Kandi Burruss
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Kandi Burruss better known by her stage names Kandi or Kandi Girl, is an American R&B
singer-songwriter and record producer. She is also a former member of the group Xscape
from Atlanta
.
to a single mother, Joyce Jones. Her first major appearance was on BET
's Teen Summit
, which introduced her to the public.
" for TLC
. The single received a Grammy
for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, MTV Video Music Award, Billboard Music Award
and Soul Train Music Award. That same year, Burruss scored a hit for Destiny's Child
on their second album, "The Writing's on the Wall
". "Bills, Bills, Bills
", also topped the Billboard "Hot 100" chart & was followed by their second single "Bug a Boo
", also penned by Burruss. Kandi would go on to work with then newcomer Pink
by penning her debut single "There You Go
" off Pink
's debut album "Can't Take Me Home
".
Burruss was the first African-American woman ever to win ASCAP's Songwriter of the Year award in 2000. She won for Songwriter of the year in the Rhythm & Soul category. She won for songwriting credits such as Destiny Child's "Bills, Bills, Bills
" and TLC
's No Scrubs
.
Kandi's writing credits continued to grow by penning for the likes of Mariah Carey
, Alicia Keys
, Boyz II Men
, Da Brat
, NSYNC, N-Toon
, Solo
, Usher
, Fantasia
, Mýa
, Joe
, MC Lyte
and Whitney Houston
.
Kandi has since rewritten and executive produced "Tardy For The Party" for Real Housewives of Atlanta co-star Kim Zolciak
's debut album. The song was made available to iTunes
on September 1, 2009.
" was a promotional single only. It featured rap duo 8Ball and MJG. Another song, "Keep It Gangsta" featuring rapper Lil Scrappy
, was also set to appear on the album, although it was never released as a promo single.
Failing to generate any buzz, plans for the new album were temporarily put on hold. Burruss then teamed with Atlanta female rapper Rasheeda
to form the duo Peach Candy, signed to D-Lo Entertainment. Their first single, entitled "Bam," got little airplay and plans for this album were also put on hold. PeachCandy EP was released on iTunes with a 5-track lineup.
In 2009, Kandi joined the second season of the Bravo reality series, The Real Housewives of Atlanta
and went back to work on her second album, then titled B.L.O.G.. Her debut EP, the Fly Above EP
, was released on October 29, 2009. The album will be released on her own record label Kandi Koated Entertainment and possibly Capitol Records
, although the EP will only be released on Kandi Koated Entertainment.. The album is confirmed to feature appearances from artists such as Rick Ross
, Rasheeda
, Gucci Mane
and possibly Missy Elliott
. Despite speculation that the lead single would be either "I Like Him" featuring Rick Ross
and Rasheeda
or "Trade Him In" featuring Gucci Mane
, the lead single, "Fly Above", was released on October 6, 2009. It was later dubbed a promo single. Kandi signed a record deal with Asylum Records
in early 2010 and released her second album, Kandi Koated
on December 14, 2010. The lead single "Leave U" debuted at number 89 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
chart. Kandi also made a cameo appearance along with Atlanta producer Jermaine Dupri on the first episode in the new television series Single Ladies
Kandi is now working on her music and Bravo has given her a greenlight for her new reality show The Kandi Factory. "'The Kandi Factory' will capture a unique look at her successful music career as Kandi transforms two music hopefuls into the next big pop star."
.
Burruss and ex-boyfriend Russell "Block" Spencer of Block Entertainment
had a daughter named Riley on August 22, 2002.
In late 2008, Kandi began a relationship with Ashley "A.J." Jewell and after dating several months, the couple became engaged to be married in January 2009.
Tensions began to rise between Jewell, also a part of the second season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta
, and Kandi's mother over Jewell having six children of his own with four different mothers. In June 2009, Burruss and Jewell called off the engagement and later dissolved their romantic relationship completely, though Jewell was quoted as saying they remained "good friends." Though he moved out of Burruss' home, his 12-year-old twin daughters remain in her care.
Less than four months after they separated, Jewell was killed outside of a club's parking lot in a fight on the night of October 2, 2009. He suffered massive head trauma in a heated argument at an Atlanta strip club
, the Body Tap Club. The police arrested a club manager named Fredrick Richardson. He has been charged with voluntary manslaughter. However, sickle-cell anemia may have played a significant role in the death. According to the medical examiner, it's most likely that Jewell was worked up from the fight and because of his condition, it's probable that he could not replenish the oxygen he lost during the incident, which the doctor says could have fatal consequences. Two days after Jewell's death, Kandi posted an open-letter expressing her heartfelt grief over her loss. In late 2010, Kandi released Kandi Koated. Her album includes tracks such as "Me and U," "Fly Above," and "Haven't Loved Right." Many songs on her album are inspired by her late ex-fiance AJ.
