlight’

7th: Logan Speer-’Tripped Out Slim’

8th: Victoria Reith-’Departures’

8th: Madelyn Beckman-’Vow’

8th: Nyah Lastrapes-’We Never Saw It Coming’

8th: Ava Raucci-’When Things Fall Apart’

9th: Shay Kaminski-’Love and Respect’

9th: Kate Petrilli-’Neglected Space’

10th: Lily Shirley-’Aloha Friday’

10th: Olivia Schetelich-’Elegy’

10th: Renee Bergeron-’Inside’

10th: Julissa Ortiz-’Never Knock’

10th: Olivia Bowman-’Valis’

Senior Solo

1st: Caden Hunter-’Bionic’

1st: Kayla Mak-’Tuesday’

2nd: Gionna D’Alessandro-’Wish You Were Here’

3rd: Emma Cook-’Unputdownable’

4th: Kylie Chamberlain-’For All We Know’

4th: Angelina Velardi-’Mercy’

4th: Paloma Santos-’My Baby Shot Me Down’

5th: Savannah Quiner-’Escape’

5th: Carly Futrick-’Seduces Me’

5th: Annalise Hofman-’She Comes and Goes’

5th: John Chappell-’Shell’

6th: Cassidy Reigel-’16 Tons’

6th: Raegan Himmelwright-’At Your Doorstep’

6th: Wesley Cloud-’Don’t Leave Me Now’

6th: Emma Simons-’Lilac Wine’

6th: Melina Dalton-’Mangos’

6th: Bayler Glenn-’Undertow’

6th: Brianna Brickerd-’We Were Sparkling’

7th: Sophie Verrecchia-’Passing Memory’

7th: Bethany Grzymala-’Wrong Direction’

8th: Yana Sologub-’A New Day’

8th: Cailey Solano-’Before My Time’

8th: Rayna Tyler-’Embraceable You’

8th: Annie Adams-’Lady’

8th: Lauren Mendes-’Machina’

9th: Breanna Ottinger-’Par Amour’

9th: Samantha Zgombic-’Woah’

10th: Taylor Mitcham-’Faith’

10th: Brooke Manchester-’Go’

JUMPstart Duo/Trio

1st: Valley Dance Theatre-’Together’

Mini Duo/Trio

1st: C-Unit Studio-’Rich Girls’

2nd: C-Unit Studio-’Rainbow’

3rd: C-Unit Studio-’Knock On Wood’

Junior Duo/Trio

1st: Turning Pointe Dance Academy-’Moonlight’

2nd: SI Dance LLC-’Small Leaf’

3rd: Turning Pointe Dance Academy-’Nightmare’

Teen Duo/Trio

1st: RPM Dance-’I Wish’

2nd: RPM Dance-’Friends’

3rd: Valley Dance Theatre-’MAY’

Senior Duo/Trio

1st: Prestige Academy of Dance-’New York is A Desert’

2nd: Savage Dance Company-’Fade Into You’

3rd: PowerUp Dance Center-’The Wisp Sings’

JUMPstart Group

1st: ZD Dance Academy-’Tutti Frutti’

2nd: ZD Dance Academy-’Who Let The Frogs Out’

Mini Group

1st: Encore Studio-’Uptown Girl’

2nd: Encore Studio-’Windowdipper’

3rd: C-Unit Studio-’On Fire’

Junior Group

1st: C-Unit Studio-’Bugaboo’

2nd: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’Song For A Friend’

3rd: C-Unit Studio-’Funkytown’

Teen Group

1st: Encore Studio-’Kinjabang’

2nd: Valley Dance Theatre-’Arms Outstretched’

3rd: PowerUp Dance Center-’Cessation’

3rd: C-Unit Studio-’Ladies’

Senior Group

1st: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’Fade’

2nd: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’I Feel Pretty Perplexed’

3rd: C-Unit Studio-’At 17, 20 & 27′

JUMPstart Line

1st: Encore Studio-’Conga’

Mini Line

1st: Encore Studio-’Truth’

2nd: Valley Dance Theatre-’Ease On Down’

Junior Line

1st: Encore Studio-’Turn to Stone’

2nd: Turning Pointe Dance Academy-’Seasons’

3rd: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’We Get’s Up’

Teen Line

1st: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’Mack the Knife’

2nd: C-Unit Studio-’Gimmie Dat’

3rd: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’House of Sails’

Senior Line

1st: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’After Dark’

2nd: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’Maybe It’s Just Me’

JUMPstart Extended Line

1st: ZD Dance Academy-’At The Playground’

Mini Extended Line

1st: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’I Just Wanna Be Happy’

2nd: Encore Studio-’Vibeology’

Junior Extended Line

1st: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’My Dearest Friend’

2nd: Encore Studio-’Ice Me Out’

Teen Extended Line

1st: C-Unit Studio-’Love Shack’

1st: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’Vibeology’

2nd: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’Still’

3rd: C-Unit Studio-’Wanted’

Teen Production

1st: Encore Studio-’Cardi’

2nd: RPM Dance-’Once On This Island’

High Scores by Performance Division:

JUMPstart Jazz

1st: Encore Studio-’Conga’

JUMPstart Hip-Hop

1st: ZD Dance Academy-’At The Playground’

JUMPstart Tap

1st: ZD Dance Academy-’Tutti Frutti’

JUMPstart Acro

1st: ZD Dance Academy-’Who Let The Frogs Out’

Mini Jazz

1st: Encore Studio-’Uptown Girl’ 2nd: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’I Just Wanna Be Happy’ 3rd: Encore Studio-’Vibeology’

Mini Hip-Hop

1st: C-Unit Studio-’On Fire’ 2nd: RPM Dance-’Unity’

Mini Tap

1st: RPM Dance-’Sunday Best’ 2nd: C-Unit Studio-’Happy’

Mini Contemporary

1st: Encore Studio-’Windowdipper’ 2nd: Encore Studio-’Truth’

Mini Musical Theatre

1st: Valley Dance Theatre-’Ease on Down’

Junior Jazz

1st: C-Unit Studio-’Funkytown’ 2nd: Encore Studio-’It’s About That Walk’ 3rd: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’We Get’s Up’

Junior Ballet

1st: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’Springtime Waltz’ 2nd: Turning Pointe Dance Academy-’Andante Affetuoso’

Junior Hip-Hop

1st: Encore Studio-’Ice Me Out’ 1st: C-Unit Studio-’Bugaboo’ 2nd: DanceWorx Dance Company-’Flawless’

Junior Tap

1st: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’My Dearest Friend’ 2nd: C-Unit Studio-’Love’

Junior Contemporary

1st: Encore Studio-’Turn to Stone’ 2nd: Turning Pointe Dance Academy-’Hound Dog’ 2nd: C-Unit Studio-’Rowboats’ 3rd: Turning Pointe Dance Academy-’Summer’

