New Kids On The Block and Backstreet Boys Team Up

The 80s boyband New Kids On The Block and Backstreet Boys team up together and looking forward to start a full tour.

Recently both bands NKOTB and BSB had performed a full pack show at Radio City Music Hall show and surprised their fans with their blissful performance.The mutuality also kindle rumors that swirled for months.And now, as announced exclusively on Ryan Seacrest's radio show, NKOTB and BSB are making it official.

New Kids and Backstreet Boys: Perform 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve'

New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys will perform on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin's Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2011". The concert continue at least four hour that begins airing at 10 p.m. on Dec. 31.

The bands boys 90 are traveling together for coming up summer and hit TD Garden on June 4. The NKOTBSB reunion tour will close out 2010 in high style.

Backstreet Boys Managers: Begin Taking Online Auditions Via Web

The managers of Backstreet Boy's manager began stat taking online auditions would be taken from worldwide they taken only the age's from 16-30 on Wednesday.

Jonas Brother will be selected on the final pop band, the journey will finally the probable nominee to a boot carmp in Los Angeles.

The talent hunt comprises of 21 web episodes when the Johnny Wright is out on a hunt of fresh pop acts, he says: “I always felt uncomfortable because I felt like I had to give them an immediate response to what they did and I didn’t have enough time to register what they did. A friend of mine named Doug flipped out his camera phone, and he started filming the person on camera”.

Boy bands’ tickets go on sale Saturday

A joint show had been announced by the New Kids On the Block and Backstreet Boys on June 7 at Bell Center, tickets for the gig will go on sale Saturday at noon at Evenko. They cost $43 to $103.

On April 20 another gig by The Rush's has already been announced which will cost $59 to $145.50 and go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. at Evenko. The band will play its 1981 album Moving Pictures in its entirety.

There is a limit of eight tickets per person for both shows.

Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block Announce New Tour Dates

Boy bands New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys have announced new dates for their co-headlining tour after performing together at the 2010 American Music Awards.

It has been revealed that 18 new dates have been announced to their co-headlining tour which will include second shows for Chicago and Toronto. NKOTB and the Backstreet Boys released a joint statement, which thanked fan for the support reported by MTV


"We can't thank our fans enough for their continued support," the joint statement said to fans. "The love that everyone has shown to us and to this project is incredible. We can feel the excitement and we won't let the fans down. And with our new and elaborate stage design there won't be one bad seat in the house. We are truly blessed and are so appreciative to have you all along with us for the ride."

Tour Dates Announced By BSB,New Kids

Backstreet Boys and New Kids has confirmed there first date for their upcoming combine tour.

For the first time on Ryan Seacrest's radio show yesterday, the boyband has recently revealed the tour dates,they will reunite for the tour next summer in US.

New Kids' singer Donnie Wahlberg said that "There will be a lot of surprises,we want to make this a night that people never forget… A lot of our fans have come multiple times and we want to give them something to take them to another place they've never been before."

AJ McLean,Backstreet Boys star added "We're in talks right now about the actual tour, stage and set-up. Nothing is set in stone yet but it will definitely be an awesome spectacle."

BSB are also planning to hopefully bring the show to Europe later in the year, expressed by Backstreet's Brian Littrel ""We're talking about that now," he said. "We're planning on taking this thing all around the world. I think it would be something great to bring our fans together. Not to speak for all nine of us, but hopefully [it will happen] come the end of the year."

Backstreet Boys Ready For Upcoming Tours

New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys are joining forces, Ryan Seacrest confirmed and embarking on a U.S. tour starting Summer 2011.

Both band confirmed there tours to South Florida this year which leads me to hope that they’ll be making a stop here on next year’s NKOTBSB tour.

Just to get a more fun pre next year, be sure to tune in to the American Music Awards on Nov. 21 to catch all the guys performing together.

This would going to be there first mutual tour it’s not their first performance together. BSB surprised fans at the June 19 NKOTB show at Radio City Music Hall in NYC. (Check out that video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yakmfsQQI_4)

I am definitely excited to check out this acronym-filled show. Anyone else? Can’t wait to go or can’t believe people actually want to go? Sound off below.

Don't Forget the Backstreet Boys

A top 10 story for this weekend Don't Forget the Backstreet Boys.

Recap: Backstreet Boys' Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean and Nick Carter play a new episode of "Don't Forget the Lyrics!".
"Don't Forget the Lyrics!" is the musical game for the knowledge for song lyrics show that tests contestants', decades and artists.

