New Version, the legendary R&B group made up of Ricky Bell, Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill, Ralph Tresvant, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe, is about to be inducted into the NAACP Picture Awards Corridor of Fame.
The group will likely be inducted throughout the 2024 NAACP Picture Awards ceremony being held in Los Angeles on March 16. Earlier inductees embrace Eddie Murphy, Stevie Surprise, Oprah Winfrey, Spike Lee, Carlos Santana, Little Richard, Sidney Poitier, Earth Wind and Hearth and Aretha Franklin.
Shaped in Boston in 1978, New Version grew to become phenomenally standard within the Eighties and set the template for the trendy boy band. The group has launched seven studio albums and scored a No. 1 on the Billboard album charts with the 1996 launch Dwelling Once more. Their best-known songs embrace “Sweet Woman,” “Mr. Phone Man,” “Cool It Now,” “If This Isn’t Love” and “Hit Me Off.”
All of the members of New Version have loved solo success and as a part of the spinoff bands Bel Biv DeVoe, Heads of State and RBRM. In 2023, New Version was inducted into the Nationwide Rhythm & Blues Corridor of Fame.
Moreover, singer and songwriter Frankie Beverly will obtain the NAACP Picture Awards’ Lifetime Achievement Award, which will likely be introduced throughout the NAACP Picture Awards Dinner two days earlier than the principle awards ceremony on March 14. Beverly is finest referred to as the founding father of Philadelphia soul band Maze, the group behind the songs “Completely happy Feelin’s”, “Whereas I’m Alone” and “Golden Time of Day.
“It’s our distinct honor to rejoice New Version and Frankie Beverly — two musical icons which have been instrumental in shaping our cultural panorama with their outstanding expertise and enduring affect,” NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson mentioned in a press release. “We acknowledge the facility of their artistry in showcasing the enduring energy of Black excellence within the arts.”
The fifty fifth NAACP Picture Awards is about to air dwell on March 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET and CBS. Winners in non-televised classes will likely be introduced from March 11-15.
