What Happened To '90s R&B Duo Groove Theory? | Egos, Different Career Goals & The Death of R&B
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- When one talented artist joins forces with another; the results can be magical and limitless. R&B Duo Groove Theory are the perfect example of this. The singer-songwriter plus producer team experienced great success on the music charts in the 90’s but, they both had very different career goals that ultimately pulled them in opposite directions. Let’s find out whatever happened to Groove Theory.
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"Tell Me" Is Still On My Top R&B Songs Ever. Timeless Song
I must sing-a-long EVERY time I hear it!
Yes. Yes it is.
It’s a bop that will never get old.
I agree and keep trying is my other fav.
Tell me bring back so much good memories from the 90s.
His face is perfection. The bone structure, his features. Everything comes together so beautifully.
Yessss😭😌
Yessss. He was always fine af to me.
7 MLK
L7
Looks similar to a young Ginuwine
I literally clicked it because of his face! Literally never heard of them before. She is stunning also, so I'm really here to see if they got married and had gorgeous children lol
They are fucking gorgeous 😷
Right. The both of them. I don't know why they both didn't hook up and had some babies.
@@cherrycola3653 There's absolutely no way they never did. Lol. They probably kissed and realized they were more like brother and sister.
I always thought she was beautiful but I never noticed how fine he is.
Her voice is so beautiful and peaceful. Her song “For Real”
Hold the fuck up she sung I can see I cann tell you are for real 😦 ???
@@tiffanysmith9097 yes that is her loved that album.
@@markmenez4097 that song sends me to the heavens. I didn't know she was in this group!
I love that song
For real!!!
Who remembers when Groove Theory was featured on New York Undercover? 🙋🏽♀️
Yes! Every episode I was equally as excited to see who the featured musical guest would be as I was to see the actual show.😂
Them, Isley Brothers, Aaliyah, Montel Jordan, MC Lyte and so on. That show itself is still a classic. I still watch it.
I do!!! I guess I'm old!!!
Yup!
@@Ebeezy272011 Watch it where?
He’s soooooo handsome damn
Extremely
He was in the movie Beauty Shop playing James the male hair stylist.
Yeah he is handsome .
And she is gorgeous!!! Damn!
@@anorbert38 yes she is
Much prosperity all
I don't want R&B to be dead. I want to go back to that timeframe and relive it again.
Its not dead thats why we crave it. These industry people are weird, some of them, don't forget that.
I want to go back to the nineties so badly.
Me too but as a young adult☺️
Take me!!
Man me too
Same
Me too
I cant believe Tell Me only reached #5...it was everywhere (as it should be because its a classic)
Can't believe too. That song is timeless
The 90s was fierce with competition. I can believe it. These 2 were low key
The 90s was stacked with endless talent. Mariah, Whitney, Michael, Janet, Celine, Madonna, Shania and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Behind them there were countless others in many different genres putting out timeless classics. There's no shame in #5 back then
You have to remember, The 90's charts was STACKED!
@@mynameisnotimportant845 Im trying to see where I said there was shame in it? I just said considering it had massive radio and video play I am shocked that it only reached #5
Amel Larrieux is a vocal wonder, I love her solo music. That girl can SANG!!! My fav song by her is "gils and tails". And like Janet Jackson said, R&B will never be dead.
Sorry, Janet. It is DEAD!
@@saj8 Nope, still alive and blessed.
@@shamondavis406 The music has been on a zombie state since the 2000s.
@@saj8 nahhhhh u just not feeling it …… it’s a big difference
@@jaychulo223 If you like low energy sounding music, then it's for you.
He’s right tho. 90s r&b is so special, it’s a magical sound. that sound has been lost because hip hop took over
Incorrect. Hip-Hop and R&B were fusing as early as the late 80s with New Jack Swing. Mary J Blige came way before Groove Theory, and she came out singing on Hip-Hop beats. So don't blame it on Hip-Hop.
