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April 11
#1 Backstreetboys are back!
Source : Y100
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The Backstreet Boys are so pleased with new material they're currently recording for a new album; they're lining up a fall tour.
The group has spent the past two years working on solo projects, raising families and sorting out personal problems - but now they feel ready to return with a bang.
Singer AJ McLean, who has been working on his sobriety after a battle with booze, says, "I've gotten into a lot more Seventies rock and funk."
"We're all bringing more inspiration to this new record and we're not limiting ourselves."
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#2 Backstreet Boys to Collaborate with Boyz II Men
Source : Billboard
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The Backstreet Boys plan to collaborate with Boyz II Men on their new album, group member Kevin Richardson said backstage at Sunday's taping of ABC's "Motown 45" special in Los Angeles. As previously reported, the Jive group expects to have the set ready for late summer release, with a tour to follow.
"When we were signed, it was all Nirvana and gangsta rap, and we pushed the envelope then," Richardson said. "So we want to push the envelope again and go where people think we can't take it."
In addition to writing with others, the Boys have been writing songs as a group. One such track, "Rushing Through Me," has already been cut with the Underdogs producing.
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#3 Nick Will Guest Star on New Sitcom
Source : Soluna Online and TV Home
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The sitcom stars the four members of the Latina singing group Soluna (Jessica Castellanos, Christina Lopez, America Olivio and Aurora Rodriguez) as they live and sing together. Originally developed for last season, the project has now been targeted for fall 2004.
It has been announced that the pilot will feature a guest appearance by Nick Carter. It will be shot on April 23, 2004 at the Paramount Pictures studios in Hollywood.
You can get tickets for the pilot taping by calling the reservation number, (323) 956-1777. You will either be put on standby, or be asked to call back on the week of the show because reservations for fans has been stopped due to the huge amount of Soluna's fans requesting it. Seats have almost all been filled, but if you're lucky you might get in, especially if you try on the week of the show.
April 04
Backstreetboys Back in the Studio
Source : UnderCover
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It looks like the Backstreet Boys are over their legal woes with their record label. They are back in the studio recording their first new album in three years.
"All five of us went back into the studio this past February and we have been working to create what we think will be our best album yet. It has been really create being back together working on our music."
The last Backstreet Boys album was Black and Blue in 2000. After that, they found themselves in legal turmoil trying to break away from a contract that was keeping them from recording. A legal battle has been going on for some time with Backstreet Boys claiming they were exploited by their contract.
In the last round of legal action, Backstreet Boys sued their label Jive for $75 million. The alleged the label stalled song selection and allocation of a producer and simply refused their artistic requests.
At the same time, Jive was trying to launch a solo career for band member Nick Carter and used his promotional activity to delay plans for a new Backstreet Boys record.
In a statement at the time, Backstreet Boys said "We are committed to the Backstreet Boys and we will protect our group from anybody or anything that tries to break us apart. We are disappointed that our longtime label Jive Records has attempted to irresponsibly exploit our group".
Jive is also the home of Justin Timberlake, NSYNC and Britney Spears.
The album will is expected to be released mid year.
April 03
Hilton Flies Carter Over as She Films Reality Show
Source : Contact Music
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Hotel heiress Paris Hilton is so certain she'll miss new beau Nick Carter when she's away filming her reality show, she's persuaded bosses to let him make an appearance. Hilton and her best pal Nicole Ritchie scored a surprise ratings winner at the beginning of the year (04), when their show The Simple Life - which saw them try a hand at life in rural America - made its debut.
And now that the pair have signed up for a second season of the show - which will feature the beauties taking a road trip across the US - Hilton has decided she can't go for weeks without seeing the Backstreet Boy. Hilton, set to begin filming in Florida, says, "I'm gonna miss him so I want him to come out. He's gonna come by."
April 02
Paris Hilton is On a Roll
Source : Yahoo Entertainment
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Paris Hilton added new meaning to the phrase "stuck on you" when she emerged from a ladies' room with an unwanted souvenir -- a piece of toilet paper dangling from the bottom of her miniskirt!
The embarrassing moment occurred at the EMI music company's post-Grammy bash at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, which the party queen attended with her hunk-of-themoment, Backstreet Boy Nick Carter.
The couple made a point of getting noticed. "They had this big public argument early on but they made up," said an eyewitness. "Nick was so partied out by the end of the night, he literally passed out on the floor against a wall for a while."
By 2 a.m. only 10 people were left at the soiree, Nick and Paris among them.
That's when the star of "The Simple Life" and a now-famous X-rated home video visited the restroom before she and Nick stumbled off together into the night.
"She came out of the ladies' room with about eight inches of toilet paper sticking out from the bottom of her dress," said the eyewitness.
"It was really embarrassing. Some of those left at the party wanted to tell her, but everyone was getting a laugh so no one said anything."
The paper souvenir eventually dislodged on its own, according to the eyewitness, just before Nick and Paris -- both looking pretty wiped out -- left hand in hand.
April 01
#1 America's Sweethearts
Source : OK! Magazine
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Nick Carter is the man with the toughest job in showbiz: getting Paris Hilton to calm here partying ways.
The Former Backstreet Boy has been dating the party princess since the end of last year, and so far is managing to keep her in check. Friends of the couple say Nick has been a steadying influence on Paris - even helping her through the internet scandal of a tape showing her having sex with her ex, Rick Saloman.
