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Backstreet Boys

February 05, 2023

This article is about the vocal group. For other uses, see Backstreet Boys (disambiguation).

Backstreet Boys (often abbreviated as BSB)[3] are an American vocal group[4] consisting of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, and cousins Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson, formed by Lou Pearlman in 1993 in Orlando, Florida. Following this, the group released their international debut album, Backstreet Boys (1996).

Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles, California. From left: AJ McLean, Kevin Richardson, Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell.
Background information
OriginOrlando, Florida, U.S.
Genres
Years active1993–present
Labels
Members
Websitebackstreetboys.com

The Backstreet Boys gained mainstream popularity with the release of their second international album Backstreet's Back (1997), along with their self-titled U.S. debut album, Backstreet Boys (1997). Their third studio album Millennium (1999) and its follow-up album, Black & Blue (2000), continued the group's success worldwide. They also released a greatest hits album, The Hits - Chapter One (2001), with a new single, "Drowning." After a two-year hiatus, they regrouped and released a comeback album, Never Gone (2005). After the conclusion of the Never Gone Tour in 2006, Richardson left the group to pursue other interests.[5] The group then released two albums as a quartet: Unbreakable (2007) and This Is Us (2009).

Richardson permanently rejoined the group in 2012.[6] In the following year, they celebrated their 20th anniversary and released their first independent album, In a World Like This. In March 2017, the group began a residency in Las Vegas that lasted two years, titled Backstreet Boys: Larger Than Life. Their follow-up album DNA (2019) debuted at number one, more than two decades after the group formed and 19 years after they last topped in 2000, making them the first boy band to top the U.S. album charts in three different decades[7]. They released their first Christmas album, A Very Backstreet Christmas in 2022.

The Backstreet Boys have sold over 100 million records worldwide,[8] making them the best-selling boy band of all time, and one of the world's best-selling music artists. They are the first group since Led Zeppelin to have their first ten albums reach the top 10 on the Billboard 200,[7] and the only boy band to do so. The albums Backstreet Boys and Millennium were both certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), making them one of the few bands to have multiple diamond albums.[9] The group received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 22, 2013.[10] They also released their first documentary movie, titled Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of (2015).[11]

History

1993–1995: Formation and early years

Howie Dorough and AJ McLean were natives of Orlando, Florida, who met each other through a mutual vocal coach and later discovered Nick Carter through auditions.[12] The three, realizing that they could harmonize together, decided to form a trio.[12] Cousins Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell, both from Lexington, Kentucky, sang in local church choirs and festivals when they were children.[12] Richardson moved to Orlando in 1990, where he worked at Walt Disney World and concentrated on music at night.[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".[13] McLean, who was the first to audition for Pearlman in his living room, became the group's first member at age 14.[13] Between late 1992 and March 1993, Pearlman held open casting calls and hundreds of young performers auditioned at his blimp hangar in Kissimmee.[14][13] Ultimately, Carter age 12 & Dorough age 19 along with two other members Sam Licata age 21 (later performing as Phoenix Stone) & Burk Parsons age 16 were selected after meeting Pearlman's expectations. An alternate member Damon was also chosen just in case one of the main five members' dedication to the group changed. Helping him in the process of choosing the members was Gloria Sicoli, Jeanne Tanzy, & Sybil Hall, along with help from Denise McLean AJ's mother. The boys would get together at Lou's blimp hangar or his home to practice, receive singing lessons, & hang out. They also went out everywhere together to bond & often went out to the best restaurants on Lou's tab. It seemed everything was going great but egos, parents & contracts derailed the very first lineup before even taking off. The first sign of problems arose when Damon was unhappy that he wasn't chosen as a main member & couldn't take part in a performance so after talks between him, his mother & Pearlman it was decided he would leave. Burk Parsons would be the next departure, due to conflicted feelings between having a calling to serve God or be in a boy band and entertain. He chose to follow God because he wasn't really into the scene & his mother's frequent blowups with Pearlman were a factor. He decided to leave shortly after they were named the Backstreet Boys but a week before the boys officially signed with Pearlman & Transcontinental. Charles Edwards age 20, a classmate of Howie's at Valencia Community College in Orlando who sang in the choir with him, took Burk's place in February 1993 after Howie suggested he audition for the rest of the guys & it seemed things were on track as they officially signed as Backstreet Boys with Pearlman with Nick, AJ, Howie, Charles & Sam. Lou, who was in collaboration with some writers & producers, got friends Bob Curiano & Tim Coons to work with them as they recorded some early demos and they started performing at local places in Orlando. Problems arose as they felt Charles Edwards would not work out long-term due to issues with his vocals not blending right with the other guys, & problems with him staying on key & dancing not on par with the other four boys, plus some personality & creative differences. It was decided he had to be let go & the other boys were sad to do so. Howie was told to talk to him as well as others including Lou, Jeanne & Julien Bensher who was one of Lou's business partners in the label. Bob Fischetti, Frank Sicoli, & Frankie Vasquez were the other partners. In March 1993 after seeing & talking to Kevin Richardson at a nightclub Frank Sicoli's wife Gloria asked him if he was interested in joining a new group in Orlando that was being put together by her husband's business partner Lou Pearlman & told him things weren't working out with Charles. It piqued Kevin's interest & she along with Lou's limo driver would bring Richardson up to Pearlman and after meeting with him he liked Richardson & played the group's demo recordings & showed pictures of the group. Not long after, he was invited to see them perform at a club. The first time he saw the boys was when they performed as a foursome with Nick, AJ, Howie & Sam in a local nightclub & his first impression of them were that they were kind of young but were very talented. He met the guys & they clicked & he Richardson age 21 same as Licata joined the group. The nightclub performance however showed some problems between the rest of the group & Licata as he did not want the group to perform a song he wrote Save The World. After tensions arose, Lou eased them by telling them about Richardson. Lou talked to Sam about being a team player, so he stayed for a while & the lineup became Nick, AJ, Howie, Kevin & Sam but his heart was into his solo career and after a rehearsal in early April 1993 during a ride to the group's band house Licata decided to let the guys know he wanted to really go solo & felt the group wasn't going anywhere, so left the group making them a quartet. After hearing other candidates & not being satisfied, Richardson suggested his cousin Brian Littrell & seeing no possible replacement for Licata in sight, that's when Kevin was given the go ahead to call his cousin. 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. Thus, April 20 became their anniversary date & the final five members of the group was formed[15] 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.[13][16]

The Backstreet Boys had their first performance at SeaWorld Orlando on May 8, 1993.[17] The group continued to perform in various venues during summer 1993, from shopping malls and restaurants to a high-profile charity gala in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[18] With a change in management in the fall, they began to tour schools across the U.S. (including Littrell's former school, Tates Creek High School), building a fan base while trying to get a record deal. 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.[19] 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.[20]

At the end of December 1994, the group flew to Sweden to record some songs with Max Martin and Denniz PoP, including "We've Got It Goin' On," which ended up being their first single, and completed their work in January 1995.[21] "We've Got It Goin' On" was sent to radio in August 1995 and released as a physical single on September 5, 1995. In North America, Mix 96 in Montreal broke the group after the programmers heard it on the radio in Europe.[22] The song was a minor success in the U.S., peaking at only No. 69 by December 1995,[23] but it entered the top 5 in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, and the Netherlands.[24][25] European success sent them there on a summer tour and shifted their promotion to being mostly done in Europe.