"Don't Forget the Lyrics!" its a fantasy taking viewers on a dramatic, heart pounding and rollercoaster ride of music.

Backstreet Boys" Are all grown up now

Before there was Bieber, there was Backstreet.

The boy bands hits such as "Quit Playing Games With My Heart" and "I Want It That Way" is bringing its "This Is Us" tour.

Backstreet Boys' return will show to Pittsburgh for the first time in five years and the first time without eldest member Kevin Richardson, who left the group in 2006 to start a family. He is married and has a 3 year of old son.

Mr.Dorough said, "This record here, we reached back into what made us who we are -- that's good pop melodies, great harmonies -- and made it recent and relevant".

The album's attempt to be recent and relevant is reflected in the Euro dance beats of "Straight Through My Heart," the record's first single, and collaborations with producers behind some of Lady Gaga, Britney Spears and Kelly Clarkson's hits.

Mr.Dorough said, "We actually wanted to push the envelope with this record". "We wanted to reach out to some writers that people wouldn't have expected us to reach out to."

"We made a conscious effort to go back to being ourselves," Mr. Littrell said in a release. "It's important for the fans to remember what was, but it's also important for them to know where we're headed."

The tour is a similar blend of old and new. "All I Have to Give" from the debut album or "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)," which could arguably be called the group's anthem. Newer material, brief talks from the boys and film clips starring the band will be sprinkled throughout the show.

Backstreet's back, good as ever

Backstreet Boys still got it goin' on.
The band of boy all grown up but still baby faced sweated and crooned their way straight into fans' hearts at a packed Rogers Arena. The quartet (fifth member Kevin Richardson left the group in 2006 to start a family), proved that they've still got the sex appeal that revved up every female teenager's hormones back in 1996 when they released their self titled debut.
It's quite amazing, actually: 14 years later, and all of those preteen and teenaged girls that pinned up Tiger Beat posters of Nick Carter, Brian Littrell, A.J. McLean and Howie Dorough (can't forget Richardson) on their walls have stayed true to the Boys.
The 20 something year old female fans were there in full support. Dressed to the nines, in sparkly shirts and stilettos, they brought their lungs and their tears.
OK, well the tears weren't of the waterfall variety that we look from Justin Bieber fans today. But they were there, waving from the corners of black lined and mascara coated eyes.
The group dazzled the audience for nearly two hours, playing all the hits to the audience's delight, as well as new material from their 2009 release This Is Us.
They opened with (Everybody) Backstreet's Back from 1997's Backstreet's Back album after jumping through a giant screen onto the stage. The boys pulled out some slick moves to welcome the arena. The screams were deafening.
The audience sang along to every single word. The lyrics to We've Got It Goin' On re-emerged from their collective unconscious. It was like riding a bike.
"Who's been to a Backstreet Boys show before?" Littrell asked the audience. He was answered by a million decibels of noise.
"Is it OK if we go back in time so you can help us sing some songs?" he continued, jumping into Quit Playing Games (With My Heart) and then As Long As You Love Me.
Even though they're one man down and a little rougher around the edges, the Backstreet Boys' voices haven't changed one bit.
They have grown with their audience, though. The concert matched the maturity of the audience, giving fans a trip down memory lane without being too cheesy.
The production values and visual candy have been stripped down since the Backstreet Boys concerts of yore. They threw out the excessive pyrotechnics and intricate choreography for toned down dance numbers and a more mature, music centric approach.
They performed each song harmony for harmony, lyric for lyric. It was like listening to their album. Nothing different. But that's what the fans wanted.
Although the members will likely never be able to shake their '90s boy band persona a la Justin Timberlake and rise to the same heights of success as they did ten years ago, the Backstreet Boys showed that they've got a love for their music and their fans, and they'll keep on singing Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely as long as the music world will let them.
I remember my dad once chuckling at my teenaged obsession over the Backstreet Boys in 1997. "They'll never last that long," he told me.
Um, Dad? I think they have.

Backstreet Boys Lopez Tonight “If I Knew Then”

Backstreet Boys they’re like your old high school friends you hardly ever look anymore in person, but still get updates from via Facebook. Facebook is last night’s episode of Lopez Tonight only in this case, and there’s no Kanye West standing on a table. No matter, at setting the girls the Boys are still masters off screaming. Head below to catch Brian, A.J., Howie and Nick performing their latest single “If I Knew Then,” their third single from seventh album This Is Us.

