miércoles, 30 de septiembre de 2009

Backstreet Boys se presentará en los VMA LA

Los Backstreet Boys se presentarán en los Premios Video Music Awards Latinos de MTV, los cuales serán en Los Angeles, no sabemos si solo presentarán un premio o tendrán alguna presentación en vivo. Estaremos informando acerca de esto y horarios de transmisión.

Fuente: Fanclub Oficial BSB

Información del disco THIS IS US y NoticiasBSB - importante.

Sé que muchas realmente quieren saber ya como será el disco, han salido las imagenes del interior del disco This is Us, así como las dedicatorias en el disco, que siempre han manejado nuestros chicos.

Pero realmente en lo personal, en el momento de leer el titulo y ver algo de esas imagenes inmediatamente cerre la página. ¿Porque? Por que hemos visto que todas las canciones del disco estan en Internet, ahora sale el interior y hasta las dedicatorias. Yo quiero esperar por tener ese disco para escucharlo completamente (admito que he escuchado el 80%) pero quiero agregarle ese toque especial al abrirlo, ver las imagenes, leer las dedicatorias y tenerlo en mis manos. Respetando de quienes piensen igual a lo largo del desarrollo de This Is Us, Noticiasbsb decidio no publicar nada sobre el contenido hasta su lanzamiento.

Así que hasta el 6 de Octubre tendremos una seccion especial sobre el contenido, imagenes, letras, dedicatorias y todo esto con el fin de quien este interesada en obtenerlas, y saber las traducciones, este disponible aquí.

Aprovecho para comentar que el 6 de Octubre se cambiará el diseño de NoticiasBSB el cual será muy a lo This Is Us y que gracias al patrocinio de un angel (podremos decirlo así) se iniciará con una mecanica en el cual las chicas mas participativas en la web y en apoyar a los Backstreetboys no solo mediante NoticiasBSB podrán ganar DVD de conciertos, articulos de BSB y hasta membresias para NickCarter.net y Fanclub Oficial de BSB. Tengo unos regalos pendientes de concursos anteriores que tmb se daran en estas fechas.

Todo esto es con le proposito de que juntas y juntos mantengamos el Orgullo Vivo con Backstreet Boys.

Nuevos videos en NRJ

Para los aproximadamente 150 invitados y fans, es probablemente el mejor show de  45 minutos, que han experimentado en los últimos años. Los Backstreet Boys se encontraban en una sesión en directo exclusivo e íntimo en Seefeld Energía.

Con el éxito “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back), el espectáculo fue, y ya había arrastrado a todos y cantó junto con el pleno compromiso. Esto fue seguido de This Is Us, I Want It That Way y STMH sencillo del nuevo álbum.

Enérgico y extremadamente abierto  la presentacion de los chicos nos dejó revolcarnos en la memoria de la adolescencia. Ya han pasado 16 años desde su creación!

Despues de las cinco canciones,  estaban listos para una ronda de preguntas y sorprendió incluso con versiones a capella. ¿Qué tipo de regreso, la bienvenido de nuevo a los boys!


STMH

Stmh

Everybody

This Is Us

I want it that way




Fuente: backstreetboys @twitter

Traduccion: noticiasbsb.com

THE BACKSTREETBOYS: New Videos... On Sukkiri Morning Show



BRIAN LITTRELL & NICK CARTER: New Video... MIX FM Exclusive

THE BACKSTREETBOYS: + New Pics... @t Narita Int Airport!

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THE BACKSTREETBOYS: Album Is Out In Japan Today

Just did Sukkiri morning show here in Japan...it was FUN! Album is out in Japan today...SO EXCITING 2 finally see This is Us on the shelfs!

Only 2 days left to win tix to the upcoming NYC show - Click
http://fanclub.backstreetboys.com/news/5541 to enter!