1996–1997: Debut, worldwide success, and Backstreet's Back

The group finished recording their first album Backstreet Boys in the spring of 1996, and it was released internationally on May 6, 1996,[26] excluding U.S. and Canada; however, it was later released in Canada in October 1996.[27]

Their popularity grew in Europe. "I'll Never Break Your Heart" reached a Gold status in Germany for selling 250,000 copies[28] and they were voted the No. 1 international group there in 1996. They also earned their first platinum record in Germany in 1996 for selling 500,000 copies of their debut album. Shortly after that, they began touring Asia and Canada.[28] 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.[29]

"Anywhere for You" was released as the last single from their international debut album on February 17, 1997.[30] "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, Backstreet Boys (1997). It peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, eventually earning them a platinum award for selling over one million copies.[31][32]

The group began working on their second album, Backstreet's Back, in October 1996. They also recorded the song "If You Stay" for the Booty Call soundtrack in the same year, which was released in February 1997. Backstreet's Back was released internationally (except in the U.S.) on August 11, 1997. Their self-titled U.S. debut album, Backstreet Boys (1997), which consisted of songs from their 1996 international debut album and Backstreet's Back, was released in the U.S. a day later on August 12, 1997.[33] The U.S. self-titled debut peaked at No. 4 on the U.S. album chart and eventually sold 14 million copies.[34] Meanwhile, the second international release, Backstreet's Back, peaked at No. 1 in Germany, Norway, Switzerland, Finland, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Austria,[35][36] selling well over five million copies in Europe alone.[37] 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". The two self-titled albums, the international debut and the U.S. debut sold more than 28 million copies worldwide.[38]

In November 1997, doctors discovered that a congenital hole in Littrell's heart had enlarged to dangerous proportions.[39] 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. The group postponed the tour until July 1998 to give Littrell time to recover.[39]

1998–1999: Millennium and superstardom

Littrell brought in a lawsuit against Lou Pearlman and Trans Continental in 1998, claiming that Pearlman had not been truthful about the earnings made by the group.[40] From 1993 to 1997, Pearlman and his company took about $10 million in revenue while the band only got $300,000.[41] In the following year, McLean, Richardson, and Dorough joined the lawsuit which eventually resulted in a number of settlements.[42]

On Valentine's Day 1998, the group debuted in Latin America at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival in Chile. Later that year, on October 7, 1998, the group received the keys to the city from the mayor of Orlando in honor of the tornado relief concert the group headlined in March that raised over $250,000. The day was also declared Backstreet Boys Day in Orlando.[43] They also began recording their third studio album, Millennium, at the beginning of that month while in the middle of a lawsuit.[44] The worldwide hit single "I Want It That Way" which topped the single-charts in over 25 countries made anticipation for Millennium high.[23][24][45][46] Millennium was released on May 18, 1999, on which day the Backstreet Boys made a heavily publicized appearance on MTV's Total Request Live.[47]

The album entered the Billboard 200 at No. 1 and sold 1,134,000 copies in its first week of release.[48][49] Four singles were released from Millennium: "I Want It That Way", which is widely regarded as one of the greatest pop songs of all time, "Larger than Life", "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely", and "The One". Millennium became the best-selling album of 1999 in the U.S., selling 9,445,732 copies.[50][51] It also holds the record for most shipments in one year, with 11 million shipments.[52] Millennium remained on the Billboard chart for 93 weeks, eventually selling over 12 million copies in the United States and being certified 13 times platinum.[53][54] As of January 2013, the album stands as the fourth best selling album in the U.S. of the SoundScan era.[55]

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.[56] The second leg, which was sponsored by Sears, was sold out on August 14 on its sale date and broke sales records.[57][58] The concert at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, was the 5th most attended concert in American history and the most attended concert by a pop artist.[59]

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.[60]

2000–2001: Black and Blue and The Hits – Chapter One

The group members made a trip to the Bahamas in May 2000 to write songs for their fourth album.[61] They began recording the album on July 1, 2000, in Stockholm, Sweden, and wrapped up the recording sessions in September.[62][63][64] A song completed during the July recording sessions, "It's True", was released on August 28, 2000, in compilation EPs sold exclusively at Burger King restaurants, titled For the Fans.[65]

The album, Black & Blue, was released on November 21, 2000.[66] 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. Fifty-five hours were spent traveling, and 45 were spent making public appearances.[67] A DVD of the short tour, as well as a board game, was released in 2001, titled Around the World. 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.[68][69] 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.[70] Three singles were released from Black & Blue: "Shape of My Heart", "The Call", and "More than That".

On January 28, 2001, the Backstreet Boys performed the American national anthem at the Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa, Florida.[71] A week earlier, the group began the "Black & Blue Tour", which featured shows in five continents. 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.[72] The tour resumed in August and concluded in November.

Shortly after returning to the Black and Blue Tour, the group faced a severe loss with the occurrence of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. On the night of September 10, the band had completed a sold-out show in Boston, Massachusetts. The following morning Littrell's wife Leighanne had planned on catching a flight back to Los Angeles aboard American Airlines Flight 11, along with set carpenter Daniel John Lee, who was returning home to Los Angeles to see his wife, who was due to give birth to their second child. That night, however, Leighanne canceled her flight after deciding to spend more time with her husband. Tragically, Lee was among 92 people killed when the hijacked plane crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center.[73] The next day, during a concert on the next leg of their tour in Toronto, Littrell gave a brief speech on Lee and led the audience in a moment of silence for Lee and all the victims of the attacks.[74]

The Hits – Chapter One, their first compilation album, was released on October 23, 2001.[75] It also included a previously unreleased song, "Drowning".[76] The album entered the top 5 in the U.S.,[48] UK,[77] Germany,[35] and Canada,[78] and the top 10 in Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.[79] In the U.S., The Hits: Chapter One was certified platinum for selling over one million copies.[80] It was also certified platinum by IFPI for selling over one million copies in Europe.[81] "Drowning" reached top 10 in many countries and as of 2002, the album had sold almost six million worldwide.[82]

2002–2004: Hiatus

In 2002, the group expressed a strong desire to leave their management company, The Firm.[82] However, Carter chose to remain with The Firm to manage his solo career. Shortly afterward, the rest of the group began recording their next album without him.[82] 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.[83] They claimed that the label promoted Carter's solo album Now or Never at the expense of the group.

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.[84] 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.[84] The group began to reform and reconcile their differences, planning to start recording a comeback album at the beginning of the following year.[85]

2004–2006: Never Gone and Richardson's departure

 
Backstreet Boys at KISS FM Jingle Bell Bash 8.

The Backstreet Boys entered the studios in January 2004 to start recording the new album.[86] They also started performing together to promote their return to the music scene. They started a small Asian tour in September, visiting Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Manila, performing some new material. Based on the success of this tour, they announced a Mexican tour, visiting Mexico City and Monterrey.

The album's first single, "Incomplete," was released to radio stations on March 28, 2005. Following the release of the single, they embarked on their Up Close & Personal Tour in March, which served as a pre-album release tour. "Incomplete" peaked at number 13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and charted within the top 10 in 13 countries. In addition, it debuted at number one in Australia, becoming their first number-one hit in the country.

After recording for more than a year, the Backstreet Boys finally released their comeback album Never Gone on June 14, 2005. The album debuted at No. 3 on the U.S. chart with first-week sales of 291,000 copies. However, the drastic style change drew negative criticism from Rolling Stone.[87][88] Never Gone was certified platinum in the U.S. and four singles were released from the album. The second single, "Just Want You to Know," hit the top 10 in the UK. The third singles were "Crawling Back to You" for the U.S. and "I Still..." for the rest of the world. Never Gone has sold approximately 3 million copies worldwide.[89][90]

The Backstreet Boys began the first leg of their Never Gone Tour on July 22, 2005, in West Palm Beach, Florida. After that, the first leg ran until November 2005 in Europe, and in January 2006, the second leg started in Tokyo, Japan. Finally, the tour concluded on February 2, 2006, in Melbourne, Australia.

On June 23, 2006, it was announced that Richardson had left the Backstreet Boys to pursue other interests.[91] Both Richardson and the rest of the group issued a statement on their official site, stating that he departed amicably and the door was always open for him to return.[92] Following Richardson's departure, the group was suggested to change their name to Backstreet, but they decided against it.[93] They also turned down an offer to star in a reality show to find a new member[93] and musicians who had expressed interest in replacing Richardson, such as Sam Licata[94][95] and former NSYNC members Lance Bass and Joey Fatone,[96] stating that they were not planning to replace him.

2006–2011: Unbreakable and This Is Us

 
Backstreet Boys performing without Richardson on Unbreakable Tour.

Two days after Richardson's departure announcement, the Backstreet Boys entered the studio to record their sixth album. The album titled Unbreakable was released on October 30, 2007. It received positive reviews and opened at number seven on the Billboard 200, selling 81,000 copies in its first week of release.[97] It performed well in Japan, debuting at No. 1 on the Japanese Oricon weekly album charts and staying there for another week. They released two singles from the album, "Inconsolable" and "Helpless When She Smiles."

The group went on a world tour to promote Unbreakable, starting in Tokyo, Japan, on February 16, 2008. The tour included shows in Australia, Japan, Mexico, the UK, Europe, Asia, Canada, and the United States. The show in London's The O2 Arena was filmed and is available to watch online on MSN's website.[98] 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.[99]

On October 6, 2009, the group released their next album, This Is Us.[100] On this album, their sound went back to their original dance-pop beats and contains a more R&B sound.[101] The album debuted at No. 9 on the Billboard 200, selling 42,000 copies in its first week of release.[102] It peaked at No. 2 in Japan and was certified Platinum for shipments of 250,000 copies.[103] Two singles were released from this album: "Straight Through My Heart" and "Bigger".

