Backstreet Boys
Description
The Backstreet Boys are a Grammy-nominated American pop group. The group has charted 12 U.S. Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, The band approximately sold 120.6 million records, the best selling boy band of all time, and World's Biggest Money Makers (Concerts and Album Sales) 1997-2005: #1 ($533.1 million). Their 1999 album, Millennium, became the bestselling pop album since Michael Jackson's Thriller".
After returning to the music scene in 2005, their sound changed dramatically, incorporating only live instruments (some of which they play themselves) and a more guitar and piano driven pop rock sound. The five-member group consists of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, and A. J. McLean. Original member Kevin Richardson left the group on June 23, 2006 to begin a family, but the four-piece refused to rule out a possible return for the singer.