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New Kids on the Block

Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&BPop

New Kids on the Block is a Contemporary R&B and Pop act. Their sound grew out of Lady Gaga, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Ne-Yo, New Edition and Michael Jackson. Those roots explain a lot about how New Kids on the Block arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Rick Astley, Paula Abdul, Five, Color Me Badd and Westlife, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Jonas Brothers, 98 Degrees, Tami Chynn, Five and The Collective, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 48 connections around New Kids on the Block, reaching back through Lady Gaga and forward to Jonas Brothers. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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New Kids on the BlockLady GagaDJ Jazzy JeffNe-YoNew EditionMichael JacksonThe DelfonicsTiffanyDebbie GibsonJonas Brothers98 DegreesTami ChynnFiveThe CollectiveBackstreet BoysJennifer LopezMark WahlbergRick AstleyPaula AbdulFiveColor Me BaddWestlifeExposé98ºVanessa Williams

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New Kids on the Block connections

New Kids on the Block grew out of Lady Gaga, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Ne-Yo and New Edition, shares an orbit with Rick Astley, Paula Abdul, Five and Color Me Badd, went on to shape Jonas Brothers, 98 Degrees, Tami Chynn and Five. 48 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced New Kids on the Block

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Sounds and acts that shaped New Kids on the Block.

Artists similar to New Kids on the Block

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Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with New Kids on the Block.

Bands New Kids on the Block shaped

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