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.[104] The rest of the group were prescribed Tamiflu by a doctor, even though they weren't showing any symptom of the flu.[105] The group subsequently canceled a scheduled CBS Early Show performance the next day on October 6, 2009, which was also the release day of their new album, This Is Us.[106] In late October 2009, the group embarked on the This Is Us Tour, which lasted over a year and consisted of 123 shows.

The Backstreet Boys, including Richardson, filmed a segment for The Oprah Winfrey Show on October 22, 2010. 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.[107]

2011–2012: NKOTBSB and Richardson's return

In May 2011, the group announced that they had left their longtime label JIVE Records.[108] In the same month, they embarked on a joint tour with New Kids on the Block as NKOTBSB.[109] Prior to the tour, they released a compilation album of their biggest hits, also titled NKOTBSB, which also includes a mash-up and two new songs.[110] At the conclusion of 2011, the tour placed 17th on Billboard's annual "Top 25 Tours", earning over $40 million with 51 shows.[111] The tour lasted until June 2012, comprising 80 shows in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. During the show in Staples Center, LA, in July 2011, Richardson once again joined the group on stage.[112]

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. On Seacrest's radio show, he also stated that he would love to "perform with the group again on a more regular basis."[113] The statement, along with his appearance at the cruise event, prompted speculations that he might rejoin the group for good,[114] but both he and the group remained quiet on the matter.

I think it was the right decision. 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.

--Brian Littrell[115]

The Backstreet Boys finally announced that Richardson had rejoined them permanently during a show in London on April 29, 2012.[116] A few days later, McLean and Littrell revealed on separate occasions that Richardson had returned since 2010, before NKOTBSB Tour started. He had been in talks to join the tour but ultimately decided not to. They supported his decision and kept his return a secret until the tour was over.[115][117] The group spoke positively about Richardson's return, stating that they couldn't be happier to have him back. Richardson himself was thrilled to be back with his old bandmates, saying that they have a chemistry and a bond.[118][119]

The Backstreet Boys moved into a house together all by themselves in July 2012 as they started working on their new album with producer Martin Terefe in London.[120] On August 31, 2012, they closed out Good Morning America's Summer Concert Series in Central Park, in New York. It was their first performance as a fivesome since Richardson rejoined the group. During the show, they announced they would have their third cruise in October 2013. It was the first cruise to feature all five members.[121]

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,[122] and officially released a day later.[123] The song reached No. 1 on Billboard's Holiday Digital Songs chart.[124]

2013–2015: 20th anniversary, In a World Like This, and documentary film

The Backstreet Boys celebrated their 20th anniversary, which was on April 20, 2013, with a fan celebration event in Hollywood that day.[125][126] They received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame two days later, and had the day, April 22, 2013, declared as Backstreet Boys Day in Hollywood.[10] In May 2013, the group embarked on their 20th-anniversary tour, officially titled as In a World Like This Tour.[127] The tour lasted over two years, comprising over 170 shows in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East. 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,[128] not including its 2013 and 2015 dates.

"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. The album was released in the US on July 30, 2013, and in other countries sometime later. It is the group's first independent album, released under their own label, K-BAHN. It reached the top 5 in the US, Canada, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Taiwan, and Japan,[7][129][130] and had sold 800,000 copies as of January 2015.[131][132][133] They released a second single from the album, "Show 'Em (What You're Made Of)" in November 2013.[134]

The group made a cameo in the 2013 movie This Is the End as a fictional version of themselves, performing their song "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)," [135] which earned them an award for "Best Musical Moment" at 2014 MTV Movie Awards.[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.[137]

The Backstreet Boys members were due in court on March 24, 2014, over a claim they filed against their former manager Lou Pearlman. 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.[138] But earlier that month the group stated that they have a scheduling conflict and discussed postponing the hearing by 90 days.[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. The recordings include some unreleased mixes, demos, and original materials.[140] The seven master recordings they received included "I'll Never Break Your Heart" and a few lesser-known songs.[141]

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.[11][142] The movie chronicles their entire career journey up to the making of their 2013 album In A World Like This.[11]

On April 10, 2015, band members Richardson and Littrell were inducted into Kentucky Music Hall of Fame.[143]

2015–2020: Dead 7 film, Las Vegas residency, and DNA

In August 2015, band members Carter, Dorough, and McLean filmed a movie that Carter wrote entitled Dead 7. The film centers around a ragtag band of gunslingers operating during a post-apocalyptic zombie plague.[144] The movie premiered on April 1, 2016, on Syfy channel. 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 Dorough; Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick from NSYNC; Jeff Timmons from 98 Degrees; and Erik-Michael Estrada from O-Town.[145] The official physical DVD was released on June 7, 2016.[146]

In October 2015, McLean revealed that the group was working on their ninth studio album. McLean said the band is working with producer Jacob Kasher, who has worked with Maroon 5 and Britney Spears. The band hoped to finish the album before the next Backstreet Boys cruise in May 2016.[147] On January 29, 2016, the Backstreet Boys were the musical guests in the series finale of NBC comedy series Undateable.[148]

On April 1, 2016, Carter told Entertainment Tonight the group signed a deal with Live Nation for a nine-show "test residency" in Las Vegas.[149] McLean confirmed the deal, telling Us Magazine that the residency would begin in January 2017.[150] In July 2016, the group appeared and performed on ABC's Greatest Hits.[151] 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.[152] The song entered the Hot 100 at No. 92 for the chart dated March 18, 2017, which was the group's first return to the chart since 2007.[153]

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.[154] On September 23, the Backstreet Boys confirmed their Vegas residency show happening in 2017, titled Backstreet Boys: Larger Than Life.[155][156] The residency played 80 shows between March 1, 2017, and April 27, 2019.

The Backstreet Boys released their new song titled "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" on May 17, 2018, as their lead single for their new album.[157] The album is co-produced under RCA Records and the group's own label, K-BAHN, and distributed by RCA's parent company, Sony Music. On November 9, they released the single "Chances" and announced the title of their ninth studio album, DNA, which was released on January 25, 2019. On January 4, 2019, DNA's third single, "No Place", was released. The Backstreet Boys embarked on the DNA World Tour in support of the album on May 11, 2019.[158] Unfortunately, the group had to postpone the tour on March 15, 2020, due to coronavirus pandemic.[159] They initially rescheduled the remaining dates for 2021,[160] but eventually had to reschedule again for 2022.[161]

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.[162][163] That same month, the group announced that they would be releasing their first Christmas album.[164] At their Las Vegas residency, they received keys to the Vegas strip as the mayor declared the 10th Backstreet Boys Day, and during the 20th anniversary of "I Want It That Way",[165] the group participated in a handprint ceremony to commemorate the ending of their two-year residency at Planet Hollywood and were also presented with a check donation to the Boys & Girls Club of Southern Nevada.[166] On February 9, 2020, the band announced the second North America leg of the DNA World Tour on social media and Good Morning America.[167] During an interview, Littrell confirmed that they're going to sign for another Las Vegas residency soon as the DNA tour is over in 2022.[168] In December 2020 it was announced that the group is about to be featured on a track called "Matches" on the reissue of American recording and labelmate Britney Spears's Glory album.[169]

2021–present: DNA World Tour and A Very Backstreet Christmas

With their tour postponed due to the pandemic, the Backstreet Boys started working on their first Christmas album in March 2021.[170] On July 12, they officially announced their return to Las Vegas for a holiday residency scheduled for November and December 2021.[171][172] On August 14, Carter revealed that they had finished recording the album and had done photo shoot for the album cover.[173] Unfortunately, due to the pandemic the album failed to meet the deadline to finish production,[174] forcing them to reschedule the album release to late 2022 and cancel their 2021 holiday residency.[175]

The Backstreet Boys resumed their DNA tour in June 2022 in North America and will finish in March 2023 in New Zealand.[176] On February 23, 2022, the group announced their return to Las Vegas with four shows to kick off the DNA world tour.[177]

On June 17, 2022, before the concert in Rogers, Arkansas, during their DNA tour, an advertisement for their upcoming Christmas album was shown on screen, with a link to pre-order the album on their website.[178] Since that show, the advertisement has consistently been shown on every concert date. The album, A Very Backstreet Christmas, was released on October 14, 2022.[179]

