Kidz Bop is an American children's music group that produces family-friendly covers of pop songs and related media. Kidz Bop releases compilation albums that feature children covering songs that chart high on the Billboard Hot 100 or receive heavy airplay from contemporary hit radio stations several months prior to each album's release. Their cover versions use substituted language for the original profanity.
History The concept for Kidz Bop was developed by Cliff Chenfeld and Craig Balsam, who had previously founded the entertainment company Razor & Tie. Chenfeld said Kidz Bop was intended to fill a gap between music for very young children and mainstream pop. The first album was released in 2001 and included updated versions of popular songs like NSYNC's "Bye Bye Bye" and "All the Small Things" by Blink-182.
Razor & Tie partnered with Concord in 2015 and was acquired outright by the company in 2018 who would later merge with BMG Rights Management. Chenfield and Balsam remained as co-CEOs through the transition before leaving the company.
In 2025, Kidz Bop released its 50th studio album.
Chart performance Kidz Bop has placed numerous releases on the Billboard 200 and the Billboard Kid Albums chart. In 2014, Kidz Bop 26 became the franchise's 40th album to chart on the Billboard 200. In November 2015, Billboard ranked Kidz Bop fourth among artists with the most top-ten albums in the history of the Billboard 200. At the time, the franchise had earned 22 top-ten albums. The group was later ranked number 75 on Billboards decade-end list of the top artists of the 2010s. Kidz Bop 29 reached number three on the Billboard 200 in 2015. That year, the franchise recorded 1.15 million album-equivalent units, representing 23 percent of the children's music album category. In 2020, Spotify named Kidz Bop the most-streamed artist in the United States on its Spotify Kids app.
Notable Kidz Bop alumni Fin Argus Becky G Kiana Brown Olivia Holt Elijah Johnson Grant Knoche Spencer Locke – Kidz Bop: Everyone's a Star (DVD) Ross Lynch Noah Munck Zendaya
International expansion United Kingdom In February 2017, Kidz Bop announced it was launching outside the U.S. for the first time, expanding into the UK. There was a new lineup of British Kidz Bop Kids. Kidz Bop partnered with Universal Music Group, ITV, Crown Talent and Media Group and Creative Artists Agency for the UK launch, with ITV featuring the group in an episode of its star search programme The Big Audition.
The first two albums, Kidz Bop and Kidz Bop 2018, were released in the UK on March 31 and November 10, 2017, respectively. The third and fourth albums, Kidz Bop Summer '18 and Kidz Bop 2019, were released in the UK on March 23 and December 7, 2018, respectively. The fifth album, Kidz Bop 2020, was released in the UK on November 15, 2019. The sixth and seventh albums, Kidz Bop Party Playlist and Kidz Bop 2021, were released in the UK in June and October 2020, respectively. The eighth album, Kidz Bop All-Time Greatest Hits, was released in the UK on March 26, 2021. The ninth album, Kidz Bop 2022, was released in the UK on October 22, 2021.
Germany
Kidz Bop Germany and Kidz Bop Germany 2 were released in Germany on March 29 and September 6, 2019, respectively. The third and fourth albums, Kidz Bop Party Playlist! and Kidz Bop 2021, were released on April 3 and October 23, 2020, respectively. The fifth album, Kidz Bop All-Time Greatest Hits was released on March 26, 2021. The sixth album, Kidz Bop 2022, was released on October 22, 2021.
France Kidz Bop 2022 was released in France on October 22, 2021, and was performed by the first lineup of French Kidz Bop Kids.
Mexico Kidz Bop 2022 was released in Mexico on October 22, 2021, and was performed by the first lineup of Spanish-speaking Kidz Bop Kids.
Live performances In 2014, Kidz Bop launched the Dream Big, Sing Loud tour, a nationwide United States concert tour.
The touring program later expanded internationally. The Kidz Bop World Tour 2019 included performances in the United States, Canada, Australia, Germany, the United Kingdom and Mexico.
In 2024, Kidz Bop and Live Nation announced a three-year agreement to continue presenting annual North American tours.
In March 2025, Guinness World Records recognized Kidz Bop with the record for the youngest music performance ensemble to headline an arena. The record was presented during the group's concert at OVO Arena Wembley in London.
