Editing Bobby Brown (section)

=== New Edition reunions ===
Brown made his first reunited appearance with [[New Edition]] at the [[1990 MTV Video Music Awards]]. Their performance later sparked the recording of [[Bell Biv DeVoe]]'s "[[Word to the Mutha!]]" in 1991 (on which Brown, [[Ralph Tresvant]] and later NE member [[Johnny Gill]] were included). A fully-fledged reunion occurred with the 1996 release of the album, ''[[Home Again (New Edition album)|Home Again]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/update-bobby-brown-arrested-in-atlanta-73551/|title=Update: Bobby Brown Arrested In Atlanta|date=November 7, 2002|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 4, 2023}}</ref> Brown contributed lead vocals on two hit singles, "[[Hit Me Off]]" and "[[You Don't Have to Worry (New Edition song)|You Don't Have to Worry]]". However, a subsequent 1997 tour to support the album led to problems between Brown and the other New Edition members. Brown later admitted that he was struggling with drug [[addiction]] and [[alcoholism]] during the tour.

In 2005, at the [[BET]] 25th Anniversary Special, Brown again reunited with New Edition. In 2008, Brown, Ralph Tresvant, and Johnny Gill then formed a splinter group, Heads of State, to compete with [[Bell Biv DeVoe]]. At the 2009 BET Awards, following the [[Death of Michael Jackson|death of the group's idol Michael Jackson]], all six of the New Edition members again reunited to perform a medley of [[Jackson 5]] hits in honor of Jackson. This sparked rumors of another full-fledged New Edition reunion, which was confirmed the following year.

Brown and New Edition continue to perform together, including The Culture Tour, which began in early 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211213005800/en/New-Edition-Announces-The-Culture-Tour-Beginning-February-2022-With-Charlie-Wilson-and-Special-Guest-Jodeci |title=New Edition Announces The Culture Tour Beginning February 2022 With Charlie Wilson and Special Guest Jodeci |publisher=Business Wire |date=2021-12-13 |accessdate=2022-06-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Darlene Aderoju |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/new-edition-the-culture-tour-dates-2022-1235012433/#! |title=New Edition 2022 Tour Dates With Charlie Wilson and Jodeci |publisher=Billboard |date=December 17, 2021|accessdate=January 4, 2023}}</ref> A year later, the sextet appeared at the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] performing a medley of hits by that year's inductees, [[soul music|soul]] group [[The Spinners (American group)|The Spinners]].

Brown's work with New Edition has since been honored, with the group receiving the BET Lifetime Achievement Award at the [[2017 BET Awards|2017 ceremony]]. In 2022, the group was inducted into the [[Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame]]. In 2023, they were inducted into the [[National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame]] and in 2024, they were inducted into the [[NAACP Image Awards|NAACP Hall of Fame]].