Editing New Edition (section)

{{Short description|American R&B group}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = New Edition
| background        = group_or_band
| landscape         = yes
| image             = New Edition on Sister Circle Live.jpg
| caption           = Members of New Edition in 2018. From left: [[Ronnie DeVoe]], [[Bobby Brown]], [[Ricky Bell (singer)|Ricky Bell]], [[Michael Bivins]]
| alias             = N.E.
| origin            = [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], U.S.
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]<ref name="AM">{{cite web|first= Steve |last= Huey |title= New Edition – Artist Biography |publisher= [[AllMusic]]. [[All Media Network]] |url= http://www.allmusic.com/artist/new-edition-mn0000865016/biography |access-date= July 27, 2016}}</ref><ref name="MTV"/>|[[Pop music|pop]]<ref name="AM"/>|[[Hip hop music|hip hop]]<ref name="AM"/>|[[new jack swing]]<ref>{{cite news|first= Kelley L. |last= Carter |title= 5 Things You Can Learn About ... New jack swing |newspaper= [[Chicago Tribune]] |date= 10 August 2008 |url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/2008/08/10/5-things-you-can-learn-about-3/ |access-date= 26 July 2016}}</ref>}}
| years_active      = 1978–1991,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/869/you-say-its-your-birthday-new-edition-and-bell-biv-devoes-michael-bivens/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024200424/http://www.mtv.com/news/869/you-say-its-your-birthday-new-edition-and-bell-biv-devoes-michael-bivens/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 24, 2019|title=You Say It's Your Birthday, New Edition, and Bell Biv Devoes|website=[[MTV]]|access-date=2019-10-24}}</ref><ref name="Story">{{cite web|url=https://www-essence-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.essence.com/amp/entertainment/new-edition-story-part-one-recap/?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D#aoh=15703443155367&csi=1&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.essence.com%2Fentertainment%2Fnew-edition-story-part-one-recap%2F|title='The New Edition Story' Part One: Humble Beginnings To Harsh Realities|publisher=[[Essence (magazine)|Essence]]|date=2017-01-25|access-date=2019-10-24|archive-date=2022-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605192852/https://www-essence-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.essence.com/amp/entertainment/new-edition-story-part-one-recap/?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D#aoh=15703443155367&csi=1&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.essence.com%2Fentertainment%2Fnew-edition-story-part-one-recap%2F|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1996–1997, 2002–present
| label             = {{hlist|Streetwise|[[MCA Records|MCA]]|[[Bad Boy Records|Bad Boy]]|[[Geffen Records|Geffen]]}}
| spinoffs          = {{hlist|[[Bell Biv DeVoe]]|Heads of State|RBRM Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Mike}}
| website           = 
| current_members   =
*[[Ricky Bell (singer)|Ricky Bell]]
*[[Michael Bivins]]
*[[Bobby Brown]]
*[[Ronnie DeVoe]]
*[[Ralph Tresvant]] 
*[[Johnny Gill]]}}

'''New Edition''' is an American [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]/[[Pop music|pop]] group from the [[Roxbury, Boston|Roxbury]] neighborhood of [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], formed in 1978 by singer/rapper [[Bobby Brown]]. Their name is taken to mean a new edition of the [[Jackson 5]]. The group reached its height of popularity in the 1980s and is considered the blueprint for what would become the modern [[boy band]]. The lineup originally consisted of [[Ricky Bell (singer)|Ricky Bell]], [[Michael Bivins]], [[Ronnie DeVoe]], [[Bobby Brown]], and [[Ralph Tresvant]]. Brown was fired from the group in late 1985 to begin a successful solo career, and they continued as a quartet for one album, before adding [[Johnny Gill]] to the lineup in 1987.  Early hits included "[[Candy Girl (New Edition song)|Candy Girl]]", "[[Cool It Now]]", and "[[Mr. Telephone Man]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/new-edition|title=New Edition Chart History|website=Billboard.com}}</ref> Tresvant was the lead singer on most of the songs.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Stereo |title=Can Anyone Save the Baddest Boy Band Ever? |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/can-anyone-save-the-baddest-boy-band-ever |access-date=9 November 2018 |publisher=Daily Beast |date=23 June 2018}}</ref>  In 1990, both Gill and Tresvant released their own solo albums, while the remaining three members formed the trio [[Bell Biv DeVoe]]; the group ceased to work together for the first half of the 1990s.

All six members of New Edition reunited in 1996 to record the group's sixth studio album ''[[Home Again (New Edition album)|Home Again]]''. During the ill-fated ''Home Again Tour'', both Brown and Bivins quit the group, forcing the remainder of the tour to be canceled. Various reunions have occurred since, usually with the 1987–1990 lineup, though occasionally also including Brown. Their last studio album was 2004's ''[[One Love (New Edition album)|One Love]]''.

On May 3, 2011, New Edition issued a press release on their official website announcing that all six members were reuniting as New Edition to kick off the 30th anniversary celebration of ''[[Candy Girl (album)|Candy Girl]]'' with their fans. They received their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 23, 2017. On January 24, 2017, a three-part docuseries, ''[[The New Edition Story]]'', premiered on [[BET]] about the group's career and personal life. It was later announced that all six members will reunite to record another album and go on tour. On February 17, 2022, the group was inducted into the [[Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Nazareno|first=Mia|date=2021-12-17|title=Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy, Jr. & More to Be Inducted at 2022 Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/smokey-robinson-black-music-entertainment-walk-of-fame-2022-1235012202/|access-date=2022-02-17|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}}</ref>

On December 31, 2022, New Edition performed on ''Dick Clark's New Year's Rocking Eve'' with [[Ryan Seacrest]]. All six members were in attendance and performed various songs from both their group and solo careers. On September 24, 2023, in Farmington Hills, Michigan, New Edition was inducted into the [[National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame]].