[150] McLean confirmed the deal, telling Us Magazine that the residency would begin in January 2017. We looked at ourselves as Shai, Jodeci, and Boyz II Men, the true vocal groups. The Backstreet Boys entered the studios in January 2004 to start recording the new album. With age, he has become more reasonable about what his body is capable of. After Backstreet Boys emerged as pop stars in Europe, the music industry took notice in the U.S., and "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" became the group's first top-10 hit. [30], "Anywhere for You" was released as the last single from their international debut album on February 17, 1997. which earned them an award for "Best Musical Moment" at 2014 MTV Movie Awards. As he had announced before on On Air with Ryan Seacrest in October 2011, Richardson hosted a beach party, part of the group's second annual cruise, in the Bahamas on December 3, 2011, where he performed with them. Backstreet Boys, also known as BSB, is an American pop supergroup that became popular during the 1990s and 2000s. [174] Unfortunately, due to the pandemic the album failed to meet the deadline to finish production,[175] forcing them to reschedule the album release to late 2022 and cancel their 2021 holiday residency. [99] 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.[100]. "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. The album continued to spin off hits well into 1999, with "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)," "I'll Never Break Your Heart," and "All I Have to Give" all landing on the charts. [167], On February 9, 2020, the band announced the second North America leg of the DNA World Tour on social media and Good Morning America. [132][133][134] They released a second single from the album, "Show 'Em (What You're Made Of)" in November 2013. [177] On February 23, 2022, the group announced their return to Las Vegas with four shows to kick off the DNA world tour. After that, the first leg ran until November 2005 in Europe, and in January 2006, the second leg started in Tokyo, Japan. In 2009, Carter admitted to past drug use and alcohol addiction. The group drastically changed their style in 2005 with their comeback album Never Gone, an adult contemporary record featuring only live instruments, a departure from their previous pop sound that features a lot of synthesizers. The stories behind how the Backstreet Boys formed show that while their hits may have come out of the blue, the path that drew them together was meticulously plotted. On October 6, 2009, the group released their next album, This Is Us. In North America, Mix 96 in Montreal broke the group after the programmers heard it on the radio in Europe. [18] The group then continued to perform in various venues during summer 1993, from shopping malls, restaurants, to a high-profile charity gala in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, eventually earning them a platinum award for selling over one million copies. "[114] The statement, along with his appearance at the cruise event, prompted speculations that he might rejoin the group for good,[115] but both he and the group remained quiet on the matter. [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. Exactly 25 years ago, the iconic boy band was formed. Richardson permanently rejoined the group in 2012. Aug 2. [41] From 1993 to 1997, Pearlman and his company took about $10 million in revenue while the band only got $300,000. Shortly thereafter, Richardson moved to Orlando, where he became a tour guide at Disney World and concentrated on music at night. [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. 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. 69 by December 1995,[24] but it entered the top 5 in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, and the Netherlands. In the following year, they released their second international album Backstreet's Back (1997), along with their self-titled U.S. debut album, Backstreet Boys (1997), which continued the group's success worldwide. Backstreet Boys embarked on the DNA World Tour in support of the album on May 11, 2019. However Licata and Edwards left in early 1993 for personal reasons. The Backstreet Boys have still got it goin' on. [121] On August 31, 2012, they closed out Good Morning America's Summer Concert Series in Central Park, in New York. [12], In 1992, Lou Pearlman placed an ad in the Orlando Sentinel to compose a vocal group with a "New Kids on the Block" look with a "Boyz II Men Sound". It's been nearly three decades since Backstreet Boys made its debut, but the legacy of the American 90s boy band strongly lives on. The album, Black & Blue, was released on November 21, 2000. Howie. 11 Claims", "Backstreet Boys get recordings, posters in final Pearlman payout", "Backstreet Boys -- We Got Our Music Back! 1 in Germany, Norway, Switzerland, Finland, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Austria,[36][37] selling well over five million copies in Europe alone. [94] They also turned down an offer to star in a reality show to find a new member[94] and musicians who had expressed interest in replacing Richardson, such as Sam Licata[95][96] and former NSYNC members Lance Bass and Joey Fatone,[97] stating that they were not planning to replace him. [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. The group alleged that Pearlman still owed them $3,451,456.04, and they asked for $87,728.58 in legal fees for having to fight him in court for years. The group rose to fame with their international debut album, Backstreet Boys (1996). After the conclusion of the Never Gone Tour in 2006, Richardson left the group to pursue other interests. [207], The group has received nine Grammy Award nominations as of 2019[update], including four nominations in 2000. 