Editing The B-52s (section)

===2008–2021: ''Funplex'' and continued touring===
Prior to 2008, the band used an apostrophe in their name, rendering it as "The B-52's". In 2008, the band dropped the apostrophe to become "The B-52s".<ref name=name>{{cite web |first=John |last=Bream |url=http://www.startribune.com/fun-house/19583204/?c=y&page=2 |title=Fun house |publisher=[[Star Tribune]] |date=June 8, 2008 |access-date=August 12, 2016}}</ref> Asked about the change, Pierson said, "It was not grammatically correct. It's not like a possessive. It just seemed superfluous."<ref name=name/>

''[[Funplex]]'', the band's first original album in 16 years (since 1992's ''Good Stuff''), was released on March 25, 2008, by [[Astralwerks]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theb52s.com/news.html |title=Anticipated Funplex Release Date |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118091242/http://www.theb52s.com/news.html |archive-date=November 18, 2007 |access-date=August 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1047551/b-52s-getting-the-party-started-again |title=B-52s Getting The Party Started Again |magazine=Billboard |date=October 30, 2007 |access-date=August 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a78481/b-52s-ready-first-album-in-16-years.html |title=B-52s Ready First Album in 16 Years |website=Digital Spy |date=October 25, 2007 |access-date=August 12, 2016}}</ref> Talking about the record's sound, Strickland noted, "It's loud, sexy [[rock and roll]] with the beat turned up to hot pink."<ref>{{Cite web |title=First B-52's Album In Sixteen Years: 'Loud, Sexy Rock & Roll Pumped Up to Hot Pink' |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=October 24, 2007 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/first-b-52s-album-in-sixteen-years-loud-sexy-rock-roll-pumped-up-to-hot-pink-100334/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026081319/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/10/24/first-b-52s-album-in-sixteen-years-loud-sexy-rock-roll-pumped-up-to-hot-pink/ |archive-date=October 26, 2007 |url-status=live |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Rolling Stone}}</ref> The album was produced by [[Steve Osborne]], who was asked to work on the album based on his work with [[New Order (band)|New Order]] on the album ''[[Get Ready (New Order album)|Get Ready]]''.

The album debuted at No.&nbsp;11 on the ''Billboard'' charts in the U.S., immediately making it the second-highest charting B-52s album ever. The band toured in support of the album and made appearances on talk shows, including ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' and ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'', and performed on ''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]'' on Memorial Day 2008. They also participated in the [[True Colors (concert tour)|True Colors Tour 2008]] with [[Cyndi Lauper]] and embarked on a European tour in July.

The first single from the album was "[[Funplex (song)|Funplex]]", which was released digitally on January 29, 2008, to the [[iTunes Store]] in the U.S. The second single lifted from the album was "[[Juliet of the Spirits (song)|Juliet of the Spirits]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theb52s.com/funplexoverload.htm |title=New Single Juliet of the Spirits |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611135306/http://www.theb52s.com/funplexoverload.htm |archive-date=June 11, 2008 |access-date=August 12, 2016}}</ref> Schneider said in an interview that the album just broke even and could be the B-52s' last new studio album, though he later retracted that statement.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://survivingthegoldenage.com/?p=10 |title=Interview: Fred Schneider of the B-52′s |date=February 10, 2010 |publisher=Surviving the Golden Age |access-date=December 10, 2011}}</ref> The B-52s performed their hit track "[[Love Shack]]" with [[Sugarland]] at the 2009 [[CMT Music Awards]].

On February 18, 2011, the B-52s played a show at the [[Classic Center]] in their hometown of [[Athens, Georgia]], four days after the 34th anniversary of their first-ever show on February 14, 1977. The concert was filmed and recorded for ''[[With the Wild Crowd! Live in Athens, GA]]'', released in October 2011.

The group continued to perform live, with a touring band that featured musicians [[Sterling Campbell]] (drums), [[Paul Gordon (musician)|Paul Gordon]] (keyboards, guitar) and [[Tracy Wormworth]] (bass), and performances included the closing show for the 2011 edition of the [[Montreal Jazz Festival]], as well as being the house band during the 2012 [[TV Land Award]]s. At the end of 2012, Strickland announced he would no longer tour with the B-52s, though he would continue as a member of the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151357842462790 |title=Timeline Photos |publisher=Facebook |access-date=February 20, 2013}}</ref> Without Strickland, the B-52s continued to tour across the world with groups including [[The Go-Go's]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Pingel |first=Mike |title=Belinda Carlisle Shines as Bright as the Sun |url=http://www.frontiersla.com/Health/Yoga-for-Dudes/Story.aspx?ID=1921763 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222023602/http://www.frontiersla.com/Health/Yoga-for-Dudes/Story.aspx?ID=1921763 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 22, 2013 |access-date=April 1, 2013 |newspaper=FrontiersLA.com |date=March 26, 2013 |quote=We are touring from mid-June to mid-July with the B-52's for a lot of the dates. }}</ref> [[Tears for Fears]], [[The English Beat]], [[The Psychedelic Furs]], [[Simple Minds]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Rockman|first=Lisa|title=Simple Minds and The B-52s at Bimbadgen Estate|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/4461837/simple-minds-and-the-b-52s-at-bimbadgen-estate-photos/|access-date=16 February 2017|agency=Fairfax|publisher=The Herald|archive-date=February 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216041720/http://www.theherald.com.au/story/4461837/simple-minds-and-the-b-52s-at-bimbadgen-estate-photos/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Collins|first=Hugh|title=Review: Vibrant Simple Minds and B-52s light up Vector Arena|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/89397035/review-timeless-the-simple-minds-and-b52s-at-vector-arena|access-date=16 February 2017|agency=Fairfax Media|work=Stuff.co.nz}}</ref> [[Culture Club|Boy George and Culture Club]], and [[Thompson Twins|Thompson Twins' Tom Bailey]]. Aside from touring, the group covered the ''[[Squidbillies]]'' theme song during Season 10 of the [[Adult Swim]] series and appeared as guests in the sketch comedy show [[Portlandia (TV series)|''Portlandia'']].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=DeMeglio|first=Mary J.|title=Run the Jewels and B-52s Will Make a Trip to 'Portlandia' Next Season|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7633086/run-the-jewels-b-52s-portlandia-season-seven|magazine=billboard|access-date=16 February 2017}}</ref>

In 2019, the group announced a tour to begin in May in the United States, which took them to Europe and back to the U.S.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.theb52s.com/tour | title=Tour| publisher=theb52s.com | access-date=23 June 2019 }}</ref> On September 30, 2019, it was reported that the band would be featured in the upcoming [[Archie Comics]]' comic book ''Archie Meets the B-52s'', released in February 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last=Grote |first=Dan |date=30 September 2019 |title=Archie to meet the B-52s in February |url=https://wmqcomics.com/news/archie-to-meet-the-b-52s-in-february/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123101706/https://wmqcomics.com/news/archie-to-meet-the-b-52s-in-february/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=November 23, 2019 |access-date=30 September 2019 |work=WMQ Comics}}</ref>