Source: The BackstreetBoys Twitter

THE BACKSTREETBOYS: Exclusive... This Is Us Thank You

AJ Well, Well, Well here we go again. First I have to Thank the big Man upstairs for without his Love and
strength I could not still be able to do such an amazing thing. I am truly blessed. Next I would like to Thank my Family for without them my Backbones I would have nothing. First my Mommy. Mom I love you and appreciate you with all I have. You have taught me all I know about being a Man and a good Person. You have never given up on me no matter what and Ill never give up on you. I love you. Dad you are the best Dad I could ask for and the way you have brought so much joy into Mom..s Heart and World it makes me so proud to be your Son and to call you my Dad. Sis what can I say beside we need to spend more Time together and no more purses for u at XMas u have enough:) I..m so glade to finally have a Sister someone I can look up to and talk to whenever I need that sisterly advice. I love you all. Next I wanna Thank my Brothers. Boys, Boys Boys Where do I begin and what can I say that I haven..t already said every other Record. Fellas I love you ALL! You are my Lifeline and my other Family and Thank you Nick, Brok and Howie (New Daddy) for all your Love hard work and Patience with me throughout the last 16 Years. Let..s do another 16!!! Next there are some very important Friends in my Live that have been there for me and loved me with all they have and I wanna give you all a shout. Chris you..re my BF and I love you Bro, Rene, Britt, Terry, Jewzee you..re an amazing Guy smart and very talented keep it up and I love ya Bro (No Homo) Jewzee, Jewzee so unstoppable. Jaime, AK, Yvette, Chrissy, Pasha, Tanjee, Ana, Jenna, Mica, Jaime2, Prophet, Ryan Durr, Lauren, Leigh, Leighanne, Bailey, James Dourogh HEEHEE, Gabby1, Gabby2, Sarah ST Amand, Megan Macauley and all my Friends that I didn..t Name, I love you all.
Just cant make this thing too damn long like I usally do :) Ray Ray we have been thru so much and just want you to know I love you to death and wish you all the best. To my new Crew Dom, Isabelle and most importantly POOPOO Melons I heart you. You really are the greatest and you Rock my Face :) PS "What are you doing"? :) I wanna Thank everyone at Jive Records and our Management prospect Park. All of you Guys Rock and Thanks for all the Hard Work. To all the amazing and skillful Producers and Writers that we were so fortunate to work with on this Record Thank you all for believing in us and I hope we can all continue to make amazing Music together for many years to come. Eric my Boy, my Manager you are the best Manager ever and lets do this Damn thing and show the World that we..re made of and knock this one out the Park. Tyler lets keep making Pics that drive People crazy and Thanks for believing in me and my Solo Stuff and Dreams Let..s Rock this Mofo! Well Peeps if I missed anyone I apologize bit just know that everyone in my Life, Good or Bad, I have learned from you all and grown more because of all I have been thru with you all in the past Year so Thank you. Lastly my Loves, ernie and Ozzy. Boys I love you. Too bad you can..t read you just poop in the wrong Places but I love you just the same. I dedicate this Album to my Grandparents and to any whose lost a loved one. I love you Guys and Thanks for always looking down on me from Heaven giving me a little extra boost when I need it. To all our Fans which BTW are the greatest Fans in the Universe I love you all and I will see you on the big Stage this Year when I am doing my first Solo Tour and Ablum. Thanks for all the Support with both BSB and myself. I love you Guys. Thank you to all of you I named and even those I didn..t. I love you all. And remember, Life is just what you make it. So I..m gonna make it Kick Ass. BFN, and too all a Goodnight........This is us.

NICK I would like to first start off by saying Thank you to God. I call him Pops, my true Father.
Anytime I..ve needed you, you..re come through. You deserve the best from me, and I am forever in your Hands. I am your soldier. Together we will chance the World. When you think about it, Life is full of unique and
wonderful surprises, you never know what you..re gonna get. (Thanks Forrest. LOL!) and even though I..ve experienced so many amazing highs and lows; I fell like Life has just begun, I have yet to climb and conquer my greatest mountain. Some call it not being satisfied, others may say I..m stubborn, I call it drive and determination. Any the will to be the best I can be. We all know it takes a lot to get to this Point, and we can..t do it on our own. So I have to Thank everyone, From Jive, to prospect Park, to our amazingly talented Producers, to all the Boys, to my Family, to my Heart, my Management Team and to our beautiful Fans all Around the World. I truly believe that with positive thinking and faith in Pops, anything is possible. They think BSB is Over. I say we..ve just begun. What do you think ? Believe, Believe, Believe. We will do it again. Nothings gonna stop us. Thank You Kevin Richardson for giving me that Book. And Thank you Mr. Norman Vincent Peale. I wish I could have seen you speak... You changed my Life.

