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August 31, 2002 - Willa Ford called into B96 in Chicago last week and gave an update of what she's been up to on her new album, which she says has a hip-hop and rock vibe, with a mass sex-appeal to it. Willa was at her boyfriend's house, who is an athlete, and is over 30, and isn't a Cowboy. Willa says she hasn't heard Nick Carter's debut solo singer 'Help Me', but Willa's mom heard it and like it. Willa said she spoke with her former Backstreet Boys boyfriend, and they gave her a rough time about the bad breath remarks she gave them on their last interview. Willa said she got in big trouble when she made those remarks, and Nick called and asked why did she say that about him. Download the clip here.

August 30, 2002 - Our last poll asking if you prefer the solo debut single from *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake or Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter had about 60% of you voting for Nick's 'Help Me', enough to easily beat Timberlake's new hit 'Like I Love You', which he performed at the MTV Video Music Awards on Thursday.

August 30, 2002 - Sounds like *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake was exhibiting some rather snooty behavior to his Backstreet Boys rival Nick Carter at Jive Records headquarters, where both are set to release their solo debuts. According to Groovevolt.com's inside sources, Nick's meeting with execs at the label started late because Timberlake was meeting with them when he arrived. "When Justin finally appeared," the insider adds. "He noticed Nick waiting and greeted him with a sly smirk and kept walking." Read more, including news on a possible Whitney Houston and Toni Braxton collaboration here.

August 30, 2002 - In this week's popbitch newsletter is their proclamation that Nick Carter has left the Backstreet Boys. They cite Carter not splitting with The Firm, releasing a solo album, and that he's not involved at all in the next Backstreet album. Popbitch says, "This may be a good move by Nick, as the album sounds like more of the same tired old R&B production which, thanks to the over-rated Rodney Jerkins and Babyface, made last album 'Black & Blue' so turgid."

August 30, 2002 - The Dees Sleaze from Tuesday has been posted on Rick Dees' official site, when Nick Carter was in the studio to hear about his own sleaze. The Backstreet Boys star talked about his run-in with the law and Ellen K. read highlights from his CosmoGIRL article. Listen to the clip here.

August 30, 2002 - The rumors that Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell and his wife Leighanne are expected their first child are no longer rumors. Several personal websites posted the news earlier, but it wasn't until this morning that people.com verfied it. You can read it for youself here. In the brief article, People reveals that the couple are expecting a little boy by the years end. The couple also hinted at the fact that the baby was a suprise, but "it's a good time because our schedules are lightening up a little bit." No name has been decided yet.

August 29, 2002 - Shan4BSB from the LiveDaily.com message boards posted her photos from a visit to KIIS FM on Tuesday where she met Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter. Check out the pictures, including a good one of Nick's new (or modified) tattoo, here.

August 29, 2002 - Jean Godden of the Seattle Times reports that during Nick Carter's appearance at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, the Backstreet Boys star spent 90 minutes meeting and signing autographs for patients, not to mention a special song for an assistant in pediatric oncology. Dr. Colleen Delaney pointed out Jenny Quinton and told Carter "It's her birthday." Without missing a beat, Carter serenaded Quinton on her 25th with a jazzy, a cappella rendition of 'Happy Birthday.'

August 29, 2002 - A fan on the Backstreet Boys forum at LiveDaily got to meet Nick Carter and later BBMak on Tuesday during their visits to KIIS FM. Shan4BSB writes, "When we walked in [to the studio], I somehow managed to end up right next to Nick and ended up staying there the whole time ( a little over an hour). I got really lucky in that department, lol. I don't remember all that much of the interview while we were up there because I was in shock that I was standing next to Nick, lol. But during commercial breaks and during the songs, he talked and joked with us and took pics, gave autographs and gave hugs! He was extremely accomodating!" Read more.

August 28, 2002 - Nick recently told a Brazillion magazine ("Capricho") that rumors of arguements between he and Backstreet Boys bandmate Brian are completely untrue. "Last time I talked to him, everything was cool. They never threatened me to leave the group, like I heard people say," replied Nick when asked about the rumors. He was also asked what he might do in case such an occasion really were to occur, "My God, I don't know. This would never happen. As far as I know, they're happy for me, for my solo career." Read the rest of the translated interview here.

