Music News - 17th August

Newsbits for August 16

  • CHICAGO! Are you ready to get loud? The New KISS 103.5 not only PLAYS all of today?s hit music, KISS brings it to you ... LIVE! The KISS STAR PARTY on September 6th at the Rosemont Theatre - featuring your favorite stars with the biggest hits from the summer of 2002 ... Avril Lavigne, Mario, Fat Joe, BB MAK and MORE STARS TO COME! Plus, KISS Star Party special guest host Backstreet Boy Nick Carter! Wanna go? Tickets go on sale to the general public for $15 Friday, Aug 9th @ 10am through all Ticketmaster locations and @ TICKETMASTER.com KISS FM exposes itself one more time with the hottest end of summer party ... KISS STAR PARTY! Featuring all the biggest hits from the topless summer including Avril Lavigne, Fat Joe, Mario, BB Mak, Naughty By Nature and more stars to be announced soon plus the whole night is hosted by Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys.
  • Brian and Leighanne Littrell will be celebrating their two year anniversary on September 2nd, 2002. Through [You Are... Leighanne Littrell] you can send your congratulations messages to the happy couple.

    Just go to http://www.youareleighanne.com and once you've entered the site just click on the link that'll take you to the submissions form.

    The deadline is August 30th.

    Nick Carter Now or Never Debut Solo Album in Stores 10/29/02

    From Jive Records: NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2002--Jive recording artist Nick Carter will release his debut solo album, Now or Never worldwide on October 29, 2002.

    "Help Me" the first single will ship to radio on August 20. The video will debut on MTV's Making of The Video on September 16.

    "Help Me" was written by Matthew Gerrard and Michele Vice-Maslin and produced by Matthew Gerrard.

    Now or Never has tracks written by Nick Carter, The Matrix, Mark Taylor, Steve Mac, Max Martin and Rami.

    You can also pre-order the new album, Now Or Never from Amazon.com by clicking here.

    Can you find Aaron & Angel?

    I found this school pic of him on his Official Web Site and I tell you he looks really cute in this one! I think this was taken around the time when Nick was starting out with the BSB! Do you know where they are?

    Give up??? Aaron is in the 3rd row 3rd from the right & Angel is in the back row in the middle!

    Aaron Carter Imposters!!!

    From Aaroncarter.com: Hey guys,

    Just wanted to take a moment to let you guys know that Aaron does NOT, repeat DOES NOT have an email address and is not talking with anyone on the internet.

    If anyone says they are Aaron Carter, such as the person at AaronCarter@Hotmail.com, they are lying and are not the real Aaron!! That person even tried to use me as proof he was real, but it's not the truth!

    If anyone knows of anyone claiming to be Aaron, please report them to myself or any of the other moderators on the board.

    One last time: Aaron Carter is not on the internet, doesn't have an email address, and hasn't given out his cell phone number. Thanks guys!!

    Andy

    What Are The *NSYNC Boys Up To?

    from EW: "It's not often that one hears the name "Justin" without it being followed by "Lance," "Chris," "J.C.," and "Joey." But with a much-deserved hiatus since the July 2001 release of their five-times platinum "Celebrity," the guys have been keeping themselves busy sans bandmates. We thought you'd want to know what they're up to. Especially since the last time they were spotted together, Joey was being crushed by a Chili's cargo box.

    JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE


    BORN Jan. 31, 1981, in Memphis, Tenn.
    NOW HE'S... Timberlake is in the studio working on his debut solo album, set for a fall release on Jive. And when he's not working, Britney's ex is playing...with "Ms. Jackson if you're nasty." Janet and Justin (who are collaborating on a single for Timberlake's record) were reportedly spotted locking lips in a Miami Beach club. Maybe People's Most Eligible Bachelor of 2002 will bring his new leading lady when he performs publicly for the first time without his band, Aug. 29 at the MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall (but don't bet on it). The group is up for three prizes, but Timberlake isn't having much luck lately -- he lost twice at the Teen Choice Awards. He was nominated for Choice Male Fashion Icon (Brad Pitt took the award) and Choice Male Hottie (Josh Hartnett walked away with that one).
    HE SAYS "Right now I want to enjoy life." Timberlake adds that he wrote his new songs to reflect his growing independence. "I'm throwing it out there, seeing what happens. I'm testing the water, man."
    WE SAY As independent as this 21-year-old claims to be, he always seems to be surrounded by a bevy of beauties. This could work to the benefit of his upcoming record; in addition to Jackson, Alicia Keys and Jill Scott will reportedly lend their voices. What, no Britney?