On June 24, 2022, American luxury carmaker Lincoln teamed up with Backstreet Boys to hold a virtual concert from Philadelphia to WeChat (Weixin) users mostly in China, which was broadcast by Tencent's WeChat channel. A total of 44.2 million viewers watched the live broadcast, and 25.5 million cheers were received during the performance, according to Tencent. 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 day after the show aired, the online hashtag of the group's 1997 hit As Long As You Love Me trended No. 1 on China's Twitter-like platform Weibo.[180]

On July 27, the band took part in Dave & Jimmy's Celebrity Softball Classic in Columbus, Ohio, for charity benefitting On Our Sleeves, the movement for children's mental health, powered by behavioral health experts at Nationwide Children's Hospital.[181]

After the release of their first holiday album A Very Backstreet Christmas, it reached number 17 on the Billboard charts and number 1 on the Billboard Holiday charts, and their singles, "Last Christmas" hit number 1 on the Billboard AC charts since "I Want It That Way", and "Christmas in New York" is currently rising, reaching number 19, and the group will be hosting their holiday special, A Very Backstreet Holiday, coming December 14 on ABC and Disney+.[182][183]

Artistry and legacy

The Backstreet Boys have prided themselves as a vocal harmony group, not a boy band.[4] 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.[184] The ad they answered in 1993 was for a singing group with "New Kids on the Block look with a Boyz II Men sound", and they aimed to have a white version of Boyz II Men.[185] "We were fans of New Kids, but were we really modeled after them? No. We looked at ourselves as Shai, Jodeci, and Boyz II Men, the true vocal groups. That's who we listened to and who we really wanted to be like," Littrell stated in 2011.[186] The Backstreet Boys often employ polyphonic harmony, which sets them apart from many other singing groups. Littrell, Carter, and McLean usually sing the melody in choruses, with Dorough harmonizing above the melody and Richardson covering the lower parts.[187][188] During Richardson's absence, McLean and Carter together covered his part in choruses[189] while Dorough took his solo parts, although McLean sang Richardson's verse in "Drowning".[190]

The Backstreet Boys' musical style has evolved over the years. On their debut and second album, they sang a hybrid of R&B and dance club pop mixed with new jack balladry and hip hop.[191] 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". 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.[192][193] Compared to their previous albums, Never Gone is "more organic, more stripped-down, less harmonies, more instrumentation".[194] Their first album without Richardson, Unbreakable, is similar to Never Gone. It leans toward adult contemporary and contemporary pop music and features interwoven choral harmonies, piano, strings, guitar, and drums,[195] with a little bit of hip-hop and reggae elements on some tracks, such as "One in a Million".[196] With their seventh studio album, This Is Us, they went back to their original dance-pop beats combined with electropop. It also contains a more R&B sound compared to Unbreakable.[101] The group's first independent album, In a World Like This, which is also their first album back with Richardson, is a mixture of modern pop, adult contemporary, and dance music, with a hint of singer-songwriter genre as demonstrated on "Try", "Madeleine", and "Trust Me".[197] On DNA, they combined their harmony-driven contemporary pop sound with R&B, country, funk, and EDM.[198][199][200]

Partnerships and other ventures

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." The sponsorship was a part of Sears' new integrated marketing campaign that exclusively featured the Backstreet Boys. The campaign included a 30-second advertisement featuring the group, which was aired from August 1 to 15, 1999. The advertising promoted back-to-school sweepstakes, which gave each of the five fans the chance to win a $2,000 Sears shopping spree with their favorite Backstreet Boys member and a trip for four to the group's concert on December 1, 1999, in Tampa, Florida.[201]

Carter, who was a comic fan, met comic book writer Stan Lee through his manager from The Firm in February 2000. Carter subsequently told Lee about his original concept of a six-issue series of comic books featuring members of the Backstreet Boys as superheroes called "Cyber Crusaders." Lee was interested in the concept; however, they ultimately decided to make it into only one issue.[202] The comic book, titled Backstreet Project, was released in 2000 and was available for purchase at their concerts and online stores in 2000–2001. In addition to the book, a series of flash-based webisodes was also published in 2000.[203]

In January 2000, the Backstreet Boys signed a deal with Burger King. The deal included an exclusive compilation set available only at Burger King restaurants.[65] The compilation consisted of three CDs featuring a new song called "It's True," live songs from the group's previous tours, and a VHS tape featuring backstage footage and interviews.[204] 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.[205]

In August 2012, it was revealed that the Backstreet Boys would be starring in an Old Navy commercial.[206] The commercial featuring the group started airing on September 19, 2012. "It was a great way to show people that we're back," Richardson said regarding the commercial. 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.[207]

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. The commercials started airing in May 2014.[208] For the purpose of these commercials, the group recorded a song called "Lager Than Life", which is a remake of their song "Larger Than Life" with different instrumentation.[209] The song was also released as a single on iTunes by the company in several countries.[210]

Band members

Discography

Main article: Backstreet Boys discography

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1997 The View Themselves Performance
1998
2005
1998 The Oprah Winfrey Show Themselves[211][212] Performance/Interview
2010
1998 Sabrina The Teenage Witch[213] Cameo appearance Episode: "The Band Episode"
1997 Live With Regis and Kathie Lee Themselves[214][215] Performance
1998
1999 Saturday Night Live Themselves Season 24, Episode 19
1998 The Rosie O'Donnell Show Themselves[216][217][218][219] Performance
1999
2000
2001
1998-1999 All That Themselves
2001 Otro Rollo Themselves Performance, Special Guests
2005
2002 Arthur[220] Themselves Episode: "Arthur: It's Only Rock 'N' Roll"
2002 Sesame Street Themselves Performance, Special Guests
2003 The Oprah Winfrey Show[221] Themselves The boys surprised A.J. McLean as he was talking about his drug addiction
2005 Live With Regis and Kelly Themselves[222] Performance, Guests at Disneyland[223]
2007
2009 El Hormiguero Themselves, Guests Musical Guest With The Backstreet Boys This Is Us
2012 The View Themselves
2013 This Is the End[224] Cameo appearance Appear at the end of the film performing "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" with the cast.
2013 El Hormiguero Themselves, Guests Talk Show New Disco
2015 Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of[225] Themselves Documentary
2016 Undateable[226] Themselves Episode: Backstreet Boys Walk Into a bar
2017 Drop the Mic Themselves Episode: "Nicole Scherzinger vs. Lil Rel Howery / Charlie Puth vs. Backstreet Boys"
2018 The Voice Themselves Season 15 Performance
2019 Live With Kelly and Ryan Themselves Performance
2020 Good Morning America[227][167] Themselves Performance
2020 Watch What Happens Live[228][229] Themselves Episode 16, season 17
1999 Disney Channel In Concert Themselves Special
2022 Kelly Clarkson Show Themselves
2005 Ellen Themselves/Performance with Florida Georgia Line
2017
2018

Awards

Main article: List of awards received by Backstreet Boys

The group has received nine Grammy Award nominations as of 2019, including four nominations in 2000. The group has also received two American Music Awards, five Billboard Music Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, a Juno Award, and many others.[230]

Charity

The group has supported multiple charities over the years including Children's Miracle Network, City of Hope, Kids Wish, Live Together, and Lupus LA.[231] 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.[232] Individually they have given to charities, for example, Nick Carter hosted a sing-a-long holiday dinner for Home for the Holidays.[233]

Tours

Headlining

Co-headlining

Promotional

Collaboration

Residency

Cruises

  • Cruise 2010 (9–13 December)
  • Cruise 2011 (2–5 December) Nassau, Bahamas
  • Cruise 2013 (25–28 October) 20th Anniversary Cruise
  • Cruise 2014 (24–27 October) Miami to Half Moon Cay
  • Cruise 2016 (10–14 May) European Cruise: Barcelona, Italy, and Cannes
  • Cruise 2018 (3–7 May) 25th Anniversary Cruise Miami to Grand Turk