August 28, 2002 - we_sacrifice_a_duck writes "A close personal friend of Leighanne Littrell, wife of Backstreet Boys star Brian Littrell has posted on her site that Leighanne has confirmed she is pregnant. This will be the first Backstreet Baby! Read the confirmation here."

August 28, 2002 - If you missed Nick Carter's guest hosting duties on KIIS FM Tuesday morning, 'luvin_nick' on the LiveDaily.com message boards gave a pretty good rundown on what happened. The Backstreet Boys star talked about his arrest, his expanding musical horizon, and when asked if he would date a fan Nick responded, "I’ll tell you what. Give me your number and we’ll hook up at the movies or something." Read more.

August 27, 2002 - Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter is #1 for the first time on Z100 FM's Top 9 @ 9 in New York City tonight (August 26). Nick's 'Help Me' beat rival solo artist Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC, who was #3 tonight with 'Like I Love You.'

August 27, 2002 - PBS Kids recently interviewed Aaron Carter and asked how he got along with his older brother Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys. "Yeah, I get along with Nick very well. He's very competitive with me, though," Aaron said. "Everything I do he thinks he can do it better. Like motorcycles, he's never ridden one in his life until about a month and a half ago. I was showing him this trick: what I do is I go off a jump, about a 7-foot jump, and I do a 360-twist tail-grab. And he thinks he can do it. That's a really hard, hard trick. (I created it myself.) It's really hard because you have to hold onto the handlebars, let go in the middle of the air, do a full twist, grab onto the tail before you fall off, then pull yourself back on. So he thinks he can do it. He gets on the bike; he doesn't even know how to use the clutch. He gets on it, pops the clutch, then falls backward, and the bikes go over. So I teach him, and he goes off the jump, and he tried to do it. He did the twist but he just didn't grab on and he fell and landed on his stomach. That was the funniest thing I've ever seen in my life." Watch the interview clips here.

August 25, 2002 - Ben Rayner of the Toronto Star profiled the heavy burden that pop stars have to put up with, which has led to Mariah Carey's much-publicized meltdown, the ongoing collapse of the Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears's recent decision to take a six-month break. Terry McBride, whose Vancouver-based Nettwerk Management is currently grooming Avril Lavigne for stardom said, "I think they worked Britney Spears too hard. It's been four years, and not only is she tired, people are tired of her. There's the saying: 'Burn the song, not the artist.' You can't be greedy. You have to know when to say enough." Read more.

August 25, 2002 - On TRL Friday (August 23), Melissa Joan Hart was a guest and reported that Howie Dorough from the Backstreet Boys made an appearance on her TV show, 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch.' The episode will be airing this coming season, the show's 7th.

August 25, 2002 - According to the Daytona Beach News Journal, Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough has purchased an oceanfront building site along with his brother and sister, John Dorough and Angela Herring. The three plan to build a 19-unit, 8-story condo building on $1.02 million dollar property. The complete article can be viewed here.

August 25, 2002 - It is rumored that Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter, 22, has won the Cosmogirl's Survival of the Sexiest contest. Fans had been voting for severval months earlier this year for their favorite sexy star. The winner of the contest will be featured on the cover of an upcoming issue.The site has been revealing the picture of the winner little by little. Visit here to see if you can tell who the winner is.

August 24, 2002 - BSBnAaronzNewsAngel writes "I've heard from inside dependable sources that both the Carter brothers have a special someone in their lives. Aaron Carter has said in several interviews that he indeed does have a girlfriend but has yet to reveal her name. My sources has told me that her name is Alyssa and currently lives in California. As for Aaron's big bro Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys, he too has a girlfirend. No it's not Isabelle. That whole thing was never true to begin with. But Nick's current someone is a 23 year old woman named Jennifer. She too supposedly resides in California. "

August 23, 2002 - KIIS FM has a ton of photos from the 2002 JoJo Jam At Knott's Berry Farm on Tuesday which included performances by BBMak, Mario, Soluna, Ryan Starr from American Idol and tons of special guests, including Backstreet Boys star Howie Dorough. Check out the pictures here.

