New Kids on the Block

New Kids on the Block

  • New Kids on the Block - NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 09:  Jonathan Knight of New Kids on the Block attends the 2011 Billboard Magazine Touring Conference: 'Road Cases: Artist Development With Amos Lee' at The Roosevelt Hotel on November 9, 2011 in New York City.
  • New Kids on the Block - TORONTO, ON - JUNE 08:  New Kids On The Block & the Back Street Boys perform in concert together for their opening night tour at the Air Canada Centre on June 8, 2011 in Toronto, Canada.
  • New Kids on the Block - NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 03:  Singer Jordan Knight of New Kids On The Block performs on NBC's 'Today' at Rockefeller Center on June 3, 2011 in New York City.
  • New Kids on the Block - NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 03:  (L-R) Singers Danny Wood, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Jordan Knight and Jonathan Knight of New Kids On The Block perform on NBC's 'Today' at Rockefeller Center on June 3, 2011 in New York City.
  • New Kids on the Block - UNCASVILLE, CT - JUNE 02:  New Kids On The Block and Backstreet Boys perform at Mohegan Sun Arena on June 2, 2011 in Uncasville, Connecticut. From left to right are Howie Dorough, A.J. McLean, Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre, Danny Wood, Brian Littrell, Jordan Knight, and Nick Carter.
  • New Kids on the Block - UNCASVILLE, CT - JUNE 02:  (L- R) Nick Carter, Donnie Wahlberg, Jordan Knight, and Joey McIntyre perform at the New Kids On The Block and Backstreet Boys concert at Mohegan Sun Arena on June 2, 2011 in Uncasville, Connecticut.
  • New Kids on the Block - UNCASVILLE, CT - JUNE 02:  Joey McIntyre sings as New Kids On The Block and Backstreet Boys perform together at Mohegan Sun Arena on June 2, 2011 in Uncasville, Connecticut.
  • New Kids on the Block - UNCASVILLE, CT - JUNE 02:  Jordan Knight (L) and Jonathan Knight of New Kids On The Block perform at Mohegan Sun Arena on June 2, 2011 in Uncasville, Connecticut.
  • New Kids on the Block - UNCASVILLE, CT - JUNE 02:  New Kids On The Block and the Backstreet Boys perform together at Mohegan Sun Arena on June 2, 2011 in Uncasville, Connecticut. From left to right are Jordan Knight, Howie Dorough, A.J. McLean, Joey McIntyre, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter, and Jonathan Knight.
  • New Kids on the Block - UNCASVILLE, CT - JUNE 02:  Jordan Knight (L) and Jonathan Knight (R) of New Kids On The Block perform at Mohegan Sun Arena on June 2, 2011 in Uncasville, Connecticut.
  • New Kids on the Block - BOSTON - JANUARY 26:  The Green Monster scoreboard announces the New Kids on the Block/Backstreet Boys concert set for June 11, 2011, Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.
  • New Kids on the Block - BOSTON - JANUARY 26:  Members of New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys (L-R) Danny Wood, Joey McIntyre. Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Jonathan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg, and Jordan Knight attend a press conference on January 26, 2011 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.
  • New Kids on the Block - NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31:  New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys perform during New Year's Eve 2011 in Times Square on December 31, 2010 in New York City.
  • New Kids on the Block - NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31:  Singer Joey McIntyre of the New Kids On The Block performs while celebrating New Year's Eve 2011 in Times Square on December 31, 2010 in New York City.
  • New Kids on the Block - NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31:  Singer Jordan Knight of the New Kids On The Block performs while celebrating New Year's Eve 2011 in Times Square on December 31, 2010 in New York City.
  • New Kids on the Block - NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: Christy Sims, of Tomball, Texas reacts after members of The New Kids On The Block exited in the opposite direction after performing in Times Square hours before the annual midnight ball drop December 31, 2010 in New York City. Sims said she traveled from Texas exclusively for The New Kids On The Block, who performed with the Backstreet Boys.
  • New Kids on the Block - NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31:  Christy Sims, of Tomball, Texas (C) cheers at the sight of The New Kids On The Block in Times Square hours before the annual midnight ball drop December 31, 2010 in New York City. Sims said she traveled from Texas exclusively for The New Kids On The Block, who performed with the Backstreet Boys.
  • New Kids on the Block - LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 21:  (L-R) Singers Joey McIntyre and Donnie Wahlberg of New Kids on the Block and Howie Dorough of Backstreet Boys perform onstage during the 2010 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 21, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.
  • New Kids on the Block - LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 21:   (L-R) Singers Brian Littrell of Backstreet Boys, Donnie Wahlberg and Joey McIntyre of New Kids on the Block, AJ McLean and Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys perform onstage during the 2010 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 21, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.
  • New Kids on the Block - LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 21:  (L-R) Singers Nick Carter and Brian Littrell of Backstreet Boys, Donnie Wahlberg of New Kids on the Block, AJ McLean of Backstreet Boys, Jonathan Knight and Joey McIntyre of New Kids on the Block perform onstage during the 2010 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 21, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.
After his success with New Edition, producer Maurice Starr decided to replicate the singing group by substituting suburban white kids for the young black teenagers. The result was New Kids on the Block, a pioneering boy band that eclipsed the popularity of Starr's previous group while laying the groundwork for the teen pop boom of the late-'90s. During the New Kids' heyday, the group reportedly ...more