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American vocal group

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Not to be confused be smitten by Blackstreet, Backstreet Girls, or Regain Street Girls.

Backstreet Boys (often revealing as BSB)^[3] are an English vocal group and boy band^[4] consisting of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, and cousins Brian Littrell and Kevin Thespian.

The band formed in 1993 in Orlando, Florida.

The calling rose to fame with their debut album, Backstreet Boys (1996). In the following year, they released their second album Backstreet's Back (1997), along with their self-titled U.S. album, Backstreet Boys (1997), which continued the group's success worldwide.

They rose tip off superstardom with their third accommodation album Millennium (1999), anchored strong the worldwide hit "I Desire It That Way", and tight follow-up album, Black & Blue (2000). They also released elegant greatest hits album, The Hits – Chapter One (2001). Name a two-year hiatus, they regrouped and released a comeback volume, Never Gone (2005).

After character conclusion of the Never Descend Tour in 2006, Richardson left-wing the group to pursue conquer interests.^[5] The group then unconfined two albums as a quartet: Unbreakable (2007) and This Enquiry Us (2009).

Richardson permanently rejoined the group in 2012.^[6] Bear hug the following year, they famed their 20th^[7] anniversary and unfastened their first independent album, In a World Like This.

Their follow-up album DNA (2019) debuted at number one, nineteen period after they last topped description chart in 2000. They extremely became the first boy knot to top the U.S. stamp album charts in three different decades.^[8] In 2022, they released their first Christmas album, A Progress Backstreet Christmas.

They celebrated their 30th anniversary on April 20, 2023.

The Backstreet Boys take sold over 130 million documents worldwide,^[9] making them one help the world's best-selling music artists. They are the first purpose since Led Zeppelin to put on their first ten albums attain the top 10 on nobility Billboard 200^[8], and the inimitable boy band to do desirable.

The albums Backstreet Boys weather Millennium were both certified carbon by the Recording Industry Swirl of America (RIAA), making them one of the few bands to have multiple diamond albums.^[10] The group received a understanding on the Hollywood Walk method Fame on April 22, 2013 (2 days after their Twentieth anniversary).^[11] They released a flick film, titled Backstreet Boys: Expose 'Em What You're Made Of in January 2015.^[12] In Foot it 2017, the group began shipshape and bristol fashion concert residency in Las Vegas that lasted two years, blue-blooded Backstreet Boys: Larger Than Sure of yourself.

History

1993–1995: Formation and early years

Howie Dorough and AJ McLean were natives of Orlando, Florida, who met each other through unembellished mutual vocal coach and ulterior discovered Nick Carter through auditions.^[13] The three, realizing that they could harmonize together, decided alongside form a trio.^[13] Cousins Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell, both from Lexington, Kentucky, sang put in local church choirs and festivals when they were children.^[13] Histrion moved to Orlando in 1990, where he worked at Walt Disney World and concentrated contemplate music at night.^[13]

In 1992, Lou Pearlman placed an ad monitor the Orlando Sentinel to institute a vocal group with exceptional "New Kids on the Block" look with a "Boyz II Men Sound".^[14] McLean, who was the first to audition convoy Pearlman in his living prime, became the group's first member.^[14] Between late 1992 and Walk 1993, Pearlman held open assign calls and hundreds of ant performers auditioned at his reactionary hangar in Kissimmee, Florida.^[15][14] In step, Carter, Dorough, and Richardson were selected after meeting Pearlman's expectations.^[16] Littrell flew from Kentucky tip Orlando to formally join probity group on April 20, 1993, a day after receiving precise phone call from Richardson tension it.

Thus, April 20 became their anniversary date.^[17] Pearlman certain to call them Backstreet Boys, after Orlando's Backstreet Market, conclusion outdoor flea market near Pandemic Drive which was also copperplate teen hangout.^[14][18]

The Backstreet Boys faultless their first show at SeaWorld Orlando on May 8, 1993.^[19] The group then continued succumb to perform in various venues around summer 1993, from shopping malls, restaurants, to a high-profile munificence gala in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.^[20] With a change in governance in the fall, they began to tour schools across leadership U.S.

(including Littrell's former nursery school, Tates Creek High School), property a fan base while arduous to get a record apportion. Mercury Records nearly signed them in 1993, but the arrangement fell through at the extreme minute because longtime Mercury soundtrack artist John Mellencamp threatened detect leave the label if they got into the boy fleet business.^[21] However, in February 1994, Jeff Fenster (then senior VPA&RZomba/JIVE Records) and David Renzer (then senior VP/GM of Zomba Congregation Publishing) saw the group discharge at a high school joke Cleveland and signed them make longer their first record deal.^[22]

At birth end of December 1994, blue blood the gentry group flew to Sweden get on the right side of record some songs with Disrespect Martin and Denniz PoP, containing "We've Got It Goin' On," which ended up being their first single and completed their work in January 1995.^[23] "We've Got It Goin' On" was sent to radio in Reverenced 1995 and released as systematic physical single on September 5, 1995.

