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It was 1997, and New Edition, the most gifted vocal group since the Jackson 5, was imploding.

For Ralph Tresvant, Ronnie DeVoe, Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Johnny Gill, the “Home Again” reunion tour was supposed to be a victory lap. Since making their 1983 debut with their wide-eyed bubblegum jam “ Candy Girl ,” the young singers from Boston’s tough Orchard Park projects had beaten the odds to sell over 20 million records worldwide, highlighted by their self-titled breakthrough (1984), the dramatic “All for Love” (1985) and the landmark Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis-produced “Heart Break” (1988). (Gill, from Washington, D.C., joined the group in 1987.)

After scoring their first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart with 1996’s “Home Again” and a string of solo successes, New Edition was ready for its coronation as R&B icons. Instead, the 1997 shows were a full-blown disaster.

Brown, who’d married pop superstar Whitney Houston in 1992 and whose issues with drugs and alcohol and run-ins with the law made him the subject of tabloid headlines and the butt of late-night jokes, had suffered a heart attack just two weeks before the tour kicked off. During the course of the tour, each New Edition member traveled on a separate bus. At one show in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Brown, DeVoe and their entourages got into a fight, onstage. Security teams for the two camps pulled guns on each other.

Toward the end of the tour, Tresvant had had enough. “F— it,” he told his childhood friends. “I ain’t doing no more shows.” The concerts left New Edition in debt. Gill summed up the entire experience to one interviewer: “It’s been hell, absolute hell.”

Nearly 25 years later, New Edition are in a Chicago rehearsal space, and this time around the mood is considerably lighter. The men, now in their 50s, are in high spirits, and a genuine sense of brotherhood abounds. There’s good reason: New Edition’s 30-city “Culture” tour — featuring the Gap Band’s Charlie Wilson and ’90s R&B stars Jodeci, and coming to Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on Sunday — has been filling large venues with fans spanning generations and races.

The last time all six members performed together on an extended bill was in 2014. “We didn’t know if New Edition performing together was ever going to happen again,” says Tresvant, the group’s smooth-singing lead vocalist. “I believe that motivated people to come out and make sure they got the chance to see all six members out there.”

“The fans who grew up with us are really happy to come out and celebrate,” says Bell, who is also a member of New Edition’s ’90s hip-hop-fueled spinoff trio Bell Biv DeVoe.

Brown, who was kicked out of New Edition in 1985 over his constant showboating and missed performances before emerging as a solo star with his 7-million-selling “Don’t Be Cruel,” is hopeful that the group’s days of infighting are behind them.

“With the ‘Home Again’ tour everybody thought they were the star,” says Brown from his Los Angeles home. “We definitely dealt with each other totally differently back then. We were a lot younger and there wasn’t a lot of [unity]. We left our egos at the door this time.”

Brown seems particularly happy to be reunited with his friends in New Edition. You could say Brown, who’s been drug free for nearly 20 years and sober from alcohol for over a year, is just happy to be alive. Between 2012 and 2020, the singer lost his ex-wife Houston , the couple’s 22-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown , and his 28-year-old son, Bobby Brown Jr., all to drug-related deaths.

“This tour has been therapeutic for me,” says Brown. “We pray a lot. We talk a lot.”

Says Bell, who overcame his own battles with drug addiction, “To see Bobby out there doing his joints ... it’s been beautiful, man.”

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The group — all are now married, some even with adult children — credit longtime manager, choreographer and “7th member” Brooke Payne with getting them back into fighting shape for the tour. “Oh, man, Brooke is still kicking us in the ass everyday,” laughs Brown. “Muscle memory is one thing, but being 53 years old and still trying to dance like you’re 20 is really difficult.

“We know that ticket prices are high,” he adds, “which is why it’s been so surprising to us that people are actually taking the time to pay homage to New Edition.”

Joe Hadley, the band’s booking agent at CAA, who helped sign New Edition last year to a worldwide representation deal encompassing touring, film, television, composing and literature, notes the success of the tour has caught the attention of concert promoters who traditionally lean heavily on classic rock acts as arena attractions.

“[Promoters] are starting to understand that there are [middle-age] Black music fans with disposable income,” says Hadley. “You have Black artists who are global superstars, but maybe haven’t toured in a while. There are going to be artists from different eras, like a Missy Elliott, that we will see tour again in the near future. It’s a really exciting space.”

Yet despite all the good will, New Edition has a few scores to settle. “There were times we were taken advantage of,” DeVoe says, about the group’s battles with the music industry. “Now we are making sure our budgets are right. We are paying attention to every penny that’s coming in, damn near to the concession stands. Even if we don’t have a piece of it, we are trying to understand it, because of the things that we’ve been through in our careers.”

Tresvant, Brown, Bell, DeVoe and Bivins were first discovered as kids by local songwriter and producer Maurice Starr, at a 1982 Boston-area talent show. Back then, New Edition dreamed only of following in the footsteps of their musical heroes. “We were coming after the Temptations and the Jackson 5,” recalls Tresvant. “These were the people we looked up to. In our era, the hip-hop era, New Edition was the first on the block.”

After the group returned from their first national tour, they were dropped back off at the projects with each member pocketing $1.87 apiece. Starr and New Edition’s label Streetwise Records claimed touring expenses were to blame. The boys promptly hired a lawyer and got released from their contract.

New Edition’s 1984 self-titled album for MCA Records was an even bigger success, going double platinum. They had a top five pop single, “Cool It Now.” New Edition was now a legit arena draw, selling out venues such as Madison Square Garden.

But once again, the money wasn’t adding up. New Edition soon discovered that they were not signed to MCA, but rather to their management’s production company Jump & Shoot. Each member had to borrow $100,000 from MCA to extricate themselves from yet another duplicitous deal.

“As far as New Edition is concerned, that’s never going to happen again,” insists DeVoe.

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When it came time to find a team to organize the new tour, the group went with the African American-owned company the Black Promoters Collective — which has overseen productions for H.E.R., Cardi B and Stevie Wonder — over larger conglomerates such as Live Nation and AEG Presents.

“We are uniquely positioned to work with BIPOC artists,” BPC’s co-partner Shelby Joyner said, “because we are from similar spaces and places as the talent we seek as partners.”

“For Black folks, New Edition has been at the forefront of our lives for a very long time,” says Cori Murray, deputy editor at Essence magazine. The group is scheduled to be one of the headliners at this summer’s Essence Fest at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome.

New Edition admit they haven’t always received the respect they felt due. During their success in the ’80s, a culture-shifting moment when hip-hop was just beginning to take hold of Middle America and Michael Jackson, Prince and Madonna were jockeying for pop supremacy on MTV, the teen act was often treated as an afterthought by white mainstream entertainment outlets.

“In 1983, there was no one else like us on TV or on the radio that our community could really relate to,” says Bell. “We weren’t really thinking about crossing over.”

Following Brown’s departure in late ’85, the addition of powerhouse vocalist Johnny Gill gave the group a more mature, dynamic range. New Edition’s evolution from teen-zine favorites to respected artists can be heard on “Heart Break,” now regarded as part of the new jack swing canon.

Meanwhile, New Edition became the prototype for such mammoth (white) boy bands as New Kids on the Block (also discovered and marketed by Starr), the Backstreet Boys and ‘N Sync, as well as multiplatinum R&B vocal groups such as Boyz II Men (who got their name from a New Edition song before being signed by budding music mogul Bivins), Dru Hill and Jagged Edge.

“But none of them can compete with New Edition,” Bell says in a rare moment of chest-beating. “We have the best of R&B, the best of hip-hop, the best of pop … all of that combined in one group.”

Watching New Edition perform its catalog of favorites (“ Jealous Girl ,” “Cool It Now,” “ Mr. Telephone Man ,” “Can You Stand the Rain,” “If It Isn’t Love,” “ Hit Me Off ”) and solo material by Brown (“My Prerogative”), Tresvant (“ Sensitivity ”), Bell Biv Devoe (“ Poison ”) and Gill (“ My, My, My ”) can be revelatory, a living reminder of the connection between Black ’50s doo-wop (New Edition used to cover the Penguins’ classic “Earth Angel”) and today’s airtight K-pop a la BTS.

New Edition remains the only vocal group in music history in which every member has scored a platinum or multiplatinum album. So why has it taken this long for them to capitalize on their legacy? While race has certainly played a factor, DeVoe says a big part of the blame was due to the group’s penchant for getting in their own way.

“At times we’ve played theaters [for] 4,000 fans and we had to have a support act just for that,” he admits of the act’s down period. “Some of the [issues] that we went through minimized the magnitude of what New Edition could do.”

