The Backstreet Boys began as a group of wide-eyed teenagers but 16 years later, after battles with drug addiction and the loss of loved ones, believe their seventh album...
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Backstreet Boys, "This Is Us" (Jive Records) The newest CD from the Backstreet Boys features a number of uptempo, club-sounding songs — but the weak effort from this...
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Backstreet Boys announced Tuesday that it will release its ninth album, "This Is Us," October 6. The lead single, "Straight Through My Heart," has just been released to...
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Daughters, lock up your mothers. The Backstreet Boys are back yet again. Apparently, someone forgot to tell them that the only ones who can pull off bubblegum pop these...
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Not to mix our past-their-prime boy bands, but there's gonna be a new kid on the block for a Backstreet Boy. Howie Dorough and his wife of more than a year, Leigh, are...
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Backstreet Boys' Brian Littrell has been dealing with a larger than life situation recently. The boy bander and his wife Leighanne's 6-year-old son, Baylee, spent...
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The now-aged, but still-recording New Kids on the Block have some whippersnappers competing for the attention of suburban housewives nationwide, name of the Backstreet Boys....
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Backstreet Boys Howie Dorough and A.J. McLean are continuing to work on their first solo projects even as the group has started work on its sixth studio album. Dorough...
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Howie Dorough doesn't have to worry about the meaning of being lonely anymore.
The Backstreet Boy took a bride Saturday in his hometown of Orlando, marrying longtime...
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Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough is single no more. He wed his longtime girlfriend Saturday in his hometown, the band's attorney confirmed.
Fellow Backstreet Boys bandmates...
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It's been nearly 15 years, and they're
no longer youngsters, but the Backstreet Boys are still around
and have just released a new album.
The youngest of the...
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Backstreet Boys, "Unbreakable" (Jive)
The Backstreet Boys haven't changed — we have.
We grew up. And while it's true that they're chronologically older then they were...
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Boy-band mogul Lou Pearlman is losing his lakefront Orlando home and a New Jersey condominium in bankruptcy proceedings, as he faces separate federal charges of defrauding a...
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For one Backstreet Boy, love wasn't all he had to give. He also had a ring.
Howie Dorough has popped the question to his girlfriend of nearly six years, Leigh...
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Everybody: Backstreet's back, alright.
After a two-year layoff and the departure of Kevin Richardson, the all-grown-up Backstreet Boys are readying the release of...
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So this is one of "the other interests" Kevin Richardson was talking about pursuing when he quit the Backstreet Boys last year.
The erstwhile boy-bander and wife...
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We've a pretty good feeling Lou Pearlman doesn't want it that way.
The Orlando-based mastermind behind the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync was indicted...
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The man who foisted the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync on the world is kissing his freedom bye bye bye.
Boy-band impresario Lou Pearlman was nabbed Thursday in Indonesia...
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Claims against boy-band impresario Lou Pearlman have grown to more than $130 million through a spate of lawsuits by creditors and investors related to his business interests...
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You may have seen the recent photos
of Bob Dylan looking uncannily like Charlie Chaplin, and his
44th album, "Modern Times," shares a title with Chaplin's 1936
classic about...
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It's a sad day in boy band land.
One of bubblegum pop's elder statesmen, Kevin Richardson, has announced that he would be leaving the Backstreet Boys to "pursue other...
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Backstreet Boys' band member AJ McLean thinks that their new album, Never Gone, is different from much of today's music, because it's appropriate for fans of all ages. AJ...
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The Foo Fighters set a band sales record and Backstreet is
back--alright!--but nothing was as hot as Coldplay on this week's album
chart.
In its first week out, the Foo...
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If nothing else, the Backstreet Boys are realistic. Reunited after four years, they don't have any illusions that they'll be able to dominate the pop scene as they did when...
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As the host of her own syndicated
daytime talk show, Ellen DeGeneres is as warm and goofy as she
is intelligent and endearing. She asks her guests the questions
that are...
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Gwen Stefani held onto the
Billboard Hot 100 singles chart crown for a third week Thursday
with "Hollaback Girl" despite a strong contender in Ciara's
"Oh" featuring...
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Backstreet Boys announced on their Website yesterday (March 30) that their new album will be named Never Gone. The title is said to come from a song on the album that band...
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The Backstreet Boys kicked off their first tour in almost four years Monday night (March 21) with a show at New York City's Irving Plaza. The club is much smaller than the...
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Life is still sweet atop the
Billboard Hot 100 for 50 Cent, who is No. 1 for the fourth
consecutive week with "Candy Shop" featuring Olivia.
The rapper is creeping up on...
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Backstreet Boy Nick Carter was formally charged Tuesday (March 8) with two counts of drunken driving in Huntington Beach, California. According to the Associated Press,...
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Ain't nothing but a headache and a pair of drunken driving
charges for Nick Carter .
The Backstreet Boy was formerly
charged Tuesday with one count of driving under the...
