Boy Band Break

Random Chatting. Talking about the Junos, the Boy Bands doing the "Dad what were you like in the 90s?" trend, some music updates (BSB in Paw Patrol) and more!

It's time for another Boy Band Updates episode!This is usually the time of year we get some concert news. Today we chat about: * Niall Horan from One Direction teaming up with country star Thomas Rhett for some joint tour dates* Backstreet Boys new Vegas Dates* Updates on what Nick Carter is (and isn't) doing* Jonas Brothers Vegas Dates* The Boy Band Cruise in November with the Pop2K guysWill you be attending any of these events? Let us know!Enjoy!

We're back!Sorry for the delay! Happy belated birthday Sofia!Today we're reviewing Nick Jonas' new solo album "Sunday Best", which was released February 6, 2026. (Review starts around the 20 min mark)Do you have a fave song from this album?

Cinzia and her high school bestie Gina travelled to London England to see the band Five reunite! They went to the 3rd show at The O2 Arena for the Keep on Movin' 2025 Tour. They also went to the soundcheck.The boys put on an amazing show! Fantastic song selection, great vocals and amazing choreography. Plus the guys looked like they were having the time of their lives! Let's hope they keep on touring for years to come.If you want Five to come to your country/city, make sure to request them! https://five.os.fan/where-should-we-go-nextHere's hoping they come to North America in 2026!

Guys! It's FINALLY HERE!!!!AJ McLean from Backstreet Boys has released his solo album "my name is Alexander James" on January 9, 2026The album is awesome and we do a track by track review, which starts around the 56 minute mark. LOL. As you should know by now, we definitely go off track and get distracted. The beginning of the episode is an update on what's been happening the last few weeks, a timeline of the various other attempts for an AJ album and other singles released, and a brief Heated Rivalry chat.AJ/Alex - we are so proud of you! This album is great and totally worth the wait. The songs are catchy and have been stuck in our heads.What are your fave songs off the album?

Happy New Year!In today's episode, we chat about the Backstreet Boys Sphere residency starting up and the German shows. Also, as is tradition, we do a recap of what we did this past year. Which is always fun because we tend to forget what we did. LOL.Highlights included were some new Boy Band albums released, as well as the trip we took to see Nick Carter in Chicago. :)What were your fave memories of 2025? What shows are you looking forward to in 2026?P.s. - So sorry for the delay guys. It's been a crazy few weeks. Lydia's beloved cat Kagami passed away. Cinzia's co-worker Neno passed away suddenly. Cinzia and Lydia's dad got into a car accident last weekend in Pittsburgh, on his way to Florida. (He's doing well, but his spine is fractured and the car was totalled. He's still able to walk and has to wear a brace for 3 months).

Sorry for the delay everyone!Here's our Christmas episode. We chatted about Boy Band Christmas songs, "A Very Jonas Brothers Christmas" movie, Sofia's Christmas activities, Joey Fatone joining "& Juliet" on tour in Florida, Cinzia going to the Nick Jonas Sunday Best Brunch in Toronto and the Jo Bro shows in Hamilton, and some inspirational quotes from Sofia.

Sorry for the delay in posting this! We recorded this back in November before Cinzia went to England to see 5ive and we forgot to post it.This probably has more of out date updates but all good. LOLSofia and Cinzia chatted about some things like:A Very Jonas Christmas movie (and soundtrack) coming outNick Jonas Brunch announcementBackstreet Boys A Very Backstreet Christmas re-releaseNick Carter doing The Grove Christmas Tree LightingAJ McLean releasing an albumCinzia going to England to see FiveCheck out our future episodes in which we will discuss these things after they happened. LOL

Here's some Boy Band updates that we recorded a few weeks ago. Including the BSB x Taylor Swift mash up, AJ on the Jennifer Hudson show, Jonas Brothers at the World Series, O-Town releasing Making the Band on YouTube and more!Also, as per usual when we make one of these, new info comes out afterwards, so we'll probably make another one soon.p.s. - We mention Nick Carter going to Rhode Island Comic Con but he cancelled that and didn't go.

Sofia and Cinzia headed to the Chicago area the weekend of Canadian Thanksgiving (October 11-12, 2025) to see Nick Carter!We saw his concerts in Des Plaines and St. Charles and went to the St. Charles Soundcheck party.Ran into some old friends and had an awesome weekend! This was one of our fave Nick tours. Hope he adds more dates!

