Boyz II Men have signed with Warner Records Nashville and are working on a country album due in 2027. The group confirmed the move in an interview with The Tennessean.

The untitled project will be their first full-length album since 2017’s Under the Streetlight, a doo-wop-inspired set. The new material was recorded in Nashville with several award-winning songwriters.

“We love the genre so much, and at this point in our career we felt like it was the perfect time to dip our toes,” Shawn Stockman told The Tennessean. “We’ve always been enamored with the storytelling component of country music.”

Not a Departure

For Nathan Morris, the shift is closer to home than it looks. “R&B is the root of who we are,” he said, describing country as “the same music, almost just doing it for a different group of people.”

“Wanya Morris put it most plainly: “We don’t want to become country. We want to be a part of it,” Wanya Morris shared.

The group has been laying groundwork for years. The group did a 2018 Grand Ole Opry performance dedicated to Ray Charles, a 2019 CMT Crossroads episode with Brett Young, and 2025 appearances with Cody Johnson at Stagecoach and at Nashville’s Freedom Sing! Music City July 4th celebration, where they covered “Take Me Home, Country Roads.”

A Legacy Act Taking a Risk

Formed in Philadelphia in 1985, Boyz II Men have won four Grammys and sold more than 60 million records worldwide, according to Complex. Their 1994 album II is certified Diamond.

They join a line of Black artists who have moved between R&B and country, from Charles and Tina Turner to Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter in 2024 and K. Michelle’s Jesus & Whiskey, released earlier this month.

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