The Grio

Bobby Brown tells ‘Club Shay Shay’ he couldn’t take Britney Spears’ butchering of his hit song ‘My Prerogative’

Bobby Brown is a national treasure. The pop star who started out in the legendary group New Edition with Ronnie (DeVoe), Ricky (Bell), Mike (Bivins), Ralph (Tresvant), and Johnny (Gill), too–and ...
Rolling Out

Bobby Brown discloses massive payday for ‘Thug Lovin’ cameo

Bobby Brown, the iconic R&B vocalist who rose to prominence in the 1980s, recently divulged remarkable details about his collaboration with the late music executive Irv Gotti during an in-depth ...
Variety

Bobby Brown Thinks Britney Spears ‘Butchered’ Cover of His Song ‘My Prerogative’: ‘I Couldn’t Take It’

No stranger to speaking his truth, Bobby Brown said he isn’t a fan of Britney Spears‘ cover of his 1988 hit single “My Prerogative.” Spears’ cover served as the single to her first greatest hits album ...
Newsday

Remembering new jack swing: Bobby Brown, Boyz II Men, Guy dominated 'mix of everything that was great about Black culture'

At first, no one knew what to call it. The voices were warm and soulful, but the drums were hard, metallic, stuttering. It sounded something like hip-hop, but the melodies were pure pop. For a time, ...
The Root

The Story of Bobby Brown, the ‘King of R&B’ Who Has Endured Unspeakable Tragedy

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Bobby Brown was one of the hottest R&B artists in the industry. The Boston native got his start performing in talent shows until he and his friends landed a record deal ...