In 1998, McKnight was a guest star on the show Sister Sister. McKnight signed with Motown in 1998 and released a Christmas album, Bethlehem, the first of five albums he released on Motown. Motown Records: Bethlehem and Back at One (1998–2004) In 1997, McKnight recorded "Remember the Magic" for Walt Disney World's 25th anniversary. The video for "Anytime", directed by Darren Grant, was nominated for Best Male Video at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards. Anytime, McKnight's final album with Mercury, sold over two million copies and was nominated for a Grammy. It was followed by two more albums for Mercury, I Remember You (1995) and Anytime (1997). The album also featured the ballad, and Top 20 single, " One Last Cry". His first release was " The Way Love Goes", which peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. His self-titled debut album Brian McKnight was released in 1992, and peaked at number 58 on the Billboard 200 chart. This encouraged McKnight to shop his own demo tapes and by the age of 19, he signed his first recording deal with Mercury Records subsidiary, Wing Records. McKnight's older brother, Claude McKnight III (and his band Take 6), signed a record deal with Warner Brothers in 1990. Career Mercury Records: Brian McKnight and Anytime (1990–1997) By the age of 18, he was offered a publishing deal. McKnight formed a band and began performing his original songs at local venues. McKnight explored different genres of music, and in his early teens, he started musical ambitions by composing instrumental material while learning to play several instruments. His music experience began in childhood when he became a member of his church choir, which was directed by his grandfather.
McKnight was born in Buffalo, New York to Claude McKnight, Jr.
2.4 Brian McKnight Music and Kobalt: Better (2015/2016).2.3 Warner Brothers: Ten and media/radio gigs (2005–2014).2.2 Motown Records: Bethlehem and Back at One (1998–2004).2.1 Mercury Records: Brian McKnight and Anytime (1990–1997).She didn’t stay on after that performance, so I sort of feel bad about that. “It’s always an honor when anyone sings your song, and I thought she was really good. “I was coming back from Australia and I heard about the performance,” McKnight says. His music remains timeless as ever, as McKnight couldn’t help but notice as “American Idol” finalist Jurnee sang “Back at One” for her Top 7 performance. It all evolved into a career that boasts 25 million albums sold worldwide, with music that crosses all genre boundaries and collaborations with everyone from Quincy Jones to Justin Timberlake to Rascal Flatts. He would go on to become a band leader in high school, and by the age of 19, secured his first recording deal.įrom there, the accolades would begin, thanks to hits such as “I Remember You” and “Anytime. Indeed, McKnight’s loyal legion of fans has remained with him throughout a career that had its beginnings back in Buffalo, New York, when the “boy with the golden voice” was a member of his church choir. Brian McKnight’s latest album “Genesis.” | ILS Group
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