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Police in Huntington Beach, California cared about who Nick Carter was, where he was from and especially about what he did.
And chances are, they didn't love him.
...
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Backstreet's back. Again. Backstreet Boys , the boy band who demanded "I Want It That Way," have announced a set of tour dates starting March 21 in New York.
They won't...
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Backstreet's back, all right!
The Backstreet Boys ,
whose hits such as "Everybody" and "As Long As You Love Me" catapulted
them into popster superstardom in the '90s,...
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All the Backstreet Boys ask is
that you give them a fair chance. The quintet is set to return
with a new Jive album in June preceded by a single in March.
"That's the...
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Country, gospel and contemporary Christian artists will perform a benefit concert Wednesday for victims of the Asian tsunami.
Christian pop star Michael W. Smith and...
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Snoop Dogg was too hot to drop
from the top of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Thursday as
his hit tune "Drop It Like It's Hot" featuring Pharrell logged
a third week at...
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A trip to "The Red Light
District" scored Ludacris his second consecutive No. 1 album on
the U.S. pop charts Wednesday.
The Atlanta rapper/actor's fourth Disturbing Tha...
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Like that smiling skydiver on the deodorant ads? Can't get enough of his sunny joshing on MTV's "Pimp My Ride"?
Prepare to meet the cunning, sometimes caustic musician...
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Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell has signed a deal with Christian label Provident Music Group's Reunion Records.
"This has been a dream of mine ever since I was a...
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Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell signed a deal Wednesday with the Christian label Provident Music Group's Reunion Records.
"This has been a dream of mine every...
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One of the Backstreet Boys doesn't want it that way
anymore--he wants it God's way.
Brian Littrell , arguably the
cleanest-cut member of megaselling '90s boy band, has...
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Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell has
signed a deal with Provident Music Group's Reunion Records, a
Christian music label.
Littrell's signing will be officially announced...
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Of all the acts that have become
prominent figures in the contemporary worship movement, the
Newsboys' impact might be the most surprising.
The band has come a long way...
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Former Beach Boy Brian Wilson will
be the honoree at music charity group MusiCares' annual
pre-Grammys bash in Los Angeles on Feb. 11, organizers said
Wednesday.
The...
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Infinity Broadcasting is not
commenting on a New York Times story that claims the company
fired its top Rochester, N.Y., programer for accepting gifts
from record...
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Pop singer Janet Jackson
has signed a management pact with the company that also handles
boy band Backstreet Boys and rapper Chingy.
Los Angeles-based firm Wright Crear...
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — After five years, the guys from Rascal Flatts have heard enough. Yes, they have strong pop and rock influences. No, they don't wear cowboy...
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After you've disrobed Janet Jackson at the Super Bowl, and
presumably disrobed Cameron Diaz someplace, can you really go back to
being just one of the boys?
For...
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Don't hate Hilary Duff because she
has done what few entertainers have been able to do: cross over
from TV to conquer the worlds of movies and music. She must be
doing...
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The party's over for Paris Hilton and her Backstreet Boys beau Nick Carter . The couple are no longer together, Hilton's publicist told The Associated Press Friday.
The...
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Are stadium tours extinct?
Once an integral and lucrative facet of the warm-weather
concert business, the stadium tour is completely absent from
this summer's...
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It worked for David Hasselhoff .
Whitney Houston's
taking her show on the road, traveling abroad to find an unjaded and
adoring audience for her pop tunes.
...
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Singer and actress Whitney Houston will make her debut China concert appearance with a July 22 show in Shanghai.
"Whitney has said that China is her favorite country, so...
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Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson understands that talking about colons can be an unpleasant subject.
"But if it can save someone's life, it's worth it," said Richardson,...
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Britney Spears is out of the hotel business.
The summer Stateside leg of Spears' Onyx Hotel tour was canceled
Tuesday, nearly a week after the pop tart underwent...
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Rhino Records, best-known for
its "retro" music catalog, has launched a pair of new-media
initiatives in the past two weeks.
Rhino, the Burbank, Calif.-based subsidiary of...
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The fire-breathing metallic bat made the pretend Paris Hilton and substitute Snoop Dogg visibly nervous.
During rehearsals Thursday for the MTV Movie Awards, the two...
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Motown is emptying its archives into
Apple's iTunes Music Store to mark its 45th anniversary.
The famed label is making available the first 45 singles it
issued as well as...
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A nationwide talent competition for aspiring performers is a sham that charges contestants thousands of dollars but fails to deliver on promised results, state consumer...
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Online file-sharing and other digital piracy persist, but a gradual turnaround in U.S. music sales that began last fall picked up in the first quarter of this year,...
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The sounds of ABBA, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones have bounced off its padded walls. Now, Sweden's most famous recording studio, Polar Studios, must shut its doors...
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The city's best-known recording
facility, Polar Studios, is set to close its doors May 1 after
26 years in operation.
