KIDZ BOP was founded by Craig Balsam and Cliff Chenfeld in 2001. Each had three kids, Junk says, and while on the birthday party circuit, they started to notice a lack of music for school-aged kids.

KIDZ BOP was founded by Craig Balsam and Cliff Chenfeld in 2001. Each had three kids, Junk says, and while on the birthday party circuit, they started to notice a lack of music for school-aged kids.

Kidz Bop 50 is here, marking the latest of the enduring brand’s kid-friendly sanitization of pop music. The first Kidz Bop albums included millennial anthems such as “Bye Bye Bye” and “All ...