in the 60s the world was introduced to j5 and in the 2000s b5 would follow in their footsteps
these five young boys knew at a very early age that their look sound and talent would
take them places however just as they were learning to navigate their growing popularity
they also began to learn about the trials and tribulations of the ruthless
music industry let's find out whatever happened to american r b boy band b5
b5 consisting of the four breeding brothers dustin 17 kelly 16 patrick 14 and brian 10
originated from st petersburg florida and later relocated to atlanta georgia
carnell 13 is actually their cousin however he's very much considered a brother since
he was raised with the others since he was very small after his biological mother became a fatal
victim of domestic violence they were encouraged by their mother to pursue music professionally
so they made the rounds in florida showcasing their artistry and built a local following some of
their musical influences growing up were michael jackson new edition nsync and backstreet boys
enter radio disney radio disney was an american radio network operated within the disney general
entertainment content the network broadcasted music programming oriented towards children
preteens and teenagers so it was right up b5's alley the boys entered a contest won that contest
and would go on to win every other event radio disney put on clearly impressed with
their talent the network eventually made them the official radio disney dancers but
the ball really started rolling in 1998 when they began performing under the name tnt boys
as a four-member group consisting of the oldest four their manager then took them to atlanta to
audition for record labels while there they met the ceo of worldwide entertainment kevin wales
he suggested that they add youngest brother brian at first the rest of the boys didn't think it was
such a good idea since he was so young but they ultimately decided to give it a try
after brian joined the group the name was changed to b5 to denote breeding 5 in 2001. kevin then
introduced the boys to the man who would sign them to their first record deal and introduce
them to the world bad boy record ceo sean diddy combs all in the video all on the record
their self-titled debut album was released in july 2005 and produced by diddy along
with some other top people in the business including rodney jerkins and ryan leslie
it entered the billboard 200 at the number 19 position the album produced two hit singles
their debut called all i do which is a cover of the jackson 5 song all i do is think of you
and the follow-up called you got me their popularity was so massive that during a
november 2005 performance at brookdale's center mall in minneapolis minnesota for the radio
disney jingle jam tour a riot ensued and many people were injured after fans rushed the stage
the group members were even stripped of their clothes and jewelry two years later their second
album titled don't talk just listen was released the first single called hydraulics featuring
rapper bow wow and its follow-up in my bedroom didn't get the same attention as their debut due
to a lack of promotion not surprisingly it would be the last album they released on bad boy records
it was at this time the group decided to experiment and try new things
along that journey they rebranded themselves and changed their name to audio
the name change didn't help their career in any way eventually they opted to take a
little bit of a break so they could grow as individuals and live life
then on april 26 2013 the group would surprise fans by announcing the release date of their
new single called say yes which would drop the following week on their new label motown records
they also went back to using the name b5 the song was well received by fans and critics
the music video even though already uploaded to the group's vivo
would have its first televised showing on the r b hip-hop music video show bets 106 and park
the comeback it seemed was going very well
they even had a new album that they expected to be released however that album would get
shelved and due to internal conflicts with management the group would separate once again
carnell took to instagram in a since deleted post blasting motown and speaking his truth
saying it's sad that we have so much talent but we continue to go through bs all the time
lies false hopes waiting and waiting continuously on labels time and time again the bad thing is
that our inner team sucks so bad we can't even move like we want to really without the label
then he goes on to plead to the real b5 fans
to post outside motown's head office in manhattan to see what's good
in a december 2015 interview with ratedrnb.com oldest brother dustin
commented on what the group learned from the experience you've got to be careful who
you trust be careful of who you have in your circle be willing to learn from other people
keep good people around you and keep your circles small keep your contacts i think artists should
really take that role on more themselves versus putting all their trust into a manager
dustin began his solo career with the release of his first single called pay it forward off his
ep titled different at the end of 2015. after his poor management experience as well with b5
he chose to go the independent route and create his own entertainment company
both patrick and kelly would follow in dustin's footsteps shortly after patrick dropped his first
solo track here we are in the latter part of 2016 in anticipation of his ep titled new breed nothing
more was heard about it until two years later when he posted a snippet of another song called
b-f-i-l-g or before i let go on his personal instagram it includes a sample of the song of the
same name by r b soul band maze kelly now going by the shortened kell also debuted his first solo
track called don't know how to dance his ep titled the artist was released to itunes in october 2016.
