MTV Online Feature: Backstreet Boys Are Back
While the Backstreet Boys ["Quit Playing Games With My Heart," 1.9MB QuickTime] may not have dominated this year's headlines the way such uber-pop groups as the Spice Girls or Hanson have, what they have done is quietly release the third most successful album of 1998 to date.

Though the Boys fame here in the States has finally managed to catch up with that of the rest of the world, the group was forced to confront its all-too-human frailties earlier in the year -- when the Boys delayed launching its tour in order to provide time for Brian Littrell to recover from heart surgery.

With the medical crisis thus averted, the Backstreet Boys have ventured out once more onto the road -- having upgraded from the Wal-Mart parking lots to the open-air arenas -- for what's sure to be one of the most popular and financially lucrative tours of the year.

In this week's Feature, catch up with the Backstreet Boys during the mid-point of its current road outing with QuickTime footage of the band, as well as an extensive interview in which the Boys discuss life on the road, sibling opening acts and the group's next album.

The Backstreet Boys are indeed back --

All right!

Editor's Note: Fans interested in showing their support for Brian are encouraged to make donations -- instead of sending cards and letters -- to an endowment fund set up in his name for the St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation. Checks can be made out to:

    St. Joseph's Hospital Foundation
    c/o Brian Littrell Endowment for Pediatric Cardiology
    P.O. Box 8490
    Lexington, Kentucky 40533

- MTV News Gallery

August 1997

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