NEW YORK, NY (May 15, 2017) – Just hours before they took the stage for the opening night of the Total Package Tour, NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK released their Thankful EP this past Friday, five tracks of all-new music and the first from the group since 2013’s TEN.  Danny, Donnie, Joey, Jonathan and Jordan celebrated Thankful’s release in typical NKOTB-style by kicking off yet another supertour, this time with the legendary Paula Abdul and Boyz II Men in tow.  The guys also stopped by the TODAY Show this morning for their Summer Concert Series, shutting down Rockefeller Plaza with a marathon of hits and taking over every hour of the show to cohost alongside Al and Dylan.  Thankful is available now via Kobalt Music Recordings across all major digital service providers.

NKOTB gave Blockheads a preview of what to expect on the new EP when they performed Thankful’s lead single “One More Night” at The Late Late Show with James Corden in March.  The track was met with overwhelming support from critics, with Rolling Stone describing it as “alluring” and “seductive,” and FUSE proclaiming, “It’s got a sexy beat, boy-band harmonies and lyrics sure to make their fans scream for more.” The group has since released the music video for “One More Night,” described by Bustle as “pure boy band magic,” with PopSugar assuring fans will, “fall in love with NKOTB all over again.”

Watch the music video for “One More Night” here

Thankful EP track listing:

1. Heartbeat
2. Thankful
3. One More Night
4. Hard (Not Luvin U)
5. Still Sounds Good

NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK have sold more than 80 million albums worldwide -- including back-to-back international #1 songs, 1988’s Hangin’ Tough and 1990’s Step By Step -- and a series of crossover smash R&B, pop hits like “You Got It (The Right Stuff),”  “Cover Girl,” “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time),” “Hangin’ Tough,” “I’ll Be Loving You,” “Step By Step” and “Tonight.”  The group shattered concert box office records playing an estimated 200 concerts a year, in sold out stadiums throughout the world.  Following 2013’s hugely-successful Package Tour, the group is set to embark alongside Paula Abdul and Boyz II Men on the aptly-titled TOTAL PACKAGE TOUR.  Kicking off May 12th in Columbus, OH and continuing through over 40 North American cities, the tour will also include the Boston natives’ return to Fenway Park for their first time in 5 years, since they visited the Green Monster on their acclaimed NKOTBSB Tour with the Backstreet Boys.  The trek will also include the group’s first performance at the famed Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles as well as additional stops in Brooklyn, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas and more.  Tickets are available now on www.ticketmaster.com.

THE TOTAL PACKAGE TOUR DATES

*NKOTB and Paula Abdul only

Photo credit: Marcello Ambriz