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backstreet, boys, this, article, about, vocal, group, other, uses, disambiguation, often, abbreviated, american, vocal, group, consisting, nick, carter, howie, dorough, mclean, cousins, brian, littrell, kevin, richardson, formed, pearlman, 1993, orlando, flori. This article is about the vocal group For other uses see Backstreet Boys disambiguation Backstreet Boys often abbreviated as BSB 3 are an American vocal group 4 consisting of Nick Carter Howie Dorough AJ McLean and cousins Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson formed by Lou Pearlman in 1993 in Orlando Florida Following this the group released their international debut album Backstreet Boys 1996 Backstreet BoysBackstreet Boys at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles California From left AJ McLean Kevin Richardson Nick Carter Howie Dorough Brian Littrell Background informationOriginOrlando Florida U S GenresPopdance popR amp Bteen pop 1 2 adult contemporaryYears active1993 presentLabelsK BAHNRCA former JiveBMGLegacy former MembersAJ McLean Howie Dorough Nick Carter Kevin Richardson Brian LittrellWebsitebackstreetboys wbr comThe Backstreet Boys gained mainstream popularity with the release of their second international album Backstreet s Back 1997 along with their self titled U S debut album Backstreet Boys 1997 Their third studio album Millennium 1999 and its follow up album Black amp Blue 2000 continued the group s success worldwide They also released a greatest hits album The Hits Chapter One 2001 with a new single Drowning After a two year hiatus they regrouped and released a comeback album Never Gone 2005 After the conclusion of the Never Gone Tour in 2006 Richardson left the group to pursue other interests 5 The group then released two albums as a quartet Unbreakable 2007 and This Is Us 2009 Richardson permanently rejoined the group in 2012 6 In the following year they celebrated their 20th anniversary and released their first independent album In a World Like This In March 2017 the group began a residency in Las Vegas that lasted two years titled Backstreet Boys Larger Than Life Their follow up album DNA 2019 debuted at number one more than two decades after the group formed and 19 years after they last topped in 2000 making them the first boy band to top the U S album charts in three different decades 7 They released their first Christmas album A Very Backstreet Christmas in 2022 The Backstreet Boys have sold over 100 million records worldwide 8 making them the best selling boy band of all time and one of the world s best selling music artists They are the first group since Led Zeppelin to have their first ten albums reach the top 10 on the Billboard 200 7 and the only boy band to do so The albums Backstreet Boys and Millennium were both certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA making them one of the few bands to have multiple diamond albums 9 The group received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 22 2013 10 They also released their first documentary movie titled Backstreet Boys Show Em What You re Made Of 2015 11 Contents 1 History 1 1 1993 1995 Formation and early years 1 2 1996 1997 Debut worldwide success and Backstreet s Back 1 3 1998 1999 Millennium and superstardom 1 4 2000 2001 Black and Blue and The Hits Chapter One 1 5 2002 2004 Hiatus 1 6 2004 2006 Never Gone and Richardson s departure 1 7 2006 2011 Unbreakable and This Is Us 1 8 2011 2012 NKOTBSB and Richardson s return 1 9 2013 2015 20th anniversary In a World Like This and documentary film 1 10 2015 2020 Dead 7 film Las Vegas residency and DNA 1 11 2021 present DNA World Tour and A Very Backstreet Christmas 2 Artistry and legacy 3 Partnerships and other ventures 4 Band members 5 Discography 6 Filmography 7 Awards 8 Charity 9 Tours 9 1 Cruises 10 See also 11 References 12 External linksHistory Edit1993 1995 Formation and early years Edit Howie Dorough and AJ McLean were natives of Orlando Florida who met each other through a mutual vocal coach and later discovered Nick Carter through auditions 12 The three realizing that they could harmonize together decided to form a trio 12 Cousins Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell both from Lexington Kentucky sang in local church choirs and festivals when they were children 12 Richardson moved to Orlando in 1990 where he worked at Walt Disney World and concentrated on music at night 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 13 McLean who was the first to audition for Pearlman in his living room became the group s first member at age 14 13 Between late 1992 and March 1993 Pearlman held open casting calls and hundreds of young performers auditioned at his blimp hangar in Kissimmee 14 13 Ultimately Carter age 12 amp Dorough age 19 along with two other members Sam Licata age 21 later performing as Phoenix Stone amp Burk Parsons age 16 were selected after meeting Pearlman s expectations An alternate member Damon was also chosen just in case one of the main five members dedication to the group changed Helping him in the process of choosing the members was Gloria Sicoli Jeanne Tanzy amp Sybil Hall along with help from Denise McLean AJ s mother The boys would get together at Lou s blimp hangar or his home to practice receive singing lessons amp hang out They also went out everywhere together to bond amp often went out to the best restaurants on Lou s tab It seemed everything was going great but egos parents amp contracts derailed the very first lineup before even taking off The first sign of problems arose when Damon was unhappy that he wasn t chosen as a main member amp couldn t take part in a performance so after talks between him his mother amp Pearlman it was decided he would leave Burk Parsons would be the next departure due to conflicted feelings between having a calling to serve God or be in a boy band and entertain He chose to follow God because he wasn t really into the scene amp his mother s frequent blowups with Pearlman were a factor He decided to leave shortly after they were named the Backstreet Boys but a week before the boys officially signed with Pearlman amp Transcontinental Charles Edwards age 20 a classmate of Howie s at Valencia Community College in Orlando who sang in the choir with him took Burk s place in February 1993 after Howie suggested he audition for the rest of the guys amp it seemed things were on track as they officially signed as Backstreet Boys with Pearlman with Nick AJ Howie Charles amp Sam Lou who was in collaboration with some writers amp producers got friends Bob Curiano amp Tim Coons to work with them as they recorded some early demos and they started performing at local places in Orlando Problems arose as they felt Charles Edwards would not work out long term due to issues with his vocals not blending right with the other guys amp problems with him staying on key amp dancing not on par with the other four boys plus some personality amp creative differences It was decided he had to be let go amp the other boys were sad to do so Howie was told to talk to him as well as others including Lou Jeanne amp Julien Bensher who was one of Lou s business partners in the label Bob Fischetti Frank Sicoli amp Frankie Vasquez were the other partners In March 1993 after seeing amp talking to Kevin Richardson at a nightclub Frank Sicoli s wife Gloria asked him if he was interested in joining a new group in Orlando that was being put together by her husband s business partner Lou Pearlman amp told him things weren t working out with Charles It piqued Kevin s interest amp she along with Lou s limo driver would bring Richardson up to Pearlman and after meeting with him he liked Richardson amp played the group s demo recordings amp showed pictures of the group Not long after he was invited to see them perform at a club The first time he saw the boys was when they performed as a foursome with Nick AJ Howie amp Sam in a local nightclub amp his first impression of them were that they were kind of young but were very talented He met the guys amp they clicked amp he Richardson age 21 same as Licata joined the group The nightclub performance however showed some problems between the rest of the group amp Licata as he did not want the group to perform a song he wrote Save The World After tensions arose Lou eased them by telling them about Richardson Lou talked to Sam about being a team player so he stayed for a while amp the lineup became Nick AJ Howie Kevin amp Sam but his heart was into his solo career and after a rehearsal in early April 1993 during a ride to the group s band house Licata decided to let the guys know he wanted to really go solo amp felt the group wasn t going anywhere so left the group making them a quartet After hearing other candidates amp not being satisfied Richardson suggested his cousin Brian Littrell amp seeing no possible replacement for Licata in sight that s when Kevin was given the go ahead to call his cousin 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 Thus April 20 became their anniversary date amp the final five members of the group was formed 15 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 13 16 The Backstreet Boys had their first performance at SeaWorld Orlando on May 8 1993 17 The group continued to perform in various venues during summer 1993 from shopping malls and restaurants to a high profile charity gala in Fort Lauderdale Florida 18 With a change in management in the fall they began to tour schools across the U S including Littrell s former school Tates Creek High School building a fan base while trying to get a record deal 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 19 However in February 1994 Jeff Fenster then senior VP A amp 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 20 At the end of December 1994 the group flew to Sweden to record some songs with Max Martin and Denniz PoP including We ve Got It Goin On which ended up being their first single and completed their work in January 1995 21 We ve Got It Goin On was sent to radio in August 1995 and released as a physical single on September 5 1995 In North America Mix 96 in Montreal broke the group after the programmers heard it on the radio in Europe 22 The song was a minor success in the U S peaking at only No 69 by December 1995 23 but it entered the top 5 in Germany Switzerland Austria France and the Netherlands 24 25 European success sent them there on a summer tour and shifted their promotion to being mostly done in Europe 1996 1997 Debut worldwide success and Backstreet s Back Edit The