New Kids on the Block (also initialized as
NKOTB) is an American boy band from
Boston,
Massachusetts. The band's original name was 'Nynuk'. The band currently consists of brothers
Jordan and
Jonathan Knight,
Joey McIntyre,
Donnie Wahlberg, and
Danny Wood. New Kids on the Block enjoyed success in the late 1980s and early 1990s and have sold more than 80 million records worldwide. They won two
American Music Awards in 1990 for Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo, or Group and Favorite Pop/Rock Album. The group disbanded in 1994, after which several attempts were made to get the group back together, all of them unsuccessful.