Junior Lyrical

1st: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’Song For A Friend’ 2nd: Turning Pointe Dance Academy-’Seasons’ 3rd: Turning Pointe Dance Academy-’I Will Always Love You’

Teen Jazz

1st: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’Vibeology’ 1st: C-Unit Studio-’Love Shack’ 2nd: Encore Studio-’Just Say’ 3rd: Encore Studio-’Shake and Pop’ 3rd: C-Unit Studio-’Ladies’

Teen Ballet

1st: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’Apres Minuit’

Teen Hip-Hop

1st: C-Unit Studio-’Gimmie Dat’ 2nd: C-Unit Studio-’Wanted’ 3rd: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’Tell ‘Em’ 3rd: Encore Studio-’Yikes’

Teen Tap

1st: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’House of Sails’ 2nd: Encore Studio-’Cardi’ 3rd: RPM Dance-’Only A Fool’

Teen Contemporary

1st: Encore Studio-’Kinjabang’ 2nd: Valley Dance Theatre-’Arms Outstretched’ 2nd: Encore Studio-’Sadness’ 3rd: Turning Pointe Dance Academy-’Eleanor Rigby’ 3rd: Encore Studio-’Awake’ 3rd: PowerUp Dance Center-’Cessation’

Teen Lyrical

1st: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’Still’ 2nd: Turning Pointe Dance Academy-’Vienna’ 3rd: Turning Pointe Dance Academy-’Jolene’

Teen Musical Theatre

1st: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’Mack the Knife’ 2nd: RPM Dance-’Hamilton’ 3rd: RPM Dance-’Once On This Island’

Teen Specialty

1st: C-Unit Studio-’Rhapsody In Black and White’ 2nd: Turning Pointe Dance Academy-’My Way’ 3rd: Turning Pointe Dance Academy-’Ghostbusters’

Senior Jazz

1st: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’Fade’ 1st: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’Maybe It’s Just Me’ 2nd: RPM Dance-’Trust’ 3rd: Show Tyme Academy-’What Kind of Man’

Senior Tap

1st: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’I Feel Pretty Perplexed’ 2nd: C-Unit Studio-’Don’t Stop Me Now’ 3rd: Ovations Studios-’Lean On’

Senior Contemporary

1st: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’After Dark’ 2nd: C-Unit Studio-’At 17, 20 & 27′ 3rd: Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’All Those Things You Told Me To Wait For’

Senior Specialty

1st: Show Tyme Academy-’Only An Expert’ 2nd: DanceWorx Dance Company-’Dream State’

Best of JUMP:

JUMPstart

ZD Dance Academy-’At The Playground’

Encore Studio-’Conga’

Mini

C-Unit Studio-’On Fire’

Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’I Just Wanna Be Happy’

Encore Studio-’Uptown Girl’

Junior

C-Unit Studio-’Bugaboo’

Encore Studio-’Ice Me Out’

Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’My Dearest Friend’

Turning Pointe Dance Academy-’Seasons’

Teen

Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’Mack the Knife’

Encore Studio-’Kinjabang’

Valley Dance Theatre-’Arms Outstretched’

PowerUp Dance Center-’Cessation’

RPM Dance-’Hamilton’

Turning Pointe Dance Academy-’Eleanor Rigby’

C-Unit Studio-’Gimmie Dat’

Senior

C-Unit Studio-’At 17, 20 & 27′

Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’After Dark’

Best In Studio:

Turning Pointe Dance Academy-’Eleanor Rigby’

C-Unit Studio-’Gimmie Dat’

DanceWorx Dance Company-’Dear Anxiety’

Denise Wall’s Dance Energy-’After Dark’

Encore Studio-’Uptown Girl’

RPM Dance-’Hamilton’

Show Tyme Academy-’What Kind of Man’

[blackkudos]

Babyface

Kenneth Brian Edmonds (born April 10, 1959), known professionally as Babyface, is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He has written and produced over 26 number-one R&B hits throughout his career, and has won 11 Grammy Awards. He was ranked number 20 on NME's 50 of The Greatest Producers Ever list.

Early life

Edmonds was born on April 10, 1958, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Marvin and Barbara Edmonds. Barbara was a production operator at a pharmaceutical plant. Edmonds, who is the fifth of six brothers (including future After 7 band members Melvin and Kevon Edmonds, the latter of whom went on to have a modestly successful solo career), attended North Central High School in Indianapolis, and as a shy youth, wrote songs to express his emotions. When he was in eighth grade, Edmonds' father died of lung cancer, leaving his mother to raise her sons alone. At this stage, Edmonds became determined to have a career in music.

Music career

Edmonds later played with funk performer Bootsy Collins, who tagged him "Babyface" because of his youthful look. He also performed in the group Manchild (which had a 1977 hit "Especially for You" with band member Daryl Simmons) as a guitarist. In 1982 Edmonds played with funk band Redd Hott produced by Geoge Kerr. He played keyboards in the light-funk and R&B group the Deele (which also included drummer Antonio "L.A." Reid, with whom he would later form a successful writing and producing partnership). One of his first major credits as a songwriter for outside artists came when he wrote the tune "Slow Jam" for the R&B band Midnight Star in 1983. The tune was on Midnight Star's 1983 double-platinum No Parking on the Dance Floor album. Babyface remained in the Deele until 1988, when both he and Reid left the group.

His album Playlist consists of eight cover songs and two original works. It was released on September 18, 2007. It was the first album on the newly re-launched Mercury Records label.

On February 4, 2014, he released a Grammy Award-winning duet album with Toni Braxton titled Love, Marriage & Divorce on Motown Records.

Other ventures

Writing and producing

From the late 1980s to the early 90s, he wrote R&B and dance songs, writing and producing music for Bobby Brown ("Roni"), Karyn White ("Love Saw It"), Pebbles ("Girlfriend", "Mercedes Boy"), The Whispers ("Rock Steady", "In the Mood"), The Deele ("Two Occasions"), Johnny Gill ("My My My"), After 7 ("Ready or Not"), The Boys ("Dial My Heart"), Damian Dame ("Right Down to It") and Sheena Easton.

In 1989, Edmonds co-founded LaFace Records with Reid. Three of the label's early artists, TLC, Usher, and Toni Braxton, were very successful. TLC's second album CrazySexyCool, for which he wrote and produced some of the hits, became the best-selling album of all time by an American girl group. Under his direction, TLC sold more than 60 million albums worldwide, and a combined total of 75 million records. Toni Braxton's first two albums, Toni Braxton (1993) and Secrets (1996), for which he wrote the majority of the songs, went on to sell a combined total of over 10 million copies in America alone.