group finished recording their first album Backstreet Boys in the spring of 1996 and it was released internationally on May 6 1996 26 excluding U S and Canada however it was later released in Canada in October 1996 27 Their popularity grew in Europe I ll Never Break Your Heart reached a Gold status in Germany for selling 250 000 copies 28 and they were voted the No 1 international group there in 1996 They also earned their first platinum record in Germany in 1996 for selling 500 000 copies of their debut album Shortly after that they began touring Asia and Canada 28 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 29 Anywhere for You was released as the last single from their international debut album on February 17 1997 30 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 Backstreet Boys 1997 It peaked at No 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 eventually earning them a platinum award for selling over one million copies 31 32 The group began working on their second album Backstreet s Back in October 1996 They also recorded the song If You Stay for the Booty Call soundtrack in the same year which was released in February 1997 Backstreet s Back was released internationally except in the U S on August 11 1997 Their self titled U S debut album Backstreet Boys 1997 which consisted of songs from their 1996 international debut album and Backstreet s Back was released in the U S a day later on August 12 1997 33 The U S self titled debut peaked at No 4 on the U S album chart and eventually sold 14 million copies 34 Meanwhile the second international release Backstreet s Back peaked at No 1 in Germany Norway Switzerland Finland the Netherlands Belgium and Austria 35 36 selling well over five million copies in Europe alone 37 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 The two self titled albums the international debut and the U S debut sold more than 28 million copies worldwide 38 In November 1997 doctors discovered that a congenital hole in Littrell s heart had enlarged to dangerous proportions 39 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 The group postponed the tour until July 1998 to give Littrell time to recover 39 1998 1999 Millennium and superstardom Edit Littrell brought in a lawsuit against Lou Pearlman and Trans Continental in 1998 claiming that Pearlman had not been truthful about the earnings made by the group 40 From 1993 to 1997 Pearlman and his company took about 10 million in revenue while the band only got 300 000 41 In the following year McLean Richardson and Dorough joined the lawsuit which eventually resulted in a number of settlements 42 On Valentine s Day 1998 the group debuted in Latin America at the Vina del Mar International Song Festival in Chile Later that year on October 7 1998 the group received the keys to the city from the mayor of Orlando in honor of the tornado relief concert the group headlined in March that raised over 250 000 The day was also declared Backstreet Boys Day in Orlando 43 They also began recording their third studio album Millennium at the beginning of that month while in the middle of a lawsuit 44 The worldwide hit single I Want It That Way which topped the single charts in over 25 countries made anticipation for Millennium high 23 24 45 46 Millennium was released on May 18 1999 on which day the Backstreet Boys made a heavily publicized appearance on MTV s Total Request Live 47 The album entered the Billboard 200 at No 1 and sold 1 134 000 copies in its first week of release 48 49 Four singles were released from Millennium I Want It That Way which is widely regarded as one of the greatest pop songs of all time Larger than Life Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely and The One Millennium became the best selling album of 1999 in the U S selling 9 445 732 copies 50 51 It also holds the record for most shipments in one year with 11 million shipments 52 Millennium remained on the Billboard chart for 93 weeks eventually selling over 12 million copies in the United States and being certified 13 times platinum 53 54 As of January 2013 update the album stands as the fourth best selling album in the U S of the SoundScan era 55 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 56 The second leg which was sponsored by Sears was sold out on August 14 on its sale date and broke sales records 57 58 The concert at Georgia Dome Atlanta was the 5th most attended concert in American history and the most attended concert by a pop artist 59 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 60 2000 2001 Black and Blue and The Hits Chapter One Edit The group members made a trip to the Bahamas in May 2000 to write songs for their fourth album 61 They began recording the album on July 1 2000 in Stockholm Sweden and wrapped up the recording sessions in September 62 63 64 A song completed during the July recording sessions It s True was released on August 28 2000 in compilation EPs sold exclusively at Burger King restaurants titled For the Fans 65 The album Black amp Blue was released on November 21 2000 66 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 Fifty five hours were spent traveling and 45 were spent making public appearances 67 A DVD of the short tour as well as a board game was released in 2001 titled Around the World 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 68 69 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 70 Three singles were released from Black amp Blue Shape of My Heart The Call and More than That On January 28 2001 the Backstreet Boys performed the American national anthem at the Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa Florida 71 A week earlier the group began the Black amp Blue Tour which featured shows in five continents 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 72 The tour resumed in August and concluded in November Shortly after returning to the Black and Blue Tour the group faced a severe loss with the occurrence of the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks On the night of September 10 the band had completed a sold out show in Boston Massachusetts The following morning Littrell s wife Leighanne had planned on catching a flight back to Los Angeles aboard American Airlines Flight 11 along with set carpenter Daniel John Lee who was returning home to Los Angeles to see his wife who was due to give birth to their second child That night however Leighanne canceled her flight after deciding to spend more time with her husband Tragically Lee was among 92 people killed when the hijacked plane crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center 73 The next day during a concert on the next leg of their tour in Toronto Littrell gave a brief speech on Lee and led the audience in a moment of silence for Lee and all the victims of the attacks 74 The Hits Chapter One their first compilation album was released on October 23 2001 75 It also included a previously unreleased song Drowning 76 The album entered the top 5 in the U S 48 UK 77 Germany 35 and Canada 78 and the top 10 in Switzerland Austria the Netherlands and New Zealand 79 In the U S The Hits Chapter One was certified platinum for selling over one million copies 80 It was also certified platinum by IFPI for selling over one million copies in Europe 81 Drowning reached top 10 in many countries and as of 2002 the album had sold almost six million worldwide 82 2002 2004 Hiatus Edit In 2002 the group expressed a strong desire to leave their management company The Firm 82 However Carter chose to remain with The Firm to manage his solo career Shortly afterward the rest of the group began recording their next album without him 82 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 83 They claimed that the label promoted Carter s solo album Now or Never at the expense of the group 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 84 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 84 The group began to reform and reconcile their differences planning to start recording a comeback album at the beginning of the following year 85 2004 2006 Never Gone and Richardson s departure Edit Backstreet Boys at KISS FM Jingle Bell Bash 8 The Backstreet Boys entered the studios in January 2004 to start recording the new album 86 They also started performing together to promote their return to the music scene They started a small Asian tour in September visiting Beijing Shanghai Tokyo and Manila performing some new material Based on the success of this tour they announced a Mexican tour visiting Mexico City and Monterrey The album s first single Incomplete was released to radio stations on March 28 2005 Following the release of the single they embarked on their Up Close amp Personal Tour in March which served as a pre album release tour Incomplete peaked at number 13 on the U S Billboard Hot 100 and charted within the top 10 in 13 countries In addition it debuted at number one in Australia becoming their first number one hit in the country After recording for more than a year the Backstreet Boys finally released their comeback album Never Gone on June 14 2005 The album debuted at No 3 on the U S chart with first week sales of 291 000 copies However the drastic style change drew negative criticism from Rolling Stone 87 88 Never Gone was certified platinum in the U S and four singles were released from the album The second single Just Want You to Know hit the top 10 in the UK The third singles were Crawling Back to You for the U S and I Still for the rest of the world Never Gone has sold approximately 3 million copies worldwide 89 90 The Backstreet Boys began the first leg of their Never Gone Tour on July 22 2005 in West Palm Beach Florida After that the first leg ran until November 2005 in Europe and in January 2006 the second leg started in Tokyo Japan Finally the tour concluded on February 2 2006 in Melbourne Australia On June 23 2006 it was announced that Richardson had left the Backstreet Boys to pursue other interests 91 Both Richardson and the rest of the group issued a statement on their official site stating that he departed amicably and the door was always open for him to return 92 Following Richardson s departure the group was suggested to change their name to Backstreet but they decided against it 93 They also turned down an offer to star in a reality show to find a new member 93 and musicians who had expressed interest in replacing Richardson such as Sam Licata 94 95 and former NSYNC members Lance Bass and Joey Fatone 96 stating that they were not planning to replace him 2006 2011 Unbreakable and This Is Us Edit Backstreet