It's that time of year again! Our 8th Annual Boy Band Break Fantasy Boy Band Draft!Here's how it works. Cinzia, Lydia, Sofia and a random picker (LouBot 5000) have all created a 5 member Boy Band.Throughout this week (Sunday October 5th - Saturday October 11th, 2025) YOU can vote for your favourite Boy Band across all of our platforms. Only 1 vote allowed per platform but you can vote all on of them - YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Spotify, Twitter/X and TikTok (if I can figure out how to set it up lol). You do not need to vote for the same band on each platform. Each vote counts as 1 point.If any of the actual Boy Band Members interact with the draft (Retweet, Comment, make a video encouraging other to vote, etc) we get 5 bonus points per action.The team with the most points is crowned the winner. Sofia has won 5 out of the 7 previous drafts. Is it finally time for Cinzia or Lydia (or LouBot) to take her crown?Here are this year's teams:Cinzia's Team - Fun Boyz Posse: Chris Kirkpartick from *NSYNC (as always), Joe Jonas from the Jonas Brothers, Jeff Timmons from 98 Degrees, AJ McLean from the Backstreet Boys and Lance Bass from *NSYNCLydia's Team - SodaPop Boys: Andrew Choi (Voice Actor of Juni in K-Pop Demon Hunters), Kevin Richardson from the Backstreet Boys, Ashley Parker Angel from O-Town, Joey Fatone from *NSYNC and Nick Lachey from 98 DegreesLouBot 5000's Team - BB Builderz: Mark Feehily from Westlife (my apologizes for incorrectly saying he was from BBMAK), Kevin Jonas from the Jonas Brothers, Jordan Knight from New Kids on the Block, Drew Lachey from 98 Degrees and Jon Knight from New Kids on the BlockSofia's Team - SyncTown: Nick Carter from the Backstreet Boys, JC Chasez from *NSYNC, Donnie Wahlberg from New Kids on the Block, Trevor Penick from O-Town and Erik-Michael Estrada from O-TownHappy Voting!tags:#boybands #popmusic #pop2kJoin us on our socials:Twitter: https://twitter.com/boybandbreakFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/boybandbreak/

A few weeks late but here is our 98 Degrees "Full Circle" album review (after a 15-20 min tangent about the CNE lol).Love this album! Have you listened to it yet? Do you have a favourite of the new songs?p.s. Cinzia did go to the CNE show and had an awesome time in the front row!

Lucky #7!Boy Band Break is celebrating our 7th anniversary of podcasting! 335 episodes in and still going strong!Thank you to everyone that have stuck around with us for 7 years and hello to any new listeners! we appreciate you so much!On today's episode Lydia returns and we play some boy band trivia from Karah-Leigh Hancock's "Boy Bands Ultimate Trivia Book". How do you think we did? Play along with us!

On today's episode Sofia and Cinzia talk about the Backstreet Boys  Millennium 2.0 album that was released on July 11, 2025.Have you listened to it yet?

Cinzia went to the Pop2000 Tour at Casino Rama and did a M&G with Chris Kirkpatrick and O-Town

Sorry for the delay in updates! We were having some tech issues.It's summer and it's getting hot in here...one might say 98 Degrees? ;) On today's episode, Cinzia recaps the 98 Degrees Meet & Greet at Sunrise Records in Mississauga Ontario Canada, as well as the 98 Degrees Concert at Niagara Falls!If you are in the Toronto, Ontario area, they are playing the CNE on August 23rd!tags:#boybands #popmusic #pop2kJoin us on our socials:Twitter: https://twitter.com/boybandbreakFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/boybandbreak/

It's officially summer so things are heating up in the Boy Band world! We have some updates for you!Chatting about BSB Vegas Afterparties and Howie Eatz, 98 Degrees at the CNE, Jo Bro tour date changes and more!

Today Sofia and Cinzia review the latest Joe Jonas (from the Jonas Brothers) solo album "Music for People who Believe in Love"Have you checked out the album yet? What's your fave song?P.s. - sorry if Cinzia's sound is a bit off. Hope to have it fixed by next episode

Shout out to our listener Alison H for recommending that we check out Karah-Leigh Hancock's latest book "Boy Bands Ultimate Trivia Book".On today's episode we use our handy wheel to figure out which Boy Band we should do the Trivia of. Cinzia and Sofia compete head to head to see how well we know (or don't know lol) Boy Bands. Play along with us to see how you do!You might remember Karah from when she was on the podcast chatting about a previous book "Backstreet Boys 30th Anniversary" (Episode 229: https://youtu.be/WBsnFXiEGcc?si=x3upX7edFIgxezU0)If you are looking to purchase this book, it is available on Amazon. (This is not sponsored, nor do we get anything from your purchases. Just wanted to help you find it!)Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/Boy-Bands-Ultimate-Trivia-Book/dp/0760390142/US: https://www.amazon.com/Boy-Bands-Ultimate-Trivia-Book/dp/0760390142/It's a very cool book, broken up by decades and has lots of colourful pics. It also has some Canadian Boy Bands! Let us know if you want us to play this again!