In 2017, the group co-produced the BET scripted miniseries “The New Edition Story,” a three-part dramatization of their soap-operatic run that drew huge ratings and warm reviews. (One writer called it “the best black TV biopic” since the 1992 ABC series “The Jacksons: An American Dream.”)

Yet in 2018, the group had to scrap a much-anticipated tour over a business dispute that boiled over into public view. Tresvant and Gill reportedly trademarked the group’s name without the others’ consent. In an Instagram post, Brown cropped Tresvant out of an early ’80s throwback photo of New Edition. Tresvant responded to his ex bandmates in a 50th birthday shoutout to fans: “This year is the start of Me, Myself, and Mines… NOTHING ELSE MATTERS!!!”

Subsequently, Devoe, Brown, Bell and Biv formed RBRM (Ronnie Bobby Ricky Mike) and launched their own tour. Tresvant and Gill hit the road as a duo. “We built the name and Johnny walked into the name,” Bivins snapped on the Breakfast Club radio show.

As with most New Edition fights, the group chalks it up to miscommunication and the matter has since been resolved. “We never really talked about it,” says Tresvant. “That was the problem.”

Sometimes New Edition just needs to be reminded of their far-reaching impact. “You don’t ever really feel like you’ve made it until you look at the eyes of the guys that came up under you,” says Tresvant. “For the first time in New Edition’s career, we are finally feeling like we are in that spot.”

In addition to the current tour, New Edition is recording tracks for what they hope will be an upcoming reunion album, and there are plans for a Las Vegas residency later this year.

Meanwhile, in May, A&E will air a two-part documentary, “Biography: Bobby Brown,” that will serve as a lead-in to a 12-episode reality series, “Bobby Brown: Every Little Step.”

And if DeVoe has his way, New Edition will be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2023, just in time for the group’s 40th anniversary. “We are definitely going to hit that home run at some point,” he says. “I’m speaking that one into existence.”

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New edition’s manager, brooke payne, is the heartbeat of the legendary group.

Starting as their choreographer, the "seventh member" is the glue that keeps them together.

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Brooke Payne is Ron DeVoe’s biological uncle, but he’s the Godfather/ big brother to everyone in New Edition . Originally coming in to choreograph NE’s dance moves in the embryo stage of their careers, Brooke now manages the collective. Ask anyone in the NE circle, Brooke is as important to the group as any of the six singing members.

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Things got so bad during the  Home Again Tour  that when they reached their Detroit date, New Edition got booed for the very first time careers. They were two and half hours late getting to the stage and not all six members performed at the show.  It was all a learning experience and water under the bridge now. 

NE is more unified than they’ve ever been and as bankable of commodity you can ask for. With no new group album or even a song, they sold out arenas across the country during last year’s  Culture Tour . And if fans came out in droves to celebrate the group’s  39th  anniversary in 2022, it was a no brainer that their loyal following—dubbed “NE4Lifers”—would come out enjoy the experience of commemorating the magic number of the 40th. 

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We caught up with Brooke Payne on the last day of the  Legacy Tour  in Tampa, Florida, a few hours before showtime. The NE Oracle gave us some exclusive insight on just what it takes to bring New Edition out on the road for months, his outlook on the group’s four decade legacy and he also promised that as long as the people keep coming out, New Edition will keep touring.  

VIBE: Brother Brooke. Thank you for your time. This is it. The last day of the  Legacy Tour .  It’s been really special. New Edition is celebrating 40 years in music. We had a chance to talk to the guys. Now we want to hear from you. In your opinion, what exactly is the New Edition Legacy up to this point? 

Brooke Payne:  New Edition’s legacy is, and has always been the fans and the impact the group has made on their lives. And in the same breath, the impact the fans have made on the guys. They all grew up together, facing what life brings at every turn. The NE fans are the engine that drives these guys to leave it all on the stage night after night, year after year, for the last 40 years. With that thought, now the guys are pouring that same energy into their own families. They are husbands, fathers, some are grandfathers. They not only can talk about all of what this is; what they’ve seen and experienced in this industry, but they can  show  what  it is  because they bring their families on the road with them. The kids not only see their   fathers go to work, they have now become part of the movement. And as long as the fans keep coming out, New Edition will be there!

Brooke Payne:  Once conversations begin that a tour is on the table, the blueprint starts to be constructed with the guys and myself. Every detail is outlined; the look, the feel, the band, dancers, stage, lights, wardrobe, personnel, etc. The tour is separated into compartments. There’s the creative side that focuses on capturing what New Edition fans will get from the first strike of the drums, to the explosive flash of the spot lights. Every movement in between is designed to give the fans a nonstop 90 minute party; from the song that opens the show, to the end, the routines, when to highlight the solos or bring in the dancers. There is purpose in every decision. 

VIBE: This is all very intriguing and intricate. 

Brooke Payne:  The second part is the budget, finding balance between what the show looks like and what it cost to pull it off. Lastly, the production. It takes a lot of conference calls with the guys as they weigh in to assess the needs of what a big tour looks like. These conversation are continual throughout the process until each group member reaches their level of satisfaction. It’s equally important to assemble an outstanding group of professionals that’s are respected for their talents to pull it together and bring all those conversations to life. 

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VIBE: What about all those dance moves? The guys still make everything look seamless. I always think, how in the world do they remember all them steps? There’s constant movement and routines even on the slow jams. 

Once all the parts are working and a show is starting to materialize, I bring everyone together and then we take that work up 10 notches… That’s when the magic starts to happen. We bang out every aspect of the show until we have one cohesive fluid movement. It’s one of those things that you know the path to get there but you gotta work for it. You know you arrived when you have a packed audience standing on their feet from beginning to end, singing every song and cheering for more after the final bow. 

VIBE: Well, you guys got the confirmation 10 fold every night on this tour. I told the fellas when we talked that the brotherhood is really apparent with the guys. You can see that they are really enjoying being around each other. How do you feel when you see these guys who you have known their whole lives, be able to withstand so many obstacles individually and collectively, but always find their way back to “The Mothership” and be successful together?

Brooke Payne:  I feel Blessed. When I watch the show night after night… I am humbled. I have walked this road as God would have me do. The song [“Boys To Men”] written by Terry Lewis and Jimmy Jam is a tangible reality in my life. I’ve literally watched these boys turn into men. Everything I saw in them has come to life. When I think about obstacles, hurtles, achievements and triumphs…I know it all is a part of God’s plan. 

New Edition  is  a brotherhood. I guess I’m the big brother. I’ve only tried to pull out of them, what God put in them. We don’t always agree, we don’t always travel the same road. But one thing that is undeniable, the destination of this thing of ours. 40 years later, we are all still here, six original members and me. God never fails.

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 New Edition is an American R&B/Pop group from the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1978 by Bobby Brown. Their name is taken to mean a new edition of the Jackson 5.  . Early hits included "Candy Girl", "Cool It Now", and "Mr. Telephone Man". Tresvant was the lead singer on most of the songs. 

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 The group reached its height of popularity in the 1980s and is considered the blueprint for what would become the modern boy band. The lineup originally consisted of Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Bobby Brown, Ronnie DeVoe, and Ralph Tresvant, the lead singer. Brown left the group in late 1985 to begin a successful solo career, and they con

 The group reached its height of popularity in the 1980s and is considered the blueprint for what would become the modern boy band. The lineup originally consisted of Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Bobby Brown, Ronnie DeVoe, and Ralph Tresvant, the lead singer. Brown left the group in late 1985 to begin a successful solo career, and they continued as a quartet for one album, before adding Johnny Gill to the lineup in 1987. 

  reunited in 1996 to record the group's sixth studio album Home Again . During the ill-fated Home Again Tour , All six members of New Edition

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New Edition has added more dates to their residency at Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas. July 3, 5, 6, 10, 12, 13, Oct 30, Nov 1-2.    Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, March 15, at 10 a.m. PT. Ticket pricing starts at $79.95 plus applicable fees.  Click the link below to buy tickets.

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  Brown started his career in the R&B and pop group New Edition, from its inception in 1978[2] until his exit from the group in December 1985.[5] Brown enjoyed commercial and critical success with his second album Don't Be Cruel (1988) which spawned five Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles, including the number one hit "My Prerogative", and the Grammy Award-winning "Every Little Step"

Johnny Gill

  Johnny Gill Jr. (born May 22, 1966) he is the sixth and final member of the group New Edition. Gill has released eight solo albums, three albums with New Edition, two albums with LSG, and one collaborative album with Stacy Lattisaw. Gill has sold over 15 million copies worldwide as a solo artist.

  Ralph Edward Tresvant (born May 16, 1968) best known as the lead singer of R&B group New Edition. As a solo artist, Tresvant released his double platinum-selling debut album Ralph Tresvant (1990).[5] In 2008, he began touring with Bobby Brown and Johnny Gill in a new group named Heads of State.