Arrested 'Backstreet Bandit'

The Boston man known as the Backstreet Bandit is being held on $50,000 cash bail after he allegedly robbed banks in Revere, Saugus and Malden. Rolando Gala, 23, of 56 Fernwood Road, Boston was arraigned in Chelsea District Court on Friday following his arrest in a residence on Broadway Street in Revere for possession of Class A and Class C substances with the intent to distribute. An additional complaint was issued charging him with the June 14 unarmed robbery of the Bank of America on Squire Road.

At $50,000 Judge D. Dunbar Livingston set the bail after revoking an initial $5,000 bail from a June 19 Chelsea home invasion case, but allowed revocation, which means Gala will be held for up to 60 days even if he posts bail. The drug charges for the additional bail of $50,000. On Monday he is due back in court. Police responded to a Broadway residence around 8 p.m. on Thursday to serve an arrest warrant. Inside the residence, police found heroin and the prescription drug Clonazepam. They also found Gala, who they believed resembled the suspect depicted in surveillance footage of the Revere, Saugus and Malden bank robberies, as well as two fedoras similar to the one the suspect wore. Gala was charged with possession of heroin and Clonazepam with the intent to distribute. Three others were found in the apartment, including Dianna Robinson, 39, of 250 Broadway; Sheryl Maloney, 27, of 26 Holley Ave., Lynn and Michael Kelley, 28, of 16A Clinton St., Lynn. Each were charged with being present where heroin was kept. Police found a large amount of cash and two fedora style hats in Gala's room. It has been reported prosecutors said the bank robberies were part of a "drug fueled crime spree."
Gala is believed to be responsible for the June 18 robbery of Eastern Bank, 605 Broadway St. in Saugus and the July 19 robbery of the Bank of America branch on Centre Street in Malden. A teller from the Malden robbery identified him as the robber. The decision to charge Gala in those cases will be determined by prosecutors in Essex and Middlesex counties respectively. The FBI Violent Crimes Task Force said Gala wore a fedora style hat during each of the robberies. He presented a manila envelope to the teller and demanded money. Once the envelope was filled, he took off on foot. Surveillance videos did not reveal the use of a weapon during any of the robberies and no one was physically injured. The FBI nicknamed Gala the Backstreet Bandit because of the fedora style hat and clothes he wore, which are similar to a member of the pop group the Backstreet Boys, though there is no connection between him and the musical group.

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Still fromt and center Backstreet Boys

Even as they make their way across the country playing a string of sold out concert dates, including two shows at the Warfield tonight and Monday, Backstreet Boys members seem more baffled by their enduring popularity than anyone else.
Or as Nick Carter, 30, checking in from rehearsals just a few days before the launch of the tour, puts it: "We can't believe that we still got it."
The band (which also headlines the San Francisco Pride event at the Civic Center today) may have sold more than 76 million albums and lodged eight albums into the Top 10 over its 17 year career, but these haven't exactly been boom times for the group that, alongside rivals 'N SYNC, dominated the tail end of the '90s music scene with weepy pop hits such as "Quit Playing Games With My Heart" and "I Want It That Way."
In 2005 since getting back together after stints in rehab and the bottom rungs of the charts with their respective solo albums, Carter and his Backstreet Boys bandmates - A.J. McLean, Brian Littrell and Howie Dorough (Kevin Richardson left for good in 2006) - have been leading a relatively quiet, sepia-toned comeback effort reflective of a group of men inching into their 30s.
Their songs no longer provide the soundtrack for school dances. Valuable wall space in adolescent bedrooms has been given over to the Jonas Brothers and Justin Bieber. And their longtime label Jive currently cut them loose.
On the upside, walking through the mall has become a much easier endeavor. "It is a lot easier," Carter admits. "People love us. They just don't know where we went. We get that all the time: 'Hey, what are you guys doing now?' Well, we're doing what we've always done."
At least the fans who used to camp outside the hotels where the Backstreet Boys stayed and obsessively vote for the band's videos on MTV's "Total Request Live" remain just as passionate about the band, even with the distraction of their own careers and children. "They're actually worse now." Carter says. "If they want a kiss, they're going to get it."

