# Shawn Stockman
**Shawn Stockman** (Shawn Patrick Stockman, born 1972) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and producer, best known as a member of [Boyz II Men](https://www.edgepedia.org/boyz-ii-men), the Philadelphia vocal harmony group that became the best-selling R&B group of all time.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/shawn-stockman-mn0000011426/biography) • [2](https://au.variety.com/2024/more/global/boyz-ii-men-movie-biopic-documentary-18622/) Alongside his work with the group, he has recorded as a solo artist, served as a judge on the NBC competition series [The Sing-Off](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-sing-off), and hosts the podcast On That Note.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/shawn-stockman-mn0000011426/biography) • [3](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shawn-stockmans-on-that-note/id1799362003)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1972, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; full name Shawn Patrick Stockman[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/shawn-stockman-mn0000011426/biography) |
| Group | Member of Boyz II Men since the group's 1991 debut Cooleyhighharmony, with Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, and Michael McCary[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/shawn-stockman-mn0000011426/biography) |
| Grammy record | 4 wins and 15 nominations with Boyz II Men, including Best R&B Album for II and Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal for "I'll Make Love To You"[4](https://www.grammy.com/artists/shawn-stockman/6842/) |
| Solo debut single | "Visions of Sunset," from the Mr. Holland's Opus soundtrack, reached number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1996[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/shawn-stockman-mn0000011426/biography) |
| Solo EP | Shawn (2018), previewed by the single "Feelin Lil Som'n," written with Boyz II Men collaborator Tim Kelley and released through SRG Records[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/shawn-stockman-mn0000011426/biography) • [5](https://sonorecordinggroup.com/shawn-stockman/) • [18](https://thesrg-ilsgroup.com/shawn-stockman-foreword-out-now/) |
| Television | Judge on The Sing-Off, which ran for five seasons on NBC[5](https://sonorecordinggroup.com/shawn-stockman/) |
| Group sales | Boyz II Men have sold more than 60 million albums worldwide[2](https://au.variety.com/2024/more/global/boyz-ii-men-movie-biopic-documentary-18622/) |
## Boyz II Men
Stockman began performing as a youngster with the Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale, and met his long-term Boyz II Men partners while attending the Philadelphia High School for Creative & Performing Arts, where all four were vocal music majors.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/shawn-stockman-mn0000011426/biography) • [6](https://www.macworld.com/article/670828/macworld-interview-boyz-ii-men.html) In 1989, while still teenagers, Stockman, Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, and [Michael McCary](https://www.edgepedia.org/michael-mccary) sneaked backstage at a [Bell Biv DeVoe](https://www.edgepedia.org/bell-biv-devoe) show in Los Angeles and sang a cappella for [Michael Bivins](https://www.edgepedia.org/michael-bivins), who signed them to a management contract and later a Motown Records deal.[7](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-19-ca-561-story.html) • [8](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-10-03-ca-41606-story.html)
The group's 1991 debut, Cooleyhighharmony, produced by Bivins, sold millions of copies and launched the hits "Motownphilly" and "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday."[7](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-19-ca-561-story.html) The follow-up run made the quartet the dominant R&B vocal act of the decade: "End of the Road" spent 13 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, breaking [Elvis Presley](https://www.edgepedia.org/elvis-presley)'s 11-week record, and "I'll Make Love To You" then set a new mark of 14 weeks.[9](https://lmgfl.com/how-boyz-become-men/) • [10](https://www.universal-music.co.jp/boyz-ii-men/biography/) The 1995 collaboration with [Mariah Carey](https://www.edgepedia.org/mariah-carey), "One Sweet Day," held the Hot 100 top spot for 16 consecutive weeks.[10](https://www.universal-music.co.jp/boyz-ii-men/biography/)
