B5 (band)
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| Origin | St.Petersburg, Florida |
| Genres | R&B |
| Labels | Bad Boy Records |
B5 is an American R&B boy band originating from St. Petersburg, Florida. [citation needed] They are of Black and Hispanic descent. Similar to The Jackson 5, B5 takes its name from Breeding 5, the last name of the five brothers. B5 consists of Dustin Breeding, Kelly Breeding, Patrick Breeding, Carnell Breeding, and Bryan Breeding. When not on tour, they live with their mother in Atlanta, Georgia.
B5 is managed by Jim McMahon of JAMM Entertainment Group. Through Jim McMahan's help and determination, B5 landed an audition that eventually got them signed to Diddy's Bad Boy Records.
Since signing a record deal, B5 has performed with Mario Winans, Kanye West, Ginuwine, Usher, Fantasia, and Fat Joe. On April 27, 2006, B5 joined Bow Wow on his Wanted Tour, which featured T-Pain, Ray-J and others. The tour ended on May 28, 2006. In 2005, they also headlined Radio Disney's Jingle Jam Tour.
B5 is working on their second album, which should be released in February 2007. The album's first single should be released in October 2006. They are reported to be working with such producers as Pharrell, Pooh Bear, and Scott Storch.
[edit] Trivia
- B5 was originally known as the "TNT Boyz", featuring only four of the brothers. They later added the youngest brother, Bryan, and renamed themselves B5.
- Their parents are Adrian and Michael Breeding, who are in the process of divorcing.
- Dustin Michael Breeding was born October 8, 1987 in St. Petersburg, Florida.
- Kelly Allen Breeding was born February 27, 1989 in Liberal, Kansas.
- Patrick Owen Breeding was born September 19, 1990 in Liberal, Kansas.
- Carnell Fredrick Breeding was born November 30, 1991 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
- Bryan Jesse Breeding was born October 14, 1994 in Liberal, Kansas
- B5 made a cameo in Ciara's, "1, 2 Step" video and Ludacris's video, "Georgia".
- They appeared in the 2006 movie "The Guardians", playing themselves they are also said to have added a young lady to the group Cire Wise a.k.a.(blue bird).
