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Aug 26
37m 51s

Backstreet Boys Unlock New Pop Possibili...

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Onstage at their Into the Millennium residency -- which began last month and wrapped its first wave on Sunday night (before kicking off 14 additional dates starting in December) -- Backstreet Boys promised to put the crowd into a "time machine" back to the late-'90s heyday of boy bands and bubblegum pop. Katie was in the orb for the 21st show on Sunday night ... Show More
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