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May 31, 2003 - Backstreet Boys star Howie Dorough spoke with Billboard.com about his forthcoming solo effort, which will most likely be a joint venture between BMG Latin and Jive. "It will be a Latin-influenced album," Dorough says, "but it will have an international feel so it's not just caught in South America. I never want to neglect the fans in Japan, Europe, Canada, or America." Read more.

May 31, 2003 - elgato writes "Backstreet Boys star Brian Littrell, along with wife Leighanne and son Bailey, called into the Atlanta radio station Star 94 FM this morning. Brian told the DJs that, as we all know, BSB is on hiatus this year and that he and Leighanne will be hosting the Atlanta Grammy's 'Heroes Awards' on June 5th. He talked about fatherhood and joked that he used to burb Nick Carter and now he burbs Bailey. But Brian dropped a bomb when he announced that he is working on a solo album that will be a mixture of pop and gospel music. The DJs then invited Brian to attend the station's 'On The Bricks' concert series this summer. Brian expressed interest. His fellow Backstreeters are also engaged in solo projects during the groups hiatus: Nick Carter is working on his second solo album. Kevin Richardson is considering doing a piano-based Jazz album. Howie Dorough is getting ready to release his first solo album this Christmas. And all the members are encouraging AJ McLean to showcase his solo work. Brian said the Backstreet Boys will get back in the studio in early winter. Download an audio of the interview here."

May 31, 2003 - elgato writes "Broadway.com announced the winners of the 2003 Audience Awards. Theater fans were able to vote in their choice actors, actresses, performances, plays, musicals, and more. Though ‘Hairspray’ swept the awards, ‘Chicago’ faired well too. Backstreet Boys star Kevin Richardson won the award for Favorite Replacement (Male) for his role as Billy Flynn in the musical ‘Chicago.’ ‘Chicago’ won the award for Favorite Long-Running Broadway Show. Joey Fatone of Nsync was nominated in two categories but lost to Kevin Richardson in one (Favorite Replacement-Male) and Antonio Banderas in the other (Favorite Breakthrough Performance-Male). Fatone’s musical ‘Rent’ was shut out from winning any awards. View the full list of the viewers’ choices for the 2003 Tony Awards Audience Awards at Broadway.com."

May 31, 2003 - elgato writes "Brazil’s Valentine’s Day takes place on June 12th each year. So Capricho took up the opportunity to interview Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter about love. The interviewer asked, "People use to say that they are afraid to fall in love, but not to have sex. Wouldn’t it have to be the the opposite, since it is the sex that puts the people in risk?" Nick responded, "Ok, this one deserves some thinking! It's more complicated to fall in love then to have sex. When you have sex, you put your body into it, but not necessarily your mind and soul, that are much more difficult to deal with. When you fall in love you put in the game each element of yourself: body, soul, confidence, mind, devotion. You are more open in a relationship." Check out the rest of the interview at BoyMostLikelycom."

May 31, 2003 - elgato writes "BoyMostLikely.com has videos of Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter's concert at Florida’s Sunfest earlier this month. There are videos of Nick performing 'I Got You', 'I Want it That Way', a cover of Guns N' Roses’ 'Paradise City', and non-performance antics like Nick punching the air and thanking the crowd. Download the videos here."

May 31, 2003 - elgato writes "According to BoyMostLikely.com, a girl named La Shanna met Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter and his manager backstage at Mexico’s Acafest and says the manager told her, "Nick is currently filming a movie called 'The Hollow', then after that he will head into the studio alone.""

May 31, 2003 - elgato writes "Many people who saw the Michael Jackson special that aired in many countries throughout the world were able to see a 10-15 second video clip of the making of his charity song ‘What More Can I Give.’ But now, a 3 minute video for that session has now surfaced on the internet. It shows singing and recording by Michael Jackson, Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter, Aaron Carter, Boyz II Men, Carlos Santana, Mariah Carey, Beyonce Knowles of Destiny's Child, Ricky Martin, Celine Dion, Billy Gilman, Mya, Luther Vandross, Shakira, Reba McIntyre, Usher, Brian McKnight, Anastacia, Gloria Estefan, and *NSYNC. There are testimonies by Usher and Celine Dion. Download the video at JacksonDailyNews."

May 29, 2003 - elgato writes "Gamaliel Luna of Reforma.com reviewed Nick Carter's concert at the Metropolitan Theatre in Mexico last week and concluded that the Backstreet Boys star "turned the Metropolitan upside down."" Read more.

