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April 29, 2003 - elgato writes "Backstreet Boys songs, interviews, duets, live performances, and more were broadcast over the air for 8 straight commercial-free hours on the popular Mexican radio station El 95.7 FM. The broadcast was streamed and, therefore, millions of fans around the world were able to listen along." Read more.

April 28, 2003 - elgato writes "Otro Rollo has a video of the Backstreet Boys doing the merengue dance. I think it's from the 'Black & Blue' days. The host of the show dance offers to show them how to do the merengue. So they alll stand and start dancing. The video loads up in the right-hand corner of the screen after a few seconds. Check it out here."

April 28, 2003 - Someone writes "Today, Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys was at the Superboats press conference. According to some people who met him, Nick said he will be starting filming on May 12th, a new movie called 'Hollow'. He described it as a "low buget horror film". You can see Nick's new car plus many other pictures of Nick (at the Superboats press conference) at the WebshotsCommunity."

April 28, 2003 - elgato writes "Backstreet.com.br reports that a Colombian radio station recently revealed that Tommy Mottola, the music guru who built Sony Records into the giant that it is today, has taken a special interest in signing the Backstreet Boys. Since Mottola parted ways with Sony, he has signed Marc Anthony and now wants the pop group. The radio station said that Mottola is either trying to sign BSB himself or at least get them signed to Sony Records."

April 23, 2003 - DMX chatted with XXL magazine about his beef with Ja Rule and his ongoing trouble with his record label, and surprisingly brought up the Backstreet Boys as musicians in a similar predicament. Asked if he was jealous of Ja, X said, "I'd be jealous of the Backstreet Boys when they sold more than me. The only reason you think of jealous of you [Ja Rule] is because you know you sound like me. That's common fu**ing sense, man. You think Backstreet Boys are jealous of N'Sunk or whatever the fu** they name is? Fu** no - they have better things to worry about." As for his label dissing him, X added, "Goin' back to Backstreet. They made their label huge and brought them in sh**loads of money and now they can't record, I heard, because their label is fu**ing them around. I feel them. They're real mutha fu**as in their own way, but their management 'team' refuses to recognize that sh**. I feel those men or boys or whatever the fu** you wanna call them. We give our souls to our music. We put our lives on the fu**ing wax and [the labels] treat us like sh**."
April 22, 2003 - MissE119 writes "The fan website, DLS, has created a video celebrating the Backstreet Boys' 10 year anniversary. The video includes early Backstreet clips, video clips, concert clips, etc and also showcases various songs the Backstreet Boys have recorded. To view the video, click here."

April 22, 2003 - BSBfanatic935 writes "The rumor around town is that Backstreet Boys singer AJ McLean and his fiance, newly signed singer/songwriter, Sarah Martin are done for good. But today on LovingSarah, the yahoo group Sarah's good friend owns, Sharon (the owner) said, "Yes, they are definitley doing great. The doggies are doing really good too." She said this after a fan asked how Sarah and AJ were doing because of all the rumors she has been hearing. And she had recently talked to Sarah."

April 18, 2003 - cham writes "If you attended a Nick Carter concert in the past year, you may remember the strict rules of 'no cameras' and 'no tape recorders'. But the BSB-Biotches have the concert in full audio, fantastic quality. Download the Backstreet Boys star's show in the files section at the Yahoo group located here."

April 18, 2003 - BSBfanatic935 writes "Did you miss Backstreet Boys star Kevin Richardson on MTV's 'Punk'd'? No need to worry. Nicksangel.com has a video of the prank pulled on Kevin. You can download it here."

April 18, 2003 - elgato writes "Backstreet Boys fan AnxiousAlly put together videos of Brian Littrell and Howie Dorough doing what they do best: making girls melt, being suave, dancing, singing, making jokes, and having a good time. The videos show them during various concerts from the 'Millenium' and 'Black & Blue' Tours, as well as various interviews and appearances from TRL, Viva, MTV Diary: Backstreet Boys Around the World, and several other shows. AnxiousAlly has also made videos for Kevin, AJ, and Nick. The background music for Brian's video is the beach song 'Wipe Out' while Howie's is the Spanish song 'Guarana.' Download the videos in the Files section of BackstreetDirt."

April 18, 2003 - elgato writes "The Backstreet Boys, to 10 years of greatness. I remember the first time I saw BSB. It was on MTV. I saw 5 guys rubbing themselves with their shirts open, standing on some bleachers in the rain. My girlfriend was like “They’re so hot.” “Who’s hot?” I said. She goes “the Backstreet Boys.” Even then they were takin’ girls away from me. That was the ‘Quit Playing Games’ video. I truly became a fan when I went to see their ‘Millenium’ tour in D.C. Now, I came their to get a bunch of girls phone numbers. But I left, not only with the numbers, but a new appreciation for pop music. That night I became a fan. And BSB has provided me and millions of people around the world with great memories. I remember the Millenium special on MTV. Nobody else came close. Thousand of fans outside. Over a million albums sold in the 1st week. A new world record. It was the 90’s Beatle Mania. Everybody knew their names, their songs, their favorite colors, and all that stuff. But the music was what was irreplaceable. And the best was yet to come." Read more.