Bell Biv Devoe

Bell Biv DeVoe, also known as BBD formed from members of New Edition, consisting of Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ronnie DeVoe. The band is best known for their debut album, the multi-platinum selling Poison Two singles from the album, "Poison" and "Do Me!", both reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990. The band released three 

Bell Biv DeVoe, also known as BBD formed from members of New Edition, consisting of Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ronnie DeVoe. The band is best known for their debut album, the multi-platinum selling Poison Two singles from the album, "Poison" and "Do Me!", both reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990. The band released three more albums, Their most recent album Three Stripes came out in 2017

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 New Edition has received numerous significant honors over their career, including the BET Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017, three Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B Album, and many others. In 1987 and 1997, the trio Bell Biv Devoe received two American Music Awards in the Best R&B Contemporary Album of the Year category. 

Platinum Status

 “Can You Stand the Rain,” from their 1988 album Heart Break , is now 2x multi-platinum due to sales of two million equivalent units, making it their most certified song to date.  “If It Isn’t Love,” another song lifted from Heart Break , has achieved platinum status for selling one million units. 

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 New Edition Honored with Star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.  The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce proudly honored musical group New Edition:  Ronnie DeVoe, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill with the 2,600th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, January 23rd at 11:30 a.m. PST.  The star in the category of Recording was dedicated at 7080 Hollywood Boulevard 

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Flashback friday album review: new edition home again.

One of my most anticipated album releases of all time was New Edition’s 1996 reunion project, Home Again . Reunion talks were the wishes of every fan since lead vocalists Ralph Tresvant, Bobby Brown and Johnny Gill joined BBD members Ricky Bell, Ronnie DeVoe, and Michael Bivins for a surprise performance at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1990.

Given each member’s solo work’s success, the reunion project finally came to fruition around 1994 when the group began recording sessions for the project. “Hit Me Off” was the first single released from the project, released on August 2nd, 1996. Produced by Philip “Silky” White, the song was the perfect reintroduction for the group. 

The album followed on September 10th, debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 charts. Home Again with the Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis production “Oh, Yeah, It Feels So Good,” which showcases each member’s vocal talent and has a concert-like feel. In fact, on the subsequent Home Again tour, “Oh, Yeah, It Feels So Good” was the opening song of the setlist.

One would think the group would’ve used producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis for the entire album, given the successful Heartbreak album’s successful formula. Surprisingly they reached out to Hip Hop producers Jermaine Dupri and Sean Combs to contribute. Dupri contributes “Tighten It Up” and the slow jam “Shop Around.” In contrast, Combs produced the songs “You Don’t Have To Worry” (the third single) and “Try Again.”

While up-tempo material has always been a strong suit for the group, the ballads are still my favorite from the Home Again project. Ralph, Johnny, Bobby, and Ricky are all in top form on the apologetic “Hear Me Out.” Similarly, the Gerald LeVert written “How Do You Like Your Love Served” is a sensual ditty that still sets the mood twenty-four years later.

Ricky Bell, who had spent the last six years singing lead vocals in Bell Biv DeVoe, showcases his pristine vocals on the Jam & Lewis written “One More Day.” Bell also shines with Ralph Tresvant on the angelic “I’m Still In Love With You,” another Jam & Lewis production. When we reach the album’s final title track “Home Again,” New Edition shows us why they are among the best groups of all time. Producers Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis give the group a Gospel centric song explaining the highs and lows of their career.

While I am a die-hard New Edition fan and rank Home Again as their second-best project, I have a few issues with the project as an adult. Lead singer Ralph Tresvant only has a chance to shine on “Something About You.” At the same time, Johnny Gill only has a Gospel interlude. I would’ve liked both of their voices to be used more throughout the project. Additionally, the group also worked with Jon B. on the still unreleased “Hey Girl.” The snippet I’ve heard of that song would’ve fit the project more than the filler track “Try Again.”

Home Again was a commercial success for the group, selling two million in the United States alone. Sadly primarily due to an ego driver tour, the reunion was short-lived. The group would go on an extended hiatus from 1997 until 2002 and wouldn’t release another album until 2004. Nevertheless, Home Again is a great reunion project that still holds up twenty-four years later.

Final Grade A –

Best Songs: All (even the filler tracks)

Home Again is available to stream on all platforms.

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With the exception of a few cases, R&B groups experienced a period of stagnation in 2007. While some groups continued to tour and perform their renowned classics, releasing new music was infrequent. To commemorate this week’s Slow Jam Saturday, I would like to acknowledge a notable piece from Jagged Edge’s sixth album, “Baby Makin Project,” titled “Whole Town’s Laughing At Me.”

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After success and then struggle, R&B legends New Edition finally enjoy a victory lap

It was 1997, and New Edition, the most gifted vocal group since the Jackson 5, was imploding.

For Ralph Tresvant, Ronnie DeVoe, Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Johnny Gill, the “Home Again” reunion tour was supposed to be a victory lap. Since making their 1983 debut with their wide-eyed bubblegum jam “ Candy Girl ,” the young singers from Boston’s tough Orchard Park projects had beaten the odds to sell over 20 million records worldwide, highlighted by their self-titled breakthrough (1984), the dramatic "All for Love" (1985) and the landmark Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis-produced "Heart Break" (1988). (Gill, from Washington, D.C., joined the group in 1987.)

After scoring their first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart with 1996’s "Home Again" and a string of solo successes, New Edition was ready for its coronation as R&B icons. Instead, the 1997 shows were a full-blown disaster.

Brown, who’d married pop superstar Whitney Houston in 1992 and whose issues with drugs and alcohol and run-ins with the law made him the subject of tabloid headlines and the butt of late-night jokes, had suffered a heart attack just two weeks before the tour kicked off. During the course of the tour, each New Edition member traveled on a separate bus. At one show in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Brown, DeVoe and their entourages got into a fight, onstage. Security teams for the two camps pulled guns on each other.

Toward the end of the tour, Tresvant had had enough. “F— it,” he told his childhood friends. “I ain’t doing no more shows.” The concerts left New Edition in debt. Gill summed up the entire experience to one interviewer: “It’s been hell, absolute hell.”

Nearly 25 years later, New Edition are in a Chicago rehearsal space, and this time around the mood is considerably lighter. The men, now in their 50s, are in high spirits, and a genuine sense of brotherhood abounds. There’s good reason: New Edition’s 30-city "Culture" tour — featuring the Gap Band's Charlie Wilson and ’90s R&B stars Jodeci, and coming to Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on Sunday — has been filling large venues with fans spanning generations and races.

The last time all six members performed together on an extended bill was in 2014. “We didn’t know if New Edition performing together was ever going to happen again,” says Tresvant, the group’s smooth-singing lead vocalist. “I believe that motivated people to come out and make sure they got the chance to see all six members out there.”

“The fans who grew up with us are really happy to come out and celebrate,” says Bell, who is also a member of New Edition’s ’90s hip-hop-fueled spinoff trio Bell Biv DeVoe.

Brown, who was kicked out of New Edition in 1985 over his constant showboating and missed performances before emerging as a solo star with his 7-million-selling "Don’t Be Cruel," is hopeful that the group’s days of infighting are behind them.

“With the ‘Home Again’ tour everybody thought they were the star,” says Brown from his Los Angeles home. “We definitely dealt with each other totally differently back then. We were a lot younger and there wasn’t a lot of [unity]. We left our egos at the door this time.”

Brown seems particularly happy to be reunited with his friends in New Edition. You could say Brown, who’s been drug free for nearly 20 years and sober from alcohol for over a year, is just happy to be alive. Between 2012 and 2020, the singer lost his ex-wife Houston , the couple’s 22-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown , and his 28-year-old son, Bobby Brown Jr., all to drug-related deaths.

“This tour has been therapeutic for me,” says Brown. “We pray a lot. We talk a lot.”

Says Bell, who overcame his own battles with drug addiction, “To see Bobby out there doing his joints ... it’s been beautiful, man.”

The group — all are now married, some even with adult children — credit longtime manager, choreographer and “7th member” Brooke Payne with getting them back into fighting shape for the tour. “Oh, man, Brooke is still kicking us in the ass everyday,” laughs Brown. “Muscle memory is one thing, but being 53 years old and still trying to dance like you’re 20 is really difficult.

“We know that ticket prices are high,” he adds, “which is why it’s been so surprising to us that people are actually taking the time to pay homage to New Edition.”

Joe Hadley, the band’s booking agent at CAA, who helped sign New Edition last year to a worldwide representation deal encompassing touring, film, television, composing and literature, notes the success of the tour has caught the attention of concert promoters who traditionally lean heavily on classic rock acts as arena attractions.

