[71] Three singles were released from Black & Blue: "Shape of My Heart", "The Call", and "More than That". [124] The song reached No. In addition to the book, a series of flash-based webisodes was also published in 2000. Maybe it's something you never thought about during carefree listens in the '90s. The US Leg of the IAWLT Tour kicks off in Chicago. Backstreet Boys age: Kevin Richardson is the oldest member of the band Howie would've turned 20 the same year the. This marked the third-highest attendance for live-stream concerts on the WeChat channel and the highest audience record for such by international artists. [83] However, Carter chose to remain with The Firm to manage his solo career. The recordings include some unreleased mixes, demos, and original materials. [66] The compilation consisted of three CDs featuring a new song called "It's True," live songs from the group's previous tours, and a VHS tape featuring backstage footage and interviews. Backstreet Boys (often abbreviated as BSB) are an American vocal group consisting of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, and cousins Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson.They were formed in 1993 in Orlando, Florida.. On September 15, 2016, McLean and Carter confirmed that the band would be done with the album the following year, along with a new headlining tour. The Backstreet Boys is an American boy group consisting of A.J. [106] The group subsequently canceled a scheduled CBS Early Show performance the next day on October 6, 2009, which was also the release day of their new album, This Is Us. In October 2022, the group released their first holiday album A Very Backstreet Christmas. After recording for more than a year, the Backstreet Boys finally released their comeback album Never Gone on June 14, 2005. Then, joining with fellow boy band veterans New Kids on the Block, they embarked on a co-headlining tour under the supergroup moniker NKOTBSB. American boy band who ruled late-'90s teen pop before maturing into the 21st century with adult-oriented pop. [103] It peaked at No. I think for us to maximize the ability that we have as five to move forward, it wouldn't be with another group, it would just be on our own. The album's first single, "Incomplete," was released to radio stations on March 28, 2005. [112] The tour lasted until June 2012, comprising 80 shows in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. [76] It also included a previously unreleased song, "Drowning". [43], On Valentine's Day 1998, the group debuted in Latin America at the Via del Mar International Song Festival in Chile. The Backstreet gang adds superpowered animation", "Backstreet Boys Plan New LP For October; Burger King To Issue Promo CD, Video", "Backstreet Boys Fans 'Have It Their Way' at Burger King(R) Burger King Corporation Launches Unprecedented CD and Video Promotion", "Backstreet's Back And You Can Get Their Jeans! McLean, were natives of Orlando, Florida, who met each other -- as well as transplanted New Yorker Nick Carter -- through auditions for local commercials, theater, and television. "I just didn't know who they were and I was just questioning, 'How could these kids afford an airplane?'" Pearlman told ABC News in a 2000 interview. They toured with New Kids on the Block on the NKOTBSB Tour from 2011 to 2012. One question still arises. They secured a Las Vegas residency in 2017, carrying Backstreet Boys: Larger Than Life into 2018. [155] On September 23, the Backstreet Boys confirmed their Vegas residency show happening in 2017, titled Backstreet Boys: Larger Than Life. Backstreet Boys Notch First Billboard Hot 100 Hit Since 2007", "Backstreet Boys Going Country? 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, eventually earning them a platinum award for selling over one million copies. [11] In March 2017, the group began a residency in Las Vegas that lasted two years, titled Backstreet Boys: Larger Than Life. [111] At the conclusion of 2011, the tour placed 17th on Billboard's annual "Top 25 Tours", earning over $40 million with 51 shows. The band's actual debut was originally released in 1996 everywhere but the US, due to the fact that they were mostly. [116][118] The group spoke positively about Richardson's return, stating that they couldn't be happier to have him back. [163][164] That same month, the group announced that they would be releasing their first Christmas album. Pearlman got his start in the blimp business in the early 1980s. Finally, the tour concluded on February 2, 2006, in Melbourne, Australia. Shortly after returning to the Black and Blue Tour, the group faced a severe loss with the occurrence of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The group took a hiatus from 2000 to 2002, but regrouped to release Never Gone in 2005. LP's Journey From Songwriter To the Spotlight. The Boyskings Kevin, Brian, Nick, Howie and AJwere originally five teenagers from Florida plucked from various high school classrooms (except Kevin, who was always Old As Shit) and turned. [102] The group's first independent album, In a World Like This, which is also their first album back with Richardson, is a mixture of modern pop, adult contemporary, and dance music, with a hint of singer-songwriter genre as demonstrated on "Try", "Madeleine", and "Trust Me". The album itself recorded the best international sales in a week for an album in history by selling over 5 million copies in its first week of sales. [132][133][134] They released a second single from the album, "Show 'Em (What You're Made Of)" in November 2013. [40] Littrell postponed the open-heart surgery twice to meet touring obligations, and he