"For us, and many in the music world, it is the end...
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Carlene Carter , stepdaughter of Johnny Cash and daughter of country singers June Carter Cash and Carl Smith, has been jailed, authorities said Thursday.
Sumner County...
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Boy bands haven't gotten much respect
since the heyday of the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync . But a
group of investors is banking on a Menudo revival to reawaken
the preteen...
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The all-boy pop group Menudo, which
launched Ricky Martin 's career and sold millions of albums in
Latin America and the United States, will conduct an
international star...
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Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean helped chase down a jewel thief at the Hard Rock Hotel parking lot in Las Vegas on Monday (January 5) evening, according to the Las Vegas Sun. The...
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Beyonce Knowles will sing the national anthem before the Super Bowl in her native Houston, the NFL announced Tuesday.
Super Bowl XXXVIII is scheduled for Feb. 1 at...
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Boy-band hitmaker Lou Pearlman's bid to renovate a section of downtown has hit a snag, with the city notifying developers that they missed the deadline to earn financial...
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During a Christmas benefit concert at the Vatican , Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill launched into an unscheduled tirade against priests who abuse children, according to...
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Piracy and economic downturn have
finally caught up with Sweden's music industry, home to
one-time global pop sensations ABBA and Roxette.
Music exports from Sweden fell...
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With his $2.6 billion purchase of
Warner Music from Time Warner Inc., Edgar Bronfman Jr. is
betting that a privately-held record company can be more nimble
and more...
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BMG Distribution has swept the
first four rungs of the Billboard 200, the first time in almost
a year that distributor has held such a monopoly.
Arista rap duo OutKast...
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Kevin Richardson will reprise his Broadway role as manipulative lawyer Billy Flynn when the national company of the musical Chicago plays the Golden Gate Theatre in San...
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Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough said he's working on his debut solo album, which will feature both Spanish and English songs. Dorough told LAUNCH that the Backstreet Boys are...
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Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough's fourth annual Lupus benefit concert, Lupus 2003, takes place Friday (June 20), at Hard Rock Live located at Universal Studios City Walk in...
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Newlyweds Nick Lachey (98 Degrees) and Jessica Simpson will open their lives up to fans via a new reality series for MTV. The cameras will catch the couple adjusting to...
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The members of the Backstreet Boys have decided to hold off on recording a new studio album after having a group meeting to discuss their future plans.
"As a group, we have...
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The Backstreet Boys will soon be heading into the studio to record a new album. Once members wrap up some individual projects, the award-winning group will reunite to...
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The first date of Nick Carter's solo tour in support of his debut album, Now Or Never, was postponed due to the blizzard that blanketed much of the East Coast with snow on...
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Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson will officially join the Broadway company of Chicago with his first public performance on Monday (January 20). Richardson will replace Billy...
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Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough's third annual Lupus Cruise to benefit his Dorough Lupus Foundation sets sail from Miami on Sunday (December 15) for a seven-day adventure...
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With the group currently on hiatus, a Backstreet Boy is headed to Broadway. Kevin Richardson, the Boys' oldest member at 31, has signed on to play flamboyant but...
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Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell and his wife Leighanne welcomed their new baby boy into the world on Tuesday (November 26) at 7:41 p.m. ET in Atlanta, Georgia. Baylee Thomas...
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The Backstreet Boys are suing Zomba Recording Corporation, the parent company of the group's label, Jive Records, claiming a fourth studio album was bypassed in favor of the...
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The Backstreet Boys' Kevin Richardson and 98 Degrees' Nick Lachey have written songs for the debut album of Stephen Craig, who is the son of Marie Osmond and the nephew of...
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Fans of the Backstreet Boys can rest assured that work continues on the group's follow-up to their fourth studio album, Black & Blue, even as singer Nick Carter prepares to...
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The Eagles' Don Henley and Glenn Frey, Backstreet Boys' Kevin Richardson, Clint Black, and representatives of the Chambers Brothers and Bing Crosby told members of the...
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Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough and his sister Pollyanna will co-host the United Catholic Music And Video Association's (UCMVA) third annual Unity Awards at the Hartke Theater...
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Backstreet Boy and soon-to-be-daddy Brian Littrell is hosting a Breakfast With Brian in support of his Healthy Heart Club For Kids at the ESPN Zone restaurant in New York...
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The Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter, Marc Anthony, and Jon Secada are among the first artists set to appear on the third annual Latin Grammy Awards in Hollywood on September...
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Backstreet Boy Nick Carter's single "Help Me" hit the airwaves Tuesday (August 20) with his first solo album, Now Or Never, due in stores on October 29. Matthew Gerrard...
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Backstreet Boy Nick Carter is readying his debut album as a solo artist, Now Or Never, for worldwide release on October 29. The first single from the album, "Help Me," will...
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Backstreet Boy Nick Carter's debut album as a solo artist, titled Now Or Never, is set for release on October 22, according to Jive Records. Carter recently launched his own...