Kandi and three of her friends started a "sex and relationship" webshow on Ustream. They have had numerous guests including Katt Stacks, Tionna T. Smalls
, Grand Hustle, Jazze Pha
, Young Joc, and many more. The show is turning into a series on television coming in 2011.
ASCAP
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
singer-songwriter and record producer. She is also a former member of the group Xscape
Xscape (band)
Xscape, was a female American R&B group that originally started out as a quintet and then became a quartet. The group had a string of hit songs during the 1990s...
from Atlanta
College Park, Georgia
College Park is a city located partly in Fulton County, Georgia and partially in Clayton County, Georgia, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 13,942...
.
Early life
Kandi was born on May 17, 1976 in Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
to a single mother, Joyce Jones. Her first major appearance was on BET
Bet
Bet or BET may refer to:* A wager in gambling* Basic Economics Test * Bet , the second letter in many Semitic alphabets, including Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician and Syriac* Brunauer-Emmett-Teller isotherm. See BET_theory...
's Teen Summit
Teen Summit
Teen Summit is an American talk show/youth show that aired on BET. It dealt with the everyday issues of teens and attempted to bring them into a positive, uplifting light and motivate the teen viewers. Various hosts have appeared on the show throughout the years, including Ananda Lewis.The show...
, which introduced her to the public.
Songwriting
After the disbanding of Xscape, Burruss began to focus on production and songwriting. In 1999, Burruss teamed with bandmate Tameka "Tiny" Cottle to score the international number one hit "No ScrubsNo Scrubs
"No Scrubs" is a 1999 song recorded by R&B girl groupTLC for their album FanMail. Released as the album's first single, "No Scrubs" became TLC's third number-one single and eighth top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100. It also earned them their second Grammy nomination for Record of the Year...
" for TLC
TLC (band)
TLC is an American musical trio whose repertoire spanned R&B, hip-hop, soul, funk, and new jack swing. Originally consisting of singer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, rapper-singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and singer Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas it found success in the 1990s while also enduring a series of spats...
. The single received a Grammy
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, MTV Video Music Award, Billboard Music Award
Billboard Music Award
The Billboard Music Award is an honor given by Billboard magazine, the preeminent publication covering the music business. The Billboard Music Awards show had been held annually in December until it went dormant in 2007, but it returned in May 2011...
and Soul Train Music Award. That same year, Burruss scored a hit for Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
on their second album, "The Writing's on the Wall
The Writing's on the Wall
-Credits and personnel:*Bill Ortiz – trumpet*Daryl Simmons – drum programming, keyboard programming*D'Wayne Wiggins – guitar, producer*Rodney Jerkins – producer*Claudine Pontier – assistant engineer*James Hoover – engineer...
". "Bills, Bills, Bills
Bills, Bills, Bills
"Bills, Bills, Bills" is a 1999 hit single by Destiny's Child, released as the first single from their second album The Writing's on the Wall. It echoed the female empowerment sentiments of TLC's single "No Scrubs", and featured the same producer and songwriter...
", also topped the Billboard "Hot 100" chart & was followed by their second single "Bug a Boo
Bug a Boo
"Bug a Boo" is a song by Destiny's Child, which appears on their second album The Writing's on the Wall. It peaked at number thirty-three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart...
", also penned by Burruss. Kandi would go on to work with then newcomer Pink
Pink (singer)
Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....
by penning her debut single "There You Go
There You Go
"There You Go" is a song co-written and performed by Pink. It was her debut single from her debut album Can't Take Me Home. The song peaked at #7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #2 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and #6 on the UK singles chart....
" off Pink
Pink (singer)
Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....
's debut album "Can't Take Me Home
Can't Take Me Home
Can't Take Me Home is the debut album by singer P!nk, released in the United States on April 4, 2000 by LaFace Records. It produced three singles and peaked at number twenty-six on the U.S. Billboard 200...
".
Burruss was the first African-American woman ever to win ASCAP's Songwriter of the Year award in 2000. She won for Songwriter of the year in the Rhythm & Soul category. She won for songwriting credits such as Destiny Child's "Bills, Bills, Bills
Bills, Bills, Bills
"Bills, Bills, Bills" is a 1999 hit single by Destiny's Child, released as the first single from their second album The Writing's on the Wall. It echoed the female empowerment sentiments of TLC's single "No Scrubs", and featured the same producer and songwriter...
