boy band

References & Edit History Related Topics

Images

One Direction members Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, and Harry Styles pose together at a London event in 2011, standing in front of a branded backdrop.

Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers pose together in matching jackets, standing in a playful, energetic stance and smiling at the camera.

The Temptations pose in suits, with David Ruffin reclining in front, Paul Williams and Eddie Kendricks seated in the center, and Melvin Franklin and Otis Williams behind them.

George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Pete Best, and John Lennon of the Beatles perform onstage in leather jackets at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, February 1961.

Black and white portrait of The Beatles, left to right: Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, all wearing suits and ties, smiling at the camera.

The Rolling Stones

“Hey, hey, we're the Monkees!”

The Jackson 5 perform on stage in colorful matching outfits, singing and playing instruments with a geometric patterned backdrop behind them, 1973.

boy band: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

René Ostberg
René Ostberg is an associate editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Levens Herbert

Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Corrected date in the caption of photo of the Jackson 5.	René Ostberg	Dec 29, 2025
	New article added.	Levens Herbert René Ostberg	Oct 01, 2025