When Did They Appear? 1985. What Genre? Christian Rock! Band Members: Bryan Oleson, Michael Tait, Peter Furler, Duncan Phillips, John James, Phil Joel, Jody Davis, George Perdikis, Jeff Frankenstein, Paul Colman, Kevin Mills, Jonathan Geange, Sean Taylor, Vernan Bishop, Phil Yates, and Corey Pryor. Albums: The Newsboys have released a total of 20 studio albums (10mil copies) Click here for their most well-known song! Lasting Affect: The Newsboys are currently still touring to this day. Two of the original singers have gone on tour on their own, but collaborated with the newest Newsboys to make another album called “Newsboys: UNITED.” FUN FACT! Michael Tait, the lead singer of the Newsboys in 2009, was originally apart of ANOTHER band back in the 90s called “DC Talk.” This group even included TobyMac. Click here for their most well-known song! (EXTRA) FUN FACT! The original name of the band was “The News,” but was eventually changed to “Newsboys” to not be confused for the famous band “Huey Lewis and the News.”