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Whatever happened to R&B group TLC?



TLC is an American R&B girl group, originally consisting of lead singer Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas. Although originally conceived as "2nd Nature", the group's name was later changed to "TLC" by their manager before they were signed to LaFace Records in 1991.[4]

The group achieved commercial success following the release of their debut album Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip, which was certified quadruple-platinum by the RIAA[5] and spawned the top-ten hits "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg", "Baby-Baby-Baby", and "What About Your Friends?". Their second album, CrazySexyCool (1994), is the only album by a female group to be awarded diamond certification by the RIAA, for selling over 11 million copies in the United States alone.[6] Two of the album's singles, "Creep"[7] and "Waterfalls",[8] topped the Billboard Hot 100. Despite their success, the members of TLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1995.[9]

In early 2002, just before the release of TLC's fourth album, 3D, Lopes was killed in a car accident in Honduras.[10] Watkins and Thomas promoted 3D as a duo, and in 2005, hosted a reality television show, R U the Girl, with a grand prize of a chance to record a song and perform once in concert with the surviving group members, both of whom have released solo material and continued to collaborate occasionally. In October 2009, Thomas and Watkins announced plans to record new material to be released "sometime soon".[11]

Billboard magazine ranked the group as one of the greatest musical trios of all time.[12] According to the RIAA, TLC are the biggest selling female group of all time in the United States with over 22 million albums sold. They have had four #1 singles, including "Creep", "Waterfalls", "No Scrubs",[13] and "Unpretty",[14] and have won four Grammy Awards.[15] The RIAA and Billboard cite that TLC has sold more than 50 million records world wide, making them the biggest selling R&B female group of all time.[16] In 2008, the group was inducted into the All Time Hot 100 Artist Hall of Fame by Billboard, at 56th place.[17]




Return (2008–present)
On June 24, 2008, Watkins and Thomas made a special appearance on the BET Awards. They, along with the original members of En Vogue and SWV, performed in Alicia Keys' tribute to girl groups. Watkins, Thomas, and Keys performed "Waterfalls".[27] TLC were also presenters at the BETJ Virtual Awards on November 25, 2008.

In March 2009, Watkins and Thomas announced plans to perform together in a concert series in Japan featuring seventeen of TLC's songs.[28] On August 25, 2009, it was announced that the group would perform at the Justin Timberlake and Friends benefit concert at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Events Center on October 17, 2009.[29] At the concert, Watkins announced that she and Thomas plan to record new material.[11] In July 2010, T-Boz and Chilli set out to Japan for several days to perform shows.