Don't Let Go (2012) by En Vogue (Cindy Herron & Terry Ellis) with Rhona Bennett (Miss R&B;) at Ventura County Fair on Friday, August 10, 2012 with Boyz ll Men in front of a crowd of 14,000. Waited 4 hours in line to attend this concert. A little disappointed En Vogue did not perform 'Whatever' or 'Riddle'. Whatever and Don't let go are my favorite En Vogue singles. Cindy & Terry did an amazin job, along with Rhona :) 'Like' En Vogue on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/EnVogue-The-Real-Funky-Divas/124836214236626 The Drama of EN VOGUE History! They didn't renegotiate their contract from 1989 when they did their sophomore album. In 1993, En Vogue toured with the late & the great Luther Vandross, but rumors started flying that the girls did not get along with Vandross. The tour was suppose to be two months but En Vogue pulled out not long after the tour start. It got so bad between Vandross & En Vogue that supposedly one of the girls wondered on the wrong side and Vandross called the cops. The real reason for that En Vogue pulled out of the tour was said to be stress for member Herron because she was pregnant at the time. Here's a statement from what Herron mentioned about the tour. "Cindy Herron's pregnancy, the 29-year-old singer says her doctor also ordered her off the road because of the stress of working with Vandross. "We've been having a lot of problems with Luther," says Herron. "(Our) nickname for him is Lucifer." Herron, who is married to baseball's Glenn Braggs, thinks the friction stems from the group's request to have their band moved off stage during their set. Audience members, she says, were complaining that the band blocked the foursome. Vandross' camp vetoed the idea, and from then on, says Herron, he stopped talking to them, ordered that the two camps eat separately while on the road, and instructed his crew to hang drapes so he wouldn't have to see the group backstage. "We heard he could be difficult," says Herron, who adds that she was also having difficulty sleeping on the bus and eating properly. "We feel sorry for him. This reflects an unhappy person." Vandross' representatives had no comment." Second problem was Dawn being forced to sign a two year contract with the group because Sylvia Rhone thought she was not committed to the group as she had a solo deal with Dr Dre but that fell through eventually, but Terry did a solo album in 1995 because the business side of En Vogue kept stalling, so Dawn left the group in 1997 right before EV 3 dropped. Third problem was their producers and songwriters Thomas McElroy & Denzil Foster. Fourth problem was in 2001 En Vogue switched record labels from a major label to a independent label then Maxine left the group in 2002, she was replaced by Amanda Cole, who then left a year later. In late 2001, Robinson released her first solo single 'Envious' which failed to chart because of low airplay. However, on January 29, 2002, Robinson released her solo project on major label Atlantic, which also failed to make a big impact on the charts. Also in 2003, Herron was absent from the group on a temporary leave while the group toured overseas. Jones returned to fill in for Herron for the time being. fifth problem was in 2004, Rhona Bennett was added as a new member in the group and recorded the album 'Soul Flower' with En Vogue. In mid 2004, Jones returned back to the group full time. Sixth problem was Dawn returned to the group in 2005 and recorded and filmed a music video 'So What The Fuss' by Stevie Wonder, however, she decided the business was not right so she left the group for a second time, seven problem was Rhona returned to the group in 2006 to 2008 and left again once Dawn returned to the group in 2008, then in December 2011, Dawn left the group for a third time. In 2010, En Vogue signed a recording deal with independent label RuffTown Records but Dawn didn't sign it because she wanted to wait for something better. Maxine was on Dawn's side but decided to sign it any ways. Eventually, a song was leaked called "I'll Cry Later" but was quickly pulled a month later off of radio because En Vogue was able to get out of their record deal. Next problem was after En Vogue's May 26, 2012 concert in Dallas, Texas with Charlie Wilson & Dazz Band. Jones stopped making appearances with the group; In June 2012, Bennett was asked to come back as a temporary member while the girls (Terry & Cindy) continue to do spot dates from June 2012-November 2012. In late July 2012, the blog sites announced Jones departure from the group after Robinson announced on her Twitter that Jones & her are starting their own group. In August 2012, it was revealed that Cindy & Terry are suing Jones for breach of her contract with En Vogue September 2012 Herron's Interview http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20120907/ENT03/309070022/En-Vogue-perseveres-amid-turmoil It's not lack of talent, it's communication and the business side of En Vogue that's messy.

• published: 15 Feb 2014