BRIAN Hebrews 13:15 - By Him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of Praise to God continually, that is,
the Fruit of our Lips giving Thanks to his Name. /To my family and close Friends; I wanna Thank You for loving me and being there for me, Not only in the High Times but also in the low Times that Life can bring. I love you and I..m very grateful for How you make my Life better each and every Day. To those who make Backstreet Boys possible; Management, Label, Radio, Internet and the best Fans in the World, We appreciate you. God Bless P.S: CHIRP

HOWIE D It..s kinda crazy to think that from the last Record to this Record I lost my Father, but also became a Father with a new light in my Life. That being said, I have learned a lot recently. I know try never to take anything for granted and appreciate very moment for what is it, knowing that it could be last. At the same Time I see how the circle of Life really is powerful and I want to thank God for the Gift of Life everyday. / I want to start off by dedicating this Record to my Father Hoke Dorough. He was one of my biggist teachers and supporters. He not only stuck behind me and supported my career since I was a little Kid but also taught me how to be a great Person and Father to my new Baby Boy James Hoke Dorough, in whom my Dad..s Spirit lives on. To my Son James, you have become my biggest inspiration for this Record. I now have even more of a reason to try and be the best I can be to set a good example for you. Welcome to the Family. I am so pround that you will be the first boy carry on our Family Name.
To my loving Wife Leigh, Thank you for giving me not only the best Gift of my Life, a start to our Family but also for all your continued Love for me in everything I do. You really are my BFF. I am so happy to be a Part of your Family and to have you be a Part of mine. /To Mammy D you will always be my Teacher and have always been my biggest supporter in my Life and Career. You are such a special Woman and I love you so much not only as your Baby, but also as your Friend. To John, Pollyanna, Caroline, Angie and the Rest of my Family, Thanks for always beleiving in me and for keeping me grounded so I never forget where I came from. To the Boniello..s, Bonafide..s and my whole Jersey Crew, Thanks for all your Love
and acceptance into your Family, and the best Gift of all, Leigh. To Dale and the Cox Family, Thanks for always watching after me and my Family, you truly are Part of my extended Family. To Hor Dog and the Core Peeps, Thanks being my #1 Fans! /Now on to the People that made this Record possile JIVE/Zomba/Sony/BMG. Thanks to Barry, Peter, Tom, Teresa, Jeff, Joe, Strazza, Ken, Nicole, Gina, Janet, Joann, Jackie, Wendy, Adrian, Donna and the whole Record Staff Around the World for believing in us once again and allowing us to experiment with this Record. JR - You definitely have been the first
in a lot of our Major Moies in Life but don..t fogert that I was the first one to have a Boy, LOL. Looking forward to many Family Vacation together! To all the Producers and Writers we worked with in the Record, Thanks for delivering your best Material for us to make this Record. To our Manager Jeff, you are the mastermind behind all of our greatest decisions. Pete, a Tour World not be a success without you. To Jenn, aka. Chicatita and small Fry, you truly are the glue at the Company that keeps this Team together. Thanks for all your Patience and Hard Work with us. To Vanessa, Michelle, Kai, Lee and the awesome Staff of Prospect Park, you Guys Rock!!! To Jordan Keller, Thanks for all you legal advice and friendship throughout the Years. To Oppenheim and his entire Staff, Thanks for always watching after our Business. To our Band, Security, Road Family and Ground CTRL here..s to getting this Show back on the Road.
/Now to my Brothers AJ, Nick and Brian to whom none of this would have been possible, we did it again. We have been through so much together and Iam so glad to be growing old with you because every Chapter keeps getting better!!! / To our Fans, we hope you enjoy the record as mich as we did making it. Can..t wait to see you on Road, so buckle up! Thanks for always KTBSPA!!!!! :)

