boy band

American  

Or boyband

noun

boy bands plural

1. a trendy pop group of young male singers, each member typically cultivating an image so as to appeal to a preteen audience.

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boy band British  

noun

1. an all-male vocal pop group created to appeal to a young audience

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• boy bands
  plural

Etymology

Origin of boy band

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

boy band

In 2017, Beatty appeared on the song “Queer” by the hip-hop boy band Brockhampton; other collaborations followed with the likes of Tyler, the Creator and Benny Blanco.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

He explained that although his sense of “normalcy” was taken away from him following the end of the boy band, he knew he couldn’t let it take over his life.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026

While Victoria Hupp, a 29-year-old mother of two from near Cleveland, has been a fan of Styles since his boy band days, she didn’t have room in her budget for airfare on top of tickets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

Widely lauded as the biggest boy band in the world, BTS went on hiatus in 2022 so the group's seven members could serve compulsory stints in the South Korean military.

From Barron's ● Mar. 21, 2026

“We just want to thank you for gettin’ us here safe —” T. Woodland, known as “the cute one” in The Corporations seventh-grade boy band, Boyz Will B Boyz.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray