Babyface
Artist

Babyface

Wins

12

Nominations

54

66th Annual Grammy Awards

Best R&B Album - Nominee

Girls Night Out. Babyface

66th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance - Nominee

Simple. Babyface, Coco Jones

66th Annual Grammy Awards

Best R&B Song - Winner

Snooze. Babyface, Blair Ferguson, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, SZA, Leon Thomas III

65th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance - Nominee

Keeps On Fallin'. Babyface, Ella Mai

58th Annual Grammy Awards

Best R&B Song - Nominee

Let It Burn. Babyface, Jazmine Sullivan, Key Wane

57th Annual Grammy Awards

Best R&B Album - Winner

Love, Marriage & Divorce. Toni Braxton, Babyface

55th Annual Grammy Awards

Best R&B Song - Nominee

Pray For Me. Antonio Dixon, Babyface, Anthony Hamilton, Patrick “jQue” Smith

51st Annual Grammy Awards

Album Of The Year - Nominee

Tha Carter III. Lil Wayne

42nd Annual Grammy Awards

Album Of The Year - Nominee

Fanmail (Album). TLC

42nd Annual Grammy Awards

Best Song Written For Visual Media - Nominee

The Prince Of Egypt (When You Believe) (From The Prince Of Egypt) (Track). Babyface, Stephen Schwartz

About Babyface

"Ultimately what any musician or songwriter does is try to make people feel good.” 

  • "Born Kenneth Brian Edmonds on April 10, 1959 in Indianapolis, Indiana
     
  • Kenneth Edmonds found his greatest success when he teamed with his friend and musical collaborator Antonio "L.A." Reid to form LaFace Records in 1989. Babyface's songwriting and production skills helped achieve breakthrough success for three of the label's first signings: TLC, Usher and Toni Braxton. As a solo artist, Babyface has had success with such albums as Tender Lover (1989) and The Day (1996), and as a producer and/or writer he has scored hits for artists such as MadonnaBeyoncéMichael Jackson, and Boyz II Men, among others. 
     
  • Babyface won his first two GRAMMYs at the 35th GRAMMY Awards for Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical, alongside Reid, and Best Rhythm & Blues Song for Boyz II Men's "End Of The Road." He performed his solo hit "When Can I See You Again" at the 37th GRAMMY Awards in 1995.
     
  • Did you know? Edmonds was given the nickname Babyface by legendary funk bassist Bootsy Collins.
     
  • Babyface performed at the MusiCares MAP Fund tribute to Smokey Robinson in 2016, an event that raises funds to provide financial and supportive assistance for music people in need of addiction recovery services.
     
  • Babyface actively supports the Carousel of Hope, which benefits the Children’s Diabetes Foundation, as well as the Keep Memory Alive organization, which supports patients and families facing the challenges of brain disorders.

 