August 23, 2002 - Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) will host its annual 'Awards of Excellence' gala at the Arie Crown Theater at McCormick Place in Chicago on Saturday, September 14th. The event will feature performances by Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys, Enrique Iglesias, Celine Dion, David Foster, Josh Groban and Nita Whitaker. For the official press release, click here.

August 23, 2002 - According to AllAccess.com, Like I Love You is getting 6 times more spins (798) than Help Me (173). It's also being played on 39 stations to Nick's 11. And that was just the pop format. In the urban/crossover chart, Like I Love You is getting almost 300 spins per week. Read more. [Requires free membership]

August 23, 2002 - With news of the WB running a new reality series tentatively titled 'The Surreal World' that will have eight one-time pop culture stars into a San Fernando Valley home to live together à la MTV's 'The Real World,' Liane Bonin of Entertainment Weekly has a list of A-list superstars who could use a publicity boost. Included are their thoughts on a room filled with Britney Spears, Billy Bob Thornton, Martha Stewart, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Jackson, Calista Flockhart, Tom Green, and The Backstreet Boys. Read more.

August 23, 2002 - CDNow.com's Miss Truth reports a caddie at the world-famous Pebble Beach golf complex in Pebble Beach, California recently told one of their spies that he caddied for a few Backstreet Boys members in the past. The descriptions aren't kind. The caddie said the Boys were "assholes" and "horrible tippers."

August 23, 2002 - N-Carter.com reports look for Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter as a presenter at the Latin Grammy Awards on Wednesday, September 18th. The awards will be held in Los Angeles and broadcast on CBS live at 9:00PM ET/PT.

August 23, 2002 - BSBfanatic935 writes "Today, August 22nd, is Backstreet Boys star Howie Dorough's 29th birthday. Yahoo groups, message boards, and chat rooms are being flooded with special messages for the fans favorite popstar. Howie and his fellow Backstreet bandmates are currently working on their forthcoming American album (excluding Chapter one), that is to be due out early next year."

August 23, 2002 - Launch.com caught up with Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter to talk about his debut solo album 'Now Or Never'. "Yeah, I wanted to put more guitars in it, definitely. A little harder, a little newer. Just different, just very different," Nick said. "I've been playing guitar lately and you know, I'm probably going to start playing when I perform onstage. And y'know, the drums I've been playing since I was, 12 years old." Fans can pick up their own copy and judge for themselves on October 29th.

August 22, 2002 - popdirt.com's latest poll is one MTV.com is running also, which is whether you prefer the new solo cuts from *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake or the Backstreet Boys' Nick Carter. Vote here.

August 22, 2002 - Ryan Starr, Wade Robison, Soluna, former Dream member Melissa Schuman, Mario, BB Mak, Backstreet Boys star Howie Dorough performed live at the 102.7 KIIS FM Jo Jo Jam at Knotts Berry Farm in Buena Park, California on Tuesday (August 20). Check out photos from LFI.

August 22, 2002 - Z100's 'Interactive 9 at 9', features the 9 most requested songs of the day. *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's 'Like I Love You' was #8. While Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter was charted at #5 with 'Help Me'. Fans get to vote for there favorites with this free phone number, 1-800-242-0100.

August 22, 2002 - dum_BLONDE writes "A photo of the cover for Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter's debut solo single 'Help Me' can be found here."

August 22, 2002 - BSBfanatic935 writes "At the Endfest 4 last Sunday, Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter revealed that he was a big Sacramento Kings fan. A DJ asked about Chris Webber and Nick went crazy. "LA's gonna hate us for this but we got jipped! The King's will definitely take it next year," he commented on stage. Carter resides in Marathon Flordia, "Where there is no figgin' team, so I can root for whoever I want." Though Nick loves basketball, football is his sport, rooting for Tampa all the way!"

