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Album "Hangin' Tough" (1988)
Black Eyed Peas, Jonas Brothers and More Tapped for NBC's 'Today' Concert Series
April 03, 2009 11:04:23Black Eyed Peas and Jonas Brothers are among big groups recruited to entertain concertgoers at 2009 "Toyota Concert Series on Today". will.i.am and friends will be singing on June 12, while the Jonas boys are set to perform on June 19.
Other performers include No Doubt, Jennifer Hudson, Flo Rida, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, The All-American Rejects and many more. The Gwen Stefani-fronted band will kick off the annual concert series on May 1, while the others will be making a live appearance on the following days.
Video Premiere: New Kids On The Block's '2 in the Morning'
February 24, 2009 10:02:55A music video supporting New Kids On The Block's single "2 in the Morning" has been released. It shows a man walking into his house and finding his girlfriend in a heated conversation with someone on the phone.
Following the feuding couple, the video is shot in a "pretty creepy old house" in Pacific Palisades. "We hired big-time actors to do that for us," the band's member Joey McIntyre says concerning the fact that none of the band's members is involved in the acting scenes.
Video of 2008 American Music Awards' Live Performances
November 24, 2008 02:11:34This year's stage of American Music Awards is glittered with grand performances from many big names. Christina Aguilera, Coldplay, Mariah Carey, Jonas Brothers, Natasha Bedingfield, Rihanna, and Taylor Swift are some of the performers rocking Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre on November 23.
Opened with medley performance from Christina singing such hits as "Beautiful", "Keeps Gettin' Better" and "Dirrty", the show continues with other appearances from Leona Lewis singing "Better in Time" and Pink performing "Sober". Other musicians playing at the star-studded event are New Kids On The Block, Beyonce Knowles, The Pussycat Dolls, and Kanye West among others.
Video Premiere: New Kids On The Block's 'Dirty Dancing'
November 21, 2008 03:11:31A music video for New Kids On The Block's brand new track "Dirty Dancing" has made its way out to public. Shot in the middle ages background, the video shows a capture of the boyband performing the song with mostly all-female audience.
"Dirty Dancing" is a song produced by powerhouse producer RedOne for New Kids' fifth studio album "The Block". The album has hit the U.S. market since September 2 and debuted at number 1 on Billboard Top Pop Albums chart and at number 2 on Billboard Hot 200 Albums chart.
Video Premiere: New Kids On The Block's 'Single' Feat. Ne-Yo
September 03, 2008 10:09:19On the day when their fifth studio effort "The Block" is released, New Kids On The Block premiere a music video for their Ne-Yo-featuring song called "Single", which is confirmed as lead single in the album. The video is directed by Benny Boom, the same guy who helped in Nelly's "Dilemma" music video.
The brand new video shows the band's members having a night-club party with Ne-Yo who is, on some scenes, captured behind DJ's turn table, doing some music mixing. As it continues, the band as well as Ne-Yo go down to the dance floor in order to join some beautiful women, who have been flirting with them since the video starts.
New Kids On The Block to Release Greatest Hits
August 18, 2008 11:08:27Pop group New Kids On The Block are planning to compile greatest hits from their previous albums. This means that the group will have double jobs this year as they also propose their new record "The Block" for release on September 2.
According to The London Paper, the greatest hits will be released to coincide the band's comeback tour. They will travel worldwide for the gigs, starting in America in September and reportedly continue to perform in the U.K. next year. A detailed dates and locations of the tour can be found on their MySpace page.
Official Track Listing of New Kids On The Block's 'The Block'
August 08, 2008 01:08:23The official track listing of New Kids On The Block's comeback album "The Block" has been unleashed. From the list, it can be seen that the revived '80s pop group have collaborated with several current musicians such as The Pussycat Dolls, Lady GaGa, Ne-Yo and Akon as well as with a group of their generation, New Edition. This at the same time put down rumors that Michael Jackson and Madonna will be included in the album.
Ne-Yo in particular takes the honor to be the collaborator of the second single, aptly titled "Single". "Ne-Yo is one of the most sought-after songwriters, so we were really pleased he wanted to be on the track as an artist too," said Joey McIntyre. The song has been added to iMeem in late July and will be available on iTunes on August 12. "Single" is preceded by "Summertime" that was released in May.
Snippet: New Kids On The Block's 'Single' Ft. Ne-Yo
July 31, 2008 09:07:46Getting closer to the release date of their new album "The Block", New Kids On The Block have just dropped a snippet of their new song from their upcoming LP on the group's official Imeem page. The new track is being titled "Single" and it also features New Kids' collaboration with famous singer/songwriter Ne-Yo.
