Babyface commands NPR Music's "Tiny Desk" concert series with some familiar faces and Twitter says take a bow

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After starting off Black Music Month with a legend, NPR Music’s “Tiny Desk” concerts continued celebrating with another icon — Babyface.

Yesterday (June 8), the 11-time Grammy Award winner graced the video series with timeless love songs he’s written and sung. Tank, Avery Wilson, and Chanté Moore joined the R&B musical powerhouse as background vocalists.

Some of the songs performed during the mini concert included The Deele and Babyface’s “Two Occasions,” “Whip Appeal,” Karyn White’s “Superwoman,” Mary J. Blige’s “Not Gon’ Cry,” and many more. Before playing the 1995 single “Can We Talk,” the hitmaking record producer affirmed the track was always intended for Tevin Campbell.

After watching Babyface’s concert, fans flooded the internet, sharing their appreciation for him and his contribution to the industry. “I have seen Babyface live, and nothing goes off like the section of his concerts where he sings the hits he wrote for other people. Songs for Madonna, Mary J. for Waiting to Exhale, and Tevin are all showing the unlimited gifts we have received for decades from his pen. ‘Tiny Desk,'” one person wrote.

Other users were shocked to learn that Babyface wrote some songs that have become a staple in the R&B world. “Babyface’s ‘Tiny Desk‘ is exactly what I needed to get my day going. I had no idea he worked on some of these records,” one person wrote.

A third user spoke about their excitement from seeing Babyface’s guest R&B vocalists. “Y’all, I’m only 36 seconds into this Babyface ‘Tiny Desk,'” the user tweeted. “And I had to pause it and yell at the way Chanté, Avery, and Tank came in.”

As previously mentioned, on June 5, the series kicked off Black Music Month with soulful legend Charlie Wilson. See how other Twitter users responded to Babyface’s “Tiny Desk” concert below:

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