Editing Kevon Edmonds (section)

{{short description|American contemporary R&B singer (born 1958)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name       = Kevon Edmonds
| image      = Kevon_Edmonds_Oct_5_2022.jpg
| caption    = Edmonds in 2022
| birth_name = Kevon Bernard Edmonds
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|2|25}} 
| birth_place = [[Indianapolis, Indiana]], U.S.
| genre           = [[contemporary R&B|R&B]]
| occupation      = Singer, songwriter
| years_active    = 1987–present
| label           = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]], [[RCA Records|RCA]]
| current_member_of = [[After 7]]
| past_member_of = [[LaFace Records|Milestone]]
| website             = 
}}

'''Kevon Bernard Edmonds''' (born February 25, 1958) <ref name=":0" /> is an American singer. He is member of the [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] group [[After 7]] and the older brother of [[Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds]]. The group released three moderately successful albums for [[Virgin Records]] and became best known for their 1990 singles "[[Ready or Not (After 7 song)|Ready or Not]]" and "[[Can't Stop (After 7 song)|Can't Stop]]." Edmonds embarked on a solo career with his debut studio album ''[[24/7 (Kevon Edmonds album)|24/7]]'' (1999); the album's [[24/7 (Kevon Edmonds song)|title track]] was certified [[RIAA certification|gold]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=%2224/7%22&format=Single&go=Search&perPage=25|title=Gold & Platinum: 24/7 - RIAA Searchable Database|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|accessdate=August 5, 2015}}</ref> and reached number ten on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].  His follow up single, "[[No Love (I'm Not Used to)]]" was a moderate R&B hit. Edmonds was also a member of the quintet [[LaFace Records|Milestone]] along with his brothers Babyface and Melvin, as well as [[K-Ci & JoJo]]. The group released one single, "I Care 'Bout You" for the [[Soul Food (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] to the 1997 film ''[[Soul Food (film)|Soul Food]]''.