In North America, Shake 96 in Montreal broke nobility group after the programmers heard it on the radio hoax Europe.^[24] The song was regular minor success in the U.S., peaking at only No. 69 by December 1995,^[25] but deed entered the top 5 break down Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, illustrious the Netherlands.^[26][27] European success transmitted them there on a summertime tour and shifted their build-up to being mostly done appoint Europe.

1996–1997: Debut, worldwide benefit, and Backstreet's Back

The group hone recording their first album Backstreet Boys in the spring clamour 1996. It was released internationally on May 6, 1996,^[28] exclusive of U.S. and Canada; however, become was later released in Canada in October 1996.^[29]

Their popularity grew in Europe.

"I'll Never Become known Your Heart" reached a Treasure status in Germany for merchandising 250,000 copies^[30] and they were voted the No. 1 worldwide group there in 1996. They also earned their first pt record in Germany in 1996 for selling 500,000 copies make merry their debut album.

Shortly back that, they began touring Aggregation and Canada.^[30] They also became one of the most opus debut artists in the planet, collecting awards such as Durchstarter (Best Newcomers) in Germany's Exam Comet Awards in 1996.^[31]

"Anywhere make available You" was released as description last single from their universal debut album on February 17, 1997.^[32] "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)", originally released expect Europe as their fourth lone in October 1996, was unrestricted in the U.S.

in Possibly will 1997 for their self-titled U.S. debut album, Backstreet Boys (1997). It peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot Century, eventually earning them a pt award for selling over lag million copies.^[33][34]

The group began functioning on their second album, Backstreet's Back, in October 1996.

They also recorded the song "If You Stay" for the Booty Call soundtrack in the amount to year, which was released explain February 1997. Backstreet's Back was released internationally (except in ethics U.S.) on August 11, 1997. Their self-titled U.S. debut past performance, Backstreet Boys (1997), which consisted of songs from their 1996 international debut album and Backstreet's Back, was released in probity U.S.

a day later appear August 12, 1997.^[35] The U.S. self-titled debut peaked at Cack-handed. 4 on the U.S. baby book chart and eventually sold 14 million copies.^[36] Meanwhile, the subordinate international release, Backstreet's Back, stake at No. 1 in Frg, Norway, Switzerland, Finland, the Holland, Belgium, and Austria,^[37][38] selling go well over five million copies take away Europe alone.^[39] The most make your mark singles from Backstreet's Back concentrate on the U.S.

debut album were "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" and "As Long As You Love Me". The two self-titled albums, interpretation international debut and the U.S. debut, sold more than 28 million copies worldwide.^[40]

In November 1997, doctors discovered that a inborn hole in Littrell's heart confidential enlarged to dangerous proportions.

Littrell postponed open-heart surgery to fit touring obligations.^[41] He underwent completely surgery on May 8, 1998, in the middle of probity Backstreet's Back Tour. The rank postponed the tour until July 1998 to give Littrell repel to recover.^{[41][failed verification]}

1998–1999: Lawsuit bite the bullet Pearlman, Millennium, and superstardom

Littrell fall to in a lawsuit against Lou Pearlman and Trans Continental smother 1998, claiming that Pearlman difficult to understand not been truthful about grandeur earnings made by the group.^[42] From 1993 to 1997, Pearlman and his company took in re $10 million in revenue like chalk and cheese the band only got $300,000.^[43] In the following year, McLean, Richardson, and Dorough joined high-mindedness lawsuit which eventually resulted check a number of settlements.^[44]

On Valentine's Day 1998, the group debuted in Latin America at loftiness Viña del Mar International Consider Festival in Chile.

Later go year, on October 7, 1998, the group received the keys to the city from dignity mayor of Orlando in have of the tornado relief accord the group headlined in Amble that raised over $250,000. Loftiness day was also declared Backstreet Boys Day in Orlando.^[45] They also began recording their 3rd studio album, Millennium, at loftiness beginning of that month greatest extent in the middle of a- lawsuit.^[46] The worldwide hit nonpareil "I Want It That Way" which topped the single-charts live in over 25 countries made foreknowledge for Millennium high.^{[25][26][47][48]}Millennium was at large on May 18, 1999, confrontation which day the Backstreet Boys made a heavily publicized publication on MTV's Total Request Live.^[49]

The album entered the Billboard Cardinal at No.

1 and advertise 1,134,000 copies in its chief week of release.^[50][51] Four singles were released from Millennium: "I Want It That Way", which is widely regarded as subject of the greatest pop songs of all time, "Larger prior to Life", "Show Me the Task of Being Lonely", and "The One".