Babyface helped form the popular late-1990s R&B group Az Yet. Edmonds also helped to mold and work with some of his then-wife Tracey Edmonds' acts, such as Jon B and producer Jon-John Robinson.

Edmonds has worked with many successful performers in contemporary music. “I’m Your Baby Tonight” (1990), produced for Whitney Houston, was Houston's introduction to R&B music and Edmonds' first No. 1 Top 40 hit in the US. He also wrote and produced Boyz II Men's 1992 "End of the Road" and 1994 "I'll Make Love to You", both of which established records for the longest stay at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. He co-wrote, co-produced, and provided backing vocals on Madonna's 1994 Bedtime Stories, which featured the seven-week No. 1 hit "Take a Bow", and shared billing with Eric Clapton on the chart-topping Grammy winner "Change the World" from the Phenomenon soundtrack. He also wrote and produced the No. 1 hit "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" for Houston as well as the rest of the critically acclaimed 10 million-selling Waiting to Exhale soundtrack in 1995, which spawned additional hits for Houston, Brandy and Mary J. Blige.

Additionally, Edmonds has produced and written music for many artists including Bobby Brown, The Whispers, Pebbles, After 7, Johnny Gill, Deele, Karyn White, The Boys, Damian Dame, Tevin Campbell, Patti LaBelle, Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Faith Evans, Beyoncé, Diana Ross, Sheena Easton, Toni Braxton, Michael Jackson, Michael Bolton, Paula Abdul, Eric Clapton ("Change the World"), Whitney Houston, Brandy, Mary J. Blige, Tamia, Shola Ama, 3T, Sisqó, Dru Hill, Fall Out Boy, Céline Dion, Samantha Jade, Backstreet Boys, Honeyz, Katharine McPhee, Mariah Carey, Vanessa L. Williams, Bruno Mars, Kelly Clarkson, Chanté Moore, En Vogue, Zendaya, Kenny G, Kristinia DeBarge, Lil Wayne, Kevin Abstract, P!nk, Marc Nelson, TLC, Ariana Grande, Jessica Mauboy, Xscape, K-Ci & JoJo, NSYNC, Jordin Sparks and Phil Collins, among others. He received three consecutive Grammy Awards for Producer of the Year from 1995 to 1997.

Babyface was in the studio for about two years with Ashanti to produce her album The Declaration (2008).

He worked on the Lil Wayne album Tha Carter III (2008), on the Kanye West-produced "Comfortable". He also worked with R&B singer Monica for her sixth studio album Still Standing (2010).

In 2013, Babyface served as producer for Ariana Grande's debut album Yours Truly, producing the majority of her songs, including her second single, "Baby I".

In September 2014, Babyface collaborated with Barbra Streisand on her album Partners, performing a duet on the track "Evergreen" and background vocals for other album tracks.

Babyface also collaborated with Foxes on her second album, All I Need (2016), producing and co-writing "Scar".

In July 2016, Babyface along with Bruce Roberts and Carole Bayer Sager helped write the song "Stronger Together" sung by Jessica Sanchez. The song was played after Hillary Clinton's speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. The song's title is named after the slogan that the Clinton campaign used as a show of uniting behind the Democratic nominee. The song was one of the top trending songs on Shazam that week. The song was widely perceived as positive by the listeners, and received praise by celebrities like Jennifer Lopez and Kim Kardashian.

Acting career and film producing

In 1994, he appeared and performed on an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210 entitled "Mr. Walsh Goes to Washington (Part 2)".

In the mid-1990s, Edmonds and his then-wife Tracey Edmonds expanded into the business of motion pictures. Upon setting up Edmonds Entertainment Group, the company producing films such as Soul Food (1997), Josie and the Pussycats (2001), and also the soundtrack for the film The Prince of Egypt (1998), which included contributions from numerous artists, including Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. They also executive produced the BET reality series College Hill (2004-2009). Edmonds also worked with David Foster to compose "The Power of the Dream", the official song of the 1996 Summer Olympics, performed by superstar Céline Dion. Linda Thompson provided the lyrics.

Babyface also participated as a duet partner on the Fox reality show Celebrity Duets (2006).

He was portrayed by Wesley Jonathan in the 2015 Lifetime biopic Whitney and is portrayed by actor Gavin Houston in the Lifetime biopic based on Toni Braxton entitled Un-Break My Heart, which premiered on the network in early 2016.

On August 30, 2016, Babyface was revealed as one of the celebrities who will compete on season 23 of Dancing with the Stars. He was partnered with professional dancer Allison Holker. He and Holker were eliminated on the fourth week of competition and finished in 11th place along with Vanilla Ice and Witney Carson.

Soda Pop Records

Edmonds founded his record label Soda Pop Records in 2009. Since founding the label he has signed R&B icons K-Ci & JoJo, releasing their first album for the label entitled My Brother's Keeper. In 2013 Babyface secured a distribution deal with E1 Music for the label.

Personal life

Babyface married his first wife, Denise during his young adult years. In 1990, Babyface met Tracey Edmonds when she auditioned for the music video for his song "Whip Appeal". They married on September 5, 1992, and have two sons, Brandon and Dylan. On January 7, 2005, Tracey filed for divorce in Los Angeles County Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences. In October 2005, Babyface and Tracey announced that they were ending their marriage of thirteen years.

In 2007, Babyface began dating his backup dancer Nicole "Niko" Pantenburg (former backup dancer for and personal friend of Janet Jackson). Babyface and Pantenburg have a daughter born in 2008. The pair married on May 17, 2014.

In 2015, Babyface donated money to the presidential campaign of Republican Senator Marco Rubio.

Impact

In 1999, a 25-mile (40 km) stretch of Interstate 65 that runs through Indianapolis was renamed the Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds Highway.

Babyface was placed at number 20 on NME's "50 of the Greatest Producers Ever" list. NME wrote of his impact:

"One of the founding fathers of all the best bits of modern US R&B. And so you can't hate him if some of the schlock can be traced back to him also. Babyface was a pioneer of New Jack Swing in the 80s, before setting up LaFace with old mucker Antonio 'LA' Reid to give the world TLC, Usher and Toni Braxton under their guiding hand. There's barely a prominent artist in the genre he hasn't worked with, and as a result he's clocked up a mammoth 26 R&B number ones."

