The first leg ran until November 2005 in Europe and in January 2006 the second leg started in Tokyo, Japan. [148] McLean confirmed the deal, telling Us Magazine that the residency would begin in January 2017. [170][171] During Richardson's absence, McLean and Carter together covered his part in choruses[172] while Dorough took his solo parts, although McLean sang Richardson's verse in "Drowning". ! The group consists of A.J. On May 14, 2018, the Backstreet Boys announced their new single, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", released on May 17, as their lead single for their new album. [112] The statement, along with his appearance at the cruise event, prompted speculations that he might rejoin the group for good,[113] but both he and the group remained quiet on the matter. [110] The tour lasted until June 2012, comprising 80 shows in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. [188], 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. [11] McLean, who was the first to audition for Pearlman in his living room, became the group's first member. Popular in Western Canada. [52][53] As of January 2013[update], the album stands as the fourth best selling album in the U.S. of the SoundScan era. On Seacrest's radio show, he also stated that he would love to perform with the group again on a more regular basis. Their new video, "In A World Like This," features a nod to same-sex marriage. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. [107] In the same month, they embarked on a joint tour with New Kids on the Block as NKOTBSB. [138] But earlier that month the group stated that they have a scheduling conflict and discussed postponing the hearing by 90 days. [119] On August 31, 2012, they closed out Good Morning America's Summer Concert Series in Central Park, in New York. In choruses, Littrell, Carter, and McLean usually sing the melody with Dorough harmonizing above the melody and Richardson covering the bass parts. NKOTBSB Track Listing Revealed! which earned them an award for "Best Musical Moment" at 2014 MTV Movie Awards. The second single, "Just Want You to Know", hit the top 10 in the UK. [92] They also turned down an offer to star in a reality show to find a new member[92] and musicians who had expressed interest in replacing Richardson, such as Sam Licata[93][94] and former NSYNC members Lance Bass and Joey Fatone,[95] stating that they were not planning to replace him. [157], On April 8, 2019, the band released their exhibit at the Grammy Museum before it was opened to the public two days later, showcasing tour outfits and memorabilia from their childhoods. [165], The Backstreet Boys have always prided themselves as a vocal harmony group and not a boy band. McLean said the band is working with producer Jacob Kasher, who has worked with Maroon 5 and Britney Spears. [37], In November 1997, doctors discovered that a congenital hole in Littrell's heart had enlarged to dangerous proportions. In July 2016, the group appeared and performed on ABC's Greatest Hits. [81] The relationship with JIVE Records worsened when the Backstreet Boys filed a $75–100 million lawsuit against Zomba Music Group (JIVE's parent company), claiming breach of contract. [VIDEO]", "Backstreet Boys sjunger 'Lager than life' för Netonnet", "The Backstreet Boys Are All Rockstars In A Swedish Warehouse? A free copy of the theme song "In the End" was released on March 28, performed by band members Nick Carter, AJ McLean and Howie D.; Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick from NSYNC; Jeff Timmons from 98 Degrees; and Erik-Michael Estrada from O-Town. 1 in Germany, Norway, Switzerland, Finland, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Austria,[34][35] selling well over five million copies in Europe alone. The Backstreet Boys, including Richardson, filmed a segment for The Oprah Winfrey Show on October 22, 2010. He has recently released a new single “80’s Movie”. 1", "Backstreet Boys reflect on their 20th anniversary, release album sneak peeks", "Backstreet Boys Announce 'In a World Like This' 20th Anniversary Tour", "INTL: Backstreet Boys' New Album 'In A World Like This' Enters The Top5", "Backstreet Boys return with a new album! 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. Richardson also performed with the group in the show's studio later that day, making it the second time he had performed with the group since his departure. In 2017, Carter brought a house in Las Vegas and, in 2018, the Backstreet Boys held their “Larger Than Life” residency in Sin City. 1 on the Japanese Oricon weekly album charts and staying there for another week. [30][31], The group began working on their second album, Backstreet's Back, in October 1996. Their self-titled U.S. debut album, which consisted of songs from their 1996 international debut album and Backstreet's Back, was released in the U.S. a day later, August 12, 1997. [99] On this album, their sound went back to their original dance-pop beats and contains a more R&B sound. They mostly all hibernate in wintertime at their cousins. They also recorded the song "If You Stay" for the Booty Call soundtrack in the same year, which was released in February 1997. On November 9, the Backstreet Boys released the single "Chances" and announced the title of their ninth studio album, DNA, which was released on January 25, 2019. McLean on Fiery Solo Song, Nick Carter