THANK YOU On behalf of the Group we..d like to Thank the following people for helping make This Is Us a reality !! We had such an amazing Time making this Record and are very excited for you to finally listen to it in its entirety. Hope you love it as much as we loved making it for you! / Thank you to all the amazing Producers and Writers on the Record - Max Martin, Redone, Tarin, Jim Jonsin, Claude Kelly, Ryan Tedder, Radio, Brian Kennedy, Eman, Soulshock and Karlin,
Jordan Omley, Mike Mani, Printz Board, Da Connect, Infinity, Kristian Lundin, Rami, ETC. It was incredible working with each and every one of you. /Thank you to our Record Label Jive - Berry Weiss, Tom Carrabba, Peter Thea, Teresa Labarbera Whites, Joe Riccitelli, Jeff "JR" Rizzo, Bridget Germroth, Jessie Maldonado, Shannah Miller, Jeo Daddio, John Strazza, Danny Cooper, Linda Cangro, Nathalie Marin,
Doug Hamann, Phil Poulos, Robyn Stimac, Jennifer Zidel, Beate Czechowski, Kari Crowley, Randy Reyes, Jennifer Frierman, Wendy Washington, Gina Orr, Jeff Dodes, Nicole Bilzerian, Janet Kleinbaum, John Anderson, Julia Savoca, Josh Fein, Michelle Borek, Guy Vaughn, Stepahnie Freese, Jackie Murphym, Denise Trotman, Michelle Ryang, Nancy Roof, Lisa Pinero, Gerry Kuster, Brian Gately and Jess Aber.
/Our Managers - Jeff Kwatinetz, Jennifer Sousa, Peter Katsis, Lee Trink, Vanessa West and everyone else at Prospect Park. You Guys are awesome! / Our Attorneys - Jordan Keller, Td Ruth and Jason Turner at Lassiter, Tidwell, Davis, Keller and Hogan, PLLC / our Agent - John Marx at William Morris Agency. / Our Business Managers - Michael Oppenheim, Monica Cisek and Kevin Kanegai at GUDVI, Sussman and Oppenheim Business Management. / Our Publicists - Steven Trachtenbroit and Greg Miller at Big Hassle PR. / Our Fan Club and New Media Brains - Eddie, Matt and Justin and everyone else at Ground CTLRL. / Randee St. Nicholas for the amazing Photo Shoot and Kai Regan for the sexy Video. / Our Stylist, Nicole Janowicz and Hair and Make-Up Team, Frankie and Rochelle, for making us look gorgeous. /To our Touring Family - Mark, Q, Josh, Brandy, Digby, Ethan, Zito, Nicole, our Band, etc. Thanks for making every Day on the Road fun and interesting!

THE BACKSTREETBOYS: Exclusive Pics... This Is Us Booklet

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THE BACKSTREETBOYS: Are Back In Town

Two years after Unbreakable, their least successful album, the ’90s heartthrobs return with their seventh album – This Is Us. And if you have faith in their words, it’s their “best album” since Millennium, which included ‘I Want It That Way’ and ‘Larger Than Life’.


Giving the claim credence is the single ‘Straight Through My Heart’, a
pop song with a hook reminiscent of their past works. In this
interview, AJ McLean talks about the new single, the possible return of
Kevin Richardson and why the ‘Quit Playing Games’ video makes him
cringe.


While the new single does sound current, AJ says it feels exactly like
the monstrously-successful boy band of the nineties. “I’d use two
words: Backstreet Boys. Obviously we've worked with a current producer
so it's got an updated sound, but the one thing that we were very
adamant about, after hearing feedback from fans, was that we wanted to
go back to being us. There was a formula that worked for us and this is
exactly that,” he says.


