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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The famed boy band performed in its current lineup of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen, but Robbie Williams and Jason Orange didn’t join them for the performance on the biggest night in British film.
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
The Backstreet Boys aren't the only boy band featured in the documentary with memories of bad styling.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
The sixth single by the seven-member boy band dropped Feb. 5 and launched with 104,639 CDs to hit No. 1 for the metric.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 12 Feb. 2025
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Stiller’s Simon Cowell-esque Oscar will be putting together a boy band, as hinted by the series’ title.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
The Backstreet Boys aren't the only boy band featured in the documentary with memories of bad styling.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
The sixth single by the seven-member boy band dropped Feb. 5 and launched with 104,639 CDs to hit No. 1 for the metric.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 12 Feb. 2025
Related Stories 2025 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming
2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery
Stiller’s Simon Cowell-esque Oscar will be putting together a boy band, as hinted by the series’ title.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for boy band
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“Boy band.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boy%20band. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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