“[Promoters] are starting to understand that there are [middle-age] Black music fans with disposable income,” says Hadley. “You have Black artists who are global superstars, but maybe haven’t toured in a while. There are going to be artists from different eras, like a Missy Elliott, that we will see tour again in the near future. It’s a really exciting space.”

Yet despite all the good will, New Edition has a few scores to settle. “There were times we were taken advantage of,” DeVoe says, about the group’s battles with the music industry. “Now we are making sure our budgets are right. We are paying attention to every penny that’s coming in, damn near to the concession stands. Even if we don’t have a piece of it, we are trying to understand it, because of the things that we’ve been through in our careers.”

Tresvant, Brown, Bell, DeVoe and Bivins were first discovered as kids by local songwriter and producer Maurice Starr, at a 1982 Boston-area talent show. Back then, New Edition dreamed only of following in the footsteps of their musical heroes. “We were coming after the Temptations and the Jackson 5,” recalls Tresvant. “These were the people we looked up to. In our era, the hip-hop era, New Edition was the first on the block.”

After the group returned from their first national tour, they were dropped back off at the projects with each member pocketing $1.87 apiece. Starr and New Edition’s label Streetwise Records claimed touring expenses were to blame. The boys promptly hired a lawyer and got released from their contract.

New Edition’s 1984 self-titled album for MCA Records was an even bigger success, going double platinum. They had a top five pop single, “Cool It Now.” New Edition was now a legit arena draw, selling out venues such as Madison Square Garden.

But once again, the money wasn’t adding up. New Edition soon discovered that they were not signed to MCA, but rather to their management’s production company Jump & Shoot. Each member had to borrow $100,000 from MCA to extricate themselves from yet another duplicitous deal.

“As far as New Edition is concerned, that’s never going to happen again,” insists DeVoe.

When it came time to find a team to organize the new tour, the group went with the African American-owned company the Black Promoters Collective — which has overseen productions for H.E.R., Cardi B and Stevie Wonder — over larger conglomerates such as Live Nation and AEG Presents.

“We are uniquely positioned to work with BIPOC artists,” BPC’s co-partner Shelby Joyner said, “because we are from similar spaces and places as the talent we seek as partners.”

“For Black folks, New Edition has been at the forefront of our lives for a very long time,” says Cori Murray, deputy editor at Essence magazine. The group is scheduled to be one of the headliners at this summer's Essence Fest at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome.

New Edition admit they haven’t always received the respect they felt due. During their success in the ’80s, a culture-shifting moment when hip-hop was just beginning to take hold of Middle America and Michael Jackson, Prince and Madonna were jockeying for pop supremacy on MTV, the teen act was often treated as an afterthought by white mainstream entertainment outlets.

“In 1983, there was no one else like us on TV or on the radio that our community could really relate to,” says Bell. “We weren’t really thinking about crossing over.”

Following Brown’s departure in late ’85, the addition of powerhouse vocalist Johnny Gill gave the group a more mature, dynamic range. New Edition’s evolution from teen-zine favorites to respected artists can be heard on “Heart Break,” now regarded as part of the new jack swing canon.

Meanwhile, New Edition became the prototype for such mammoth (white) boy bands as New Kids on the Block (also discovered and marketed by Starr), the Backstreet Boys and ‘N Sync, as well as multiplatinum R&B vocal groups such as Boyz II Men (who got their name from a New Edition song before being signed by budding music mogul Bivins), Dru Hill and Jagged Edge.

“But none of them can compete with New Edition,” Bell says in a rare moment of chest-beating. “We have the best of R&B, the best of hip-hop, the best of pop … all of that combined in one group.”

Watching New Edition perform its catalog of favorites (“ Jealous Girl ,” “Cool It Now,” “ Mr. Telephone Man ,” “Can You Stand the Rain,” “If It Isn’t Love,” “ Hit Me Off ”) and solo material by Brown (“My Prerogative”), Tresvant (“ Sensitivity ”), Bell Biv Devoe (“ Poison ”) and Gill (“ My, My, My ”) can be revelatory, a living reminder of the connection between Black ’50s doo-wop (New Edition used to cover the Penguins’ classic “Earth Angel”) and today’s airtight K-pop a la BTS.

New Edition remains the only vocal group in music history in which every member has scored a platinum or multiplatinum album. So why has it taken this long for them to capitalize on their legacy? While race has certainly played a factor, DeVoe says a big part of the blame was due to the group’s penchant for getting in their own way.

“At times we’ve played theaters [for] 4,000 fans and we had to have a support act just for that,” he admits of the act’s down period. “Some of the [issues] that we went through minimized the magnitude of what New Edition could do.”

In 2017, the group co-produced the BET scripted miniseries “The New Edition Story,” a three-part dramatization of their soap-operatic run that drew huge ratings and warm reviews. (One writer called it “the best black TV biopic” since the 1992 ABC series "The Jacksons: An American Dream.”)

Yet in 2018, the group had to scrap a much-anticipated tour over a business dispute that boiled over into public view. Tresvant and Gill reportedly trademarked the group’s name without the others’ consent. In an Instagram post, Brown cropped Tresvant out of an early ’80s throwback photo of New Edition. Tresvant responded to his ex bandmates in a 50th birthday shoutout to fans: “This year is the start of Me, Myself, and Mines… NOTHING ELSE MATTERS!!!”

Subsequently, Devoe, Brown, Bell and Biv formed RBRM (Ronnie Bobby Ricky Mike) and launched their own tour. Tresvant and Gill hit the road as a duo. “We built the name and Johnny walked into the name,” Bivins snapped on the Breakfast Club radio show.

As with most New Edition fights, the group chalks it up to miscommunication and the matter has since been resolved. “We never really talked about it,” says Tresvant. “That was the problem.”

Sometimes New Edition just needs to be reminded of their far-reaching impact. “You don’t ever really feel like you’ve made it until you look at the eyes of the guys that came up under you,” says Tresvant. “For the first time in New Edition’s career, we are finally feeling like we are in that spot.”

In addition to the current tour, New Edition is recording tracks for what they hope will be an upcoming reunion album, and there are plans for a Las Vegas residency later this year.

Meanwhile, in May, A&E will air a two-part documentary, "Biography: Bobby Brown," that will serve as a lead-in to a 12-episode reality series, "Bobby Brown: Every Little Step."

And if DeVoe has his way, New Edition will be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2023, just in time for the group’s 40th anniversary. “We are definitely going to hit that home run at some point,” he says. “I’m speaking that one into existence.”

This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times .

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Bell, Biv & DeVoe Reveal New Edition’s Fights Were Even Worse In Real Life (Video)

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This week, the story of New Edition was told by way of a three-night film mini-series. The lives of Ralph Tresvant, Bobby Brown, Michael Bivins, Ricky Bell, Ronnie DeVoe, and Johnny Gill are forever bound together. Collectively, there are valleys and peaks, intersections and ejections, and tons of incredible music. The New Edition Story  was told, with input and authorization from the six men who made it happen.

This same week (January 27), Bell Div DeVoe (an offshoot of the original group) is releasing Three Stripes . With their own rich history, and storyline in the three-night film event, Bell, Bivins, and DeVoe release their first album in 15-plus years (it has been a dozen-plus years since New Edition dropped an LP). Appearing on The Breakfast Club , the trio (lined up in order) spoke about BET’s intervention to get an accurate script. In doing so, the trio opens up about the tensions backstage, then, and even today.

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At 15:30, Ronnie DeVoe explains that the creation of The New Edition Story began with a 2005 BET Awards appearance. The Boston, Massachusetts group felt connected to the network for their success in the first place. “BET was the right place.” DeVoe says that in 2013, BET acquired the rights to Bobby Brown’s life story, allowing the complete group’s biography to be authorized. “When we look at the history of New Edition, from Video Soul and a lot of the stuff that allowed us to be seen across America and even across the world, initially, and the magnitude of success that we had, that was BET. They had a footprint on our success. So there was no better place, especially when they were talking about three nights . We just felt like we could get deeper into our story.”

Michael Bivins says that the producers’ method for getting a true script affected the group greatly. “They seemed like they had the Jedi mind trick the best. Because, the only reason the movie happened is because we told all the shit that we kept [to ourselves]. So the way they approached us getting the stories out of us actually was clever. Because there’s no way to write the script unless you get all of the information. They came at us all and sat with us individually, so they made everybody feel comfortable to open up. That was the process that we all thought was the hard part.” Biv’ says that when the six all-time New Edition members came as one at a destination, things got even harder. “The toughest part was…we went away to a resort. We went away to read the script. You are actually reading what the next man thought about you. We locked ourselves in the room, for what [turning to Ricky Bell] 10 hours? That was the most craziest shit ever, man.”