The single was sculpted by famed Lady GaGa producer RedOne, who
surprised the Boys with three songs at the last minute. AJ says, “It
was really down to me and Nick because we're friends with a couple of
guys who work with RedOne. I kept bringing up GaGa because I have a
crush on her, so Nick called the guys we know and finally we got
through to Red. Then it sort of fell apart and didn't happen and we
lost hope. Then, just when we thought we were done making the record,
we got a phone call from our management saying Red had three amazing
songs for us. We did them and we got our first single!”


AJ reveals that the band had thought of releasing another song as the
first single, but after listening to what RedOne did with ‘Straight
Through The Heart’, they knew which was the right choice. “We had a few
options before we worked with Red, but then we heard 'Straight Through
The Heart' and knew it was meant to be. It hits the nail on the head.
It's Backstreet Boys. It's dance, it's pop, it's urban, it's current,
it's fresh, it's new. We actually had a good problem, which was having
five or six options for the single. We made this record hit for hit and
we honestly believe it's our best since Millennium,” says AJ.

The other producer who worked on the album is Max Martin, who has moved
on to bigger things since producing the early Backstreet Boys hits. AJ
says, “We met him (Max Martin) while we were touring the last record
just to see if he was even interested. Obviously he's busy with Pink
and Kelly Clarkson and people like that. He sent us a track called
'Bigger' and we loved it; it's like the new 'I Want It That Way'. He's
one of the reasons why we've had the hits that we've had.”



Fans will be surprised to know that, for this record, the Boys shed
their pop/R&B roots for a club sound. “We went into this album
wanting to do pop and R&B, which is what we're known for, but we
really pushed to have more up-tempo songs so we could bring them to the
live shows. My favourite song on the record is called 'PDA', which we
did with Kevin Borg, who's the Black Eyed Peas' musical director. It's
pretty awesome, definitely a club record. Before we got with RedOne, it
was looking like the first single, so for all we know it could be the
second!” he said.


Kevin Richardson quit the group before the release of Unbreakable.
AJ has gotten over the fact that he’s out of the group, but says that
it is possible that he will make a comeback with the next record.
“Definitely easier. It's been almost four years now. What was a little
bit nerve-wracking is that this record is exactly what Kevin wanted us
to do before he left. He heard some of the songs when we were demoing
stuff and he loved it. We're still contracted for one more record, so
hopefully, maybe, he'll be back for the last one. That would be pretty
awesome! Since he left, we've told him the door is always open. He's
family.”


Going back to the old days, AJ says that watching some of the old
videos can be embarrassing, especially ‘Quit Playing Games With My
Heart’. He says, “Oh dear God! Some of them we can live without! Not
the video, but the wardrobe, which only really made sense in that time
and era. Hands down the worst of the worst was 'Quit Playing Games'. We
were in the rain with fluorescent shirts showing our pecs and stuff.”

http://www.planetradiocity.com/musicreporter/interview.php?interviewid=353







THE BACKSTREETBOYS: New Video... Arrival @t N@rit@ Airport

THE BACKSTREETBOYS: We Dont Have Twitterberry In Japan...BOO!!!

We dont have twitterberry in Japan...BOO!!! Had a great day here- did 2 tv shows- Music Japan & Domoto Bros. Early morning 2morrow. Night!

Source: The BackstreetBoys Twitter

THE BACKSTREETBOYS: Want To Win Tickets To Our Show At The PC Richard & Son Theater

Want to win tickets to our show at the PC Richard & Son Theater in NYC Next Week?

http://fanclub.backstreetboys.com/news/5541

Source: The BackstreetBoys Twitter

THE BACKSTREETBOYS: So... About The Backstreet Boys

I just got home from watching P!nk blow me away in Fairfax, just outside of DC...

... where I sat next to the head of promotion for Jive Records... a man I've known for a long time, through many battles, who I consider to be a colleague but when we break it all down, he's a friend for 10 years at least... give or take a year or two.