April 18, 2003 - coppertone writes "Download this 55 second .zip file of the Bee Gees 'How Deep Is Your Love'. This track has both Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC singing the song. First singing is *NSYNC, and then Backstreet. Both groups sing acapella. Download this clip here."

April 17, 2003 - elgato writes "When the Backstreet Boys were promoting Black & Blue, they did an interview at Virgin Megastore. The interviewer asked them about the Smash Hits party, the Black & Blue tour, Westlife versus the Spice Girls, and more. More importantly, he asked them who they voted for in the 2000 U.S. Presidential election, seeing as how they're from Florida and Florida was the controversial state as far as the voting was concerned. Brian got out of answering the question. Nick and Howie said they would have voted for Republican George W. Bush. Kevin and AJ were enthusiastic about saying they were for Democrat Al Gore. Kevin then added "...because Bush is a clown." Download the clips in the Files section of BackstreetDirt."

April 16, 2003 - babygrl7888 writes "On Monday, April 14, Kevin Richardson of the Backstreet Boys made an appearance on MTV's lastest show Punk'd, hosted by Ashton Kutcher. On the show, it show Kevin trying to enter a building but, security would not allow him because they thought that he had a weapon. After pulling down his pants and being searched by security, Ashton showed up and realized that the whole thing was a joke. Other guests appearances on the show included Trichelle and Steve from the Real World and Seth Green."

April 12, 2003 - elgato writes "According to the new Just Within Reach newsletter, Backstreet Boys star Kevin Richardson will be a part of a new environmental video watched by elementary school kids across the nation. "JWR’s Jim and Vicki Hanna recently met with National Geographic staff and video director Bob Nixon to preview the rough cut of the upcoming educational video about public lands and habitats. The video will be distributed to hundreds of 5th grade classes during the 2003-04 academic year. The video, currently about 20 minutes long, features musician and actor Kevin Richardson as host and narrator. JWR and NG are in preliminary discussions regarding the creation of an accompanying classroom curriculum guide for teachers. The video is tentatively slated for a fall release date.""

April 10, 2003 - Launch.com reports Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter and O-Town's planned concert at the Civic Center of Anderson, South Carolina, on Friday (April 11) has been canceled by the show's promoter due to "disappointing" ticket sales. Read more.

April 9, 2003 - popdirt.com's last poll asking if you thought we'll ever see a new studio album from the Backstreet Boys again had 64.7% say yes, and that this was only a temporary delay. 23.9% said they are done forever, while 11.4% thought they may make a comeback in a decade or so. Check out the entire results here.

April 9, 2003 - elgato writes "According to Superboat.com, "'Nick Carter's El Diablo Racing' signs on to race with the biggest, fastest boats in the world." El diablo is Spanish for the devil. Last year, Nick Carter Racing raced in the APBA organization and won the national championship in its first year, which is unheard of. This year, the Backstreet Boys star is moving his team towards racing the biggest, fastest boats in the world. So his new team, Nick Carter El Diablo Racing, will race within the Super Boat International (SBI) circuit. He joins a handful of celebrities racing in the SBI including Chuck Norris, Jason Priestley, and Kurt Russell. Nick's participation in the sport has drawn many young fans to the sport. He also performed various concerts at races with brother Aaron Carter and friends in O-Town. This season, Nick will continue to bring the music and the racing. The goal is to take the World Championship."

April 9, 2003 - elgato writes "According to millennium_hc21, Nick Carter's video 'I Got You' is doing extremely well on YTV's Hitlist. The song was #1 for the week of April 4th. Videos for 'Help Me' and 'Do I Have to Cry For You' also reached #1 on the chart. 'Do I Have to Cry for You' is one of only three videos to debut at #1 on the show, the other two videos being Ace of Base's 'The Sign' and the Backstreet Boys' 'Shape of My Heart.' Check out the chart here."

April 7, 2003 - Avril Lavigne and Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter are amongst the musicians featured in the February 2003 issue of InRock magazine. Check out scans from the mag in an eBay auction here.

April 5, 2003 - Backstreet Boys star Howie Dorough and Sugar Ray frontman Mark McGrath were on hand at the Mercedes-Benz LA Fashion Show for Shawn at the Standard in Los Angeles on Thursday (March 3). Check out pictures from WireImage.com.

April 4, 2003 - E! Online's Ted Casablanca reports Backstreet Boys star Kevin Richardson was spotted searching for the shortest line at Rite Aid on Sunset Boulevard. Richardson wore black velour sweatpants, a blue-striped button-down shirt and a baseball cap, picking up some deodorant.

