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Baller Status has an interview with Michael Bivins, where he touches on Making the Band 4 and New Edition's time on Bad Boy.

BallerStatus.com: I know this news isn't entirely brand new, but how did you even wind up getting the artist development gig for MTV's "Making the Band 4?"

Michael Bivins: Um... it jumped off by Puff reaching out and saying that he was about to do season four. He was looking for a boy band, and he was asking me to come and bring my New Edition eye and, you know, my BBD/Boyz II Men eye, and come and help him put together a hot group. So, it kinda went from us talking on the phone, to me talking to MTV and working out the deal. Then from there, just went out there and went on the road and, um, started just discovering the kids and seeing some of the special talent in the different cities. And, kinda figuring out who my favorites were early on, and seeing if they could make it all the way to New York. The experience was incredible. It was one of the most fun and enjoying moments I think I've had in the music business just because it came at a time in my life where I was waiting to do something that was fun, and didn't seem so normal routine. That was like a different routine for me and I enjoyed it. ...

BallerStatus.com: Coming off of that last New Edition album, One Love in 2004, which was the group's first and only for Bad Boy, there were talks of, maybe, some, pardon the pun, bad blood, between the powers that be at the label and you all stemming from the way the solid, but commercially overlooked record was handled. Didn't this affect your working relationship with Puff?

Michael Bivins: Um...I never had problems with Puff, so I really don't... you know... I don't know what you mean by that. That was just a bunch of stuff that was just being said, but we've been good. We was always good. We both executives, so we're both on the same page the majority of the time.

BallerStatus.com: So, you really feel that he did all he could to properly promote One Love?

Michael Bivins: I had a great time with that project, you know? I have nothing but good memories about the project, and I think Puff did his thing and I think we did our thing. I think it was a win-win for both sides.