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Legendary nineties boyband reunite for new video and song – 40 years after original line up
They will debut their new single on TV this week
A LEGENDARY nineties boyband has reunited for a new album - 40 years after the original line up.
Massachusetts boyband New Kids on the Block (NKOTB) delighted fans with the announcement of their first album in over a decade.
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The band have unveiled a tantalizing glimpse of their upcoming 14-song album with the release of the standout single Kids.
The album - titled Still Kids - promises to be their "most fun" and "most comfortable" to date.
Set to drop on May 17th, the album is filled with pop anthems and love songs for new and old-style Blockheads.
Its release marks the band's huge return to the music scene in 11 years.
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NKOTB will debut their single Kids on The Kelly Clarkson Show this Friday.
Speaking about the upcoming album, founding member Donnie -brother of Mark Wahlberg - explained: "It’s the most mature album we’ve ever made.
"Yet it’s the most fun and most comfortable album we’ve ever made."
He added: "This album, more than any other, is bringing the New Kids and the fans full circle.
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"It’s about hope and possibilities and being ourselves."
Joey McIntyre, agreed: "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."
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Joey and Donnie complete the lineup alongside Jonathan Knight, Jordan Knight, and Danny Wood.
In addition to the new album, NKOTB are set to hit the road in June for the Magic Summer 2024 North American tour - two years on from their last one.
Joining them will be DJ Jazzy Jeff and Taylor Dayne, who both appear on Still Kids.
Formed in 1984, NKOTB released their self-titled debut album in the mid-80s, marking the beginning of their journey into the music scene.
They remained a firm fixture of the charts with subsequent records Hangin’ Tough and Step by Step reaching the top spot.
The band then split in 1994 before making a comeback in 2008 and have been active ever since.
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Back in 2017, the band's songwriter Tommy Page died from suspected suicide.
And just last year, we reported how Joey looked unrecognisable 35 years after boyband fame.
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