A lot can be said with a hashtag nowadays. The Wanted's Tom Parker knows the power of the Twitter tool and wielded it in a Twitter spat with One Direction's Louis Tomlinson to accuse the younger boy bander of being a closeted gay pop star.

A little 90's boy band nostalgia to send us into the weekend?

Don't mind if we do!

98 Degrees has delivered its first single in ten years, "Microphone"!! On the track Nick Lachey (we're presuming it's Nick because, seriously) directs someone in the step-by-step process of  "singing"  into his "microphone."

Naughty. Listen after the jump.

Listen up boys of the Wanted and One Direction: this is how you get our attention. 

Duncan James, an openly bisexual member of the British boy band Blue, put his Instagram account to good use yesterday by sharing this image.

We'd go to that show. 

(h/t: Towleroad)

While they pretend to be targeting the ladies, we know that the boy bands of yesteryear all know that the gays are where their bread is really buttered. 

Why else would NKOTB, Boyz II Men, and 98 Degrees be uniting this summer for...wait for it...

The Package Tour!!

Details and video after the jump!

One Direction's online child army and a flurry of press outlets were quick to attack Bravo's Andy Cohen after he referred to the band as "twinks" live on the Today show. Calling the word "offensive" and "derogatory," Andy was pressured to apologize. Details follow. 

Unable to take it as a compliment or roll with them in stride, One Direction's Louis Tomlinson has started lashing out against rumors of a romantic relationship with his band mate Harry Styles. Fans have affectionately appointed the hypothetical couple with the nickname "Larry Stylinson," but the Louis doesn't find it cute. 

Not to be outdone by the Backstreet Boys' big headline-grabbing news this week, the New Kids On The Block know the best way to remain relevant in the hearts of their gay and girl fans is by making us all think they just finished filming a 70s bukake porn remake.

Which one of the NKOTB would you send a "Woof" to on Scruff?

(Image source: Donnie's Twitter)

Back in the heyday of the Backstreet Boys and NSync, we were regularly guilty of playing the "Which one(s) is gay?" game.

Of course we had our suspicions about Lance and we kept an (hopeful) eye on Justin and J.C., which makes it almost comforting to know that nothing's changed.

While we can't claim to be quite as well-versed in today's crop of boy bands, though we've definitely had songs by One Direction and The Wanted in our heads, it's come to our attention that the friendship between One Direction members Louis Tomlinson, 21, and Harry Styles, 18, is the source of lots of speculation. 

Apparently the boys want to set the record "straight." More after the jump!

Last week we shared the gorgeous kaleidoscopic images culled straight, err, directly from Kazaky's glam V Magazine spread (styled by Nicola Formichetti); today, we get the behind-the-queens video of vogueing vamps in all their gay goth glory.

Watch V's "Kazaky Horror Show" after the jump!

After becoming a house(music)hold name and single-handedly-stilleto-ly reigniting the boy band phenomenon in 2011, Kazaky has been sure to stay on top (or bottom or vers, who cares) of things in 2012.

After starring in Madonna's uh-may-zing video for "Girl Gone Wild," Kazaky continues world domination with a new thumping single, "Barcelona," and a scorching photo spread in V Magazine. 

Check out the Kazaky overload, after the jump!

In case you haven't noticed or listened to radio recently, boy bands are back, and The Wanted are at the head of the pack. After rising to the top of the charts in the U.K. and piercing the U.S. market by telling us they're glad we came (why, thank you!), The Wanted are poised for full North American dominance with the release of their self-titled debut. (After all, we did pick them as one of the things we're "So Obsessed!" with this month...)

Do you want The Wanted? Then follow the jump for a chance to win the debut CD in this week's Swag Suite! 

Our favorite boy band, well, mature man band, has arrived. We'll be happy to tell you their name once we learn to pronounce it correctly.