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=== 2013–present: The Package Tour, ''Collide'' and ''Under the Streelight'' === [[File:Boyz II Men Blvd Broad Street Philadelphia.jpg|thumb|right|Broad Street in Philadelphia, from Christian to Carpenter Streets, was renamed Boyz II Men Boulevard]] On January 22, 2013, the group appeared on ''[[The View (U.S. TV series)|The View]]'' along with [[New Kids on the Block]] and [[98 Degrees]] to announce their joint tour that took place in summer 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|title=NKOTB Recruit Boyz II Men, 98 Degrees For 'Package' Summer Tour|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1700587/nkotb-boyz-2-men-98-degrees-summer-tour.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124085234/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1700587/nkotb-boyz-2-men-98-degrees-summer-tour.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 24, 2013|publisher=MTV|access-date=23 January 2013|date=22 January 2013}}</ref> As of February 20, 2013, Boyz II Men announced that beginning March 1, 2013, they will stop touring and begin performing shows at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. On January 13, 2014, the trio appeared at the end of an episode of ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' titled "[[Slapsgiving 3: Slappointment in Slapmarra]]", performing an a cappella version of the show's song "You Just Got Slapped". Their eleventh album, titled ''Collide'', was released on October 21, 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Moraski|first1=Lauren|title=Boyz II Men on new album: "The canvas is completely different"|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/boyz-ii-men-new-album-on-new-album-collide/|website=Cbsnews.com|date=10 July 2014 |access-date=2014-07-30}}</ref> In 2016, the trio appeared in ''[[Grease: Live]]'' as the Teen Angels and sang ''[[Beauty School Dropout]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQJh38yPkzU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/CQJh38yPkzU| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|title=Beauty School Dropout (From "Grease Live!" Music From The Television Event)|date=6 February 2016 |publisher=[[YouTube]]|access-date=2019-10-16}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Wanyá placed 4th for the [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 22)|22nd season]] of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] reality competition series ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing With The Stars]]''. They also did music for an animated adaptation of ''[[The Snowy Day]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Goldman Geltzer|first1=Wendy|title=Amazon Studios to bow original holiday kids specials|url=http://kidscreen.com/2016/11/04/amazon-studios-to-bow-original-holiday-kids-specials/|website=Kidscreen.com|access-date=2017-07-24}}</ref> In 2017, the group began starring in television commercials for [[GEICO]] Auto Insurance.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adweek.com/agencies/boyz-ii-men-sing-nostalgic-but-new-life-into-geicos-its-what-you-do/|title=Boyz II Men Sing Nostalgic (But New!) Life Into Geico's 'It's What You Do'|website=Adweek.com|date=12 June 2017 |access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref> On June 24, 2017, a section of Broad Street in Philadelphia, from Christian to Carpenter Streets, was renamed “Boyz II Men Boulevard” by the city council. Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, where the members of Boyz II Men were once students, is on this section of Broad Street.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Burney|first1=Melanie|title=Another honor for Boyz II Men: Philly street with their name|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/city-street-renamed-to-honor-boyz-ii-men-20170624.html|website=Philly.com|date=24 June 2017 |access-date=2017-08-14}}</ref> In August 2017, it was announced that Boyz II Men would release a new album titled ''[[Under the Streetlight]]'' in the fall.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://people.com/bodies/boyz-ii-men-nathan-morris-weight-loss/|title=How Boyz II Men's Nathan Morris Lost Weight and Toned Up: 'I Had to Commit Or Quit'|website=People.com|access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref> The album, a collection of covers from the 1950s, along with one original track, "Ladies Man," was released on October 20, 2017, debuting and peaking at number 58 on the US [[Current Album Sales]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/boyz-ii-men/chart-history/blp/|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|title=Boyz II Men > Current Album Sales|access-date=August 9, 2022}}</ref> On January 4, 2018, the group was featured in a new track released by [[Charlie Puth]], titled "[[If You Leave Me Now (Charlie Puth song)|If You Leave Me Now]]", created for Charlie Puth's album ''Voicenotes''. On September 6, 2018, the group performed at the NFL 2018–2019 season kickoff at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA. On October 2, 2018, the group performed "Ladies Man" on ABC's ''Dancing with the Stars''. DeMarcus Ware and Lindsay Arnold danced a quickstep to the song. The group is featured on a re-imagined version of [[Take That]]'s song ''[[Love Ain't Here Anymore]]'' from their number one selling album [[Odyssey (Take That album)|Odyssey]]. [[Howard Donald]] revealed during an interview with [[Magic Radio (London radio station)|Magic Radio]] that "he fulfilled a dream when they recorded this song". On December 15, 2018, the group staged a concert at the [[Smart Araneta Coliseum]] with Filipina singers [[Kyla (Filipino singer)|Kyla]], [[Yeng Constantino]], [[KZ Tandingan]] and [[Angeline Quinto]] titled Boyz II Men with DIVAS.