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Infographic: Explaining NKOTB’s “The Right Stuff”
Now that NKOTBSB are on tour, I’m hoping that classic NKOTB songs like “The Right Stuff” will start creeping back onto the radio. In the meantime, this handy infographic will help you follow along with their song lyrics. More »
Hear A Sample of NKOTBSB’s New Single “Don’t Turn Out the Lights”
Earlier today, the first single from NKOTBSB — the superband of New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys — appeared on YouTube, only to be quickly removed by Sony Music Entertainment because it was a leak not yet intended for release. The group’s first self-titled album drops on May 24, so expect to hear the song in its entirety in the next few weeks. In the meanwhile, we tracked down a sample from the Backstreet Boys cruise late last year. More »
Video: New Kids And Backstreet Boys Prove They Are Not Actually The Same Band
Backstreet’s back. Why? Last night at the American Music Awards, The Backstreet Boys took the stage with fellow boy banders New Kids On The Block, proving once and for all that they are not in fact the same people.
Be forewarned. There are a lot of aging dudes in black leather to be seen in this video.
Check it out after the jump, and try to decipher which adult male is from which band. And also, why boy bands got a bad name to begin with. More »
Video: 90s Boy Band Hugs It Out With Early 00s Boy Band
Are you kidding?? While we were busy freaking out about the Mermaid Parade (not that there is anything wrong with that), the New Kids On The Block reunited (or re-reunited? Or are they just permanently back together now for a reunion tour?) for a performance at Radio City Music Hall. Oh, and they decided to cover “I Want It That Way” by their successors, the Backstreet Boys.
And in a surprise move, the Backstreet Boys actually got on stage and… More »
After Touring With Beyonce And Akon, Shontelle’s Ready To Strike Out On Her Own
24-year-old singer Shontelle may be best known as being the other songstress to come out of Barbados, but after touring the world with big names like New Kids on the Block, Akon and Beyonce, she’s finished up her second album, No Gravity, which may get you asking, “Rihanna who?” when it hits shelves this summer. Her single “Impossible” — a ballad no less — is storming the radio airwaves and poised to become one of the songs of summer 2010… More »
New Kids on the Block humiliate themselves on live TV
Oh, noes. OH NOES.
Really, we should rename this band “Desperate, Irrelevant Kids Without a Clue”. This was embarrassing to watch. On the plus side, I just laughed so hard that I finally passed that gallstone I’ve been meaning to pop out. On the con side, I cried tears of humilation in honor of their off-putting dances, out of tune voices, and general lameness. They went past the point of So Bad They’re Good straight to I’m Scared…. More »