Babyface, who plays Hard Rock Event Center in Tampa, Florida on Nov. 20, 2024. Credit: Photo by Denise Truscello
Every time I close my eyes… I hear Kenneth Edmonds’ voice in my head.

The 66-year-old with 13 Grammys is responsible for two generations worth of R&B hits, and last year flexed his bonafides in a legendary Tiny Desk set for NPR.

The 11-song performance was a veritable quiet storm, and his setlists as of late have been a mixture of his own hits alongside songs made famous by the likes of Boyz II Men, Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson. Edmonds, better known as Babyface, plays an intimate set at the Hard Rock, and we’re hoping for a performance of Sza’s “Snooze,” which he co-wrote.

Tickets to see Babyface play Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Wednesday, Nov. 20 are still available and start at $115.

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This article appears in Nov 14-20, 2024.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...