It looks like the new track is being set as the second official single from the pop group following the release of "Summetime" on May 13. Moreover, the group have also confirmed that the full version of the new song will be spawned via iTunes on August 12.
NKOTB Premiere the Making of 'Summertime' Pt. 3
July 25, 2008 01:07:22Having already premiered two parts of the behind the scene video for "Summertime", New Kids On The Block have finally launched the third and final clip for the making of their new video. The pop group premiered the third part video via their official Imeem page.
On the final part video, fans will be taken to see the shooting process for the group's special scenes on the "Summertime" video. Some of the scenes stored on the new video are New Kids' groove actions at the Tiki Bar, their doo woop segment in Malibu and also the heartfelt finale.
New Kids On The Block Deny Michael Jackson and Madonna Collaboration
July 25, 2008 10:07:32It seems that boyband New Kids On The Block are trying to set the record straight about the recent news claiming they are eying lots of mega stars to collaborate with them on their new LP. The group revealed on their official website that they are not recording tracks with Michael Jackson or Madonna.
The statement was shouted by the group's Donnie Wahlberg while he was taking a break from the New Kids' rehearsal. "We are NOT recording with Michael Jackson and/or Madonna. We never claimed to be either. Good fun reading about though! Sorry to let ya down.... Or not," Donnie wrote.
NKOTB Premiere the Making of 'Summertime' Pt. 2
July 18, 2008 09:07:38As it was promised, after dropping the first part of their behind the scene's footage for "Summertime" video earlier this month, New Kids On The Block have now dropped the second part via the group's Imeem page. The second part of the new music video's making showed the boyband's scenes at Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, CA , Topanga Canyon and Topanga Beach.
At Topanga Canyon, fans will see New Kids' Jonathan Knight's driving scene, where he was running his car and went to meet up with his band mates at Topanga Beach. At the beach the band gather up and started their journey to the tropical island as it can be seen on the full video that has been premiered on June 8. The group have also confirmed that the third part of the behind the scenes will be dropped soon.
New Kids On The Block Eyes Madonna's Collaboration
July 12, 2008 10:07:02It looks like New Kids On The Block are very keen to make their comeback album, set to out in September, as a special as it can be by planning lots of collaboration with famous names on the upcoming record. After teaming up with fellow '80s group New Edition and lining up Michael Jackson, New Kids reportedly are after Madonna as the next musician they want to work with.
The reunited '80s boy band who are currently working with Timbaland, who also worked with Madonna on her latest single "4 Minutes", hoped that the producer could hook them up with the pop diva. Revealing that plan, New Kids' Jordan Knight stated, "I know he's putting in a good word for us to have Madonna on the album. It's looking good. Fingers crossed."
New Kids On The Block Release Behind The Scene Clip for 'Summertime'
July 10, 2008 02:07:26Reunited boyband New Kids On The Block have already premiered their music video for "Summertime", the group are giving their fans an inside look of the new clip's making via their Imeem page. The launching of the behind the scene video was aimed to give their fans a closer look at the things that happened during the making of "Summertime".
The new behind the scene footage that has just been released is being labeled as the first part. The group have confirmed that there will be more footages to be dropped prior to their upcoming album's release on September 2.
New Kids On The Block Tapped New Edition on a New Song
July 02, 2008 04:07:42New Kids On The Block are set to give something special for their fans on their upcoming yet-to-be-titled new LP, set to be outed on September 8, by putting a special collaboration track titled "Full Service" on the record. On the song New Kids are teaming up with fellow '80s famous boyband New Edition.
The news was confirmed by the producer of the track RedOne, who told People.com saying, "Donnie Wahlberg had this idea for a few months, since New Kids had the idea of getting back together really. Donnie's been looking for that one track for all of them and I think we found it." Beside producing it the renown producer was also involved on the song's writing alongside Donnie and Lady GaGa.
Video Premiere: New Kids On The Block's 'Summertime'
June 09, 2008 10:06:05Finally the highly awaited new music video from reunited boy band New Kids On The Block for their new single "Summertime" has premiered on June 8. The clip which was directed by Thomas Kloss is the group's first in 14 years.
The music video is being set to go along with the tittle as it sees the New Kids leaving for a tropical island to enjoy there summertime. The clip features the band enjoying their time accompanied by lots of sexy girls and some shots of their trademark dance stuffs. The boy band also look a little bit younger on the new video.
