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BSB NEW CD!!!!!!
BACKSTREET BOYS' NEW ALBUM 'BLACK & BLUE' set for worldwide release the week of november 20;
FIRST SINGLE and video for "SHAPE OF MY HEART" Due out in late october
It's official. Backstreet Boys have titled their new album BLACK & BLUE, and it will be issued worldwide the week of November 20, with a U.S. release date set for Tuesday, November 21 on Jive. The album will be jump-started in late October with the single "Shape of My Heart," for which NICK CARTER, HOWIE DOROUGH, BRIAN LITTRELL, A.J. McLEAN and KEVIN RICHARDSON are shooting a video in the coming weeks with director Matthew Rolston.
BLACK & BLUE is the follow-up to BACKSTREET BOYS' MILLENNIUM album which has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. Millennium is already certified 12 times platinum in the U.S. and has spent more than 69 weeks on Billboard's "Top 200 albums" chart. In addition, the album has earned gold and platinum awards in 45 countries. And since the release of MILLENNIUM, the BACKSTREET BOYS have set precedents with a sold-out 42-city European trek and two sold-out U.S. tours including stops in such venues as the 70,000-seat Atlanta Dome. Stay tuned for news of a BACKSTREET BOYS world tour in early 2001.
Backstreet Boys: The Official Book
New York, NY (April 26, 2000) - Random House Children's Books' Delacorte Press imprint has acquired world rights to publish the first and only book authorized by the Backstreet Boys, presently recognized as the biggest pop group in the world. Entitled, BACKSTREET BOYS: The Official Book, the 128-page hardcover is a photographic scrapbook showcasing the work of Andre Csillag, the band's official photographer, who has had unlimited access to the group since 1995. It is illustrated with nearly 300 exclusive, full-color photographs, which are being made available to the public for the first time in this book. BACKSTREET BOYS, which carries a suggested retail price of $14.95, is scheduled to go on sale nationwide on Tuesday, July 5, 2000. Delacorte Press is planning a first printing of 500,000 copies to meet the demand of the band's millions of eager fans.
"Because the members of Backstreet Boys are ordinarily extremely private people, I am quite pleased to be able to open up this photo album and offer the fans a glimpse into this private world." Says photographer Andre Csillag. Andre and Backstreet Boys created this book as a special thank you to their millions of fans. Each photograph in the book features a caption written by one of the Backstreet Boys-Howie, AJ, Kevin, Brian or Nick. Together the exclusive photographs and captions provide an all-new, intimate look at this pop band sensation.
The Backstreet Boys' latest release Millenium is already certified twelve times platinum in the U.S. and has spent more than 45 weeks on Billboard's "Top 200 albums" chart (the majority of it in Top Ten). In addition to receiving gold and platinum awards in 45 countries, Millenium was recently honored with five Grammy nominations including "Album of the Year." Since the release of Millenium, the Backstreet Boys-Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, A.J. McLean and Kevin Richardson-have set precedents with a sold-out 42-city European trek and two sold-out U.S. tours including stops in such venues as the 70,000 seat Atlanta Dome.
Beverly Horowitz, VP, Deputy Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Random House Children's Books, acquired the book in cooperation with The Jelly Baby Group and Andre Csillag. Delacorte Press editor Diana Capriotti will edit the book. Random House Children's Books is the publisher of numerous national and New York Times bestselling books by or about teen celebrities including, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ricky Martin, figure-skater Tara Lipinski, and gymnast Dominique Moceanu.
"We are thrilled to be giving Backstreet Boys fans an intimate look at their favorite group, from the band members themselves," commented Horowitz. "This book is certain to become a collector's item among the group's many devoted fans, because there's nothing else like it."
Delacorte Press is an imprint of the Random House Children's Books division of Random House, Inc., whose parent company is Bertelsmann AG.
TOUR BOOK~
Theres no tour for the BSB right now, but as soon as it comes, i'll have it.
MOVIE TIME??
Dorough, 26, started acting at the age of eight but put his thespian skills on the back burner after joining the Backstreet Boys at 19, Popcorn reports. According to Dorough, his role will be challenging because his character is "a bully". Shooting on the movie is scheduled to begin in May, but Backstreet fans will be relieved to hear that Dorough isn't leaving the Backstreet Boys, but plans instead to juggle acting, touring and recording.
TV GUIDE~
September 26th, 2000 - Aaron Carters album release in the USA
September 27th, 2000 - BSBs new single: "Shape Of My Heart" hits UK radio
September 28th, 2000 - BSBs new single: "Shape Of My Heart" hits radio worldwide
September 28th, 2000 - Online chat with Aaron Carter at nick.com, 7PM EST.
September 28th, 2000 - Before They Were Rock Stars, 3PM EST/PST, VH1, USA
October 3rd, 2000 - Kevin's birthday!
October 14th, 2000 - BSB set to appear at Wetten Dass, in Germany
October 23rd, 2000 - Commercial release of "Shape Of My Heart"
October 24th, 2000 - BSB Day on MTV UK [includes making the video for SOMH]
November 20th, 2000 - Release of new album, "Black & Blue" in the UK
November 21st, 2000 - Release of "Black & Blue" in USA/Australia...
December 10th, 2000 - BSB to perform in London