Strongly disagree hip hop and R&B are like peanut butter and jelly...we saw it in the 80s, 90s & early 00s. For me my own personal opinion is technology killed R&B....no one knows how to use musical instruments anymore or write meaningful lyrics...it’s a gag...the record labels don’t want to put money into creating meaningful artists...they want social media influencers who happen to rap or sing🤷🏽♂️
@@ThunderKat2012 go check out my album "Tonight" by Desmond Brown and give me your feedback. I do R&B fuse with a little hip-hop and G-Funk. It definitely have that 90s / early 2000 sound. Out now on all digital music platforms.
From what I can tell, pop and EDM killed r&b in the late 2000s.
Idk about that hip hop was magical too lol…
He is fine as helllllll omg . Imagine being this attractive and just being in a group together😅
He was in the movie Beauty Shop playing James the male hair stylist.
I was thinking the sameeee thing lol and he looks soooo familiar I've seen him in movies or shows
@@marissawilson4644 that's where I know him from!!!
Fine fine fine 💞💞💞💞
@@thinblacknoodles Thank you!
“Tell me” is classic forever
Amel has a song called For Real & it came on Midnight Love all the time 😍
That’s my jam
I love that song ❤
I miss those shows 😞😢💙
I remember that one.
I still love it 😍❤️🔥🎶🔥🎶
"Tell Me" still slaps till this day..
Tell me otherwise. 😏
They’re both really pleasing to look at.. I loved the vibe of their music, Tell me is timeless
He cracked me up with that "I'll take your man"
Ameil is GORGEOUS !!!
Amel is crazy talented and beautiful. She could’ve risen to Beyoncé-level stardom. Her style is a bit eclectic for some, but you have to applaud her for doing her music, her way in a time when so few artists did. Wish we had one or two more Groove Theory albums in the ‘90s and 2,000s.
She’s more of a Sade
Vocally, She would have destroyed Beyonce.
I heard the groove theory album and was glad I didn't purchase it. Tell Me was a bop but everything else on the album was boring 90s schlock. Bryson was an average producer at best, and Amel is what made it go. Her solo album, on the other hand is really good. I remember going to see her at BB Kings in NYC before the closed it down. her voice is nuts.
I'd compare her potential rise to Mariah not Beyoncé, who isn't a composer/producer like Amel .. Mariah is also a composer/producer
@@KevinschartBryce wld go on to win 2 grammys for his "shlock" talent. He basically got lucky tho. Like Al B Sure who wld be nothing without his cousin co-producer Kyle West.
Bryce set the standard for me when it came to heartthobs on TV. He and Morris Chestnut.
Amel Larrieux is one of my favorite singers. I buy everything she puts out.
Honestly I always felt like “Tell me” and “You’re making me high” had a similar cadence or sound 💕like theyre footprint 👣 or something
Check out “what if” by Amber Mark I wish they’d play her music more on mainstream radio... she gives that same feel on that particular song as well saaame cadence of toni Braxton making me high... you’ll love that “what if” by Amber Mark
@@EYELOVEMUSICSOUL I LOVE Amber Mark! I really wish they’d push her to the front more because she is a breath of fresh air!
@@meghan8582 she really is but with all this fake rap music that just won’t cease... it’s hard for any singer to try to b pushed to the front these days... I agree they should push her a whole lot more she’s like a modern day Sade a little
@@EYELOVEMUSICSOUL I love Amber Mark! I just found her not too long ago!
@@EYELOVEMUSICSOUL there's still space at the top for the truly exceptional acts. the problem is that the tier just below is crowded with more acts. the crowding is good and bad, depending on how you look at it.
Toni went from Bryce to birdman?! 🤔🤷🏽♀️
My Grandmother would have said she went"From Sugar to Shit" lol
@@helenhamilton9561 🤣🤣🤣 I haven't heard that in a long time 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Boogie as I get older all those crazy adages my Grandmothers( grew up with generations of Grandmothers) said come sprouting from my mouth.
I didn't realize how Mich I took in.SMH😊
Girl...... That's what I'm saying....... Never !
Sometimes it's not about looks.
