TLC Announce Release Date for Final, Kickstarter-Funded Album

TLC’s long awaited final album, which has been funded through Kickstarter, is finally on the way. In a new note sent to the backers on Monday (April 3rd), the group’s longtime manager Bill Diggins revealed that the album will hit stores June 30th.

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TLC had launched a Kickstarter campaign back in January of 2015 for their final album and fans backed it up by raising more than $430,000. But the project kept getting delayed due to one reason or other. In the note, Diggins also says that the title of the LP is not finalized yet and they are open to taking ideas from fans. Full text is posted below.

Last October, T-Boz & Chilli released two songs ‘Haters’ and ‘Joy Ride’, termed as the first taste from the upcoming album.

Hey Kickstarter Family, The album date is firm, June 30th is the release of the new TLC album that you made happen!

Tionne and Chilli have been working night and day to hit this date. The video and a photo shoot on April 18th, 19th, 20th.

I hope that you all read the article in The Guardian last week on why TLC’s comeback is so important, it is a great read on the group that you love and you should be proud that you made this album happen.

The Waterfalls version from The Voice was magical and received 40 million views in a week!!

Ed Sheeran gave some of his publishing to the writers of No Scrubs and TLC sold out in London in one minute…it was a blessed month for us and we finally feel a little wind at our back.

ONE MORE THING….. We need your help…let’s hear your suggestions for the album title! Tionne and Chilli are still undecided so looking to you for inspiration.

Thank you for being there for TLC

Bill Diggins

Immediately following the album, the girls will be heading out on the I Love the 90’s – The Party Continues Tour which kicks off July 7th in Everett, WA. They will be joined by Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath, Naughty by Nature, Biz Markie, Montell Jordan, Blackstreet, Kid ‘n Play, Color Me Badd, All-4- One, Coolio, Tone Loc, Young MC, Rob Base, O-Town, SNAP! and C+C Music Factory with Freedom Williams. Tickets and full schedule available here.