New Kids On The Block Set September For New LP's Release
May 31, 2008 01:05:04Fans of reunited boy band New Kids On The Block will now give September 8 a special mark on their calender as the group have confirmed it as the release date for their new album. The yet to be titled reunion LP will be outed via Interscope Records.
Commenting about their decision to make an album after more than 20 years of absence, New Kids' Donnie Wahlberg told the press, "Our first goal was always just to make a great album." Moreover Donnie also added his expectation over their new LP saying, "We wanted to work with the best, and have a great team in place so we could make an album that counted."
Video: New Kids On The Block's Comeback Gig at Today Show
May 17, 2008 11:05:44Reunited boy band New Kids On The Block finally marked their official comeback with a special performance after 15 years of absence at the "Today" show on May 16. The group performed in front of an estimated 4,000 crowd on a windy and rainy condition.
The bad weather didn't stop the band from entertaining their fans by singing a medley of their hit songs such as, "Step by Step", "Hangin' Tough", "Please Don't Go Girl", "You've Got It (The Right Stuff)", "Tonight" plus their new single "Summertime". The boy band even attempted to do their trade mark dance moves, despite the wet stage. Commenting on their dance attempt, one of the New Kids, Donnie Wahlberg said, "It's a little bit like Al Roker in a hurricane."
New Kids On The Block's Cover Art for New Single 'Summertime'
May 02, 2008 01:05:16Legendary boy band New Kids On The Block really take their reunion seriously and plan a new single to celebrate it. The group who have been separated for about 14 years, have confirmed that they will release their new single titled "Summertime" on May 13 via digital music services.
The boy band released the news through a blog posting on their official website yesterday (May 1). The single is also planned to be the opener before they will release a full album this fall. Meanwhile, the official cover art for the new single has been revealed on their official site.
New Kids On The Block Announce Gigs and New Album
April 05, 2008 09:04:56As expected, New Kids On The Block's appearance on NBC's "Today" show yesterday (April 4) was to announce a reunion. The boyband who made it big in the late '80s officially launched their reunion along with the announcement of gigs and a new album. They have also confirmed that the 'Kids' moniker won't be changed although they are reaching their 30s.
In relatively the same time, their official site was also launched revealing details of their reunion, concert dates as well as blogs entry from the members. Joey McIntyre wrote, "One fueling the other - The love for each other and the love for the game. 5 players never forgetting where they came from but knowing they could go all the way to the top. Nothings changed; every thing's changed. Long live The Block!"
New Kids On The Block Release First Photo in 15 Years
April 03, 2008 10:04:34Reunion of New Kids On The Block is shaping up with the release of a new photo on their official site. The '80s boyband who is the center of the media starting early this year due to a possible reunion, unveils the biggest clue so far with the publishing of their first photo as a five-piece in 15 years.
The photo that shows arguably much matured appearance of the band, was given exclusively to Yahoo! but has since also been put up on their official site. Member Danny Wood said previously that if there's any source the media should believe in, then it would be the official site.
New Kids On The Block to Announce Reunion on 'Today'
April 01, 2008 10:04:00Despite the release of denials and little information about their reunion, it has been confirmed that New Kids On The Block will give an appearance on U.S. TV show "Today" this Friday, April 4. All the five original members - Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre, Danny Wood, Jordan and Jonathan Knight- are expected to give announcement on their reunion.
No further details have been released regarding the stint but the appearance will coincide with the 20th anniversary of their mega-selling album "Hangin' Tough". The boy band who made it big in the late '80s have also updated their official site giving an "Are You Ready?".
New Kids On The Block Give an 'Are You Ready?'
March 24, 2008 10:03:05Speculations on New Kids On The Block reunion are as many as there available denials from the members. Although the five-piece who made a global popularity in the late '80s prefer to go secretive about this, their official website gave the biggest clue so far, a video of "Are You Ready?".
The video contains recent television coverage including that of "The View" hosts singing the band's "Hanging Tough" that have been compiled as the speculation on their reunion continues to escalate. The video ends with a cryptic message of "Are You Ready?", sending more speculations that they will announce it anytime soon.
Original Members of New Kids On The Block Reuniting
January 28, 2008 11:01:37The arguably biggest reunion in pop history is about to happen as it is reported that members of New Kids On The Block are planning to revive their '90s popularity this year. People.com came up with the report, strengthened with the band's official site that came to life after years of laying dormant.
The group, comprised of Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood and brothers Jordan and Jonathan Knight, are expected to officially announce their comeback next month. Meanwhile, the revived official site put a new copyright notice, NKOTB Inc and encouraged fans to sign up for updates.