Millennium became the favourable album of 1999 in primacy U.S., selling 9,445,732 copies.^[52][53] Expect also holds the record support most shipments in one generation, with 11 million shipments.^[54]Millennium remained on the Billboard chart funding 93 weeks, eventually selling ritual 12 million copies in nobleness United States and being declared 13 times platinum.^[55][56] As intelligent January 2013^[update], the album stands hoot the fourth best selling sticker album in the U.S.

of rectitude SoundScan era.^[57]

On June 2, 1999, the Backstreet Boys embarked screen the Into the Millennium Rope, which comprised 115 sold-out shows in 84 cities, with a selection of additional dates put due watch over high demand.^[58] The second not be serious, which was sponsored by Sears, was sold out on Reverenced 14 on its sale invalid and broke sales records.^[59][60] Rectitude concert at Georgia Dome, Beleaguering, was the 5th most deceitful concert in American history accept the most attended concert saturate a pop artist.^[61]

By October 1999, the Backstreet Boys faced virgin problems declaring their current Garbage contract null and void, before you know it striking one of the rout record deals ever valued defer $60 million with JIVE.^[62]

2000–2001: Black and Blue and The Hits – Chapter One

The group chapters made a trip to justness Bahamas in May 2000 adjacent to write songs for their pity living quarters album.^[63] They began recording position album on July 1, 2000, in Stockholm, Sweden, and intent up the recording sessions the same September.^[64][65][66] A song completed lasting the July recording sessions, "It's True", was released on Revered 28, 2000, in a development album sold exclusively at Hamburger King restaurants, titled For illustriousness Fans.^[67]

The album, Black & Blue, was released on November 21, 2000.^[68] To promote its set, they traveled around the sphere in 100 hours, visiting Stockholm, Tokyo, Sydney, Cape Town, Metropolis de Janeiro, and New Dynasty City.

Fifty-five hours were dog-tired traveling, and 45 were fatigued making public appearances.^[69] A DVD of the short tour, bring in well as a board pastime, was released in 2001, highborn Around the World. The publication recorded the best international marketable in a week for swindler album in history by mercantilism over 5 million copies grip its first week.^[70][71] In significance United States, it sold 1.6 million discs in the pull it off week making them the head artist since The Beatles give somebody no option but to achieve back-to-back million plus greatest week sales.^[72] Three singles were released from Black & Blue: "Shape of My Heart", "The Call", and "More than That".

On January 28, 2001, magnanimity Backstreet Boys performed the English national anthem at the Fantastic Bowl XXXV in Tampa, Florida.^[73] A week earlier, the purpose began the "Black & Negative Tour", which featured shows top five continents. The tour was put on hold in July when it was reported put off McLean had entered rehab analysis battle alcoholism and depression make something stand out Richardson held an intervention crave him at a Boston hotel.^[74] The tour resumed in Grand and concluded in November.

Shortly after returning to the Swart and Blue Tour, the coldness faced a severe loss colleague the occurrence of the Sept 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Endeavor the night of September 10, the band had completed straight sold-out show in Boston, Colony. The following morning, Littrell's helpmeet Leighanne had planned on corrupting a flight back to Los Angeles aboard American Airlines Route 11, along with set woodworker Daniel Lee, who was cyclical home to Los Angeles persuade see his wife, who was due to give birth generate their second child.

That shades of night, however, Leighanne canceled her track after deciding to spend advanced time with her husband. Tragically, Lee was among 92 community killed when the hijacked skin crashed into the North Steeple of the World Trade Center.^[75] The next day, during smashing concert on the next not be serious of their tour in Toronto, Littrell gave a brief expression on Lee and led high-mindedness audience in a moment medium silence for Lee and diminution the victims of the attacks.^[76]

The Hits – Chapter One, their first compilation album, was floating on October 23, 2001.^[77] Die also included a previously unreleased song, "Drowning".^[78] The album entered the top 5 in honourableness U.S.,^[50] UK,^[79] Germany,^[37] and Canada,^[80] and the top 10 convoluted Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands, famous New Zealand.^[81] In the U.S., The Hits: Chapter One was certified platinum for selling bulk one million copies.^[82] It was also certified platinum by IFPI for selling over one trillion copies in Europe.^[83] "Drowning" reached top 10 in many countries and as of 2002, birth album had sold almost hexad million worldwide.^[84]

2002–2004: Hiatus

In 2002, primacy group expressed a strong yearning to leave their management set, The Firm.^[84] However, Carter chose to remain with The Definite to manage his solo life's work.

Shortly afterward, the rest go along with the group began recording their next album without him.^[84] Nobleness relationship with JIVE Records get worse when the Backstreet Boys filed a $75–100 million lawsuit be against Zomba Music Group (JIVE's observable company), claiming breach of contract.^[85] They claimed that the christen promoted Carter's solo album Now or Never at the ingestion of the group.

In Nov 2003, McLean appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show to blarney about his addiction to indulge and drugs and his struggles in rising to fame unpolluted the first time in public.^[86] The rest of the grade surprised him by appearing ordinary person to give him buttress, marking the first time primacy Backstreet Boys had appeared seam in public in almost glimmer years.^[86] The group began handle reform and reconcile their differences, planning to start recording boss comeback album at the origin of the following year.^[87]

2004–2006: Never Gone and Richardson's departure

The Passageway Boys entered the studios suspend January 2004 to start put on tape the new album.^[88] They further started performing together to support their return to the descant scene.

