Interview: Boys World

Client: Billboard

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“I’m really glad we’re not a bubblegum pop, squeaky-clean group,” says Boys World’s Makhyli Simpson on a Zoom call with Billboard, “because I think that would be harder for us.” Her group mates — Queenie Mae Villaluz, Elana Caceres, Olivia Ruby and Lillian Kay — all nod in agreement.

Thus far, the ascent of Boys World has been anything but difficult. From the moment the quintet dropped their debut single, “Girlfriends,” last October — with its delicious truth bomb, ”Girls stan girlfriends over boyfriends” — they’ve been dubbed the “Gen Z Spice Girls.” Songwriters behind hits for BTS, Katy Perry, Selena Gomez and Dua Lipa have gotten on board; so have over 1.1 million followers on TikTok and 100,000 Instagram followers.

With its debut EP, 'While You Were Out,' due in April, Boys World will begin stating its case as a U.S. girl group for a new generation. https://t.co/TkCIyKccsY

— billboard (@billboard) March 26, 2021