Barbershop music encompass both men's and women's singing in the barbershop style – in quartets and choruses. Sweet Adelines International and Harmony, Inc. are two women's barbershop singing organizations that operate globally and in North America, respectively. Other women's organizations include the Ladies Association of Barbershop Singers (LABBS) in the United Kingdom, the Spanish Association of Barbershop Singers (SABS) in Spain, and the Irish Association of Barbershop Singers (IABS) in Ireland. A barbershop quartet is an ensemble of four people who sing a cappella in the exacting barbershop music genre. In North America most male barbershop quartet singers belong to the Barbershop
Barbershop (franchise) Barbershop (franchise) Barbershop is an American comedy film franchise that started in 2002 with "Barbershop", directed by Tim Story. "" was directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan and released in 2004, while the third film, "" directed by Malcolm D. Lee, was released in April 2016. A spin-off starring Queen Latifah, "Beauty Shop", was released in 2005, along with a television series of the same name debuting in the same year. The series received generally positive reviews and grossed over $235 million worldwide. A smart comedy about a day in the life of a barbershop on the south side of Chicago.