Monday, November 15, 6:39 PM Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Backstreet Boys Announce Plans for Year 2000 and Resolve Differences With Jive

NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Nov. 15, 1999--BACKSTREET BOYS have announced their plans for the year 2000: six weeks of US dates in February and March, after which they'll head into the studio to record a new album for release in September or October.

BACKSTREET BOYS -- NICK CARTER, HOWIE DOROUGH, BRIAN LITTRELL, A.J. McLEAN and KEVIN RICHARDSON -- have also resolved their differences with their record label, JIVE, in a far reaching deal encompassing the joint development of several innovative Internet ventures, sponsorships deals and close cooperation in the marketing, licensing and other commercial exploitation of the group's recordings.

"For the past five years Nick Carter, Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson, A.J. McLean and Howie Dorough (the Backstreet Boys) have enjoyed what can only be described as a hugely successful and rewarding career, leading to the Backstreet Boys now being one of the most popular recording artists in the world," said Clive Calder, Chairman/CEO of the Zomba Group of Companies.
"Unfortunately, over the past two months due to a series of events, the relationship between the group and our Jive record label got temporarily derailed. This is now behind us and everything has been resolved to everyone's satisfaction. We at Zomba and Jive are absolutely delighted to be back at work with a renewed spirit of partnership and cooperation with these five talented and hardworking young men, whose personal growth and achievements over the past five years we have grown to love and respect."

In a group statement, the BACKSTREET BOYS said: "It feels great to have resolved the differences with our record company. Now we can move forward in the most positive way, focused on creating the best music we can for our fans all over the world. We have very exciting and interesting plans for the year 2000."

The BACKSTREET BOYS are currently in the midst of their 11-week, 39-city North American sold-out "Sears Presents Backstreet Boys Into The Millennium Tour,'' which runs until December 6. Their current record-breaking MILLENNIUM album is the biggest selling album in the US this year and continues to dominate the charts both in the US and around the world (including Gold, Platinum and Multi-Platinum certifications in 41 countries).

Monday, November 15th 1999
MTV News
Backstreet Boys Sign New $60 Million Deal With Jive

Despite some legal warning shots fired over their record label's bow, the Backstreet Boys have decided not to leave Jive Records and have inked a new multi-album deal worth $60 million.

The new arrangement presumably smoothes over BSB's rocky relationship with the label in recent weeks, which peaked when the group charged Jive with breach of contract in October. Now the group has signed a new five-album deal with Jive and will receive a significant amount of upfront money for the Backstreet Boys and a new album to drop in September.

There aren't any 'N Sync stipulations, nor any mention of the other multi-platinum Orlando-based boy band, in the contractual wording of the Backstreet Boys' new deal, which was allegedly sparked when 'N Sync signed on with Jive Records in September. After joining the Jive roster, 'N Sync has been embroiled in a series of lawsuits with their former manager, Louis J. Pearlman, his Trans Continental Media company, and BMG Entertainment, the parent company of the group's former label, RCA Records. The Backstreet Boys have already sold some seven million copies of their newest album, "Millennium," released earlier this year.

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