Boys performing without Richardson on Unbreakable Tour Two days after Richardson s departure announcement the Backstreet Boys entered the studio to record their sixth album The album titled Unbreakable was released on October 30 2007 It received positive reviews and opened at number seven on the Billboard 200 selling 81 000 copies in its first week of release 97 It performed well in Japan debuting at No 1 on the Japanese Oricon weekly album charts and staying there for another week They released two singles from the album Inconsolable and Helpless When She Smiles The group went on a world tour to promote Unbreakable starting in Tokyo Japan on February 16 2008 The tour included shows in Australia Japan Mexico the UK Europe Asia Canada and the United States The show in London s The O2 Arena was filmed and is available to watch online on MSN s website 98 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 99 On October 6 2009 the group released their next album This Is Us 100 On this album their sound went back to their original dance pop beats and contains a more R amp B sound 101 The album debuted at No 9 on the Billboard 200 selling 42 000 copies in its first week of release 102 It peaked at No 2 in Japan and was certified Platinum for shipments of 250 000 copies 103 Two singles were released from this album Straight Through My Heart and Bigger 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 Cafe in New York for the NYC Pinktober event on October 5 2009 104 The rest of the group were prescribed Tamiflu by a doctor even though they weren t showing any symptom of the flu 105 The group subsequently canceled a scheduled CBS Early Show performance the next day on October 6 2009 which was also the release day of their new album This Is Us 106 In late October 2009 the group embarked on the This Is Us Tour which lasted over a year and consisted of 123 shows The Backstreet Boys including Richardson filmed a segment for The Oprah Winfrey Show on October 22 2010 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 107 2011 2012 NKOTBSB and Richardson s return Edit In May 2011 the group announced that they had left their longtime label JIVE Records 108 In the same month they embarked on a joint tour with New Kids on the Block as NKOTBSB 109 Prior to the tour they released a compilation album of their biggest hits also titled NKOTBSB which also includes a mash up and two new songs 110 At the conclusion of 2011 the tour placed 17th on Billboard s annual Top 25 Tours earning over 40 million with 51 shows 111 The tour lasted until June 2012 comprising 80 shows in North America Europe Australia and Asia During the show in Staples Center LA in July 2011 Richardson once again joined the group on stage 112 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 On Seacrest s radio show he also stated that he would love to perform with the group again on a more regular basis 113 The statement along with his appearance at the cruise event prompted speculations that he might rejoin the group for good 114 but both he and the group remained quiet on the matter I think it was the right decision 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 Brian Littrell 115 The Backstreet Boys finally announced that Richardson had rejoined them permanently during a show in London on April 29 2012 116 A few days later McLean and Littrell revealed on separate occasions that Richardson had returned since 2010 before NKOTBSB Tour started He had been in talks to join the tour but ultimately decided not to They supported his decision and kept his return a secret until the tour was over 115 117 The group spoke positively about Richardson s return stating that they couldn t be happier to have him back Richardson himself was thrilled to be back with his old bandmates saying that they have a chemistry and a bond 118 119 The Backstreet Boys moved into a house together all by themselves in July 2012 as they started working on their new album with producer Martin Terefe in London 120 On August 31 2012 they closed out Good Morning America s Summer Concert Series in Central Park in New York It was their first performance as a fivesome since Richardson rejoined the group During the show they announced they would have their third cruise in October 2013 It was the first cruise to feature all five members 121 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 122 and officially released a day later 123 The song reached No 1 on Billboard s Holiday Digital Songs chart 124 2013 2015 20th anniversary In a World Like This and documentary film Edit The Backstreet Boys celebrated their 20th anniversary which was on April 20 2013 with a fan celebration event in Hollywood that day 125 126 They received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame two days later and had the day April 22 2013 declared as Backstreet Boys Day in Hollywood 10 In May 2013 the group embarked on their 20th anniversary tour officially titled as In a World Like This Tour 127 The tour lasted over two years comprising over 170 shows in North America South America Europe Asia Australia and the Middle East The tour was the 44th highest grossing worldwide tour in 2014 with a total gross of 32 8 million and ticket sales of 607 407 128 not including its 2013 and 2015 dates 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 The album was released in the US on July 30 2013 and in other countries sometime later It is the group s first independent album released under their own label K BAHN It reached the top 5 in the US Canada Netherlands Germany Switzerland Spain Taiwan and Japan 7 129 130 and had sold 800 000 copies as of January 2015 update 131 132 133 They released a second single from the album Show Em What You re Made Of in November 2013 134 The group made a cameo in the 2013 movie This Is the End as a fictional version of themselves performing their song Everybody Backstreet s Back 135 which earned them an award for Best Musical Moment at 2014 MTV Movie Awards 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 137 The Backstreet Boys members were due in court on March 24 2014 over a claim they filed against their former manager Lou Pearlman 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 138 But earlier that month the group stated that they have a scheduling conflict and discussed postponing the hearing by 90 days 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 The recordings include some unreleased mixes demos and original materials 140 The seven master recordings they received included I ll Never Break Your Heart and a few lesser known songs 141 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 11 142 The movie chronicles their entire career journey up to the making of their 2013 album In A World Like This 11 On April 10 2015 band members Richardson and Littrell were inducted into Kentucky Music Hall of Fame 143 2015 2020 Dead 7 film Las Vegas residency and DNA Edit In August 2015 band members Carter Dorough and McLean filmed a movie that Carter wrote entitled Dead 7 The film centers around a ragtag band of gunslingers operating during a post apocalyptic zombie plague 144 The movie premiered on April 1 2016 on Syfy channel 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 Dorough Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick from NSYNC Jeff Timmons from 98 Degrees and Erik Michael Estrada from O Town 145 The official physical DVD was released on June 7 2016 146 In October 2015 McLean revealed that the group was working on their ninth studio album McLean said the band is working with producer Jacob Kasher who has worked with Maroon 5 and Britney Spears The band hoped to finish the album before the next Backstreet Boys cruise in May 2016 147 On January 29 2016 the Backstreet Boys were the musical guests in the series finale of NBC comedy series Undateable 148 On April 1 2016 Carter told Entertainment Tonight the group signed a deal with Live Nation for a nine show test residency in Las Vegas 149 McLean confirmed the deal telling Us Magazine that the residency would begin in January 2017 150 In July 2016 the group appeared and performed on ABC s Greatest Hits 151 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 152 The song entered the Hot 100 at No 92 for the chart dated March 18 2017 which was the group s first return to the chart since 2007 153 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 154 On September 23 the Backstreet Boys confirmed their Vegas residency show happening in 2017 titled Backstreet Boys Larger Than Life 155 156 The residency played 80 shows between March 1 2017 and April 27 2019 The Backstreet Boys released their new song titled Don t Go Breaking My Heart on May 17 2018 as their lead single for their new album 157 The album is co produced under RCA Records and the group s own label K BAHN and distributed by RCA s parent company Sony Music On November 9 they released the single Chances and announced the title of their ninth studio album DNA which was released on January 25 2019 On January 4 2019 DNA s third single No Place was released The Backstreet Boys embarked on the DNA World Tour in support of the album on May 11 2019 158 Unfortunately the group had to postpone the tour on March 15 2020 due to coronavirus pandemic 159 They initially rescheduled the remaining dates for 2021 160 but eventually had to reschedule again for 2022 161 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 162 163 That same month the group announced that they would be releasing their first Christmas album 164 At their Las Vegas residency they received keys to the Vegas strip as the mayor declared the 10th Backstreet Boys Day and during the 20th anniversary of I Want It That Way 165 the group participated in a handprint ceremony to commemorate the ending of their two year residency at Planet Hollywood and were also presented with a check donation to the Boys amp Girls Club of Southern Nevada 166 On February 9 2020 the band announced the second North America leg of the DNA World Tour on social media and Good Morning America 167 During an interview Littrell confirmed that they re going to sign for another Las Vegas residency soon as the DNA tour is over in 2022 168 In December 2020 it was announced that the group is about to be featured on a track called Matches on the reissue of American recording and labelmate Britney Spears s Glory album 169 2021 present DNA World Tour and A Very Backstreet Christmas Edit With their tour postponed due to the pandemic the Backstreet Boys started working on their first Christmas album in March 2021 170 On July 12 they officially