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December 31, 2002 - elgato1019_1 writes "BrandiSuede has made available online a video of a Nick Carter performance from Key West, Florida on November 23rd. The Backstreet Boys star does a cover song, though I'm not sure what song. As far as stage antics, he does the usual, meaning headbanging, crawling, and workin' the crowd which all animates the performance. Though not in the video, Aaron Carter and O-Town also performed that night. Check out the video here."

December 31, 2002 - elgato1019_1 writes "Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter is featured in the new issue of Gala Magazine. In the photos accompanying the interview, Nick poses in roughneck gear with some guitars against beautiful backdrops. Check out the scans here."

December 31, 2002 - alwaysbsb writes "A Spanish website has four pages of pictures of Backstreet Boys star Howie Dorough on his Lupus Cruise 2002. These are the most recent Howie pictures around. You can check them out here."

December 31, 2002 - alwaysbsb writes "According to Kristin Siebeneicher, who is the Manager of Public Relations at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, Backstreet Boys star Howie Dorough was the most gracious celebrity she's ever met. Check out her entire interview here."

December 30, 2002 - kaytee03 writes "Here's some pictures I took when Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter performed in Cleveland on December 7th. Enjoy! Click here for the pictures."

December 28, 2002 - Bill Hemmer of CNN caught up with Carson Daly to talk about the year in music, and asked the TRL host if he thought boy bands were dead. "I think so. I think the conventional notion of what a boy band is, is done," he said. "I think, you know, young men singing and stuff like that, you know, Nick Carter and Justin Timberlake both have solo albums out. I think they're going to do OK. Certainly Justin's is. You'll never get away from that. I mean, as long as there is Menudo, there's going to be a boy band somewhere." Read more.

December 28, 2002 - Sarah Martin, fiance of Backstreet Boys star AJ McLean, left a Christmas message for fans on her Loving Sarah Yahoo group. She says, "Hey guys!! We FINALLY got our X-mas tree, and I just surprised Alex with his Christmas present. I got him a pool table. (Okay....so the living room is officially crowded, but he was very excited!!!) We are going to a midnight mass with my Grandparents tonight at my Grandmas church. I go with her every year, and Alex decided to get all "suited up" and come along. Its a really beautiful service." Read more.

December 28, 2002 - Johnny Vaughan puts Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter to the ultimate test as he sings 'Help Me' without any accompliment. Any good? Judge for yourself from a 1:45 video clip at BBC.

December 28, 2002 - elgato1019_1 writes "amy4bsb from the Backstreet Boys forum at LiveDaily.com says she received an e-mail from the Brian Littrell street team saying that a new Backstreet Boys single will come out around May and the album will drop on Tuesday, July 8th, 2003. Read more."

December 27, 2002 - Popdirt.com's latest poll asks what you think was the best album released in 2002 (in America). Vote for 'Now or Never' here.

December 27, 2002 - MTV's John Norris and Gideon Yago both helped 'Extra' look in on the year in music. John Norris says, "The big question was which boy band member going solo was going to win the sweepstakes?" Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter gave it a shot. So did *NSYNC’s Justin Timberlake. Norris says, "There is no denying that Justin Timberlake’s got the star quality." Watch more, including Gideon's comments on Christina Aguilera's 'Dirrty' here.

December 27, 2002 - Anonymous writes "The Shining Star Nick Carter has the audios of the Backstreet Boys star hosting Kiis FM's JoJo's Top 9@9 countdown from yesterday. Carter hosted Kiis FM's JoJo's Top 9@9 coutdown right after AJ McLean, where he counted down the top 9 Christmas songs requested by fans. 'Help Me' came in at #6, and the number one song was 'Do I Have To Cry For You'. Even the Backstreet Boy himself was surprised. Following his band mate Nick came Howie Dorough. All 3 Backstreeters who were on cleared up the rumors about a 'Backstreet Breakup' and said that they will be back with yet another album soon next year. You can download the audio clips of Nick here."

December 25, 2002 - dum_BLONDE writes "DLSOnline.net reports the Backstreet Boys have made a world record with their sophomore album 'Millennium'. The undeniably successful album is mentioned in the 2003 Guiness World Records book as the 'Biggest Selling Album By A Boy Band'. Millennium achieved record-breaking sales of 13 million by March 2001 after being released only in May of 1999."

December 25, 2002 - elgato1019_1 writes "A Backstreet Boys fan named Kat journaled her experiences on the Lupus Cruise 2002, an annual fundraiser sponsored by Howie D. and the Dorough Lupus Foundation. She talks about meeting Howie, his sister Pollyanna, and their parents, as well as some info on BSB's upcoming schedule. She said, "Howie was DJing at the club so we got a lot of BSB dance mixes... and he sang along. Lots of fun." Howie also told her, "There were no Backstreet Boys calendars this year because they are in the midst of changing merchandise companies, but expect a LOT of things once the new album is done. Howie said they go back into the studio as soon as AJ gets back from his honeymoon, so around March 1. Howie is taking 10 days off to shoot a movie, but other than that he has been writing his fingers off, doing songs for the Boys and for other artists." Read more."

