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BTS label BigHit Music launches a 2026 global audition for aspiring male K-pop artists born in 2008 or later to form the next big boy band sensation. Hybe subsidiary and BTS label BigHit Music has ...

A social media influencer charged along with her father and ex-boyfriend with plotting to kill the father of her 7-year-old daughter during a family custody dispute pleaded not guilty Monday, Sept. 14 ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Orlando was once known as boy-band central, helping launch groups like the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC and O-Town. Now, five young performers hope to put the city back in that spotlight.

Jacob Rott has seen the ’90s, and he’s ready for frosted tips to make a comeback. “I haven’t done it yet, but I think it looks so cool,” says the 25-year-old. “It could be very iconic.” Jacob Rott ...

On this day in 1969, Donnie Wahlberg was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was first known as an original member of the boy band New Kids on the Block. Donnie was discovered at the age of 15. It was ...

In their first TikTok video, Boy Throb came in hot. "We're gonna win a Grammy," its four members say in unison, wearing hot pink tracksuits. There's just one problem: Without a U.S. visa, band member ...

The rise of Boy Throb is not your typical boy band story. One Direction, the Jonas Brothers and NSYNC all leveraged industry connections and blockbuster TV moments. Boy Throb instead went viral on ...

The rise of Boy Throb is not your typical boy band story. Magdum is an Indian citizen, and hasn't been able to join the group in real life, instead performing over video call. His disembodied head has ...

Darshan Magdum, a member of the viral boy band Boy Throb, has announced that his U.S. visa has been approved. "I got the visa!" Magdum exclaimed on a FaceTime call with his fellow bandmates on Monday.

Boy Throb, a viral boy band whose identity is wrapped up in the goal of getting a U.S. visa for vocalist Darshan Magdum, shared a video Monday announcing that Magdum’s visa had finally been approved. ...