| 3-17-00 |
Mariah Carey, D'Angelo, Backstreet on Board for Divas 2000: -Spin
Mariah Carey, who kicks off her U.S. tour in support of Rainbow on Saturday, March 18 in Las Vegas, will be in New York City on April 8 to tape the latest installment of VH1's Divas series at the Theater at Madison Square Garden.
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| 3-16-00 |
Sound Bites: Shania, Elton, KISS -Wall of Sound
Shania Is Best- Selling Solo Female — Ever Shania Twain could retitle her hit "Man! I Feel Like a Best- Selling Woman!" The RIAA has just certified the country crossover sensation's CD Come on Over for sales of more than 17 million in the United States, making her the best- selling solo female artist in the history of recorded music.
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| 3-15-00 |
BSB's A.J. To Launch Mini-Tour -Rolling Stone
Backstreet Boy, A.J. McLean -- he of the nefarious facial hair -- is temporarily breaking out on his own for a series of solo performances under the nom de gig of Johnny No Name.
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| 3-15-00 |
NEWS FLASH: Backstreet Boy To Cover Eminem, STP On Solo Tour -SonicNet
The Backstreet Boys' North American tour, Into The Millennium, ends on Wednesday (March 15) night in Toronto, but singer A.J. McLean won't be off the road for long.
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| 3-15-00 |
Backstreet Boy To Cover Eminem, STP On Solo Tour -SonicNet
The Backstreet Boys' North American tour, Into the Millennium, ends on Wednesday (March 15) night in Toronto, but singer A.J. McLean won't be off the road for long.
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| 3-11-00 |
Backstreet Boys Become 1999's Top Money-Making Musicians -SonicNet
Pop superstars the Backstreet Boys hauled in $60 million from their albums, touring and merchandise last year, making them the top-earning musicians on Forbes magazine's list of the world's 100 highest-paid entertainers and athletes.
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| 3-8-00 |
Backstreet Boys Ticket Buyers Beware! -LAUNCH
(3/8/00, 10 a.m. ET) - The Backstreet Boys have posted a statement on their official website (www.backstreetboys.com) warning fans not to fall for ticket scams on the popular Internet auction site, Ebay.
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| 3-8-00 |
Backstreet Boys Warn Fans -Wall of Sound
Those Backstreet Boys are always looking out for their fans. Not only have they intentionally kept their ticket prices low, but now they're also warning people to watch out for scalpers.
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| 3-8-00 |
Students Suspended For Immoral Behavior — Seeing The Backstreet Boys -SonicNet
A private school in San Antonio that doesn't find clean-cut teen idols the Backstreet Boys as wholesome as a lot of rock and pop fans do suspended four students last week for seeing the group in concert.
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| 3-6-00 |
Madonna Tops U.K. Singles Charts -Wall of Sound
Madonna dislodged All Saints from the top of the U.K. charts Sunday, as her cover of Don McLean's classic "American Pie" bowed at No. 1. All Saints, whose "Pure Shores" had been on top for two weeks, slipped a notch to No.
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| 3-1-00 |
Chart Watch: Santana, Santana, Santana -Wall of Sound
The Grammys are finally behind us, but the music that was involved certainly isn't, and plenty of Grammy winners and nominees — including, of course, Santana's Supernatural — saw healthy gains in sales receipts.
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| 2-29-00 |
Editorial: Cher Snubbed by Grammy? -Wall of Sound
By Deborah Wilker She gave CBS seven years; the network couldn't give her seven minutes? What should have been a moment of triumph for Cher was unceremoniously yanked away from her by the Grammy folks last week.
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| 2-24-00 |
Santana Sweeps Grammys, Ties Michael Jackson -Wall of Sound
There was no doubt whose night it was — by the time the Grammy ceremony started, Santana had already won six of the coveted awards. The 52- year- old Santana and his comeback effort, Supernatural , ended up taking home eight statues, including Album of the Year and Record of the Year, while his hit single, "Smooth," netted its writers, Itaal Shur and Matchbox 20's Rob Thomas, Song of the Year honors.
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| 2-24-00 |
Santana Wins 8 Grammys, Ties Jackson's Record: -Spin
Carlos Santana's comeback disc Supernatural earned a record-tying 8 Grammy awards last night (the disc was up for 11 in total), including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year (for "Smooth," the chart topping duet with Matchbox 20's Rob Thomas).
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| 2-23-00 |
Chart Watch: Grammy Time -Wall of Sound
Hey, we all know the role the charts play in the music industry. It's a business, after all, and the business is selling CDs. But there's one event more important than the weekly release of sales information — and it's not the Billboard, MTV, or American Music awards.
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| 2-23-00 |
Grammys Finalize Performer, Presenter List -Rolling Stone
On the eve of the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences has announced a final wave of performers and presenters.
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| 2-22-00 |
Grammy Guide: Who's Performing What -Wall of Sound
LOS ANGELES — The Backstreet Boys singing backup for Elton John. Britney Spears with a short new hairdo. A Latin medley with Marc Anthony, Buena Vista Social Club, and Ricky Martin.
