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NKOTB: As Organic as Your Strawberries

E! Online, May 5, 2008 6:11 am PDT
The New Kids on the Block may have paved the way for more contemporary boy bands—think 'N Sync or the Backstreet Boys—but don't go labeling them as a manufactured group. "I went to school with Danny, Jon and Jordan since first grade," Donnie Wahlberg told Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS-FM morning show while promoting their new single "Summertime." (Hear it below!)

"It was very organic...There was definitely no big machine or anything. The machine—that's one of the misconceptions of the group. Because of the later boy bands that came. People churning out these boy bands."

But no hard feelings for 'N Sync, as Jon admitted to having a little place for the band in his heart:

"I've always been partial to 'N Sync, personally. But you know, I'm a softie."

Listen to the new single "Summertime," and then let us know what you think! Should other boy bands be worried?

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New Kids cancel Australia tour, blame recession

Jun 18, 2009 10:00 am PDT

Reunited '80s boy band New Kids On The Block has canceled a planned tour of Australia, blaming the economic downturn amid reports of poor ticket sales. Donnie Wahlberg said in a blog posting on the band's website that they had "ex...

New Kids Nix Down Under Tour, Blame Downturn

Jun 17, 2009 8:00 am PDT

The biggest victim of the global recession? Australia's a definite frontrunner. The land Down Under has been hit particularly hard by the economic downturn, as the new New Kids on the Block just announced they are canceling the Austr...

New Kids hangin' tough with fans on 3-day cruise

May 15, 2009 1:00 pm PDT

The little girls who made the New Kids on the Block a boy band sensation in the late 1980s and early 1990s are all grown up, and now they've got disposable income. So what better way to show their love for Jordan, Jonathan, Joey, Donnie a...

New Kids on the Block soak up love on reunion tour

Sep 24, 2008 8:00 pm PDT

Donnie Wahlberg might look and act tough, but he's a softie underneath. The resident bad boy of New Kids on the Block said he has cried tears of joy while performing for thousands of screaming fans on the reunited band's arena tour, which...

New Kids On The Block hope new album has right stuff

Sep 3, 2008 1:00 pm PDT

Hit '80s boy band New Kids On The Block are no longer kids, but all five men are hoping they still have the "right stuff" after reuniting and releasing their first album in 14 years this week. The New Kids were still teenagers whe...

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