Another chart-topping pop star wants to make it to Broadway. Backstreet Boys crooner AJ McLean has set his sights on Broadway and plans to move to the Big Apple. “It’s like number one on my bucket list: doing Broadway,” the 44-year-old West Palm Beach, Florida native told fans during an appearance at 90s Con Sunday […]
NEW YORK — Another chart-topping pop star wants to come to Broadway. Backstreet Boys crooner AJ McLean has set his sights on Broadway and plans to move to the Big Apple. “It’s like number one on my bucket list: doing Broadway,” the 44-year-old West Palm Beach, Florida native told fans during an appearance at 90s […]
Another chart-topping pop star wants to come to Broadway. Backstreet Boys crooner AJ McLean has set his sights on Broadway and plans to move to the Big Apple. “It’s like number one on my bucket list: doing Broadway,” the 44-year-old West Palm Beach native told fans during an appearance at 90s Con Sunday at Connecticut’s […]
The Connecticut Convention Center goes back about a quarter of a century in time with ’90s Con, a pop culture convention that reminds us that the decade offered more than grunge rock and “friends.” The convention, which runs from March 11-13, celebrates TV shows and, to a lesser extent, movies and music from the 1990s. […]
The Kats! Office to date is the sports book in Mandalay Bay. TKB is often introduced in sports books. Why? As my friend Libby Lumpkin once said when she was curator of the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art, it’s often the quietest place in the casino. This is true when there are no major games […]
Ryan Gosling didn’t think the Backstreet Boys would work (Photo Credit – Backstreet Boys/Instagram; Ryan Gosling/IMDb) Ryan Gosling didn’t believe the Backstreet Boys would work. The Hollywood hunk, who is famous for his roles in several romantic movies like The Notebook and La La Land, started as a child actor at the age of 13 […]
Musical collaborations dominated Billboardcountry music charts over the past year. Now singer-songwriter and Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter throws his hat into the ring with “Easy,” his own pop-country collaboration alongside country hitmaker and new CMA title artist of the year Jimmie Allen. To explore See the latest videos, graphics and news See the latest […]
Howie Dorough will be part of the Fox series The Real Dirty Dancing as a contestant competing with other well-known celebrities in the entertainment space. Following in the footsteps of AJ McLean and Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys who were up for ABC Dancing with the starshis teammate Howie Dorough will perform in a […]
“The best experience of my life,” McLean wrote online. January 5, 2022, 6:32 PM • 4 minute read Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article After improving her dancing skills by competing on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ in 2020, AJ McLean is now helping her daughter learn from the pros as well. The Backstreet Boys […]
The Backstreet Boys entered YouTube’s Billion Views Club with the official music video for 1999’s “I Want It That Way,” the band’s love anthem that became their trademark song. The video for “I Want It That Way” on YouTube reached the milestone of one billion views on November 15. Filmed at Los Angeles International Airport, […]
They’ve been labeled competitors for over two decades, but members of the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC recently took the stage together in the ultimate unit show, making their debut as “Back-Sync” at The Grove in Los Angeles. , California . Before performing each other’s greatest hits, Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter and AJ McLean and *NSYNC’s […]
As for his salt-and-pepper beard? I want this grey. It’s a battle that’s been raging for three decades: Backstreet Boys or NSYNC? In the most bitter (but truly friendly) disputes, fans endlessly argued over who looked the best, who dressed the best, who danced the best, who was the most successful and, of course, who […]
Anyone with a thirst for the 90s, hit the pool, because there’s plenty to party on Saturday night. A few stars from two of the hottest boy bands of the era, The Backstreet Boys and NSYNC, are teaming up for your viewing pleasure on September 25. NSYNCers Chris Kirkpatrick and Joey Fatone will join Backstreet […]
The Backstreet Boys’ AJ McLean paid a visit to Duluth, Minnesota over the weekend, and while he said it was “mind blowing,” he had a few complaints. “Damn, Duluth, you ain’t got no Ubers. Damn, Duluth, you ain’t got no cabs. Damn, Duluth, I’m trying to get to my homie’s wedding. Damn, Duluth, where the […]
Amid nervous red carpet newcomers, a trio of boy band legends — AJ McLean, Lance Bass and Nick Lachey — coldly mingled with the press ahead of the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday (September 12). On the mat, McLean, a member of the Backstreet Boys, revealed to Billboard that “If You Want It […]
