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EXCLUSIVE: Asante Blackk (When They See Us) and Luis Guzmán (Traffic) have been tapped as the leads for Aristotle Torres’ feature directorial debut Story Ave, for FirstGen Content (Catch the Fair One, Call Jane) and Jamie Foxx’s Foxxhole Productions. The film, which has wrapped production in New York, will also star Alex Hibbert (Moonlight), Melvin Gregg (Nine Perfect Strangers), Cassandra Freeman (Monsters and Men) and Coral Peña (For All Mankind).

Backstreet’s back — and they’re just like Us! Nick Carter works hard to maintain a balanced lifestyle while on the road with his band, from checking in with his family to rocking out on stage every night.

You can read a Spanish version of this interview on CNNE.com. (CNN)For Backstreet Boys' AJ McLean, pursuing a solo career doesn't mean he has to step away from the band with which he's performed for almost 30 years.

Leena Tailor It’s been an action-packed few weeks for the Backstreet Boys — from the group’s DNA World Tour relaunch, which included a special engagement in Las Vegas and a duet with Drake on “I Want It That Way” in Toronto, to their Hollywood Bowl bow, where the five guys — Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean and Kevin Richardson — were joined by their kids onstage, to officially announcing BSB’s first Christmas album.Always one to turn it up, McLean is adding to the slate a new solo song, “Smoke,” coupled with a provocative video, premiering below. (Note: may not be suitable for work.) The funky track is the lead single from McLean’s first solo album in 12 years, “Sex and Bodies,” due out in late October. “I was doing the country thing and it was fun, but COVID hit, I had time to self-reflect and I don’t want to try and be something I’m not,” McLean tells Variety.

EXCLUSIVE: M88 has signed Emmy- and Critics’ Choice Award-nominated actor Asante Blackk (This Is Us) for theatrical representation.

OMG, they’re back again — and they have a new member! During the Backstreet Boys‘ Toronto, Canada, concert, they enlisted Drake for a special duet.

Drake and the Backstreet Boys may have just become the collab we never knew we needed. Drizzy joined BSB on stage during the group's DNA World Tour stop in the rapper's hometown of Toronto, Canada Saturday night to help them perform their hit, «I Want It That Way.»But before lending his vocals to one of the group's most iconic songs, Drake explained why the late '90s hit holds such a special place in his heart.After BSB introduced Drake as the «6th member» of the boyband, the «Texts Go Green» rapper hit Toronto's Budweiser Stage to share that when he was 13, he had a crush on a girl he knew but wasn't sure that the feelings were mutual, till at his Bar Mitzvah, when the girl came up to him and asked him to dance to none other than Backstreet's «I Want It That Way.»Drake, who went on to call the song «one of the greatest songs of all time,» said that moment was the first time in his life he felt like he «had a shot at being cool.»Fans then got a treat when Drake sang along to the song with BSB, and even busted out some of their signature boy band dance moves.Both Drake and the Backstreet Boys shared snippets of the performance on Instagram, with the boy band writing, «What’s better than I Want It That Way? I Want It That Way….

He’s one of the most idolized musicians in showbiz, but on Saturday night, Drake turned up to the Backstreet Boys’ Toronto, Ontario, concert and revealed that it was the boy band’s 1999 smash, “I Want It That Way” that helped him feel “cool” and “acknowledged” for the first time.

Drake may be a certified lover boy, but on Saturday he was on cloud nine as he took to the stage with the Backstreet Boys.The 35-year-old rapper and singer shared several snaps while up onstage surrounded by the popular boy band.In the first photo, he stood next to the pop stars, arms outstretched, flanked by Nick Carter,Howie Dorough,AJ McLean,Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson. Collaboration:Drake may be a certified lover boy, but tonight he was surrounded by boys of the backstreetsThe quintet sang in their trademark all white ensembles, complete with pants, T-shirts and jackets.He wrote, 'I really made it...' underneath the photo of him and the group in distinct white lettering.

Following a two-year pause on their DNA World Tour, the Backstreet Boys have resumed their worldwide trek with a four-night launch at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. ET Canada was there as the boy band kicked things off with a bang, delivering seductive strip shows, tears, celebrity guests, nail polish parties and cute family appearances.

Backstreet Boys admit they can't rock their bodies like they used to. It's called aging, and when it comes to their dance routines, they're trying to avoid an aspect they didn't have to deal with when they were rising young stars — pain.Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, A.J.

Reader, we've tried to intro this piece in quite literally any way other than to inform you 'Backstreet's back'. That'd just be uninspired, right? Lazy journalism. Really shoddy wordsmanship.

Sad news for Backstreet Boys fans.

The Backstreet Boys are heading back to Las Vegas!

It looks like there might be a feud brewing between two members of the Backstreet Boys.

The Backstreet Boys have postponed the Australia/New Zealand leg of their DNA World Tour until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Backstreet Boys just celebrated their 27th anniversary and what better present than a heartwarming performance of one of their biggest hits.

It’s going to be a while before the Backstreet Boys are back…in the same room together. With the COVID-19 pandemic and many “shelter in place” orders keeping people sequestered away, BSB — AJ McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson, and Nick Carter – remain separated in their homes, from Los Angeles to Orlando, Florida. Thankfully, they were able to put together a performance of “I Want It That Way” for FOX’s iHeart Living Room Concert for America event, but that’s the closest that boy-band fans are going to get to see these ’90s heartthrobs on the same “stage” for a while.

Though fans may not want it that way, the Backstreet Boys can make magic happen from five different places.

Lil Uzi Vert’s long-awaited Eternal Atake might see the light of day sooner than later. The Philly rapper continues the album rollout with “That Way”—and it includes a sample of Backstreet Boys’ classic “I Want It That Way.”

Lil Uzi Vert’s long-awaited Eternal Atake might see the light of day sooner than later.