Anyway, we spoke briefly about the 'boys... and it made me think of some stuff on the way home.

That's where you come in.

If I could talk to one of them about anything related to music, life and their career... who would you want me to talk to?

And since I think it's important to use whatever position this life and career afford me for you, what would YOU have me ask them?

Let me know your thoughts... and then, I'll ask.

I'm pretty sure they'll let me do it.

Leave your thoughts as comments here. I'll report back with more tomorrow...

Viva Don Riccitelli and his consigliere Joseph Daddio... and Bridgette, the one who keeps it all together, too!

KEVIN RICHARDSON: Celebrated His B-day

Kevin Richardson from Backstreet Boys celebrated his B-day, while Leo DiCaprio (his third Friday in a row), Kevin Connolly, Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke and John Enos partied together. Derek Hough was dancing up a storm for the second week in a row….without on and off again girlfriend Shannon Elizabeth.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,556340,00.html?test=faces

THE BACKSTREETBOYS: New Video... This Is Us (Unofficial)

THE BACKSTREETBOYS: New Videos... @t The Singapore Night Race!





AARON CARTER: New Video... Hit Millions Of Milkshakes

THE BACKSTREET BOYS: New Pics... @t Narita Airport In Japan !!

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THE BACKSTREET BOYS: Fans Who Live In Toronto Area!! {Info}

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They’re back!

Backstreet’s Back and Z103.5 wants to send you to see BSB Live … in NYC!

Listen to Chris Evans all this week to win a copy of the Backstreet Boys new CD, This is Us, in stores October 6th and you’ll instantly qualify to win a trip to New York City.

You’ll get flight, hotel and tickets for you and a friend to head to the Big Apple to see the Backstreet Boys live!

BSB in NYC only from Z103.5!

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THE BACKSTREET BOYS: Backstreet’s Back!

Adam Zacharias (adam@khaleejtimes.com)

28 September 2009
The Backstreet Boys are on their way to Dubai this December, where they will delight fans with old classics and brand new material.

The American boy band, best known for hits such as Everybody (Backstreet’s Back), As Long As You Love Me and I Want It That Way, will play their first ever Middle East concert at The Palladium on Thursday, December 17.

Promoter AEG Live made the announcement yesterday, as the four-piece prepare to release their new album This Is Us on Tuesday October 6. The Backstreet Boys are officially the best-selling boy band of all time, with international sales of more than 100 million units.

Tickets are yet to go on sale; AEG Live has said they will be available soon, and that fans of the band should keep checking www.backstreetboysdubai.com and www.aegliveme.com for updates.

This will be just one of the many big-scale musical events to hit the UAE this winter. Indie giants The Killers will head to these shores to play Abu Dhabi at an as-yet unspecified location on Tuesday December 8.

Meanwhile a top-notch line-up of stars will be announced tomorrow for the inaugural Formula One Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi. A bevy of world-famous artists has been slated to appear at the Yas Marina circuit from Thursday October 29, with rumours that everyone from Beyonce Knowles to Aerosmith will perform.

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/inside.asp?xfile=/data/citytimes/2009/September/citytimes_September161.xml&section=citytimes&col=

NICK CARTER: In Punk'd .... October 5th

TVGN Mon, Oct 5, 12:00 PM Punk'd
TVGN Mon, Oct 5, 4:00 PM Punk'd

HOWIE DOROUGH: We Had A Awesome Time In Singapore!

Our concert went great last night & we had a awesome time in Singapore! Just landed in Japan and looking forward to a great promo run here.

Source: Howie Dorough Twitter

THE BACKSTREETBOYS: We Just Arrived In Tokyo And Got To The Hote

@Lovelylau7 There are videos for y'all to watch as well....a Q and A at the bottom too!

We just arrived in Tokyo and got to the hotel. Getting ready to have a yummy dinner. Tempanyaki perhaps?