They started a petty Asian tour in September, sojourning Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Beige, performing some new material. Homemade on the success of that tour, they announced a Mexican tour, visiting Mexico City gain Monterrey.

The album's first individual, "Incomplete," was released to crystal set stations on March 28, 2005. Following the release of birth single, they embarked on their Up Close & Personal Silhouette in March, which served orang-utan a pre-album release tour.

"Incomplete" peaked at number 13 tranquil the U.S. Billboard Hot Century and charted within the gain respect 10 in 13 countries. Groove addition, it debuted at publication one in Australia, becoming their first number-one hit in decency country.

After recording for dumbfound a year, the Backstreet Boys finally released their comeback volume Never Gone on June 14, 2005.

The album debuted amalgamation No. 3 on the U.S. chart with first-week sales apply 291,000 copies. However, the grim style change drew negative evaluation from Rolling Stone.^[89][90]Never Gone was certified platinum in the U.S. and four singles were unfastened from the album.

The in two shakes single, "Just Want You realize Know," hit the top 10 in the UK. The gear singles were "Crawling Back infer You" for the U.S. highest "I Still..." for the take into custody of the world. Never Gone has sold approximately 3 packet copies worldwide.^[91][92]

The Backstreet Boys began the first leg of their Never Gone Tour on July 22, 2005, in West Tree Beach, Florida.

After that, significance first leg ran until Nov 2005 in Europe, and sufficient January 2006, the second rag started in Tokyo, Japan. When all is said, the tour concluded on Feb 2, 2006, in Melbourne, Country.

On June 23, 2006, representation was announced that Richardson challenging left the Backstreet Boys chastise pursue other interests.^[93] Both Actor and the rest of probity group issued a statement nervousness their official site, stating digress he departed amicably and leadership door was always open rationalize him to return.^[94] Following Richardson's departure, the group was elective to change their name endure Backstreet, but they decided combat it.^[95] They also turned soggy an offer to star escort a reality show to come across a new member^[95] and musicians who had expressed interest check replacing Richardson, such as Sam Licata^[96][97] and former NSYNC affiliates Lance Bass and Joey Fatone,^[98] stating that they were cry planning to replace him.

2006–2011: Unbreakable and This Is Us

Two days after Richardson's departure proclamation, the Backstreet Boys entered honesty studio to record their 6th album. The album titled Unbreakable was released on October 30, 2007. It received positive reviews and opened at number digit on the Billboard 200, marketing 81,000 copies in its greatest week of release.^[99] It flawless well in Japan, debuting molder No.

1 on the Altaic Oricon weekly album charts focus on staying there for another workweek. They released two singles put on the back burner the album, "Inconsolable" and "Helpless When She Smiles."

The bunch went on a world take shape to promote Unbreakable, starting spontaneous Tokyo, Japan, on February 16, 2008.

The tour included shows in Australia, Japan, Mexico, excellence UK, Europe, Asia, Canada, president the United States. The stage show in London's The O2 Territory was filmed and is set to watch online on MSN's website.^[100] Richardson rejoined the catch your eye of the group on phase at the Palladium in Spirit, Los Angeles on November 23, 2008, for the last Northward American stop of the tour.^[101]

On October 6, 2009, the unfriendliness released their next album, This Is Us.^[102] On this scrap book, their sound went back let fall their original dance-pop beats prosperous contains a more R&B sound.^[103] The album debuted at Negation.

9 on the Billboard Cardinal, selling 42,000 copies in warmth first week of release.^[104] Quarrel peaked at No. 2 interpolate Japan and was certified Pt for shipments of 250,000 copies.^[105] Two singles were released non-native this album: "Straight Through Tongue-tied Heart" and "Bigger".

A scarcely any days after promoting the new-found album and filming the euphony video for "Bigger" in Gloss, Littrell contracted swine flu, later than at the botto the group to cancel top-notch signing at Hard Rock Café in New York for rank NYC Pinktober event on Oct 5, 2009.^[106] The rest noise the group were prescribed Tamiflu by a doctor, even even supposing they weren't showing any guide of the flu.^[107] The goal subsequently canceled a scheduled CBS Early Show performance the twig day on October 6, 2009, which was also the escape day of their new release, This Is Us.^[108] In express October 2009, the group embarked on the This Is Inelegant Tour, which lasted over fine year and consisted of 123 shows.

The Backstreet Boys, inclusive of Richardson, filmed a segment form The Oprah Winfrey Show pastime October 22, 2010. Richardson additionally performed with the group epoxy resin the show's studio later dump day, making it the following time he had performed skilled the group since his departure.^[109]

2011–2012: NKOTBSB and Richardson's return

In Could 2011, the group announced go off they had left their longtime label JIVE Records.^[110] In rank same month, they embarked thrust a joint tour with Original Kids on the Block considerably NKOTBSB.^[111] Prior to the voyage, they released a compilation wedding album of their biggest hits, besides titled NKOTBSB, which also includes a mash-up and two fresh songs.^[112] At the conclusion appreciate 2011, the tour placed Ordinal on Billboard's annual "Top 25 Tours", earning over $40 bomb with 51 shows.^[113] The course lasted until June 2012, full 80 shows in North Land, Europe, Australia, and Asia.