Discography

Studio albums

Lovers (1986)

Tender Lover (1989)

For the Cool in You (1993)

The Day (1996)

Face2Face (2001)

Grown & Sexy (2005)

Playlist (2007)

Return of the Tender Lover (2015)

Collaboration albums

Power and Love with Manchild (1977)

Feel the Phuff with Manchild (1978)

Street Beat with The Deele (1983)

Material Thangz with The Deele (1985)

Eyes of a Stranger with The Deele (1987)

Love, Marriage & Divorce with Toni Braxton (2014)

Accolades

On August 30, 2006, Babyface was honored as a BMI Icon at the 6th annual BMI Urban Awards. Throughout his career, Babyface has won the BMI Pop Songwriter of the Year trophy seven times and a total of 51 BMI Awards, which includes Song of the Year for his Toni Braxton hit, "Breathe Again", in 1994.

Babyface was honored with the 2,508th star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 10, 2013. The star is located at 6270 Hollywood Boulevard.

On October 18, 2018, he was conferred with an honorary doctorate degree from Indiana University Bloomington in recognition of his illustrious career in music.

[hellyeahheroes]

You probably have heard by now that DC has killed DC Zoom, DC Ink and Vertigo imprints to consolidate publishing and replace imprints with separate age categories - DC Young Adult and DC Middle Grade being apparently just name changes for Ink and Zoom respectively, with Black Label remaining as their adult-oriented line and DC Universe being the main line still.

Some of things it means:

NO BOOK IS BEING CANCELLED

All Sandman Universe titles will continue under DC Black Label line. The Dreaming, House of Whispers, Books of Magic and Lucifer will keep going, just not under Vertigo label.

Creator-owned titles will be assigned to specific age groups but will also continue.

DC ink and Zoom books that have already been solicited will be published, other titles have been restructured to specific age group.

DC Middle Grade will still publishBatman: Overdrive, Batman Tales: Once Upon a Crime, Diana: Princess of the Amazins and Green Lantern: Legacy in 2020 and will publish Superman Smashes the Klan in future

In fact, they have announced more titles for Middle-Grade books, including:

Anti/Hero – Written by Kate Karyus Quinn and Demitria Lunetta and illustrated by Maca Gil (April 2020)

Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld – Written by Shannon and Dean Hale

ArkhaManiacs – Written by Art Baltazar and Franco and illustrated by Art Baltazar (April 2020)

Batman and Robin…and Howard – Written and illustrated by Jeffrey Brown

DC Super Hero Girls: Powerless – Written by Amy Wolfram and illustrated by Agnes Garbowska (March 2020)

Green Arrow: Stranded – Written by Brendan Deneen and illustrated by Caleb Hosalla

Indestructibles Book 1—Written by Ridley Pearson

Lois Lane – Written by Grace Ellis and illustrated by Brittney Williams

Metropolis Grove – Written and illustrated by Drew Brockington

The Mystery of the Meanest Teacher: A Johnny Constantine Graphic Novel – Written by Ryan North and illustrated by Derek Charm     

My Video Game Ate My Homework – Written and illustrated by Dustin Hansen (May 2020)

Primer – Written by Thomas Krajewski and Jennifer Muro and illustrated by Gretel Lusky

Super Sons Book 3: Escape to Landis – Written by Ridley Pearson and illustrated by Ile Gonzalez

Teen Titans Go! to Camp – Written by Sholly Fisch

Teen Titans Go! Roll with It – Written by Heather Nuhfer and P.C. Morrissey     -Zatanna & the House of Secrets – Written by Matthew Cody and illustrated by Yoshi Yoshitani (February 2020)

Future DC Young Adult titles include books announced for 2020 - Gotham High, The Oracle Code, Shadow of the Batgirl, Lost Carnival: a Dick Grayson Graphic Novel and Wonder Woman: Warbringer - as well as already announced Teen Titans: Beast Boy and Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed.

There is also a large number of NEW books in Young Adult line, including:

Catwoman: Soulstealer – Adapted by Louise Simonson from Sarah J. Maas’ DC Icon prose novel and illustrated by Samantha Dodge

Galaxy: The Prettiest Star – Written by Jadzia Axelrod and illustrated by Cait Zellers

Galaxy: The Prettiest Star – Written by Jadzia Axelrod and illustrated by Cait Zellers

House of El Book 1 – Written by Claudia Gray and illustrated by Eric Zawadzki

I Am Not Starfire—Written by Mariko Tamaki

Mister Miracle – Written by Varian Johnson

Nubia – Written by L.L. McKinney and illustrated by Robyn Smith

Swamp Thing – Written by Maggie Stiefvater and illustrated by Morgan Beem   

Victor & Nora: A Mr. Freeze Story – Written by Lauren Myracle and illustrated by Isaac Goodhart

Whistle – Written by E. Lockhart and illustrated by Manuel Preitano 

 You Brought Me the Ocean – Written by Alex Sanchez and illustrated by Julie Maroh

 Zatanna: The Jewel of Gravesend – Written by Alys Arden and illustrated by Jacquelin De Leon 

Now, another matter entirely is what it means for Vertigo books. Black Label is a good initiative even if so far it has produced BatPenis and Republican Superman. However, the line was advertised as “ biggest creators and biggest characters” for adult-oriented stories. This is not what Vertigo was. Vertigo was always a publisher who was not afraid of taking risks and pushing the envelope, it changed comics in ways we still feel and changed them for the better. Books like Sandman, Hellblazer, Lucifer, Transmetropolitan, Fables, Shade the Changing Man are among the greatest titles of American comics and left a huge mark on the millions of fans and creators. Black Label is right now criticized for being too Batman-centric for its own good.

It is an end of an era but not one we didn’t see coming. The writing was on the wall since DC fired Karen Beger and took classic Vertigo characters like John Constantine and Swamp Thing and forced them back into the main DC line as a part of New 52. Vertigo never recovered from that hit. Ironically I suspect now Young Animal books will fall under Black Label. Including Doom Patrol, one of titles DC took away from Vertigo in the first place.

- Admin

[heroicadventurists]

New titles and new details on upcoming titles from DC's Young Adult and Middle Grade

Source: Newsarama

The offerings were revealed at the American Library Association (ALA)'s annual convention. During the "Book Buzz" panel Saturday in Washington, D.C., the publisher outlined their 2020-2021 releases for these two age groups.

DC has stressed that these are standalone stories, and not part of "DC's ongoing comic book continuity".

