NKOTBSB was an American pop

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consisting of the members of American

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New Kids on the Block 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 enjo ...

and

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of the Backstreet Boys came up with the name, which is a combination of established

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s of each groups' names, NKOTB and BSB. Together they have released one compilation album, (the

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'' NKOTBSB'' (2011)) and one single. They toured in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia in 2011 and 2012.

History

In summer 2010, the Backstreet Boys joined New Kids on the Block on stage at the

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in New York at their invitation and performed "

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". The show was a part of NKOTB's Casi-NO Tour. Since the performance, the media began to circulate rumors of the two uniting for a tour in the summer of 2011. On October 8, 2010,

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, a member of the Backstreet Boys, gave the tour a 78% chance of happening. He also stated that he and

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, a member of New Kids On The Block, had been working on some songs together. The tour was officially announced to begin in the summer of 2011 on

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on November 8, 2010. During the interview, it was mentioned that the groups were recording a single to be released later. To promote the tour further, the groups conducted a live Q&A session on

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on the same day. The newly formed supergroup first performed together at the closing of 38th Annual American Music Awards on November 21, 2010, to give the public a taste of what they would see on the tour, and again on the 2011

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. On March 14, 2011, the group announced that they would be releasing a joint compilation album on May 24, 2011. The album featured five tracks from each group and some new recordings by the combined supergroup. The single, titled " Don't Turn Out The Lights", was premiered on April 5, 2011 on Ryan Seacrest. The

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started at the

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on May 25, 2011. On June 3, 2011, while in the middle of the tour, they went to

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to perform together at ''

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''. The tour ended on June 3, 2012 in

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, Philippines, and they performed one last time on August 18, 2012 in Hershey, PA at

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. The performance was also their only North American appearance in 2012. During a show in London on April 29, 2012, while announcing original member Kevin Richardson's return to the Backstreet Boys, Littrell hinted that they might play some shows with all ten members in the future. In August 2012, members of New Kids on the Block also stated during Mixtape Festival that while it was their last performance together for quite some time, they might get back together down the line, and they hope there will be many more shows with the Backstreet Boys in the future. They also said that NKOTBSB is like another group altogether.

Members

NKOTB *

Jonathan Knight Jonathan Rashleigh Knight-Rodriguez (born November 29, 1968) is an American singer. He is best known for being a member of the boy band New Kids on the Block. It also includes Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre, Danny Wood and his younger brother J ...

Danny Wood Daniel William Wood (born May 14, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and occasional actor. He is a member of the American boy band New Kids on the Block and also served as a choreographer for the band in late 80s and 90s. ...

Jordan Knight Jordan Nathaniel Marcel Knight (born May 17, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He is a singer in the boy band New Kids on the Block (NKOTB), who rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s, using a falsetto style of singing influenced by ...

Joey McIntyre Joseph Mulrey McIntyre (born December 31, 1972) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He is best known as the youngest member of the pioneering boy band, New Kids on the Block. He has sold over one million records worldwide as a solo ar ...

BSB *

AJ McLean Alexander James McLean (born January 9, 1978) is an American singer, dancer, actor and a member of the pop vocal group Backstreet Boys. Early life McLean was born on January 9, 1978, in West Palm Beach, Florida, to Denise (née Fernandez, n ...

* Nick Carter

Discography

Albums

* '' NKOTBSB'' (2011)

Singles

* " Don't Turn Out the Lights" (2011)

Awards

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(2011) ** Best New Indulgence: New Kids On The Block/Backstreet Boys – Summer Tour 2011

Tours

(2011–2012)

References

External links

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