December 25, 2002 - BSBfanatic935 writes "Even though Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter's video for his new single 'I Got You' has not premiered on TV yet, it is available to download in full here."

December 24, 2002 - Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter, Crazy Town, Goo Goo Dolls, *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, Avril Lavigne, Destiny's Child, Kylie Minogue, Mariah Carey, and Kelly Osbourne performed on stage during KIIS FM's Jingle Ball Concert at the Arrowhead Pond on Thursday (December 19) in Anaheim, California. Check out more photos from GlobePhotos.

December 24, 2002 - BSBfanatic935 writes "DLSonline.net reports Angi Taylor, who has been hosting a morning show on 101.3 KDWB in Minneapolis, has been rumored to be dating Nick Carter. The fans have seen her hanging out on his boat at the Key West Race. She was holding his hand, grabbing his behind, touching his hair. She talked on her radio show about being invited in Marathon, Florida to hang out with him and his family, on her radio show, and so on. She talked about him so much that it became a daily thing on her show, but now she said that what they had was so precious that she will not talk about it anymore, so that their relationship would not be in the spotlight. Read more.

December 24, 2002 - BSBfanatic935 writes "When AJ McLean went to surprise the fans at L.A.'s KISS FM (during Nick Carter's interview), he mentioned that he got a new tattoo. Unfortunately, the Backstreet Boys star didn't give any details about it, but a picture has surfaced. The tattoo is on the back of his left arm, and it looks like a rose with a knife through it. You can see the picture here."

December 23, 2002 - dum_BLONDE writes "Seattle's KISS 106.1's website now has pictures posted from last night's Jingle Bell Bash 5 concert. The concert included performances by Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter, Daniel Bedingfield, Kelly Osbourne, Avril Lavigne, and more. Pictures begin here."

December 23, 2002 - dum_BLONDE writes "NickCarter.2ya currently has a RealPlayer video featuring a few second clip from Nick's new video, 'I Got You', as well as about 30 seconds of behind the scenes footage of the Backstreet Boys star filming the video. Download the video here."

December 23, 2002 - dum_BLONDE writes "JoJo from KIIS 102.7 in L.A. won't be around on Christmas Night to host his "JoJo On The Radio" show. So to take his place, he will have four celebrity guests to host the show for him. First, Jennifer Love Hewitt will be on-air from 7-8pm, followed by Backstreet Boys star AJ McLean, hosting from 8-9pm. Nick Carter will host the 9@9 countdown at 9pm, and Howie Dorough will be taking care of the '10 O'clock Dedication Hour' at 10pm. Each guest host will be broadcasting live from their own homes."

December 22, 2002 - cham writes "Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys was on LA's KIIS FM on Wednesday the 18th, talking to JoJo with special guest AJ McLean. Nick wasn't asked the inevitable question about what he thought of Justin Timberlake, but when JC Chasez's song came on the countdown, AJ couldn't stop gushing how much him and his fiance' loved it. He even added a, "Go JC!" before the song started. Read more.

December 22, 2002 - Natalie Nichols of the Los Angeles Times reviewed the KIIS-FM Jingle Ball which included bref sets by Mariah Carey, Kylie Minogue, Destiny's Child, Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys, Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC, Avril Lavigne, Kelly Osbourne, Paul Oakenfold and the Goo Goo Dolls. Nichols says, "The assortment of divas, crooners and sassy teens amounted to little more than a few trinkets (and a lump of coal or two) wrapped up in a giant, flashy package topped with cascades of glittery fake snow. Almost everyone mined '80s music in some way, from pop to new wave to rock. But the more distressing commonality among these disparate acts was a general inability to take their slick favorites to the stage." Read more.

December 21, 2002 - Anonymous writes "Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter was in Kansas City tonight for 'Night with Jolly ole' Saint Nick' (pun intended) for Z95.7's food drive. He did his set, which was totally wonderful by the way... Anywho, as we were standing over by the 'exit' waiting for Nick, guess who strolls by us! None other than bandmate Kevin Richardson! We think he's in Kansas City for the holidays, since his wife, Kristin, is from Kansas City, and he just happened to be here to check Nick out live. It was a nice little suprise.... especially with all the rumors that fly around!"

December 21, 2002 - Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter, Crazy Town, Goo Goo Dolls, *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, Avril Lavigne, Destiny's Child, Kylie Minogue, Mariah Carey, and Kelly Osbourne performed on stage during KIIS FM's Jingle Ball Concert at the Arrowhead Pond on Thursday (December 19) in Anaheim, California. Check out photos from Getty Images, LFI (page1 / page2), WireImage.com, Kiisfm.com.

December 21, 2002 - Thousands of fans packed Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim for Jingle Ball 2002. Watch a video including performances by Kelly Osbourne, an interview and performance clip with Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter, a performance clip from Justin Timberlake, and an interview with Avril Lavigne from KTLA.

December 20, 2002 - KISS 106.1 in Seattle did a phone interview with Kelly Osbourne who is hosting the station's Jingle Bell Bash on Saturday, which Nick Carter is performing at. She called the Backstreet Boys star an asshole and an idiot. This has infuriated fans at the Backstreet Boys forum at LiveDaily.com. Read more.