May 28, 2003 - nobodysfool writes "Bsblatino.com has some pictures of Nick Carter in Mexico, in his performance in Taeatro Metropolitan and in the Aca Fest. Nick left Mexico yesterday (May 26) to start to record his new album. Check out the pictures here."

May 28, 2003 - Our last survey asking which pop star's mother you found most likeable saw Britney Spears' mother Lynne just edge out Nick and Aaron Carter's mother Jane, 33.4% to 32.4%. Avril Lavigne's mother Judy received the fewest votes. Check out the entire results here.

May 28, 2003 - Backstreet Boys star Howie Dorough attended Stuff Magazine Indy 500 Party At Racers Lounge on Monday (May 26). Check out pictures from GettyImages.

May 28, 2003 - elgato writes "Ivett Rangel of Reforma.com reviewed Mexico's Acafest 2003 concert series. Some of the Spanish performers included Alessandra, Julio Iglesias Jr., AXE Bahía, Moenia, and La Factoria y Bacilos. But Latinos love rock. Even Kelly Osbourne performed, though she cried as she was booed off stage. Rangel reports that the "tour of Acapulco Fest 2003 descended smoothly over the South Garden of the Convention Center. Six more acts, but Nick Carter was the main 'reason for waiting' for the 2,500 people who had gathered there... They wanted Nick, and only when he arrived, would some awake from their sleepiness, and others from their apathy." He sang 10 songs from his solo album 'Now or Never,' a few B-sides and unreleased tracks, and 3 Backstreet Boys fan favorites including 'Quit Playing Games,' 'Shape of My Heart,' and the classic 'I Want it That Way.' Read the full translation at BoyMostLikely.com."

May 23, 2003 - elgato writes "According to NicksAngel.com, Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter arrived in Mexico on Saturday (May 17). He has been visiting various people in Acapulco and spent the last two nights at the club Enigma. Bandmate Howie Dorough will join him this weekend for the Acafest 2003 music festival where Nick is a special guest performer."

May 23, 2003 - elgato writes "Kevin Richardson is nominated in the Male Replacement Category for the Tony Awards new feature, the Audience Awards. The Backstreet Boys star is being recognized for his role playing the sly lawyer Billy Flynn in the hit Broadway musical 'Chicago.' The Audience Awards is where average people, not members of the voting academy, can vote for their favorites. Vote here."

May 23, 2003 - Despite photos showing the two holding hands, Backstreet Boys star AJ McLean and model/actress/aspiring singer Summer Altice aren't dating, according to AJ's rep Juliet Harris. AJ turned to Summer after his engagement and Valentine's Day wedding plans to Sarah Martin fizzled over his alchohol problems and infidelity. "AJ and Summer are just really good frineds," she said. "He and Sarah are still trying to work things out."

May 23, 2003 - elgato writes "Kevin Richardson was just featured on the WKYT television network in Kentucky for an interview on staying fit. Kevin took host DeeAnn Stevens to the gym with him to show her his workout routine. He told DeeAnn that "It’s like this enate thing inside me. I have, I have to exercise or I don’t feel right." He then showed her how to box, which he started doing two years ago during a Backstreet Boys world tour. DeeAnn says, "He does it now 3 days a week at the Hollywood Y in Los Angeles. The other days he saves for weight lifting and cardiovascular work outs." Kevin said that boxing allows him to get out the aggression that builds up inside of him from sitting through LA traffic. DeeAnn concluded by saying, "[The Backstreet Boys] haven’t broken up or anything. He said that they are individually pursuing different interest and one day very soon they hope to get back together and cut another record." Read on for the transcript.

May 23, 2003 - Hasbro Inc. announced Tuesday that Jive Recording artists Aaron Carter and Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys will lend their voices and moves to the launch of Milton Bradley's 'Twister Moves' game, a dance version of the classic Twister game to be launched this June. "Nick and Aaron are thrilled to work together on the music track and launch for the 'Twister Moves' game," said Julia Lipari, senior vice president, Special Projects / Marketing of Jive Records. "This is a unique opportunity for them to reach everyone from kids, who like the dance component of the new game, to adults, who remember the classic Twister game." Read more.

May 23, 2003 - elgato writes "SweetDfan at MatureFanClub.com called 102.7 KIIS-FM's JoJo to get more information on Howie Dorough's upcoming in-studio appearance on JoJo's infamous 9 @ 9 countdown. She says, "I called JoJo tonight to ask him about the in studio. Apparently I wasn't the only one who had heard "this week" because he said everyone and their dog was calling about it, they even got an email from South Africa! But basically he messed up, Howie's not coming in this week, but sometime soon. JoJo told me that Howie will be leaving in about 3 weeks for Florida to record the album there. When I do get a date for the in studio I'll let you know.""

