R&B legend Toni Braxton is officially a married woman. Media Take Out has learned that Toni and her longtime boyfriend Bryan “Birdman” Williams were married over the summer – in a private ceremony in Mexico.
Embed from Getty ImagesToni and Birdman have been dating for nearly six years, and have talked about marriage for some time. The couple first began in May 2016, and the couple announced their engagement in February 2018.In January 2019, the couple called off the engagement, but the couple remained together – off and on -ever since.
Embed from Getty ImagesBut over the summer, we’re told, the coupe decided to jump the broom. A person close to Birdman explained, “Birdman is very private – he doesn’t want his business out on social media or on some reality shows.”
“[Birdman] wanted to get married and he decided that she was the woman for him, so they did it,” the friend added.
The ceremony – which was held in a private resort in Mexico was attended by only close family and friends.
The friend added that Birdman and Toni have asked family members to keep the marriage quiet, because they don’t want to maintain their privacy.
Don’t worry Toni and Birdman …. we won’t tell anybody!!
Toni Braxton is an American R&B singer, songwriter, actress and television personality. She has sold over 70 million records worldwide and is one of the best-selling female artists in history. Braxton has won seven Grammy Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, seven American Music Awards, and numerous other accolades. In 2011, Braxton was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. In 2017 she was honored with the Legend Award at the Soul Train Music Awards.
Embed from Getty ImagesIn the late 1980s, Braxton began performing with her sisters in a music group known as The Braxtons; the group was signed to Arista Records. After attracting the attention of producers Antonio “L.A.” Reid and Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds and being signed to LaFace Records, Braxton released her self-titled debut studio album in 1993. The album reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart and sold 10 million copies worldwide. In addition, the singles “Another Sad Love Song” and “Breathe Again” became international successes. The album brought Braxton three Grammy Awards, including the Grammy for Best New Artist.
Braxton experienced continued success with the albums Secrets (1996), which included the U.S. #1 hit singles “You’re Makin’ Me High/Let It Flow” and “Un-Break My Heart”; and The Heat (2000), which opened at #2 on the Billboard 200 and included the U.S. #2 hit single “He Wasn’t Man Enough”. Braxton’s subsequent studio albums, More Than a Woman (2002), Libra (2005) and Pulse (2010), were released amid contractual disputes and health issues. In 2014, Braxton and longtime collaborator Babyface released a duet album entitled Love, Marriage & Divorce that earned the duo a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album in 2015. Further label changes saw the release of Sex & Cigarettes (2018) under Def Jam/Universal and Spell My Name (2020) under Island.