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Reception Three months preceding the release of Kidz Bop 10 in 2006, the online tracklist was revealed to feature a cover of Fall Out Boy's "Dance, Dance". After finding out that Kidz Bop can use a song without the original artist's permission but needs their approval to change the lyrics, bassist Pete Wentz responded by requesting the removal of the cover due to the song's sexual overtones, to which Razor & Tie obliged and re-released the tracklist, eliminating "Dance, Dance".
A 2017 study on censorship in Kidz Bop found that replacing words and phrases in songs does not disassociate the original in the minds of young listeners who have heard the uncensored song, and that "repackaging adult music as kids' music" does not remove the adult themes even when words or phrases are substituted. Christopher Bell, an associate professor of media studies at the University of Colorado, has called Kidz Bop "an abomination" because it censors language but not content, altering specific words without changing or obscuring the underlying tone or meaning. He explained: "I don't need a sanitized version of 'Despacito' — I need 8-year-olds not to be singing 'Despacito' because that [song] is super dirty. And Kidz Bop doesn't always make that distinction."
In 2024, Kidz Bop was criticized by the LGBTQ media website Them for the reworked version of Chappell Roan's "Good Luck, Babe!". While the original song referenced Roan's closeted lesbian lover who is regretting her farce of a heterosexual marriage, the Kidz Bop cover version removed any hint of sexuality, replacing the words with confusing "out-of-left-field lyrical choices", according to Them. Members of the LGBTQ community have also criticized Kidz Bop for removing gay references in songs such as "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" by Lil Nas X and "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga, the latter now delisted from streaming services. Many Americans with conservative political views have also criticized the brand for covering songs from these two artists.
Albums AlbumRelease datePeak chart positionsCertifications(sales thresholds)AllMusicreviewUSKidsUSAUSaustralian-charts.com https://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=Kidz+Bop&cat=a Retrieved August 30, 2025.AUTaustriancharts.at https://austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=Kidz%20Bop%20Kids&cat=a Retrieved August 30, 2025.CANBillboard. https://www.billboard.com/artist/kidz-bop-kids/chart-history/tlp/ Go to Canadian Albums section. Retrieved August 30, 2025.GERoffiziellecharts.de https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche Go to search bar and type "Kidz Bop Kids." Retrieved August 30, 2025.SWIRetrieved https://hitparade.ch/search.asp?cat=a&search=Kids+Bop+Kidz August 30, 2025.UKRetrieved https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/49028/kidz-bop-kids/ August 30, 2025.Kidz BopOctober 9, 2001176—————7Kidz Bop didn't chart in England until 2017. US: GoldKidz Bop 2August 20, 2002137—————— US: GoldKidz Bop Christmas (2002)October 22, 2002—66——————Kidz Bop 3March 4, 2003117—————— US: GoldKidz Bop 4August 12, 2003114—————— US: GoldKidz Bop 5February 24, 2004134——————Kidz Bop GoldMay 18, 20048———————Kidz Bop 6August 10, 2004123——————Kidz Bop HalloweenAugust 24, 20041132——————Kidz Bop 7February 22, 200517—————— US: GoldKidz Bop 8August 2, 200516—————— US: GoldA Very Merry Kidz BopSeptember 27, 2005 3128——————Kidz Bop 9February 21, 200622—————— US: GoldMore Kidz Bop GoldMay 23, 20065176——————Kidz Bop 10August 1, 200613—————— US: GoldKidz Bop 11February 20, 200714——————Kidz Bop CountryMay 22, 20079———————Kidz Bop 12July 31, 200727——————The Coolest Kidz Bop Christmas Ever!September 25, 2007557——————Kidz