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| 2-22-00 |
Will Smith, Sisquo, Badu Among Grammy Additions : -Spin
Will Smith (with DJ Jazzy Jeff), Dru Hill's breakout solo star Sisquo, nominee Diana Krall (with Erykah Badu), Joshua Bell, Edgar Meyer, and the Backstreet Boys with Elton John have just been added to tomorrow night's Grammy performers line-up, according to sources (Sting, Marc Anthony, Poncho Sanchez, Chucho Valdes, Cheb Mami, Ibrahim Ferrer, Santana, Backstreet Boys, TLC, Ricky Martin, Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill, Whitney Houston, Kid Rock and Britney Spears have already been tapped to perform).
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| 2-18-00 |
Really Randoms: Backstreet Boys, Bjork -Rolling Stone
You can tear down the Tiger Beat photos and stop testing out how your first name sounds paired with their surnames, because Backstreet Boys Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell are both officially off-the-market.
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| 2-17-00 |
Two Backstreet Boys Engaged -Wall of Sound
That snapping sound you hear is the breaking hearts of teenage girls everywhere. Two-fifths of the Backstreet Boys, Kevin Richardson and Brian Littrell, have announced their engagements.
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| 2-16-00 |
Chart Watch: Santana Back on Top -Wall of Sound
Top 10: The Grammys are only a week away, and this year's favorites, Santana and his comeback album, Supernatural , are back on the top of SoundScan's charts.
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| 2-14-00 |
Sting, Marc Anthony, Ibrahim Ferrer Added to Grammy Performers: -Spin
The 42nd Annual Grammy Awards, set to take place on February 23, live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles (televised on CBS) will feature, in addition to previously announced performances from Santana, Backstreet Boys, TLC, and Kid Rock, Britney Spears, Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill, Ricky Martin, and Whitney Houston, newly confirmed musical numbers from Sting, Marc Anthony, Pancho Sanchez, Chucho Valdez, Cheb Mami, and Ibrahim Ferrer (of Buena Vista Social Club fame).
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| 2-10-00 |
Chart Watch: D'Angelo, Snoop -Wall of Sound
Top 10: No one do the Voodoo like D'Angelo do. The crooner's new album remains at the top of the SoundScan heap, selling more than 190,000 copies and totaling more than half a million in two weeks on the shelves.
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| 2-10-00 |
Whitney Houston Leads Blockbuster Nominees -Wall of Sound
The 6th Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards have been announced, and Whitney Houston leads the pack with three nominations. The diva has been given the nod for Favorite Female R&B Artist, Favorite Single for "Heartbreak Hotel," and Favorite Song From a Movie, for her duet with Mariah Carey, "When You Believe," which appeared in The Prince of Egypt .
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| 2-10-00 |
Sound Bites: Michael Jackson, Santana, More -Wall of Sound
Jacko Gets Firm According to the Hollywood Reporter , Michael Jackson has left his manager Freddy DeMann and signed with The Firm. The 2-year-old company has become a management powerhouse, repping the likes of the Backstreet Boys, Limp Bizkit, and Korn, and putting together such tour packages as Family Values.
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| 2-9-00 |
Backstreet Boys Become Superheroes -Wall of Sound
To some fans, the Backstreet Boys are already superheroes. Now it appears that the Boys will don capes and tights for real — at least in the world of comic books and on the World Wide Web.
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| 2-9-00 |
Whitney, Britney, Kid Rock Added to Grammy Performers Roster: -Spin
The RIAA has just announced the latest additions to the ever-increasing list of superstar artists slated to perform at this year's Grammy Awards, live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles (the show, hosted by Rosie O'Donnell, will be broadcast on CBS television on February 23 at 8PM EST).
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| 2-8-00 |
Backstreet Boys, Sting, Ricky Martin And More Nominated For Blockbuster Awards -LAUNCH
(2/8/00, 8 p.m. ET) - 'N Sync , Sting and Ricky Martin are just some of the pop music nominees announced today (Feb. 8) for the sixth annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards.
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| 2-8-00 |
Britney, Kid Rock, More Added to Grammys -Wall of Sound
Several more performers for this year's Grammy Awards ceremony have been confirmed, expanding on the previously announced list of Santana, the Backstreet Boys, TLC, and Ricky Martin.
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| 2-2-00 |
Chart Watch: D'Angelo, Santana -Wall of Sound
Top 10: There's some of that old black magic at the top of the charts this week. According to SoundScan, Santana's Supernatural is No. 1 no more, with the honor going to D'Angelo's long-awaited Voodoo , which sells more than 321,000 copies in its first week on the shelves to secure the top position.
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| 1-31-00 |
Santana, Backstreets, TLC, Martin to Perform at Grammys -Wall of Sound
The first performers for this year's Grammy ceremony have been announced, and Santana, who leads the pack with 10 nominations, is among them. Santana, whose Supernatural was named Favorite Album at the American Music Awards in January, has been tapped for Album and Record of the Year.