finally underwent the surgery on May 8, 1998, in the middle of the Backstreet's Back Tour. Official music video for "I Want It That Way" by the Backstreet BoysListen to the Backstreet Boys: https://BackstreetBoys.lnk.to/listenYDSubscribe to the Bac. They also recorded the song "If You Stay" for the Booty Call soundtrack in the same year, which was released in February 1997. Back in the '90s, few boys were more debonaire than AJ, Howie, Nick, Kevin and Brian of the Backstreet Boys. "It was a great way to show people that we're back," Richardson said regarding the commercial. [29] They also became one of the most successful debut artists in the world, collecting awards such as Durchstarter (Best Newcomers) in Germany's Viva Comet Awards in 1996. On October 6, 2009, the group released their next album, This Is Us. The BSB came out, there was N'Sync, 98 Degrees, All Saints, Spice Girls, Pussycat Dolls, and so on and so forth as the list went on and on, and the BSB were at . Issued in 2007, album number six was the first effort not to feature all five original members. [204], On March 12, 2014, the group filmed a series of commercials for Swedish warehouse company NetOnNet in Sweden while the group was on tour in Europe. [187], The Backstreet Boys' musical style has evolved over the years. [119][120], The Backstreet Boys moved into a house together all by themselves in July 2012 as they started working on their new album with producer Martin Terefe in London. At the height of a commercial teen pop explosion in the late '90s, the Backstreet Boys emerged at the top of the boy band pack alongside friendly rivals *NSYNC, quickly trailed by a crop of imitators. The recordings were paused for a few weeks before they were started again. Kevin Richardson left the group in 2006 and rejoined in 2012. 1 on China's Twitter-like platform Weibo. He had been in talks to join the tour but ultimately decided not to. [122], The first single featuring Richardson's vocals in six years, a Christmas song titled "It's Christmas Time Again", was premiered on AOL Music on November 5, 2012,[123] and officially released a day later. When songs from their recording sessions were leaked online, the group took the setback in stride, using their fans' feedback to help steer the remainder of the recording process. 45-year-old Howie is lifelong friends with bandmate AJ, which is how the pair came to be in the group. [205] For the purpose of these commercials, the group recorded a song called "Lager Than Life", which is a remake of their song "Larger Than Life" with different instrumentation. It's hard to believe the Backstreet Boys are still going and are still featured in movies and TV. [42] In the following year, McLean, Richardson, and Dorough joined the lawsuit which eventually resulted in a number of settlements. The deal included an exclusive compilation set available only at Burger King restaurants. The Wrights put the group out on the road and enlisted several A&R reps to attend the performances, which eventually resulted in a contract with Jive Records in 1994. [189][190] Compared to their previous albums, Never Gone is "more organic, more stripped-down, less harmonies, more instrumentation". Mercury Records nearly signed them in 1993, but the deal fell through at the last minute because longtime Mercury recording artist John Mellencamp threatened to leave the label if they got into the boy band business. [24][25][46][47] Millennium was released on May 18, 1999, on which day the Backstreet Boys made a heavily publicized appearance on MTV's Total Request Live. At one audition, the three discovered that they shared an affection for classic soul and could harmonize well together. They became famous in the 90's with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys (1996). The sponsorship was a part of Sears' new integrated marketing campaign that exclusively featured the Backstreet Boys. [202], In August 2012, it was revealed that the Backstreet Boys would be starring in an Old Navy commercial. [206] The song was also released as a single on iTunes by the company in several countries. The Backstreet Boys celebrated their 20th anniversary in grand fashion in 2013, releasing an album called In a World Like This -- their first to feature Kevin Richardson since 2005's Never Gone -- which was supported by an international tour and a documentary titled Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of, which debuted in 2015. 1 Album in Nearly 20 Years on Billboard 200 Chart With 'DNA', "There Are Now 22 Artists With More Than One Diamond Album", "Backstreet Boys Get Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame", "Backstreet Boys Are Back With A New Movie: Find Out When It Hits Theaters", "Merchants Say They're Bugged By Problems At New Flea Market", "CelebrityAccess Industry Profile: David Renzer", "Backstreet Boys' US singles chart-positions", "Backstreet Boys' German singles chart-positions", "Backstreet Boys' European chart-positions on We've Got It Going On", "Backstreet Boys: Backstreet Boys (international version)", "Hits of the World: Canada's albums (November 4, 1996)", "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Backstreet Boys)", "Backstreet Boys View Their Teen Act Origins As the Start of their Career", "Backstreet Boys US certifications on Quit Playing Games", "Backstreet Boys' Biography on Billboard", "Backstreet Boys' German albums chart-positions", "Backstreet Boys' European chart-positions on Backstreet's Back", "IFPI (Europe) Certification-awards 1998", "Backstreet Boys To Tape Concert Special As New Single, Album Prepare For Release", "Backstreet Boys: Local manager milked