DC Kids' 2020 - 2021 line-up for Middle Grade readers are: 

Diana: Princess of the Amazons  Written by Shannon and Dean Hale and illustrated by Victoria Ying (January 2020)

Green Lantern: Legacy  Written by Minh Lê and illustrated by Andie Tong (January 2020)                       

Batman Tales: Once Upon a Crime Written by Derek Fridolfs and illustrated by Dustin Nguyen (February 2020)

Zatanna & the House of Secrets Written by Matthew Cody and illustrated by Yoshi Yoshitani (February 2020)         

Batman: Overdrive  Written by Shea Fontana and illustrated by Marcelo DiChiara (March 2020)

DC Super Hero Girls: Powerless  Written by Amy Wolfram and illustrated by Agnes Garbowska (March 2020)         

Anti/Hero  Written by Kate Karyus Quinn and Demitria Lunetta and illustrated by Maca Gil (April 2020)

ArkhaManiacs Written by Art Baltazar and Franco and illustrated by Art Baltazar (April 2020)

My Video Game Ate My Homework Written and illustrated by Dustin Hansen (May 2020)

Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld Written by Shannon and Dean Hale

Batman and Robin…and Howard  Written and illustrated by Jeffrey Brown

DC Super Hero Girls – Written by Amy Wolfram

Dear Super-Villains  Written by Michael Northrop and illustrated by Gustavo Duarte

Green Arrow: Stranded  Written by Brendan Deneen and illustrated by Caleb Hosalla

Indestructibles Book 1 Written by Ridley Pearson

Lois Lane  Written by Grace Ellis and illustrated by Brittney Williams

Metropolis Grove  Written and illustrated by Drew Brockington

Primer  Written by Thomas Krajewski and Jennifer Muro and illustrated by Gretel Lusky

Superman Smashes the Klan  Written by Gene Luen Yang and illustrated by Gurihiru

Super Sons Book 3: Escape to Landis  Written by Ridley Pearson and illustrated by Ile Gonzalez

Teen Titans Go! to Camp  Written by Sholly Fisch

Teen Titans Go! Roll with It Written by Heather Nuhfer and P.C. Morrissey

The Mystery of the Meanest Teacher: A Johnny Constantine Graphic Novel Written by Ryan North and illustrated by Derek Charm

Coming from the main DC line, here are the Young Adult titles through 2021:

Wonder Woman: Warbringer Adapted by Louise Simonson from Leigh Bardugo’s DC Icon prose novel and illustrated by Kit Seaton (January 2020)

Gotham High Written by Melissa de la Cruz and illustrated by Thomas Pitilli (February 2020)

The Oracle Code Written by Marieke Nijkamp and illustrated by Manuel Preitano (March 2020)

Shadow of the Batgirl  Written by Sarah Kuhn and illustrated by Nicole Goux (April 2020)

Lost Carnival: A Dick Grayson Graphic Novel Written by Michael Moreci and illustrated by Sas Milledge (May 2020)

Catwoman: Soulstealer  Adapted by Louise Simonson from Sarah J. Maas’ DC Icon prose novel and illustrated by Samantha Dodge

Galaxy: The Prettiest Star Written by Jadzia Axelrod and illustrated by Cait Zellers

House of El Book 1 Written by Claudia Gray and illustrated by Eric Zawadzki

I Am Not Starfire Written by Mariko Tamaki

Mister Miracle – Written by Varian Johnson

Nubia  Written by L.L. McKinney and illustrated by Robyn Smith

Swamp Thing  Written by Maggie Stiefvater and illustrated by Morgan Beem           

Teen Titans: Beast Boy Written by Kami Garcia and illustrated by Gabriel Picolo

Victor & Nora: A Mr. Freeze Story Written by Lauren Myracle and illustrated by Isaac Goodhart

Whistle Written by E. Lockhart and illustrated by Manuel Preitano

Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed  Written by Laurie Halse Anderson and illustrated by Leila del Duca

You Brought Me the Ocean  Written by Alex Sanchez and illustrated by Julie Maroh

Zatanna: The Jewel of Gravesend  Written by Alys Arden and illustrated by Jacquelin De Leon

[tellusepisode]

The Glorias (2020)

Coming Out at September 30, 2020 in theaters and VOD

Biography, Drama, History

Journalist, fighter, and feminist Gloria Steinem is an indelible icon known for her world-shaping activism, guidance of the revolutionary women’s movement, and writing that has impacted generations. In this nontraditional biopic, Julie Taymor crafts a complex tapestry of one of the most inspirational and legendary figures of modern history, based on Steinem’s own biographical book ‘My Life on the Road.’

THE GLORIAS (Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Lulu Wilson, Ryan Keira Armstrong) traces Steinem’s influential journey to prominence—from her time in India as a young woman, to the founding of Ms. magazine in New York, to her role in the rise of the women’s rights movement in the 1960s, to the historic 1977 National Women’s Conference and beyond.

Director: Julie Taymor

Writers: Sarah Ruhl (screenplay by), Gloria Steinem (book), Sarah Ruhl (screenplay by)

Stars: Alicia Vikander, Julianne Moore, Janelle Monáe, Bette Midler, Timothy Hutton, Lulu Wilson, Ryan Keira Armstrong

►Cast

Alicia Vikander…Young Gloria SteinemJanelle Monáe…Dorothy Pitman HughesJulianne Moore…Gloria SteinemBette Midler…Bella AbzugTimothy Hutton…Leo SteinemLulu Wilson…Young Gloria SteinemLorraine Toussaint…Flo KennedyMo Brings Plenty…Charlie SoapRyan Kiera Armstrong…Young Gloria SteinemKimberly Guerrero…Wilma MankillerMyles Evans…Delegation LeaderDavid Shae…Male Journalist TimesVictor Slezak…WalterEnid Graham…RuthAllie McCulloch…Brenda FeigenTom Nowicki…Dr. John SpenceAnnika Pampel…OlgaJoan McMurtrey…Ms. Founder (Joan)Kimiko Gelman…Ms. Founder (Kimiko)Angela Relucio…Asian American DelegateCharles Green…Theodore H. WhiteMadhur Jaffrey…Indian FriendLynne Ashe…Irishwoman Taxi DriverJay Huguley…Handsome Male InterviewerBill Winkler…Leo’s DoctorKelley Davis…SalesgirlMichael Lowry…Interviewer StudioVince Pisani…Show! EditorJohn Winscher…Playboy PhotographerNick Basta…NY EditorMargo Moorer…Barbara JordanLeah Renee-K…June, ActivistBethany Geaber…Joanne EdgarKatelyn Farrugia…Harvard Woman 1Jerri Tubbs…ModeratorOlivia Olson…Young Susanne SteinemBillie D. Merritt…Woman at RallyFiona Domenica…London (Stewardess)Sean Hankinson…TV ProducerBethany DeZelle…Harvard Woman 2Chelsea Alana Rivera…Young Latina WomanDeetta West…Mrs. GreeneMarc Demeter…Harvard ProfessorDavid Harland Rousseau…Leon – A ColleagueMonica Sanchez…Dolores HuertaAndrew Eakle…Soda JerkStephen Royal Phillips…Toledo Police OfficerAriadne Joseph…Dr. Gloria ScottFriedman Twinkies…Working Mom’s BabyMuretta Moss…Reporter #1Alyssa AnnMarie Marquez…Cherokee Indian GirlAngelique Chase…Susan CaudillKorbi Dean…WaitressSienna Jeffries…LooperFelicia M. Reyes…Hispanic DelegateLyndsay Kimball…Harvard Woman 3Terrence Clowe…BarberSkylar Denney…Lesbian WomanPeggy Sheffield…Biker LadyChris Mayers…NewscasterThomas Clay Strickland…Reporter #2Andre Pushkin…Ukrainian DriverSamantha G. Smith…Speech Coach (as Samantha Glaudel Smith)Alan Wells…NYC PolicemanDennis Friebe…Knife ThrowerKathrine Barnes…RocketteAlisa Harris…Woman on the StreetCrystal Vazquez…ProtesterVictoria Petrosky…VictoriaCharisse Matthews…Black InterviewerAndre Rodriguez II…Reporter ShowMina Ownlee…Native American DelegateMark Rand…Doctor – SanitariumAlan Cassman…David SussmanJoe D. Lauck…Father EganJohn J. O’Neill Jr.…Vernon CountrymanKaren DeGennaro…Rally SupporterElgin Lee…Self – Man Getting a Shave in BarbershopOlivia Jordan…Ruby BrownNona Jedelle Cook…NonaSummer Ertel…RunnerDavid Michael-Smith…Convention Videographer / Diner PatronDeron Lillard…ParishionerGrant Henley…Show Magazine Staff WriterJim McKeny…Saul BellowJack Caron…NYC LocalCindy Long…Native American WomanMarlene Rivera…Hispanic rally member / audience memberNoah Hein…Altar BoyJenson Bland…Harvard StudentRosana Lucia FieldKimberly McTaw…Civil Rights DemonstraterDaniel James…NaysayerVal Tannuzzi…Puerto Rican Delegate (scenes deleted)Archana Prasanna…Speak out womanManuel Rivera…1977 Camera Man / Rally AttendantNakeisha Daniel…ShirleyIsabel Nola Dillard…Runner / Swing DancerJudd Sneirson…Playboy Club ChefSandy Burhans…Pro-Life Protester / Parishioner

