5 Things You Need to Know About Peabo Bryson’s Sudden Viral Comeback
- Peabo Bryson's 1991 classic "Can You Stop the Rain" is exploding on TikTok, with over 200,000 user-generated videos in just 48 hours, driven by a new dance challenge that has users recreating the song's emotional choreography from its original music video.
- The singer, now 73, broke his years-long social media silence with a surprise Instagram Live session where he reacted to the viral trend, revealing he had no idea the song was trending until his grandchildren showed him the clips, calling it "surreal and humbling."
- Music streaming service Spotify reported a 400% spike in streams for Bryson's discography, particularly his 1991 album of the same name, with "Can You Stop the Rain" entering the top 10 of Billboard's R&B Digital Song Sales chart for the first time in over three decades.
- A leaked snippet from an upcoming HBO documentary on 90s R&B features never-before-seen footage of Bryson recording the track, including a raw, unpolished verse that was cut from the final version, which fans are now begging to be released as a full song.
- Bryson confirmed in his live stream that he is currently working on a new album, his first since 2018, with producers who have worked with Beyoncé and H.E.R., teasing a collaboration with a "major pop star" that he says will "bridge generations."