TLC Shares Biopic Trailer, New Album in the Works
TLC mates Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and Rozanda “Chilli” Thomas shared some big news today, unveiling a teaser clip for their upcoming VH1 biopic CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story and announcing an upcoming greatest hits collection.
CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story, which premieres on VH1 on October 22nd, stars KeKe Palmer as Chilli, Drew Sidora as T-Boz and Lil Mama as the late Lisa “Left Eye” Lopez, Consequence of Sound reports. The teased clip shows a reenacted concert and recreations of videos like “Waterfalls,” as well as highlights the spot-on resemblances of the three actors.
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TLC are also readying a new greatest hits collection featuring new songs written by Lady Gaga and Ne-Yo, along with contributions from Drake and J. Cole. It’ll be their first release under a new deal with L.A. Reid at Epic Records; Reid originally signed TLC to LaFace in 1991. The new album is set for October 15th release.
T-Boz and Chilli are set to perform at the Mixtape Festival in Hershey Park, Pennsylvania this Saturday with Lil Mama. Though they’ve reunited sparingly since 2009, they recently performed at the MTV Music Video Awards Japan last month.