December 19, 2002 - Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter performed at the 95.7 Kiss FM Kissmas Ball 2002 on Tuesday (December 17) in Denver, Colorado. Check out pictures from WireImage.com.

December 19, 2002 - Miami's top 40 station Y-100 throws the annual Jingle Ball every year. Check out this year's concert with Mariah Carey, Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs, Avril Lavigne, Backstreet Boys Nick Carter, *NSYNC star JC Chasez, and Kylie Minogue with a video report from NBC6. They interview JC, Kylie, Puffy, and American Idol judge Randy Jackson. Watch the clip here.

December 19, 2002 - KaosLover10 writes "Backstreet Boys fans all over are coming together to try and get the Backstreet Boys' 'Backstreet TV' back on MTV. There are 753 signatures right now, and it keeps on growing. To vote, click here."

December 19, 2002 - C.J. of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports KDWB's Angi Taylor hung out with Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter in Key West for the Super-Vee-class world title boat race in November. Amanda Vath has caught the pair on video and has been selling copies on ebay. "There has been rumor of them together, but no one has confirmation," Vath said. "I was like, 'This is going to be a money shot if you get Nick and his supposed new girlfriend.' Those little teenies are going to eat that up." KDWB program director Rob Morris said he "would like to plead the Fifth because I try to stay as far away out of her personal life as possible." Read more, including a pair of photos of the two, here.

December 19, 2002 - elgato writes "According to DLS, "AJ attended Kathy Griffin's annual Christmas Party, on last Saturday, Dec. 14. Her party is a well-known event with celebrities. It was hosted at Kathy's house, in L.A. at 2pm. AJ chatted with Kathy's mom, who made him to taste her famous Swedish meatballs, and told him how she slaved in the kitchen for hours making them, when in reality, Kathy said that she buys them from the restaurant of IKEA Store. lol Sarah was also present, and she called AJ 'Daddy McLean' once again, as she did when she was performing at the Mint, on Sept.7, 2002. They also danced together." Read here for more on the Backstreet Boys star.

December 18, 2002 - Melissa from Real World New Orleans spoke with CJOnline.com about whether she was a fan the Backstreet Boys. "*NSYNC is way better than the Backstreet Boys. I don't like Backstreet Boys at all. They don't go hand-in-hand at all. I've actually had talks with fans about this for hours. But I love O-Town." Read more.

December 18, 2002 - Baby Gil of The Philippine Star reviewed both *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's debut solo effort 'Justified' and Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter's 'Now or Never'. On Timberlake, Gil commented, "Timberlake is no great shakes as a singer and his vocals here are just a bit better than average. But his musicallity is something else. Justin puts on the mantle of blue-eyed R&B as he breezes across 14 well-written, excellently produced tracks." As for Carter, he says the tracks "make it very obvious though that Carter is playing up to the fans of the Backstreet Boys who have been without a new album for nearly two years. His songs are expected to fill that need, but it might be better for somebody who wants to make it as a solo act to take a cue from Timberlake who went off and did what he wanted." Read more.

December 18, 2002 - LFI has photos of Angie Martinez, Nelly, O-Town, Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter, and Eve performing at the Jingle Ball concert at Tweeter Center in Camden, New Jersey last week. Check out the pictures here.

December 18, 2002 - Emusicfan.com has posted 7 new photos from Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter's new overseas video shoot for 'I Got You'. The video should be released in January or February. View the photos here.

December 18, 2002 - Serena from DLS says, "As you know, Brian and Leighanne are the proud parents of baby boy Baylee. What you might not know yet is what Leighanne has asked as baby gifts? A convertible car seat, a baby swing, a cool mist humidifier, and koala crib sheets are all items that asked for and received from her guests." Check out a full list of other items the Littrells got the first Backstreet Boys baby here.

December 17, 2002 - popnicklover writes "I think this is an interesting little bit: Nick Carter fans fighting constantly against Justin Timberlake fans. "True fans" of the Backstreet Boys star claim that they hate his *NSYNC rival, when "true fans" of Justin claim that they hate Nick. I see a ton of posts on various message boards with the fans of the two different artists fighting over to see which one is better--Nick or Justin. Read more.

December 17, 2002 - Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter said an interview on Q100 that his father, Bob Carter, would be going back into the hospital on Monday, December 16th. You can listen to the interview here.

December 16, 2002 - In_the_Ocean82 from the Backstreet Boys forum at LiveDaily.com writes: First of all Nick he was sooooo out of his world! man I was laughing my a** off, here it is... Read more.

December 15, 2002 - Ed Condran of the Philadelphia Inquirer spoke with Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter and asked about comparisons to his *NSYNC counterpart Justin Timberlake. "Honestly, we lead two different lives when it comes to music," he said. "I don't even look at anyone outside of myself when I'm making music. Our albums are different. I wish him luck. As long as he's creating good music for the people out there, that's great." Read more.