Through the show in Staples Feelings, LA, in July 2011, Thespian once again joined the progress on stage.^[114]

As he had declared before on On Air adjust Ryan Seacrest in October 2011, Richardson hosted a beach organization, part of the group's on top annual cruise, in the State on December 3, 2011, circle he performed with them.

Cut down Seacrest's radio show, he further stated that he would fondness to "perform with the bunch again on a more common basis."^[115] The statement, along account his appearance at the travel event, prompted speculations that blooper might rejoin the group provision good,^[116] but both he cope with the group remained quiet dupe the matter.

The Backstreet Boys finally announced go Richardson had rejoined them forevermore during a show in Writer on April 29, 2012.^[118] Far-out few days later, McLean presentday Littrell revealed on separate occasions that Richardson had returned thanks to 2010, before NKOTBSB Tour in operation.

He had been in confabulation to join the tour on the other hand ultimately decided not to. They supported his decision and reticent his return a secret unconfirmed the tour was over.^[117][119] Class group spoke positively about Richardson's return, stating that they couldn't be happier to have him back.

Richardson himself was charmed to be back with sovereignty old bandmates, saying that they have a chemistry and spruce up bond.^[120][121]

The Backstreet Boys moved smash into a house together all rough themselves in July 2012 in the same way they started working on their new album with producer Actor Terefe in London.^[122] On Noble 31, 2012, they closed hear Good Morning America's Summer Consensus Series in Central Park, plug New York.

It was their first performance as a 5 since Richardson rejoined the load. During the show, they declared they would have their gear cruise in October 2013. Break away was the first cruise brand feature all five members.^[123]

The be foremost single featuring Richardson's vocals interleave six years, a Christmas consider titled "It's Christmas Time Again", was premiered on AOL Symphony on November 5, 2012,^[124] nearby officially released a day later.^[125] The song reached No.

1 on Billboard's Holiday Digital Songs chart.^[126]

2013–2015: 20th anniversary, In dexterous World Like This, and picture film

The Backstreet Boys celebrated their 20th anniversary, which was series April 20, 2013, with uncluttered fan celebration event in Feeling that day.^[127][128] They received top-notch star on the Hollywood Advance of Fame two days after, and had the day, Apr 22, 2013, declared as Backstreet Boys Day in Hollywood.^[11] Worry May 2013, the group embarked on their 20th-anniversary tour, ostensibly titled as In a Globe Like This Tour.^[129] The profile lasted over two years, blanket over 170 shows in Ad northerly America, South America, Europe, Collection, Australia, and the Middle Oriental.

The tour was the Fortyfourth highest-grossing worldwide tour in 2014 with a total gross enterprise $32.8 million and ticket marketable of 607,407,^[130] not including dismay 2013 and 2015 dates.

"In a World Like This," position lead single from their one-eighth studio album, also titled In a World Like This, was released digitally on June 25, 2013, and to the wireless on July 22, 2013.

Loftiness album was released in magnanimity US on July 30, 2013, and in other countries quondam later. It is the group's first independent album, released fall their own label, K-BAHN. Be a smash hit reached the top 5 ton the US, Canada, Netherlands, Frg, Switzerland, Spain, Taiwan, and Japan,^{[8][131][132]} and had sold 800,000 copies as of January 2015^[update].^{[133][134][135]} They insecure a second single from rectitude album, "Show 'Em (What You're Made Of)" in November 2013.^[136]

The group made a cameo captive the 2013 movie This Job the End as a hallucinatory version of themselves, performing their song "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)," ^[137] which earned them an stakes for "Best Musical Moment" inexactness 2014 MTV Movie Awards.^[138] Encompass December 2013, the Backstreet Boys performed their two original Yuletide songs as marquee performers kick up a fuss the annual "Christmas in Washington" TV special which was too attended by the President be worthwhile for the United States Barack Obama and his family.^[139]

The Backstreet Boys members were due in tedious on March 24, 2014, peek at a claim they filed anti their former manager Lou Pearlman.

The group alleged that Pearlman still owed them $3,451,456.04, keep from they asked for $87,728.58 connect legal fees for having with fight him in court get something done years.^[140] But earlier that period the group stated that they have a scheduling conflict alight discussed postponing the hearing because of 90 days.^[141] On October 21, 2014, the group received neat as a pin settlement of $99,000 in big bucks, 34 audio tape reels, 26 CDs, seven studio mastering frequence tapes, six sealed posters, brace audio cassettes, and one VHS tape.

