Toni Braxton and family submit themselves to the glare of the reality show spotlight this year with Braxton Family Values, set to air on Women’s Entertainment channel WE tv in April 2011.
The show will follow the multiple Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter and her four sisters – aspiring singers Traci, Towanda, Trina and Tamar – as they also pursue careers in show business.
Known for her distinctive contralto vocal range, Toni released her sixth studio album Pulse via Atlantic Records in Spring 2010; her fifth US top-ten album, spawning the singles “Yesterday” [featuring Trey Songz], “Make My Heart” and “Hands Tied.”
Later that year the R&B singer filed for bankruptcy for a second time, having previously done so in 1998.
Braxton Family Values is just one of many family-oriented shows planned for WE tv; the network’s president and general manager Kim Martin recently revealed the channel’s goal “to put on families that are big personalities, who are interesting, entertaining, full of drama and conflict and you can’t wait to tune in next week.”
“Our goal is not to look at family viewing,” Martin said. “Our goal is to show families, because women define themselves by the relationships in their lives.”
Six Time Grammy Award Winner Toni Braxton (currently shooting her WE Network Reality show, set to air March 2011) has been submitted to the Grammy committee by her label Atlantic Records for 7 Grammy categories. Check them out below.
Record Of The Year: "Hands Tied"
Album Of The Year: "Pulse"
Song Of The Year: "Hands Tied"
Best Female R&B Vocal Performance: "Hands Tied"
Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals: "Yesterday" with Trey Songz
Best R&B Song: "Hands Tied"
Best R&B Album: "Pulse"
Best of luck to Ms Braxton!
The R&B singer's lawyer, Debra Grassgreen, revealed Braxton is millions of dollars in debt.
"After months of trying to work out an acceptable arrangement with her principal creditors, she determined that the only way to assure that she could meet her tax obligations and provide for her two small children was to commence these bankruptcy cases," said Grassgreen in a statement Thursday.
Grassgreen says the 43-year-old singer was forced to cancel a series of Las Vegas shows in 2008 because of a heart condition. Doctors told her she was suffering from a type of angina.
The performer turned around and sued Lloyd's of London, which had insured her for the Las Vegas performances in case of cancellation. The insurer denied her claim, stating she had a pre-existing condition. The case was dismissed on Sept. 20.
Braxton will be selling some of her assets to pay off creditors and tax debts. Court documents show she owes somewhere between $10 million US and $50 million US.
The singer, who had big hits with Un-break My Heart, You're Makin' Me High and Breathe Again, previously filed for bankruptcy in 1998.
In 2008, she performed on Dancing With the Stars and in May of 2010 released her latest album Pulse via Atlantic Records. The singer is currently filming a reality show tentatively titled Braxton Family Values set to air on WE Network.
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