August 22, 2002 - The New York Post reports industry insiders are saying Justin Timberlake's new album 'Justified' is a better debut solo effort than Backstreet Boys rival Nick Carter's 'Now Or Never'. "Justin’s new album, ‘Justified,’ is amazing," said one industry insider. "He is going to be huge." As for Carter, his disc is said to be such a disappointment, his label Jive almost didn’t release it. For their part, a Jive rep told the Post, "We are behind Nick 100 percent. He’s doing his video for ‘Help Me’ next week, and we fully support him."

August 21, 2002 - Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter visited with kids at Seattle's Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center on Tuesday. There he signed autographs for the kids who are being treated for cancer. Check out six vidcaps from the visit here (please don't hotlink and link to this site if you want to share them).

August 21, 2002 - Anonymous writes "Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys was interviewed on Y100 Radio in Miami on Kenny and Footy in the Morning. He talked about his new record and even getting into a swinging match with one of the guys in the past. He will visit the station live to sing his new single 'Help Me' on Friday morning. The full interview is available here. His appearance on Friday will be webcast live at the same web location and pictures of his appearance at the station will be up Friday afternoon."

August 19, 2002 - Heather Svokos of the Lexington Herald-Leader chatted with Backstreet Boys star Kevin Richardson about his testimony at the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on the subject of mountaintop removal mining, which led to a brouhaha against Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio. "I was really frustrated," Richardson said from Los Angeles, where he's now recording the new Backstreet Boys album. "It's a shame that he (Voinovich) didn't do more research on me before he made those comments -- I think he made himself look bad. He didn't know I grew up in Appalachian Kentucky, that I grew up in those Appalachian mountains, that my grandfather was a coal miner, and that I have a vested interest in that hearing. I have flown over those sites, I've seen the damage, and what it's doing to those mountain ranges in West Virginia and Kentucky and Tennessee. They're raping the Appalachian mountain range for profit." Read more.

August 19, 2002 - LFI has additional footage of Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys and Tony the Tiger celebrating the Tiger's 50th birthday with an awards ceremony to honor ten inspirational children from across the USA at the Hudson Theatre in New York City on Friday. Check them out here.

August 18, 2002 - Neil Strauss of the New York Times has a Sunday feature out on the Backstreet Boys, and their well documented troubles with Lou Pearlman and his creation of a 'mirror-image' *NSYNC act he used to leverage BSB, The Firm, and Nick Carter's decision to stick with The Firm when the other bandmates delivered the management company an ultimatum. Also brought out was the group's beef with Jive Records, and the disappointments with 'Black And Blue' and greatest-hits CD release late last year. Read more.

August 18, 2002 - One of the constant issues with male pop stars is the 'is he gay?' questioning. The results of last month's search queries on pay-per search engine Overture.com though suggest it isn't a huge issue with searchers. We tracked down the ratio of normal searches vs. '[singer name] gay' searches, to figure out who is most associated with being homosexual. Read more.

August 18, 2002 - Groupies are dishing out dirt on the Backstreet Boys at the GroupieCentral.com message boards. 'dont remember' writes, "[Nick Carter] gets around ALOT and isnt very carful of who's watching. Like he kissed me in public and didn't mind people watching! He has always treated me with a lot of respect and is always very nice. The sex is just amazing! He's got the most sexy body ever, but its like you can tell that he gets around cause he is so confident and knows exactly what he does! Yes, he's a male slut, but at least he's good at it!" Read more.

August 18, 2002 - Check out a transcript of Nick Carter's interview on New York's Z-100 here.

August 17, 2002 - A fan on the Backstreet Boys LiveDaily.com message board had her dream come true Friday morning when she met Nick Carter, presumably at the Millenium Hotel in New York where he was doing the Tony The Tiger press conference on Friday. Nicky_Angel writes, "I met Nick today! I cannot believe it. It has been my ultimate dream for years. I cannot believe that a miracle like that could happen to ME. It SOOOOO like hasn't even sunk in. Nick came out of the hotel around 9:40. We hadn't even been there that long. We were gonna get there earlier but got lost. After waiting like 10-15 min he came out. It was not even real that it was him. He signed my Nick Official Book & I got to take pics w/him. He was SOOOOOOOOO nice & signed for everyone." Read more.

