Boy bands hit like Beanie Babies in the 1990s ... There was one silver lining: Jesse McCartney. New Edition member Michael Bivins was all about his business when New Edition first split.

All words used to describe New Edition, the boy band that was founded in Boston ... for his starring role on Empire — who portrays Michael Bivins. The hope is that people of all ages will ...

“The Beatles deserve all the credit in the world because they gave birth to so many boy band groups over the years,” Bivins said ... Think: Michael Jackson, Bobby Brown and Justin Timberlake.