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It's the most wonderful time of the year...That's right, we're back for our 9th Annual Boy Band Fantasy Draft!This year we have a special guest replacing the LouBot 3000... welcome to Robin! We met Robin in Ottawa years ago at a Howie D event and she's been a great supporter of the podcast! Happy to have her join us for the draft!OK, here's this year's teams. Vote for your favourite in the comments!Sofia's "Back 2 Luv": Nick Carter (Backstreet Boys), Erik-Michael Estrada (O-Town), Trevor Pennick (O-Town), Kevin Richardson (Backstreet Boys), Donnie Walhberg (New Kids on the Block)Lydia's "ChatGPTease": Ashley Parker Angel (O-Town), Joey Fatone (*NSYNC), JC Chasez (*NSYNC), Howie D (Backstreet Boys), Dave Moffatt (The Moffatts)Cinzia's "Heated Bandlry": Chris Kirkpatrick (*NSYNC), Hudson Williams (Heated Rivalry), Jeff Timmons (98 Degrees), AJ McLean (Backstreet Boys), Anthony Key (Boy Throb)Robin's "Silver Symphony": Nick Lachey (98 Degrees), Trevor Guthrie (soulDecision), J Brown (5ive), Joey McIntyre (New Kids on the Block) and Nicky Byrne (Westlife)Don't forget that you can also cast your vote on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and Threads! 1 vote per platform!

On today's episode we do a few Boy Band Updates and then go back to 2011 to when BSB's Howie D released his first solo album "Back to Me".Sofia and Cinzia were luckily enough to meet Howie in Toronto that day (November 15, 2011) and we chat about that while doing a track by track review.Do you remember this album? What are your fave songs?

The Backstreet Boys have announced a residency in Toronto, ON Canada in February 2027!Tickets are on sale this week (starting Oct 4, 2026) on Ticketmaster.VIP and Hotel packages are available from Please & Thank You please.coGood luck!Are you guys planning on coming to a show?

Random Chatting. Talking about the Junos, the Boy Bands doing the "Dad what were you like in the 90s?" trend, some music updates (BSB in Paw Patrol) and more!

It's time for another Boy Band Updates episode!This is usually the time of year we get some concert news. Today we chat about: * Niall Horan from One Direction teaming up with country star Thomas Rhett for some joint tour dates* Backstreet Boys new Vegas Dates* Updates on what Nick Carter is (and isn't) doing* Jonas Brothers Vegas Dates* The Boy Band Cruise in November with the Pop2K guysWill you be attending any of these events? Let us know!Enjoy!

We're back!Sorry for the delay! Happy belated birthday Sofia!Today we're reviewing Nick Jonas' new solo album "Sunday Best", which was released February 6, 2026. (Review starts around the 20 min mark)Do you have a fave song from this album?

Cinzia and her high school bestie Gina travelled to London England to see the band Five reunite! They went to the 3rd show at The O2 Arena for the Keep on Movin' 2025 Tour. They also went to the soundcheck. The boys put on an amazing show! Fantastic song selection, great vocals and amazing choreography. Plus the guys looked like they were having the time of their lives! Let's hope they keep on touring for years to come.If you want Five to come to your country/city, make sure to request them! https://five.os.fan/where-should-we-go-nextHere's hoping they come to North America in 2026!

Guys! It's FINALLY HERE!!!!AJ McLean from Backstreet Boys has released his solo album "my name is Alexander James" on January 9, 2026The album is awesome and we do a track by track review, which starts around the 56 minute mark. LOL. As you should know by now, we definitely go off track and get distracted. The beginning of the episode is an update on what's been happening the last few weeks, a timeline of the various other attempts for an AJ album and other singles released, and a brief Heated Rivalry chat.AJ/Alex - we are so proud of you! This album is great and totally worth the wait. The songs are catchy and have been stuck in our heads.What are your fave songs off the album?

Happy New Year! In today's episode, we chat about the Backstreet Boys Sphere residency starting up and the German shows. Also, as is tradition, we do a recap of what we did this past year. Which is always fun because we tend to forget what we did. LOL. Highlights included were some new Boy Band albums released, as well as the trip we took to see Nick Carter in Chicago. :) What were your fave memories of 2025? What shows are you looking forward to in 2026? P.s. - So sorry for the delay guys. It's been a crazy few weeks. Lydia's beloved cat Kagami passed away. Cinzia's co-worker Neno passed away suddenly. Cinzia and Lydia's dad got into a car accident last weekend in Pittsburgh, on his way to Florida. (He's doing well, but his spine is fractured and the car was totalled. He's still able to walk and has to wear a brace for 3 months).

