Babyface returning to Manila after almost 20 years

MANILA, Philippines — Grammy-winning singer and producer Kenneth Brian Edmonds, more popularly known as Babyface, is performing in the Philippines for the first time in nearly two decades.

Babyface is set to bring his Greatest Hits Concert to the Mall of Asia Arena on July 14.

His last performance in the country was at the Araneta Coliseum during a 2007 Asia tour.

Tickets to the concert range from P2,580 to P8,880, available by the SM Tickets website beginning May 16 at noon.

Babyface won 13 of his 83 Grammy nominations, including four Producer of the Year awards (the most of any individual) with three consecutive wins from 1995 to 1997.

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His most recent Grammy win was last year's Best R&B Song plum as a co-writer on SZA's "Snooze." He also received nominations for Best R&B Album for his "Girls Night Out" and Best Traditional R&B Performance for his song with Coco Jones "Simple."

Three of his albums have gone multi-platinum: "Tender Lover," "For the Cool in You," and "The Day."

Among the artists Babyface has either written or produced for include Beyonce, Bruno Mars, Madonna, Ariana Grande, Boyz II Men, Eric Clapton, Mary J Blige, Celine Dion, Aretha Franklin, George Michael, Michael Jackson, Justin Bieber, Phil Collins, Janet Jackson, NSYNC,  Stevie Wonder, John Mayer, Lionel Richie, Michael Bolton, Kenny G, Lil Wayne, and Barbra Streisand.

Expected to be performed at the Greatest Hits Concert are "Tender Lover," "Never Keeping Secrets," "When Can I See You," "Every Time I Close My Eyes," "Keeps On Fallin'," and 2023's "As a Matter of Fact," which was his first Billboard No. 1 solo single in 26 years. 

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