After the success of One Direction, the US is now ready to re-claim the best boy band title. In the past, the US has hit the ball out the park when it comes to boy band world domination with names such as New Kids On The Block, Backstreet Boys and NSYNC. However when One Direction came along, there were basically no other boy bands worth talking about until the guys decided to focus on their solo projects.
Now there are two bands from the US who are ready to take the boy band thrown.
In Real Life
The US network ABC decided to bring three well known music industry professionals together to search for five members to form a new boy band. Music producer Timbaland, Emma Bunton (Baby Spice) and Nick Carter (Backstreet Boys) were chosen for this task and over ten weeks gave support and feedback to all the boys until the final five were chosen (Brady Tutton 15, Chance Perez 19, Drew Ramos 19, Sergio Calderon 17 and Michael Conor 18).
The group are called In Real Life and their first single 'Eyes Closed' has nearly 2 million streams on Spotify. They are currently performing around the US and growing their fan base but we feel the guys have what it takes to go international.
They have already mentioned a new single and video coming soon as well as plans for a Christmas song.
PRETTYMUCH
PRETTYMUCH are Brandon Arreaga 17, Edwin Honoret 18, Zion Kuwonu 18, Nick Mara 19 and Austin Porter 20. The guys were all solo singers until Simon Cowell put them together in a group and signed them to his label Syco Music. With the same manager and label as One Direction, many people weren't sure whether they would be able to handle the pressure but as soon as they released their first single 'Would You Mind', it was clear that these guys mean business.
The single has already had nearly 8 million streams on Spotify.
Their new single 'Teacher' has nearly 2 million streams on Spotify.
The only question now is which group will be the first to have international success and will they experience the same success as One Direction?
As a founding member of boy band (now man band) A1, he travelled around the world and enjoyed spending lots of time in many music charts.
Now Ben Adams is back with a new solo track 'OMG' and this will be a huge hit both in the clubs and to get you ready for a night out.
Ben is know for his stunning vocals and youthful looks and this song is just perfect for the industry right now.
A solo album will be out soon but till then, make sure you get your copy of 'OMG' and see if you can listen to it without bopping your heads!
It's been too long since we have had any news about a new album from Jessie J. She released a song called 'Real Deal' on the 11th August 2017 which was later announced that it wasn't going to be featured on the next album.
On the 15th September 2017 Jessie J released her new single 'Think About That', the lead single from her upcoming album 'R.O.S.E' and it has been described as a powerful, emotional track which showcases the stunning technical vocals that Jessie J is renowned for.
It's not just the new single that Jessie's fans can enjoy, she has just announced her October tour where she has shows in the UK, Mainland Europe, the US and Canada.
It is believed that new tracks from the album will be performed as well as fan favourites.
All we can say is it's nice to have you back Jessie J!
If you are one of the millions who have been following Niall Horan on his solo music journey, we have some good news for you! Niall has just announced that his debut album will be called 'Flicker' and released on the 20th October 2017.
The album will feature his two chart hits, 'This Town' and 'Slow Hands'.
If you can't wait for the album, Niall has today released his new single 'Too Much To Ask' which is available now!
Megan McKenna is best known as a cast member in The Only Way Is Essex but now she is ready to show off her other talent, singing!
McKenna has recently stared in her own TV (There's Something About Megan) on ITVBe which follows Megan as she travels to the US and performs her music.
She now has a debut solo single 'High Heeled Shoes' which is currently sitting at number 1 on the iTunes UK chart and her other song 'Far Cry From Love' is at number 2 (knocking Taylor Swift off the top spot).
McKenna is going down the country route and so far it seems to be working. She has been speaking with The X Factor judge Louis Walsh about her music and is also getting advice which may just see McKenna taking the country music worldwide charts by storm.
Both songs are available now on iTunes and Spotify and the question is, where will Megan McKenna chart on tomorrow's UK Top 40?
Mollie King is best known as a member of The Saturdays and recently has been in the press and all over the internet. The reason for this is due to her new single 'Hair Down'. After her debut single 'Back To You', King is back with her second single which is more of a pop/dance track and is going to be perfect to get you on the dance floor.
Talking about dance floors, anyone who watches BBC's Strictly Come Dancing will see Molly strutting her stuff following in the footsteps of her Saturdays band mate Frankie Bridge.
