Blackstreet

After rumors of legal action and a preemptive countersuit, the group disbanded and released Level II in 2003 (see 2003 in music). Whiteman has recorded as a solo artist, and was previously in the bands Que Vida and Bourbon Tabernacle Choir. Personnel shifts wracked the group and contributed to the relative failure of Finally (1999, 1999 in music) and Blackstreet soon broke up. Drew and Spearin were previously in the band KC Accidental. It won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal by a Duo or Group and went four times platinum in the United States. Canning was previously in the bands hHead and By Divine Right. Dre). Apostle of Hustle, Junior Blue and Valley of the Giants are all BSS-style collaborative bands that were formed after You Forgot It in People was recorded and released.

The follow-up, 1996's Another Level (see 1996 in music) was a breakthrough success due to the top single "No Diggity" (with Dr. Leslie Feist is also a solo artist, although her albums are credited simply to Feist. Their debut, Blackstreet, was a moderate success due to singles like "Before I Let You Go". Collett performs as a solo artist under his own name. Blackstreet was an American R&B and soul group founded in 1994 (see 1994 in music) by Teddy Riley, a New Jack Swing pioneer known for his work as a member of Guy. These include:. Most of the musicians who have worked with Broken Social Scene are members of other bands as well.

2004. 2003. A new album, tentatively titled Windsurfing Nation, is due for release in April, 2005. In 2003, the B-sides and remix collection Bee Hives was released.

Amy Millan and Gentleman Reg also joined for some shows. On the supporting tour, the band consisted of Drew, Canning, Peroff, Whiteman and Jason Collett, along with whoever else was available to attend any individual show. The album also included musical contributions by Priddle, Jessica Moss, Brodie West, Susannah Brady and Ohad Benchetrit, but these were credited as supporting musicians rather than band members. More noteably it won the Alternative Album of the Year Juno Award in 2003.

This album, an eclectic, restlessly creative collection of experimental yet accessible pop songs, became the band's critical and commercial breakthrough -- it was greeted with ecstatic reviews, and landed on many music critics' year-end Best-Of lists. All of the later guest musicians joined with Drew, Canning, Peroff and Spearin to record the band's second album, You Forgot It in People, in 2002 on the label Arts & Crafts. Over time, the band also came to include contributions from James Shaw, Evan Cranley, Justin Peroff and John Crossingham. As a result, they brought in a number of friends from the Toronto indie scene -- Andrew Whiteman, Emily Haines and Leslie Feist -- to flesh out their live show with lyrics and vocals.

However, when they played shows to support the album, Drew and Canning found it difficult to put together an entertaining show based on Feel Good Lost, which was an almost entirely instrumental album. This duo recorded and released the band's post rock debut album, Feel Good Lost, in 2001, with contributions by Justin Peroff, Charles Spearin and Bill Priddle. The band's core members are Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning. Broken Social Scene is a Canadian indie rock supergroup formed in 1999 (see 1999 in music) in Toronto, Ontario.

Broken Social Scene (http://www.arts-crafts.ca/bss/index2.html). Valley of the Giants - Brendan Canning and Charles Spearin. Treble Charger - Bill Priddle. Stars - Evan Cranley and Amy Millan.

Raising the Fawn - John Crossingham. Metric - James Shaw and Emily Haines. Junior Blue - Justin Peroff and Kevin Drew. Do Make Say Think - Charles Spearin and Ohad Benchetrit.

Feist - Leslie Feist. Apostle of Hustle - Andrew Whiteman. Stars and Sons - Christopher Mills, Broken Social Scene - Nomination: Video of the Year Juno Award. You Forgot It in People - Winner: Alternative Album of the Year Juno Award.