The post The Glorias (2020) first appeared on TellUsEpisode.net.

from WordPress https://www.tellusepisode.net/the-glorias-2020.html

[opmb]

BEST MAGAZINE’S PHILIPPINE EMPOWERED MEN AND WOMEN 2019 A SUCCESS! By Noli A. Berioso Photos by Melvin Sia and Joel Maniquis The second edition of the Philippine Empowered Men and Women for 2019 was a huge success. The annual awarding ceremony was held last March 13, Wednesday at the iconic Music Museum. The place was literally full packed with the awardees, guests and media. Organized by RDH Entertainment Production led by their hard working President Mr. Richard Hinola, he said that he conceptualized the PEMW to give recognition to those individuals who made a mark and excelled in their respective chosen fields and vocations. He further explained that behind the glitz and glamour of the awards is the pure intention of the organization to reach out and help the less fortunate children who were suffering from serious illness. They have a diverse set of awardees this year, ranging from actors, politicians, entrepreneurs to philanthropists. Leading the list of awardees are former Vice-Mayor of Manila Iskho Moreno, thespians Roderick Paulate, Giselle Sanchez and Amy Perez, former PNP Chief Bato Dela Rosa, businessmen Dante Salamat, Wilbert Tolentino, film maker Joel Lamangan beauty queens Sharifa Akeel, Nette Hernandez, Samantha Mae Bernardo and Myla Tsutaichi, ace photographer Raymond Saldana, Mother of all Pageants Ovette Ricalde and many more. The event also introduced two relatively young talents, Yumi Chung, a twelve year old Filipino–Chinese singer based in Hong Kong. She started singing at the age of 6. She idolized Ariana Grande, Lea Salonga and Sarah Geronimo among the present crop of singers. She was featured in two films in HK. During the awards night she belted out the Christina Aguillera classic “Reflections” from the animated film Mulan and Alicia Key’s “If I Ain’t Got You”. The other talent is Gabri Victoria Panlilio. She is part of the illustrious Panlilio clan. Gabri as she called by her peers is a young singer and composer with a degree in Music at St. Scholastica College. She is being managed by Corner Stone. One of her most memorable performance was when she was featured as a guest singer at Santori Theater in Japan. She admires Moira and KZ Tandingan among the local singers. Gabri loves classical piece and performed in some of the Repertory Philippines productions. Richard Hinola was thankful to all people and entities that made the event a huge success. He is looking forward for a bigger and better third edition of the annual awards night next year and to continue his advocacy of helping less fortunate children and indigent people in the country

[comicsxaminer]

Robust Young Reader Lineup Slated to Debut through 2021 Includes New Stories from Acclaimed Authors and Artists Jeffrey Brown, Claudia Gray, Julie Maroh, and E. Lockhart, Among Others

First Looks at On-Sale Dates, Synopses, and Covers for Spring 2020 Titles Revealed

During today’s Book Buzz panel at the American Library Association’s (ALA) annual convention in Washington D.C., DC announced plans to expand its Books for Young Readers program with an extensive new graphic novel slate geared toward young adults and middle grade readers. The new titles revealed today are scheduled to debut from 2020 through 2021 and feature stories starring Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and more of DC’s most iconic characters, written and illustrated by some of the biggest names in the young adult (YA) and middle grade publishing space.

As standalone stories, DC’s YA and middle grade graphic novels are not part of DC’s ongoing comic book continuity and completely accessible to new fans. DC’s YA titles feature thought-provoking stories for readers ages 13 and up that focus on everyday aspirations, struggles, and triumphs. DC’s middle grade graphic novels are geared toward readers ages 8-12 and tell stories focused on friends, family, and growing up.

DC also announced on-sale dates and gave panel attendees a first look at covers and synopses for several middle grade and YA titles debuting in spring 2020. The above image gallery features artwork for spring 2020 middle grade titles by artists Dustin Nguyen (BATMAN TALES: ONCE UPON A CRIME), Yoshi Yoshitani (ZATANNA & THE HOUSE OF SECRETS), Marcelo DiChiara (BATMAN: OVERDRIVE), Agnes Garbowska (DC SUPER HERO GIRLS: POWERLESS), Art Baltazar (ARKHAMANIACS), and Dustin Hansen (MY VIDEO GAME ATE MY HOMEWORK).

For a current list of titles and creative teams slated to hit stores in 2020 and 2021, see below.

