boy band

noun

: a small ensemble of males in their teens or twenties who play pop songs geared especially to a young female audience

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At age 12, Carter was the youngest member of the Backstreet Boys, the best-selling boy band in history. —

Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024 Topline Music by One Direction, including all five of their studio albums, re-entered the Billboard charts this week after fans paid tribute to the late Liam Payne by streaming and purchasing his former boy band’s catalog. —

Conor Murray, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024 Since the news broke, One Direction fans across generations and continents have mourned Payne — and remember what their favorite boy band represented. —

Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024 A number of musicians who got their start and who are primarily known as part of a girl group or boy band from South Korea have also enjoyed hugely successful solo careers, but there aren’t a ton of them that manage to produce smashes that perform well across the entire planet. —

Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for boy band