Sorry for the delay everyone! Here's our Christmas episode. We chatted about Boy Band Christmas songs, "A Very Jonas Brothers Christmas" movie, Sofia's Christmas activities, Joey Fatone joining "& Juliet" on tour in Florida, Cinzia going to the Nick Jonas Sunday Best Brunch in Toronto and the Jo Bro shows in Hamilton, and some inspirational quotes from Sofia.

Sorry for the delay in posting this! We recorded this back in November before Cinzia went to England to see 5ive and we forgot to post it. This probably has more of out date updates but all good. LOL Sofia and Cinzia chatted about some things like: A Very Jonas Christmas movie (and soundtrack) coming out Nick Jonas Brunch announcement Backstreet Boys A Very Backstreet Christmas re-release Nick Carter doing The Grove Christmas Tree Lighting AJ McLean releasing an album Cinzia going to England to see FiveCheck out our future episodes in which we will discuss these things after they happened. LOL

Here's some Boy Band updates that we recorded a few weeks ago. Including the BSB x Taylor Swift mash up, AJ on the Jennifer Hudson show, Jonas Brothers at the World Series, O-Town releasing Making the Band on YouTube and more! Also, as per usual when we make one of these, new info comes out afterwards, so we'll probably make another one soon. p.s. - We mention Nick Carter going to Rhode Island Comic Con but he cancelled that and didn't go.

Sofia and Cinzia headed to the Chicago area the weekend of Canadian Thanksgiving (October 11-12, 2025) to see Nick Carter! We saw his concerts in Des Plaines and St. Charles and went to the St. Charles Soundcheck party. Ran into some old friends and had an awesome weekend! This was one of our fave Nick tours. Hope he adds more dates!

It's that time of year again! Our 8th Annual Boy Band Break Fantasy Boy Band Draft! Here's how it works. Cinzia, Lydia, Sofia and a random picker (LouBot 5000) have all created a 5 member Boy Band. Throughout this week (Sunday October 5th - Saturday October 11th, 2025) YOU can vote for your favourite Boy Band across all of our platforms. Only 1 vote allowed per platform but you can vote all on of them - YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Spotify, Twitter/X and TikTok (if I can figure out how to set it up lol). You do not need to vote for the same band on each platform. Each vote counts as 1 point. If any of the actual Boy Band Members interact with the draft (Retweet, Comment, make a video encouraging other to vote, etc) we get 5 bonus points per action.The team with the most points is crowned the winner. Sofia has won 5 out of the 7 previous drafts. Is it finally time for Cinzia or Lydia (or LouBot) to take her crown? Here are this year's teams: Cinzia's Team - Fun Boyz Posse: Chris Kirkpartick from *NSYNC (as always), Joe Jonas from the Jonas Brothers, Jeff Timmons from 98 Degrees, AJ McLean from the Backstreet Boys and Lance Bass from *NSYNC Lydia's Team - SodaPop Boys: Andrew Choi (Voice Actor of Juni in K-Pop Demon Hunters), Kevin Richardson from the Backstreet Boys, Ashley Parker Angel from O-Town, Joey Fatone from *NSYNC and Nick Lachey from 98 Degrees LouBot 5000's Team - BB Builderz: Mark Feehily from Westlife (my apologizes for incorrectly saying he was from BBMAK), Kevin Jonas from the Jonas Brothers, Jordan Knight from New Kids on the Block, Drew Lachey from 98 Degrees and Jon Knight from New Kids on the Block Sofia's Team - SyncTown: Nick Carter from the Backstreet Boys, JC Chasez from *NSYNC, Donnie Wahlberg from New Kids on the Block, Trevor Penick from O-Town and Erik-Michael Estrada from O-Town Happy Voting!tags:#boybands #popmusic #pop2kJoin us on our socials:Twitter: https://twitter.com/boybandbreakFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/boybandbreak/

A few weeks late but here is our 98 Degrees "Full Circle" album review (after a 15-20 min tangent about the CNE lol). Love this album! Have you listened to it yet? Do you have a favourite of the new songs? p.s. Cinzia did go to the CNE show and had an awesome time in the front row!