" and TLC
TLC (band)
TLC is an American musical trio whose repertoire spanned R&B, hip-hop, soul, funk, and new jack swing. Originally consisting of singer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, rapper-singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and singer Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas it found success in the 1990s while also enduring a series of spats...
's No Scrubs
No Scrubs
"No Scrubs" is a 1999 song recorded by R&B girl groupTLC for their album FanMail. Released as the album's first single, "No Scrubs" became TLC's third number-one single and eighth top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100. It also earned them their second Grammy nomination for Record of the Year...
.
Kandi's writing credits continued to grow by penning for the likes of Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She made her recording debut with the release of her eponymous studio album in 1990, under the guidance of Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola, whom she later married in 1993...
, Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano...
, Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men is an American R&B vocal group best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies. They are the most successful R&B group of all time, having sold more than albums worldwide. In the 1990s, Boyz II Men found fame on Motown Records as a quartet, but original member Michael McCary...
, Da Brat
Da Brat
Shawntae Harris , better known as Da Brat, is an American rapper and actress. Her debut album, Funkdafied, sold one million copies, making her the first female rapper to have a platinum-selling album.-Early life:...
, NSYNC, N-Toon
N-toon
N-Toon was a boy band from Atlanta created by former Klymaxx frontwoman Joyce Irby in 1996. She searched through Atlanta phonebooks and found Lloyd Polite, Justin Clark, and Everett Hall at a well known church in the city. Lloyd's younger brother Chuckie D. Reynolds later joined the group...
, Solo
Solo (group)
Solo is an American rhythm and blues / soul musical group.Eunique Mack, Darnell Chavis and Daniele Stokes performed on the streets of New York in the early 1990s. The production team of Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis overheard the guys and helped them get established. The bassist Robert Anderson joined...
, Usher
Usher (entertainer)
Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...
, Fantasia
Fantasia Barrino
Fantasia Monique Barrino commonly known as Fantasia, is an American R&B singer, Broadway and television actress who rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the reality television series American Idol in 2004. Following her victory, she released her debut single, "I Believe", which...
, Mýa
Mya
-A person:* Bo Mya , Chief Commander of the Karen National Union* Mýa , American R&B singer-songwriter and actress** Mýa , a 1998 album by Mýa-A code:* Burmese language, ISO 639-3 code is mya* Moruya Airport's IATA code...
, Joe
Joe (singer)
Joseph Lewis Thomas , usually credited simply as Joe, is an American R&B singer and record producer.-Early life:Joe is a native of Cuthbert, Georgia and later moved to Opelika, Alabama. The son of two preachers, Joe spent much time in church singing, playing guitar, and even directing the choir...
, MC Lyte
MC Lyte
MC Lyte is an American rapper who first gained fame in the late-1980s becoming the first solo female rapper to release a full album with 1988's critically acclaimed Lyte as a Rock.-Early life:...
and Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...
.
Kandi has since rewritten and executive produced "Tardy For The Party" for Real Housewives of Atlanta co-star Kim Zolciak
Kim Zolciak
Kimberleigh Marie "Kim" Zolciak is an American reality television personality known for her participation on the Bravo series The Real Housewives of Atlanta.-Early life:...
's debut album. The song was made available to iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
on September 1, 2009.
Kandi Koated and Reality Television (2009-present)
In early 2006, Kandi began work on her second album. The first single "I NeedI Need (song)
"I Need" was released as a buzz single from American R&B singer's Kandi Burruss' second album B.L.O.G..-Promotion:The song never charted or garnered success although Kandi frequently performed the song live....
" was a promotional single only. It featured rap duo 8Ball and MJG. Another song, "Keep It Gangsta" featuring rapper Lil Scrappy
Lil Scrappy
Darryl Kevin Richardson II , better known by his stage name Lil Scrappy, is an American rapper.Richards was discovered by producer and performer Lil Jon while performing at a bar, when a fight broke out during his set in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia...
, was also set to appear on the album, although it was never released as a promo single.
Failing to generate any buzz, plans for the new album were temporarily put on hold. Burruss then teamed with Atlanta female rapper Rasheeda
Rasheeda
Born Rasheeda Buckner on May 25, 1982, better known by her stage name Rasheeda is an American rapper. Buckner was born on May 25, 1982 in Illinois. Rasheeda was a member of the teenage hip-hop trio Da Kaperz until 2000 when she launched a solo career. Her fifth album, Certified Hot Chick was...
to form the duo Peach Candy, signed to D-Lo Entertainment. Their first single, entitled "Bam," got little airplay and plans for this album were also put on hold. PeachCandy EP was released on iTunes with a 5-track lineup.