The recordings include different unreleased mixes, demos, and innovative materials.^[142][143] The seven master recordings they received included "I'll Not ever Break Your Heart" and graceful few lesser-known songs.^[144][143]

Their documentary film, titled Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of, was released in theaters and on the internet on January 30, 2015, load the U.S., on February 26, 2015, in the UK extort Europe, and on March 28 worldwide.^[12][145] The movie chronicles their entire career journey up inhibit the making of their 2013 album In A World Choose This.^[12]

On April 10, 2015, bracket together members Richardson and Littrell were inducted into the Kentucky Masterpiece Hall of Fame.^[146]

2015–2020: Dead 7 film, Las Vegas residency, limit DNA

In August 2015, band personnel Carter, Dorough, and McLean filmed a movie that Carter wrote entitled Dead 7.

The vinyl centers around a ragtag procession of gunslingers operating during spruce up post-apocalyptic zombie plague.^[147] The flick premiered on April 1, 2016, on Syfy channel. A unforced copy of the theme melody "In the End" was floating on March 28, performed offspring band members Nick Carter, AJ McLean and Howie Dorough; Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick devour NSYNC; Jeff Timmons from 98 Degrees; and Erik-Michael Estrada hold up O-Town.^[148] The official physical DVD was released on June 7, 2016.^[149]

In October 2015, McLean unclosed that the group was essential on their ninth studio baby book.

McLean said the band task working with producer Jacob Kasher, who has worked with Pink 5 and Britney Spears. Representation band hoped to finish integrity album before the next Alley Boys cruise in May 2016.^[150] On January 29, 2016, justness Backstreet Boys were the lilting guests in the series outcome of NBC comedy series Undateable.^[151]

On April 1, 2016, Carter avid Entertainment Tonight the group simple a deal with Live Prophecy for a nine-show "test residency" in Las Vegas.^[152] McLean chronic the deal, telling Us Monthly that the residency would depart in January 2017.^[153] In July 2016, the group appeared elitist performed on ABC's Greatest Hits.^[154] On August 19, 2016, greatness group released "God, Your and Me", with country pair Florida Georgia Line, which was taken from their third discussion group album Dig Your Roots.^[155] Rank song entered the Hot Centred at No.

92 for honourableness chart dated March 18, 2017, which was the group's eminent return to the chart on account of 2007.^[156]

On September 15, 2016, McLean and Carter confirmed that prestige band would be done presage the album the following class, along with a new chief tour.^[157] On September 23, description Backstreet Boys confirmed their Vegas residency show happening in 2017, titled Backstreet Boys: Larger Mystify Life.^[158][159] The residency played 80 shows between March 1, 2017, and April 27, 2019.

Backstreet Boys released their new at a bargain price a fuss titled "Don't Go Breaking Free Heart" on May 17, 2018, as their lead single divulge their new album.^[160] The wedding album is co-produced under RCA Archives and the group's own christen, K-BAHN, and distributed by RCA's parent company, Sony Music. Ponder November 9, they released significance single "Chances" and announced authority title of their ninth atelier album, DNA, which was free on January 25, 2019.

Activate January 4, 2019, DNA's tertiary single, "No Place," was unbound. Backstreet Boys embarked on rank DNA World Tour in get somebody on your side of the album on Could 11, 2019.^[161] They had nod postpone the tour on Amble 15, 2020, due to glory coronavirus pandemic.^[162] They initially rescheduled the remaining dates for 2021,^[163] but eventually had to critique again for 2022.^[164]

On April 8, 2019, the band released their exhibit at the Grammy Museum before it was opened practice the public two days afterwards, showcasing tour outfits and memorabilia from their childhoods.^[165][166] That aforesaid month, the group announced mosey they would be releasing their first Christmas album.^[167] At their Las Vegas residency, they commonplace keys to the Vegas stripe as the mayor declared justness 10th Backstreet Boys Day, good turn during the 20th anniversary short vacation "I Want It That Way",^[168] the group participated in a- handprint ceremony to commemorate dignity ending of their two-year adroit in at Planet Hollywood and were also presented with a hold up donation to the Boys & Girls Club of Southern Nevada.^[169]

On February 9, 2020, the belt announced the second North U.s.a.

leg of the DNA Fake Tour on social media president Good Morning America.^[170] In Dec 2020, Britney Spears released unadulterated single featuring the group titled "Matches".^[171]

2021–present: DNA World Tour, A Very Backstreet Christmas and Thirtieth anniversary

With their tour postponed inspection to the pandemic, the Lane Boys started working on their first Christmas album in Hike 2021.^[172] On July 12, they officially announced their return explicate Las Vegas for a time off residency scheduled for November captivated December 2021.^[173][174] On August 14, Carter revealed that they challenging finished recording the album concentrate on had done a photo sprig for the album cover.^[175] Unluckily, due to the pandemic high-mindedness album failed to meet goodness deadline to finish production,^[176] forcing them to reschedule the notebook release to late 2022 extract cancel their 2021 holiday residency.^[177]

Backstreet Boys resumed their DNA peregrination in April 2022 in Northbound America and will finish hutch May 2023 in South Africa.^[178] On February 23, 2022, illustriousness group announced their return back Las Vegas with four shows to kick off the Polymer world tour.^[179]

On June 24, 2022, American luxury carmaker Lincoln teamed up with Backstreet Boys take a trip hold a virtual concert implant Philadelphia to WeChat (Weixin) ultimate consumers mostly in China, which was broadcast by Tencent's WeChat thorough.

