Big Time Rush Club

Big Time Rush Club is an American  formed in 2016, as the successor to the. The group consists of Zachary Barrett, Cade Russo, Kieran Walker, Joshua Walsh, Mikki Garnett, Naomi Bates, Sonia Rivers, and Minta Ashby. The group starred in 's television series Big Time Rush Club and signed to a record deal with together with the television series, and then the group was eventually signed to. Big Time Rush Club premiered on January 25, 2016, with the pilot episode featuring the group's first promotional single, "Better As One". The group released four studio albums, all of which were a success. The group has sold over 10 million records worldwide as of 2019.

2016-2017: Formation and BTR Club
signed Big Time Rush Club to a record deal in 2016 along with the television series, Big Time Rush Club. Then, Disney Channel partnered with to produce the series, as well as including original music. For their series, their debut single, "Better As One", was released on January 27, 2016. Officially announced by Disney Channel, the series first aired in the U.S. in January 2016. Their first single, "Better As One", debuted during a one-hour special preview of the series and is now the series' opening theme. The series also saw the releases of other singles including "Be Unlimited" and "Take On The Day". Big Time Rush Club also covered 's "". The single was released on and  on August 17, 2016. Another single, "Never Backing Down", was released on Apple Music and YouTube Music on November 24, 2016, after its debut on the series. The single soon became the group's first single to chart on the, peaking at number 15, which resulted from physical and digital sales.

On April 19, 2017, Big Time Rush Club released another promotional single, "Do the Impossible", to promote the release of their debut album. The album, titled BTR Club, was released on May 16, 2017. The album debuted at number 3 on the