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Biv admits that it was needed in a group with origins back to 1978. “We’ve never ever sat in a room and done anything like that ever in our life. Just sit there and look at [your band-mate] and have him reading what he felt about you, and how they’re doing the story. It was just interesting; you could hear a pin drop in the room. But we thugged it out for 10 hours, man. We actually decided, besides creating the group, that had to be the second-best day in our life.” He continues, “Me and Ralph [Tresvant] keep lookin’ at each other, ’cause they had us goin’ at each other, a lot. God damn. It was just…we needed that.”

After this part of the discussion, DJ Envy asks how New Edition was able to perform on stage as one during periods where there was such dramatic conflict within the group. “It still goes on today,” admits Ricky Bell.

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There, Ronnie Devoe explains, “It’s just the love of what we do, and the love of those fans—those ‘N.E. For Lifers’ that been rockin’ with us since day one. It just felt like there’s no bigger problem, ultimately for the nucleus of the group, to stop us from that energy that we get. Like, when they say, ‘Ladies and gentlemen, New Edition’ and we hear the roar of that crowd and that energy, it’s like…I’m not a drug addict, but it’s like that crack in your veins. The yearning for that is what kind of allows us to sweep our problems under the rug, or throw ’em in the closet for [60 or 90 minutes and perform]. And we got off-stage, we’re right back to business in figuring out how we just choking each other up…to the point where we’d have fights.”

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While choking may sound like just an expression, DeVoe recalls one story, “I remember one time me and Ralph got into it, and [this is not] in the movie…we got into it. We used to play-fight all the time, you know, slap-boxin’ and everything. I don’t even think I was feelin’ it [this] one day. But ‘Rizz’ [hit] me in the face. It almost felt like the lil’ beef between me and [Bobby Brown] on The Home Again [Tour]. Then we end up havin’ the food-fight. Rick and Mike is tryin’ to break the situation up.” Michael Bivins adds with a laugh, “Food is flyin’, everywhere .” DeVoe continues, “We set that to the side and went up there and did one of our best shows!” As he recalls, that fight transpired 20 minutes before the curtain at the Detroit Michigan stop for the All For Love Tour in the mid-’80s.

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Elaborating on his earlier remark that N.E. and B.B.D. each have inner-turmoils today, Ricky Bell details, “It’s just like a marriage [or family]. There’s conflict, but I don’t think we’ve come to the point where we have a healthy conflict resolution yet, between all of us. But somehow, the three of us seem to agree on a lot. Somehow, the three of us always end up havin’ each other’s back through whatever. We’ve just learned to deal with each other. But there’s egos, there’s hangovers from unresolved situations, there’s still some resentments going on.” Michael Bivins adds, “To get six votes is the hardest thing sometimes.” This perhaps explains New Edition’s lack of an album since 2004, despite a clear demand in the market.

Ricky Bell echoes Biv’s sentiments. “It was the worst tour of my life in all 33 years. It was the most horrific experience I had.” He continues, “Understand this, leading up to that, all we did was perform. That’s why we entered the music business. That was our motivation. That was our inspiration. Get on stage, make the girls scream. That was it. Everything up to the Heartbreak Tour, we’d have full dress rehearsals. We’d video tape ’em, watch ’em, critique it, pull stuff in and out, whatever, make adjustments.” Bell too, says that Bobby Brown was one of the challenges for the comeback shows. “Bobby showed up to maybe two rehearsals; he didn’t know any of the routines. So we had to base the whole show around [his lack of knowing] and make it look like we were on stage, together. So we’re trying to make it look like we put this together.” To make matters worse, Ralph Tresvant—who also achieved solo success—was allegedly no longer willing to take the stage. “It’s the end of the tour, and our main man tanks out on us. Ralph said, ‘Fuck it. I ain’t doin’ no more shows.’ Ralph would sit on his tour bus in the parking lot, and we’d go do shows. Imagine a concert without your man. So he was gone. We was gone. Johnny [Gill] was on the bus by himself; he was gone.” The men recall getting booed in Detroit, for the first time in a career that began almost 20 years prior.

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The House Where Chris Watts Killed His Wife Is For Sale—at a Steep Markup

The infamous Colorado home where Chris Watts strangled his pregnant wife to death is up for sale—at a steep markup.

The five-bedroom, four-bathroom house in Frederick was listed on Wednesday for $775,000. That’s about a 29.2% increase from when it last sold in November 2022 for $600,000, according to Realtor.com® data.

The home was at the center of a tragedy when Chris killed his wife, Shanann Watts , during an argument on Aug. 13, 2013. He had told her he wanted a divorce and confessed to having an affair with a colleague. Then he smothered the couple’s children Bella , 4, and  Celeste , 3, in his car.

Chris Watts dumped his wife’s body in a shallow grave and put his daughters in oil tanks at Anadarko Petroleum, where he worked. He was sentenced to multiple life sentences with no possibility of parole.

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The last time the property went on the market, real estate appraiser  Randall Bell  told Realtor.com that selling a home like this is “tough.”

“It’s a gruesome crime, and it’s not where a lot of people want to go home and relax with that kind of history,” said Bell, CEO of Landmark Research Group, which specializes in real estate affected by tragedies or disasters.

The unwanted notoriety is “annoying, and it can go on for years,” he added.

The new owners had the property for just under a year and a half before listing it. Neighbors previously told Realtor.com that people drive by the home on weekends or stop to take pictures. There have even been attempted break-ins, likely by those fascinated by the crime.

The home, built in 2013, spans nearly 6,200 square feet. It boasts a three-car garage, an open floor plan, and a chef’s kitchen with granite countertops and double ovens. There is a gas fireplace and a walk-in closet in the primary bedroom. Homeowners association fees are $70 a month.

While the listing boasts “new exterior paint” and “views of our lovely Colorado mountains,” it fails to mention the murders that captivated the nation. The crimes were also the subject of the 2020 Netflix documentary “American Murder: The Family Next Door.”

Calls to the real estate agency listing the property were not immediately returned. The owner of the property declined to speak with Realtor.com.

The Wattses bought the spacious property for just under $399,954 in May 2013, according to Realtor.com  data.

Multiple liens were put on the home after the murders, which stalled a sale. Shanann’s parents, Sandra and Franklin Rzucek , won a $6 million wrongful death lawsuit against their son-in-law. The HOA also had liens on the property after dues went unpaid. Those debts were applied to the property in the form of liens.

It appears the Rzuceks released their liens when the home was finally sold in late 2022, according to property records.

Clare Trapasso is the executive news editor of Realtor.com. She was previously a reporter for the Associated Press, the New York Daily News, and a Financial Times publication. She also taught journalism courses at several New York City colleges. Email [email protected].

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On the heels of their CMT Music Awards collaboration, Little Big Town and Sugarland have announced the “Take Me Home” Tour. Titled after the song they performed on the CMTs — Phil Collins ’ 1985 hit from No Jacket Required — the trek will kick off Oct. 24 in Greenville, South Carolina, and conclude Dec. 13 with a show at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Country trio the Castellows will open all dates.

This isn’t the first time the quartet of Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Jimi Westbrook, and Philip Sweet shared the stage with Sugarland, the reunited duo of Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush. In 2008, Little Big Town, Sugarland, and Jake Owen performed Dream Academy’s 1985 single “Life in a Northern Town” at the CMT Awards, and LBT would join Sugarland on their Incredible Machine Tour a few years later.

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Little Big Town, Sugarland unite for 'Take Me Home' U.S. tour, tickets on sale soon

M ulti-platinum Grammy Award-winning Little Big Town, comprised of Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet, and Jimi Westbrook is set to embark on a U.S. tour. 

The country music group has teamed up with Sugarland for its Take Me Home Tour, which will stop in Tulsa at the BOK Center on Saturday, November 23. 

On Sunday, the two groups performed their new song "Take Me Home" at the CMT Awards. 

"Last night felt like a real homecoming for us and a full circle moment. When we toured with Sugarland last, we would all be backstage harmonizing different cover songs to try and surprise the audience every night. There's something about this song that feels so nostalgic of that time. It really is like coming home," said Little Big Town. "The Take Me Home tour feels like a celebration of being a band for 25 years and we're so excited to throw this party with our great friends Sugarland. We'll both be playing all our biggest hits and then some. Can't wait to see everyone!"

Little Big Town and Sugarland's rendition of "Take Me Home", originally written and released by Phil Collins in 1985, gives the song a new meaning, and the performance at the CMT Awards served as a 'monumental homecoming for the two country music giants.'

