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NKOTBSB was an American pop supergroup consisting of the members of American boy bands New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys. Howie Dorough of the Backstreet Boys came up with the name, [1] which is a combination of established initialisms of each groups' names, NKOTB and BSB. Together they have released one compilation album, the eponymous ...
- United States
- 2010–2012
New Kids on the Block (also initialized as NKOTB) is an American boy band from Dorchester, Massachusetts. The band consists of brothers Jonathan and Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood. New Kids on the Block enjoyed success in the late 1980s and early 1990s and have sold more than 80 million records worldwide, and are ...
- 1984–1994, 2008–present
- Dorchester, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Because of their R&B sound, NKOTB was initially promoted to black radio stations. According to the book, a “great misconception” about the group is that record label execs created the group to fill a void in the marketplace for young white girls.
- The turning point for the group came when Randy Kabrich, a DJ at Q105 in Tampa, Fla., discovered “Please Don’t Go Girl.” The song went on to become the station’s No. 1 most requested at the time, which prompted the record label to change its marketing strategy to begin targeting pop radio.
- The Hangin’ Tough album was recorded in less-than-ideal conditions. The recording for group’s second album was done in a makeshift studio in Starr’s perennially under-construction home.
- The song “Hangin’ Tough” was written with NBA’s Boston Celtics in mind. “We literally set out to do a song that could be a theme song for the Celtics,” Wahlberg says.
The NKOTBSB Tour was a co-headlining concert tour between American boy bands New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys, who together formed NKOTBSB. The tour visited North America in 2011. Europe, [1] Australia and Asia were added to the itinerary for 2012. The tour ranked 44th in Pollstar's "Top 50 Worldwide Tour (Mid-Year)", earning over ...
DateCityCountryVenueMay 25, 2011United StatesMay 26, 2011United StatesMay 28, 2011United StatesMay 29, 2011United States- June 3, 2012
- May 25, 2011
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June 11, 2011 - Mark Wahlberg talking a little about Donnie and introducing the New Kids On The Block & Backstreet Boys at Fenway Park.
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