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October 30, 2001 - GMTV has a 3 min 27 sec clip of a Backstreet Boy interview posted up on their website to preview their show on the network yesterday. To check out the clip where they talk about what's next, how they prepare for awards shows, and more, click here.

October 30, 2001 - USA Today talked to Backstreet Boys A.J. McLean and Kevin Richardson following A.J.'s trouble with substance abuse which caused their tour to be sidelined. A.J. admits, "I only dabbled in cocaine — alcohol was the main problem. I was drinking at 9 in the morning — having a shot of Jack (Daniel's) to get me going. I became distant from all my loved ones. I was seeing a shrink, but it wasn't helping." Read more.

October 30, 2001 - The Sun reports Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean is beating his chemical dependancy by the support of new girlfriend Sarah Martin whom he met at a karaoke bar. McLean, who is living with Martin, says "I thank God every day."

October 28, 2001 - News of the World's Rav Singh had good things to say about the recently concluded US leg of the Backstreet Boys tour. Rav said, "The lads have come a long way since I first met them in 1997. Their shows have just got better and better, and the sets are out of this world with futuristic outfits that most designers can only dream of."

October 28, 2001 - US Weekly reports rumors are swirling that the Backstreet Boys are on the verge of breaking up. An unnamed music executive told them, "Each of the members wants to do a solo ablum." Also figuring in the mix is the inability to get a hit off Black & Blue, combine that with dates the group had to cancel because of A.J.'s substance abuse, and further cancellations due to poor ticket sales, leaves a combination that could spell doom for the group, though they've all gone on record saying otherwise planning to record a new album next February.

October 27, 2001 - Michael Jackson put out a press release today announcing the lineup on his charity single, 'What More Can I Give' after *NSYNC completed their part in the song. On the lineup are as follows: NSYNC, Ricky Martin, Mariah Carey, Carlos Santana, Celine Dion, Tom Petty, Beyonce Knowles of Destiny's Child, Usher, Julio Iglesias, Reba McEntire, Backstreet Boy Nick Carter, Luther Vandross, Shakira, Brian McKnight, Gloria Estefan, Mya, Aaron Carter, Hanson, Laura Palcini, John Secada, Billy Gilman, Ruben Blades, Anaida, Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men, Alejandro Sandz, Christian Castro, Olga Tanon, Anastascia, Joy Enriquez, Juan Gabriel, Luis Miguel, Thalia, Ziggy Marley, and 3LW. The artists recorded both English and Spanish versions of the song.

October 27, 2001 - Katrillion talked to Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean's ex-girlfriend Amanda Latone to get her comments on their breakup and how she feels now that A.J. is getting help for his addictions. Amanda admits, "It was really, really hard for me. I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't party. I don't go to clubs ... That's all he did." But following A.J.'s rehab, Latone says she sees the difference in him, "It's almost like he's more reserved. It's almost like he's calmer." Read more.

October 27, 2001 - The New York Daily News reports *NSYNC's Joey Fatone and the Backstreet Boys' Kevin Richardson took part in a dance duel at New York's China Club. The females looking on couldn't agree who was best at busting a move.

October 26, 2001 - Barry Koltnow of the Orange County Register talked to Lance Bass about critics reactions that pitted *NSYNC against the Backstreet Boys. Lance says, "They tried to pit us against each other because they thought it would sell more records. They told us untrue stories about what they other was saying and we were too busy on the road to ask them about it. It was a big game they were playing, and we're not playing that game anymore." Read more.

October 26, 2001 - Launch.com talked to Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell ahead of the groups release of The Hits: Chapter One and the sounds the group made that have since been emulated by other boy bands saying, "That's what we always keep our focus on, is the material, recording the right music, the right sound--being pioneers, so to say, in changing the way music has become in the past couple of years with our sound. And a lot of people have come along and do our sound now, which is kind of a compliment, so to say, but we're always looking to better ourselves and better the music industry."

October 24, 2001 - MTV talked to Backstreet Boys Kevin Richardson about the band's work on a new album beginning next February. Kevin says, "We want to go more organic with the production - live drums, live bass, acoustic guitars." Read more.

October 23, 2001 - Allpop's Stephanie McGrath talked to Backstreet Boys Brian Littrell who addressed concerns the band would call it a day following the release of their greatest hits album, Chapter I. Littrell says, "When artists come out with greatest hits CDs, that's almost like you're saying, 'Well that's it, we're done, we're finished', and that's not the case either way with the Backstreet Boys or my career in general, because there's so many things that we've yet to do as a group." Read more.

October 23, 2001 - AP reports the "United We Stand: What More Can I Give?" raised about $2 million off of ticket sales for a crowd of 46,000. Opening the show were the Backstreet Boys who sang the National Anthem as Kevin Richardson told the crowd, "We can't let them defeat us. We have to get up, get out and live our lives every day." Read more.

