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The opening acts for most of September for the US BSB concerts are EYC, followed by Mandy Moore who will take over the opening act job at the end of September.
There will be no programs available at concerts for the US tour which really sucks, but there's lots of EXPENSIVE memoribilia you can buy. Plus you get some free stuff too! NO CAMERAS OR AUDIO VIDEO TAPE RECORDING IS ALLOWED, more than half of the people that brought cameras to a concert have them taken away.Now,you may be asking, "Why cant we take pictures??? This is one of the best concerts well ever go to and why cant i have a little picture to remember it by???" Well,the people at the areans dont want you selling the pictures and video tapes to newspapers or whatever.They basicly dont want you trying to make money off of the pics ya take.So dont get all mad (like I did!)
The video for Larger Than Life will premier on TRL on Monday (13th). Dave(Holmes), Fatima, and Howie stated that on TRL today. Eminem thought BSB would win for best video of the year.
Dave Holmes was interviewing Dr. Dre (Rapper) on TRL (9/7) for the VMA's and he asked the question "Backstreet or Nsync", Dr. Dre said something along the lines of "Backstreet, they're my personal favorite"
Dixie Chicks sold more than 314,000 copies of their album Fly in its first week of sales to land at the top of the charts. Christina Aguilera drops down to No. 2, selling another 218,000 copies. No. 3 find the Backstreet Boys' Millennium hanging tough, selling yet another 183,000.
Nsync has allegedly moved to Jive records, according to MTV NEWS 1515 the Backstreet Boys are NOT happy about it.
BSB Break Sales Records
After breaking the record for highest single-week sales with 1.13 million copies of its "Millennium" album sold in its first week, the Boys will hold onto the top spot on next week's "Billboard" album chart. According to sales figures released Wednesday by SoundScan, the Boys sold another 621,000 copies of their sophomore album, bringing the disc's two-week total to 1.75 million.
Backstreet Boys Shoot Sears Commercial
The Backstreet Boys recently shot a Sears commericial. According to Sears, they want to promote Sears as a fun and compelling place to shop. Sears has also announced that they will be sponsoring the Backstreet Boys Into The Millennium concert in the US and Canada.
The Saturday Night Live
1998-99 season finale with Sarah Michelle Gellar and the Backstreet Boys attracted over 8.3 million viewers.
What Does "I Want It That Way" Mean?
The Hit List (YTV Canada) recently had an All Access show with the Backstreet Boys. According to AJ, "I Want It That Way" is about someone being in a relationship and one person wants it one way, and the other one wants it another way.
5/18/99 Backstreet Boys Announce World Tour Set To Launch June 2 In Belgium With Major US Arena Tour Sponsored By Sears To Follow In September:
The Backstreet Boys--Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrel, AJ McLean and Kevin Richardson--will launch their worldwide tour June 2 in Ghent, Belgium in connection with the highly anticipated release of their second US "Millenium" (Jive) album on May 18. They made this announcement Monday, May 17 at an internationally televised press conference held in New York City at Studio 54.
The 42 European dates encompass 13 countries and will wrap August 7 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Next, the group will take a much-needed break before hitting the US arena circuit in September, a trek that will be sponsored by Sears. The group's Kevin Richardson recently said what fans could expect from Backstreet Boys' new live show: "If someone's never been to a concert before, [it'll be] something they'll never forget," he told Teen People. "If they have, it'll be the best one yet."
"Millenium" is the follow-up to Backstreet Boys' self-titled US debut album and the group's third international release, which recently was honored with the prestigious Diamond Award from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), signifying sales of over 10 million in the US alone. The album--which follows the BSB worldwide sales of more than 29 million--has already spent 91 weeks on Billboard's "Top 200 Albums" chart and is positioned this week at #38.
