Something huge was happening at New Jersey's Paramus Park Mall. Police lights flashed, enthusiastic screams punctured the air, and a wave of anticipation swelled like a tsunami. The day before—May 6, ...

Hanson stopped '90s kids' hearts last week with a gorgeous, acoustic performance of their 1997 hit "MMMBop" on ABC's Greatest Hits. EW caught up with Taylor Hanson to chat about that widely-shared ...

If you were around in 1997, you simply could not miss it: "MMMBop" was everywhere. The song, off Hanson's debut "Middle of Nowhere," helped sell more than 10 million albums, and knocked the Notorious ...

Five studio albums, three live albums, nearly 15 years of performing, 20 years of playing music, major record labels, world tours, multiple Grammy nominations, creating an independent music label, and ...

The Beach Boys inspired Hanson’s “MMMBop” after Hanson members stumbled upon Beach Boys songs. Hanson’s Zac Hanson explained the meaning of the track. Hanson’s “MMMBop” became a massive hit in the ...

‘I’m surprised more people weren’t worried about us when you look at the things we were writing at that age’: (from left) Taylor, Zac and Isaac Hanson in 1997 (Roger Sargent/Shutterstock) When “MMMBop ...

1997: Hanson will probably spend the rest of their lives trying and failing to come up with a song that emulates the genius of MMMBop, and there's no shame in that Rolling Stone readers voted MMMBop ...

It’s time to get another catchy ’90s classic stuck in your head. Pop rock band Hanson was a trio of precocious brothers when their hit “MMMBop” wormed its way into ears across the world in 1997. That ...

A version of this story appeared in the May 26 issue of Entertainment Weekly, available to buy here. Don’t forget to subscribe for more exclusive interviews and photos, only in EW. Back in 1997, three ...