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  • 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.

  • Toni Braxton Retiring From Music, Wants To Play A Lesbian

    Toni Braxton says she doesn’t feel that old spark anymore when it comes to music, and she wants to retire from the biz to focus on her acting career. After a career spanning over twenty years, the songstress says she’s ready for something new.

    “For what I do I have to love it. I have to feel that excitement and it’s gone,” she said. “I’m just not going to do any albums anymore; maybe touring occasionally here and there because I love performing, but not as much as I did in the past. But no new projects.”

    The mother of two has found some success on stage–she starred in Beauty And The Beast and Aida on Broadway–and has a popular reality show, “Braxton Family Values”, which focuses on the singer and her sisters. But she wants more, and says she knows she’s capable of doing something deeper.

    “I hate to have reality star behind my name. That’s just not what I wanted to be when I grew up. I would like to play a lesbian,” she said. “I don’t know why. And do a whole make-out scene and the whole thing; just something completely different than people would expect from me. Not a lipstick lesbian, either.”

    Braxton has long been an advocate for gay rights and has said she is very close with her LGBT fanbase.

    “I love my boys because my boys help me be a better girl,” she said. “My choreographer and my video director are gay, and they’ve been my best friends since I started in the industry.”

  • Toni Braxton Accused Of Fraud In Bankruptcy Case

    Toni Braxton has seen no end to her financial woes since 2010, when she filed for bankruptcy. Now, she’s facing legal troubles after being accused of transferring a large sum of cash to her estranged husband, Keri Lewis, in an alleged attempt to avoid paying creditors.

    According to TMZ, the bankruptcy trustee is now suing Lewis to get the money–$53,490–back where it belongs, and is accusing Braxton of fraudulently transferring the funds to Lewis’ account. She maintains that the transfer was perfectly legit, however, and released a statement through her rep:

    “All of the payments made to Lewis prior to Toni’s bankruptcy filing were appropriate transfers for reasonable and necessary personal and business expenses in the ordinary course of her business.”

    Braxton originally filed in 2010 with an estimated debt amount of up to $50 million. TMZ reported a list of her creditors, which included AT&T, The Four Seasons Hotels, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Neiman Marcus, The William Morris Agency, and Tiffany & Co.