Fans will hear the newly released single live this fall on the Take Me Home U.S. Tour, produced by Live Nation and Sandbox Live, with special guest Sugarland and support from The Castellows. 

The tour will also offer a variety of different VIP packages and experiences for fans. Packages vary but include premium tickets, an interactive Little Big Town coffee book, a limited edition and autographed tour poster, and more. 

Tickets go on sale on Friday, April 12, at 10 A.M., and will be available online here. 

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Bombshell rumour emerges over Rory McIlroy joining LIV in $1.3bn backflip for the ages

Golf superstar Rory McIlroy has been linked with a bombshell $850m USD ($A1.32bn) deal to join LIV Golf in what would be one of the most stunning defections to the rival tour.

LIV figurehead Greg Norman was in attendance – as a patron – at the Masters on the weekend , sparking rumours that he was seeking to poach players for the Saudi-backed tour.

Norman was seen following McIlroy’s playing group around the Augusta National course in the first round – though McIlroy claimed he had not seen him.

But the rumours have gone to a new level with multiple reports that the four-time major winner is considering a potential move to join LIV.

McIlroy has been one of the fiercest critics of the challenger tour, firmly backing the PGA Tour and hitting out at defectors. But his stance has noticeably softened in recent months amid ongoing negotiations between the two organisations over a deal to reunite the golfing world, something that McIlroy stated left him feeling like a “sacrificial lamb”.

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He said in January: “I think what LIV has done, it’s exposed the flaws in the system of what golf has … we’re all supposed to be independent contractors and we can pick and choose what tournaments we want to play.

“But I think what LIV and the Saudis have exposed is that you’re asking for millions of dollars to sponsor these events, and you’re not able to guarantee to the sponsors that the players are going to show up.

“I can’t believe the PGA Tour has done so well for so long,” McIlroy said.

Now, however, McIlroy could be set to pull a drastic backflip and follow the likes of 2023 Masters winner and McIlroy’s former Ryder Cup teammate Jon Rahm to the Saudi competition.

Given McIlroy’s star power and his staunch opposition to LIV in the past, his signing would be the biggest in LIV history.

English outlet City. A.M. claimed the deal would be worth $850m USD ($A1.32bn) as well as McIlroy receiving an approximate two per cent stake in LIV.

The site wrote: “Two separate sources have told City A.M. that they believe a deal is close.”

Neither McIlroy nor LIV Golf have released statements on the matter despite media requests.

McIlroy is scheduled to compete at the PGA Tour’s RBC Heritage tournament this weekend, while the LIV Tour is midway through the current season – making joining a team potentially tricky.

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2024 Masters missed cuts: Jordan Spieth, Viktor Hovland, Justin Thomas among stars not playing weekend

The conditions at augusta national proved more difficult for some than others.

Big names like Bryson DeChambeau and Scottie Scheffler find themselves atop the leaderboard at the 2024 Masters through two rounds, but not all of their peers were as lucky. The blustery conditions engulfing Augusta National Golf Club wreaked havoc on the competition with some players having no answers at all.

The cutline appeared set in stone for most of the afternoon at 5 over, but late mistakes answered the prayers of many and moved it to 6 over with only a couple groupings  left on the golf course. Thanks to a double bogey on the 18th from Hideki Matsuyama, players such as Tom Kim and Rickie Fowler will now have a weekend tee time.

Chief among the group on the outside looking in was 2015 champion Jordan Spieth. The man who seemingly can do no wrong around Augusta National did plenty this week, namely in the form of a quadruple-bogey 9 in his first round. Restarting his opening 18 Friday morning, Spieth got it to 1 over but gave all his works (and then some) back with numerous mistakes on the par-5 15th. 

Spieth went on to sign for a 7-over 79 in Round 1, adding a 2-over 74 in Round 2 for good measure. He never really had a chance to make the weekend unlike many of his counterparts, including best buddy Justin Thomas.

The two-time PGA Championship winner was in the mix for most of his second round. Thomas stepped to the 15th tee even par for the tournament. He laid up in the water leading to a double bogey, but that was only the beginning of his troubles. That double was followed by another on 16, a bogey on 17 and then another double on 18. He played his first 32 holes in even par but his last four in 7 over, officially missing the cut for the weekend.

Viktor Hovland had things rolling in Round 1 and played his first nine in 4 under. It appeared the Norwegian would contend at Augusta National again as he ultimately opened with a 71. In red figures to begin the day, the reigning FedEx Cup champion got punched in the mouth immediately with a snowman on the par-5 2nd. He was never able to recover as Hovland turned in 43 and went onto shoot a second-round 81.

Hovland would have been the highest-ranked player in the field to miss the cut if not for Wyndham Clark. The reigning U.S. Open champion struggled in his Masters debut and narrowly missed a birdie bid on his last to make the weekend. Instead, he for rounds of 73-78 and will be packing his bags tonight.

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Little Big Town Sets ‘Take Me Home’ National Tour

The upcoming tour, says the band, "feels like a celebration of being a band for 25 years."

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Little Big Town will use their performance at the 2024 CMT Music Awards as a launch pad into a full-blown national tour.

The Grammy Award-winning country act kick-off their Take Me Home U.S. tour Oct. 24 at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, SC, in support of their new single, and as a celebration of the band’s 25-year milestone.

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Sugarland is special guest on the forthcoming tour, with support from The Castellows. Live Nation and Sandbox Live are producing the trek.

“Last night felt like a real homecoming for us and a full circle moment. When we toured with Sugarland last, we would all be backstage harmonizing different cover songs to try and surprise the audience every night,” reads a statement from Little Big Town. “There’s something about this song that feels so nostalgic of that time. It really is like coming home.”

Little Big Town and Sugarland last shared the CMT Music Awards stage 15 years ago, when they were joined by Jake Owen for a rendition of “Life in a Northern Town,” originally released by the Dream Academy in 1985.

On Sunday, Little Big Town chalked up their 13th CMT Music Awards performance.

The upcoming tour, says the band, “feels like a celebration of being a band for 25 years and we’re so excited to throw this party with our great friends Sugarland. We’ll both be playing all our biggest hits and then some. Can’t wait to see everyone.”

The general onsale begins Friday, April 12 at littlebigtown.com .

Little Big Town’s 2024 U.S. Take Me Home Tour :

Oct. 24 — Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville, SC

Oct. 25 — PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC

Oct. 26 — Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH

Oct. 31 — TD Garden, Boston, MA

Nov. 2 — KeyBank Center, Buffalo, NY

Nov. 7 — Target Center, Minneapolis, MN

Nov. 8 — Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI

Nov. 9 —  Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, MI

Nov. 14 — T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, MO

Nov. 15 — Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, Sioux Falls, SD

Nov. 16 — Vibrant Arena at The MARK, Moline, IL

Nov. 21 — Moody Center, Austin, TX

Nov. 22 — Dickies Arena, Fort Worth, TX

Nov. 23 — BOK Center, Tulsa, OK

Dec. 11 — Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS

Dec. 12 — Gas South Arena, Duluth, GA

Dec. 13 — Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN

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Trump goes after the judge and prosecutors in his hush money case in last rally before trial begins

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event in Schnecksville, Pa., Saturday, April 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti)

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FILE - Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally, July 29, 2023, in Erie, Pa. Trump plans to hold a rally Saturday, April 13, 2024, in northeast Pennsylvania, his last before his criminal hush money trial begins on Monday. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

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SCHNECKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday lit into New York prosecutors and the criminal hush money case they brought against him during his last rally before what he called a “communist show trial” begins Monday.

“I will be forced to sit fully gagged. I’m not allowed to talk. They want to take away my constitutional right to talk,” said Trump, who has been barred from publicly discussing potential witnesses and jurors but not the judge or prosecutors.

“I’m proud to do it for you,” Trump told a crowd in northeast Pennsylvania. “Have a good time watching.”

Trump spoke as Israel was fighting off a retaliatory drone attack from Iran that threatened to tip into a regional war in the Middle East. After a short mention of the attack, which he claimed wouldn’t have happened if he were president, Trump turned to an extended tirade against his own legal troubles.

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He went after Judge Juan M. Merchan, whom he called “corrupt,” and District Attorney Alvin Bragg, declaring himself a victim of Democrats bent on blocking his return to the White House.

Trump is navigating four separate criminal prosecutions while running to avenge his loss to President Joe Biden, creating an unprecedented swirl of legal and political chaos.

Jury selection starts Monday in New York in his trial where he is charged with seeking during his 2016 campaign to bury stories about extramarital affairs by arranging hush money payments.

It will be the first criminal trial ever of a former U.S. president. And it will limit Trump’s availability on the campaign trail, though he is expected to speak to the media after court often and has for months fundraised and campaigned on the felony charges he faces.