Source: The Backstreet Boys Twitter

THE NACKSTREETBOYS: New Pics... Second Concert In Singapore On Sunday Evening

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THE BACKSTREET BOYS: On An Early Flight To Japan

On an early flight to Japan. Tokyo we are on our way. Tons of fun promo to be had and maybe something else??

Source: The Backstreet Boys Twitter

KEVIN RICHARDSON: Recovering From Last Nights Early B-day

Recovering from last nights early b-day soirée my wife hooked up. She's the shiznit.2:56 PM Sep 26th from txt

Source: Kevin Richardson Twitter

KEVIN RICHARDSON: Sighting In Hollywood ..!!

................And they had some A-list company. 
Leonardo DiCaprio, Jason Statham, Kevin Connolly and Mickey Rourke were also spotted hanging out together at the club, while the Backstreet Boys' Kevin Richardson celebrated his birthday and "Dancing With the Stars" pro Derek Hough hit the dance floor solo

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/entertainment/celebrity/Khloe___Lamar_s_Wild_Wedding_Weekend_Continues_-61948992.html

THE BACKSTREET BOYS: Turn Back The Clock

SINGAPORE // Technically, they can no longer be described as boys, but when they play Dubai for the first time in their 16-year career, the Backstreet Boys will turn the clock back to their early days as baby-faced teen heartthrobs.

When the band play their first Middle East concert on December 17, fans will see a return to the pop format that made the group a worldwide sensation in the 1990s.

Within hours of the concert being announced yesterday, Backstreet Boys websites were flooded with messages from fans who have waited for years to hear the band perform in the UAE. The show will be held at The Palladium, a Dh220 million (US$60m) facility that opened this year in Dubai Media City.

In an interview with The National, band members talked about the trip to Dubai and the evolution of their sound.

“We were experimenting with new sounds for the last two albums, but we are a pop band,” said Brian Littrell, speaking in Singapore where the band is playing during the city’s Formula One Grand Prix weekend.

“When we did those two albums we thought we were a pop rock band, but pop is what we hark back to. This time, we made a conscious effort to go back to being ourselves.”

He said the band had been trying for years to stage a concert in the Middle East, “but it has never worked out”.

“We would have fans coming up to us at gigs in Las Vegas and Tokyo saying, ‘We live in Dubai, when are you going to come to visit us?’” he said.

“Well, we’re coming now. One thing we do know about our fans in the UAE is that they are very loyal and follow us around the world, so we’re expecting a great night. It is going to be quite a spectacle. We are going to have a light show, eight dancers on stage and great tracks.”

Fellow band member Nick Carter added: “We have heard so many amazing things about the place. I am expecting it to be beautiful, glamorous and hot.

“We are excited to finally be seeing our fans in the UAE. It is going to be a joyous occasion and we cannot wait.”

The band have come a long way since being plucked from obscurity in 1993 by the pop impresario Lou Pearlman, who later parted company with the group on acrimonious terms.

Since their early days as squeaky-clean teen idols, there have been battles with drugs, stints in rehab, two weddings and two babies, as well as a religious epiphany for Littrell.

The band was whittled down to four members when Kevin Richardson quit three years ago to spend time with his family, leaving Littrell, 34, Carter, 29, Howie Dorough, 36, and AJ McLean, 31.

But despite their current collective age of 130 and several breaks in their performing career, they can still boast of being one of the best-selling boy bands of all time.

The Backstreet Boys have notched 13 Top 40 hits on the Billboard charts and sold more than 100 million albums with chart-toppers including I Want It That Way, Quit Playing Games With My Heart and Everybody (Backstreet’s Back).

Along the way, they set numerous records. Millennium was the best-selling album of 1999, selling nearly 10 million copies and earning five Grammy nominations and providing Top 40 singles. It also set a record for the most albums sold internationally in one week (2.2 million) and was certified platinum in 45 countries.

The band, which started by playing school assemblies and shopping malls, embarked on their first world tour 12 years ago.

Since then, Littrell has undergone open-heart surgery and found God, McLean confessed his addiction to drugs and alcohol on the Oprah Winfrey show, and the band had a three-year hiatus from 2002 to 2005 when Carter embarked on an unsuccessful solo career.

