Bobby Brown and wife Alicia Etheredge coordinate in snakeskin at the 2021 American Music Awards

Bobby Brown was seen coordinating with his wife of nine years Alicia Etheredge as they arrived at the 2021 American Music Awards. Big night: The 52-year-old R&B legend and his wife of nearly a decade attended the 2021 American Music Awards where Bobby Brown took the stage with New Edition and New Kids on the Block Bobby rocked an elevated take on a tracksuit which included a black snakeskin jacket with a yellow pocket and trimming which he paired with brown trousers. Lovers: The pair had first met when they were 18 and reconnected years later with Brown proposing in 2010 three years after he and Whitney Houston divorced following a tumultuous marriage Changed man: 'My happiness definitely comes from us falling in love, me finding real love, me finding what I needed in life to transition to the next level of the man I'm going to be,' Brown said of Alicia who is also his manager The pair had first met when they were 18 and reconnected years later with Brown proposing to Alicia in 2010 — three years after he and Houston divorced following a tumultuous marriage. New edition: Marking their first time back on the AMAs stage since 1997, Brown, Ricky Bell, Ralph Tresvant, Ronnie DeVoe, Michael Bivins, and Johnny Gill of New Edition took the stage in top hats and matching coats In his element: Brown later took the stage with New Edition — his band which formed in 1978 NKOTB: New Kids on the Block took the stage first and performed The Right Stuff A momentous night for fans of old-school R&B and boy-banders, for the first time ever Brown's group New Edition took the stage with New Kids on the Block. Battle for Boston: Dubbed the 'Battle for Boston' — where both bands originated — the groups alternated performing some hits separately before coming together on the big stage Collaborative: New Edition and NKOTB then joined forces to combine their respective songs Is This the End and Please Don't Go Girl, with all 11 men dancing and singing alongside each other New Edition and NKOTB then joined forces to combine their respective songs Is This the End and Please Don't Go Girl, with all 11 men dancing and singing alongside each other.