December 15, 2002 - Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter will be in studio at KIIS FM in Los Angeles on Wednesday (December 18) for the JoJo show. Carter likely will appear sometime between 8-10 PM PST. Check out a stream then at KISSFM.com.

December 15, 2002 - Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter was amongst the stars offering People magazine their New Year's resolutions. Nick offered, "To stop partying as much. It is game time. Touring is what it is all about, getting out there and showing people what I've got." Read more.

December 15, 2002 - According to DLS, a fan at the 'Mature Fan Club' named Lorena attended a sneak preview of the new movie 'The Hot Chick' where she says there is small scene that involves the Backstreet Boys. Read on for her review.

December 14, 2002 - Backstreet Boys star A.J. McLean and his fiance Sarah Martin attended the premiere of 'About Schmidt' at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences on Thursday (December 12) in Beverly Hills, California. Check out pictures from GlobePhotos, GettyImages, LFI, and WireImagecom (premiere / afterparty).

December 14, 2002 - elgato writes "Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter is currently featured in Star Magazine (U.S.) where there is a story about Nick Carter Racing becoming world champions. He is in Popcorn Magazine (Germany) promoting his solo album. And he is in BRAVO Magazine (Germany) doing an interview where he is asked about his love life, solo life, and the Backstreet Boys. Check out the scans here."

December 14, 2002 - elgato writes "AJ McLean of the Backstreet Boys recently did a VH1 show called 'Rock the House' where celebrities remodel the house of a fan. Us Weekly ran a story about it. Check out the photo from the magazine here."

December 14, 2002 - elgato writes "'I Got You' will be the next single off of Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter's solo debut album 'Now or Never.' The single will be released in Europe, Asia, and Australia in January. There is still no word on whether or not this song will be the third single for the United States. Check out the cover art here."

December 13, 2002 - dum_BLONDE writes "Earlier today my nephew saw a commercial on Nickelodeon with Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter saying to "be sure to check out TeenNick on Sunday night at 8" to catch him hosting a small lineup of shows, as well as a sneak preview of the 'Wild Thornberrys' movie and soundtrack featuring one of his songs."

December 12, 2002 - jaycrazy3 writes "DLSOnline.net reports that Katey Sagal, who plays Cate Hennessy (the mom) on the TV program '8 Simple Rules for Dating my Teenage Daughter' said in a radio interview that Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter would be joining the cast in an upcoming episode. She didn't mention any dates, and there is no mention of this yet on Nick's official site, so keep your fingers crossed."

December 12, 2002 - Backstreet Boys star AJ McLean and his fiance Sarah Martin attended Shannon Elizabeth's Animal Avengers 'Funraiser' Party at Key Club on Tuesday (December 10) in West Hollywood, California. Check out photos from GettyImages, GlobePhotos, and WireImage.com (arrivals / party).

December 12, 2002 - Smile writes "I wanted to start off my saying that yesterday was one of the best days of my life. Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys sounded and looked incredible. He had on black jean type pants and a white shirt with black sleeves. I had excellent seats and Nick was about 12 feet away from me the whole time. He is so passionate about performing. You can feel it." Read more.

December 12, 2002 - Ajneriksgirl from the Backstreet Boys forum at LiveDaily.com reviewed the Animal Avengers charity event, in which AJ McLean and fiance Sarah Martin attended. Shannon Elizabeth, Sarah's friend, hosted the event. They both worked the crowd. AJ was doing the running man. Then Kristin, Kevin's wife, came and "started dancing her way up to Sarah! It was soo cute! They gave each other a big hug and then went backstage and Kristin went to the top level where she stayed till after Sarah and AJ perfromed." AJ sang a cover song and then "he did 'Happy'. Yes folks he did 'Happy'! after that he did another original song which was about his life like the previous two, then ended his performance with oh-so-famous rendition of play that funky music white boy. Then Sarah came on and did her thing." She performed 5 songs. Read the full review here and check out pictures from the event here.

December 12, 2002 - Nickybear from the Backstreet Boys Forum at LiveDaily.com attended Monday's Billboard Music Awards and says, "Nick was sitting right in front of us, he left after Puddle of Mudd though. He was sitting sideways, not in the seats facing forward but the sideways seats, and when Justin came on he didn't applaud, he just looked, and he didn't applaud after either for him. Ha ha, that was funny. Whereas for Puddle of Mudd he was applauding like crazy. Everyone was going up to him for an autograph and a pic, and a couple even sat on his lap, he never said no, he is without a doubt THE SWEETEST MAN IN MUSIC! And omg he was hansome, loved his outfit as well. JC was sitting 2 seats from Nick with his arm around his girlfriend [Tara Reid], and Nick left after Puddle of Mudd, and probably flew away, who knows, we couldn't find him, and several people said he had checked into the penthouse though. Also, on the red carpet Nick walked right over to everyone and signed autographs and talked." Read more.

December 12, 2002 - Nick Carter's bassist Alicia Crawford has left his band. This is not terribly surprising as she had already mentioned on her website (which has since disappeared) that she wasn't comfortable in the "pop" spotlight. Read her explanation at the Backstreet Boys forum at LiveDaily.com here.

