By Kimberly Wilson ·Updated February 4, 2026 /> Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…
It’s official. I have been upgraded to millennial aunty (I get to retire the cool cousin jersey), and honestly, I’m not mad at it.
Because this past weekend at the Kia Forum in Inglewood (right in the middle of GRAMMY weekend chaos) I found myself at a New Edition concert (with Boyz II Men and Toni Braxton as co-headliners) surrounded by other millennial aunties, our mamas, and a whole lot of Gen X-ers who were NOT playing about their R&B. And let me tell you: we all showed up and showed out.
The night kicked off with all three acts sharing the stage for New Edition’s newer track “Going Out Tonight,” which was a nice way to show they’re still recording and not just running through the greatest hits. Then Toni stepped forward with “He Wasn’t Man Enough,” and brought out Kayla Nicole, who, if you recall, went viral this past fall with her Halloween rendition of
Author: Kimberly Wilson
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