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Source: PageSix.com
By Richard Johnson
The Backstreet Boys could be renamed the Back-stab Boys, as intragroup squabbles threaten to disband the quintet. The all-grown-up boy band just parted ways with its management company, the Firm, because "they were annoyed that their last album flopped, and had to blame someone." But the rest of the Boys, Kevin Richardson, Brian Littrell, Howie Dorough and A.J. McLean, were shocked when bandmate Nick Carter rehired the Firm to represent his solo career. "Nick is coming out with a solo album in August, about a month before the Backstreet Boys' next album. The group is furious," our source said. Carter - the first in the group to break away and record solo - told the London Sun, "I'm really psyched [for the solo project] and want to do something different by myself." Carter just bought a power boat racing team and an offshore racing boat that his father will drive, pals said, leaving him little time for the band. "There's a lot of infighting with the Boys - and between that and [McLean's] rehab, there's not much left," we hear.
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Backstreet Boys Nominated for An Entertainment Style Award
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Source: Rit Dye
The Entertainment Style Awards, presented by Rit Dye is a place where fans get to vote on who they think are the most stylish - and stylishly worn outfits in film, TV and music videos.
Nominees include Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys. Voting begins on Tuesday, March 5 and continues until April 8.
Rit Dye
has been the leading supplier of home fabric and craft dyes for over 80 years and it is used by a majority of costume designers in Hollywood.
The Rit Dye Entertainment Style Awards is a chance to celebrate the company's contributions to entertainment.
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Boys Nominated For A Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award
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Source: ABC News
Rosie Returns as Nick Kids' Choice Host
By: Susanne Ault
Rosie O'Donnell will return for her sixth headlining gig at the 15th annual Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards April 20.
O'Donnell will likely continue her hosting stint on the popular kudocast -- airing live this year from Santa Monica's Barker Hangar -- even after she leaves her talk show this May. A Nick spokesman said the cable channel should "continue to have an ongoing relationship with Rosie" after this season, since she is a "longtime friend of Nick."
This year's kiddie favorites mirror what most of the country seems to like, with box office hit "Shrek" and ratings champ "Friends" leading the nominations. "Shrek" is up for five awards, including best movie and book. "Friends," with four nods, will battle it out in the TV show, TV actor (Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry) and TV actress (Jennifer Aniston) categories.
Other nominees include "Dr. Dolittle 2," "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and "Rush Hour 2" for picture; "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Lizzie McGuire" and "7th Heaven" for TV series; and the Backstreet Boys, Destiny's Child, Dream and 'N Sync for singing group.
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Boys Nominated For A 2002 World Music Award
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Source: WMA
Monte Carlo (March 5) - The Boys have picked up a nomination for the World's Best Selling Pop Group in the 2002 World Music Awards. Also nominated in the category are Destiny's Child and N'Sync.
The awards will be hosted by Shaggy, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Mark McGrath and are to be held at the Monte Carlo Sporting Club on March 6.
The awards will be broadcast later this year on ABC.
Performers include Enya, Destiny's Child, Alicia Keys, Shaggy, Enrique Iglesias, O-Town and more.
For more information about the awards, visit WordMusicAwards.com.
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AJ & Brian To Be Part Of 'Fairway to Heaven '02'
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Source: VH1
VH1's 'Fairway to Heaven '02' Brings Together Pro Golfers, Rock Stars, Celebrities and Other Duffers in Miami For 8th Annual Tournament, Airing On VH1 Saturday, April 27, at 12:00 P.M. (ET/PT)
The top stars of music and golf will drive for show and putt for dough when VH1's annual celebrity pro-am tournament tees off for "Fairway to Heaven '02." Benefiting the VH1 Save The Music Foundation, the eighth annual two-day golf event will be taped March 9- 11 at the challenging Blue Monster course at The Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami.
"Fairway to Heaven '02" will air on a special three-hour edition of VH1's "Top 18 Countdown," Saturday, April 27, at 12:00 p.m. (ET/PT), featuring the 18 biggest music videos of the week, plus a celebrity guest, and highlights from the tournament and the celebrity golf skills competition.
The world's only rock & roll golf tournament, "Fairway to Heaven '02" teams celebrities from the worlds of music, television and film with top professional golfers. Alice Cooper, Bon Jovi's Tico Torres, Meat Loaf, Tommy Lee, Backstreet Boys' AJ McLean and Brian Littrell, Vince Neil of Motley Crue, Hootie & The Blowfish's Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Darius Rucker and Jim "Soni" Sonefeld, sax great Clarence Clemons of the E Street Band, Queensryche's Geoff Tate and Michael Wilton, Branford Marsalis, Lawrence Taylor, Judd Nelson, Dweezil Zappa, Lisa Loeb, Molly Culver, Kyle Maclachan and Eddie Cibrian are among the celebrity duffers who will tee off with PGA stars John Cook, John Daly, Peter Jacobsen, Scott Simpson, Woody Austin, Brian Bateman, Cameron Beckman, Joe Durant, Brian Gay, Jeff Gove, Kent Jones, Bob Heintz J.L. Lewis, Blaine McCallister, Pat Perez, Chris Riley, Chris Smith, Bo Van Pelt, Boo Weekly, Craig Stadler, Fulton Allem, and Tommy Armour III.
The annual "Fairway to Heaven" pro-am celebrity golf tournament event benefits the VH1 Save The Music Foundation, which is dedicated to restoring music education programs in cities across America and raising awareness of the importance of music participation for our nation's youth.
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