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Women are set to dominate a crowded March-April album slate with major releases from Ariana Grande to Taylor Swift.
Permission to celebrate! HYBE and Trafalgar Releasing announced on Tuesday (March 5) that D-Day: The Movie, Suga’s concert film about the encore of his 2023 Agust D tour, is coming to theaters around the world. And if seeing the BTS member’s solo show isn’t enough, the movie will also feature appearances from bandmates RM, Jimin […]
Luke Hemmings is introducing his new album era with the introspective “Shakes,” and to celebrate, the 5 Seconds of Summer vocalist sat down with Billboard‘s Rania Aniftos to discuss the writing process. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I already had a lot of ideas for the album […]
Ahead of her 2024 Billboard Women in Music Hitmaker ceremony on Wednesday (March 6), “Munch” hitmaker Ice Spice talked about some of her biggest musical inspirations, one of which might surprise you. In a recent chat with Billboard, Spice was asked to name some of her favorite hit-makers of all time. After shouting out past […]
Monday (March 4) was a monumental calendar flip in the history of the Spice Girls. The legendary 1990s girl group featuring Baby Spice (Emma Bunton), Ginger Spice (Geri Halliwell), Posh Spice (Victoria Beckham), Scary Spice (Mel B) and Sporty (Mel C) celebrated the 30th anniversary of their first audition for the band with a throwback […]
New Kids on the Block announced their first album of new material in 11 years on Tuesday morning (March 5), Still Kids, which will be released through BMG on May 17.
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The 14-track album was previewed via the mid-tempo single “Kids,” which was co-written and co-produced by David Stewart (BTS, Jack Harlow) and Luke Batt (Katie Melua); the song’s video, directed by Marissa Velez, will premiere on YouTube at 1:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday and the live premiere will take place on The Kelly Clarkson Show on Friday (March 8) during an NKOTB episode takeover.
A release announcing the follow-up to the band’s 2013 studio album 10 promises that the eight full-length from Jonathan Knight, Jordan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wood is “full of pop anthems, dance tracks, love songs and grooves that will become fast favorites for the Blockheads.”
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The bouncy “Kids” single features a look-back chorus from the long-running boy band — who are all in their early 50s — on which they sing, “And we’re still just kids from a nobody town/ Still just kids that are messing around/ Making the most of the things that we found.”
“It’s the most mature album we’ve ever made,” said the project’s creative director Wahlberg in a statement; the singer co-wrote seven of the tracks on the album with longtime collaborator Lars Halvor Jensen. “Yet it’s the most fun and most comfortable album we’ve ever made… This album, more than any other, is bringing the New Kids and the fans full circle. It’s about hope and possibilities and being ourselves.” The collection has features from DJ Jazzy Jeff on “Get Down” and Taylor Dayne on “Old School Love.”
McIntyre — who co-wrote six of the tracks with songwriter/producer Sean Thomas — added, “It says a lot about any band to make a record that has energy and passion and lightness and fun and depth – after almost 40 years together? It’s crazy.”
Listen to “Kids” below and check out the album tracklist and NKOTB Magic Summer 2024 tour dates.
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Still Kids track list:
“Magic”
“Summer Love”
“Long Time Coming”
“Kids”
“A Love Like This”
“Dance With You”
“Come Back”
“In the Night”
“Runaway”
“Pop”
“Get Down” (feat. DJ Jazzy Jeff)
“Old School Love” (feat. Taylor Dayne)
“Better Days”
“Stay”
Magic Summer 2024 North American tour dates (with DJ Jazzy Jeff and Taylor Dayne):
June 14 — Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
June 15 — Tinley Park, IL @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
June 18 — Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
June 19 — Burgettstown, PA @ The Pavilion at Star Lake
June 21 — Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
June 22 — Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
June 23 — Prior Lake, MN @ Mystic Lake Amphitheatre
June 25 — Bonner Springs, KS @ Azura Amphitheater
June 26 — Rogers, AR @ Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion
June 28 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
June 29 — Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre
July 2 — Wheatland, CA @ Toyota Amphitheatre
July 3 — Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 5 — Ivine, CA @ FivePoint Amphitheatre
July 7 — Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 9 — Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
July 10 — Albuqureque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater
July 12 — Del Valle, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater
July 13 — The Woodlands, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
July 14 — Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion
July 16 — Franklin, TN @ FirstBank Amphitheatre
July 19 — Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 20 — West Palm Beach, FL @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
July 21 — Jacksonville, FL @ Dailey Amphitheater
July 25 — Charleston, SC @ CreditOne Stadium
July 26 — Alpharetta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
July 27 — Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
July 28 — Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
August 1 — Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
August 2 — Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
August 3 — Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium
August 4 — Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
August 8 — Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Art Center
August 9 — Gilford, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
August 10 — Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
August 11 — Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 15 — Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center for the Performing Arts
August 16 — Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 17 — Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
August 22 — Darien Center, NY @ Darien Lake Amphitheater
August 23 — Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena
August 24 — Milwaukee, WI @ American Family Insurance Amphitheater
August 25 — Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
Jack Black teamed up with his longtime bandmate Kyle Gass to record a cover of Britney Spears’ 1998 breakout hit, “…Baby One More Time,” and the star revealed he’s a fan of the pop princess at the premiere for Kung Fu Panda 4 on Sunday (March 3). Explore See latest videos, charts and news See […]
Sabrina Carpenter is feeling light as a feather with a certain Irish actor on her mind. In an adorable video from the 24-year-old singer-actress’ weekend shows opening for Taylor Swift‘s Eras Tour in Singapore, she shares a sweet exchange with Barry Keoghan — whom she is rumored to be dating — moments after finishing her […]
Boy George is giving Harry Styles his stamp of approval when it comes to, fittingly, style. The Culture Club sang his praises for the 30-year-old Grammy winner during appearance on Sherri Shepherd’s talk show on Monday (March 4), during which Shepherd honored Boy George for inspiring people to be “free” in their sense of fashion, […]
After nearly 20 years, two all-female groups are in the top 10 at the same time on the Billboard 200 albums chart, as the latest releases from TWICE and LE SSERAFIM debut at Nos. 1 and 8, respectively, on the chart dated March 9. TWICE achieves its first No. 1 with the chart-topping debut of With YOU-th, while LE SSERAFIM lands its second top 10 effort with the arrival of Easy.
The last time that at least two all-female groups were in the top 10 concurrently was on the Aug. 5, 2006-dated chart, when The Chicks were at No. 9 with Taking the Long Way, while The Pussycat Dolls were No. 10 with PCD.
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Notably, as both TWICE and LE SSERAFIM are South Korean ensembles, this week marks the first time at least two all-female Korean pop (K-pop) groups are in the top 10 together.
With YOU-th is the third No. 1 on the Billboard 200 by an all-female group in less than three years. NewJeans was the last all-female group on top with 2nd EP ‘Get Up’ (Aug. 5, 2023, chart) and they were preceded by BLACKPINK with Born Pink (Oct. 1, 2022). All three acts are Korean pop groups, their respective albums were their first No. 1s, and all debuted atop the tally. Before BLACKPINK, the last all-female group to lead the chart was American act Danity Kane, with its second album, Welcome to the Dollhouse, which bowed at No. 1 on the April 5, 2008, chart.
The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new March 9-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on March 5. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.