Spring 2020 Lineup

Young Adult Titles

Wonder Woman: Warbringer – Written by Leigh Bardugo and illustrated by Kit Seaton (January 2020)

Gotham High – Written by Melissa de la Cruz and illustrated by Thomas Pitilli (February 2020)

The Oracle Code – Written by Marieke Nijkamp and illustrated by Manuel Preitano (March 2020)

Shadow of the Batgirl – Written by Sarah Kuhn and illustrated by Nicole Goux (April 2020)

Lost Carnival: A Dick Grayson Graphic Novel – Written by Michael Moreci and illustrated by Sas Milledge (May 2020)

Middle Grade Titles

Diana: Princess of the Amazons – Written by Shannon and Dean Hale and illustrated by Victoria Ying (January 2020)

Green Lantern: Legacy – Written by Minh Lê and illustrated by Andie Tong (January 2020)

Batman Tales: Once Upon a Crime—Written by Derek Fridolfs and illustrated by Dustin Nguyen             (February 2020)

Zatanna & the House of Secrets – Written by Matthew Cody and illustrated by Yoshi Yoshitani (February 2020)

Batman: Overdrive – Written by Shea Fontana and illustrated by Marcelo DiChiara (March 2020)

DC Super Hero Girls: Powerless – Written by Amy Wolfram and illustrated by Agnes Garbowska (March 2020)

Anti/Hero – Written by Kate Karyus Quinn and Demitria Lunetta and illustrated by Maca Gil (April 2020)

ArkhaManiacs – Written by Art Baltazar and Franco and illustrated by Art Baltazar (April 2020)

My Video Game Ate My Homework – Written and illustrated by Dustin Hansen (May 2020)

Upcoming Titles Debuting in 2020 and 2021

Upcoming Young Adult Titles (Not all titles are final)

Catwoman: Soulstealer – Adapted by Louise Simonson from Sarah J. Maas’ DC Icon prose novel and illustrated by Samantha Dodge

Galaxy: The Prettiest Star – Written by Jadzia Axelrod and illustrated by Cait Zellers

House of El Book 1 – Written by Claudia Gray and illustrated by Eric Zawadzki

I Am Not Starfire—Written by Mariko Tamaki

Mister Miracle – Written by Varian Johnson

Nubia – Written by L.L. McKinney and illustrated by Robyn Smith

Swamp Thing – Written by Maggie Stiefvater and illustrated by Morgan Beem

Teen Titans: Beast Boy – Written by Kami Garcia and illustrated by Gabriel Picolo

Victor & Nora: A Mr. Freeze Story – Written by Lauren Myracle and illustrated by Isaac Goodhart

Whistle – Written by E. Lockhart and illustrated by Manuel Preitano

Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed – Written by Laurie Halse Anderson and illustrated by Leila del Duca

You Brought Me the Ocean – Written by Alex Sanchez and illustrated by Julie Maroh

Zatanna: The Jewel of Gravesend – Written by Alys Arden and illustrated by Jacquelin De Leon

Upcoming Middle Grade Titles (Not all titles are final)

Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld – Written by Shannon and Dean Hale

Batman and Robin…and Howard – Written and illustrated by Jeffrey Brown

DC Super Hero Girls – Written by Amy Wolfram

Dear Super-Villains – Written by Michael Northrop and illustrated by Gustavo Duarte

Green Arrow: Stranded – Written by Brendan Deneen and illustrated by Caleb Hosalla

Indestructibles Book 1—Written by Ridley Pearson

Lois Lane – Written by Grace Ellis and illustrated by Brittney Williams

Metropolis Grove – Written and illustrated by Drew Brockington

Primer – Written by Thomas Krajewski and Jennifer Muro and illustrated by Gretel Lusky

Superman Smashes the Klan – Written by Gene Luen Yang and illustrated by Gurihiru

Super Sons Book 3: Escape to Landis – Written by Ridley Pearson and illustrated by Ile Gonzalez

Teen Titans Go! to Camp – Written by Sholly Fisch

Teen Titans Go! Roll with It – Written by Heather Nuhfer and P.C. Morrissey

The Mystery of the Meanest Teacher: A Johnny Constantine Graphic Novel – Written by Ryan North and illustrated by Derek Charm

#gallery-0-5 { margin: auto; } #gallery-0-5 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-0-5 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-0-5 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */

DC ANNOUNCES NEW YOUNG ADULT AND MIDDLE GRADE GRAPHIC NOVELS AT ALA ANNUAL Robust Young Reader Lineup Slated to Debut through 2021 Includes New Stories from Acclaimed Authors and Artists Jeffrey Brown, Claudia Gray, Julie Maroh, and E.

[acesscncobrasil]

samantha sanchez icons 

like if you save

[blackkudos]

Babyface

Kenneth Brian Edmonds (born April 10, 1959), known professionally as Babyface, is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. He has written and produced over 26 number-one R&B hits throughout his career, and has won 11 Grammy Awards.

Early life

Edmonds was born on April 10, 1959, in Indianapolis, Indiana,to Marvin and Barbara Edmonds. Barbara was a production operator at a pharmaceutical plant. Edmonds, who is the fifth of six brothers (including future After 7 band members Melvin and Kevon Edmonds, the latter of whom went on to have a modestly successful solo career), attended North Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, and as a shy youth, wrote songs to express his emotions. When he was in eighth grade, Edmonds' father died of lung cancer, leaving his mother to raise her sons alone. At this stage, Edmonds became determined to have a career in music.

Music career

Edmonds later played with funk performer Bootsy Collins, who tagged him "Babyface" because of his youthful look. He also performed in the group Manchild (which had a 1977 hit "Especially for You" with band member Daryl Simmons) as a guitarist. He played keyboards in the light-funk and R&B group the Deele (which also included drummer Antonio "L.A." Reid, with whom he would later form a successful writing and producing partnership). One of his first major credits as a songwriter for outside artists came when he wrote the tune "Slow Jam" for the R&B band Midnight Star in 1983. The tune was on Midnight Star's 1983 double-platinum No Parking on the Dance Floor album, and while it never was a single, it received massive radio airplay and the song is still played on quiet storm radio stations. Babyface remained in the Deele until 1988, when both he and Reid left the group.

His album Playlist consists of eight cover songs and two original works. It was released on September 18, 2007. It was the first album on the newly re-launched Mercury Records label.

On February 4, 2014, he released a Grammy Award-winning duet album with Toni Braxton titled Love, Marriage & Divorce on Motown Records.

Other ventures

Writing and producing

In the late 1980s, he contributed to the creation of new jack swing, writing and producing music for the likes of Bobby Brown, Karyn White, Pebbles, Paula Abdul and Sheena Easton.

In 1989, Edmonds co-founded LaFace Records with Reid. Three of the label's early artists TLC, Usher, and Toni Braxton were very successful. TLC's second album CrazySexyCool, for which he wrote and produced some of the hits, became the best selling album of all time by an American girl group. Under his direction, TLC was able to sell more than 60 million albums worldwide, and a combined total of 75 million records. Toni Braxton's first two albums, Toni Braxton (1993) and Secrets (1996), for which he wrote the majority of the songs, went on to sell a combined total of over 10 million copies in America alone.