Hotel heiress Paris, 23, and Nick, 24, love to attend fashion shows, nightclub openings and pop concerts, and were spotted getting up close and personal at a swanky Oscars party recently.
But weareas last year Paris might have stayed out for two days, dancing on tables, throwing champagne around and grabbing headlines for all the wrong reasons, now she and Nick behave themselves and - shock horror - are not the last to leave the party!
The two stars are madly in love and are often seen kissing and cuddling in Hollywood. There is even talk they will colaborate on a record soon. Paris said: "We've been working on various songs together and I've been offered a deal."
Inevitably, their passionate affair has led to talk of marriage. When asked if they were about to tie the knot in Las Vegas, Paris replied: "Watch this space."
She added thst she and Nick couldn't be happier. "It feels so right when we're together," she grins. "We've been inseparable since we started dating and that's the way we like it. Nick is lovely."
Paris admitted Nick's maturity has rubbed off: "He's been a great influence. He's helped me get my head together and be in control of my life."
[Insert] Ex-boy-bander Nick has been the only man capable of taming reformed wild child Paris. The hotel heiress has ditched all-night parties in favour of leading a more demure life with her hunky sweetheart.
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#2 Stars Take a Shine to 'Save the Seals' Campaign at Sundance
Source : The Human Society of the US
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At this year's Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, when celebrities Paris Hilton, Christina Applegate, and Taryn Manning were asked about "clubbing," instead of talking about their favorite hotspots, they spoke about baby seal clubbing—and their disapproval of it.
Before the 2002–2003 sealing season, the Canadian government announced that hunters would be allowed to kill, over the next three years, close to one million seals by clubbing or shooting them.
Without reservation, dozens of high-profile movie stars, musicians and even a few reality-TV celebrities—The Bachelor's Andrew Firestone and The Simple Life's Hilton and Nicole Richie, to be exact—supported The HSUS and the rest of the Protect Seals coalition in its efforts to stop the brutality off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador. The stars even quickly agreed to sign letters of protest and pose for photographers with mittens reading SAVE SEALS.
Other notable celebrities who signed letters to the Canadian Embassy demanding an end to the hunt included Macaulay Culkin, That 70's Show star Mila Kunis, Andrew Keegan, supermodel Carmen Kass, Christina Applegate's husband Jonathan Schaech, Joseph Reitman, Backstreet Boy Nick Carter, Johnny Galecki, Bree Turner, Shannon Elizabeth, Nora Dunn, Scrubs star Sarah Chalke, Emily Deschanel, and Summer Altice.
All of the celebrities put their finished letters into plastic air-sick bags, which were inscribed with the phrase: "What's Going on in Canada Will Make You Sick." On March 3, during the Protect Seals Rally, copies of the signed letters were hand-delivered to the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
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#3 VH1 All Access: Celebrity Sibling Showdown
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Blood may be thicker than water, but it can’t stop the divisive forces of VH1. Stay on your side of the room or we’re gonna tell mom. All Access: Celebrity Sibling Showdown is going to settle the biggest sibling rivalries in pop culture - whether these kids like it or not.
In this hour-long VH1 special, comedians, journalists and a family therapist will provide their wit, wisdom and totally irrelevant commentary on the biggest celebrity siblings. Paris vs. Nicky Hilton, Prince William vs. Prince Harry, Serena vs. Venus Williams, Barbara vs. Jenna Bush, Aaron vs. Nick Carter and many more will slug it out, round by round and blow by blow to determine who’s the favorite…and who’s not in categories like: who’s hotter? who parties harder? who’s got the better booty? who’s more likely to be president? who’s more likely to end up in a Girls Gone wild video who’s got the better body? and more!
The show is scheduled to air on Monday 3/29 at 11am, 4pm & 8pm, Tuesday 3/30 at 12am & 3pm, Wednesday 3/31 at 1am & 11:30pm, Thursday 4/1 at 12pm, Friday 4/2 at 2pm, Saturday 4/3 at 12am & 12pm, Sunday 4/4 at 8pm, Monday 4/5 at 1am & 3pm.
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#4 Backstreet Boys to perform at Motown's 45 Special
Source : Yahoo News
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LOS ANGELES - Justin Timberlake is out, and Cedric the Entertainer is in as the new co-host of ABC's "Motown 45" special.
Cedric, the co-star of "Barbershop 2: Back in Business," will emcee the show with singer Lionel Richie .
Among the artists slated to perform in the tribute to Motown Records are the Backstreet Boys , Boyz II Men, The Commodores, The Funk Brothers, The Four Tops, Macy Gray , Gladys Knight, India.Arie, The Temptations, Vanessa Williams and original Supremes Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong.
Timberlake dropped out of the show because of a conflict with filming his first movie, "Edison," as a young journalist who discovers an elite team of corrupt police.
The recent Grammy winner had been tapped earlier this year to co-host the anniversary celebration of the legendary soul music label along with Lionel Richie.
Timberlake was engulfed in controversy for much of February after he ripped off part of Janet Jackson 's costume during the Super Bowl halftime show, revealing her breast. The choreographed stunt, which both said was not meant to include nudity, sparked a national outcry and an FCC investigation. CBS, which aired the Super Bowl, only allowed Timberlake to participate in its Grammy broadcast after he agreed to apologize on the air.
The special will tape at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on April 4 and is tentatively scheduled to air sometime in May.