Trump spoke at the Schnecksville Fire Hall in Lehigh County, where a long line formed outward three hours before Trump’s planned appearance. It was Trump’s third visit this year to the vital swing state , one that could decide who wins this year’s presidential race. He also plans to attend a fundraiser in nearby Bucks County before the event.

Pennsylvania is a critical battleground in the rematch between Trump and Biden, with both candidates expected to visit the state frequently through November. Trump flipped the state to the Republican column in 2016 but lost it four years after to Biden, who was born in the northeast city of Scranton and has long talked about his roots in the city. Biden plans to deliver a major address Tuesday in Scranton on tax fairness.

Bob Dippel, 69, retired after working as a chief financial officer for several small businesses. He said he didn’t think the upcoming trial “would matter too much” to independent voters because “people are starting to see the mockery being made” of the legal system.

Biden has argued Trump’s lies about losing the 2020 election are dangerous for the country. He has said Trump poses a fundamental threat to democracy and U.S. alliances abroad — rhetoric that Trump has argued applies to Biden.

“We’re going to win in the biggest landslide in history, because we’re the ones who are fighting to save our democracy and Joe Biden is a demented tyrant,” Trump said.

Iran’s attack on Israel, in apparent retaliation for a strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus that killed 12 people, may once again push foreign policy and the Middle East into the center of the presidential campaign.

It marked the first time Iran has launched a direct military assault on Israel, where officials have vowed to strike Iran directly in response to any attack from Iranian soil.

Prior to Saturday, Trump has recently said Israel needs to “ finish up ” its offensive in Gaza, warning the country is “absolutely losing the PR war ” as deaths mount and images of mass destruction proliferate. Israeli forces are going after Hamas after militants staged an Oct. 7 attack in which they killed an estimated 1,200 people and took 250 hostages.

“Get it over with, and let’s get back to peace and stop killing people. And that’s a very simple statement,” Trump said in an interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt earlier this month. “They have to get it done. Get it over with, and get it over with fast because we have to — you have to get back to normalcy and peace.”

Trump recently said that any Democratic-leaning voters who support Israel should back him instead, as Biden has criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s actions in his war against Hamas. The Republican said Wednesday that “any Jewish person who votes for a Democrat or votes for Biden should have their head examined.”

During his presidency, he moved the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and facilitated the normalization of relations between Israel and several Arab states through a series of agreements known as the Abraham Accords. He pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal negotiated by his predecessor, Barack Obama, a move that Israel welcomed.

The deal lifted sanctions on Iran, which agreed in exchange to limit its nuclear program and allow inspections. Trump said it was too generous to Iran, while supporters of a deal said it was the best option to forestall a nuclear-armed Iran.

Cooper reported from Phoenix.

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Deliveroo has confirmed to Sky News it is adding a "small extended delivery fee" for all users. 

The online food delivery company emailed some of its Plus customers yesterday saying the charge will come into force on 1 May. 

Deliveroo told the Money team that it was still "committed to offering customers the best value for money, service and selection". 

"Over the last year, we dramatically increased the selection that customers see in the app by expanding delivery radii to give customers access to more restaurants and provide greater choice," they said. 

"This means that some of our partners are further away so riders need to go the extra mile to deliver these orders.

"We will therefore be introducing a small extended delivery fee for long distance orders which will be discounted for Plus customers." 

Plus customers are those who pay a monthly fee to enjoy additional perks.

Currently, Silver Plus customers pay £3.49 a month to get free delivery on orders more than £15 from restaurants and £25 from stores, as well as exclusive offers and rewards. 

Gold Plus members pay £7.99 a month for free delivery on orders over £10, the ability to claim back £5 if their order arrives late and access to discounted fees and rewards. 

People in search of a little extra cash have been told they could have a small fortune sitting on their bookshelves.

Research by All Top Books, an online bookshop, has revealed how much some early copies of our best loved books could be worth.

Thousands of valuable volumes could be gathering dust on shelves across the country, it said.

Treasure hunters were told to check whether elderly relatives have any unwanted old tomes.

Rare editions of the early works of children's writers such as Roald Dahl and J.K. Rowling can be worth thousands if found in good condition.

The books listed below also sold in their millions, so there is a fighting chance you've got one.

Ten tomes that could fetch a pretty penny are:

• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (1967) - £1,000
• The Tale of Mrs Tittlemouse by Beatrix Potter (1910) - £1,000
• Now We Are Six, Winnie The Pooh by A.A. Milne (1927) - £2,000
• James Bond: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service by Ian Fleming (1963) - £13,000
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin (1894)  - £2,500
• Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (1914) - £2,000
• Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle (1902) - £5,000
• Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling (1997) - £5,000
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling (1998) - £2,000
• N or M? By Agatha Christie (1941) - £2,000

By James Sillars , business news reporter 

There is no real prospect of a new record high for the FTSE 100 today.

Stock markets have widely taken fright at the prospect of US interest rates remaining higher for longer, after further evidence of resilience in the world's biggest economy yesterday.

Energy stocks led the FTSE lower at the open - falling 1.3% to 7,862.

Sentiment in London was not improved by data from the ONS that showed UK wage growth remaining stubbornly high.

The Bank of England wants to see the pace come down markedly before relaxing its battle against inflation through an interest rate cut.

LSEG data showed a flurry of bets away from June for the first rate cut and towards August instead.

Across the market more widely, shares in Superdry were 25% down as it confirmed a story by Sky News yesterday that it had launched a restructuring plan that would result in rent reductions for some of its stores.

It also planned an equity raise, which it said would allow it to delist from the London Stock Exchange.

One other piece of market data to flag: the cost of oil.

Brent crude is still sat around the $90 a barrel mark amid the raised tensions in the Middle East.

Market experts have warned the direction will be determined by Israel's response to Iran's drone and missile attack on Israeli soil on Saturday night.

The Office for National Statistics has just released its latest data on wage growth - a factor in the sights of the Bank of England as it considers when to start cutting interest rates. 

Wages excluding bonuses grew by 6% in the three months to the end of February, compared with the same period a year ago. 

A Reuters poll of economists had predicted wage growth would slow to 5.8% from 6.1% in November to January. 

The figures, while welcome on the face of it for struggling households, will make for worrying reading at the Bank of England, which is assessing the timing for a long-awaited interest rate cut in its battle against inflation.

Other jobs figures released by the ONS showed unemployment in February rose to 4.2% from 3.9%, and the number of vacancies in January to March was 916,000, a fall of 13,000 on the previous three months.

Liz McKeown, director of economic statistics at the ONS, said: "Recent trends of falling vacancy numbers and slowing earnings growth have continued this month albeit at a reduced pace. 

"But with the rate of inflation also slowing, real earnings growth has increased and is now at its highest rate in nearly two and a half years."

Read more on what the figures mean from our business reporter James Sillars here :

A street in London (perhaps unsurprisingly) has been named the most expensive in the country. 

Nestled near Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament, houses along Buckingham Gate come with an average price tag at £9,633,333, according to Rightmove. 

After Buckingham Gate, the next highest average asking price was found in Vicarage Gate in Holland Park in west London, at £6,332,000.

Outside London, Old Avenue in Weybridge, Surrey, had the highest average asking price for properties so far this year, at £2,633,333.

When it comes to renting, Albion Street in Bayswater, central London, was found to be the most expensive at £20,857 a month.

This was followed by Pavilion Road in Knightsbridge, central London, where renters spend around £15,251 a month for a new let. 

Outside the capital, London Road in Ascot, Berkshire, was found to have the highest rent price at £6,831 a month.

Basically, a credit score is a three-digit number that indicates how reliable you are at borrowing and repaying money. 

It is worked out by collecting information about you from public records, lenders and other service providers.

The scores are based on the amount you have borrowed, your repayment history and other information such as your job and age.

Credit scores can influence your ability to access loans and credit, as well as the terms you are offered if your application is successful.

It can also be a factor if you want to buy a car on finance or when buying a new smartphone through a pay-monthly contract. 

A good score can also see you have access to the lowest interest rates available on mortgages and it can affect how much you pay for your security deposit on a rental house.

What is a good credit score?

Your credit worthiness is calculated using a points system.

In the UK, there are three main credit reference agencies - Experian, Equifax and TransUnion - and they each have their own system of rating your credit worthiness. 

Experian, which gives scores out of 999, has said a credit score of 700 or above is generally considered good and a score of 800 or above is considered to be excellent. 

Equifax, which gives you a score out of 1,000, considers scores between 740 to 799 to be very good; and 800 up are considered excellent.

TransUnion considers a good credit score to be between 721-780 while 781 onwards is excellent.

How can you improve it?

