New Kids on the Block

This article is about the band. For other uses, see New Kids on the Block (disambiguation).

New Kids on the Block
New Kids on the Block in concert, 2008, from left to right: Joey McIntyre, Jonathan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood, Jordan Knight
New Kids on the Block in concert, 2008, from left to right: Joey McIntyre, Jonathan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood, Jordan Knight
Background information
Also known asNKOTB
OriginDorchester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Genres
DiscographyNew Kids on the Block discography
Years active1984–1994, 2008–present[1]
LabelsColumbia/CBS, Interscope, The Block, NKOTB Music
SpinoffsNKOTBSB
Members
Past members
Websitenkotb.com

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 had success in the late 1980s and early 1990s and have sold more than 80 million records worldwide, and are often credited for paving the way for future boy bands such as Take That, Backstreet Boys and NSYNC.[2] They won two American Music Awards in 1990 for Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo, or Group and Favorite Pop/Rock Album.[3] In 1991, they performed the halftime show at Super Bowl XXV, a first for a pop music group.

Formed in 1984, New Kids on the Block achieved stardom in 1989, an achievement listed as number 16 on Rolling Stone's "Top 25 Teen Idol Breakout Moments".[4] The group disbanded in 1994. In 2007, the group reunited to record an album and mount a concert tour in 2008. Since then the group has released two more studio albums and have continued to tour.

The group received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2014.[5][6]

  1. ^ Anne Janette Johnson. "New Kids on the Block". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Back on the block". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Claudia; Reid-Walsh, Jacqueline (2008). Girl Culture: An Encyclopedia. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 453. ISBN 978-0-313-33908-0.
  4. ^ "The Top 25 Teen Idol Breakout Moments: New Kids on the Block - 1989". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  5. ^ Randall, Eric (October 10, 2014). "New Kids on the Block Finally Get Their Hollywood Star". Boston. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  6. ^ Chad (October 25, 2019). "New Kids on the Block". Hollywood Walk of Fame. Retrieved February 7, 2024.