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November 30, 2001 - The National Enquirer reports Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean has named his new bullmastiff pup 'Serenity', which is from the 'Serenity Prayer' of Alcoholics Anonymous.

November 29, 2001 - Backstreet Boys were nominated for Favorite Musical Group for the 28th annual People's Choice Awards which will be telecast live on CBS on January 13.

November 29, 2001 - Thanks justinmyman. "AJ was in Beverly Hills today a new car! Hey, I just wanted to let you guys know that I was at a Mercedes car dealership today with my mom picking up our car cuz it was getting fixed and I saw AJ from Backstreet Boys with some other guy that i didn't recognize. They were driving a lexus and were there to buy a new car."

November 28, 2001 - Now 8 and Britney Spears' latest captured the #2 and #3 spots in this week's album charts according to Hits Magazine, who shows Spears selling 453,778 copies of 'Britney' (up 35%) while 'Now 8' crossed 586,000. Other's charting high were Enrique Iglesias at #9 and Michael Jackson dropping to #12, with Madonna right behind at #13. The Backstreet Boys Chapter 1 got a bump with a 40% jump in sales to #18. Creed topped all by far with nearly 900,000 sales of 'Weathered.' 

November 26, 2001 -  Channel V talked with the Backstreet Boys in an 11 minute audio interview, where the guys talk about the 'Chapter 1' album and their future plans. Check out the interview here. 

November 18, 2001 - Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live a reference to Backstreet Boy's AJ Mclean, "Now that the Taliban is gone, Afghani men are lining up at barbershops and shaving off their beards as a sign of freedom. Unfortunately, most of them are saying, 'Make me look like A.J.'"

November 16, 2001 - The Drowning Pool is embarking on tour named "Music As A Weapon" aimed at pop acts as lead singer Dave Williams revealed to MuchMusic, "We're fighting a war against pop music. We're not downing that music, they're doing what they want to do and a lot of people like that and accept it, but it just seems like there's not enough choices and metal always seems to take a backseat to The Backstreet Boys."

November 11, 2001 - Dees Sleaze reports Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean is setting up his own depression awareness program for kids in need. A.J. is going to work closely with counselors and tells the message, "Don't medicate your depression with the wrong drugs. Don't medicate it with alchohol. There are some really good drugs out there that can work like a charm. Love A.J."

November 10, 2001 - Conan O'Brien introduced his new boyband Friday night and the clip featured a guest appearance by *NSYNC's Lance Bass and a shot taken at Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean's rehab stint. For a transcript to the skit profiling his 'Dudez A Plenti', read here.

November 8, 2001 - E! Online's Ted Casablanca reports that despite his unconvincing efforts to blend in at a gift shop of the Lexington, Kentucky, airport, Backstreet Boy Kevin Richardson avoided screaming young fans from his hometown.

November 7, 2001 - WENN reports top American psychic, Dikki-Jo Mullen is predicting the Backstreet Boys will split up later this month careers on their own, with Brian Littrell and Nick Carter singing solo, Howie D will do stand-up comedy and Kevin Richardson will hit the lecture circuit. As for A.J., Mullen says his solo singing attempt will fail, leaving him wishing the band never broke up.

November 4, 2001 - Backstreet.net was nominated for 'Coolest Fan Website' at this year's My VH1 Music Awards. The event will take place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on December 2. Cast your votes here.

November 2, 2001 - Jive records announced the soundtrack for "Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius" due November 20 which includes many of the label's known heavyweights. The animated movie opens in theaters on December 21. Read on for a track listing.

November 2, 2001 - WENN reports the Backstreet Boys are suing their former manager, Donna Wright, claiming she refused to cancel their tour despite his need for heart surgery. Also in the allegations are reports she took them to clubs to drink while they were underage and that she had drunken sex romps instead of doing her job. BSB seek $910,000 in the suit, which is scheduled to begin late 2002.

November 1, 2001 - WENN talked to Howie Dorough of the Backstreet Boys who admits wherever the band is, a tribute band awaits, "There's always a BSB tribute band wherever we go! It doesn't matter if we're in Asia, Canada, Spain -- they must buy every magazine and see all our interviews 'cause they're always complete replicas of us." 

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