Bop 13February 19, 200814——————Kidz Bop: 80s GoldMay 20, 200813———————Kidz Bop 14July 29, 200818——————Kidz Bop 15February 3, 200917——————Kidz Bop Greatest HitsJune 9, 2009394——————Kidz Bop 16August 4, 200918——————Kidz Bop ChristmasAugust 15, 20093120——————Kidz Bop Sings The BeatlesNovember 10, 20091173——————Kidz Bop 17January 26, 2010112——————Kidz Bop Dance Party!May 3, 20103———————Kidz Bop 18July 20, 201015—————— US: GoldKidz Bop Halloween PartyAugust 24, 2010267——————Kidz Bop Christmas PartyOctober 5, 20107140——————Kidz Bop 19January 18, 201112—————— US: GoldKidz Bop Sings Monster BalladsMay 17, 201113———————Kidz Bop 20July 19, 201112——————Kidz Bop Christmas (2011)October 11, 201110147——————Kidz Bop 21January 17, 201212——18——— US: GoldKidz Bop Ultimate HitsMay 8, 2012 4———————Kidz Bop 22July 17, 201213—————— US: GoldKidz Bop Halloween Hits!September 11, 2012 1111——85Kidz Bop Halloween Hits! didn't chart in Canada until 2015.———Kidz Bop Christmas! October 2, 20126143——————Kidz Bop 23January 15, 201312——23———Kidz Bop Party HitsMay 14, 20131108——————Kidz Bop 24July 16, 201313——11———Kidz Bop 25January 14, 201413——18——— US: GoldKidz Bop Party Pop!May 6, 2014 6———————Kidz Bop 26July 15, 201414——————Kids Bop Christmas Wish ListNovember 4, 20146———————Kidz Bop 27January 13, 201513——22——— US: GoldKidz Bop 28March 23, 2015110——————Kidz Bop 29July 10, 201514——————Kidz Bop 30October 16, 2015112——————Kidz Bop 31January 15, 201616——70———Kidz Bop Greatest Hits!April 1, 20162———————Kidz Bop Greatest Hits! (2016)April 1, 201615———————Kidz Bop 32July 15, 201619——63———Kidz Bop Halloween (2016)September 16, 20165———————Kidz Bop 33October 14, 2016130——————Kidz Bop Christmas (2016)October 28, 20163111——————Kidz Bop 34January 20, 2017118——————Kidz Bop 35July 14, 2017132——————Kidz Bop 36October 13, 20171119——————Kidz Bop 2018Released in England only.November 10, 2017———————25 UK: SilverKidz Bop 37January 19, 2018116——————Kidz Bop Summer '18March, 23 2018———————8Kidz Bop 38July 13, 2018147——————Kidz Bop Christmas (2018)September 14, 2018 2———————Kidz Bop 2019December 7, 2018——50————26 UK: SilverKidz Bop 39January 18, 2019153——————KIDZ BOP GermanyMarch 29, 2019———20—14——Kidz Bop World TourMay 24, 20192———————Kidz Bop Germany 2September 6, 2019—————36——Kidz Bop 40November 15, 2019297——————Kidz Bop 2020November, 15 2019———————7 UK: SilverKidz Bop Party PlaylistMarch 27, 20203177—23—104722 UK: SilverKidz Bop Halloween Party!September 4, 20204———————Kidz Bop Christmas Party!September 25, 20203———————Kidz Bop 2021October 23, 20201 ——29—20—27 UK: SilverKidz Bop All-Time Greatest HitsMarch 26, 20211————96——Kidz Bop (20th Birthday Edition)June 25, 20218———————Kidz Bop 2022October 22, 20212 ——60—35—72Kidz Bop Ultimate PlaylistJanuary 21, 20224 ———————Kidz Bop Super Pop!July 15, 20226 ———————Kidz Bop Halloween (2022)September 2, 20227———————Kidz Bop Christmas (2022)November 4, 202215———————Kidz Bop 2023January 20, 20231 ———————Kidz Bop 2023 Vol. 2July 14, 20237 ———————Kidz Bop 2024January 19, 20242 ———————Kidz Bop 2024 Vol. 2July 12, 20243 ———————Kidz Bop BEST SONGS EVEROctober 25, 2024 13———————Kidz Bop 50January 17, 2025 25 ———————Kidz Bop 51July 18, 2025 — ——————— Retrieved 2025-5-30. Kidz Bop 52January 9, 2026 — ———————Kidz Bop 53May 8, 2026 — ———————Kidz Bop 54August 14, 2026 — ———————
Certified songs TitleYearCertificationsAlbum"Party in the U.S.A."2010 US: GoldKidz Bop 17"Call Me Maybe"2012 US: GoldKidz Bop 22"Best Day of My Life"2014 US: GoldKidz Bop 26"Shake It Off" US: PlatinumKidz Bop 27"Uptown Funk"2015 US: PlatinumKidz Bop 28"Make Some Noise" US: GoldKidz Bop 30"Havana"2018 US: GoldKidz Bop 37"Thunder" US: Gold"Old Town Road"2019 US: PlatinumKidz Bop 40"Dance Monkey"2020 US: PlatinumKidz Bop 41
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