Backstreet Boys Choose 'Black & Blue'
Backstreet Boys have settled on “Black & Blue” as the title of their forthcoming album, which is due in U.S. stores on Nov. 21. The album’s first single and video, “Shape of My Heart,” will be released in late October.
“Black & Blue” (Jive) is the follow-up to the Backstreets’ 1999 release “Millennium,” which has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, according to the group’s publicist, with more than 12 million copies sold in the U.S.
The promotional groundwork for the new album’s release began last month when participating Burger King restaurants in the U.S. and Canada began selling three exclusive Backstreet Boys CDs and a video. The group also appears in Burger King commercials.
Backstreet Boys plan to open a world tour in early 2001. In support of “Millennium,” the Backstreets’ completed two sold-out North American treks, as well as a sold-out 42-city European tour.
LiveDaily News Break Podcast, June 23: ZZ Top, Bruce Springsteen, Backstreet Boys and more [June 2008]
LiveDaily Weekend Podcast, June 20: Carrie Underwood, Lil Wayne, Coldplay and more [June 2008]
Weekend Ticketing: Carrie Underwood, Jack Johnson, Backstreet Boys, Coldplay, KISS [June 2008]
Backstreet Boys add dates to 'Unbreakable' tour [June 2008]
Backstreet Boys plot initial US tour dates [May 2008]
LiveDaily Interview: Brian Littrell of Backstreet Boys [December 2007]
Madonna's "Confessions on a Dance Floor" tour
The Duke Spirit on stage and in the studio
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with Stevie Nicks
Metallica at the KROQ Weenie Roast in Irvine, CA
R.E.M. at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA
Herbie Hancock at the Sonoma Jazz Festival
Brad Paisley, Jack Ingram and Kellie Pickler
Dengue Fever at The Independent, San Francisco, CA