May 21, 2003 - popnicklover writes "Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter and Melissa Schuman, former member of Dream, are both set to star in the low budget horror film, 'Hollow', according to Chris Gardner of the Hollywood Reporter. The film, based on a modern-day 'Sleepy Hollow' follows New England high school seniors who learn that they are the direct descendents of those responsible for a tragic event that begins to replay itself. "It couldn't have been more perfect for what I was looking to achieve in making the move into acting," Carter said. "I didn't want it to be something that felt fake or just not right. The role itself is perfect. It's not too much; it's just enough to show people that I can do it."

May 20, 2003 - elgato writes "Johanna Kandel of Vteens.org reviewed the Sunfest 2003 concert series. She says of Nick Carter's set: "I will admit that I was not sure what to expect. I was, however, tremendously surprised by his great performance and will confess to buying his CD after the show. The first thing I noticed about Nick was how much passion he put into his music and what a natural performer he was. His sound is definitely more rock than what we have seen from the Backstreet Boys, but it suited him extremely well. Not only does he still have those signature dance moves, but wowed the crowd with his meticulous guitar playing. He sang about 8 songs from his recent C.D. including 'Help Me', 'Girls in the U.S.A.' and 'My Confession', and much to the crowd's contentment 'Shape of My Heart', 'Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)', and 'I Want It That Way' (from the Backstreet Boys' Discography)." Read more."

May 20, 2003 - elgato writes "BackstreetNews Yahoo Group reports that songwriter Linda Thompson won an a BMI Award for 'Drowning' by the Backstreet Boys at the 51st annual BMI Pop Awards on Tuesday (May 13) in Beverly Hills, California. The annual BMI Pop Awards is an invitation-only event that recognizes the most performed songs of the past year. BMI Citations of Achievement were presented to the writers and publishers of the 50 top songs. Check out a photo of Thompson receiving honors for 'Drowning' at Yahoo."

May 19, 2003 - elgato writes "SweetDfan at MatureFanClub.com says, "Howie showed up at KIIS FM's Wango Tango today, just a brief appearance to introduce Daniel Bedingfield. But while talking with JoJo he said that to 'bridge the gap' between now and when the group records again (though he didn't say when that would be), he's decided to put out a solo album, 'sort of an English/Spanish, Enrique Iglesias/Ricky Martin thing' he said. And he said 'I'll be shaking my bon bon!' I didn't catch an estimated arrival date on it if he said one. JoJo said he would be in-studio to talk about it but I didn't catch the day for sure. I thought he said Wednesday, but I could be wrong so I'm gonna check into that." Read more."

May 17, 2003 - Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter chatted with Soundspike.com and talked about his influences in music. "First of all, I've always been very influenced by rock ballads and those big, early-'90s rock songs and the '70s big choruses that are just so memorable," he said. "Like Bon Jovi's 'Livin' on a Prayer'--those things that everyone sings along to and they felt good singing it. Those songs aren't so complex. I think music is too complex these days. One thing I learned with the Backstreet Boys is to keep it very simplistic. Good hooks are very good. Sometimes, I hear those songs and, yeah, they're very creative, but they forget about the reason the whole pop era did so well. The Britneys, the Backstreet Boys, they did it. Simple hooks and very simplistic songs are easy for the audience to sing along to. That's where the comparisons to Bon Jovi and Def Leppard come from." Read more.

May 17, 2003 - elgato writes "Howie Dorough co-hosted San Diego's 'Your Show 4' with *NSYNC star JC Chasez this weekend. He dropped some new info on the new Backstreet Boys album. According to attendee Iwant2lickAJ from the Backstreet Boys forum at LiveDaily.com, Howie said "that their looking towards putting out an album in 2004 and possibly touring. He said next year around this time, they might be back in San Diego. *eh but we all know how that goes* He also said that he was thinking about doing a solo thang and he made a joke about what kind of music it'd be." Read more."

May 15, 2003 - Star magazine reports Nick Carter recently went out to dinner with rocker Tommy Lee at Koi in Los Angeles to talk about collaborating on a project and to get tips on how he could rough up his too-sweet Backstreet Boys image. That's when talk turned to tattoos, with Tommy showing off his body art. Then, Nick took his chopsticks and fed Tommy a taste of his entree. The tabloid advised Carter, "That's NOT what a tough guy does!"

