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February 21, 2006 - Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter crossed the street for his fans at Mood on Thursday (February 9), but a cynical TMZ wondered if they were planted. Watch a clip here.

February 21, 2006 - The Backstreet Boys performed at the NFL Pro Bowl, AFC vs NFC, halftime show on Sunday (February 12) at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. Check out pictures from WireImage.

February 13, 2006 - Backstreet Boys star Kevin Richardson and his wife Kristin were videotaped exiting Koi the other night, where they exchanged some banter with Celebrities.com videographer Henry Trappler. Watch footage from Lulop.

February 13, 2006 - The Backstreet Boys are back, though they might wish they weren't after some weird, wacky, and rude questions. Watch the band struggle to name Australia's capitol, trying to figure out the meaning of their 'Incomplete' lyric saying "empty spaces fills me up with holes", and how they'd sweep the MTV girl off her feet for Valentine's Day. It then got ugly when a reporter asked if their band name was a sexual reference. Watch the brief clip from their Sydney press conference from SMH.com.au.

February 13, 2006 - Hot Banditoz are out with the video to their new single 'I Want It That Way', a Spanish/English remake of the Backstreet Boys' hit. Watch it online at Viva.tv.

February 13, 2006 - Labby of the Kyle and Jackie O. show on 2Day FM was sent to the Backstreet Boys' hotel in Sydney to interview the band. Kyle and Jackie complained about how the Boys refused to take a cab to the station instead of forcing them to do a remote. The guys talked about how they keep in touch with their significant others while travelling the world, while Labby complained about splitting up with his girlfriend and looked for the boyband for support... though it was actually a set-up to get revenge for not coming into the studio. Download and listen to the interview here.

February 13, 2006 - Cameron Adams of the Herald Sun was on hand for the Backstreet Boys concert at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia on Thursday (February 2). Adams writes, "The boys never toured Australia at the height of their fame. However, their comeback (tellingly after a few solo careers tanked) has worked best in Australia, so they've finally made the trip." Read more.

February 13, 2006 - Andrew Murfett of The Age was on hand for the Backstreet Boys concert at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia on Thursday (February 2), before a sell-out crowd of 12,000. "The crowd, overwhelmingly female, screamed in delight at video montages showing the band's glory days," Murfett writes. "Although there's now receding hairlines and expanding waistlines among the boys, hits such as 'The One', 'Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely', 'Larger than Life', 'Shape of My Heart', and 'I Want It That Way' had the crowd screaming wildly." Read more.

February 13, 2006 - Stephen Downie of the Daily Telegraph was on hand for the Backstreet Boys concert at the Entertainment Centre in Sydney, Australia on Monday (January 30). Downie writes, "Sure, their dancing may be kooky and Nick Carter looks like he has been chowing down at McDonald's way too often, but there was no denying they were still kings in the eyes of their screaming fans." Read more.

February 13, 2006 - The Backstreet Boys performed live at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on Monday (January 30) in Sydney, Australia. Check out pictures from GettyImages and WireImage.

February 13, 2006 - Australian Associated Press caught up with the Backstreet Boys at a photocall in Sydney, Australia on Monday (January 30). Asked if the newly reformed group would stay together, AJ McLean indicated they would continue to work on solo projects but that more Backstreet albums were on the cards. "We are in complete control now of our schedule and what we choose to do and not do," AJ said. "Once we finish this tour ... everyone is going to go their own way ... and we are going to go back to doing another Backstreet Boys record at some point. We are just trying to pace ourselves and let everybody have a chance to do what they want to do because if each of us has success individually, it only helps and benefits us as a unit." Read more, including a photo, at SMH.com.au. Check out additional photos from GettyImages and LFI. 

February 5, 2006 - Backstreet Boys were interviewed during a promotional event for their 2006 Backstreet Boys China Tour in Shanghai, China on Wednesday (January 18). Check out pictures from GettyImages and Photoshot.

February 5, 2006 - Carson Daly joked during his Tivo monologue on 'Last Call' Thursday night: "Crippled by a shortage of beds, Idaho is considering having prisoners sleep in shifts. Apparently the same strategy is being considered for the Backstreet Boys tour van."

February 5, 2006 - Pocholo Concepcion of the Philippine Daily Inquirer caught up with AJ McLean for a Q&A and asked the Backstreet Boys star what his lowest point was during the period he was abusing drugs and alcohol. "During the 'Black and Blue', tour I was drinking onstage," the 28-year-old explained. "Between songs I was taking shots of tequila and Jack Daniel's. I would do cocaine before going onstage. I was a mess. I'm on my third-and-a-half year of being sober now. My life has turned around 360 degrees." Read more.

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