The Backstreet Boys came back with a radically new sound with the albums Never Gone in 2005 and Unbreakable in 2007, which were panned by critics, with Rolling Stone magazine giving the earlier album only one star.

At that point they realised their strength lay in the pop melodies and catchy tunes that made them famous, Littrell acknowledged yesterday.

Their current European tour, which precedes the Dubai show, features music that gets back to those pop roots. It includes music from their seventh and soon-to-be-released album This Is Us. One of the new tracks, Straight Through My Heart, has already received multiple plays on local radio stations.

“We reached back into what made us who we are that is, great pop melodies and great harmonies and made it current and relevant,” Littrell said.

In addition to the pop sounds, the Dubai concert would include some Eurodance and rhythm-and-blues numbers, he said. He expected the audience to be “a mixture of our older fans and some new ones”.

The group’s entourage now includes two new recruits who could aptly be described as boys Littrell’s six-year-old son Baylee and Dorough’s five-month-old son James.

While Baylee will accompany the tour in Europe, he is unlikely to travel to Dubai.

“It is a lot to ask of a six-year-old, but he is a big fan,” Littrell said. “He knows all the hits and loves the new record. In fact, he knows all the words to the track Bigger on the new album so I am sure it is going to be a hit.”

And would the band ever consider changing its name? The boyish good looks and cheeky grins that turned them into stars may still be there, but so are the creeping lines that give away their maturity.

“Never,” Littrell said firmly. “We were asked whether we planned to keep the name 16 years ago when we first started and that is still what everyone asks us. The name won’t change we are always going to stay the same.”


http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090927/NATIONAL/709269887/1041/EDITORIALS

THE BACKSTREET BOYS: Live In Concert, Dubai, December 17th 2009

As announced by band members Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell and AJ McLean during the F1 Grand Prix weekend in Singapore, Backstreet Boys will perform their first ever and only Middle East concert at The Palladium in Dubai on December 17th.

Having sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, Backstreet Boys are the best selling boy band of all time. With the new album “This Is Us”, including the phenomenal single “Straight Through My Heart” already on high rotation across Middle East radio stations Backstreet Boys are still picking up new fans. Performing classic hits including “Quit Playing Games With My Heart”, “Everybody (Backstreets Back)”, and “I Want It That Way” the band is sure to pull in a sell out crowd for this concert. A surprise support performance is soon to be announced!

“Their new album is great and here at AEG Live we are excited to finally present the Backstreet Boys live in concert in Dubai – this will be a great event!!” says Thomas Ovesen, Managing Director AEG Live Middle East.

Looking forward to their December 17 show, the Backstreet Boys declare: "Finally we will be playing the Middle East and we can’t wait to meet our fans in Dubai!"

Tickets will go on sale soon – find all the details on www.backstreetboysdubai.com and www.aegliveme.com

For VIP Packages please visit www.backstreetboys.com

New Album ’This Is Us’ is released on October 6th.


http://www.dubaicityguide.com/site/news/news-details.asp?newsid=25978

THE BACKSTREET BOYS: In Dubai

Hold onto your hats, ladies. Nineties pop lovelies The Backstreet Boys are headed for Dubai.

No, this isn't an early April Fool, they're playing The Paladium on December 17 and we can't wait!

Listen up for such classics as 'Quit Playing Games' and 'I want It That Way' as the boys blast back from the past to plug their new album 'This Is Us', which is released on October 6.

Teen idols Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell and AJ McLean expressed their collective excitement in a statement: " Finally we will be playing the Middle East and we can't wait to meet our fans in Dubai!"

No news on tickets yet, but we'll let you know as soon as we find out more details.

http://www.timeoutdubai.com/knowledge/news/10781-backstreet-boys-in-dubai

THE BACKSTREET BOYS: New Pics... @t Formula 1!!

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THE BACKSTREET BOYS: New Pics... In Sweden Meeting Up With Max Martin & Rami ..

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