April 3, 2003 - Smile writes "On March 29th in Hollywood, California, Backstreet Boys star Howie Dorough attended the 'Oxygen Celebrity Dodgeball Tournament' to benefit the 'Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation' at the Hollywood American Legion Post 43. Check out the pictures here."

April 3, 2003 - elgato writes "Nick Carter did an interview with Rob of YTV's Hitlist. In the interview, the Backstreet Boys star admitted that his favorite sibling is Aaron Carter, he has 20 tattoos, his favorite *NSYNC member is Joey Fatone, he hates liver, and favors his Cadillac Escalade. Read on for the transcript.

April 3, 2003 - The Las Vegas Sun reports Backstreet Boys star AJ McLean was spotted dining with three pals at Spago at the Forum Shops at Caesars on Friday night. On Sunday, the same group took in 'La Femme' at MGM Grand.

April 3, 2003 - Groovevolt.com has details on the Backstreet Boys troubles with Jive Records. An employee at the label's BMG home company said, "They are trying to strike a deal -- where they can be signed by another BMG affiliate. BMG has first crack at [Backstreet] if they should leave or be dropped by Jive Records. This means they have the opportunity if presented to them to sign with RCA, J, or Arista. The problem here is that none of these labels are interested in Backstreet Boys because of all the legal baggage that could carry over." Read more.

April 1, 2003 - Brian Littrell of the Backstreet Boys is selling his personal 2001 BMW Z8 on eBay. The winning bidder will meet Brian in person to pick up the car, and he will stand next to the highest bidder for a picture along side the 2001 sports car. Littrell will also throw in a CD with his signature on it. The car is currently bid at $86,000 and the auction ends April 7th. Check out photos of Brian and the car, plus more on the auction here.

April 1, 2003 - WENN reports that Kevin Richardson of the Backstreet Boys has announced the group is hanging it up, but will remain friends. "We won't be going to the studio to make another album," Richardson revealed. "We're still friends, but it's over."

April 1, 2003 - The Las Vegas Review Journal reports that on Friday, teetotaling Backstreet Boys star AJ McLean was spotted with a Red Bull and Coca-Cola at Tabu (MGM Grand).

April 1, 2003 - Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter and his brother Aaron Carter will appear in an upcoming safety video aimed at popularizing the use of life jackets by boaters and anglers. "We’re into helping to save lives," said Nick. The Carter boys are the lead-in to the segment of the video that features actions sports—water skiing, wakeboarding and tubing—and underline the importance of wearing life jackets while on the water. Read more.

April 1, 2003 - BadAss4Backstreet writes "Greetings again!! I have again received permission to submit a few thoughts from my friend in California regarding the latest Backstreet move to put their album on hold! She does a wonderful job putting thoughts into words, and I agree with her here! I feel that this latest move on the part of Backstreet is all Jive Record's fault. Negotiations have turned sour, and Backstreet, I feel, are doing the smart thing. All signs point to this being the case, and I have a gut feeling. Afterall, we had reports of all 5 of them logging studio hours, working, playing, getting back on track, and suddenly it's all on hold! Read on for great thoughts from a fellow fan."

April 1, 2003 - elgato writes "Joyce on the littrellfans.com message board said she met Brian Littrell and Leighanne at an airport in Atlanta recently. She asked what was up with the Backstreet Boys pushing the album back and Jive. He told her, "We just had a meeting and it did not come out the way we were waiting. There are still lots of stuff that we need to talk about. Like it's been like one year that we didn't [have] a meeting, but I hope to get into the studio soon. I am missing that." He also said he can't imagine people blaming him for the CD not coming out, saying, "That's unfair. We are brothers and I just can't imagine the five of us apart. We are definitely going to release the next album soon. I hope to get into studio 'til the end of May." Leighanne added, "I just can't stand him spending all night long with Baylee on his lap, writing songs. And Baylee seems to love it, but I cant sleep!" Read on for more."

April 1, 2003 - elgato writes "Brian's KY Love at the Backstreet Boys Mature Fan Club says, "Ok, so I forgot I actually DO have a friend who is a friend of a celebrity. One of my best friends was the personal assistant to Stevie Nicks several years ago. Irving was her manager at the time, and she was in the middle of recording an album. Apparently, her record company began trying to get creative control over her music or something, and started hassling her on what she could and could not put on her album. Irving told her to just stop recording and wait til they fired her, which they did. She went to a new label and finished her album. Irving has also done this with The Eagles (told them not to record because the record company was giving them major problems) and it worked with them too. There have been others that have done the exact same thing under Irving's direction, and each time, it works. Irving has earned the nickname "The Poison Dwarf" for a reason. He doesn't play around when it comes to protecting his artists. I'm realllllly hoping that this is an Irving-plan to get Jive out of the picture. If the guys are doing the passive-aggressive thing to get out of their contract, I'd be happy. And it's not like they can come out and SAY that's what they're doing, either. Let's cross our fingers.""

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