#Urban Hang Suite

Maxwell, 48, is getting ready to put on a performance at the Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena for the 2022 Billboard Music Awards on May 15, 32 years after he first started in the music business. The R&B singer will be among many other high-profile performers, including Florence + the Machine, Silk Sonic, and Morgan Wallen, during the epic awards show, proving he’s still making an impact with his music. As we anticipate hearing the soothing voice of the longtime star, we’re looking back at his history and how he came to be where he is today.

“Three Black men, on this stage, to celebrate you ladies tonight!” R&B kingpin Maxwell gleefully announced from the stage of the Amalie Arena last Saturday night during his set. As headliner for a multi-act bill, the singer-songwriter-producer benefitted from playing to a crowd that had already been warmed up thanks to the short (but hit-filled) sets both Joe and Anthony Hamilton. Still, it was clear that the mostly female audience was there mainly for the night’s main attraction.