December 12, 2002 - elgato writes "Mcleanr of the Backstreet Boys Mature Fan Club, better known as AJ McLean's father, left a post on the board saying, "I thought some of the people here would like to know this. Alex called me during the thanksgiving holiday and asked me to come out to LA for a visit. Well, we are at the end of a great 7 day visit, I think Alex and I have worked thru all our problems and have started a new. I can't tell you how great it feels. Anyways, I wanted to thank you guys for the prayers, it sure helped. Peace Always. Bob McLean" Check it out here."

December 11, 2002 - Avril Lavigne, *NSYNC stars Chris Kirkpatrick, JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake, Michael Jackson, Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter, and many more attended the 2002 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on Monday (December 9). Check out pictures from Star File (arrivals / pressroom), Globe Photos, Rex Features, LFI (pressroom / arrivals1 / arrivals2 / various), WireImage.com, Yahoo, and Stars2ya.com.

December 11, 2002 - AJZANGELGIRL from AllBackstreet.net reviewed the Houston Jingle Jam concert. She says Nick Carter's set include the 'Now or Never' songs 'Girls in the USA', 'Is it Saturday Yet', 'Miss America', 'Do I Have to Cry For You', 'I Stand for You', and 'Help Me'. For the 'Help Me' performance, Jacob Underwood from O-Town came out on stage with the Backstreet Boys star and played guitar during the song. Read her review here.

December 11, 2002 - elgato writes "Before going on stage for the Billboard Music Awards, Nick Carter was backstage talking to Fox TV. Nick talked about the old Backstreet Boys band and how they're still friends. The interviewer asked him what award he and Shannon are presenting, but Nick didn't know. Later, she told him that it was the 'Artist of the Year' award. She asked who's his favorite, and Nick said "Avril Lavigne, I love the way she performs." He also said that he and Moby are good friends. Leah Remini, in the Fox studio at the time, asked Nick if he watches her show 'The King of Queens,' and Nick said "of course." She said, "Yeah right." Nick said, "No, of course I do." Leah responded, "You better." Then they all laughed."

December 11, 2002 - Associated Press reports that Kevin Richardson will play shady lawyer Billy Flynn in the Broadway musical 'Chicago' starting on January 20th. Richardson will open in 'Chicago' at the Shubert Theatre and then move with it to the Ambassador Theatre Jan. 29. Among the celebrities who have recently played Flynn are Taye Diggs, George Hamilton, and Michael C. Hall of HBO's 'Six Feet Under.' The current Flynn on Broadway is film star Billy Zane. Kevin's Backstreet Boys bandmate AJ McLean and Aaron Carter have also had roles on Broadway shows. Read more.

December 11, 2002 - Yahoo has photos of Backstreet Boys star Kevin Richardson at a photo shoot which will promote Richardson's appearance as shady lawyer Billy Flynn in the long-running Broadway musical 'Chicago' beginning January 20th, 2003. Check them out here.

December 10, 2002 - elgato writes "Backstreet Boys star AJ McLean and his bulldog Tank attended Sharon and Kelly Osbourne's book party for 'Bark at the Moon: The Official Osbourne Pet Book.' The two Osbournes never made it to the party because of their commitments to the VH1 Big in 2002 Awards that night. Other celebrities who attended the book party were Shannon Elizabeth, Jerri Manthey (Survivor), Linda Blair, and David Faustino. Check out a pic of AJ and Tank at the party at TVGuide.com."

December 10, 2002 - Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter has confirmed a solo performance at the Second Mtv Asia Awards, set to air on January 24, 2003 in Singapore. Nick Carter will join a powerful lineup of Asian and international artists (to be announced later) who will host, present, and perform at the second MTV Asia Awards. To read more, click here.

December 10, 2002 - MissE119 writes "Ice from the website Dirty Little Secrets (DLS) has posted a transcript of Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter's interview with Mix 93.3. In the interview, which took place on Friday (December 6), Carter was asked what people could expect from him. His response was "Dude..put it this way, it ain't nothing you've ever seen before...it's wild". Read on for an entire transcript.

December 10, 2002 - elgato writes "nickyluvr69 from the Backstreet Boys forum at LiveDaily.com was in Las Vegas yesterday for rehearsals for the Billboard Music Awards, which airs tonight on Fox at 8 pm. She says that Nick Carter will be presenting the 'Artist of the Year' award with Shannon Elizabeth. Shannon Elizabeth also came to Kevin Richardson's anniversary party and the Osbourne's book bash with AJ. Read more."

December 10, 2002 - Jim Farber of the New York Daily News profiled the holiday season's album stinkers which have included Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter's debut solo effort 'Now or Never', which has nosedived to #121 on Billboard selling a fraction compared to his *NSYNC rival Justin Timberlake. Read more.

December 8, 2002 - Backstreet Boys member Howie Dorough and *NSYNC star Lance Bass were on hand at the Vallaja Military Fortress for singer Marc Anthony and wife Dayanara Torres' Catholic wedding reception on Saturday (December 7) in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Check out photos from GettyImages and Yahoo.

