Kenny “BabyFace” Edmonds to Perform at Valentines Concert, Feb. 12 at the Blaisdell

Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, one of the most celebrated creative forces in music history will be heating up the stage of The Neal S Blaisdell Arena for “Hawaiʻi’s Official Valentines Engagement” happening on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022.  

As a recording artist, songwriter, and producer, Babyface has earned 12 Grammy® Awards and created 42 number-one R&B hits.

His smooth, sexy, and soulful voice has touched audiences for over five decades, during which he released three consecutive multi-platinum albums: Tender Lover (1989), featuring the #1 “Tender Lover”; For the Cool in You (1993), which included “Never Keeping Secrets” and “When Can I See You”; and The Day (1996) featuring “Every Time I Close My Eyes.”

Return of the Tender Lover (released December 2015) introduced a free-spirited Babyface putting his stamp on a contemporary sound he describes as “unapologetic R&B.” This album followed the critical and commercial response to his and Toni Braxton’s 2014 Grammy®–winning album Love, Marriage & Divorce.

Most recently, Edmonds produced Earth, Wind and Fire’s single “You Want My Love” featuring Lucky Daye. The single has so far reached No. 3 on the Billboard R&B charts.

While the world was in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic, Edmonds, along with producer Teddy Riley, set a record for Instagram, attracting over four million viewers during a live episode of Swizz Beatz & Timbaland’s Verzuz Beat Producer Battle series. The event on April 23, 2020 attracted fans from around the world, music artists, film & television celebrities, and pop culture icons.

As co-founder with L.A. Reid of LaFace Records in 1989, Babyface nurtured the careers of such megastars as TLC, OutKast, Usher, and Toni Braxton. His extensive songwriting and production credits from the 1990’s to present have resulted in landmark achievements. Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds became a music industry icon by producing and writing hits for Whitney Houston, Eric Clapton, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Boyz II Men, Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, and P!nk. That hit list boasts such smashes as Madonna’s “Take a Bow,” Clapton’s “Change the World,” and Boyz II Men’s “I’ll Make Love to You.” As one of the most sought after producers in music, he has collaborated with Bruno Mars, Kat Graham, Johnny Mathis, Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Ledisi, Colbie Caillat, Jennifer Hudson, Ariana Grande, After 7, and Toni Braxton, as well as wrote and produced music for the Adam Sandler film Sandy Wexler and was the theme composer and producer for the BET miniseries “New Edition Story.”

The prolific music man counts more than 200 top 10 R&B and over 50 top 10 pop hits (including 16 No. 1’s). His music catalog of singles and albums has tallied over a billion streams and sales worldwide, forever changing the history of popular music.

Industry awards and honors include the Soul Train Music Awards, BMI Awards, NAACP Image Awards, American Music Awards and BET Walk of Fame Award. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013 and was inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2017.

Babyface is a passionate philanthropist, active in supporting Carousel of Hope which benefits the Children’s Diabetes Foundation, Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes, Larry Ruvo’s “Keep Memory Alive,” and Stand Up for Cancer. He has also lent his support to FasterCures, VH-1 Save the Music, United Negro College Fund, the David Foster Foundation, and the Mike Milken Prostate Cancer Foundation.

Tickets to Kenny “BABYFACE” Edmonds go on sale this Friday, Nov. 26  at 9 a.m. online at www.tmrevents.net  

This show will comply with all city and state covid regulations that are applicable on the date of this show. Currently, The City requires you to present a valid ID along with your proof of vaccination at the point of entry. Contact tracing information will also be collected upon entry to the Blaisdell Arena.  

More information on the Blaisdell Covid-19 Mitigation Policy can be found at:

KENNY “BABYFACE” EDMONDS
Hawaii’s Official Valentines Engagement
Saturday, February 12, 2022
Neal S Blaisdell Arena
777 Ward Avenue Honolulu, HI 96813
February 12, 2022
Doors 7:00pm
Ticket Price Range: $39-$249
Tickets on sale this Friday, Nov. 26  online at www.tmrevents.net