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  • Babyface Marries His Longtime Girlfriend

    Babyface Marries His Longtime Girlfriend

    On Saturday, May 17, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds married his longtime girlfriend Nikki Pantenberg.

    The couple has been dating since 2007, and are the parents to their daughter, 5-year-old Peyton Nicole. They announced their engagement back in February, when Toni Braxton, with whom he collaborated with on their joint album Love, Marriage & Divorce, asked him if he would consider marrying again (he has been married two previous times, and has two sons with his ex-wife Tracy Edmonds), during a BET interview.

    “I’ve already considered it,” he said, answering Braxton’s question. “I’m engaged, so yes.” Braxton then asked Babyface what he had learned from his past relationships that have helped him with this one. “The main thing is being honest with yourself and being honest with your feelings,” he explained.

    “When we’re not honest with ourselves we just accept situations, don’t talk about them, and as you said, ignore the elephant in the room,” Babyface added. “You better recognize there is an elephant in the room and deal with it, because a lot of times the elephant in the room is the one that you put in there, so you have to deal with it.”

    According to PEOPLE, the couple’s wedding took place in Southern California, where they were surrounded by their closest friends and family, including Oprah Winfrey. Singer Carole B. Sager originally posted a video of the wedding on her Instagram account; however, it has since been deleted.

    Image via Twitter

  • Toni Braxton And Babyface Together Again

    Toni Braxton And Babyface Together Again

    It was announced in August 2013 that Toni Braxton and Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds would be releasing a duets album. And as of today (February 4) everyone can enjoy the sweet sound of Braxton and Babyface together again on their album Love, Marriage, & Divorce.

    Braxton and Babyface’s album, Love, Marriage, & Divorce, is about the experiences of a broken marriage, something both can understand. They took those personal experiences of love, marriage, pain, divorce, and regained hope and co-wrote the 11 songs on the album. While writing, Braxton was still going through divorce proceedings.

    According to Braxton, they didn’t want this to be an anger-filled album. She told Billboard, “We didn’t want this to be typical: the guy cheats on the girl and she’s devastated. Sometimes women have infidelity issues. Sometimes guys get stuck with alimony; sometimes women get stuck with the alimony. Sometimes women pay the bills and do everything. We wanted to talk a little about all of those things.”

    The duo has already released two singles from the album, the #1 R&B hit, Hurt You, and Where Did We Go Wrong?

    With the release of Love, Marriage, & Divorce of course comes doing the rounds with the press. The pair can be seen on Good Morning America on Wednesday, February 5, then Live! with Kelly and Michael on Friday, February 7, and Conan on Tuesday, February 11, just to name a few. They can also be seen in a three week stint on Broadway’s After Midnight starting March 18. There will also be a concert tour later this year.

    The pair partook in a Q&A with iTunes Tuesday, with each of them responding via Twitter.

    Early last year Braxton said she was retiring from music. During the iTunes Q&A Babyface informed everyone that he refused to let Braxton quit the music business like she had planned.

    Of course Braxton’s sister Tamar is so proud of and happy for her sister.

    One person already recommends you purchase Love, Marriage, & Divorce for your Valentine’s Day festivities.

    Braxton and Babyface first sang together on the Boomerang soundtrack in 1992. The song was the R&B/pop hit Give U My Heart.

    You can watch the video for Hurt You below.

    Image via Braxton’s Instagram.

  • Toni Braxton Touring, Releasing Duets Album With Babyface

    Toni Braxton is not only touring again for the first time in years, she’s set to release a duets album with Babyface in December.

    The songstress has seen quite a bit of drama in recent years after going through bankruptcy, losing property, and losing the rights to several of her songs. But now, she says her old friend Babyface has given her the strength to try her hand at touring again to prepare her fans for what’s in store.

    “I think I was a little depressed, not being able to control my life the way I once had. Accepting that I’m older, the industry has changed. He said, ‘You got a lot more singing to do, sister girl. This is the where you’ve have to plant the seeds and start all over, and that can be challenging, but you’ve got to do it.’ I’m still nervous, I’m still a bit unsure. But I just decided, what do I need guts for? It’s OK to be scared, but guts are gonna help me through it. So wish me luck, guys,” she said.

    The tour will end at the end of this month, but fans who don’t get the chance to see her live can look forward to the album, called “Love, Marriage, and Divorce”.

    “The album celebrates the strong bond that has been in place between the two artists ever since Babyface and Toni’s duet on her smash 1992 debut, ‘Give U My Heart,’ which was co-written and co-produced by Babyface,” a press release said.

    “Hurt” is the first single off the album and is already gaining radio play.