© Kevin Mazur/AMA2020/Getty Images for dcpBell Biv Devoe Poison Live Raw
While Nelly took us back to 2000, Bell Biv DeVoe brought us all the way back to 1990 with their performance at the 2020 American Music Awards.
The group reunited for the 30th anniversary of their album, Poison.
Bell Biv DeVoe released Hootie Mack in 1993 on MCA Records, and the more hardcore rap/R&B influenced BBD in 2001 on Biv 10 Records. Neither album was as successful as Poison, though Hootie Mack did reach Gold success. Despite the fact that the group has only released 4 albums, the members of Bell Biv Devoe continue to perform together as a group. Find Bell Biv DeVoe tour dates and concerts in your city. Watch live streams, get artist updates, buy tickets, and RSVP to shows with Bandsintown Find tour dates and live music events for all your favorite bands and artists in your city. When the group broke up he formed Bell Biv DeVoe with Ricky Bell and Ronnie DeVoe. The group is credited with being one of the pioneers of the new jack swing sound. Their debut album, Poison, peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 chart in 1990.
The trio, which takes its name from members Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ronnie DeVoe, first performed on the AMAs stage in 1991, doing a rendition of their song, “B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me?)”. This time around, the guys performed “Do Me” and, of course, “Poison'.
Not Bell Biv DeVoe showing us they still got it 3 whole decades later #AMASpic.twitter.com/sCuPrceN8Y
— 𝓑𝓮𝔂𝓸𝓷𝓬é’𝓼 𝓕𝓻𝓮𝓬𝓴𝓵𝓮𝓼ᴮ🌱 (@_bvrzdalyricist) November 23, 2020
Bell Biv DeVoe. Now the #AMAs are throwing be back to my senior year of high school. What a classic. #AMAs2020#AMAsTNT#bellbivdevoe#amapic.twitter.com/1RptakG1HV
— AC Junior 😷 (@CamJunior1972) November 23, 2020
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Host Taraji P. Henson was clearly a fan of the group, alluding to a story arc they had on her show, 'Empire' in her introduction.
She even loved their performance so much she could be seen dancing in the front row. Sadly, the auditorium was mostly empty due to Covid-19 precautions.
taraji vibing to bell biv devoe and hit the beyonce standee issa mood wahahahaha #amaspic.twitter.com/MQEjNWt1SjBell Biv Devoe Do Me Live
— denice (@RealDeniceC) November 23, 2020
Bel Biv DeVoe's most recent album, Three Stripes, their first in 16 years, came out in 2017.