And there are a lot of them.
Tickets for the tour in support of the Backstreet Boys' most current album, "This Is Us," were snatched up almost as soon as they went on sale. "I think we ended up in a position where we should have been in bigger venues," he says.
The greatest hits collection, "Playlist: The Very Best of Backstreet Boys," released earlier this year, has been selling steadily. There's even a Backstreet Boys cruise, which puts the band members out to sea with its followers on a journey from Miami to Cozumel, Mexico, from Dec. 9 to 13 that's totally sold out. "The hard-core fans find us," Carter says.
The Backstreet Boys are only too glad to reciprocate the love. Even though they're playing to smaller rooms, their concerts are still stuffed with lasers, costume changes, video montages and, yes, even full scale dance routines for all the hits.
"We're not just entertainers anymore," Carter says. "We're part athlete now. We have to be to dance for 2 1/2 hours every night, especially at our age."
While no one expects any more platinum albums to arrive in the mail anytime soon, the band members haven't exactly scaled back their ambitions either. When they perform the hit "Backstreet's Back" every night, they're not merely offering up nostalgia but also hope.
"We look at every day as if it's the beginning of our career," Carter says. "We think that's what it's all about.

Backstreet Boys: Tailors show to fans

The Backstreet Boys are back.
The singing quartet — Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell and A.J. McLean — have sold more than 76 million records worldwide and won a bucketload of MTV Music Awards on both sides of the Atlantic, VH1 Music Awards, Teen Choice Awards and Grammy Nominations.
Its albums the pair has also seen two ("Backstreet Boys" and "Millennium") sell more than 10 million copies each.
As current at 2008, the boys were voted No. 2 and 3 on MTV's TRL list for Top 10 Best Boy Band and Most Iconic Video, respectively, for "I Want It That Way."
Last October, the Backstreet Boys released its ninth CD, "This Is Us."
In addition, the singers are each involved in their own solo careers and other projects.
Carter, calling from the Backstreet Boys stop in Connecticut, said the group's lives rely on priorities.
"The Backstreet Boys takes a lot of time and energy," he said. "And it takes a lot of balance to do what is expected of us and what we need to do."
Carter, who has had his share of trials with substance addiction, said each of the singers has a good support group.

Backstreet Boys and Korn Join Forces to Boycott BP

Backstreet Boys and Korn may not have much in common in terms of their music but they are both backing the boycott of British Petroleum (BP) during their tours. The two groups have announced that they will not be refueling at any of the companies stations while using their tour buses.
Korn frontman, Jonathan Davis stated, "We need to do our part to let BP know there are consequences for causing something like this. We want to send a message to corporations like BP so that they will take more preventative measures in the future."
Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys was profoundly affected during a recent performance in Biloxi, Mississipi after witnessing the effects of the oil spill first hand. After seeing the animals covered in oil, Nick spoke of his heartbreak at the sight.
Made by scientists there are new claims that the oil spill is perhaps double what what first estimated, as noted by Seth Borenstein on Yahoo news. With the initial blast having killed 11 workers and BP stocks only sinking further, the company is definitely swimming in the deep end.
With all the environmental issues the world is already facing, BP have been caught at a time when the public concerns are only rising. Rock and pop may not always mix too well in the music world, but it seems they make a better concoction than the oil and water floating in the Gulf of Mexico. This may be the start of a worldwide boycott.

Backstreet Boys leave label

The Backstreet Boys have parted ways with their longtime record label after 16 years on the roster.

The boy band signed to Jive Records in 1994 and released seven albums through the label over the years.

They have now announced their departure from Jive in a post on their official website, titled "Freedom", which dismisses rumours they were dumped from the books because of falling album sales.

The post reads, "So the news is out! The Backstreet Boys are no longer signed to long time record label Jive Records. The amicable split is very exciting for the group. "

Bandmember Brian Littrell adds, "This is the best thing, at the best time that could have ever happened for us. We are confident in the future of our band, and are looking forward to the new things to come. 2011 is going to be a great year for us."

A word with Nick Carter as Backstreet Boys come to Ruth Eckerd Hall May 31

Is this where we make the "Backstreet's back" quip?

Let's not. It's way overused, not to mention possibly inaccurate. Nick Carter says the Backstreet Boys never went away — even if you didn't notice. For 17 years the group has toiled to stay alive. They've sold more than 100 million albums. They've been golden boys and guilty pleasures. They lost a member and continued as a foursome. Their latest album, This Is Us, came out in 2009. The Backstreet Boys are back (fine) on a world tour, stopping at Ruth Eckerd Hall on Memorial Day.