Nick Carter from the Backstreet Boys has released his newest solo album on May 15, 2025 called "Love Life Tragedy"Although currently there are no physical albums out, you can listen online: https://ffm.to/lovelifetragedyOn today's episode Sofia and Cinzia do a track by track review. Obviously we love it.What are your favourite songs on the album? At one point we reference Rose's article on The Darkside BSB for the two versions of Cold Night. Here's here album review: https://darksidebsb.com/2025/05/15/love-life-tragedy-a-musical-glimpse-into-nick-carters-soul/

On today's episodes we chat about some Boy Band Updates (like NKOTB Vegas VIPs) and then take some really old O-Town quizzes to see how we do. (Not great, not terrible lol)

On today's episode we recap the new documentary "The Carters: Hurts to Love You" on Paramount+Directed by Soleil Moon Frye, she uses old home video footage and interviews with Angel and Nick Carter, Lori Knight, Ginger Carter, Scout Willis and more to tell the story of the Carter family and what was happening behind the scenes. Addictions and Mental Illness caused Angel and Nick to lose their three siblings, Leslie, Aaron and Bobbie Jean, and their father Bob over the course of 11 years.A very well done documentary.Have you watched it yet? What are your thoughts?

In today's episode we have some Boy Band updates.Then we remembered when Cinzia and Sofia travelled to Kentucky 10 years ago, to see Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell from the Backstreet Boys as they got inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame.

On today's episode we chatted about JONASCON 2025 with the Jonas Brothers.Note: we did not go to the event and recorded this before the event talking about all the fun stuff they were planning on doing.If you went to JONASCON and want to chat about your experience,  comment below or send us an email!

Today we chat about some BSB updates like the Boys being on a NASCAR, Brian's son Baylee being on American Idol, Nick's new single and more!

Five (5ive) has reunited with all 5 members!J. Abz, Sean, Scott and Rich are back and going on tour in November! So far only UK dates but fingers crossed for International ones.We also reviewed their Greatest Hits album.Are you excited for the Five reunion?What's your fave Five song?Which Boy Band do you hope comes back next?

More Boy Band Updates! Big Time Rush, Joey McIntyre and BSB tour Updates. Plus 5ive has some news coming up!Also Cinzia went to the Jonas Brothers Merch Pop Up and Surprise 20th Anniversary Concert on February 15, 2025 in Toronto at Massey Hall! They did a 20 song set plus filmed 2 songs to use in their upcoming Christmas Movie!

The Backstreet Boys are Back baby!They have announced a new Las Vegas Residency at the very cool, state of the art concert venue, The Sphere. They will be there July 11 - August 3, 2025.Plus they are releasing Millennium 2.0 on July 11th!Are you thinking of going?

As predicted, once we did a Boy Band update episode a few weeks ago, the boy banders decided to make more announcements LOLToday we talk about O-Town's new VIPs, the Backstreet Boys getting ready to make an announcement this Friday, the Jonas Brothers spotted in Toronto (sadly not by us) and more!

Joey McIntyre from New Kids on the Block just released a new solo album called "Freedom". Sofia and Cinzia review it. (After a short sidetrack about groundhogs lol) What's your fave song on the album? tags: #boybands #popmusic #pop2k Join us on our socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/boybandbreak Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boybandbreak/

It's time for some Boy Band Updates! Joey McIntyre from NKOTB has released a new album called "Freedom". 98 Degrees has a new single names "Got U" and an album release date for Full Circle on May 9th Jonas Brothers released a new song with Marshmello called "Slow Motion" and crumbl cookies has a Jo Bro cookie *NSYNC got together at Justin's show without Joey...who was busy debuting on Broadway with "& Juliet" and AJ from BSB went to see Joey's show Some O-Town tour dates were announced Plus more! Lots of fun Boy Band stuff coming up this year!

While we patiently wait for new Boy Band music, we decided to go back and review the Backstreet Boys "Never Gone" album from 2005. (The review starts about 25 mins in lol) Can't believe this year marks the 20th anniversary of the album! This was the last album Kevin did with the Boys before taking a 6 year break from the band. What are your favourite songs from this album?

On today's episode we recap the Paramount+ documentary "Larger than Life: Reign of the Boy Bands" On our way to Philly, Sofia and I decided to watch the new documentary on the bus. A great look at many of the Boy Bands over the years!