This may seem an obvious one, but keeping up with repayments is a good way to show lenders you are sensible with money and are likely to pay back what you borrow on time, an Equifax spokesperson told the Money blog. 

The credit reference agency said it is also best to avoid staying close to or exceeding your credit limit as this can indicate that you're experiencing financial difficulties.

Rajan Lakhani, money expert at the money app Plum, said registering on the electoral roll is also an easy way - and only takes minutes - to improve your score as it gives lenders confidence that they know where you are based.

He also said getting a whole credit report is another way to keep an eye on any errors or even fraud.

"A lot of people will just look at the score but it's worth getting the full report," he said. 

"Even if there is something that has occurred but there were special circumstances around it, you can get a notice of correction and it explains that."

Mark Mcelvanney, client services director at IE Hub, said "consistency" was important too.

"Your credit scores are built up of lots of difference data sources so every time you make an application for a loan, credit card or any form of credit you enter information into that application," he said.

"Making sure the application information is consistent is important, even down to your job title, because if they look different in each of those applications, the ultimate worthiness will be impacted and there could be suggestions of fraud or instability."

And it is also worth "de-linking mortgages" after splitting with a partner, he added.

"If their credit file starts to suffer that can have a negative impact on you," he said.

Other tips from Equifax...

Take control of your finances

Having combined finances - like a joint mortgage or credit card -  could negatively affect your ability to access credit, if the other person's credit history is poor.

Know the difference between hard and soft credit searches

When you apply for credit, it leaves a "footprint" on your credit report and making too many applications in a short space of time can have a negative impact on your score.

Instead, space out and limit the number of applications you make.

Check your credit report regularly

Despite popular myths, checking your credit report regularly does not negatively impact your credit score. 

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By Bhvishya Patel, Money team

Over four days this week, we're speaking to some of Britain's struggling unpaid carers, hearing at times heart-breaking accounts of their physical, emotional and financial struggles.

Today, a daughter who cares for her mother with motor neurone disease tells us the financial support she receives "is not even close to enough" and left her needing to use her savings as a last resort.

Fiona Jermaine, 39, from Grimsby, whose mother Helen, 74, was diagnosed in 2012, worked full-time until the pandemic but after she was furloughed and her mother's condition worsened she decided against returning.

"Mentally it's isolating - you feel lonely. And as much as you do, you always feel guilty and feel you are not doing enough." Fiona Jermaine

While Fiona has care agency staff come to the house to help, she is the main carer for her mother.

"Everything around the house is down to me - the washing, cleaning, shopping, cooking," Fiona says. 

"I'm very much tied to the house."

Physically it has "massively" taken a toll on her and mentally it is "isolating".

"I think because you're busy, you ignore how you are feeling. As daft as it sounds, you don't really stop until you're actually really, really poorly. So you kind of ignore a lot," she says.

"Mentally it's isolating - you feel lonely. And as much as you do, you always feel guilty and feel you are not doing enough."

Heating on 24/7

With her mother's care falling under the NHS continuing healthcare support, her carers are funded by the health service.

The funding, which is separate to the £76.75-a-week carer's allowance, is provided for those assessed as having a "primary health need" and pays for the care agency, with Fiona's mother allocated £700 a week.

But with "sky-high" gas and electricity bills in the cost of living crisis, Fiona says she is sometimes left with no option but to dip into her savings.

"Mum feels the cold so the heating is on 24/7 and she has so many pieces of medical equipment on and I can't turn them off," Fiona says.

"You don't get any help with that whatsoever."

In addition to carer's allowance, Fiona gets universal credit but she says she is not able to receive the maximum £368.74 she could be entitled to due to receiving a carer's benefit. She instead receives £222.02 a month.

She says the financial help she gets from the carer's allowance is "not even close" to enough.

"It's supposed to be based on the carer working 35 hours a week - so myself doing 35 hours of care. I challenge you to find a carer that only does that. It's really not a lot," she says.

"People tell me I'm doing a really good job, but you never feel like that, you always feel like you should do more - it's tiring.

"It feels like you can never switch off. Even if you do go out for an hour, you are still listening to your phone."

'People do not do only 35 hours'

With no other avenues of income, her financial struggles have left Fiona needing to use her savings as a last resort. Returning to work is a "possibility" but she is uncertain about how that would work.

"When the gas and electricity bills went really high, going into my savings was the only way I could pay it," she says.

"And then Mum also needed a new wheelchair accessible vehicle and the upfront payment for that was about £4,500. I had no choice, I had to pay it.

"With returning to work, it could possibly happen, but more likely it'll be when Mum's no longer with us - I lean more towards that.

"Obviously if finances meant that I had to, I would but I can't honestly tell you how I would make that work."

With carers facing unprecedented pressure on their finances, Fiona says domiciliary home care needs "vast amounts of money thrown at it" and the government needed to be a "bit more realistic" with carer's allowance.

"The 35 hours figure for care is just ridiculous. People do not do 35 hours. I don't know where they plucked that arbitrary figure from but it is ridiculous so that needs to be looked at," she says.

"And then I think they need to make it so it's not tied into your other benefits.

"There is a threshold, so you can only do so many hours or earn so much and then you lose your universal credit. It's so difficult to find a job that fits around the care side. 

"They've made out that they want everyone to go back to work. Well, make it a bit easier for us to go back to work."

A government spokesperson said: "Unpaid carers play a vital role in the lives of their family and friends, which is why from April we're boosting carer's allowance meaning carers receive an extra £1,500 a year compared to 2010.

"Those in low income households may also be eligible for additional financial support such as universal credit."

You can read the first part of our series here :

HMRC has overpaid its own staff millions of pounds over the past 10 years, according to The Telegraph. 

In total, £12.6m has been pocketed by employees but only £12.3m has been paid back, leaving a £300,000 shortfall. 

The news outlet said some 250 staff were overpaid by more than £1,000 last year. 

Some of the overpayments were caused by payroll failing to stop salary payments for people who had left the company, it added. 

The revelation comes after the tax office controversially decided to close its helplines for six months. 

"With a staff headcount of almost 67,500, we operate at a monthly payroll average accuracy rate of 99.54%, which exceeds the corporate benchmark of 98%," a HMRC spokesperson said.

"Our total pay bill in the 2022/23 financial year was £2.449bn* which means that 0.05% was incorrectly paid that year, and we have recovered over 84% of that.

"We have robust processes in place for the recovery of over and underpayments and all staff are provided with guidance on the importance of checking the payment of their salary."

Asda has become the first UK supermarket to launch an online prescription service. 

The Asda Online Pharmacy allows patients to manage prescriptions digitally and have them delivered to their home

All requests will undergo thorough checks by qualified pharmacists before being approved.

From today, new patients can register for the service by visiting pharmacy.asda.com. 

Dr Martens has filed a lawsuit against online retailer Temu for allegedly infringing its trademarks, according to The Times. 

The British bootmaker has alleged that the online retailer paid Google to advertise boots sold on its site when users search keywords including "Dr Martens", it said. 

As a result, Temu's lookalike products were placed about Dr Martens' own in search results. 

The move is the latest sign of growing hostility between Western retailers and their cheaper Chinese rivals. 

Temu told Sky News it was yet to receive the complaint and will review it in due course.  

Tesla is cutting 10% of its global workforce in a bid to reduce costs and bolster productivity, it has been reported.

The electric vehicle maker, founded and run by Elon Musk, was yet to comment on a story earlier today by Electrek that it was to axe about 15,000 people.

The tech publication said the cuts were revealed in an internal memo - also seen by the Reuters news agency.

It added that managers had been tasked earlier this year with identifying key personnel.

The company, which had more than 140,000 staff at the end of last year, has been struggling with soft demand for its electric vehicles.

The average UK tenant is spending 30.6% of their salary on rent, data shows.

Many experts believe that a third of your earnings is considered the outer limit for affordability.

But in several areas of the UK, people are spending considerably more, an index created by Canopy has shown.

Tenants in Poole have been found to be struggling most with affordability, with the average renter giving more than 40% of their income to their landlord. 

Stirling has also made a surprising inclusion in the top 10 places, with a low average income meaning tenants are spending 37.8% of their wages on rent. 

Belfast was found to be the most affordable major city for renters, with people spending just over a quarter of their salary in rent (23.2%), on average. 

Here are the 10 places people spend the highest percentage of their income on rent: 

Chris Hutchinson, chief executive of Canopy, said the data showed homeowners spend an average of 18% of their income on their mortgage. 

"It is sobering to see that one in five tenants are spending the vast majority of their salary on rental payments, and it neatly encapsulates the tricky situation that many tenants with aspirations of homeownership are in," he said. 

"Where we could see positive change is towards longer tenancies for those who desire them, fostering greater security for families and communities."

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