Within the group's sound, Stockman sang a higher tenor part and provided falsetto-range counterpoints, while [Nathan Morris](https://www.edgepedia.org/nathan-morris) held the baritone middle, [Wanya Morris](https://www.edgepedia.org/wanya-morris) took the showiest melodic turns, and McCary supplied bass and spoken-word passages.[11](https://www.shatterthestandards.com/p/milestones-cooleyhighharmony-by-boyz) In interviews, Stockman has described the group's vocal formula: Wanya finishes songs, Stockman comes in on the second verse, and Nate usually starts the first.[12](https://youknowigotsoul.com/shawn-stockman-interview-new-solo-album-new-single-feelin-lil-somn-boyz-ii-men-legacy) He also arranged much of the group's harmony work; on "Motownphilly," Stockman and Nate handled the dissonant two-part harmony on the line "Boyz II Men, ABC, BBD," which uses a tritone interval for emphasis before resolving.[13](https://spokengoods.com/podcasts/6457911-one-song/boyz-ii-men-s-motownphilly-w-shawn-stockman-part-two/)
McCary left the group in 2003 because of health problems, reducing Boyz II Men to the trio of Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, and Stockman that continues to perform and tour.[14](https://codamusic.me/articles/boyz-ii-men-end-of-the-road-arrangement/) Stockman has said he intends to keep performing with the group indefinitely: "I love performing with my guys! I will do that till I can't anymore."[5](https://sonorecordinggroup.com/shawn-stockman/)
## Solo work and collaborations
Stockman made his solo debut with "Visions of Sunset" on the soundtrack of the 1995 film [Mr. Holland's Opus](https://www.edgepedia.org/mr-hollands-opus), starring [Richard Dreyfuss](https://www.edgepedia.org/richard-dreyfuss); released as a single, the ballad reached number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February 1996, during the chart reign of his own group's "One Sweet Day."[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/shawn-stockman-mn0000011426/biography) He contributed further solo material to the soundtracks of Down in the Delta, Disappearing Acts, and Kingdom Come.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/shawn-stockman-mn0000011426/biography)
Stockman released his first full solo album, Foreword, in 2020; his earlier EP Shawn arrived in 2018, previewed by "Feelin Lil Som'n," written with Tim Kelley.[1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/shawn-stockman-mn0000011426/biography) • [18](https://thesrg-ilsgroup.com/shawn-stockman-foreword-out-now/) It was his first release with SRG Records and its SRG-ILS Group partnership, and Stockman described it as the product of personal events that made him decide it was "now or never."[5](https://sonorecordinggroup.com/shawn-stockman/) In a 2018 interview he explained the timing differently in practical terms: after roughly a decade of rebranding Boyz II Men into a self-sustaining touring operation, he finally had the space to write and produce his own material.[15](https://lasvegasmagazine.com/interviews/qa/2018/dec/21/shawn-stockman-boyz-II-men-mirage-music/)
Outside his own records, Stockman has written and produced for other artists and collaborated with Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, [Tank](https://www.edgepedia.org/tank-american-singer), Johnny Gill, Brownstone, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and his cousin, the singer Anthony David.[5](https://sonorecordinggroup.com/shawn-stockman/) • [1](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/shawn-stockman-mn0000011426/biography) He provided backing vocals on the [Foo Fighters](https://www.edgepedia.org/foo-fighters) album [Concrete and Gold](https://www.edgepedia.org/concrete-and-gold).[5](https://sonorecordinggroup.com/shawn-stockman/)
## Television and podcasting
Stockman's most visible television role was as a judge on The Sing-Off, NBC's a cappella competition, which ran for five seasons.[5](https://sonorecordinggroup.com/shawn-stockman/) His screen credits also include guest appearances on shows such as [How I Met Your Mother](https://www.edgepedia.org/how-i-met-your-mother), Black-ish, and The Odd Couple, and executive producer and composer credits on the 2000 film Seventeen Again.[16](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/shawn-stockman/)