December 8, 2002 - sweetcheeks writes "Marc Anthony and former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres renewed their wedding vows Saturday, five months after announcing their separation. Stars among about 175 guests included *NSYNC star Lance Bass, Backstreet Boys star Howie Dorough and actress Leah Remini of the CBS television series 'The King of Queens.' Read more."

December 8, 2002 - Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter tells Launch.com that despite the turmoil the group is in following the release of his solo debut 'Now or Never', he's looking forward to returning to the boy band, but wants some changes this time around. "I'll be honest with you, you know, we're gonna have to definitely change some things around," he says. "I want to do another album, but we're gonna have to evaluate that situation, and that's what we're gonna do. Of course, the times have changed from that, that whole pop era. Hopefully this is what I can do, is bring a new vibe to the band, you know?" Read more.

December 8, 2002 - MTV.com is auctioning off a signed bowling pin by Backstreet Boys star AJ McLean. The pin was signed on 2/20/01, after a concert in Denver. Proceeds from MTV.com's Fight For Your Rights Auction will benefit LIFEbeat, a non-profit organization dedicated to reaching America's youth with the message of HIV/AIDS prevention. Place your bid and check out the bowling pin here.

December 8, 2002 - spybarbie writes "See Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter performing 'Blow Your Mind' live at Key West here."

December 7, 2002 - elgato writes "BSBKITTIE from the Backstreet Boys forum at LiveDaily supposedly has what Nick Carter requested backstage for 102.7 KIIS-FM's Jingle Ball. It consists of "4 clean towels, one box of kleenex with aloe vera, 1 bar of ivory soap," and "room temprature to be set at 70 degrees 30 minutes before the concert." Check it out here."

December 7, 2002 - rachelle_canada writes "This week, Nick Carter's 'Do I Have To Cry For You?' debuted at #1 on 'The Hit List', YTV's Top 30 music video countdown. It is only the third video to debut at #1 in the history of the television show; the only other two videos to do this were Ace of Bass's 'The Sign' and the Backstreet Boys' 'Shape of My Heart.' Meanwhile, 'Help Me,' Nick's other video on the countdown, dropped from #4 to #6. The entire list can be found here."

December 7, 2002 - elgato writes "Tour dates for Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter's 'Now or Never' Tour 2003 are slowly starting to be released. Some of the February dates start out in Japan. Nick will perform on Febuary 1st in Nagoya, the 3rd and 4th in Osaka, and the 6th and 7th in Tokyo. Read more."

December 7, 2002 - Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter, O-Town, American Idol Justin Guarini, Uncle Kracker and Destiny's Child performed at the 104 KRBE Jingle Jam on Thursday (December 5) at the Compaq Center in Houston. Check out photos from 104KRBE.com. Check out additional footage of Carter at WireImage.com.

December 6, 2002 - Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter performed a 40-minute concert for students of Wilmot High School, which won a contest by donating more than 10 tons of food for the needy. "I'm a small-town kind of guy," Carter told the Associated Press. He sang eight songs during the concert Wednesday for some 1,000 students and staff. Read more.

December 6, 2002 - elgato writes "Bsbprincess2213 from the Backstreet Boys forum at LiveDaily.com attended New York radio station WBLI's Jingle Jam Concert. She came to see Nick Carter. She says "He was so awesome!!! Im so proud of him. He sang 'Blow Your Mind', 'My Confession', 'Do I Have to Cry for You', 'Help Me', 'Payback', 'I Got You', 'I Just Wanna Take You Home', and he did an old song by The Cars." He was also "pouring water on his head and the crowd, goofing off, stripping and just be Nick!" Two *NSYNC fans attending the concert booed Nick during his set. Bsbprincess2213 told the haters, "They better watch out after the concert." After the show, she bought a large soda and "poured it over the 2 girls, they were both wearing white!" She told them, "You know soda especially orange is hard to get out of white clothes... and by the way thats for booing Nick, my friend and I left laughing." Read her full story here."

December 6, 2002 - tiffnut writes "A source from boysmostlikely.com had an interview with Belgium's Dag Allemaal magazine on Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter, who said drugs messed up some of his friends and how he was really depressed, and Backstreet was coming back. "The Backstreet Boys are on a break," he said. "We've all had some personal problems and are taking the time to set things straight again. As soon as that is done, we're back." Read on for the whole interview.

December 6, 2002 - Anonymous writes "Despite Backstreet.net's claim that the Backstreet Boys will be sitting down on the 18th of this month with John Norris, the schedule at MTV.com doesn't have the special listed."

December 6, 2002 - elgato writes "According to VTeens.org, "Jordan Keller is currently the man in charge of "representing" the Backstreet Boys. As reported on November 28th during a press conference, Keller reassured the media and fans that Kevin Richardson, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean, and Nick Carter are not parting ways. The guys are currently shopping for a new label and are in the process of making album release plans, in addition to scheduling future tour dates." Get more info here."