The Backstreet Boys put an end to their musical holiday projects. The boy band announced on social media on Friday (September 10) that their upcoming holiday album is postponed and their upcoming holiday-themed residency in Las Vegas is canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions. “With the current state of the world still limiting our travels and […]
Through Leena Tailor, ETCanada.com Staff. Sep 8, 2021 3:07 PM Backstreet Boys member AJ McLean crashed a megafan’s wedding for a surprise performance on Sunday. The epic cameo took place in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the nuptials of Tyent USA CEO and founder Joe Bocciti and his singing partner Rayna, who thought she was about […]
VIP Meet & Greet tickets are now on sale for those who want a bit of 90s boy band nostalgia. A limited number of tickets are available to meet world-renowned and Grammy-winning artists AJ McLean (Backstreet Boys ), Jeff Timmons (98 Degrees) and Chris Kirkpatrick (*NSYNC), as well as Chris Blue (winner of The Voice […]
Through Leena Tailor, ETCanada.com Staff. August 21, 2021 5:08 p.m. “Free Britney!” Nick Carter said before launching into a seductive cover of Britney Spears’ “Toxic” in Las Vegas on Thursday night. The musician and his Backstreet Boys bandmate AJ McLean, along with *NSYNC’s Joey Fatone and Boyz II Men’s Wanya Morris, kicked off their four-night […]
Pop group 98 Degrees have officially returned with some great news for their fans, including an update regarding their potential tour with the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC. On July 9, 98 degrees returned to the limelight with “Where Do You Wanna Go”. The first original song after eight years is part of their “98 Days […]
This year’s Friday After 5 finale on September 3 will be a blast from the past, featuring members of some of the most popular boy bands of the late 1990s and early 2000s, including the Backstreets. Boys, *NSYNC and 98 Degrees. Jeff Timmons (98 Degrees), AJ McLean (Backstreet Boys), Chris Kirkpatrick (*NSYNC) and Chris Blue […]
According to members Kevin Richardson, Howie Dorough and AJ McLean, being one of the Backstreet Boys is like living in a marriage of five. Twenty-eight years later, their union is stronger than ever: the guys are back in the studio, working on their new Christmas album and their first-ever Las Vegas holiday show. They plan […]
Member of Backstreet Boys AJ McLean will be appearing on “Days of our Lives” in the coming months, the singer recently announced on TikTok to his 1.2 million followers. The video has since racked up over 50,000 views. “So I’m here currently at Burbank Studios where at the time we used to do ‘The Tonight […]
Backstreet Boys member AJ McLean supports Britney Spears in ending the conservatorship that has controlled her life and career for the past 13 years. McLean and teammate Nick Carter stopped SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live on Wednesday, July 14 to talk about their upcoming limited Las Vegas holiday residency, “A Very Backstreet Christmas Party.” And when […]
NEW YORK – Everyone, Backstreet is back – in Vegas. The pioneering boy band returns to the Las Vegas Strip with “A Very Backstreet Christmas Party,” a series of 12 holiday shows at Planet Hollywood Resort in November and December. The group will perform at the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino from […]
Florida Georgia Line celebrates success with the Backstreet Boys, Bebe Country duo Florida Georgia Line celebrated their hit collaborations with the Backstreet Boys and Bebe Rexha at the Country Music Association Festival. (June 12) PA Backstreet will be back in Las Vegas. Three years after their well-received “Larger Than Life” residency, the Backstreet Boys will […]
The Backstreet Boys were all the rage among teenagers everywhere in the 1990s. The boy band was catapulted to success midway through the release of their debut studio album, Backstreet Boys in 1996. 3 The Backstreet Boys formed in 1993Credit: Getty – Contributor Where are the Backstreet Boys now? The Backstreet Boys, made up of […]
The Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC and Boyz II Men are teaming up for a Las Vegas event they’re calling “The After Party” at The Venetian Resort from August 19-22. The event features Backstreet’s AJ McLean and Nick Carter, *NSYNC’s Joey Fatone and Boyz’s Wanya Morris, who will rock the Sands Showroom with their bands’ greatest hits […]
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Backstreet Boys alum AJ McLean has weighed in on Britney Spears’ guardianship and what it was like for him as a young pop star. The singer, 43, recalled meeting the “Toxic” singer on his “Pretty Messed Up” podcast. “When I met Britney, Britney was living in the […]
We could be “older millennials”. Many of us may be moms now. But that doesn’t mean we’ve forgotten our fangirl roots, okay? And no one demonstrates this better than Blake Lively, who shared his extremely relevant reaction to watching the Backstreet Boys. and NSYNC learns the famous “Bye Bye Bye” dance. She’s ready to break […]
Blake Lively isn’t saying goodbye, goodbye, goodbye to his favorite boy bands after they reunite for the ultimate First Years collaboration. * NSYNC’s Joey Fatone and Lance Bass taught Backstreet Boys members AJ McLean and Nick Carter the dance to their 2000 top 5 “Bye Bye Bye” which Bass shared on Instagram earlier this week. […]
