New Kids on the Block

New Kids on the Block

New Kids on the Block (also known as NKOTB) is an American pop group that enjoyed success in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a boy band which went on to sell 80 million albums worldwide. Managed by Dick Scott and Kim Glover.^[1] Assembled in Boston in 1984 by producer Maurice Starr, the members consist of brothers Jordan and Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood. They won two American Music Awards in 1990 for Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo, or Group and Favorite Pop/Rock Album.^[2] After having disbanded in 1994, several attempts were made to get the group back together, all of them unsuccessful. Upon secretly reuniting in 2007, they took on a new style, released a new album, and embarked on a concert tour in 2008. The album, entitled The Block was released on September 2, 2008.