December 6, 2002 - elgato writes "According to BackstreetNews Group at Yahoo, Marnie from the Dixie Chicks was asked by Entertainment Weekly if she ever listens to pop music. She said "My closet CD that I don't admit that I really listen to is Celine Dion. My husband's sister passed away in a car accident, and she was a huge Celine Dion fan. 'It's All Coming Back to Me Now' was her favorite song, so that's kind of my guilty pleasure. We just drove down to San Antonio to see Emily give birth, and we listened to the Backstreet Boys the whole way down there.""

December 5, 2002 - BSBfanatic935 writes "Backstreet.net reports that on December 18th, 4:30 PM, there will be a sitdown interview on MTV with all 5 members of the Backstreet Boys. All five members of the group have a sitdown with MTV News reporter John Norris as they talk about their lawsuit against their record label, their next album -- and if it's their last, their Summer tour, and they will personally address the rumors of a breakup."

December 5, 2002 - Lycos 50 reports Linkin Park reigns as the most popular band online according to searches by Lycos users. Boy bands took a major hit in search traffic, as *NSYNC dropped from the top spot all the way to #12, with searches dropping 62%. The Backstreet Boys plummeted from #3 to #18, behind even Las Ketchup at #15. Read more.

December 5, 2002 - elgato writes "Scandalousdiva from the Backstreet Boys forum at LiveDaily.com says, "Hey guys, I am in Milwaukee and Nick was just on about the High School spirit contest. He had on a black shirt, black gloves a black hat (one of the oldschool gangster ones), and jeans. He looked soo cute. He said that he was really happy that the concert was for a good cause. He said it made him really happy that he was wanted! (awwww). The news women said stuff that we already knew, that he is nervous about performing with out the boys, that the album has a rock edge, blah blah blah. He looked beautiful and happy!" Read more."

December 5, 2002 - elgato writes "Frackgrl1128 from the Backstreet Boys forum at LiveDaily.com says she got to meet Nick Carter and his band recently at the Winter Jam concert. Daniel B. Marshall, the band's old guitarist, was fired for reasons still unknown. Frackgrl1128 got to meet his replacement. She says his name is Dwayne, and he "is married. Met the wife and Dwanye is now known as the Pick King (as Nick calls him) because Nick couldn't find a guitar pick to play during 'I Just Wanna Take You Home' and Dwanye had another one on him." During concerts, Nick plays guitar on 'I Just Wanna Take You Home.' Read on for the full article.

December 5, 2002 - rachelle_canada writes "Two Backstreet Boys, Kevin Richardson and AJ McLean (with his fiance Sarah Martin), will be attending Animal Avengers' 'Holiday FunRaiser' on December 10th at the Key Club in Los Angeles. Animal Avengers is a non-profit charity which helps find homes for pets. For more information about the fundraiser or about how to get tickets, click here."

December 5, 2002 - elgato writes "ReXy_BC from the Backstreet Boys forum at LiveDaily.com says that Nick Carter will be performing in concert at US Play in Atlanta, Georgia on December 11th at 7pm. He'll be singing songs and answering questions. The first 1500 people will be let in, since there's no cover charge or ticket needed. Read more."

December 5, 2002 - elgato writes "Launch.com has Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter's video 'Do I Have to Cry for You' available for streaming and downloading. The video is similar to Aerosmith's 'Crazy' video with Alicia Silverstone and Liv Tyler. The video for 'Help Me' is also available. Watch it here."

December 5, 2002 - Shan4BSB from the Backstreet Boys forum at LiveDaily.com recently got a chance to meet Kristin Richardson, Kevin Richardson's wife. Read more.

December 4, 2002 - elgato writes "Serena from DLSOnline.net says, "I'd like to share with all of you what happened during the filming of VH1's Rock and Roll Wedding. I got to assist to the filming of this program, so I will tell you some of the things that happened on that day. For those of you who don't know about this program, it followed some famous couples while they were working on wedding plans. AJ McLean and Sarah Martin were among the couples in this episode." In the first outtake, Sarah got AJ good. In the second outtake, AJ got Sarah back. Read on for a summary of the outtakes. Read more.

December 4, 2002 - BeThere.tv has a video feature of the group 112 at the MTV Video Music Awards of 2001 (it's old, but they just added it for some reason), back when they were still a friendly part of Bad Boy. In the third part of the video feature, they met up with their Bad Boy labelmates Dream, who were then shot filming a commercial from the red carpet for Teen Nick. They also have a short clip of Wade Robson being interviewed, and the Backstreet Boys arriving in the fourth part and Dream again on part six. Watch it here.

December 4, 2002 - elgato writes "Millie858 from the Backstreet Boys forum at LiveDaily.com attended the WBLI Winter Jam in New York yesterday. Justin Guarini, Mario, Daniel Bedingfield, Dreamstreet, Angie Martinez, and Aaron and Nick Carter performed. On Nick's performance, she says "The lights dimmmed and they started playin 'Girls in the USA'! I was like omfgg ahh hes gonna do it uhh nope wrong lmaoo he came out and did 'Blow Your Mind'! omggg that boy went nuts... he trippped over the speakers lmao." Read here for the full review and check out the pictures here.

