Editing Hanson (band) (section)

==Other projects and appearances==
Hanson pioneered many things in the early days of the internet. In 1997, they were one of the first major-label bands to have a website and an email address promoted in the sleeve of their album, [[Middle of Nowhere (album)|Middle of Nowhere]]. By 1999 they had their own virtual world, Hanson World, and launched Hanson.net, a paid-membership fan portal that gave users exclusive content. The band started live-streaming and uploading videos to their website around this time, before YouTube existed. A phone hotline also existed to give fans a record message from the band with their latest news.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NEW HOTLINE MESSAGE!!! |url=https://hanson.net/news/new-hotline-message |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=Hanson |language=en}}</ref>

Hanson occasionally host a songwriting retreat known as Fools' Banquet (sporadically between 2004 and 2015), where they invite musician friends to spend a week collaborating on writing and recording new songs. In the early years, most of the songs that came from Fools' Banquet collaborations featured on Hanson's fan club only albums. Artists that have attended over the years include [[Andrew W.K.]], [[Ben Kweller]], [[Imani Coppola]], [[Sandra McCracken]], [["Weird Al" Yankovic]], [[Adam Green (musician)|Adam Green]] and [[Pedro Yanowitz]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=2009|url=https://www.foolsbanquet.com/2009|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Fool's Banquet|language=en|archive-date=June 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604192903/https://www.foolsbanquet.com/2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Fools For The Week|url=https://hanson.net/blog/fools-for-the-week|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Hanson|language=en}}</ref> Some songs that have been born and released as a result of Fools' Banquet collaborations have been: We are All Women released by [[Andrew W.K.]] and Battle Cry released by both Hanson and [[Everybody Else]].

Back to the Island (BTTI) is a week-long destination concert event for fans, held annually at a resort in Jamaica. Attendees have the opportunity to participate in exclusive events with each member of the band, obtain exclusive merchandise, plus see the band give live performances.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hanson: Back to the Island|url=https://www.islandgigs.com/event/hanson-back-to-the-island/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Island Gigs|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Back To The Island 2017|url=https://hanson.net/btti2017|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Hanson|language=en}}</ref>

In early 2009 [[Taylor Hanson]] launched a separate project including members of [[Smashing Pumpkins]], [[Fountains of Wayne]] and [[Cheap Trick]] called [[Tinted Windows (band)|Tinted Windows]], a [[power pop]] quartet whose debut album quickly earned critical praise and repeat airplay on leading syndicated FM radio programs.

Hanson was the musical guest at the Tulsa stop of [[The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour]] starring [[Conan O'Brien]] on May 15, 2010. Conan accompanied the band in playing a cover of the song "[[Never Been to Spain]]" by American rock legends [[Three Dog Night]].
In June 2010, Hanson performed with former ''[[American Idol]]'' contestant [[Siobhan Magnus]].

As an [[April Fools' Day]] joke in 2011, Hanson covered the song "[[Wait and Bleed]]" by the [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]], and the website [[Shockhound]] claimed that Hanson would record an entire album of Slipknot covers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1661142/april-fools-day-hanson-slipknot/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414015550/http://www.mtv.com/news/1661142/april-fools-day-hanson-slipknot/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 14, 2015 |title=Hanson Cover Slipknot And More Musical April Fools' Pranks – Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=April 1, 2011 |access-date=March 26, 2012}}</ref>

On April 25, 2011, Hanson sang their hit "MMMBop" on the American version of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''. The band also makes a cameo in [[Katy Perry]]'s music video for her song "[[Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)]]". {{citation needed|date=May 2023}}

In 2012, Hanson were mentioned in an episode of ''[[The Mentalist]]'' titled Ruby Slippers, as [[Grace Van Pelt]] admits her room was full of their posters when she was a teenager.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pingitore |first=Silvia |date=2022-05-19 |title=From the 1997 world hit MMMBop to 30 years in music: interview with Hanson |url=https://the-shortlisted.co.uk/hanson-mmmbop-interview/ |access-date=2023-06-20 |website= |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In May 2013, they launched their own beer: Mmmhops.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Coulehan |first=Erin |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hanson-launches-mmmhops-beer-20130528 |title=Hanson Launches 'Mmmhops' Beer |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=May 28, 2013 |access-date=May 23, 2016 |archive-date=April 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430101316/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hanson-launches-mmmhops-beer-20130528 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Hanson brothers partnered with craft beer company Mustang Brewing to create the drink as their way of raising a toast to their 21st anniversary. Hanson shared the first taste of the beer with those attending the premiere of ''[[The Hangover Part III]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hanson launches beer brand: Mmmhops|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/05/28/hanson-beer-album-tour/2367315/ | work=USA Today | first1=Steve|last1=Jones|date=May 28, 2013}}</ref>

Hanson appeared as dining room guests in the 15th episode of ''[[Hell's Kitchen (American TV series)|Hell's Kitchen]]'' [[Hell's Kitchen (American TV series) season 13|season 13]].

In 2015, Hanson appeared on [[Blues Traveler]]'s album ''[[Blow Up the Moon]]'', co-writing the song "Top of the World". In June 2015, they appeared on [[Owl City]]'s fifth studio album, ''[[Mobile Orchestra]]'', in the song "Unbelievable" as his third single for the album.

In July 2016, the group performed on ABC's ''[[Greatest Hits (TV series)|Greatest Hits]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abc.go.com/shows/greatest-hits/|title=Watch Greatest Hits TV Show - ABC.com|website=ABC}}</ref>

In 2016, the band performed the song "Him or Me", a cover of the song by [[Paul Revere & the Raiders]], on [[Bun E. Carlos]]' solo album called "Greetings From Bunezuela!"<ref>{{Cite web|date=June 29, 2016|first=Matt|last=Wardlaw|title=Bun E. Carlos Talks New Solo Album, Cheap Trick and More: Exclusive Interview|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/bun-e-carlos-interview-2016/|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|language=en}}</ref>

On May 29, 2017 (Memorial Day), Hanson performed live on ABC's ''[[Good Morning America]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/hanson-performs-live-gma-celebration-25th-anniversary-47218680|title=Video: Hanson performs live on 'GMA' in celebration of their 25th anniversary|website=ABC News}}</ref> to commemorate their 25th year together and promote their new song.

In 2019, the band made a cameo appearance in Australian soap opera ''[[Neighbours]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/a26508896/neighbours-cameo-hanson-film-scenes-on-set/|title=Neighbours confirms another cameo as Hanson film scenes on set|last=McCreesh|first=Louise|date=February 25, 2019|work=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=August 20, 2019}}</ref>

In 2021, Hanson competed in [[The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 5|season five]] of ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'' as the "Russian Dolls", being the first band to compete on the series. The character performed in two costumes during the first and fifth performances and performed in three costumes for the second and third performances. Performances that utilized four costumes had one of them being used as a prop. When unmasked by [[Nick Cannon]] and the Men in Black on Week 9 of the fifth season, Taylor, Isaac, and Zac Hanson were underneath the main [[Russian Doll]] costume. Their elimination in May 2021 coincided with the release of "Annalie", the first single from their 2021 seven-single album ''Against the World''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/russian-dolls-the-masked-singer-hanson-interview/|title=''The Masked Singer''{{'}}s Russian Dolls reveal the secrets to their deceptive costumes|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|author=Lauren Huff|date=May 12, 2021|access-date=May 13, 2021}}</ref>