    LANCE BASS (James Lansten Bass)

    BORN May 4, 1979, in Laurel, Miss.
    NOW HE'S... After months of speculation, Bass is on track to be a member of the Soyuz crew bound for the Russian international space station in October. Cosmonaut training began in July at Star City, Russia, located just outside of Moscow, where Bass also recently underwent surgery to correct an irregular heartbeat, on the off chance that it would hinder him in space. Unfortunately, fans' hearts didn't skip a beat for Bass' buss with "On the Line"'s Emmanuelle Chriqui. The couple lost Choice Liplock at the Teen Choice Awards to Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst's upside-down "Spider-Man" kiss. Bass was also nominated for Choice Hissy Fit for "On the Line," but the yellow surfboard went to Ben Stiller in "Zoolander." It's just as well -- the astro-not's acceptance speech would have had to have come via satellite, anyway.
    HE SAYS While in training, the guy who said "let's just say the doctors know more about me than I know about me" hopes to become "quasi-fluent" in Russian. "I can't wait to learn a new language. It's going to be difficult, but I'm looking forward to it."
    WE SAY If this teen idol hopes to still have a following upon his return to Earth, he'd better set that rocket for hyperspeed before he's forgotten (see Vanilla Ice, Debbie Gibson, and Jordan Knight). On second thought, the TV show set to chronicle his outer-space exploits might do the trick of keeping him fresh in the minds -- and hearts -- of his fans.

    JOEY FATONE (Joseph Anthony Fatone Jr.)

    BORN Jan. 28, 1977, in Brooklyn, N.Y.
    NOW HE'S... This New York native is in town to play Mark Cohen in "Rent" from Aug. 5 through Dec. 22. But if a Broadway ticket is out of your price range, you can catch him on the big screen playing Angelo in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding." He's also set to appear in the upcoming film "The Bros," directed by Jonathan Figg. When not in front of the camera, Fatone can be found behind it -- he just directed the video for Luis Fonsi's (a Latino artist who opened for a leg of Britney's tour) first English-language single, "Secret," and the home-video footage that he shot when the quintet was just starting out is now available online, as "The Reel *NSYNC: The Early Years."
    HE SAYS Joey told Teen People this summer that he and the guys are "going to be writing more music [post-hiatus], coming out with another album, probably next year."
    WE SAY A role in the breakout indie-film hit of the year, a starring role in a long-running Broadway show, and a choice directing gig? That just might make him the 'N Syncer most likely to segue into a real movie career.

    CHRIS KIRKPATRICK (Christopher Alan Kirkpatrick)

    BORN Oct. 17, 1971, in Clarion, Penn.
    NOW HE'S... Being very hands-on with his [now defunct] clothing company, FuManSkeeto, which has appeared on "The Sopranos" and "Boston Public." When not working, Kirkpatrick is also very hands-on when it comes to his other favorite subject: girls. He'll be joining Backstreet Boy Nick Carter's ex, pop princess Willa Ford, to cohost the Miss Teen USA pageant in Texas Aug. 28 on CBS.
    HE SAYS The budding mogul told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in July, "I enjoy trying to inspire myself. I enjoy the artistic side of everything. Music, art, fashion, everything. I just like to be on the cutting edge of it. I'm into designing houses and interior design. I like change. I like creating things out of nothing."
    WE SAY As befits the founder of 'N Sync and the oldest of the group, Kirkpatrick seems to be making the most mature decisions about a post-boy-band career. And good thing, too -- anyone seen that new Mohawk he's sporting

    JC CHASEZ (Joshua Scott Chasez)

    BORN Aug. 8, 1976, in Washington D.C. NOW HE'S... Writing and producing. Besides penning four songs for "Celebrity," he's written tunes for such minor acts as "Pop Stars 2" winners Scene 23 and has produced songs for Tony Lucca's upcoming album (Lucca opened for 'N Sync and is now on tour with Marc Anthony). More recently, he was in Orlando shooting hoops for 'N Sync's Challenge for the Children IV, on July 27 and 28.
    HE SAYS Chasez told CosmoGIRL! in February: "I've been quoted as saying that girls come second, and I don't think there's anything wrong with that. I'm married to my best friends. My work involves four of the closest people in my entire life."
    WE SAY Writing/producing could be this guy's ticket out of Candyland, but all work and no play make JC a very dull boy indeed. We suggest that he rethink that "married to best friends" stance and join Justin in his seemingly frequent club crawls.

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