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pop.inquirer.net/67107/boyz-ii-men-excited-to-perform-with-divas-and-visit-davao-for-the-first-time|title=Boyz II Men excited to perform with Divas and visit Davao for the first time|date=December 6, 2018|website=Pop.inquirer.net|access-date=2019-10-16}}</ref> On September 18, 2019, it was reported that the group would play themselves on the ABC comedy series ''[[Schooled (TV series)|Schooled]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Hall |first1=Gerrad |title=Exclusive: Boyz II Men headed back to the '90s for one sweet cameo on ABC's 'Schooled' |url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/09/18/boyz-ii-men-schooled-cameo-photos/ |website=Ew.com |access-date=19 September 2019 |language=en}}</ref> On September 30, 2019, Boyz II Men announced their Asia Tour, which took place after returning from their US tour and residency in Las Vegas. They visited cities such as Kuala Lumpur (December 1),<ref>{{Cite web |title=BOYZ II MEN TOUR OF ASIA – MyTicket.Asia |url=https://www.myticket.asia/boyz-ii-men-tour-of-asia/ |access-date=2024-01-21 |language=en-US}}</ref> Bangkok (December 7),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ticketmelon - BOYZ II MEN LIVE IN BANGKOK 2019 |url=https://www.ticketmelon.com/IMC/www.ticketmelon.com/IMC/b2mth |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=www.ticketmelon.com/IMC/b2mth}}</ref> Singapore (December 9),<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-30 |title=Boyz II Men to perform in Singapore as part of Asia tour |url=https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/r-b-vocal-group-boyz-ii-men-to-perform-in-singapore-as-part-of-its-asia-tour |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=Boyz II Men to perform in Singapore as part of Asia tour {{!}} Bandwagon {{!}} Music media championing and spotlighting music in Asia. |language=en}}</ref> and Manila (December 12).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Villano |first=Alexa |date=2019-09-30 |title=Boyz II Men to return in Manila for December concert |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/music/241381-boyz-ii-men-manila-concert-december-2019/ |access-date=2024-01-21 |website=RAPPLER |language=en-US}}</ref> On December 31, 2022, Boyz II Men performed the [[The Star-Spangled Banner|national anthem]] at the [[2022 Fiesta Bowl (December)|Fiesta Bowl]] before the Michigan Wolverines and the TCU Horned Frogs faced off in the [[College Football Playoff]] semifinals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vrbo Fiesta Bowl - Michigan v TCU |date=31 December 2022 |website=Getty Images |access-date=14 January 2023 |url=https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/boyz-ii-men-perform-the-national-anthem-prior-to-the-vrbo-news-photo/1453509913}}</ref> They later performed an [[a cappella]] version of the anthem at the [[2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix]], which was widely panned by fans.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/motorsport/formula-one/absolutely-butchered-f1-fans-roast-boyz-ii-men-over-us-anthem-fail/news-story/3f7a1deaf920a1f5c01f9edee9089119|title='Absolutely butchered': F1 fans roast Boyz II Men over US anthem fail|date=24 November 2024|access-date=24 November 2024|work=[[news.com.au]]|first=Andrew|last=McMurtry}}</ref> In 2024, Boyz II Men competed in [[The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 12|season twelve]] of ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'' as "Buffalos" where [[Nick Lachey]] (who competed as "Piglet" in [[The Masked Singer (American TV series)|season five]]) served as their Mask Ambassador. Shawn played the Buffalo named Maroon, Nathan played the Buffalo named Olive and Wanya played the Buffalo named Goldie. Originally, there was one "Buffalo" in the first appearance before the other two came out during their performance of [[Cutting Crew]]'s "[[(I Just) Died In Your Arms]]". They became the first group to win a season of the show while member Nathan Morris became the oldest winner in the show's history at the age of 53, beating out the record held by [[Wayne Brady]] in [[The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 2|season two]]. [[Robin Thicke]], [[Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg]], [[Ken Jeong]], [[Rita Ora]], [[Nick Cannon]], the entire audience, and [[Mario (singer)|Mario]] as "Wasp" (who finished in second place) figured out that Boyz II Men was "Buffalos". Boyz II Men did an encore performance of "Motownphilly".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/masked-singer-season-12-finale-recap-buffalos-or-wasp-named-winner-8762084|title=The Masked Singer Season 12 Crowns a Winner! Find Out Whether Buffalos or Wasp Took Home the Golden Mask Trophy|website=People|first=Dana Rose|last=Falcone|date=December 18, 2024|access-date=December 19, 2024}}</ref> On November 22, 2024, the charity Christmas album ''[[A Philly Special Christmas Party]]'' by [[The Philly Specials]] was released, featuring Boyz II Men on the song "It's Christmas Time (In Cleveland Heights)".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/philadelphia-eagles-jason-kelce-lane-johnson-jordan-mailata-philly-special-christmas-party-album-1235836249/ |title=Jason Kelce, Lane Johnson & Jordan Mailata Celebrate the Holiday Season With 'A Philly Special Christmas Party' Album: Stream It Now |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=November 22, 2024 |access-date=December 25, 2024}}</ref>
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