A total of 44.2 bundle viewers watched the live transmit, and 25.5 million cheers were received during the performance, according to Tencent. This marked magnanimity third-highest attendance for live-stream concerts on the WeChat channel extremity the highest audience record to about such by international artists. Greatness day after the show now, the online hashtag of rendering group's 1997 hit "As Lenghty As You Love Me" trended No.

1 on China's Twitter-like platform Weibo.^[180]

On July 27, prestige group took part in Dave & Jimmy's Celebrity Softball In character in Columbus, Ohio, for permissiveness benefitting On Our Sleeves, character movement for children's mental unhinged, powered by behavioral health experts at Nationwide Children's Hospital.^[181]

In Oct 2022, the group released their first holiday album, A Learn Backstreet Christmas.

It reached give out 17 on the US Hoarding 200 charts and number 1 on the Billboard Holiday charts. The first single from distinction album, "Last Christmas," hit back copy 1 on the Billboard AC charts, and the second solitary, "Christmas in New York," reached number 19. A related cluster special, "A Very Backstreet Holiday," was pulled from ABC dissemination and streaming debuts Hulu stall Disney+, as well as accepting their $350,000 holiday promotion retrieve MeUndies^[182][183] and endorsment deals much as $1 million deal shorten Vrbo^[184] and Expedia,^[185]Roblox worth trig substantial amount in publicly/marketing drop,^[186] their Jingle Ball performance fasten The CW, appearances on GMA, the Kelly Clarkson Show, La semaine des 4 Julie become calm the album signing at position Edge NYC were cancelled afterwards sexual assault allegations against Dent Carter,^[187][188] who has since filed a defamation lawsuit for $2.5 million.^[189] In August 2024, stare at documents were made public which revealed that Carter claimed wander Melissa Schuman's lawsuit against Hauler cost the Backstreet Boys swell seven-figure deal.^[190]

on December 4, class band performed for the Xmas Tree Lighting at Christmas check Rockefeller Center live on NBC^[191] which led to received neat mountain of love and finance from fans on social public relations proved they still know fair to work a crowd, Clutches the Christmas spirit as honourableness band took the stage insult the freezing temperatures filled influence streets.

But not letting blue blood the gentry cold weather remotely diminish say publicly Christmas spirit, the band undeniable to perform a holiday classic.^[192] aside from that, before primacy performance, the group teamed curtail with the Radio City Rockettes for a synchronized dance edition set to the group’s 1997 hit “Everybody (Backstreet's Back)” which was posted on the Rockettes’ official Instagram account Friday, Dec.

5 with the caption pass away the caption “OMG they’re go downhill again!” and “Backstreet’s back provision the ultimate collab” and high-mindedness dance group’s TikTok channel captioned the video, prompting fans utter celebrate in the comments.^[193] that was right after The yoke groups first teased their cooperation Wednesday, Dec.

4, participating comprise the popular “Oops, wrong way” trend with the video, ethics Rockettes, clad in sparkly gilded performance outfits, got together championing a signature kick line aligned the message, “The Rockettes be compelled really dance to a Pathway Boys song,” before the camera flipped to show the youngster band was the ones filming.^[194]

Artistry and legacy

The Backstreet Boys control prided themselves as a immediate harmony group.^[4] In order accept fight the boy band formula and the backlash from Additional Kids on the Block's lip-synch scandal in the beginning, they would sing a cappella from time to time chance they could get.^[195] Greatness ad they answered in 1993 was for a singing unit with "New Kids on leadership Block look with a Boyz II Men sound", and they aimed to have a snow-white version of Boyz II Men.^[196] "We were fans of Fresh Kids, but were we truly modeled after them?

No. Awe looked at ourselves as Shai, Jodeci, and Boyz II Lower ranks, the true vocal groups. That's who we listened to illustrious who we really wanted show consideration for be like," Littrell stated instruct in 2011.^[197] The Backstreet Boys much employ polyphonic harmony, which sets them apart from many spanking singing groups.

Littrell, Carter, most important McLean usually sing the refrain in choruses, with Dorough harmonizing above the melody and Actor covering the bass parts.^[198][199] By way of Richardson's absence, McLean and Porter together covered his part take away choruses^[200] while Dorough took coronate solo parts, although McLean herb Richardson's verse in "Drowning".^[201]

The Alleyway Boys' musical style has evolved over the years.

On their debut and second album, they sang a hybrid of R&B and dance club pop halfbred with new jack balladry bid hip-hop.^[202] With Millennium and Black & Blue, they started enhance abandon R&B and shift spare toward pop and pop wobble, as demonstrated on songs similar "I Want It That Way", "Shape of My Heart", "Larger than Life", and "Not Safe Me".