millions", "Backstreet Boys Sue Pearlman, Trans Continental", "Backstreet Boys Settle With Pearlman, Record New Album", "Backstreet Boys' European chart-positions on I Want It That Way", "Backstreet Boys' US albums chart-positions", "Britney Scores Second Best Soundscan Week", "2009 U.S. Music Purchases up 2.1% over 2008; Music Sales Exceed 1.5 Billion for Second Consecutive Year", "The Nielsen Company & Billboard's 2012 Music Industry Report", "Backstreet Boys Wrap Up Sold-out World Tour", "Backstreet Boys Take Success 'Into the Millennium', "Backstreet Boys Cash In On Unorthodox Ticket Sales Plan", "U2's Rose Bowl Show Breaks Attendance Record", "Backstreet Boys Pave Golden Road In New Deal With JIVE Records", "Backstreet Boys Get To Get 'Black and Blue'On New LP", "Backstreet Boys Say "It's True" On Burger CDs", "Backstreet Boys Launch Black & Blue Tour", "Backstreet Boys: Biography on Rolling stone", "Charts: Backstreet Boys score another No. [128] The tour lasted over two years, comprising over 170 shows in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East. [182] "We were fans of New Kids, but were we really modeled after them? [179], On July 27, the group took part in Dave & Jimmy's Celebrity Softball Classic in Columbus, Ohio, for charity benefitting On Our Sleeves, the movement for childrens mental health, powered by behavioral health experts at Nationwide Childrens Hospital.[180]. The guys sandwiched together on. They're icons who shaped the future of popular music. On their debut and second album, they sang a hybrid of R&B and dance club pop mixed with new jack balladry and hip-hop. The Backstreet Boys began the first leg of their Never Gone Tour on July 22, 2005, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Later, he started chartering airplane flights, which he says led him to meet New Kids on the Block. [77] The album entered the top 5 in the U.S.,[49] UK,[78] Germany,[36] and Canada,[79] and the top 10 in Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. [193] With their seventh studio album, This Is Us, they went back to their original dance-pop beats combined with electropop. Jive set the Backstreet Boys up with producers Veit Renn and Tim Allen, who helped shape the group's eponymous album. Their 1999 album, "Millenium," sold more than 1.1 million copies in its first week of release. [150] McLean confirmed the deal, telling Us Magazine that the residency would begin in January 2017. 11 Claims", "Backstreet Boys get recordings, posters in final Pearlman payout", "Backstreet Boys -- We Got Our Music Back! That night, however, Leighanne canceled her flight after deciding to spend more time with her husband. Fifty-five hours were spent traveling, and 45 were spent making public appearances. [54][55] As of January2013[update], the album stands as the fourth best selling album in the U.S. of the SoundScan era. The Backstreet Boys' birthdays are as follows: Nick Carter - January 28, 1980 AJ McLean - January 9, 1978 Brian Littrell - February 20, 1975 Howie Dorough. [199] The comic book, titled Backstreet Project, was released in 2000 and was available for purchase at their concerts and online stores in 20002001. [56], On June 2, 1999, the Backstreet Boys embarked on the Into the Millennium Tour, which comprised 115 sold-out shows in 84 cities, with some additional dates put due to high demand. They then met Carter through auditions and decided to form a trio. Buoyed by songs like "I Want It That Way," "Larger Than Life," "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely," and "The One," Millennium shattered a number of records, including the highest amount of shipments in one year and the most copies sold during an album's inaugural week. The guys opened for Lady Gaga in the US, co-headlined a tour with the Backstreet Boys, started doing concert cruises and, most recently, teamed up with Salt-n-Pepa, Debbie Gibson, Tiffany and . They also released a greatest hits album, The Hits - Chapter One (2001), with a new single, "Drowning." I mean, it wasn't just girls, boys, everybody has a . Benefiting from the strength of their harmony vocals and balance of heartfelt ballads with propulsive dance anthems, their third album, 1999's Millennium (home to their worldwide smash "I Want It That Way"), topped the charts and was certified multi-platinum across the globe, while follow-up Black & Blue extended their reign. The Backstreet Boys have prided themselves as a vocal harmony group, not a boy band. Photo: @backstreetboys/Instagram [11][143] The movie chronicles their entire career journey up to the making of their 2013 album In A World Like This. [110] Prior to the tour, they released a compilation album of their biggest hits, also titled NKOTBSB, which also includes a mash-up and two new songs. [13] Between late 1992 and March 1993, Pearlman held open casting calls and hundreds of young performers auditioned at his blimp hangar in Kissimmee. Backstreet Boys About Their 1997 sophomore album Backstreet's Back went five times platinum in Europe. "They were so nice, and we were able to go up to them and ask . Their follow-up album DNA (2019) debuted at number one, more than two decades after the group formed and 19 years after they last topped in 2000. THE Backstreet Boys have sold more than 65 million albums around the world, a number that few pop acts have surpassed. [228] On April 6, 2022, they surprised Kelly Clarkson and young band First Day of School with a donation of $25,000 to the FDOS charities including Toys for Tots and Heal the Bay. The group rose to fame with their international debut album, Backstreet Boys (1996). 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