August 17, 2002 - Anonymous writes "Z100 of New York has began playing Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter's solo song, 'Help Me.' The song has already gotten a fan base, and debuted on the most requested songs chart the "Interactive 9 at 9," at #7."

August 17, 2002 - Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter attended the announcement of The Gr-r-reat Tony the Tiger Awards at the Hudson Theater earlier today (August 15) in New York City. Ten finalists, recognized for overcoming personal challenges, will receive a $10,000 college scholarship and a chance to appear with Tony the Tiger on a box of Kellogg's Frosted Flakes cereal. Check out awards photos from LFI and WireImage.com, and press conference photos from the Millenium Hotel from WireImage.com.

August 17, 2002 - Jive Records sent out a press release today to announce that Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys will see his solo debut album, 'Now or Never', available worldwide on October 29, 2002. The first single will be 'Help Me' which gets shipped out to radio on Tuesday (August 20). The video will debut on MTV's Making of The Video on September 16. Read more.

August 17, 2002 - rachelle_canada writes "Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter talked about his solo album on MTVE recently. He said that he first made the solo deal with Jive when he was 18 and that he has written about 36 songs. A more complete discussion of the appearance can be found here."

August 16, 2002 - As Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter gets ready to release his solo debut album, yet another song has been discovered. A clip of Nick's song, called 'I Got You', can be heard here.

August 15, 2002 - It appears a prankster has sent out a phoney press release claiming to be from the Backstreet Boys announcing their break-up. The crafty work of fiction writes, "A decision has now been formally taken to disband The Backstreet Boys. Nick Carter has decided to develop his solo career outwith the restrictions placed on him by the group. He initially felt he could work with the group and pursue his solo career but this has now proved to be impossible. Although the decision was taken several months ago, time and continual discussions have delayed the official release of this information. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our fans all over the world without you we were nothing." Read the entire release and reaction here.

August 15, 2002 - Anonymous writes "Backstreet.net has pictures of a new tattoo Nick Carter has on his left arm, which can be seen here. Although this picture shows Nick with what appears to be a dragon, many fans are wondering what happened to Nick's shark and symbols, shown here."

August 14, 2002 - MissE119 writes "The Backstreet Boys have finally be added to the official website for animated t.v. show 'Arthur'. You can see video clips from the show as well as a clip of the Boys recording the show's main theme song on the site. You can visit the site here."

August 14, 2002 - MissE119 writes "Howie Dorough from the Backstreet Boys will be the special guest at KIIS-FM's JoJo Jam on August 20th. The complete article is here."

August 14, 2002 - Denis Leary stopped by the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Tuesday to talk about various current events, including *NSYNC star Lance Bass and his bid to go into space on a Russian rocket. Denis joked about how they were having trouble raising money, saying we should pay not only for Bass, but the whole group, and the Backstreet Boys as well, if we could make them stay in space and not come back. Read on for a transcript. Read more.

August 13, 2002 - WireImage.com has photos of Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter, back from his trip to Sweden, on streets of Manhattan Monday. Check out the pictures here.

August 13, 2002 - Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter was in Sweden recording his upcoming solo album with Max Martin but before heading home he had a a visit to Gröna Lund in Stockholm. Reporter Anna Hansson of Aftonbladet was invited by Nick to go on the amusement park's roller coaster with him. While he thought the roller coaster was small compared to ones in American amusement parks, he exclaimed, "Wow, this is really good!" Check out photos of Nick on the ride here and a full translation here.

August 12, 2002 - Nick Carter Racing won again at the Cleveland Offshore Grand Prix on Sunday at the Port of Cleveland, Ohio.

August 12, 2002 - Latin Access Interview with Howie Dorough. Read it here.

August 10, 2002 - Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter denied he gave an interview to Popcorn magazine that claimed he fought with Brian Littrell on his solo project. Nick ftells Brazil's Capricho magazine that as fas as he know everything is okay between both of them. He hadn't spoke to Brian in a couple of months because of his work but it's all good. Read more.

August 9, 2002 - Backstreet Boys star Howie Dorough was scheduled to appear at the premiere of 'Blue Crush' Thursday at the Universal Amphitheatre. Other celebs scheduled to attend are Ja Rule, Frankie Muniz, Jessica Alba, Frederico Diaz, Nikki Costa, and several more. Read more.