Carter, the teen idol who grew up in Apollo Beach and Ruskin, is now 30. He has navigated addiction, screamy reality TV and industry scandal, but says he's in a good place. He called from home in Nashville to talk about the tour and his favorite Tampa memories (RIP, stadium Bennigan's). And if Justin Bieber loyalists don't appreciate his music, he's content to count their moms as fans.

Back Street Boys sets Tour Dates.

This June, the boys known as Backstreet will be hitting the road for a tour. The Backstreet Boys announced that starting June 1 in Orlando, Florida (obviously!), they will be kicking off their summer tour in support of last fall's very awesome release This Is Us.

Considering that they have many, many phenomenal songs to pick from in their excellent back catalog of tunes, MTV is officially declaring this a can't-miss event that absolutely must be seen!

Backstreet Boys' A.J. McLean Reveals Engagement Details

On Friday, Backstreet Boys fans everywhere let out a collective sigh when another member, A.J. McLean, went off the market, proposing to girlfriend Rochelle Karidis. The boy-bander spoke to MTV News about the engagement and said he couldn't have picked a better girl to make his future Mrs. McLean.
While celebrating his birthday last weekend, McLean said he knew it was time to make Karidis an honest woman.

"I have had this on my mind for months now, and there was talks amongst me and some of the friends of mine, and actually, I kind if brought it up to [bandmate] Howie [Dorough] once before, as well as Nick [Carter], about possibly doing it on New Year's," he revealed. "I said, 'No, I'm going to wait a little bit longer.' Something clicked. We were having dinner at Nobu prior to it, and I was like, 'I'm just done. I'm done, and this is the one, and she's absolutely phenomenal.' "
He very publicly asked her to marry him at a gig on Friday, which also happened to fall on his 32nd birthday. He admitted that he didn't have a doubt that she would accept his proposal. "I [wasn't] nervous that she'd say no," he said. "I was more nervous that she wouldn't feel comfortable in front of a crowd."
McLean said proposing onstage was the way he always imagined he would pop the question. "That was something else that I always wanted to do," he said. "I kind of had this childhood fantasy of, once I do propose, it's just somehow got to be onstage. I just went up there and grabbed a mic."
Karadis and McLean have been dating for nearly a year, and the Backstreet Boy said he's found his match. "She is my true best friend," he said. "She is absolutely amazing. She's very talented ... supportive ... understanding. She's everything you can possibly want in someone, plus 10-gazllion more. That night, I looked at her, and I was like, 'I'm gonna do it tonight.' "
Now to the important stuff: the bling. "The ring is actually a one of a kind," McLean explained. "It is a square head with princess-cut diamonds surrounding and a one-carat diamond in the center and there's also about 20 or 25 princess-cut diamonds on the actual band. It's a gorgeous ring."
McLean isn't the only Backstreet Boy excited about the engagement. "Nick was extremely happy for me," he said. "Howie didn't know. I actually texted Howie [on my birthday] ... and he sent me one back all capitals, all exclamation points: 'Finally! Congratulations.' And I haven't heard from Brian yet, but I have heard through management, because Brian has been swamped with his family, that he sends his best."

BACKSTREET BOYS CAUSE FURORE OVER ROCK FESTIVAL

Pop group THE BACKSTREET BOYS have sparked outrage among heavy metal fans in India after it was announced they will follow IRON MAIDEN as a headliner for the upcoming Rock In India festival.The event marked the first ever rock festival in India when it kicked off in 2008, with Megadeth and MAChine Head playing top of the bill. Iron Maiden took the stage in 2009. But festival organisers have taken an abrupt turn from the heavy metal genre, booking The Backstreet Boys and Richard Marx for the 2010 line up. Local music critics have blasted organisers for the shift, but festival bosses are standing by their decision to book the ageing teen sensations. A statement on Rock In India's website reads, “There has been a long-standing request from many music fans to our website that they would like to see mainstream music and also classic rock... Rock In India is a 'music' festival and the headliners have already been announced. Rock In India does not mean the 'genre' rock only. Being a fan you have right to an opinion. Being a promoter no artist is big or small to us. All artists are respected equally and not looked down upon just because they are a pop artist! We respect their music!” The Rock in India festival will take place in Delhi on 20 February and in Bangalore on 22 February (10).