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The Backstreet Boys will pay a visit to Elwood City in the PBS Kids animated series Arthur at 8 p.m. ET on September 1.
Beginning August 19, the Arthur website...
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All charges against Backstreet Boy Nick Carter stemming from his arrest at a Tampa nightclub on January 2 have been dismissed. Carter was arrested after he allegedly...
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If you're sick of celebrities using their status to lecture us about their "causes du jour" from the esteemed pulpit of Capitol Hill, you're not alone. Ohio Senator George...
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Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson will testify before a U.S. Senate Subcommittee On Clean Air, Climate Change, And Wetlands of the Environment And Public Works Committee at 10...
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Backstreet Boy Nick Carter will be the first member of the multiplatinum group to release a solo album on Jive Records this fall. Carter told LAUNCH that while a firm...
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Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson, environmental attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Eastern Kentucky University President Joanne Glasser helped launch the new Kentucky...
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Backstreet Boy Nick Carter's offshore powerboat-racing team is set to make its hometown debut in the Florida Keys. The singer and his father Bob Carter founded the Nick...
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Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean was present at the taping of MTV Icon: Aerosmith on Sunday (April 14) in Los Angeles. The ceremony airs Wednesday night (April 17) on the cable...
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The Backstreet Boys are planning to shock fans with their next album. Though a spokesperson for the group says a title and release date have not been set, the members are...
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Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson's recent visit to Chicago raised more than $56,000 for his environmental foundation, Just Within Reach (JWR). JWR promotes education,...
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Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean is selling his Orlando home, located in Estates At Phillips, and it can be yours for a cool $1.95 million. The two-year-old, two-story...
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Former Backstreet Boys keyboardist-songwriter Tommy Smith filed a lawsuit against the group, the members' individually owned and operated personal music-publishing...
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Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean is engaged to singer Sarah Martin. McLean first revealed the fact during a December 2001 phone interview with radio personality JoJo Wright at Los...
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Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough and his sister Pollyanna will perform the national anthem at the all-star slug-fest, Celebrity Boxing, Wednesday night (March 13) from 9-10 p.m....
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Backstreet Boys fans from around the world will head to Baltimore on Saturday and Sunday (March 2 and 3) for the first ever Backstreet Boys 2002 Fan Convention at the BWI...
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Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson along with rockers R.E.M. and Live are the latest additions to a grassroots effort to stop the Senate from passing an energy plan that was...
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Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough will make an appearance at the Rock & Sports Experience on Saturday, February 16 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Dorough...
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Backstreet Boy Nick Carter has agreed to take part in a pretrial intervention program in order to bring a misdemeanor charge against him to a resolution. Carter was charged...
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Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson and *NSYNC's Lance Bass were among approximately 100 celebrities and everyday heroes that carried the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic torch as it made...
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Backstreet Boy Nick Carter spoke backstage at the American Music Awards (AMAs) on January 9 about his arrest at Tampa's Pop City Bar nightclub early last Wednesday morning...
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Backstreet Boy Nick Carter spoke to Tampa radio station WFLZ on Tuesday (January 8) about his arrest at Tampa's Pop City Bar nightclub early last Wednesday morning (January...
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Backstreet Boy Nick Carter was arrested after he refused to follow police orders to leave the Tampa nightclub Pop City Bar after a fight broke out at approximately 3:20 a.m....
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The Backstreet Boys release their first-ever greatest-hits package, titled The Hits: Chapter One, on Tuesday (October 30). The 13-song collection includes the group's new...
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The Backstreet Boys, Michael J. Fox, comedians Adam Sandler, Mike Myers, Jimmy Fallon, and actress Reese Witherspoon and her husband, actor Ryan Phillippe, have been added...
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Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson has released a statement clarifying remarks he made during an interview with MuchMusic Canada immediately following the September 11...
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Danny Lee, a carpenter and crew member for the Backstreet Boys, died on the hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 en route to Los Angeles when it crashed into the World Trade...
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The Backstreet Boys and Lynyrd Skynyrd concerts on Wednesday (September 12) in Toronto, Ontario, and Raleigh, North Carolina, respectively, kicked off the newly established...
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The Backstreet Boys resumed their tour August 24, as member A.J. McLean finished his stint in a rehab facility for depression and alcohol abuse, and things appear to be back...
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The Backstreet Boys and Jive Records have announced plans to release a greatest-hits packaged titled Chapter 1 on October 23. The release will also include the new track...
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Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell and his wife Leighanne have formed a music label and entertainment production company called BriLeigh Productions in association with Insight...
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The Backstreet Boys return to the road this Friday (August 24) at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee. The concert will be first for the Boys since group member A.J. McLean...
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Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough is hosting a seven-night Caribbean cruise departing December 15 that will benefit the Dorough Lupus Foundation. The event will take place on...