August 8, 2002 - rachelle_canada writes "In an interview with Popstar! magazine, Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough talked about his Lupus foundation, the Backstreet Boys' new album and his opinions of Nick Carter's solo record. On the topic of the group's album, he said "We're possibly even looking at maybe doing a duet, a collaboration with somebody. Possibly a female artist or a rap artist, depending on which direction the songs go. We're trying to go with a little bit more organic sound, more of the earthier tones, live instruments, trumpets. We're trying not to hit too hard on the electronic sound." The complete article can be read at here."

August 8, 2002 - A poster on the Backstreet Boys Livedaily.com message board received a surprise birthday gift from Backstreet Boys star Kevin Richardson in the form of a cell phone message. A pal of Shannon's was at the Cher concert Tuesday night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles where she happened to run into Kevin and wife Kristin. Kevin said in his message, "Hey Shannon-- This is Kevin Richardson. I just wanted to say Hi and have a great week! I hope you're doing well and we'll see you real soon." Read more.

August 8, 2002 - Carson Daly had David Bowie on Last Call on Wednesday and mentioned, "I've seen you at, like, the MTV Video Music Awards, and I think last year I remember sitting there when like, you know, *NSYNC or Britney Spears was on, and I remember just looking over at you and just thinking, like, 'What does David Bowie think of this right now?'" Bowie responded, "It's too easy, isn't it?" Read more.

August 7, 2002 - Rex Features, Vienna Report, Getty Images, LFI (page1 / page2) and WireImage.com all have photos of the 'XXX' premiere at The Westwood Village Theatre in Los Angeles on Monday (August 5). Stars at the Vin Diesel starring film premiere included Backstreet Boys star Howie Dorough, the 'American Idol' contestants and host Ryan Seacrest (and girlfriend).

August 6, 2002 - RexFeatures, LFI (page1 / page2), and WireImage.com all have photos from Sunday night's Teen Choice Awards. Amongst the stars in attendance were BBMak, Britney Spears, *NSYNC, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jack and Kelly Osbourne, Mandy Moore, Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter, and American Idol finalists, judges, and hosts. The show airs on Monday, August 19th at 8 PM EST on Fox. Read more.

August 6, 2002 - Backstreet Boys star AJ McLean is a fan of 'American Idol'. He tells ET, "Simon gets me into it because he's such a great, arrogant ass." AJ and fiance Sarah Martin added, "If there is something important we have to do, we'll cancel. Watching 'American Idol.' Sorry. The competition is narrowing down. It is getting exciting. It is getting a lot of attention." Read more.

August 6, 2002 - Access Hollywood reports the stars of the night at Sunday's Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles were the finalists from 'American Idol'. Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter offered advice for R.J. Helton, Nikki McKibbin and Christina Christian saying, "Just stick to it, no matter what happens. And if you succeed one time or lose another time, doesn't matter. Stick strong to your goals, you are going to achieve it one day. I promise that."

August 4, 2002 - Leighanne-Littrell.com reports Backstreet Boys stars Brian Littrell and AJ McLean taped their episode of Crossing Over on Friday along with Brian's wife Leighanne and AJ's fiance Sarah Martin. The site reports Leighanne did connect with the individual she chose to try and connect with,and she was so overcome with emotion, that Brian had to finish answering the questions for her, as she was crying. The episode of Crossing Over will air sometime in the next week or so.

August 2, 2002 - NASCAR reports In honor of Tony the Tiger's 50th birthday, the company is sponsoring the Gr-r-reat Tony the Tiger Awards program to recognize kids who exemplify the Tony the Tiger spirit of achievement, having overcome a personal challenge or helped others to do so. Ten finalists will be honored, including one grand-prize $10,000-scholarship winner, at a special awards ceremony in New York City on August 16th. Rosie O'Donnell will host the awards program and the show will include a solo performance by Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter. Read more.

August 1, 2002 - Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter has a new single leaked to the internet. Check out the entire 'Help Me' track as MP3 or RealAudio. Find the lyrics here.

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