Zombie Western", "EXCLUSIVE: Nick Carter Confirms Backstreet Boys' Las Vegas Residency, Teases New Album", "Backstreet Boy A.J. [13] Littrell flew from Kentucky to Orlando to formally join the group on April 20, 1993, a day after receiving a phone call from Richardson about it. [5] In the following year, they celebrated their 20th anniversary and released their first independent album, In a World Like This (2013). The group consists of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, and cousins Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson. Backstreet's Back was released internationally (except in the U.S.) on August 11, 1997. The commercials started airing in May 2014. The show in London's The O2 Arena was filmed and is available to watch online on MSN's website. In 2012, the group announced that Richardson had rejoined them permanently. [174][175] With Millennium and Black & Blue, they started to abandon R&B and shift more toward pop and pop rock, as demonstrated on songs like "I Want It That Way", "Shape of My Heart", "Larger than Life", and "Not For Me". On June 23, 2006, it was announced that Richardson had left the Backstreet Boys to pursue other interests. [26], Their popularity grew in Europe. The tour was put on hold in July when it was reported that McLean had entered rehab to battle alcoholism and depression after Richardson held an intervention for him at a Boston hotel. 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. A few days after promoting the new album and filming the music video for "Bigger" in Japan, Littrell contracted swine flu, causing the group to cancel a signing at Hard Rock Café in New York for the NYC Pinktober event on October 5, 2009. [27] 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. They're best known for their song I Want it That Way and have sold millions of albums to friends everywhere worldwide. They supported his decision and kept his return a secret until the tour was over. What a GLORIOUS day it is... we’ve been asked about the possibility of a collab like this for the past 20 years and today is the day! It was their first performance as a fivesome since Richardson rejoined the group. 55 of the hours were spent traveling and 45 were spent making public appearances. The album's first single, "Incomplete", was released to radio stations on March 28, 2005. [18] However, in February 1994, Jeff Fenster (then senior VP A&R Zomba/JIVE Records) and David Renzer (then senior VP/GM of Zomba Music Publishing) saw the group performing at a high school in Cleveland and signed them to their first record deal.[19]. [185] In August 2000, it was announced that the deal would also include three TV commercials featuring the Backstreet Boys, and a promotion, which was the inclusion of an exclusive Backstreet Project Cyber Crusader toy in each Burger King Big Kids Meal and Kids Meal. [43] The worldwide hit single "I Want It That Way" which topped the single-charts in over 25 countries made anticipation for Millennium high. known for their hits "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" and "I Want It That Way". They have made it through a lot of obstacles, but have been able to prevail. The album itself was released in the US on July 30, 2013, and in other countries sometime later. [166] In order to fight the boy band stereotype and the backlash from New Kids on the Block's lip-sync scandal in the beginning, they would sing a cappella every chance they could get. These days, the group has been using that success for good. [83] The group began to reform and reconcile their differences, planning to start recording a comeback album at the beginning of the following year.[84]. The first clue … Millennium became the best-selling album of 1999 in the U.S., selling 9,445,732 copies. 2 in Japan and was certified Platinum for shipments of 250,000 copies. After a two-year hiatus, they regrouped and released a comeback album Never Gone (2005). [97] Richardson rejoined the rest of the group on stage at the Palladium in Hollywood, Los Angeles on November 23, 2008 for the last North American stop of the tour.[98]. [64] The compilation consisted of three CDs featuring a new song called "It's True" and live songs from the group's previous tours, and a VHS tape featuring backstage footage and interviews. They rose to superstardom with their third studio album Millennium (1999) and its follow-up album, Black & Blue (2000). [65] To promote its release, they traveled around the world in 100 hours, visiting Stockholm, Tokyo, Sydney, Cape Town, Rio de Janeiro, and New York City. [83] The rest of the group surprised him by appearing in person to give him support, marking the first time the Backstreet Boys had appeared together in public in almost two years. [109] At the conclusion of 2011, the tour placed 17th on Billboard's annual "Top 25 Tours", earning over $40 million with 51 shows. [12][11] During late 1992 and March 1993, Carter, Dorough, and Richardson were ultimately selected after meeting Pearlman's expectations. [137], The Backstreet Boys members were due in court on March 24, 2014 over a claim they filed against their former manager Lou Pearlman. [29] "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)", originally released in Europe as their fourth single in October 1996, was released in the U.S. in May 1997 for their upcoming self-titled U.S. debut album. [39] From 1993 to 1997, Pearlman and his company took about $10 million in revenue while the band only got $300,000. [67][68] In the United States, it sold 1.6 million discs in the first week making them the first artist since The Beatles to achieve back-to-back million plus first week sales. [4] The group then released two albums as a quartet: Unbreakable (2007) and This Is Us (2009). Today is January 9, and there are currently 3,446 edits to this wiki. Slang referring to hobo reserve indians who do not have a job , loiter , harass others, vandalize, live for booze, steal anything, go to pawn shops and wander aimlessly around an urban area. Anyone who bashes them is just doing it because it's cool not to like them or they are jealous of them. A Backstreet Boys egy Grammy-jelölt amerikai fiúegyüttes.