"I Want It That Way"--already #18 on Billboard's "Hot 100 Singles" chart in its fifth week--recently made history by generating 164 adds in the CHR (Top 40) and Rhythm Crossover formats its first day at radio, according to the record trade publication Radio & Records. In addition, the song entered at the #1 position on the charts in the UK, Italy, Spain, Holland, Canada, Austria, Switzerland and Germany (where the song is the first new #1 entry since Elton John's 1997 "Candle In The Wind" tribute to Princess Diana). The group's Howie Dorough recently described the song as "a good segue between the two albums. It's a great mid-tempo song with a little bit of edge. We were tempted to come on with a little bit harder and more uptempo first single. But we decided this might be a better transition."
The group recently kicked the US media and promotion blitz into high gear with the May 5 MTV world premiere of the video for "I Want It That Way." The Wayne Isham-lensed clip was recently shot at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
Even before the MTV premiere took place, the group had already spent most of April traveling around Europe, performing on TV shows and doing interviews for numerous radio and print outlets about "Millenium's" imminent release. After returning to the States, Backstreet boys spent some time in their hometown of Orlando to rest and start rehearsals for the tour before heading to New York City for the taping of their own hour-long Disney Channel special, "Backstreet Boys In Concert." Scheduled for a world premiere July 10 at 7:00pm ET/PT, the concert was taped at the historic New Amsterdam Theater in New York City on May 11 at the in front of 1,800 fans.
The Backstreet Boys--presently recognized as the biggest pop group in the world--have dominated worldwide charts and have received gold and platinum awards in 45 countries with over 28 million albums sold worldwide. Backstreet Boys have scored five US Top Ten singles. Three of them--the #1 hit "I'll Never Break Your Heart," "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" and the current Top Ten hit "All I Have To Give"--have achieved platinum certification. On the awards front, the group are winners of the 1998 MTV Video Music Award for "Best Group Video," the 1996 and 1997 MTV Europe "Viewer's Choice" Award and 1998 Billboard Music Awards for "Best Group" and "Best Adult-Contemporary Group." They also just won four awards at the 1999 World Music Awards for "World's Best Selling Pop Group," "World's Best Selling R&B Group," "World's Best Selling Dance Group," "World's Best Selling American Group."
In the June/July issue of Teen People, Backstreet Boys explained why they believe "Millenium" was a more personal album than their debut. Much of "Millenium" says Kevin, "is about loss. We've had a lot of loss in the last year. Howie lost his sister [to lupus]. Brian and I lost our grandfather. And when we lost Denniz [co-producer of the album along with Max Martin], it was hard time for us mentally and physically. People don't realize it." "It made us mature," continues Howie. "When you sing, you project and feelings come out." "As artists," says Brian, "we had time to sit and focus on what got us to where we're at today, and that's working hard in the studio and making good songs."
Meanwhile, in web news, the group's official website--which is visited by more than 80,000 different people per week--recently underwent a complete overhaul and is now the home of the best place on the Internet to find up-to-the-minute information on the Backstreet Boys and the "Millenium" album.
Stay tuned for details about the US tour as the dates are confirmed.
~ Directly from the Official Backstreet Boys Website.
5/18/99 "Millenium" is released! It's out in the stores, go get it if you haven't yet!! And this is an understatement: it's good.
5/17/99 Backstreet Boys Promise High-Flying Fun On US Tour:
As the Backstreet Boys machine kicks into to high gear in preparation for the release of "Millennium" next week, the group greeted the foreign press on Monday and announced plans for a world tour.
After downing a breakfast of Egg McMuffins and orange juice, the B-Boys greeted the press at New York's Studio 54 on Monday morning, and announced a tour that will kick off on June 2 in Belgium. The Boys will proceed to roll across Europe until well into August before taking a break and then launching a US tour in September.
The Orlando-based pop stars dropped a few tidbits about their upcoming trek. The Boys announced that the tour will be performed in the round (with the stage in the middle of the arena giving fans on all sides an unobstructed view), and will feature a few aerial stunts with the Boys flying out over the crowd of various points.
The US portion of the tour will be sponsored by Sears, prompting Backstreet Boy Brian Littrell to note that, yes indeed, the Boys have seen the softer side of Sears.
If you can't wait until September to get a dose of the Backstreet Boys, you'll be pleased to know that as of Tuesday, you'll be able to find their new album in stores.
~ Directly from MTV Online.
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