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Denise McLean, the mother of 23-year-old Backstreet Boy Alexander James "A.J." McLean, spoke to ABC's 20/20 about the turn of events, including the recent death of his...
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The Backstreet Boys have decided to push back the re-start of their Black & Blue world tour for a few days, to make sure A.J. McLean is in the best possible shape after his...
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The presenting sponsor of the Backstreet Boys Black & Blue summer tour, Kellogg's Pop-Tarts, plans to stick by the group, a spokesperson for the Battle Creek, Michigan-based...
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The Backstreet Boys have restated their intention to return to the road on August 7, following AJ McLean's completion of a 30-day stint in rehab for anxiety, depression, and...
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A.J. McLean of the Backstreet Boys is currently undergoing a 30-day treatment at a rehab center for clinical depression, which recently led to anxiety attacks and the...
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Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean has entered a rehab clinic for 30 days for reasons of anxiety, depression, and alcohol abuse, forcing the Backstreet Boys to postpone the...
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The Backstreet Boys performed two songs in Key West, Florida, on Tuesday (May 22) at a taping of MTV's TRL (Total Request Live) Retirement Home show, much to the delight of...
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Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean's British alter ego Johnny No Name will hold a press conference to announce the official launch of his charity, the Johnny No Name (JNN)...
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Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson was honored at the first Envi Awards ceremony at the Center For Rural Development in Somerset, Kentucky, on Saturday (May 12). Richardson was...
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Backstreet Boys fans can rest assured that the group is not splitting up anytime soon. The U.K. tabloid News Of The World sent fans into a panic Monday (May 14) when they...
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The Backstreet Boys star in their first-ever network television special, titled Backstreet Boys: Larger Than Life, on May 30 from 8-9 p.m. ET on CBS, the network has...
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Marc Anthony, Kid Rock, Celia Cruz, and the Backstreet Boys' A.J. McLean, Howie Dorough, and Kevin Richardson have been added to the list of performers on board to celebrate...
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The Backstreet Boys have officially announced the venues for their North American tour in support of their latest album, Black & Blue. Shaggy will open for the group, as...
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The Backstreet Boys' first free, live Yahoo! concert webcast, originally scheduled to take place Friday (March 23), has now been postponed. Backstreet Boys Nick Carter,...
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The Backstreet Boys have announced a summer arena tour in support of the group's eight-times platinum album Black & Blue, and the road stint kicks off June 8 in Orlando....
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Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson took advantage of his free time in the Seattle area by visiting the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) on Monday afternoon...
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The Backstreet Boys performed as a quartet Tuesday night (February 20) at Denver's Pepsi Center. Singer Kevin Richardson had returned to his home in Los Angeles on Monday...
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Lionel Richie's forthcoming Island/Def Jam Records album, Renaissance, will be released on March 20 without his highly anticipated duet with the Backstreet Boys on...
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The Backstreet Boys will take a day off from their Black & Blue tour to face off against fellow recording artists such as the Dixie Chicks' Emily Robison, Sisqo, and Sugar...
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After the Backstreet Boys won the award for favorite pop rock band, duo, or group at the American Music Awards Monday (January 8), they were asked by reporters, as usual,...
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Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson announced that he is forming an environmental awareness organization called Just Within Reach: An Earth Foundation, at a press conference in...
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Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean's alter ego, Johnny No-Name, is scheduled to perform at an event billed as "Johnny No-Name's Pre-New Year's Bash 2000" at the Hard Rock Live at...
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The Backstreet Boys will perform the national anthem and recording legend Ray Charles will sing "America The Beautiful" during Super Bowl XXXV's pre-game ceremonies, the...
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The Backstreet Boys latest album Black & Blue sold more than 689,000 copies in its second week of release, keeping the quintet firmly atop the album sales chart. The...
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The Backstreet Boys' Brian Littrell has been busy promoting his group's new chart-topping album Black & Blue for several months, but that's not the only project he's...
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The Backstreet Boys' new album Black & Blue debuts in the top spot on this week's albums chart on sales of more than 1,590,000 copies. According to industry sources, the...
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The Backstreet Boys sold 1.6 million copies of their new album Black & Blue in its first week of release. The album debuts on top of the Billboard 200 album chart this...
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The Backstreet Boys have announced the venues and dates for the first leg of a world tour in support of their new album Black & Blue. The 22-date tour officially kicks off...
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The Backstreet Boys may have grown up personally and professionally between the release of their last album, Millennium, and their new album, Black & Blue, but that doesn't...
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The Backstreet Boys participated in a press conference at the Hudson Theater in New York City today (November 21), whereupon they revealed the details of their upcoming...
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The Backstreet Boys' highly anticipated new album Black & Blue arrives in stores today (November 21), and the group is expected to arrive in New York City's Times Square at...
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The Backstreet Boys are launching their new album Black & Blue, due November 21, with a global tour dubbed Round The World In 100 Hours that will take the group to...
