ENTER "BOYS WORLD". AN ELECTRIFYING GIRL GROUP THAT DEFY EXPECTATIONS

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Fully embracing the ethos of Cyndi Lauper’s legendary “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”, the somewhat hilariously named Girl Group “Boys World” broke into the music scene with live-wire energy, intense choreographic prowess, and a set of bold vocal performances that are equal parts attitude and passion. These young talents were discovered and brought together by KYN entertainment, who recruited each of them through their individual performances across social media platforms, something akin to a modern-day musical dream come through, thanks to the power of social media exposure.

Their infectious bubble-gum and cheeky late 90s Nickelodeon energy is impossible to ignore, especially in their newest music video "Something In The Water", where they carry themselves as seasoned professionals that are confident in their talent and comfortable with each other. It's fair to say that they seem to be following in the footsteps of the legendary Spice Girls, who I suspect would be more than willing to give them their Spice Seal of Approval.

Merely a week after the release of their debut EP  "While You Were Out", on April 9th. B.W. reached #1 on Amazon Music’s “Breakthrough Pop” playlist, and then they went on to break the 6 million streams mark on Spotify in under 3 weeks. If this is not a sign of great things to come, I don't know what is. Could we be witnessing new Pop Culture Titans on the rise? Only time will tell, but for now, let's just get to know them a little better:

Where are all of you from?

Columbus, Ohio - Olivia 

Boise, Idaho - Lillian 

Bay Area, California - Queenie

Grand Rapids Michigan- Makhyli 

Queens, New York- Elana 

How did all of you get linked up?

We were all discovered on instagram! 

What did you all do before joining the group?

I was going to high school focusing on art ! - Lillian 

I was going to high school, posting covers every week on Instagram, growing my platform. - Queenie

I was doing musical theatre and film acting! - Makhyli 

I was in my junior year of  high school and I was very passionate about acting! - Elana

I was writing songs for people on YouTube and actively trying to get an internship at a record label/ or get signed. I was like my own manager back then. - Olivia 

Who are your influences individually?

I love The Cure, Weezer, Ariana Grande, Joji, and a bunch more !! - Lillian 

I absolutely love Whitney Houston, Kehlani, Adele, Donna Summer, Frank Sinatra and so many more, I can never pick my top influences!! - Queenie

Growing up Emeli sandé, Jessie j, Michael Jackson, and Alicia keys were a HUGE influence on me! - Makhyli 

I grew up listening to a lot of Disney stars from tv shows that I was obsessed with!! Shows like Hannah Montana and movies like High School Musical were my first early influences and that's what inspired me to sing! - Elana

My musical influences consist of Lorde, Billie Eilish and Finneas, Gracie Abrams, Julia Micheals, Max Martin, Shellback and mostly songwriters who have written the top pop songs of the 2000s/2010s. - Olivia 

How would you describe your sound to people who haven't heard of you?

I’d describe us to be very fun, energetic, girl anthem type of sound to those who haven’t heard us, but we do have variety and to expect different genres mixed in!! -Queenie

I would say we’re a pop group with some grit and unexpected surprise! - Makhyli 

The girl group you’ve been waiting for. - Olivia 

I would say we’re a pop girl group that you can always find something to relate to in what we put out! - Lillian 

You can find lots of female empowerment in our sound which is exactly what this world needs. - Elana 

How did you feel the first time you heard "Girlfriends"?

The first time i heard girlfriends, I was immediately like “oh this song is boys world” it’s just so us, it had to be our first single. - Lillian 

I knew the moment we first heard girlfriends that it was made for us, and this was gonna be one of our best songs yet!! - Queenie 

It felt so comfortable and like home when I heard it. it’s like when you find your soulmate and can talk to them for hours -Makhyli 

When I heard Girlfriends for the first time, I just knew immediately it was made for us. we wanted to debut with a girl anthem pop song that really represented our friendship and that is EXACTLY what girlfriends was for us. -Elana

Hearing Girlfriends for the first time felt like an out-of-body experience, like it wasn’t really happening. I sort of sat back and filmed everyone crying on the day it was released. -Olivia 

Can you take me behind the inspiration of "Something in the Water"?

We didn’t write the song ourselves, it was written by the amazing Tayla Parx and her team who we have worked with on several songs now. We did find our own personal meanings while recording and rehearsing this song that made us feel attached and inspired by it. Some of us thought of the feeling you get on a first date with someone and some of us described the song as that feeling when you have butterflies. We hope everyone who listens finds their own meaning with this song! Hopefully, it makes you want to grab a camera and take pictures with your friends while having a blast! That was the inspiration behind the music video, a perfect night with your best friends. 

 What was it like shooting the music video?

Shooting this music video was so fun !! Everything we did in the video really encapsulates how the song makes you feel, and that was really important to us. It's also such a different vibe than we’ve ever done. We hope people love it as much as we do !! 

Favorite lyrics on the track?

“I don’t know about forever, but I know about tonight” This lyric encapsulates the overall feeling of the song and reminds us to live in the moment. 

Can you take me through the process of picking songs for your debut EP, While You Were Out?

We all sat on the couch in our old house and played all of the songs we had. We sat there with our eyes closed trying to figure out a way to make the songs cohesive in some sort of way. A bunch of conversations and laughing later and we stumbled upon the order that we have now! We presented our reasoning to our team and the rest was history.

How important is it to you to be a role model for young girls?

Being a role model is extremely important to us because we feel like in society today, girls especially are made out to be rude and catty towards one another and we feel like we’re breaking the stereotype by proving girls from all over the country can get along and be the best of friends!

Refinery29 named you one of the 14 most influential Gen-Z "people doing the most with the least", how does that feel?

It’s an honor being referred to as one of the most influential people of Gen-z. We want to inspire and motivate those who are constantly working towards their dreams every day. We are up for the challenge! 

Check out Boys World’s new single ‘Something In The Water’ HERE and music video is HERE

MEET THE AUTHOR

Samuel Aponte is Venezuelan-born raised and based. 

I joined Rival Magazine after a few years of doing PR work for independent musicians of all stripes; understanding their struggles to be heard in a sea of constant  ADHD noise and paywalled access to platforms, I now bring a willingness to always appreciate and encourage the effort and creativity that artists put into their work . Can also find some of my writings on LADYGUNN and We Found New Music.