As is tradition, on our last episode of the year, we recap our Boy Band experiences from the last year. Not a ton of Boy Band events this year but we did see A Boy Band Symphony, Nick Carter, Cinzia saw AJ and Joey and we saw the Pop2000 tour! What Boy Band events did you go to this year? Who are you hoping to see next year?

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays! Today we talk about Boy Band Christmas stuff like Boy Band Christmas songs and merch!

Another day, another documentary on Lou Pearlman. ;) Today we recap Netflix's "Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam" This one had an interesting twist of an AI Lou saying things he wrote in his book. You also meet some some other friends and co-workers that weren't in the other documentaries. Another interesting dive into Lou's life.

And we're back! Sorry for the unexpected break! Lots going on, including Lydia having emergency gallbladder removal. (She's doing much better!) On today's episode we chat about Sofia and Cinzia's trip to Philly to catch the Pop2000 tour, featuring Chris Kirkpatrick (*NSYNC), Ryan Cabrera,  BBMAK, Brad from LFO and of course, O-Town! It was quite the adventure. And of course, no trip to Philly is complete without running up the Rocky stairs and getting a Philly Cheesesteak! Join us as we recap the trip!

Our Nick Carter week continued with 2 "Who I Am" concerts in Niagara Falls, ON, Canada on October 4 & 5! Cinzia attended the 1st ever Listening Party (spoiler alert, it's fun and you should definitely do one if he has one in your city). Sofia attended the Saturday VIP (also a fun time with friends!) We both attended both concerts. Have you made it out to any of the "Who I Am" tour dates this leg?

Nick Carter is back for the 2nd North America leg of the "Who I Am" Tour. Sofia and Cinzia went to (and chat about) the Toronto show on September 30th, 2024

As we (kinda) patiently wait for AJ (Alex) McLean from the Backstreet Boys to release his first solo album in North America, we decided we would go back in time to review his very first solo album ever, "Have It All", that was released in 2010 in Japan. Did you know the album existed? Did you buy an import copy? What's your fave song?

We have some more Boy Band Updates! Chatting about Nick Carter's "Who I Am" tour including the fact that O-Town will be opening for some shows in California and Texas! New Kids on the Block Vegas Residency! Buffalo on The Masked Singer is a Boy Bander! And more! Non Boy Band related, Cinzia chats about her experience volunteering at the CCMA's in Edmonton and her interactions with Thomas Rhett!

We love sharing stories of concert reviews and events we have been to over the past 6 years of podcasting. However, there are a whole bunch of events prior to starting this podcast. Join us as we stroll down memory lane and remember some of them. Who was the first Boy Bander that you met? Or if you haven't met any yet, who would you love to meet?

Sofia and Cinzia went to the NKOTB Toronto shows! Did you see any of the shows this summer?

"It's the most wonderful time of the year..." Nope, not ChristmasBoy Band Break's 7th Annual Boy Band Fantasy Draft! Will Sofia win her 5th Draft? Will Cinzia or Lydia finally get a win? Or will newcomer, LouBot AI beat us all? It's up to you! Voting will be open for ONE WEEK and will end on Monday September 16th at Midnight ET. You can vote ONCE in EACH method of voting. (So you can vote up to 5 times). All you have to do is pick your favourite band from below. Lydia's Chicago Mix: JC Chasez (*NSYNC), AJ McLean (Backstreet Boys), Erik-Michael Estrada (O-Town), Joey McIntyre (New Kids on the Block) and Nick Lachey (98 Degrees) Sofia's Block Street Town (BST): Nick Carter (Backstreet Boys), Trevor Penick (O-Town), Kevin Richardson (Backstreet Boys), Jacob Underwood (O-Town), Jordan Knight (New Kids on the Block) LouBot's Wyld 4U: Joey Fatone (*NSYNC), Howie D (Backstreet Boys), Donnie Wahlberg (New Kids on the Block), Justin Timberlake (*NSYNC), Ashley Parker Angel (O-Town) Cinzia's Sparkling DinoMyte: Chris Kirkpatrick (*NSYNC), Jeff Timmons (98 Degrees), Lance Bass (*NSYNC), Nick Jonas (Jonas Brothers), Dan Miller (O-Town) How to vote: 1. Comment on the YouTube Video 2. Comment on our Facebook Post 3. Comment on our Instagram Post 4. Vote in our Twitter/X Poll 5. Vote on Spotify

On today's episode we chat about this People Magazine article: https://people.com/backstreet-boys-where-are-they-now-8676858 and add some additional updates

On today's episode we go back in time to 2011. It was a huge Boy Band year for us. NKOTBSB toured North America and we saw a bunch of the shows. Nick Carter released another solo album (I've Taking Off) and we got to see Nick and Howie D a bunch of times and we went on a BSB cruise. Did you see the NKOTBSB tour? What 2 Boy Bands would you want to see touring together?

