Posts with tag "backstreet boys"

Lance Bass' New Reality Show: A Boy Band Talent Search

Posted Jun 19th 2011 at 09:02 AM by AOL TV Editors

Is the age of the boy band over? Not according to Lance Bass. The former *NSync member and fledgling producer, 32, just revealed that he has sold six reality shows, including one for VH1. According to Vulture, Bass is developing a new reality series with stars like A.J. McLean of the Backstreet Boys and Joey McIntyre of New Kids on the Block taking charge of forming America's hottest new boy ...

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New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys Release Joint Single

Posted Mar 31st 2011 at 03:16 PM by Sarah Crow

Have you ever wondered what love sounds like? Is it a pounding heart beating rapidly against the soothing backdrop of waves crashing on the beach? Is it the sound of a crackling fire offset by the loud pop of a champagne cork? For many individuals born in the second half of the 20th century, nothing says true love like a group of former teen idols harmonizing about their nonspecific, ...

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Backstreet Boys' A.J. McLean Enters Rehab

Posted Jan 13th 2011 at 01:25 PM by PopEater Staff

Backstreet Boys singer A.J. McLean has checked himself into rehab. "For personal reasons, I've checked myself into a rehab clinic," McLean says in a statement (via PEOPLE). "With 2011 being a busy year for Backstreet, I want to be healthy and perform and sing for people at my very best and happiest. None of this will affect our current tour plans and I look forward to seeing everyone really ...

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New Kids on the Block, Backstreet Boys Perform as Supergroup

Posted Nov 22nd 2010 at 07:33 AM by PopEater Staff

The New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys took the stage at the American Music Awards to perform a medley of both groups' hits and prepare fans for their upcoming summer tour together. Arguably the first mega-famous boy band and one of the last combined to sing NKOTB's 'Step By Step' and 'You've Got It (The Right Stuff)' and BSB's 'Everybody (Backstreet's Back),' 'I Want It That Way' and ...

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The Justin Bieber Lovefest Is a Rapper's Delight

Posted Sep 4th 2010 at 06:00 PM by Jason Newman

With the appearance of Miley Cyrus and Boyz II Men at Justin Bieber's Madison Square Garden show earlier this week, the 16-year old superstar's special guests may have surprised the crowd, but weren't exactly sonically incongruous shock appearances. But for those not familiar with Bieber's recorded output, the emergence of rapper Ludacris, who appears on on "Baby" off Bieber's 'My World 2.0' ...

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O Boy Band Romeo, Wherefore Art Thou?

Posted Nov 6th 2009 at 05:00 PM by Laura Ferreiro

Those synchronized dance moves, color-coordinated outfits, four-part harmonies and emotive solos -- who does them better than boy bands? With the Backstreet Boys (photo, left) in the midst of a "comeback" tour and Robbie Williams' recent announcement that he plans to perform again with Take That (photo, right), we thought it only fitting to find out what their contemporary boy bands have been up ...

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Swine Flu Isn't Always Bad for Celebs

Posted Nov 6th 2009 at 11:00 AM by Jo Piazza

The swine flu has brought a lot of things to a lot of people (fever, fear, phlegm), but who knew that a quadruple reassortant virus could help musicians sell albums. In what at first glance seemed like unfortunate timing, Boyz II Men singer Shawn Stockman was struck ill by the virus last week. But the upside was that all of a sudden everyone became all interested in Boyz II Men again and ...

About to Pop: Kaci Battaglia

Posted Oct 19th 2009 at 12:00 PM by Ashley Iasimone

Who: Kaci Battaglia Video: 'Crazy Possessive' Hails From: Clearwater, Fla. For Fans Of: Christina Aguilera, Jessie James Why She's About to Pop: By the time Kaci Battaglia was 13, she had a record deal with Curb Records, several Top 10 singles, and had toured around the world with the Backstreet Boys, Jessica Simpson, Bow Wow and more. The singer, hailing from Florida, was well on her way to ...

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Who Is Max Martin? A Hitmaking 'Beast'

Posted Oct 14th 2009 at 05:00 PM by Steve Baltin

Sure, it was Katy Perry who kissed a girl and Britney Spears who sang "Livin' in sin is the new thing," but the words are actually those of Max Martin, a 38-year-old Swedish producer that some would argue is the biggest pop songwriter in the world. "He was the guy who ushered in teen pop being more like a form of creative expression," Ann Powers, pop music critic for the L.A. Times tells ...

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Exclusive: Fellow Backstreet Boy 'Bummed' About Littrell's Swine Flu

Posted Oct 8th 2009 at 01:20 PM by Steve Baltin

Talk about bad timing. The Backstreet Boys have crafted a new album, 'This is Us,' they are incredibly proud of, working with the likes of T-Pain, Ne-Yo, Max Martin, and more. And after months of preparation and rehearsals, the week of release date, with appearances booked on 'Ellen,' Jimmy Kimmel, and Conan O'Brien among others, BSB's Brian Littrell was diagnosed with Swine Flu. "It's a part ...