As fine as Bryce was. I can't believe he's not into the spotlight. Shout out to Toni who always bags a hottie!!
Toni has recently been linked with Birdman (hottie?) 🥴
@@nusuralove4407 🤔😂😂
Haha - my husband is fine as hell too (also a music producer) he HATES even making cameos in his own videos or just generally to put his face onto anything! He is so notoriously private - people don't even know he left his home country and lives in Europe...
“Tell Me” came out when I was 5 years old and it is still on every of my playlists
Her song from 2013 “Afraid” is a underrated gem!
Yes it is. 💓💓💓
Bryce Wilson is one of the most underrated producers ever
Yes he is!! So is Mantronik ;)
eh, the production on that album is average at best. outside of "tell me" there isn't a memorable song to be found
@@Kevinschart totally disagree, Didja Know should have been a single.
I'm like "that guy look so familiar"...So he just had a cameo in T. Braxton video. Tell me is such a hit. It's basically their signature song. That song been on my playlist for like 2yrs..!! I luvvv it.
He was also in beauty shop and hair show.
I jept saying the same thing and i realized he was james in beauty shop. Handsome brotha!!!
Keep trying was my favorite song.💖 Amel is so talented beautiful voice.
Mine too!
yess..That is my go to when I need motivation.
Mines too always
"Keep Trying" is my fave Groove Theory song2 💯
Love that one too.
He is the main eye candy in almost every music video from back in the day. I never knew he actually tried his hand deeper into the industry. I love the song "Tell me"
He is sooooo fine & handsome.
I remember that guy from the movie Beauty Shop never even realized he was in the group Groove theory 🤦🏾♀️💯🔥🔥🔥
Neither did i
!!!
Right. I knew it
me too! I knew it was the same guy from Beauty Shop in the music video but I never realized he was actually the producer in the group! I’ve been obsessed with Tell Me since day oneeeeeee
Amel Larrieux has such a unique voice. I love her vocals. I have alot of her music and especially with the group Sweetback. (aka The Sade Band ) . She even sang on a Tupac track, that I have. oNe LovE from NYC
You Will Rise is amazing !
Preach!
This channel is going be a success 👍🏾🙌🏾💕
"Tell Me" and that beat is still one of my favorites. One of my go to Karaoke songs! Lol
The narrator’s voice is gorgeous. I’m feeling this channel. Takes me back. Learning a lot.
It's giving me 90s vibes
It's one of my favorites. I just love the nostalgic feeling I get from the intro.
Amel and Sweetback's "You Will Rise" is 90's R&B classic that doesn't get enough props.
Very handsome pair. Their debut album was a whole vibe and “Tell Me” is a timeless jam. Amel’s cds were good too featuring “For Real,” “Make Me Whole,” and “Get Up.” “You Will Rise” featuring her with Sade’s band Sweetback was a cool track.
Groove Theory 🔥🔥 i love Amel she is so underrated😭🥺 that whole album had no skips
I never knew Bryce was a musician🤯 I always saw him as the male love interest in music videos and I knew he was an actor.
I met Bryce in 2010, here in Atlanta, I told him to tell Amel that I love her the next time he spoke with her, 😄.
Seriously though, he was actually a real cool dude, he was on a date, and he was down to earth also, much respect for Bryce...
Tell Me is still one of my favs and still listening in 2021!
Yup yup
One my favorite song as a kid…
Couldn't agree more!!
"Baby Love" is my favourite.... especially the summer remix...I play this ALL THE TIME ....yeah!!!!!
💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
Amel is one of the sweetest people I’ve ever encountered in my life... which in my opinion is very rare for folks in the industry.
Brice is BEAUTIFUL!!!
I was at the show in Tokyo in 2010 in Aoyama. I was so hopeful that more music was going to come from Groove Theory. It was a great, intimate show. Amel came off the stage and sang to me!
Lmaoooo as a producer I felt that last statement. In a perfect world he would make an r&b album that fans stream and buy and he'd be able to license on TV/Film . Allowing him to pay his bills and make more beautiful music for the fans . Unfortunately that's not the case. There's only a few top R&b money makers and alot of them jump into the rap and pop genre for big checks .