announced their return to Las Vegas for a holiday residency scheduled for November and December 2021 171 172 On August 14 Carter revealed that they had finished recording the album and had done photo shoot for the album cover 173 Unfortunately due to the pandemic the album failed to meet the deadline to finish production 174 forcing them to reschedule the album release to late 2022 and cancel their 2021 holiday residency 175 The Backstreet Boys resumed their DNA tour in June 2022 in North America and will finish in March 2023 in New Zealand 176 On February 23 2022 the group announced their return to Las Vegas with four shows to kick off the DNA world tour 177 On June 17 2022 before the concert in Rogers Arkansas during their DNA tour an advertisement for their upcoming Christmas album was shown on screen with a link to pre order the album on their website 178 Since that show the advertisement has consistently been shown on every concert date The album A Very Backstreet Christmas was released on October 14 2022 179 On June 24 2022 American luxury carmaker Lincoln teamed up with Backstreet Boys to hold a virtual concert from Philadelphia to WeChat Weixin users mostly in China which was broadcast by Tencent s WeChat channel A total of 44 2 million viewers watched the live broadcast and 25 5 million cheers were received during the performance according to Tencent 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 day after the show aired the online hashtag of the group s 1997 hit As Long As You Love Me trended No 1 on China s Twitter like platform Weibo 180 On July 27 the band took part in Dave amp Jimmy s Celebrity Softball Classic in Columbus Ohio for charity benefitting On Our Sleeves the movement for children s mental health powered by behavioral health experts at Nationwide Children s Hospital 181 After the release of their first holiday album A Very Backstreet Christmas it reached number 17 on the Billboard charts and number 1 on the Billboard Holiday charts and their singles Last Christmas hit number 1 on the Billboard AC charts since I Want It That Way and Christmas in New York is currently rising reaching number 19 and the group will be hosting their holiday special A Very Backstreet Holiday coming December 14 on ABC and Disney 182 183 Artistry and legacy EditThe Backstreet Boys have prided themselves as a vocal harmony group not a boy band 4 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 184 The ad they answered in 1993 was for a singing group with New Kids on the Block look with a Boyz II Men sound and they aimed to have a white version of Boyz II Men 185 We were fans of New Kids but were we really modeled after them No We looked at ourselves as Shai Jodeci and Boyz II Men the true vocal groups That s who we listened to and who we really wanted to be like Littrell stated in 2011 186 The Backstreet Boys often employ polyphonic harmony which sets them apart from many other singing groups Littrell Carter and McLean usually sing the melody in choruses with Dorough harmonizing above the melody and Richardson covering the lower parts 187 188 During Richardson s absence McLean and Carter together covered his part in choruses 189 while Dorough took his solo parts although McLean sang Richardson s verse in Drowning 190 The Backstreet Boys musical style has evolved over the years On their debut and second album they sang a hybrid of R amp B and dance club pop mixed with new jack balladry and hip hop 191 With Millennium and Black amp Blue they started to abandon R amp 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 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 192 193 Compared to their previous albums Never Gone is more organic more stripped down less harmonies more instrumentation 194 Their first album without Richardson Unbreakable is similar to Never Gone It leans toward adult contemporary and contemporary pop music and features interwoven choral harmonies piano strings guitar and drums 195 with a little bit of hip hop and reggae elements on some tracks such as One in a Million 196 With their seventh studio album This Is Us they went back to their original dance pop beats combined with electropop It also contains a more R amp B sound compared to Unbreakable 101 The group s first independent album In a World Like This which is also their first album back with Richardson is a mixture of modern pop adult contemporary and dance music with a hint of singer songwriter genre as demonstrated on Try Madeleine and Trust Me 197 On DNA they combined their harmony driven contemporary pop sound with R amp B country funk and EDM 198 199 200 Partnerships and other ventures EditThe 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 The sponsorship was a part of Sears new integrated marketing campaign that exclusively featured the Backstreet Boys The campaign included a 30 second advertisement featuring the group which was aired from August 1 to 15 1999 The advertising promoted back to school sweepstakes which gave each of the five fans the chance to win a 2 000 Sears shopping spree with their favorite Backstreet Boys member and a trip for four to the group s concert on December 1 1999 in Tampa Florida 201 Carter who was a comic fan met comic book writer Stan Lee through his manager from The Firm in February 2000 Carter subsequently told Lee about his original concept of a six issue series of comic books featuring members of the Backstreet Boys as superheroes called Cyber Crusaders Lee was interested in the concept however they ultimately decided to make it into only one issue 202 The comic book titled Backstreet Project was released in 2000 and was available for purchase at their concerts and online stores in 2000 2001 In addition to the book a series of flash based webisodes was also published in 2000 203 In January 2000 the Backstreet Boys signed a deal with Burger King The deal included an exclusive compilation set available only at Burger King restaurants 65 The compilation consisted of three CDs featuring a new song called It s True live songs from the group s previous tours and a VHS tape featuring backstage footage and interviews 204 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 205 In August 2012 it was revealed that the Backstreet Boys would be starring in an Old Navy commercial 206 The commercial featuring the group started airing on September 19 2012 It was a great way to show people that we re back Richardson said regarding the commercial 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 207 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 The commercials started airing in May 2014 208 For the purpose of these commercials the group recorded a song called Lager Than Life which is a remake of their song Larger Than Life with different instrumentation 209 The song was also released as a single on iTunes by the company in several countries 210 Band members EditAJ McLean 1993 present Howie Dorough 1993 present Nick Carter 1993 present Kevin Richardson 1993 2006 2012 present Brian Littrell 1993 present Discography EditMain article Backstreet Boys discography Backstreet Boys 1996 Backstreet s Back 1997 Millennium 1999 Black amp Blue 2000 Never Gone 2005 Unbreakable 2007 This Is Us 2009 In a World Like This 2013 DNA 2019 A Very Backstreet Christmas 2022 Filmography EditYear Title Role Notes1997 The View Themselves Performance199820051998 The Oprah Winfrey Show Themselves 211 212 Performance Interview20101998 Sabrina The Teenage Witch 213 Cameo appearance Episode The Band Episode 1997 Live With Regis and Kathie Lee Themselves 214 215 Performance19981999 Saturday Night Live Themselves Season 24 Episode 191998 The Rosie O Donnell Show Themselves 216 217 218 219 Performance1999200020011998 1999 All That Themselves2001 Otro Rollo Themselves Performance Special Guests20052002 Arthur 220 Themselves Episode Arthur It s Only Rock N Roll 2002 Sesame Street Themselves Performance Special Guests2003 The Oprah Winfrey Show 221 Themselves The boys surprised A J McLean as he was talking about his drug addiction2005 Live With Regis and Kelly Themselves 222 Performance Guests at Disneyland 223 20072009 El Hormiguero Themselves Guests Musical Guest With The Backstreet Boys This Is Us2012 The View Themselves2013 This Is the End 224 Cameo appearance Appear at the end of the film performing Everybody Backstreet s Back with the cast 2013 El Hormiguero Themselves Guests Talk Show New Disco2015 Backstreet Boys Show Em What You re Made Of 225 Themselves Documentary2016 Undateable 226 Themselves Episode Backstreet Boys Walk Into a bar2017 Drop the Mic Themselves Episode Nicole Scherzinger vs Lil Rel Howery Charlie Puth vs Backstreet Boys 2018 The Voice Themselves Season 15 Performance2019 Live With Kelly and Ryan Themselves Performance2020 Good Morning America 227 167 Themselves Performance2020 Watch What Happens Live 228 229 Themselves Episode 16 season 171999 Disney Channel In Concert Themselves Special2022 Kelly Clarkson Show Themselves2005 Ellen Themselves Performance with Florida Georgia Line20172018Awards EditMain article List of awards received by Backstreet Boys The group has received nine Grammy Award nominations as of 2019 update including four nominations in 2000 The group has also received two American Music Awards five Billboard Music Awards two MTV Video Music Awards a Juno Award and many others 230 Charity EditThe group has supported multiple charities over the years including Children s Miracle Network City of Hope Kids Wish Live Together and Lupus LA 231 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 232 Individually they have given to charities for example Nick Carter hosted a sing a long holiday dinner for Home for the Holidays 233 Tours EditHeadlining We Wanna Be With You Tour 1995 1996 Backstreet Boys Live In Concert Tour 1996 1997 Backstreet s Back Tour 1997 1998 Into the Millennium Tour 1999 2000 Black amp Blue World Tour 2001 Never Gone Tour 2005 2006 Unbreakable Tour 2008 2009 This Is Us Tour 2009 2011 In a World Like This Tour 2013 2015 DNA World Tour 2019 2023 Co headlining NKOTBSB Tour with New Kids on the Block 2011 2012 Promotional Round the World in 100 Hours 2000 Up Close amp Personal Tour 2005 Collaboration Smooth Tour with Florida Georgia Line Nelly and Chris Lane 2017 select dates Residency Backstreet Boys Larger Than Life 2017 2019 Cruises Edit Cruise 2010 9 13 December Cruise 2011 2 5 December Nassau Bahamas Cruise 2013 25 28 October 20th Anniversary Cruise Cruise 2014 24 27 October Miami to Half Moon Cay Cruise 2016 10 14 May European Cruise 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