December 3, 2002 - elgato writes "BSBmuse fromt he Backstreet Boys forum at LiveDailiy.com posted a transcript of Howie Dorough on JoJo's 9 @9 Countdown from last week. In the interview, Howie said he was going to spend Thanksgiving in Orlando. JoJo said he sees a lot of celebrities doing charity work for good PR, but Howie is one who is actually committed. Howie replied, "The only PR is the Puerto Rican in me. And that’s about it." They talked about the Lupus cruise for awhile. Howie said he's getting Brian and Leighanne sleeping pills now that they have a child. The breakup rumors surrounding Nick's solo album didn't surprise Howie or the other guys. He said they got a taste of the same thing when AJ did his Johnny No Name project. He finished by saying that the Backstreet Boys are writing and recording demos for the new album which will come out after AJ's wedding, followed by a worldwide tour beginning in the summer. Read on for a full transcript.

December 3, 2002 - elgato writes "BackstreetNews Group at Yahoo says that 'Malcolm in the Middle' recently featured a song from Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter's album 'Now or Never' and Aaron Carter's album 'Another Earthquake.' It's the "scene where Malcolm is at a school dance. In the background, Nick's 'Heart Without a Home' was playing while Malcolm danced with this girl. Then in the next scene, Aaron's 'To All The Girls' was playing while Malcolm and his friends talked.""

December 3, 2002 - Charlie Craine of Hip Online caught up with Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter to talk about his solo debut 'Now or Never'. Asked if he was worried that some fans might not accept you as a solo artist, Nick responded, "There is still that possibility. Really, I like that. I like a challenge. I’ve always been the type of person who has had to win people over from friends to girlfriends or anything I’ve decided to do. I just had to work really hard at it. In the end it is much better because people respect you. They truly have respect for you not because of all that other stuff, maybe because of the trends. I like to be an underdog." Check out the entire interview here.

December 3, 2002 - rachelle_canada writes "Last night Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter performed in Trenton, New Jersey. Nick sang 'Blow Your Mind,' 'My Confession,' 'Help Me,' 'Do I Have To Cry For You?' 'I Just Wanna Take You Home,' and one cover song. Some pictures are available here. Nick's brother Aaron Carter also peformed several songs at that concert."

December 3, 2002 - elgato writes "MTV has once again demonstrated its long-time, on-going bias against the Backstreet Boys. MTV.com posted a story last week about BSB suing Zomba/Jive. Emails poured in from fans, all supporting the move. You can even look in the 'You Tell Us' section, where various emails from fans are posted. All but one supported the group. They said things like "I understand where Backstreet Boys are coming from, and I am totally with them on this" and "I'm so proud of Backstreet Boys for their lawsuit. As a BSB fan I have long watched Zomba and Jive use the boys and not show them the respect they deserve." However, the entry that MTV.com put in the 'You Tell Us' feature box, the entry that everyone who comes to the site would see, is the ONE that was against BSB, obviously from someone who's not even a BSB fan saying "Backstreet Boys need to stop blaming everyone else for their loss of popularity, and start looking at themselves." It's funny how when given 12 responses about BSB (11 positive and 1 negative), MTV chooses to put the single negative one in the spotlight. I thought professional journalists were supposed to be unbiased. Read the full fan comments submitted to MTV.com here."

December 3, 2002 - MissE119 writes "UK News on Yahoo has confused Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter with his bandmate Brian Littrell. According to their site (an ananova.com contributed article), Carter has become a father! You can see their mistake here, and see the correction here."

December 3, 2002 - elgato writes "The Village Voice compared Nick Carter and Justin Timberlake's solo efforts. The article compares their motives for going solo, their wardrobe, and their music. In their solo efforts, Carter is "counting on sincerity" while Timberlake "is running mostly on ego." Justin dresses as if he wants to be "Astaire, Elvis, and Michael all at once." Nick opts for the less-diva look going for "vintage car in T-shirt, jeans, and beat-up sneakers." Justin has a hit with 'Cry Me a River' though it is a "a lousy Aaliyah impression." Nick has the "beautifully derivative 'Girls in the U.S.A' hit," reminiscient of the song 'California Girls.' The critique finishes by comparing the boys' respective groups saying "The Backstreet Boys conducted themselves as clean messengers. They smiled, expressed the lyrics, nailed the harmonies, and pleased the audience." *NSYNC were more "self-absorbed" looking like "autistic Tourette's sufferers when they danced, dazzling with hard work over substance." Check out the full article here."

December 3, 2002 - elgato writes "Boymostlikely.com reports many Nick Carter fans have been confused about which songs from 'Now or Never' will be released where and when. It has been confirmed that 'Do I Have to Cry for You' will only be a single in the United States as 'I Got You' will be released in Europe and Australia as the second single. Australia won't get the single until February. The Backstreet Boys star shot the video in Key West during the Powerboat Racing World Championships (where his team took first place) on Tuesday. For the video, it is rumored that Nick will be joined in various snippets by fans from a variety of different countries."

December 1, 2002 - 103.7 KISS FM in Milwaukee had a food drive contest had ended with Wilmot Union High School being the winners. As their reward, they will receive a free concert by Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter. Read more.

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