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The Backstreet Boys will take part in a satellite performance to be broadcast exclusively in the home-entertainment departments of 2,000 U.S. Wal-Mart stores, and via a...
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The Backstreet Boys returned to London on Thursday (November 9) for an in-store autograph signing of their latest single "Shape Of My Heart" at the Piccadilly Virgin...
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The Backstreet Boys are planning an unprecedented around-the-world promotional trip in support of their new album, Black & Blue, which will take the group to six continents...
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The Backstreet Boys's new album Black & Blue will not be not released to stores until November 21, but singer Brian Littrell recently revealed to LAUNCH that he has already...
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The Backstreet Boys' new album Black & Blue, due November 21, promises to be more diverse than the group's previous effort, Millennium, according to group member Brian...
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The Backstreet Boys will kick off an extensive world tour in support of Black & Blue (due November 21) with an eight-week North American run starting January 23 in Ft....
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The Backstreet Boys are known to millions of fans for their boyish good looks, but don't expect to see their faces on the cover of their new album, Black & Blue, due...
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'N Sync, the Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Sisqo, Destiny's Child, Bon Jovi, Mystikal, and more have contributed tracks to the fifth edition of the immensely popular...
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One of the tracks on the Backstreet Boys new Jive album Black & Blue (due November 21) is titled "How Did I Fall In Love (With You)?," LAUNCH has learned. The ballad was...
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If you are a Backstreet Boys fan and have attended any of the group's many sold-out concerts over the past year, then you've probably seen Mindi Abair in action. The...
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The 'N Sync-versus-Backstreet Boys rivalry may be going strong, but that's only in the minds of the fans, according to 'N Sync. The group harbors no ill will toward its...
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Both 'N Sync and their Jive Records labelmates the Backstreet Boys are in New York City today (October 9) for press and promotional events. It should be noted that today is...
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Backstreet Boys have teamed up with Nintendo to autograph four Game Boy Colors that will be featured during the Interactive Digital Software Association's (IDSA) Nite To...
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Backstreet Boys fans can take to the high seas with singer Howie Dorough on December 18 for a five-day, four-night cruise to benefit his charitable organization, the...
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The Backstreet Boys' upcoming Jive album is titled Black & Blue and is due out on November 21, a publicist for the group has confirmed for LAUNCH. The first single from the...
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Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell, 25, married his fiancee, Leighanne Wallace, 30, in a ceremony Saturday evening (September 2) at the Peachtree Christian Church in Midtown...
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The Backstreet Boys' Howie D (Howie Dorough) will perform later this month in Puerto Rico and Argentina to benefit the fight against lupus, the disease that claimed the...
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The Backstreet Boys have teamed up with Burger King for an upcoming mega-promotion, which will kick off on August 27, titled the Backstreet Project. The five-week stunt...
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The Backstreet Boys Howie Dorough paid a visit to a six-year-old boy at Florida Hospital in Orlando on Friday (July 28). Dorough went to the hospital directly from the...
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The battle of the burgers heated up as the Backstreet Boys headed to Toronto last week to film a series of commercials for an upcoming Burger King promotion.
Several miles...
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Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell and his fiancee Leighanne Wallace have recovered their two pet Chihuahuas--a male named Tyk Thomas and a female named Litty Leigh--which had...
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The Baha Men apparently are not the only musicians these days asking, "Who let the dogs out?" Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell and his fiancee Leighanne Wallace are wondering...
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Despite the criticisms 'N Sync, Backstreet Boys, and Britney Spears have endured for being bland artists and soulless singers, they're three of the most popular musical...
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Britney Spears's mother Lynne Spears has sounded off on the singer's official website (britneyspears.com) about the false British tabloid reports implying that her daughter...
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The Backstreet Boys -- minus A.J. McLean -- and Sir Elton John perfomed together at London's Party in the Park 2000 at Hyde Park on Sunday (July 9) in front of more than...
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The Backstreet Boys' Kevin Richardson, 27, married his fiancee Kristin Willits, 29, on June 17 outside of Richardson's hometown of Lexington, Kentucky. The couple exchanged...
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Backstreet Boys Howie Dorough, his older sister Pollyanna, and several celebrity friends are set to perform at a charity concert event dubbed Lupus 2000. The event will...
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Backstreet Boy and current Tampa resident Nick Carter is auctioning off his autographed sectional couch to benefit the Tampa Children's Hospital. The couch is split into...
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Cher, Ricky Martin, the Backstreet Boys, Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Enrique Iglesias, and Blink 182 were among the winners in the 23 musical categories at the Sixth...
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Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough spoke exclusively to LAUNCH about his intention to help his sister Pollyanna release a single titled "Fly To Heaven" to benefit the Lupus...
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Fans of the Backstreet Boys who just can't get enough of the quintet can flock to bookstores when Backstreet Boys: The Official Book -- the first and only book authorized...
