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.

The KIDZ BOP headquarters is light and breezy on a summer afternoon in 2023, and the KIDZ (yes all caps, yes with Z) are fresh off taping a Good Morning New York segment. The children’s ensemble ...

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.