The B-Side Presented by Ford

B-Side Artist: Kevon Edmonds

Singer Kevon Edmonds, among the most romance driven vocalists in soul-pop, is making a dramatic return to recording after nearly a decade of absence with the dreamy “OH,” the 1st single (now available via iTunes). It is quickly moving up the charts towards Top 10 on Billboard’s Hot Adult R & B Airplay and on Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles Chart from his Make Entertainment CD, Who Knew (distributed by EMI). Produced by Greg Curtis, the song beautifully showcases Edmonds’ yearning high tenor in a manner that will have ladies swooning all over again. The beloved song stylist is set to appear and perform on The MoNique Show (check local listings for announcement of guests) and the revamped Soul Train Awards, airing Sunday, November 29th at 9:00 p.m. on BET’s new network, CENTRIC (formerly BETJ).

With two decades of faithful, soulful service under his belt, Kevon Edmonds is among R&B/Pop music’s most adored vocalists and songwriters. As the founder and lead singer of vocal trio After 7, Kevon serenaded lovers around the globe with such hits as “Ready or Not” and “Can’t Stop” (both reaching #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 R&B Chart and attaining Top 10 status on Billboard’s Pop singles Chart). His voice remains a favorite among fans of movie and television thanks to After 7’s hits “Nights Like This” (from The Five Heartbeats movie), “Gonna Love You Right” (from Sugar Hill) and the Adult Contemporary smash “Not Enough Hours in the Night” (from the Beverly Hills 90210 television soundtrack). With After 7, Kevon scored a multi-platinum selling debut album, two Gold albums, three Gold singles, seven Top Ten radio singles and three Gold soundtracks. Kevon then co-executive produced his solo debut, 24/7 alongside his brother, pop music icon Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds. The title track of the 1999 release, “24/7,” rose to #2 at R&B radio, crossed over to Pop, and sent the 24/7 CD to Gold status.

Now living in Nashville, the Indianapolis-born vocalist completed a soulful new project with the help of hot producers/songwriters Greg Curtis, Kadis & Sean, Kevin Randolph, Damon Thomas and Jayshaw Champion, his talented nephews Jason Edmonds and Dave Edmonds, along with Aaron Pettigrew and Karl Antoine. Edmonds explains, “I wanted to create a body of work that will take listeners on a musical journey - bridging the gap between the R&B of old and R&B of today. I had my ear on a couple of young producers, but I was not using them to pursue a ‘youthful’ sound. My goal is to open the ears of today’s young R&B listeners so they can hear where the music they listen to really comes from. I simply want to bring back the magic of love and romance.”