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Jackie Littrell -- the mother of the Backstreet Boys Brian Littrell -- will be the keynote speaker at Saint Joseph Healthcare's first annual Maternity Fair of Lexington,...
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At the two concerts he played with Tina Turner over the weekend at New York's Madison Square Garden, Lionel Richie surprised the audience by premiering a song from his...
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Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean performed in the last of a series of benefit shows under the alias of British rock star, Johnny No Name last night at New York's Irving Plaza. No...
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Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough made a surprise appearance Sunday night at New York's Irving Plaza to lend support to his bandmate A.J. McLean, who was performing as Johnny...
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The
Backstreet Boys's Nick Carter and Brian Littrell won a charity basketball game against members of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida,...
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Members of the
Backstreet Boys will embark on several solo projects after the group's current sold-out Into the Millennium North American tour wraps up.
A.J. McLean is...
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Tom Jones, the Backstreet Boys, D'Angelo, Enrique Iglesias, and Sting have all signed on for the first ever Men Strike Back concert. The show is the male equivalent of the...
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The Backstreet Boys have posted a statement on their official website (www.backstreetboys.com) warning fans not to fall for ticket scams on the popular Internet auction...
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'N Sync, Sting and Ricky Martin are just some of the pop music nominees announced today (Feb. 8) for the sixth annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards. 98 Degrees, the...
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The Burger King Corporation has announced an exclusive promotion with the Backstreet Boys that will include an unprecedented CD-and-video offer and an exclusive title...
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The Backstreet Boys are currently on vacation and the group has plans for six weeks of U.S. tour dates -- the second leg of the Millennium tour kicks off Feb. 11 at the...
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Singer Brian Littrell of the Backstreet Boys will sing the national anthem at the Kentucky Thoroughblades' hockey game against the Louisville Panthers on Jan. 22 in a...
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The Backstreet Boys, Shania Twain, and Ricky Martin were the musical winners Sunday night (Jan. 9) at the 26th annual Peoples' Choice Awards, which aired live from the...
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Jennifer Love Hewitt
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Howie Dorough, Backstreet mom Denise McLean, Youngstown and more were on hand at Trans Continental Records' New Year's Eve...
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In a year dominated by pop, none sold better than the Backstreet Boys, the Recording Industry Assn. of America reports. The reigning kings of teen dreams were the best...
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Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean is going to test out his new alter-ego, Johnny Suede, with an upcoming solo performance at a Jan. 9 Hard Rock Live benefit concert in Orlando,...
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The Backstreet Boys have added four new dates to their 2000 tour itinerary, and all ticket sales for the outing will go on sale Saturday (Dec. 11). The last time the group...
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At the last awards show of the century, the Backstreet Boys album Millennium beat out 'N Sync's self-titled album, ...Baby One More Time by Britney Spears, and Come On Over...
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Tickets for several Backstreet Boys shows in North Carolina go on sale this Saturday (Dec. 11) at 10:00 a.m. (ET). The group will return to the state in 2000 for...
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The Backstreet Boys have announced tour plans for early 2000 that will kick off Feb. 11 at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Penn. The group's initial itinerary...
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A planned donation by the Backstreet Boys to the Columbine College fund may not be made to the organization, as it is about to shut down due to lack of funds.
The group...
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The Backstreet Boys recently made a press and fan conference in Las Vegas available to fans of the pop group via its official website, www.backstreetboys.com.
Group...
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A ticket-scalping scandal has developed following a recent Backstreet Boys concert at the Pepsi Center in Denver. After performing Oct. 31 at the Pepsi Center, the...
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The Backstreet Boys have resolved differences with the Jive record label and agreed to a deal encompassing the joint development of several innovative Internet ventures and...
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The Backstreet Boys have signed a new deal with their record label, Jive, and it's one of the largest pacts ever. The five-album deal, valued at approximately $60 million,...
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The Backstreet Boys made headlines last week with a story concerning the fact that the group would not be able to find the time to visit a five-year-old girl suffering from...
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The Backstreet Boys have issued a statement in response to reports stating that the group could not fit a visit with a five-year-old-girl suffering from leukemia in Warren,...
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The Backstreet Boys apparently are not able to find time to visit a five-year-old-girl suffering from leukemia in Warren, Mich. when they perform at the Palace of Auburn...
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The Backstreet Boys will sing the National Anthem prior to the Detroit Pistons home opener on Nov. 5 at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Mich. The Pistons will face the...
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Attorneys for the Backstreet Boys have reportedly forwarded a letter to Jive Records Chairman/ CEO Clive Calder, claiming the label is in breach of contract and, therefore,...
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The Orlando, Fla.-based Backstreet Boys and Miami-based singer Gloria Estefan are well aware of the danger a hurricane can pose. The Backstreet Boys, who were scheduled to...
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If you are a teen music star, it appears as though Jive Records is now the record label of choice. Sources at Jive Records tell LAUNCH that the label--already home to the...