The times definitely changed. The industry has always been very shady so I can see why he is bitter today. He is right tho, R&B is DEAD🙅🏾♀️🙅🏾♀️🙅🏾♀️
I watched Beyond The Lights yesterday and one of the intimate scenes was playing a song called Don’t Let Me Down. It was so beautiful that I Shazam’d it bc I wanted to download it. Now today, I’m watching this video and it’s the same lady. Never heard of her and def didn’t know that she’s been in the music industry for that long. 😳🤯 what a coincidence!
Literally just watched that last night. Gonna look that up.
He's right. R&B is dead. Yes I'm a 90's head, Yes I'm still lost in the 80's & miss the 70's, and Yes, there will never be anything like it. The only time u can catch good R&B anymore has to be on a "Quiet Storm" or "Sweat Hotel" segment...(if) your city even has it on your radio station line up. & even then they're all golden oldies and/or R&B classics. 🤷🏽♀️. This new music all sounds the same. They're using the same (16 beat) & talk rapping, & mumble rapping, etc. Idk,its just dead like he said. Jazz stations barrrrrely exist now. You have to give donations to keep them alive. It just sucks.
they're both sooooo gorgeous
As soon as the video started, I said he looks familiar. Then it was confirmed when the picture of him from the Movie Beauty Shop popped up. I love that movie and always said that man is fine as heck, but I never knew who he was. Learn something new everyday. ☺️
And in belly2 with the game
Bryce looks like the dude on beauty shop with
That’s him in that movie lol
It’s B! I’ll see him after Covid , he’s the homie
He’s so damn FINE 🥵 also “Tell me” is a boo to this day
"Tell me" will always be one of my favorite songs ever! At the end of the song when she just goes on with that melodic chant is one of my favorite parts of any song that I've ever heard!
Been following Amel Lieureaxs
Career..Shes talented and gifted
Especially after Groove theory.🎶
I still bump "Tell Me". One of my favorite songs.
Baby Love is my favorite song by Groove Theory. Get Up by Amiel is really good too.
10 minute high. Is the first song on the ablum. Also one of my favorites.
It’s obvious they had a relationship. Synergy was too perfect. One of them ended it and ruined the group and too many hard feelings to go back. Tell me was the hit but good to me, ride, you’re not the 1 etc those spoke to me. Classic album
I agree💯
Amel’s oldest daughter is almost 27 years old. So, the math would show that she’s been with her husband for at least 28 years. Longer than when Groove Theory put out their album. I don’t believe she and Bryce had a relationship. I wouldn’t be surprised if either of them had feelings for each other and it was just a wrong time situation, though.
@@MickeyDs14 You're right. People just come on here spitting whatever random nonsense they want without doing any research. Bryce has done plenty of interviews and talked openly about his relationships. If he and Amel had a thing going he almost certainly would have mentioned it by now.
Ppl just like assuming man nd woman non siblings are fvcking each other. This disgusting as it mayn't be the case
I wondered about them. Somehow I didn't think they would last. Very trendy group.
Whatever happened to Terrance Trent Darby?
All these bright lights, blow out quickly . Very unfortunate because they are so talented.
And the ratchetness of the music industry. Those snakes.
The problem with entertainment in general is they want to mold everything in copy and paste. MJ is hot right now find me a ton of guys who can dance and sing like him.
Terrence Trend D'arby changed his name to Sananda Francesco Maitreya and lives - I think it's Milano or Florence - but definitely in Italy..
Ironic that Brice didn’t want to be in front of the camera since he is so fine.
I always liked the name, Groove Theory
Amel Lerrieux sings one of my fav songs. “For Real” is still a great vibe today
Yass it is...
They were my favorite.... Them , Maxwell, Sade, but they were my favorite. I fell in love with Amel.
Amel Larrieux had been putting out quite a few albums. Her voice is beautiful. Hope she releases another soon.
I fell in love with RNB and it's all because of Groove Theory💯😍
Infinite Possibilities is a classic album!