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. American boy band who ruled late-'90s teen pop before maturing into the 21st century with adult-oriented pop. Photo: @backstreetboys/Instagram Backstreet Boys is a 1990s boy band consisting of co-vocalists Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, Keith Richardson, and Brian Littrell. [42] In the following year, McLean, Richardson, and Dorough joined the lawsuit which eventually resulted in a number of settlements. Their hybrid of R&B balladry, hip-hop, and dance pop initially found its greatest audience in Canada and Europe, while success in their native land didn't follow until mainstream pop hit it big on radio and MTV in America. They were the Backstreet Boys, named after Orlando's Backstreet flea market. [117] A few days later, McLean and Littrell revealed on separate occasions that Richardson had returned since 2010, before NKOTBSB Tour started. During the show, they announced they would have their third cruise in October 2013. You are my fire Yes!" I think everybody leaned into their 13/14/15-year-old selves and were like, "Yes, please. The set featured faithful covers of seasonal classics such as "White Christmas" and "Last Christmas," as well as a trio of original tracks. [87] They also started performing together to promote their return to the music scene. [85] 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. The guys sandwiched together on. After scoring another European hit with "I'll Never Break Your Heart," the group released its album in Canada. [13][17], The Backstreet Boys had their first performance at SeaWorld Orlando on May 8, 1993. The album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200, making the Backstreet Boys the first act since Sade to have nine US top 10 albums, and the only boy band to do so. In November 2003, McLean appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show to talk about his addiction to alcohol and drugs and his struggles in rising to fame for the first time in public. 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. [13] Between late 1992 and March 1993, Pearlman held open casting calls and hundreds of young performers auditioned at his blimp hangar in Kissimmee. [28], Their popularity grew in Europe. [229] Individually they have given to charities, for example, Nick Carter hosted a sing-a-long holiday dinner for Home for the Holidays.[230]. [10] In May 2013, the group embarked on their 20th-anniversary tour, officially titled as In a World Like This Tour. This marked the third-highest attendance for live-stream concerts on the WeChat channel and the highest audience record for such by international artists. The Backstreet Boys were pushing it, selling pop rock and 30-something maturity on a fandom still in its early 20s (although it's worth noting that the windswept lead single "Incomplete" is. After auditioning hundreds, Nick Carter, Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson, AJ McLean, and Howie Dorough were selected and thus became The Backstreet Boys in April of 1992. This article is about the vocal group. Once again, the group struck immediately after its previous album stopped producing hits, issuing Black & Blue in fall 2000. Both the former and the latter were platinum Top Five hits, and the album eventually sold an astounding 14 million copies in America alone. 20 years of "I Want It That Way" have really flown by! [227], The group has supported multiple charities over the years including Children's Miracle Network, City of Hope, Kids Wish, Live Together, and Lupus LA. 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The Backstreet Boys have prided themselves as a vocal harmony group, not a boy band. 2 in Japan and was certified Platinum for shipments of 250,000 copies. Despite the Backstreet Boys' popularity in Europe and Canada, "We've Got It Goin' On" stalled in the lower reaches of the U.S. charts in 1995. Based on the success of this tour, they announced a Mexican tour, visiting Mexico City and Monterrey. [35] Meanwhile, the second international release, Backstreet's Back, peaked at No. [170], With their tour postponed due to the pandemic, the Backstreet Boys started working on their first Christmas album in March 2021. The album's first single, "Incomplete," was released to radio stations on March 28, 2005. [102] The album debuted at No. Starting with the nine-times platinum Cooleyhighharmony (1991) and the diamond platinum II (1994), they have sold ludicrous numbers of albums. July 28, 2009", "Search results of the Japanese Oricon Weekly Albums Chart, second week of October 2009", "Backstreet Boys' Brian Littrell Diagnosed With Swine Flu", "Brian Littrell Diagnosed with Swine Flu", "Backstreet Boys part ways with longtime label JIVE: 'This is the best thing that could happen to us', "Rising Pop Star Ashlyne Huff is Set to Join This Summer's NKOTBSB Tour as the Opening Act", "The Fans Have Spoken! 45-year-old Howie is lifelong friends with bandmate AJ, which is how the pair came to be in the group. As the album had already been out in an incomplete manner, the Backstreet Boys performed an extensive tour to promote it in a better manner. [84] They claimed that the label promoted Carter's solo album Now or Never at the expense of the group. Upon release, the album hit the Top 20 in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., and across Europe. [187], The Backstreet Boys' musical style has evolved over the years. 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