Today we're chatting about some Boy Band Updates about Jonas Brothers, *NSYNC and BSB! Also we extended our contest deadline until August 17th so you have some more time to enter!Check out our Linktree for the links: https://linktr.ee/boybandbreak tags:#boybands #popmusic #pop2k Join us on our socials:Twitter: https://twitter.com/boybandbreakFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/boybandbreak/

Cinzia went to the Pop2000 show in Cleveland on July 14, 2024 to see BBMAK, Ryan Cabrera, Chris Kirkpatrick of *NSYNC, LFO and of course O-Town! Plus she went to the Chris M&G. Don't forget you still have a week to enter to win prizes from out 300th episode! We have FIVE prizes that we are giving away! Click on our links to enter. Contest is open until August 3rd, 2024 at 11:45pm! Prize #1: Handmade *NSYNC Headbands! https://kingsumo.com/g/10pdqq3/win-ns...​ Prize #2: Backstreet Boys Tights!https://kingsumo.com/g/3lpd2pm/win-ba...​ Prize #3: One Direction "Midnight Memories" music bookehttps://kingsumo.com/g/3z967jm/win-on...​ Prize #4: O-Town T-Shirthttps://kingsumo.com/g/mnywd03/win-an...​ Prize #5: Signed BBMAK Photohttps://kingsumo.com/g/mpwxyv1/win-a-...​ tags:#boybands​ #popmusic​ #pop2k​ Join us on our socials:Twitter:    / boybandbreak  ​Facebook:    / boybandbreak  ​

Can you believe that we made it to our THREE HUNDREDTH episode?!?! Neither can we! Almost 6 years in the making!   On today's episode we spin a wheel to see if we can remember what we've talked about on previous episodes. Do you remember these episodes?   BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!   We have FIVE prizes that we are giving away! Click on our links to enter. Contest is open until August 3rd, 2024 at 11:45pm!   Prize #1: Handmade *NSYNC Headbands! https://kingsumo.com/g/10pdqq3/win-nsync-headbands-from-boy-band-breaks-300th-episode-prize-1   Prize #2: Backstreet Boys Tights! https://kingsumo.com/g/3lpd2pm/win-backstreet-boys-bsb-tights-from-boy-band-breaks-300th-episode-prize-2   Prize #3: One Direction "Midnight Memories" music booke https://kingsumo.com/g/3z967jm/win-one-direction-midnight-memories-book-from-boy-band-breaks-300th-episode-prize-3   Prize #4: O-Town T-Shirt https://kingsumo.com/g/mnywd03/win-an-o-town-t-shirt-from-boy-band-breaks-300th-episode-prize-4   Prize #5: Signed BBMAK Photo https://kingsumo.com/g/mpwxyv1/win-a-signed-bbmak-photo-from-boy-band-breaks-300th-episode-prize-5   Looking for the episodes we talked about today? Here are the links:   Episode 138 - Name that Boy Bander: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/8OX4uK2IqLb   Episode 49 - Interview with Brian Jansen, male Boy Band Fan: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/Gm1EhF8IqLb   Episode 3 - The Backstreet Boys!: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/HhnYsqaJqLb   Episode 181 - Howie D Dirty Dancing and Chris Kirkpatrick Celebrity Big Brother:   Episode 47 - NKOTB Mixtape Review: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/XXKWaA7IqLb   Episode 178 - Talking about Backstreet Boys Nick Carter's Hair: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/k4yWu8ZIqLb   Episode 260 - Jonas Brothers The Tour Toronto August 19, 2023 Review: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/FblrqbUIqLb   Episode 74 - 98 Degrees Fallsview Casino Concert Review: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/J92cMk5IqLb   Episode 204 - Pop 2000 Tour Review: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/oZajn9XIqLb   Episode 231 - Rereading Old Teen Magazines - M Magazine February 2001: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/rYWLvrWIqLb

This week we watched the movie "The Idea Of You". In the movie, 40 year old Solene (Anne Hathaway) meets mid 20 year old Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine), one of the members of popular Boy Band August Moon at Coachella. They end up flirting and then secretly dating and then Solene ends up on tour with Hayes over the summer. We recap the movie and give our thoughts. Apologies that the sound quality of Cinzia's mic is off. Hope to have it fixed for next week. The Idea of You is currently available to watch on Amazon Prime. Have you seen it yet?