after five years b5 reunited in 2018 and dropped their comeback single called do that
in may 2019 the group announced that their new ep titled new jacksons would be released that summer
the album comes from the group's lifelong inspiration from the jackson 5.
to coincide with the album release they also dropped their second single called wave the
timing couldn't be better since a couple of months prior b5 made a surprise appearance
on b2ks the millennium tour and received an amazing reception from fans
interestingly enough the tour was b5's idea they pitched the idea to b2k and encouraged
them to reach out to other artists to see if they would be interested
the next thing b5 heard was the announcement of the tour and everyone involved minus them
another headliner r b hip-hop group pretty ricky reached out to them as the tour prepared to hit
atlanta to see if they would be interested in joining in on that leg b5 jumped at the
opportunity to hit the stage in their home town no less and ended up putting on a show to remember
unfortunately as the summer came and went the group updated their fans letting them know
that due to a new distribution deal they were working on the album would need to be
pushed back as of the making of this video new jackson still has not been released
off the heels of the millennium tour it was announced in august 2019 that b5 would be
joining fellow r b artist ray j j holliday day 26 and immature on the new tb reunion tour only seven
shows were initially scheduled but apparently that was still too large of a task to complete
before things even kicked off cracks started to show ray j citing his need to be with his pregnant
wife dropped out of several shows as time went on several dates ended up being cancelled entirely
there wasn't any official word as to why but many speculated that it was due to low ticket sales
then jay holliday took to instagram to vent his frustrations and disappointment
with how everything was being handled ray j b5
and johnny devin devon whatever your name is start reaching out for people
thinking ain't gonna hear about it because you're gonna have to cross that path bro
you're gonna get you and your group beat the
period first of all i don't know what you're talking about i don't even know what he mad
at me about are mad at me and my brother's about b5 i have no idea this is this is new
to me this is the news but even besides that it's like my you can't sit there just be talking
something i've been talking crazy and and calling us out our name and we don't even know what the
[ __ ] so at this point [ __ ] like really [ __ ] i don't even gotta know what's going on
and they you know what it is you can pull up well i think we both in atlanta and atlanta i think he
in atlanta is whatever july 19 2020 marked the 15 year anniversary of b5's debut album
brian took this milestone moment to make a sense deleted instagram post acknowledging
the special day and also blasting bad boy for ripping them off we made about 99.9
of all our income from live performances and merchandise until this day i've never seen a penny
from any of our b5 commercial albums for years we reach out to lawyers advisors and even tv
networks for a chance to help us or tell our story and no one ever touched it with a 10-foot pole
so here i am telling my story my truth and not from a woe is me perspective
but as an example for the next generation of young artists to write and own your content
b5 isn't the first act to complain about not getting their coin from bad boy many other
artists such as rapper mace and r b group 112 have all spoken about not being fully compensated for
their publishing diddy however wasn't the only person to be called out patrick also chimed in
on brian's post and confronted disney about not paying kelly for a rap he wrote for their song
get your head in the game off the soundtrack for the musical television film high school musical
this was a drastic difference to what they had to say about their former boss just one year prior
when they were making the rounds promoting the new jackson's album they only had positive and
very diplomatic things to say about diddy and their time at bad boy when asked in interviews
dustin showed off his acting skills while appearing in producer chris stokes
musical drama series howard high in may 2020 later on in the year
carnell released his new mixtape titled amethyst including the single water gun
today dustin carnell and brian are all fathers carnell and brian also put a ring on it and
are officially off the market there's still no word on when their third album will be released
however fans can follow b5 as a group or each member individually on instagram
as well as the group's official facebook twitter and youtube accounts for updates
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