<P> After their second wave of solo pursuits proved less than successful, New Edition (sans Bobby Brown) reunited once more and began touring clubs, casinos, and small arenas in 2002; including appearing on The Tom Joyner Sky Show . After having caught the attention of rapper / producer Sean Combs, who was present at one of their shows, he signed the group to his Bad Boy Records label, after their long term contract with MCA Records finally ended . </P> <P> In the fall of 2004, New Edition's seventh studio album and Bad Boy debut, One Love, was released . Though the album debuted at number twelve on the Billboard 200, it had a steady descent from the chart . The lead - off single, "Hot 2Nite," underperformed; peaking at number thirty - five and number eighty - seven on the R&B and Pop singles charts, respectively . During production of the album, the group disagreed with Combs on its creative direction . In an interview, Ricky Bell later revealed that Combs' had refused to pay New Edition's long time producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for a track that the group wanted on the album . Reportedly, Combs told the group they were over budget, despite their having used many of Bad Boy's in - house team of writers and producers on the album . Ultimately, the group asked to be released from their Bad Boy contract . Despite the messy divorce with Bad Boy, New Edition soldiered on and continued to tour . </P> <P> In the fall of 2005, New Edition performed a medley of hits at BET's 25th Anniversary Special . During their set, they brought Bobby Brown out onstage for an impromptu rendition of their 1985 hit "Mr. Telephone Man". Bobby Brown also performed a rendition of "My Prerogative" with Ronnie DeVoe and Ralph Tresvant as dancers . It was later announced on BET and Access Hollywood that Brown had reconciled with New Edition and planned to rejoin the group for its future concert dates and studio albums . </P> <P> On August 26, 2006, New Edition filmed a concert at the University of South Carolina's Koger Center in Columbia set for a future DVD release, the concert was billed as "Spend the Night with New Edition", a BET special presented by Lincoln with whom the group has advertised . Bobby Brown also made an appearance at the show . </P>

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