Babyface helped form the popular late-1990s R&B group Az Yet. Edmonds also helped to mold and work with some of his then-wife Tracey Edmonds' acts, such as Jon B and producer Jon-John Robinson.

Edmonds has worked with many successful performers in contemporary music. “I’m Your Baby Tonight” (1990), produced for Whitney Houston, was his first No. 1 Top 40 hit in the US. He also wrote and produced Boyz II Men's 1992 "End of the Road" and 1994 "I'll Make Love to You", both of which established records for the longest stay at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. He co-wrote, co-produced, and provided backing vocals on Madonna's 1994 Bedtime Stories, which featured the seven-week No. 1 hit "Take a Bow", and shared billing with Eric Clapton on the chart-topping Grammy winner "Change the World" from the Phenomenon soundtrack. He also wrote and produced the No. 1 hit "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" for Whitney Houston as well as the rest of the critically acclaimed 10 million-selling Waiting to Exhale soundtrack in 1995, which spawned additional hits for Houston, Brandy and Mary J. Blige.

Additionally, Edmonds has produced and written music for many artists including Carole King, Patti LaBelle, Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Faith Evans, Al Green, Beyoncé, Diana Ross, Sheena Easton, Toni Braxton, Michael Jackson, Michael Bolton, Paula Abdul, Eric Clapton, Pebbles, Tevin Campbell, Bobby Brown, Whitney Houston, Brandy, Mary J. Blige, Tamia, Shola Ama, 3T, Sisqó, Dru Hill, Fall Out Boy, Céline Dion, Samantha Jade, Backstreet Boys, Honeyz, Katharine McPhee, Mariah Carey, Vanessa L. Williams, Chanté Moore, En Vogue, Zendaya, Kenny G, Kristinia DeBarge, Lil Wayne, Japanese singer Ken Hirai, P!nk, Colbie Caillat, Marc Nelson, TLC, Ariana Grande, Ella Henderson, Jessica Mauboy, Xscape, K-Ci & JoJo, NSYNC, and Phil Collins among others. He received three consecutive Grammy Awards for Producer of the Year from 1995 to 1997.

Babyface was in the studio for about two years with Ashanti to produce her album The Declaration (2008).

He worked on the Lil Wayne album Tha Carter III (2008), on the Kanye West-produced "Comfortable". He also worked with R&B singer Monica for her sixth studio album Still Standing (2010).

In 2013, Babyface served as producer for Ariana Grande's debut album Yours Truly, producing the majority of her songs, including her second single, "Baby I".

In September 2014, Babyface collaborated with Barbra Streisand on her album Partners, performing a duet on the track "Evergreen" and background vocals for other album tracks.

Babyface also collaborated with Foxes on her sophomore album, All I Need (2016), producing and co-writing "Scar".

In July 2016, Babyface along with Bruce Roberts and Carole Bayer Sager helped write the song, "Stronger Together" sung by Jessica Sanchez. The song was played after Hillary Clinton's speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. The song's title is named after the slogan that the Clinton campaign uses as a show of uniting behind the Democratic nominee. The song was one of the top trending songs on Shazam that week. The song was widely perceived as positive by the listeners, and even received praise by celebrities like Jennifer Lopez and Kim Kardashian.

Acting career and film producing

In 1994, he appeared and performed on an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210 entitled "Mr. Walsh Goes to Washington (Part 2)".

In the mid-1990s, Edmonds and his then-wife Tracey Edmonds expanded into the business of motion pictures, setting up Edmonds Entertainment Group and producing films such as Soul Food (1997), Josie and the Pussycats (2001), and also the soundtrack for the film The Prince of Egypt (1998), which included contributions from numerous artists, including Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. They also executive produced the BET reality series College Hill (2004-2009). Edmonds also worked with David Foster to compose "The Power of the Dream", the official song of the 1996 Summer Olympics, performed by superstar Céline Dion. Linda Thompson provided the lyrics.

Babyface also participated as a duet partner on the Fox reality show Celebrity Duets (2006).

He was portrayed by Wesley Jonathan in the 2015 Lifetime biopic Whitney and is portrayed by actor Gavin Houston in the Lifetime biopic based on Toni Braxton entitled Un-Break My Heart, which premiered on the network in early 2016.

On August 30, 2016, Babyface was revealed as one of the celebrities who will compete on season 23 of Dancing with the Stars. He was partnered with professional dancer Allison Holker. He and Holker were eliminated on the fourth week of competition and finished in 11th place along with Vanilla Ice and Witney Carson.

Soda Pop Records

Edmonds founded his record label Soda Pop Records in 2009. Since founding the label he has signed R&B icons K-Ci & JoJo, releasing their first album for the label entitled My Brother's Keeper. In 2013 Babyface secured a distribution deal with E1 Music for the label.

Personal life

Babyface married his first wife, Denise during his young adult years. In 1990, Babyface met Tracey Edmonds when she auditioned for the music video for his song "Whip Appeal". They married on September 5, 1992, and have two sons, Brandon and Dylan. On January 7, 2005, Tracey filed for divorce in Los Angeles County Superior Court, citing irreconcilable differences. In October 2005, Babyface and Tracey announced that they were ending their marriage of thirteen years.

In 2007, Babyface began dating his backup dancer Nicole "Nikki" Pantenburg (former backup dancer for and personal friend of Janet Jackson). In 2008, Babyface and Nicole welcomed a daughter. The pair married on May 17, 2014.

In 2015, Babyface donated money to the presidential campaign of Republican Senator Marco Rubio.

Legacy

In 1999, a 25-mile (40-km) stretch of Interstate 65 that runs through Indianapolis was renamed Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds Highway.

Discography

with Manchild

Power and Love (1977)

Feel the Phuff (1978)

with the Deele

Street Beat (1983)

Material Thangz (1985)

Eyes of a Stranger (1987)

with Toni Braxton

Love, Marriage & Divorce (2014)

Solo

Lovers (1986)

Tender Lover (1989)

For the Cool in You (1993)

The Day (1996)

Face2Face (2001)

Grown & Sexy (2005)

Playlist (2007)

Return of the Tender Lover (2015)

Accolades

On August 30, 2006, Babyface was honored as a BMI Icon at the 6th annual BMI Urban Awards. Throughout his career, Babyface has won the BMI Pop Songwriter of the Year trophy seven times and a total of 51 BMI Awards, which includes Song of the Year for his Toni Braxton hit, "Breathe Again", in 1994.

Babyface was honored with the 2,508th star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 10, 2013. The star is located at 6270 Hollywood Boulevard.

Wikipedia