In 2009, Kandi joined the second season of the Bravo reality series, The Real Housewives of Atlanta
The Real Housewives of Atlanta
The Real Housewives of Atlanta is an American reality television series on the Bravo cable network that premiered in the fall of 2008. Following the format of its predecessors , in 2009 the Atlanta series was not only the highest rated show of the The Real Housewives of... franchise, it was the...
and went back to work on her second album, then titled B.L.O.G.. Her debut EP, the Fly Above EP
Fly Above EP
Fly Above EP is the first EP by American singer-songwriter Kandi Burruss. It was scheduled for release on November 10, 2009 but was pushed up to October 29, 2009 on Kandi's own record label, Kandi Koated Entertainment....
, was released on October 29, 2009. The album will be released on her own record label Kandi Koated Entertainment and possibly Capitol Records
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
, although the EP will only be released on Kandi Koated Entertainment.. The album is confirmed to feature appearances from artists such as Rick Ross
Rick Ross
Rick, Ricky or Richard Ross may also refer to:* Rick Ross , American rapper* Richard J. Ross, a Massachusetts State Senator* Richard Ross , an American photographer...
, Rasheeda
Rasheeda
Born Rasheeda Buckner on May 25, 1982, better known by her stage name Rasheeda is an American rapper. Buckner was born on May 25, 1982 in Illinois. Rasheeda was a member of the teenage hip-hop trio Da Kaperz until 2000 when she launched a solo career. Her fifth album, Certified Hot Chick was...
, Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane
Radric Davis , better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released...
and possibly Missy Elliott
Missy Elliott
Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one...
. Despite speculation that the lead single would be either "I Like Him" featuring Rick Ross
Rick Ross
Rick, Ricky or Richard Ross may also refer to:* Rick Ross , American rapper* Richard J. Ross, a Massachusetts State Senator* Richard Ross , an American photographer...
and Rasheeda
Rasheeda
Born Rasheeda Buckner on May 25, 1982, better known by her stage name Rasheeda is an American rapper. Buckner was born on May 25, 1982 in Illinois. Rasheeda was a member of the teenage hip-hop trio Da Kaperz until 2000 when she launched a solo career. Her fifth album, Certified Hot Chick was...
or "Trade Him In" featuring Gucci Mane
Gucci Mane
Radric Davis , better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with Trap House and followed with albums such as Hard to Kill in 2006, Trap-A-Thon and Back to the Trap House in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album The State vs. Radric Davis was released...
, the lead single, "Fly Above", was released on October 6, 2009. It was later dubbed a promo single. Kandi signed a record deal with Asylum Records
Asylum Records
Asylum Records is an American record label founded in 1971 by David Geffen, and partner Elliot Roberts, who had previously worked as agents at the William Morris Agency. Founded specifically to provide a record contract for Jackson Browne, the label signed Tom Waits, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell...
in early 2010 and released her second album, Kandi Koated
Kandi Koated
Kandi Koated is the second studio album by American R&B recording artist Kandi Burruss, released on December 14, 2010 in the United States on her independent label Kandi Koated Entertainment and Asylum Records. The album features production from Kandi amongst others including Jazze Pha, Ne-Yo,...
on December 14, 2010. The lead single "Leave U" debuted at number 89 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
chart. Kandi also made a cameo appearance along with Atlanta producer Jermaine Dupri on the first episode in the new television series Single Ladies
Kandi is now working on her music and Bravo has given her a greenlight for her new reality show The Kandi Factory. "'The Kandi Factory' will capture a unique look at her successful music career as Kandi transforms two music hopefuls into the next big pop star."
Personal life
Kandi briefly dated Gerald LevertGerald Levert
Gerald Levert was an American R&B singer. Gerald Levert sang with his brother, Sean Levert, and friend Marc Gordon in the R&B trio LeVert. He was also a part of LSG, an R&B supergroup comprising Keith Sweat, Johnny Gill, and Levert...
.
Burruss and ex-boyfriend Russell "Block" Spencer of Block Entertainment
Block Entertainment
Block Entertainment is an indie record label created by Russell "Block" Spencer. The label is known for creating southern group Boyz N Da Hood & releasing artist Yung Joc. In 2005 Block signed an exclusive joint venture deal with Warner Music Group's label Bad Boy Entertainment. In November 2009,...
had a daughter named Riley on August 22, 2002.
In late 2008, Kandi began a relationship with Ashley "A.J." Jewell and after dating several months, the couple became engaged to be married in January 2009.