October 23, 2001 - eZuma.com and WireImage.com have photos of the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, Michael Jackson, O-Town, Mariah Carey, and Christina Milan performances on Sunday at the 'United We Stand: What More Can I Give' benefit concert at RFK Stadium in Washington DC on Sunday. Check out the eZuma.com photos hereand the WireImage.com photos here.

October 21, 2001 - We've gotten word of the lineup for Sunday's United We Stand: What More Can I Give? Concert at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. The show will be broadcast on Yahoo and on KIIS FM affiliates. Read more for the lineup that includes Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, and a headlining show by Michael Jackson.

October 20, 2001 - Thanks angeleyezBSB. thegirlyounever.nu has several vidcaps of the Backstreet Boys Drowning promo commercial. Check them out here.

October 20, 2001 -  The Backstreet Boys will be on The View on Monday, October 22 where they'll perform songs off their upcoming greatest hits album, 'The Hits - Chapter One.' The show normally airs 11 am - 12 pm on ABC.

October 20, 2001 - The Las Vegas Review Journal's Norm Clarke reports two women in their late 50's were having trouble finding a cab in Vegas when they inquired about a limo. Read more (don't worry, it's about BSB).

October 19, 2001 - Michael Jackson has completed work on his benefit single What More Can I Give which will feature a huge list of talent (including Nick), albeit a list that would have been larger had many of the acts not dropped out. Read more.

October 19, 2001 - The Backstreet Boys will be on The View on Monday, October 22 where they'll perform songs off their upcoming greatest hits album, 'The Hits - Chapter One.' The show normally airs 11 am - 12 pm on ABC.

October 17, 2001 - Gary Bongiovanni, editor-in-chief of Pollstar talked about the trouble music acts have had selling out shows this year, even *NSYNC and Backstreet Boys as the two acts "performers lack the body of work to sustain annual treks for cash-strapped younger fans." Said Bongiovanni, "Obviously, we saw Madonna had no problem selling $250 tickets and U2 had no problem selling those $130 tickets. Really hot acts can get away with it. But all other acts without pent-up demand, people who have seen them in years past feel they can skip them this time around/ Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync are experiencing some of that. They've toured repeatedly and came back this year with tickets that were 10 percent higher." Read more.

October 17, 2001 - Overture.com has its top list of Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean related searches queried by users during the month of September posted. A.J. had 8,300 searches while 'A.J. McLean' [one word 'ajmclean' combined] received 7,223 searches. Since A.J. is pretty broad, a rough estimate would have him receiving about half of Nick Carter's 22,759 searches for the month. A.J.'s full name of Alexander James McLean received 412 searches. Read on for a full list of related search terms.

October 17, 2001 - WireImage.com has a few photos from the Backstreet Boys concert stop in San Jose, California last night. Check them out here.

October 16, 2001 - WireImage.com has 129 photos of Britney Spears, all the members of Backstreet Boys (including a blond A.J.), and Sean P. Diddy Combs taking promo photos for Marvin Gaye's What's Going On recording studio session in Culver City, California on Saturday. Check them out here.

October 12, 2001 - Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson called into the Rick Dees show on September 20 to clarify his controversial comments he made about the WTC terrorist attack. Check out the audio archive here. 

October 12, 2001 - Kiss 106.1 in Seattle has an interview with A.J. McLean of the Backstreet Boys streaming on their site. A.J. says he's been dating a girl for about a year now and adds, "I am hoping to pop the question sometime soon." Check out the full interview here.

October 11, 2001 - VH1, Cablevision, Miramax Films and AOL today announced the addition of Backstreet Boys, Michael J. Fox, Adam Sandler, Mike Myers, Jimmy Fallon, Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe, plus Paul Shaffer as musical director to "The Concert For New York City." The show will be telecast live on VH1 on Saturday, October 20th at 8:00 PM (ET). Read more.

October 9, 2001 - A  huge concert featuring the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, Michael Jackson, Ricky Martin, and others will be held October 21 at Washington, D.C.'s RFK Stadium. The all-star benefit concert will aid the victims of the terrorist attacks of September 11. Read more.

October 9, 2001 - The top search queries for Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter for the month of September were revealed today on Overture.com [formerly Goto.com] with the singer receiving 22,729 searches. This compares to a surprising 41,170 searches for his younger brother Aaron. Read more.

October 6, 2001 - NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin, and Madonna herself will be amongst the acts on pLATINum rhythm, due October 30 on Maverick Musica, the first album out from the new Madonna funded Latin music label. Read on for a full set of tracks on the album.

October 3, 2001 - The New York Daily News reports Nick Carter sold his Santa Ynez Valley home for $2.9 million.

October 2, 2001 - The Chicago Sun Times' Bill Zwecker reports Backstreet Boys AJ McLean was spotted at Mother Hubbard's while the group was in town for a performance at the Tweeter Center. Fans who spotted AJ were happy to see he was staying sober, drinking Cokes all night while playing pool. 

October 1, 2001 - Digital Island has a promo clip of the Backstreet Boys Around The World video. Check it out here. Basically, the site has every song and several of the group's videos you can sift through here.

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