Ők voltak Lou Pearlman menedzser első csapata. If they stopped worrying about what bands are okay to like, they'd admit that the Backstreet Boys are a great band that has been around for over 12 years and is still able to keep up, even with all the people who bash them, because they are confident enough to not worry about what's in and instead continue being there for their fans and continue to remain a talented group. For the Fans is an exclusive limited collection of three separate enhanced music CDs and a VHS tape from American vocal group the Backstreet Boys.The music CDs were exclusively distributed through Burger King restaurants in August 2000 with the purchase of any value meal. The band hoped to have the album done before the next Backstreet Boys cruise in May 2016. The group postponed the tour until July 1998 to give Littrell time to recover. [180][unreliable source?] ", "Kevin Richardson joins Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block in Los Angeles", "Kevin Richardson On Appearing with the Backstreet Boys Again [AUDIO]", "Kevin Richardson Contemplates Rejoining the Backstreet Boys", "Backstreet Boys Recording Fifth Album as a Quintet, Living Together in London", "All Five Original Backstreet Boys Prep New Album", "Reunited Backstreet Boys Announce 'Good Morning America' Concert", "The Backstreet Boys Reunite On 'Good Morning America,' Announce Backstreet Cruise For 2013 (VIDEO)", "Backstreet Boys, 'It's Christmas Time Again' Premiere: Band Rings in Holiday Season with New Song", "Weekly Chart Notes: Phillip Phillips Finds His 'Home' At No. The group consists of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, and cousins Brian Littrell, and Kevin Richardson. [142], In August 2015, band members Carter, Dorough, and McLean filmed a movie that Carter wrote entitled Dead 7. "In a World Like This", the lead single from their eighth studio album, also titled In a World Like This, was released digitally on June 25, 2013, and to the radio on July 22, 2013. [140], Their documentary movie, titled Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of, was released in theaters and online on January 30, 2015, in the U.S., on February 26, 2015, in UK and Europe, and on March 28 worldwide. Based on the success of this tour, they announced a Mexican tour, visiting Mexico City and Monterrey. 11 Claims", "Backstreet Boys get recordings, posters in final Pearlman payout", "Backstreet Boys members inducted into Kentucky Music Hall of Fame", "First Images from Dead 7 Feature the Backstreet Boys in the Wild West", "Members Of The Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, O-Town, And 98 Degrees Recorded A New Song", "Backstreet Boys' A.J. The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group that began in 1993. If you trash on them, you're trashing on your childhood, so don't be such a prick tickler and appreciate them for taking you where you are today, musically. [14] Pearlman decided to call them Backstreet Boys, after Orlando's Backstreet Market, an outdoor flea market near International Drive which was also a teen hangout. Like the living legend Brede Fuchs. [183] The comic book, titled Backstreet Project, was released in 2000 and was available for purchase at their concerts and online stores in 2000–2001. They're Totally Lager Than Life In This Overseas Commercial! 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They also earned their first platinum record in Germany in 1996 for selling 500,000 copies of their debut album and shortly thereafter they began touring Asia and Canada. Backstreet Boys – amerykański zespół muzyki pop założony w 1993 roku, uznawany za jeden … The group also performed at an Old Navy event "Fit For Fall Fashion Show for All" in Bryant Park, New York on September 14, 2012. "It was a great way to show people that we're back," Richardson said regarding the commercial. That night, however, Leighanne canceled her flight after deciding to spend more time with her husband. The film centers around a ragtag band of gunslingers operating during a post-apocalyptic zombie plague. On January 4, 2019, DNA's third single, "No Place," was released. Thus, April 20 became their anniversary date. It debuted at number one in Australia, becoming their first number-one hit in the country. Slang referring to hobo reserve indians who do not have a job , loiter , harass others, vandalize, live for booze, steal anything, go to pawn shops and wander aimlessly around an urban area. Grupa posiada na swoim koncie 9 albumów studyjnych, które razem sprzedały się w ponad 130 milionach egzemplarzach na