Tensions began to rise between Jewell, also a part of the second season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta
The Real Housewives of Atlanta
The Real Housewives of Atlanta is an American reality television series on the Bravo cable network that premiered in the fall of 2008. Following the format of its predecessors , in 2009 the Atlanta series was not only the highest rated show of the The Real Housewives of... franchise, it was the...
, and Kandi's mother over Jewell having six children of his own with four different mothers. In June 2009, Burruss and Jewell called off the engagement and later dissolved their romantic relationship completely, though Jewell was quoted as saying they remained "good friends." Though he moved out of Burruss' home, his 12-year-old twin daughters remain in her care.
Less than four months after they separated, Jewell was killed outside of a club's parking lot in a fight on the night of October 2, 2009. He suffered massive head trauma in a heated argument at an Atlanta strip club
Strip club
A strip club is an adult entertainment venue in which striptease or other erotic or exotic dance is regularly performed. Strip clubs typically adopt a nightclub or bar style, but can also adopt a theatre or cabaret-style....
, the Body Tap Club. The police arrested a club manager named Fredrick Richardson. He has been charged with voluntary manslaughter. However, sickle-cell anemia may have played a significant role in the death. According to the medical examiner, it's most likely that Jewell was worked up from the fight and because of his condition, it's probable that he could not replenish the oxygen he lost during the incident, which the doctor says could have fatal consequences. Two days after Jewell's death, Kandi posted an open-letter expressing her heartfelt grief over her loss. In late 2010, Kandi released Kandi Koated. Her album includes tracks such as "Me and U," "Fly Above," and "Haven't Loved Right." Many songs on her album are inspired by her late ex-fiance AJ.
Kandi and three of her friends started a "sex and relationship" webshow on Ustream. They have had numerous guests including Katt Stacks, Tionna T. Smalls
Tionna T. Smalls
Tionna Tee Smalls is an American author, media personality, relationship advisor, youth advocate and star of VH1's reality television series What Chilli Wants...
, Grand Hustle, Jazze Pha
Jazze Pha
Phalon Anton Alexander , also known as Jazze Pha , is an American singer, and songwriter.raised in Memphis, TN; son of James Alexander ....
, Young Joc, and many more. The show is turning into a series on television coming in 2011.
Discography
- 2000: Hey KandiHey KandiHey Kandi... is the debut studio album by American singer Kandi Burruss, released by Columbia Records on September 19, 2000 in North America....
- 2010: Kandi KoatedKandi KoatedKandi Koated is the second studio album by American R&B recording artist Kandi Burruss, released on December 14, 2010 in the United States on her independent label Kandi Koated Entertainment and Asylum Records. The album features production from Kandi amongst others including Jazze Pha, Ne-Yo,...
Awards
Grammy- 2000 (42nd Grammy Awards)
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- Record of the Year - No ScrubsNo Scrubs"No Scrubs" is a 1999 song recorded by R&B girl groupTLC for their album FanMail. Released as the album's first single, "No Scrubs" became TLC's third number-one single and eighth top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100. It also earned them their second Grammy nomination for Record of the Year...
- TLCTLC (band)TLC is an American musical trio whose repertoire spanned R&B, hip-hop, soul, funk, and new jack swing. Originally consisting of singer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, rapper-singer Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes and singer Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas it found success in the 1990s while also enduring a series of spats...
(Nominated) - Album of the Year FanMailFanMailFanMail is the third studio album by American girl group trio TLC, released on February 23, 1999. As with previous album CrazySexyCool , the group re-teamed with Dallas Austin, Babyface, and Jermaine Dupri on the album's production and the album features the computer voice female named Vic-E .The...
- TLC (songwriter) (Nominated) - Best R&B Song (Rhythm & Blues Song) - TlC for "No Scrubs" (Won)
- Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals - TLC for "No Scrubs"(Won)
- Best R&B Song (Rhythm & Blues Song) - Destiny's ChildDestiny's ChildDestiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
for "Bills, Bills, BillsBills, Bills, Bills"Bills, Bills, Bills" is a 1999 hit single by Destiny's Child, released as the first single from their second album The Writing's on the Wall. It echoed the female empowerment sentiments of TLC's single "No Scrubs", and featured the same producer and songwriter...
" (Nominated) - Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals - Destiny's Child for "Bills, Bills, Bills" (Nominated)
- Record of the Year - No Scrubs
ASCAP
- 2000
- Songwriter of the Year (Rhythm & Sou) for "Bills, Bills, Bills" and "No Scrubs" (Won)