May 14, 2003 - elgato writes "Channel933.com says that on May 16th, Howie Dorough of the Backstreet Boys and JC Chasez of *NSYNC will co-host the 4th annual San Diego concert series 'Your Show,' a show where fans were able to pick the performers. The artists scheduled to perform are Tyrese, Daniel Beddingfeld, Nappy Roots, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Frankie J, LL Cool J, Bowling for Soup, Prymary Colorz, The Troys, Brian McKnight, Kelly Clarkson. Get more info on 'Your Show 4' here."

May 11, 2003 - nobodysfool writes "Bsblatino.com reports that Backstreet Boys star Howie Dorough will visit Mexico City for a special apperence in Exa FM, a Mexican radio station festival, he is there to promote The Dorough Lupus Foundation. There's some rumors that bandmate Nick Carter may appear to performing live in The Auditorio Nacional. Nick will be in the Acafest on May 23rd and also he is gonna do another concert on May 25th. The Exa festival is May 29th thru 31st."

May 11, 2003 - elgato writes "According to BSBLatino.com, Howie Dorough recently did an interview (at the Billboard Latin Music Awards) where he talked about the new Backstreet Boys album and expressed interest in a solo album. During a break from the Latin Music conferences organized by Billboard Magazine, Dorough said during the time while the pop group is taking a break, he has dedicated his time and energy to promote the (DLF) via artistic events. He said that on June 20, he will hold a concert in Orlando, Florida, with a team that includes Tito Nieves, Carlos Ponce, and Jon Secada. "It will be something more Latino than last year's, because I am Latino," he said. Regarding the time the Backstreet Boys will take to prepare new material, he prefers not to give a precise date for the release of the next CD. In other things, Dorough isn't hiding his wish to record a solo CD and he will contribute self-written material, but here also he wasn't very clear about when it would be completed."

May 11, 2003 - elgato writes "Boomspeed.com has a photo of AJ McLean and his new girlfriend and playboy model Summer Altice. In the picture, the Backstreet Boys singer is carrying shopping bags and a pack of Marlboro cigarettes. Check out the picture here."

May 9, 2003 - Someone writes "Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter co-wrote a song who will be featured on the soundtrack to the movie 'What a Girl Wants'. 'Long Time Coming', written by Nick Carter, Paul Barry and Mark Taylor (who worked also on 'Miss America') will be performed by Oliver James." Read more.

May 8, 2003 - Smile writes "Brian Littrell of the Backstreet Boys is going to be at the Saint Joseph Foundation Golf Tournament on Monday, June 30th, 2003 at the University Club of Kentucky. Proceeds from this year’s tournament will benefit Saint Joseph's Master Facility Plan and the Brian Littrell Healthy Heart Club for Kids. For more information, click here."

May 8, 2003 - The Enquirer reports Backstreet Boys star AJ McLean is back on the bottle after the singer was spotted getting smashed on April 4th at a Hollywood nightclub. "AJ and his buddies were pounding Heinekens all night," a source revealed. A pal of his ex-fiance said, "Sarah has had it with AJ's on-again, off-again drinking. She has been the idean fiance, supporting him every step of the way. Sarah even attended the Al-Anon meetings to help AJ overcome his drinking problem. On top of that, she forgave him when she found out he was cheating on her with a girl he met at AA. Then he goes out and starts getting loaded again. What a kick in the head for her!"

May 6, 2003 - elgato writes "The Palm Beach Post reviewed what's happened so far in the 4-day long Sunfest concert series taking place in Florida. The show stoppers include John Mayer and Nick Carter. The reviewer says, "Saturday was 'Cute Boy' day. Hours before Mayer's show, new vocal group Voyces made an initially enthusiastic but quickly tired showing, while erstwhile Backstreet Boy and Florida native Nick Carter showcased his recent solo album, including 'Girls In The USA' and 'Help Me'. Carter put his slightly hoarse voice to good use. He even played guitar along with his group of young, garage-band-looking players. It wasn't brilliant. But it was OK. And he, like Mayer, is a natural performer. Carter got the best response when he and the fellows in the band perched on stools and did acoustic versions of three Backstreet Boys songs, 'Shape of My Heart', 'Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)' and 'I Want It That Way'. The latter, a soft rock radio staple, had several middle-aged men in the crowd singing along. Yes, we saw you." Read the full review here."

May 6, 2003 - nobodysfool writes "BsbLatino.com has some pictures of Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter in The Sun Fest on Saturday (May 3). Check them out here."

May 2, 2003 - Backstreet Boys star AJ McLean's date tried hard not to be photographed as they leave The National nightclub in Hollywood , California last Wednesday (April 23). But she had no qualms about showing off her beautiful belly button and bare midriff, dressed just like former 'American Idol' Ryan Starr. Check out photos from MavrixPhoto.

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