“I Want It That Way” is one of the Backstreet Boys’ best-known songs. This is a single from their 1999 release Millennium. For a song that spent 12 weeks at number one on the Billboard music charts, some fans might be surprised to learn there’s another version of the song. Ironically, the first version of […]
The group instead opted to perform the national anthem at the big game in 2001 while fellow boy band *NSYNC hit the big stage with Britney Spears and Aerosmith. While the boy bands made their mark on the Super Bowl Halftime Show stage, one of the greats never got the chance – or maybe we […]
June 10, 2021, 4:23 p.m. | Updated: June 10, 2021, 4:32 PM Image: Getty The Backstreet Boys are one of the greatest boy bands of all time. With their perfect blend of pop ballads and R&B-tinged hits, they’ve sold over 100 million records worldwide, making them the best-selling boy band of all time. AJ McLean, […]
By Leena Tailor, ETOnline.com. June 7, 2021 3:06 p.m. It was the battle of the boy bands in Las Vegas this weekend. Three of the world’s biggest boy pop groups collided on stage at Sin City in a performance featuring some of their biggest hits on Saturday. The Backstreet Boys’ AJ McLean and *NSYNC’s Chris […]
A Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC crossover? Is it a dream? On Wednesday, June 2, Nick Carter, Lance Bass and Joey Fatone held an Instagram Live where they announced they were working on a project with AJ McLean. The once-rival boy bands reunite in honor of Pride Month. “Since it’s Pride month, I guess we can […]
street boys are recording a Christmas album! Earlier this year, in an episode of the Apple Music radio show dubbed All I have to give on the radio, Brian Littrell shared “We’re about to hit the studio and do our Christmas album.” The singer then guessed whether he was allowed to reveal the news or […]
Through Leena Tailor, ETCanada.com Staff. May 2, 2021 9:59 p.m. AJ McLean will never forget the day his teammate Brian Littrell’s son, Baylee, started wearing nail polish. “Years ago, [Littrell’s wife] Leighanne came up to me and said, ‘See that? It’s because of you, ’cause Baylee used to paint her nails black,” the Backstreet Boys […]
By Leena Tailor, ETCanada.com Staff. April 26, 2021 5:05 p.m. It’s a girl – and she’s finally home! A year after telling ET Canada that he once wondered if he would ever have the baby girl he dreams of having, Backstreet Boy Nick Carter and his wife Lauren Kitt have welcomed their second daughter home […]
There’s a reason the lyrics to The Backstreet Boys’ hit “I Want It That Way” are absurd. Kevin Richardson told LA Weekly that Max Martin’s English wasn’t very good when he wrote the song. The lyrics make sense on an alternate version of the song, but everyone preferred Martin’s. Loading Something is loading. The lyrics […]
The glory days of 90s pop are back, as Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys have just ended a collaboration. The female pop sensation and the iconic boy band have come together to record a new song, “Matches,” which appears on the reissue of the deluxe version of Spears’ 2016 album, “Glory.” “‘Matches’ with my […]
AJ McLean has been pretty transparent about his past struggles with addiction, recently opening up about the first time he dared to try cocaine, revealing it was shortly before he and his bandmates Backstreet Boys shot a video clip. “I never really wanted to do drugs, but being an addict — to me, that word […]
Yes Dancing with the stars had a message during the fourth episode of season 29, it was this: Backstreet’s back (alright)! For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, the Backstreet Boys have “come together” to perform — virtually, that is. AJ McLean, member of the BSB, who participates in this season of […]
The Umbrella Academy has always used popular music on its soundtrack. Season 1 included hits such as “I Think We’re Alone Now” and “Dancing In the Moonlight”. Season 2 may have ended with a fight scene marked by “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)” by the Backstreet Boys. LR: Robert Sheehan, Justin H. Min, Aidan Gallagher, Ellen Page, […]
Following our Billboard staff-curated Top 100 Songs of 2000 list, this week we write about some of the stories and trends that defined the year for us. Here we take a look at a quietly important boy band single that hinted at where a massive pop band would end up going after their teenybopper years […]
Photo Credit: Glenn Francis / CC by 2.0 The Backstreet Boys admit their hit song – “I Want It That Way” – is a lyrical pile of nonsense. Now all five members – Nick Carter, AJ McLean, Howie Dorough, Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell – are dads. They are back together for their DNA World […]
Being a Backstreet Boys fan in Milwaukee is nothing short of heartbreaking. OK, that’s a bit melodramatic – although “melodramatic” is a recurring mood for the boy band. But the Boys, unlike many of their peers, never really left, going round the world after round the world, always jumping over Milwaukee. No more. On Wednesday, […]