Hell-to-tha-SHOW!

Bobby Brown will tear himself away from the disaster that is Being Bobby Brown long enough to reunite with his bandmates from New Edition at this year’s Essence Music Festival, the Associated Press reports. The Festival, scheduled for the first weekend in July in Houston, Texas, will also feature P. Diddy, Mary J. Blige and LL Cool J.

New Edition had a string of pop hits in the 1980s, including the catchy tunes Candy Girl, Cool It Now and Mr. Telephone Man. In 1986, though, Bobby was asked to leave the group due to the inappropriate behavior he often exhibited at concerts and appearances, a tendency he doesn’t seem able to manage, if his current reality show is any indication. While Johnny Gill was admirable replacement, New Edition officially disbanded in 1989, with Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ronnie DeVoe going on to form Bell Biv DeVoe (poison!).

In addition to the inevitable exploits of Bobby, the Festival will also feature "Now or Never" empowerment seminars which will focus on ways to help those who were affected by Hurricane Katrina. Bobby may want to consider dropping into one (or all) of those, perhaps pick up a few valuable life lessons he could apply to learn how to steer clear of more incidents related to alleged spousal abuse, avoidance of child support payments or outstanding motor vehicle violations. Maybe even no more humpin’ around.