EDIT — TLC took to the iHeartRadio Music Awards stage after being introduced by rapper Glo Rilla, and gave a performance of “No Scrubs” and “Waterfalls” with surprise guest appearance from rapper Latto, who paid homage to Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes!
TLC accepted the Landmark award after a nostalgic performance of their hit tracks “No Scrubs” and “Waterfalls.” The duo wore coordinated fringe outfits and were accompanied by energetic backup dancers.
TLC are continuing their celebrations in 2024, and the blessings keep coming their way! T-Boz and Chilli are making a return to the iHeartRadio Music Awards 2024!
The ladies were initially announced to be one of the performers on the night, airing on Fox on April 1st, live from Los Angeles.
TLC will indeed be putting on a showstopping performance, but it has also been announced that the ladies will also be receiving a prestigious iHeartRadio Landmark Award on the night!
TLC are still up for nomination in the Best On Screen category for their phenomenal Lifetime documentary, ‘TLC Forever‘. Fans were given the opportunity to vote for their favorite nominees!
TLC were last in attendance at the iHeartRadio Music Awards 2023, where the ladies were honored to introduce rapper Latto to the stage.
Stay tuned for highlights from the show and the full performance!
Congratulations are in order for TLC! The legendary girl group has finally reached the milestone of having over one billion streams of one of their hit singles on the streaming platform Spotify!
The 1999 hit single, “No Scrubs“, lifted from the album, ‘Fanmail‘, reached over a billion streams on Spotify, marking the first time a TLC track has hit this celebratory milstone. The song also celebrated its 25th anniversary earlier this year.
“No Scrubs” receives an average stream count of over 830k daily, accurate at the time of writing (March 31, 2024).
It is a rare achievement for a 90s song – the 26th song from that decade to pass the milestone and the 2nd song by a 90s female artist after the Spice Girls‘ debut 1996 hit, “Wannabe”.
The EP for the single was released in full last month to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The EP featured the radio edit, instrumental, a capella and an acoustic stripped edit with Left Eye‘s rap included.
Spotify remains as one of most lucrative sources of income to be generated by musicians through streaming on its platform. Spotify also commonly awards artists with a congratulatory plaque when a record is streamed past the billion milestone.
We’re sure the epic “Waterfalls won’t be too far behind to reach the billion milestone!
TLC celebrated the 25th anniversary of their iconic ‘Fanmail‘ album, released on February 23, 1999!
To celebrate this milestone, the ladies surprised fans with some exclusive never-before-seen footage of behind the scenes clips from the music videos for the first two lead singles from the album, “No Scrubs” and “Unpretty“!
In new interviews for the anniversary with Sony’s legacy catalog, Legacy Recordings, T-Boz and Chilli took a trip down memory lane to discuss their feelings about the ‘Fanmail’ project.
“I was like, I’m gonna record this. This is the one!”, Chilli recalls on the first time she heard the “No Scrubs” demo with producer Shek’spere. “I knew it was a smash”.
Whilst discussing the follow up single, “Unpretty”, T-Boz explains, “It came from a personal situation of mine. Men were being verbally abusive to women, telling them to look down, telling them to look up — it couldn’t have been me! So, I thought of this word, and thought, oh, they’re making them feel un-pretty.”
“We have so many people who tell us that it helps them feel better about themselves — one of them was Lady Gaga. So, you never know who is listening and who the song touches”, T-Boz says. “I feel good!”
Fans were holding out for an anniversary edition of the album. This didn’t happen, unfortunately, but Vinyl Me, Please announced a 3rd Edition pressing of the ‘Fanmail’ album, on sale now.
You can purchase the stunning vinyl here. It comes with a limited bonus vinyl, featuring the Left Eye rap mix of “No Scrubs”, and the bonus track, “U In Me“.
Sony also finally released the complete set of EP’s from the ‘Fanmail’ era to digital platforms. This includes, “No Scrubs”, “Unpretty”, “Dear Lie” and “Silly Ho“.
The best-selling American female group of all time, TLC announce their 2024 CrazySexyCool 30th Anniversary Australia Tour Dates presented by iHeartRadio.
The tour will kick off just after Chilli‘s birthday (February 27th) on February 29th at Trusts Arena Auckland, followed by Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on March 2nd, Adelaide Entertainment Centre on March 3rd, Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on March 5th, Brisbane Entertainment Centre on March 7th, concluding with RAC Arena Perth on March 9th.
TLC – Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas – will perform selections from their 1994 Diamond-certified album, 30 years after its release plus additional hits. The ‘90s themed shows will feature fan interaction, 90s fashion, and more surprises. Joining TLC are Busta Rhymes and En Vogue.
General public tickets go on sale on Thursday, December 7th at 1pm (All times local).
Chilli says, “I’m so excited to return to Australia! This is the album that put us on the map with Aussie fans and showed the world who we really are. And to mark 30 years, this will be quite the celebration!”
TLC celebrating 50 years of hip-hop at Atlanta Falcons game (Nov 26, 2023)
‘CrazySexyCool‘ is TLC’s second studio album that featured the #1 singles “Waterfalls” and “Creep” and received a Diamond certification from the RIAA. In Australia, the album was a massive success, reaching the top 5 and remaining in the top 100 for 76 weeks with sales in excess of double platinum.
With over 85 million records sold worldwide, TLC is not only the best-selling American girl group of all time; with 4 Grammy Awards, 4 multi-platinum albums (two of which went Diamond), four number one singles and ten Top 10 singles, theirs is an influence – across pop, hip-hop, R&B, fashion, and female empowerment – which defines generations. In 2017, TLC released a self-titled album, their first in over fifteen years, which hit #1 on Billboard’s Independent Album Chart.
A two-hour Documentary “TLC Forever” premiered simultaneously on Lifetime and A&E in 2023, chronicling the group’s powerful, emotional journey and their survival against allodds as T-Boz and Chilli revealed their story for the first time in a feature documentary. Directed by Matt Kay, executive-produced by Academy Award-winning and Emmy Award-Winning director Roger Ross Williams (“The Apollo”) and executive producers Tionne Watkins, Rozonda Thomas, and Bill Diggins.
TLC CRAZYSEXYCOOL 30TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR AUSTRALIA 2024 Presented by iHeartRadio
Thursday, February 29th Trusts Arena, Auckland, NZ
Saturday, March 2nd Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday, March 3rd Entertainment Centre, Adelaide, SA
Tuesday, March 5th Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, NSW
Thursday, March 7th Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday, March 9th RAC Arena, Perth, WA
Live Nation pre-sale: Wednesday, December 6 at 1pm, – Thursday, December 7 at 12pm.
General public tickets go on sale on Thursday, December 7 at 1pm (All times local).
This will also mark the 10th anniversary since TLC first toured in Australia back in 2014. The ladies have been touring consistently ever since due to popular demand.
TLC last performed in Australia in November 2022 as part of Fridayz Live, joining a line-up of artists including Macklemore, Akon, Ashanti, Craig David and more for the event’s return after a two-year absence.
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