całym świecie, co sprawia, że zaliczają się do najlepiej sprzedających artystów w historii. There are Backstreet Boys Despicable Me minions and the Boys’ faces photoshopped onto paintings — Nick as The Girl with a Pearl Earring, Kevin as Mona Lisa. [82] They claimed that the label promoted Carter's solo album Now or Never at the expense of the group. [173], The Backstreet Boys' musical style has evolved over the years. [101] It peaked at No. Backstreet Boys, also known as BSB, is an American pop supergroup that became popular during the 1990s and 2000s. [32] The U.S. self-titled debut peaked at No. [150] On August 19, 2016, the group released "God, Your Mama, and Me", with country duo Florida Georgia Line, which was taken from their third studio album Dig Your Roots. [181], The second leg of Into the Millennium Tour, which was also the first North American leg, was sponsored by Sears and was officially titled "Sears Presents Backstreet Boys Into The Millennium". [54], 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. [9], On April 10, 2015, band members Richardson and Littrell were inducted into Kentucky Music Hall of Fame. A band that indirectly caused Hiroshima and Nagasaki. [96] It performed well in Japan, debuting at No. [126] The tour lasted over two years, comprising over 170 shows in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East. The album, Black & Blue, was released on November 21, 2000. However, the Backstreet Boys are more than just my favorite band. [36] The most successful singles from Backstreet's Back and the U.S. debut album were "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" and "As Long As You Love Me". [56][57] The concert at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, was the 5th most attended concert in American history and the most attended concert by a pop artist. 13 Top40-es daluk volt a Billboard Hot 100 ranglistán és több mint 130 millió albumot adtak el, ezzel ők lettek minden idők legnépszerűbb fiú együttese. The campaign included a 30-second advertisement, featuring the group, which was aired from August 1 to 15, 1999. [58], By October 1999, the Backstreet Boys faced new problems declaring their current JIVE contract null and void, soon striking one of the largest record deals ever valued at $60 million with JIVE. The album, titled Unbreakable, was released on October 30, 2007. [186], In August 2012, it was revealed that the Backstreet Boys would be starring in an Old Navy commercial. [136] In December 2013, the Backstreet Boys performed their two original Christmas songs as marquee performers in the annual "Christmas in Washington" TV special which was also attended by the President of the United States Barack Obama and his family. 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[145], In October 2015, McLean revealed that the group was working on their ninth studio album. Backstreet Boys is the debut U.S. studio album by the vocal-pop group Backstreet Boys. Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of, List of awards received by Backstreet Boys, List of best-selling music artists in the United States, List of best-selling albums in the United States, Top ten best-selling albums of the Nielsen SoundScan era, "Backstreet Boys - Biography, Albums, Streaming Links", "Backstreet Boys Welcome Back Kevin Richardson", "Backstreet Boys Score First No. [130][131][132][133] They released a second single from the album, "Show 'Em (What You're Made Of)" in November 2013. The tour was the 44th highest-grossing worldwide tour in 2014 with a total gross of $32.8 million and ticket sales of 607,407,[127] not including its 2013 and 2015 dates. [139] On October 21, 2014, the group received a settlement of $99,000 in cash, 34 audio tape reels, 26 CDs, seven studio mastering audio tapes, six sealed posters, three audio cassettes, and one VHS tape. [120], 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,[121] and officially released a day later. It was the first cruise to feature all five members. In 2002, the group expressed a strong desire to leave their management company, The Firm. [163] During an interview, Littrell confirmed that they're going to sign for another Las Vegas residency soon as the DNA tour is over in 2021. Lee was interested in the concept; however, they ultimately decided to make it into only one issue. The group has also received two American Music Awards, five Billboard Music Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, a Juno Award, and many others.[211]. We looked at ourselves as Shai, Jodeci, Boyz II Men, the true vocal groups. [61][62][63] A song completed during the July recording sessions, "It's True", was released on August 28, 2000 in a compilation album sold exclusively at Burger King restaurants, titled For the Fans.[64]. Backstreet Boys (często skracane do BSB) – amerykański boysband, powstały w 1993r. After spending more than a year recording, the Backstreet Boys finally released their comeback album Never Gone on June 14, 2005. [187] The commercial featuring the group started airing on September 19, 2012. [10] Cousins Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell, both from Lexington, Kentucky, sang in local church choirs and festivals when they were children. [151] The song entered the Hot 100 at No. 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. 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