JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW

It's official, the second single off of "Never Gone" has been announced and "Just Want You To Know" is already hitting the airwaves, Make sure you are voting on TRL daily, the video has not been premired yet,as soon as I have a date I will post it.

SCHAUMBURG, IL - As the Schaumburg Flyers approach the homestretch of their 2005 regular season, a busy summer continues at Alexian Field as The Backstreet Boys have announced plans to play a charity softball game on Friday, August 19. The 12 Noon game will feature the well-known band and on-air radio personalities from Chicago's 103.5 KISS FM.

There is no ticket admission charge for the afternoon softball game. Fans are asked to make a donation to the American Cancer Society as they enter the park. The Alexian Field gates will open at 11:30 AM. The stadium is located just off the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway at 1999 Springinsguth Road, Schaumburg.

KISS FM will run an on-site 'Show Us Your KISS' promotion at the event with a series of prizes, including a chance for listeners to play in the softball game.

The Flyers will host the Winnipeg Goldeyes on the evening of August 19. Regular team ticket policies apply to the 7:05 PM game. An eight-game homestand is currently in progress through Monday, August 8. For more information on Flyers home dates in August & September, including four remaining Saturday fireworks nights, please call (847) 891-BALL or visit flyersbaseball.com.

"PEEK" into the Never Gone Tour

You can now send a message to the Backstreet Boys or even a friend in the audience during any of the stops on the Never Gone Tour. You don't even have to be at the show! Send a text message to 36888 on your cellular phone and if you respond "yes" to accept the $2.99 charge; your message will appear on the big screen at the show! If you text the word "peek" to 36888 and respond "yes" to accept the $2.99 charge, you will be sent exclusive behind the scenes photos of the Boys!

Billboard Reviews "Just Want You To Know"

Who would have expected the Backstreet Boys to score a full-blown comeback with "Incomplete"—not just a polite return, but a second swipe at world domination. And with a ballad, at that. "Just Want You to Know," the second single from the wholly satisfying platinum set "Never Gone," only tops the sundae with a cherry. It is an uptempo song in much the same vein as Kelly Clarkson's pop/rock anthem "Since U Been Gone," with flypaper hooks from enduring musical maestro Max Martin. This guitar-octane perspirer proves that BSB has plenty of ammunition left in its arsenal. In a word: hit. In two words: global smash

From Amazon.com - On 'Never Gone', the Backstreet Boys' fifth album (and first in almost five years), Nick Carter, Brian Littrell, A.J. McLean, Howie Dorough, and Kevin Richardson prove they haven't lost any of their babe-magnet pull. On the final, title track, a swirling crescendo sums up the sentiments of millions of heartsick, former-teen devotees: "Never gone, never far/In my heart is where you are." Can you blame us for swooning when we opened our e-mailbox to find a message from Nick, detailing a number of songs he loves and thinks his fans should hear?

A guide by Amazon.com Music Store, Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys

"Love Bites" ~ 'Hysteria', Def Leppard One of the greatest albums of all time produced songs of this magnitude... no question.

"I Would Die 4 U" ~ 'Music from the Motion Picture "Purple Rain"', Prince I love this... and Prince is just "the man." The mixture of rock and soul that he does is something that nobody has even come close to. Genius...!

"Touch of Grey" ~ 'The Very Best of the Grateful Dead', the Grateful Dead This song just takes me back to when I would sit in front of MTV and watch the Dead in this video be, well, dead! It rocked.

"Blood of Eden" ~ 'Us', Peter Gabriel with Sinead O'Connor A song that, in my opinion, has to be one of the most beautiful songs in the world... Just listen and understand.

"Mr. Brightside" ~ 'Hot Fuss', the Killers It makes me feel like somebody else has felt my pain.

"Circle" ~ 'Vol 3: (The Subliminal Verses)', Slipknot Just an amazing song that puts you on another planet.

"Eyes Without a Face" ~ 'Billy Idol - Greatest Hits', Billy Idol This is a song about thinking you know someone and they just change somehow. Plus, it's so '80s. I love it.

"No Easy Way Out" by Robert Tepper ~ 'Rocky IV: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack' I love this cuz when I was a kid, Stallone was one of my favorite actors and I loved Rocky. So whenever I hear this song it just brings me back.

'Axel F', Crazy Frog We just went to Europe to do promotion for a bit and that's when I first heard it. I just love quirky songs every now and then and this is just a funny song.

"Just Want You to Know" ~ 'Never Gone', Backstreet Boys What can I say, I love it.

We are excited to announce that The Dorough Lupus Foundation is now working with Cruises International, Inc. to arrange a cruise on Carnival Cruise Line, Imagination, departing from Miami, FL on December 15, 2005. This cruise is open to all DLF members, their families, friends and to the general public. After leaving Miami, the Imagination will travel to Key West, and Cozumel for four fun filled days in the sun!

For more information on this year's cruise please call Cruises International and ask for the DLF Desk.

Cruises International 200 W Higgins Rd

Schaumburg, IL 60195

1-800-255-7447

See you soon on the seas!