Grammy Award Winning Iconic Pop Group Receives Rave Reviews From USA Today, Examiner and 4/5 Stars From The Guardian; Performs on The Today Show, Wendy Williams and Rosie O’Donnell Show
#1 R&B/ Soul Album on iTunes
Debut Single “More Than You’ll Ever Know” #1 Added song on Urban AC Radio; New Video “One Up For Love” Debuts on VEVO
October 26, 2011 – New York, NY – Diamond selling- multiplatinum Grammy winning group, Boyz II Men celebrate 20 hit making years with their brand new album TWENTY released October 24, 2011 exclusively at Wal-Mart and digital retailers everywhere. TWENTY has already garnered rave reviews, receiving 4 out of 5 stars from The Guardian, Examiner and USA Today’s “Pick of the Week.” New single “More Than You’ll Ever Know” was the #1 added song on Urban Radio with performances of the single on The Today Show, Wendy Williams and The Rosie O’Donnell Show. TWENTY is currently the #1 R&B/Soul album on iTunes and the new video for “One Up For Love” debuted on VEVO last week and received over 150,000 views in the first forty-eight hours.
The boyz have also launched their own Mobile App (for iPhone & Android smart phones). The Boyz II Men App creates a network for the groups over 60 million fans to be the first to hear about new music, videos and concerts Features include, live broadcasts from Boyz II Men, music videos, social media feeds, giveaways and much more.
“We started with a pure love for music, so to be here twenty years later still doing what we love has been a pure blessing” comments Wanya Morris of the trio. The group’s tenor and judge on hit breakout show NBC’s The Sing-Off, Shawn Stockman remarked “From day one our fans have been amazing, they’ve seen us grow from boys to men, so we owe all our success to their continued support” while Nathan Morris commented “Using the iPhone APP, our fans will be able to continue to watch us grow. We have been around for twenty years, so we think the iPhone APP is a great way to reach out to a new generation of fans.”
As newly announced inductees to receive their star on the world famous “Hollywood Walk Of Fame,” Boyz II Men’s new studio album TWENTY released on Boyz II Men’s own label MSM Music, with partners Benchmark Entertainment, features brand new material for the first time in 10 years. TWENTY features collaborations from hit producers such as Babyface, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Teddy Riley, as well as Julian Bunetta (Leona Lewis, Natasha Bedingfield) and Tim/Bob (Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Lopez), amongst others. The double CD album set will contain 12 brand new songs plus 8 newly recorded and updated versions of Boyz II Men classics, including “End Of The Road,” “I’ll Make Love To You,” and “Bended Knee,” amongst others that spawned the birth of one of the most successful singing groups of all time.
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