Since 2025 he has hosted On That Note, a weekly music-history podcast in which guests from music, sports, film, and comedy discuss the songs that shaped their careers; the show had released 93 episodes by early 2026.[3](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shawn-stockmans-on-that-note/id1799362003)
## Recognition and later projects
The Recording Academy credits Stockman with 4 Grammy wins and 15 nominations, all with Boyz II Men. The wins came at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards, where the group took Best R&B Album for II and Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal for "I'll Make Love To You"; later nominations spanned categories from Record of the Year for "One Sweet Day" to Best R&B Album for Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA in 2009.[4](https://www.grammy.com/artists/shawn-stockman/6842/)
In November 2024, Boyz II Men announced a feature-film biopic of their 30-year career, developed with Compelling Pictures and Primary Wave, with Nathan Morris, Stockman, and Wanya Morris serving as executive producers; a long-form documentary about the group was also announced.[2](https://au.variety.com/2024/more/global/boyz-ii-men-movie-biopic-documentary-18622/)
Stockman also runs Micah's Voice, a philanthropic endeavor that provides assistance and support to underprivileged families dealing with autism.[17](https://revolutionwatch.com/interview-shawn-stockman-of-boyz-ii-men/)
## References
1. [Shawn Stockman Biography, AllMusic (Andy Kellman)](https://www.allmusic.com/artist/shawn-stockman-mn0000011426/biography)
2. [Boyz II Men Movie Biopic and Documentary in the Works (EXCLUSIVE), Variety Australia](https://au.variety.com/2024/more/global/boyz-ii-men-movie-biopic-documentary-18622/)
3. [Shawn Stockman's On That Note, Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shawn-stockmans-on-that-note/id1799362003)
4. [Shawn Stockman Grammy Awards and Nominations, Recording Academy](https://www.grammy.com/artists/shawn-stockman/6842/)
5. [Shawn Stockman, SoNo Recording Group Global](https://sonorecordinggroup.com/shawn-stockman/)
6. [Macworld Interview: Boyz II Men](https://www.macworld.com/article/670828/macworld-interview-boyz-ii-men.html)
7. [Boyz II Men: Their Classically Trained Hearts Belong to R&B, Los Angeles Times (1992)](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-19-ca-561-story.html)
8. [Boyz II Men and Proud of It, Los Angeles Times (1993)](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-10-03-ca-41606-story.html)
9. [How Boyz Become Men, Lifestyle Media Group (2023)](https://lmgfl.com/how-boyz-become-men/)
10. [Boyz II Men Biography, Universal Music Japan](https://www.universal-music.co.jp/boyz-ii-men/biography/)
11. [Milestones: Cooleyhighharmony by Boyz II Men, Shatter the Standards](https://www.shatterthestandards.com/p/milestones-cooleyhighharmony-by-boyz)
12. [Shawn Stockman Interview: New Solo Album, New Single "Feelin Lil Som'n", YouKnowIGotSoul](https://youknowigotsoul.com/shawn-stockman-interview-new-solo-album-new-single-feelin-lil-somn-boyz-ii-men-legacy)
13. [One Song: Boyz II Men's "Motownphilly" w/ Shawn Stockman, Part Two, SpokenGoods](https://spokengoods.com/podcasts/6457911-one-song/boyz-ii-men-s-motownphilly-w-shawn-stockman-part-two/)
14. [The Structural Decision Inside 'End of the Road' That Made It Land, Coda Music](https://codamusic.me/articles/boyz-ii-men-end-of-the-road-arrangement/)
15. [Q&A: Shawn Stockman, Las Vegas Magazine (2018)](https://lasvegasmagazine.com/interviews/qa/2018/dec/21/shawn-stockman-boyz-II-men-mirage-music/)
16. [Shawn Stockman, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/shawn-stockman/)
17. [Interview: Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men, Revolution Watch (2020)](https://revolutionwatch.com/interview-shawn-stockman-of-boyz-ii-men/)
18. [Shawn Stockman "Foreword" Out Now! - SRG-ILS Group Global](https://thesrg-ilsgroup.com/shawn-stockman-foreword-out-now/)
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*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Music › Musicians and ensembles › Individual musical biographies › Pop and R&B singer-songwriters › R&B singers, 1990s and 2000s › R&B singers of the 1990s*
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