All Grammy Awards and
Nominations for Babyface

Year Award Artists Work All Nominees
2024 Best R&B Album Babyface Girls Night Out All Nominees
2024 Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance Babyface, Coco Jones Simple All Nominees
2024 Best R&B Song Babyface, Blair Ferguson, Khristopher Riddick-Tynes, SZA, Leon Thomas III Snooze All Nominees
2023 Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance Babyface, Ella Mai Keeps On Fallin' All Nominees
2016 Best R&B Song Babyface, Jazmine Sullivan, Key Wane Let It Burn All Nominees
2015 Best R&B Album Toni Braxton, Babyface Love, Marriage & Divorce All Nominees
2013 Best R&B Song Antonio Dixon, Babyface, Anthony Hamilton, Patrick “jQue” Smith Pray For Me All Nominees
2009 Album Of The Year Lil Wayne Tha Carter III All Nominees
2000 Album Of The Year TLC Fanmail (Album) All Nominees
2000 Best Song Written For Visual Media Babyface, Stephen Schwartz The Prince Of Egypt (When You Believe) (From The Prince Of Egypt) (Track) All Nominees
1999 Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals Babyface, Stevie Wonder How Come, How Long (Track) All Nominees
1998 Best Song Written For Visual Media Babyface A Song For Mama (From Soul Food) (Track) All Nominees
1998 Best Music Video Babyface, Stevie Wonder How Come, How Long (Video) All Nominees
1998 Album Of The Year Babyface The Day (Album) All Nominees
1998 Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Babyface Every Time I Close My Eyes (Track) All Nominees
1998 Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals Babyface, Stevie Wonder How Come, How Long (Track) All Nominees
1998 Best Music Video Milestone I Care 'Bout You (Video) All Nominees
1998 Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical Babyface All Nominees
1998 Best R&B Album Babyface The Day (Album) All Nominees
1997 Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical Babyface All Nominees
1997 Best R&B Song Babyface Exhale (Shoop Shoop) All Nominees
1997 Best Song Written For Visual Media Babyface, Michael Houston, Whitney Houston Count On Me (From The Motion Picture "Waiting To Exhale") (Single) All Nominees
1997 Best R&B Song Babyface Sittin' Up In My Room (Track) All Nominees
1997 Best Song Written For Visual Media Babyface Exhale (Shoop Shoop) ( From The Motion Picture "Waiting To Exhale") (Single) All Nominees
1997 Record Of The Year Eric Clapton Change The World All Nominees
1997 Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal Babyface, Tamia Hill, Portrait, Barry White, SWV (Sisters With Voices) Slow Jams (Track) All Nominees
1997 Best Song Written For Visual Media Babyface It Hurts Like Hell (From The Motion Picture "Waiting To Exhale") (Single) All Nominees
1997 Best R&B Song Babyface, Toni Braxton, Bryce Wilson You're Makin' Me High (Track) All Nominees
1997 Song Of The Year Babyface Exhale (Shoop Shoop) (Track) All Nominees
1997 Best Pop Vocal Album Toni Braxton Secrets (Album) All Nominees
1997 Album Of The Year Babyface Waiting To Exhale - Soundtrack (Album) All Nominees
1996 Best Song Written For Visual Media Babyface Someone To Love (From Bad Boys) All Nominees
1996 Best R&B Song Babyface Red Light Special (Single) All Nominees
1996 Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals Jon B., Babyface Someone To Love (Single) All Nominees
1996 Best R&B Song Babyface You Can't Run (Single) All Nominees
1996 Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical Babyface All Nominees
1995 Best R&B Song Babyface I'll Make Love To You All Nominees
1995 Record Of The Year Boyz II Men I'll Make Love To You (Single) All Nominees
1995 Best R&B Song Babyface When Can I See You (Single) All Nominees
1995 Best R&B Song Babyface, L.A. Reid, Daryl Simmons You Mean The World To Me (Single) All Nominees
1995 Best Male R&B Vocal Performance Babyface When Can I See You All Nominees
1994 Best R&B Song Babyface, Daryl Simmons Can We Talk (Single) All Nominees
1994 Best Male R&B Vocal Performance Babyface For The Cool In You (Single) All Nominees
1994 Album Of The Year Whitney Houston The Bodyguard - Original Soundtrack Album All Nominees
1993 Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical Babyface, L.A. Reid All Nominees
1993 Best R&B Song Babyface, L.A. Reid, Daryl Simmons End Of The Road All Nominees
1991 Best R&B Song Babyface, L.A. Reid, Daryl Simmons My, My, My (Single) All Nominees
1991 Best Male R&B Vocal Performance Babyface Whip Appeal (Single) All Nominees
1990 Best R&B Song Babyface, L.A. Reid Every Little Step (Single) All Nominees
1990 Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical Babyface, L.A. Reid Producer Of The Year All Nominees
1990 Best R&B Song Babyface, L.A. Reid, Daryl Simmons Superwoman (Single) All Nominees
1990 Best R&B Instrumental Performance (orchestra,group or soloist) Babyface It's No Crime (Instrumental) (Single) All Nominees
1989 Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical Babyface, L.A. Reid Producer Of The Year (Non-Classical) All Nominees
1989 Best R&B Song Babyface, L.A. Reid, Daryl Simmons Don't Be Cruel (Single) All Nominees

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