Backstreet Boys to Perform Live on Net

Back - Index - Submissions - - What is RSS? Date: Nov 03, 2000 Source: World Pop Submitted By: Sarah H. Backstreet Boys are planning a live cybercast on the Net to allow fans to watch them perform songs from their new album Black & Blue on 20 November, the day of the CD's release. It's reported in the States that the group have signed a deal with top US retailer Wal Mart to give a live performance of songs from the album to will be webcast to more than 2,000 Wal Mart stores across the US. BSB fans around the world won't miss out ... the performance will be streamed on Wal Mart's website, www.wal-mart.com, for one week following the album's release. It's understood the group will perform four songs, two from the album and two previous releases. The location of the performance is being kept secret. The move is the latest marketing ploy by the group in a bid to outdo the 2.4 million first week sales in the US of Jive Records stablemates and rivals 'N Sync with their No Strings Attached album released in March. Last month it was revealed that a 'street team' of fans, known as the BSB-OOST (Backstreet Boys Official Online Street Team), are currently hard at work promoting the album. It's estimated there are 20,000 members of the street team in the US using chat rooms and newsgroups on the Internet to promote Black & Blue as well as voting on radio request lines for the group's new single Shape Of My Heart. Along with Shape Of My Heart, the fourth Backstreet Boy album will feature The Call, Get Another Boyfriend, Shining Star, I Promise You (With Everything I Am), The Answer To Our Life, More Than That, Time, Not For Me, Yes I Will, It's True and How Did I Fall In Love With You. Launch.com reports that the cover will not portray the boys' faces and group member Brian Littrell confirms, 'The cover is just going to be half black and half blue with the words Black & Blue on it. We decided not to go with the picture on the cover just to differentiate ourselves once again from the normal picture on the front.' Last weekend, worldpop announced that Backstreet Boys will launch their world tour in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on 23 January. For further Backstreet Boys details you can visit their official site at www.backstreetboys.com. Comment on this item. Recent Comments Submitted by: James Submitted by: Dirk Submitted by: Jennifer Submitted by: Jennifer Submitted by: Ann Submitted by: Kelly Comment on this item. Next Item: BSB Prove They Have the Write Stuff Prev Item: Backstreet Boys "Black & Blue"