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| 1-26-00 |
Chart Watch: Santana Still on Top -Wall of Sound
Top 10: With one exception, the Top 10 selling records in the country look strangely similar to last week's list. Sure, there's an occasional difference, but you can't help feeling that, aside from the No.
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| 1-25-00 |
Backstreet Boys to Top McCartney? -Wall of Sound
CANNES, France (Reuters) — Paul McCartney set a world record with 50 million hits on the Internet when he went back to where he once belonged with a concert last month at the tiny Cavern Club in Liverpool, England.
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| 1-25-00 |
The Backstreet Boys Team Up With Burger King -LAUNCH
(1/21/00, 3 p.m. ET) - The Burger King Corporation has announced an exclusive promotion with the Backstreet Boys that will include an unprecedented CD-and-video offer and an exclusive title sponsorship of the group's fall 2000 tour.
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| 1-22-00 |
Really Randoms: Backstreet Boys, TLC -Rolling Stone
"Would you like fries, or an exclusive Backstreet Boys CD, with that?" Come fall, you'll be hearing that question fall from the lips of cash register jockeys at Burger King restaurants.
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| 1-21-00 |
Backstreet Boys Sign With Burger King -Wall of Sound
Call it the latest battle in the fast-food wars. Jack-in-the-Box created the Meaty Cheesy Boys, so Burger King went out and nabbed the Backstreet Boys.
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| 1-20-00 |
Chart Watch: Santana Stays on Top -Wall of Sound
Top 10: In another week of slow sales and few new albums, it's no wonder that Santana's Supernatural stays on top of the heap. Having earned Best Album honors at the American Music Awards Monday, the album, which sold another 174,000 copies to cross the 5 million sales mark, is looking like the odds-on favorite to be named Album of the Year at the Grammys in February.
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| 1-20-00 |
New Backstreet Boys Tour & Album On The Way -LAUNCH
(1/19/00, 4 p.m. ET) - The Backstreet Boys are currently on vacation and the group has plans for six weeks of U.S. tour dates -- the second leg of the Millennium tour kicks off March 8 at the Pensacola Civic Center in Pensacola, Fa.
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| 1-20-00 |
Garfunkel Walks His Own Road -Wall of Sound
At 58, Art Garfunkel is a bit old to be a Backstreet Boy. But the making of his new album has taken the singer, actor, and writer to Orlando, Fla., where he's worked with a number of the people who have crafted sounds for the Boys and for fellow teen pop heroes 'N Sync and Britney Spears.
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| 1-18-00 |
Everyone Wins at American Music Awards -Wall of Sound
Click here for a complete list of winners . If this year's American Music Awards had a theme, it had to be "share the wealth." Though Shania Twain, Garth Brooks, and Lauryn Hill took home two trophies apiece, there was no clear winner at this year's ceremony, which saw most of the winners leave Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium with only one award.
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| 1-5-00 |
Backstreet Boys Outsell E-Commerce -Wall of Sound
For all the clamor and commotion surrounding e-commerce and online music sales in 1999, one fact still stands out: The Backstreet Boys alone outsold the entire number of all CDs sold online.
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| 12-29-99 |
Chart Watch: DMX, Celine, Backstreets -Wall of Sound
Top 10: DMX continues to amaze his way up the charts. The angry young rapper, already the first artist to have his first two albums debut at No. 1, has done it again with And Then There Was X .
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| 12-23-99 |
Backstreets, Britney Pop to the Top in 1999 -Wall of Sound
The results are in. 1999 was the year that pop broke, and the Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears are pop's biggest stars. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the organization that doles out gold, platinum, and diamond records, the Backstreet Boys were the best-selling act of the year.
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| 12-23-99 |
Really Randoms:
Live, Rolling Stones, Backstreet Boys -Rolling Stone
Live singer Ed Kowalczyk thought he had fully recovered from the upper-respiratory infection that forced his band to cancel a handful of shows in November, but his doctors have said "Au contraire."
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| 12-22-99 |
Chart Watch: Celine, Backstreets, Britney -Wall of Sound
Top 10: Celine Dion's All the Way — A Decade of Song , returns to the top spot on the charts, selling another 536,000 copies, just outdistancing the year's best-selling album, the Backstreet Boys' Millennium , which is picked up by another 506,000 consumers.
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| 12-9-99 |
Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears Rake In Billboard Awards -SonicNet
LAS VEGAS — Teen pop reigned supreme at the 1999 Billboard Music Awards on Wednesday night, as the Backstreet Boys and a giddy Britney Spears walked away the evening's top winners.
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| 12-6-99 |
Backstreet Boys To Continue Arena Tour -SonicNet
Pop group the Backstreet Boys, whose latest album, Millennium, is one of the two best-selling releases of 1999, will continue their North American arena tour with a new set of dates next year.
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