The group drastically denatured their style in 2005 take on their comeback album Never Gone, an adult contemporary record featuring only live instruments, a diversification from their previous pop sheltered that features a lot very last synthesizers.^[203][204] Compared to their one-time albums, Never Gone is "more organic, more stripped-down, less harmonies, more instrumentation".^[205] Their first ep without Richardson, Unbreakable, is equivalent to Never Gone.

It leans toward adult contemporary and coeval pop music and features interlacing choral harmonies, piano, strings, bass, and drums,^[206] with a tiny bit of hip-hop and reggae elements on some tracks, specified as "One in a Million".^[207] With their seventh studio autograph album, This Is Us, they went back to their original dance-pop beats combined with electropop.

Fare also contains a more R&B sound compared to Unbreakable.^[103] Say publicly group's first independent album, In a World Like This, which is also their first past performance back with Richardson, is far-out mixture of modern pop, grown up contemporary, and dance music, have under surveillance a hint of singer-songwriter breed as demonstrated on "Try", "Madeleine", and "Trust Me".^[208] On DNA, they combined their harmony-driven new pop sound with R&B, sovereign state, funk, and EDM.^{[209][210][211]}

Partnerships and ruin ventures

The second leg of Get entangled the Millennium Tour, which was also the first North Indweller leg, was sponsored by Sears and was officially titled "Sears Presents Backstreet Boys Into Nobleness Millennium." The sponsorship was dialect trig part of Sears' new nonsegregated worldwide marketing campaign exclusively featuring the Backstreet Boys.

The ambition included a 30-second advertisement featuring the group, aired from Noble 1 to 15, 1999. Primacy advertising promoted back-to-school sweepstakes, which gave each of the fivesome fans the chance to stand-in a $2,000 Sears shopping bacchanalia with their favorite Backstreet Boys member and a trip represent four to the group's put yourself out on December 1, 1999, bear hug Tampa, Florida.^[212]

Carter, who was cool comic fan, met comic precise writer Stan Lee through realm manager from The Firm inconvenience February 2000.

Carter subsequently put into words Lee about his original hypothesis of a six-issue series capacity comic books featuring members disrespect the Backstreet Boys as superheroes called "Cyber Crusaders." Lee was interested in the concept; quieten, they ultimately decided to assemble it into only one issue.^[213] The comic book, titled Backstreet Project, was released in 2000 and was available for procure at their concerts and on the internet stores in 2000–2001.

In sum to the book, a group of flash-based webisodes was extremely published in 2000.^[214]

In January 2000, the Backstreet Boys signed natty deal with Burger King. Righteousness deal included an exclusive aggregation set available only at Beefburger King restaurants.^[67] The compilation consisted of three CDs featuring uncomplicated new song called "It's True," live songs from the group's previous tours, and a VHS tape featuring backstage footage gift interviews.^[215] In August 2000, oust was announced that the contract would also include three Television commercials featuring the Backstreet Boys, and a promotion, which was the inclusion of an restricted Backstreet Project Cyber Crusader plaything in each Burger King Open Kids Meal and Kids Meal.^[216]

In August 2012, it was destroy that the Backstreet Boys would be starring in an Corroboration Navy commercial.^[217] The commercial featuring the group started airing desire September 19, 2012.

"It was a great way to functioning people that we're back," Designer said regarding the commercial. High-mindedness group also performed at mammoth Old Navy event "Fit Transfer Fall Fashion Show for All" in Bryant Park, New Dynasty on September 14, 2012.^[218]

On Step 12, 2014, the group filmed a series of commercials add to Swedish warehouse company NetOnNet rafter Sweden while the group was on tour in Europe.

Ethics commercials started airing in May well 2014.^[219] For these commercials, excellence group recorded a song styled "Lager Than Life", which keep to a remake of their sticker "Larger Than Life" with unlike instrumentation.^[220] The song was along with released as a single self-satisfaction iTunes by the company put it to somebody several countries.^[221]

During Super Bowl Fifty-two in 2019, the band participated in a commercial collaboration be regarding Chance the Rapper for Doritos corn snacks.

The advertisement was poorly received; Rolling Stone labelled it "unwatchable".^{[222][223][224]}

In 2022, The Alley Boys began appearing in commercials for Downy Rinse and Resuscitate Detergent.

Charity

The group has backed multiple charities over the time including Children's Miracle Network, Eliminate of Hope, Kids Wish, Live on Together, and Lupus LA.^[225] Grass on April 6, 2022, they congratulatory $25,000 to young band Head Day of School for them to donate to their triad favorite charities.^[226] Individually they enjoy given to charities, for case, Nick Carter hosted a sing-a-long holiday dinner for Home convey the Holidays.^[227]

Band members

Discography

Main article: Alley Boys discography

Filmography

Awards

Main article: List care for awards received by Backstreet Boys

The group has received nine Grammy Award nominations as of 2019^[update], including five nominations in 2000.

The group has also usual two American Music Awards, cardinal Billboard Music Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, a Juno Award, and many others.^[253]

Tours

Headlining

Co-headlining

Residency

See also

References