Kidz Bop facts for kids
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| Previous owners | KIDZ BOP Enterprises LLC. Razor & Tie |
| Tagline | "Sung by kids for kids" |
| Website | kidzbop.com |
Kidz Bop is a popular music brand. It creates compilation albums where kids sing famous pop songs. The brand started in 2001. Kidz Bop makes "child-friendly" versions of songs. These are songs you hear on the Top 40 radio charts. Kids and teenagers perform all the songs.
Razor & Tie co-founders Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam created the idea. The first Kidz Bop album came out on October 9, 2001. Since then, Kidz Bop has sold over 21 million albums. Their songs have also been streamed more than 4.5 billion times. Kidz Bop now includes other things too. These are merchandise, music videos, and live concert tours. They also hold competitions to find new talent.
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Kidz Bop's Chart Success
The Kidz Bop Kids are very successful. They have been named Billboard's No. 1 Kids' Album Artist for ten years in a row. This includes every year from 2010 to 2020.
In December 2020, Spotify announced something cool. The KIDZ BOP Kids were the most streamed artist. This was on the Spotify Kids app in the US.
Billboard also listed The KIDZ BOP Kids. They were in the Top 100 Artists of the Decade for the 2010s. They ranked at number 75.
Kidz Bop 26 was released on July 15, 2014. This album was the 40th Kidz Bop album to appear on the Billboard 200 chart. Since 2001, over 20 million Kidz Bop albums have been sold worldwide.
In November 2015, Billboard Magazine shared more news. The Kidz Bop Kids ranked very high. They were #4 on a list of artists. This list showed artists with the most Top 10 albums on the Billboard 200 chart. The Kidz Bop Kids have 22 Top 10 albums. This is more than famous artists like Madonna and Bruce Springsteen.
In 2015, Kidz Bop 29 reached No. 3 on the Top 200 chart. That same year, Kidz Bop sold 1.15 million albums. This was 23% of all kids' music albums sold. Kidz Bop has released the best-selling children's albums many times. These include Kidz Bop 25 in 2014, Kidz Bop 27 in 2015, and Kidz Bop 31 in 2016.
Kidz Bop Around the World
Kidz Bop in the United Kingdom
In February 2017, Kidz Bop announced big news. They were launching outside America for the first time. They expanded to the UK. A new group of British Kidz Bop Kids was formed. Kidz Bop worked with Universal Music Group and ITV. They also partnered with Crown Talent and Media Group and Creative Artists Agency. ITV even featured the group on their show The Big Audition.
The first two UK albums were Kidz Bop and Kidz Bop 2018. They came out on March 31 and November 10, 2017. More albums followed. Kidz Bop Summer '18 and Kidz Bop 2019 were released in 2018. Kidz Bop 2020 came out in 2019. In 2020, Kidz Bop Party Playlist and Kidz Bop 2021 were released. Kidz Bop All-Time Greatest Hits came out on March 26, 2021. The ninth UK album, Kidz Bop 2022, was released on October 22, 2021.
Kidz Bop in Germany
Kidz Bop also launched in Germany. Kidz Bop Germany and Kidz Bop Germany 2 were released in 2019. They came out on March 29 and September 6. The third album, Kidz Bop Party Playlist!, was released on April 3, 2020. Kidz Bop 2021 followed on October 23, 2020. Kidz Bop All-Time Greatest Hits was released on March 26, 2021. The sixth German album, Kidz Bop 2022, came out on October 22, 2021.
Kidz Bop in France
Kidz Bop 2022 was released in France on October 22, 2021. This album featured the first group of French Kidz Bop kids.
Kidz Bop in Mexico
Kidz Bop 2022 also came out in Mexico on October 22, 2021. This album was performed by the first group of Spanish-speaking Kidz Bop kids.
Famous Kidz Bop Performers
Many talented young people have been part of Kidz Bop. Some of them later became famous. Here are a few:
- Ross Lynch
- Noah Munck
- Olivia Holt
- Zendaya – Her song "Replay" later appeared on Kidz Bop 26.
- Elijah Johnson
- Fin Argus
- Spencer Locke – She was in the Kidz Bop: Everyone's a Star DVD.
- Becky G – Her song "Shower" later appeared on Kidz Bop 27.
- Kiana Brown