Bryce is right - R & B now, is dead. But Amel is an eternal beauty. She's like Marylin McCoo to me - between the voice and those eyes, I am forever mesmerized. ❤
RIP R & B
Do a story on the r&b group Shai
I did not realize he was the same guy from Beauty Shop! Mind blown!
Amel is so beautiful and her voice even more so! Her tonality and skill is incredible! I have all her solo albums as well!
2021 and I still bump this! 🎶💕
It's almost criminal that we never got a 2nd album...Still listening to this joint today at least once a month.
Hey her song for real ❤❤❤❤ i love that song
Amel is the definition of beauty and class. I wish more of my sisters would take note.
We’re out there, get ur head outta yt women asses &you’ll see😂
Time has taken it's toll
That quote at the end😂😂 homie is over it! RIP groove theory
Amel actually used to live right across the street from my wife's parent's house in Park Slope in Brooklyn. Used to see her almost every day until she moved
Wowwwww that's dope!!!
RnB is never dead you just have to know how to be a part of it and use it at the best of your ability and don't worry about somebody else being in the forefront as long as you're apart of it that shit doesn't matter cuz you are part of history
Met Amel & her husband while broadcasting a professional live stream for a night club, really good people and before that i performed the film/video transfer of 'Get Up' for post production house i briefly worked. I still long for that old r&b sound but I understand what Bryce is coming from...its dead. My fav songs will forever be 'Keep Trying' & '10 minute high'
Was Bryce in Toni Braxton's video "Making me high" as her main dude?
I have EVERY CD put out. She is my all time favorite female singer. I LOVE her music.
Keep Trying and Never Enough ( Love Jones) is my fav songs by them. And tell me is just R&B classic
Especially Keep Trying
@@elliot2177 for sure
Classic
OMG "Never Enough!" ❤❤❤
Amel been my celebrity crush since day one! Lol. Still listen to Groove Theory and Amel solo stuff to this day! Her Infinite Possibilities Album is a classic. One if those albums you can just press play and let it go.
Their song Never Enough on the Love Jones soundtrack is pure fire. 🔥👏🏾
I met Amel in Australia when tell me popped off, she was beautiful in real life. Also meet my first gf to that song at a club lol.
My first time hearing groove theory was back in '95 or 96 off the movie soundtrack Sunset High, the song was called" Its allright". That was grooving!
WOW... Lol! That ending... Bryce didn't cut no corners, did he??? There's a hint of bitterness in what he said, no? 🤔
I honestly don't agree... Good soul & R&B music is still being made. It's just no longer mainstream...& THAT'S unfortunate 🤷🏾♀️, but as long as there are ppl like myself who want & need that kind of music in their lives, it'll NEVER die.
Loved this group back in the day. Amel, has several other CD's that are amazing.
The song “Tell me if you want me too” and” Baby Luv the remix” was my jam back then.
I am really enjoying your channel. Keep up the great work much blessings to you 💖💖💖💖
“Your day is coming though it seems far, things will be clear when you love who you are. Lift your head to the sky and keep trying. Believe in you and it will take you higher”. They simply don’t make music like that anymore
I love me some Groove Theory. Their first album will always be my favorite
Groove Theory was amazing. "Good 2 Me" was my favorite jam off the album. I bought Amel's Infinite Possibilities album too. It's too bad that Amel and Bryce never teamed up again, because they made some damn good music together.
R&B is not dead, and it would never be dead great music it’s gonna go down in history like it already has. It’s great whatever all music type has his own history forever that’s just life!!!💕💕💕💕👍
Damn that last statement is so sad
New subscriber! Loving this channel! 🙌
Fun Fact!!! Bryce was rapping in a group called Mantronix before he joined Groove Theory!!!
Yea they didn’t even mention he was an artist before groove theory
It’s mentioned at 1:15
Hung out with Amel. She is so cool. Very laid back and smooth.
Tell me will forever be a classic. This is the only song I knew from them.
Brings bacc great memories, new to channel, great stuff