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No big surprise this week: The Backstreet Boys remain on top of the SoundScan charts, for sales of approximately 242,555 copies. There's plenty of interesting action...
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The Limp Bizkit boys are bumming for the second week in a row, as pop kings the Backstreet Boys have won the top spot in album sales yet again. The B-Boys' Millennium,...
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It has been a good week for the Backstreet Boys, to say the least. Just as their 12 million-selling Millennium album returns to the top of the charts in the U.S. (LAUNCH,...
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Courtesy of RockOnTV (www.rockontv.com):
A&E:
One-On-One With David Frost--Elton John: My Gift Is My Song - In this special, Elton John publicly shares, for the first time,...
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Score another one for the Backstreet Boys in the continuing battle between the pop sensations and hard rock/ rap outfit Limp Bizkit for the top spot. Backstreet's back at...
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Sears, the sponsor of the Backstreet Boys' fall North American tour, and the Boys themselves have joined forces with Youth Service America (YSA). The band, Sears, and YSA...
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The Backstreet Boys haven't skipped a beat between their first and second albums. The group has sold more than 10 million albums in the past two years, and their latest...
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The Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync are headed for the small screen again. But this time we aren't talking about a television special on the Disney Channel. The two boy bands...
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The dog days of summer have hit the album chart, as the top four titles remain the same and there's not a single debut in the top 10.
That, of course, is good news for the...
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Sears, Roebuck & Co. has unveiled its national marketing campaign in conjunction with the Backstreet Boys' upcoming fall North American tour (LAUNCH, 5/17). Sears is...
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If anyone ever questions the purchasing power of teenage girls, they should check out the sales of Backstreet Boys merchandise.
The band has once regained the top spot on...
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The Backstreet Boys have had the last laugh in a battle with Limp Bizkit for the top of the chart. Last month, it was Limp Bizkit's Significant Other that ended the...
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The Backstreet Boys' album Millennium was the top album of the first half of 1999, according to the mid-year statistics released by the Recording Industry Assn. Of America...
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Rumors have been swirling about the health of the Backstreet Boys' Brian Littrell during the group's current European tour. The rumor is believed to have begun when an...
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You can say what you will about pop sensations the Backstreet Boys and Ricky Martin, but you can't deny the fact that both acts continue to sell boatloads of albums.
For...
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There appears to be no stopping the youth-oriented wave of pop led by the Backstreet Boys. After setting a new first-week sales record last week with the debut of...
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You won't be able to see the Fifth Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards on TV until June 16 on Fox, but the ceremony was actually taped Tuesday (May 25) at the Shrine...
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Move over Garth, you've been beaten by the boys--the Backstreet Boys, that is. As anticipated (LAUNCH, 5/25), the teen sensations' Millennium has broken Garth Brooks's...
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Although the official SoundScan sales totals won't be released until Wednesday morning (May 26), some industry pundits are predicting that Millennium, the new album by the...
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The soundtrack to Notting Hill, the new romantic comedy starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant, hit stores yesterday. The star-studded soundtrack features contributions from...
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More than a decade ago, a teenage singing sensation named Tiffany planted the seeds for her chart-topping success by visiting shopping malls across America. Current pop...
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Make no bones about it: diamond-selling artists Backstreet Boys are doing their share to help combat calcium deficiency in their young teenage fans.
The quintet--Kevin...
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Six-and-a-half months before the century crossover, the Backstreet Boys' new Jive album, Millennium, will be released on May 18 (LAUNCH, 2/4/99).
"We've worked very hard...
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The Backstreet Boys, whose self-titled debut album has made the five-member pop unit the biggest teen sensations in the U.S. since New Kids On The Block, are hoping to ride...
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A U.S. district court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor in which an unknown musician claimed that Reznor stole his songs, according...
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With just a month left in 1998, the race for the best-selling non-soundtrack album of the year is going down to the wire, according to the Recording Industry Association Of...
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If you thought the Backstreet Boys were nothing more than one-hit-wonders for the teen set, think again. According to the October sales certifications released by the...
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The Backstreet Boys were back in action last night (Sept. 14) in Allegan, Mich., after canceling an appearance Sunday (Sept. 13) in Shakopee, Minn. at the last minute, due...
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Soundtracks continue to rule the charts this week, according to SoundScan data, but hip-hop and R&B artists are also continuing to make impressive showings.
The Armageddon...
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Summer blockbuster films aren't only knocking 'em dead at the box office, they've spawned some of the biggest albums of the season.
On the new album chart the City Of...
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The City Of Angels soundtrack returns to the top of the Billboard 200 this week with sales of 169,000, according to SoundScan data, while the other soundtrack...
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Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell underwent successful heart surgery this weekend, according to family members, and is now resting comfortably.
The location of his...
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Whatsa matta with kids today?
No sense of cool, perhaps, judging from the pop-heavy nominees for Nickelodeon's 11th annual Kids Choice Awards, set for April 4th with Rosie...
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