Big Time Rush (2009-2012)
UrFrenz (2009)
B.T.R. (Debut Album)
Elevate (Second Album)
Many U.S. boy bands have tried to recreate the success the Backsteet Boys, ‘N Sync and 98 Degrees enjoyed in the late 1990s and early 2000s (Ever heard of LMNT, which included “Glee” star Matthew Morrison, or Audio, formerly the Diddy-produced B5?) but nearly all have failed to make a real impact, for one reason or another.
Big Time Rush could change that.
The quartet’s self-titled show on Nickelodeon, which formed the band in 2009, has been renewed for a third season (the band members play fictional versions of themselves on the show, much like The Monkees did in the 1960s). Big Time Rush also followed up its 2010 debut album, “BTR,” which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and featured a Snoop Dogg cameo, with November’s “Elevate,” which peaked at No. 12 on the Billboard 200.
Not bad for four guys who didn’t exactly have boy band aspirations.
“I don’t think we ever envisioned being in a boy band,” said Big Time Rush’s James Maslow over the phone last week from Las Vegas. “We had our own bands and projects before this. Once we saw where this could go, we got together and made this the best it could be.”
The audition process lasted two years and included more than 1,500 aspiring singers and actors. Fellow band member Logan Henderson described it as a triple-threat “boot camp” because it involved choreography, singing and acting.
“The waiting period was miserable,” said Henderson, also on the phone. “We couldn’t go out and audition outside of that. It was a tough decision to stick with it but we’re glad we did.”
How did their friends react to their decision to join a boy band?
“They were supportive,” Maslow said. “I think they were stoked that their friend was on TV and had a record deal. … They even have this drinking game for me: Every time my character does something silly, take a drink.”
(Most of Big Time Rush’s fans aren’t legally old enough to drink, but all of the band members are: Maslow and Kendall Schmidt are 21, and Henderson and Carlos Pena Jr. are 22).
You can read the rest of this interview at the source – HERE.
In a recent press release, it was announced that Big Time Rush will perform on the March 9th episode of “Live With Kelly”.
March 9, 2012 – Martin Short shares a second day with Kelly, and they welcome Academy Award® winner Kathy Bates. Plus, Nickelodeon’s boy band, Big Time Rush, performs.
For more info, or to find out how to watch in your area click HERE.