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Looks like the Florida prison population won’t be getting a Backstreet Boy to play with. Nick Carter, the youngest (and arguably cutest) of the Backstreeters, has avoided jail time and disappointed any would-be cellmates by making a deal with prosecutors in a case stemming from a barroom altercation last month. Carter, who turned 22 last week, was arrested January 2 for allegedly disobeying a cop’s orders to leave a Tampa nightclub following a scuffle inside. On Friday, the Backstreeter agreed to enter a pretrial intervention program that, if he behaves himself, will keep him out of jail and have his… Read more »

U2 had the Super Bowl halftime stage all to itself, and the Irish rockers delivered a moving tribute to America and the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Lead singer Bono walked onto the field with a slow, shoulder-wagging swagger, singing the group’s recent hit, “Beautiful Day,” as he climbed onto the point of a pink, heart-shaped catwalk that surrounded the stage. As the first song wound down, a giant screen scrolled the names of victims in the attacks, and the group broke into the 1980s hit, “Where the Streets Have No Name.” The names also reflected in overlapping… Read more »

Having just left their label following 23 years and 11 albums, Van Halen’s career is in limbo and their future seems uncertain. The band severed ties with Warner Bros. Records last month, according to a source close to the group, who emphasized that the band willingly left the company. “There’s been a major housecleaning at the company over the last couple months, and anybody that was actually any part of anything when we were around is gone,” he said. “They’re all about taking care of their young bands now.” A publicist at Warner Bros. confirmed the band is off the… Read more »

C-Murder, who was arrested last week on suspicion of committing second-degree murder, will plead not guilty, according to his lawyer, who said his client is a victim of mistaken identity. The rapper, whose real name is Corey Miller, was arrested January 18 in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, where he is accused of killing 16-year-old Steve Thomas with a single gunshot to the chest during an argument on January 12 at the Platinum Club in Harvey. About 200 people were in the club, and several were eyewitnesses. C-Murder’s attorney, Roy Maughan Jr., said police arrested the wrong man. “He thinks it’s very… Read more »

Godsmack is nominated for a Grammy for the instrumental “Vampires.” The band’s frontman Sully Erna revealed he isn’t only pleased with his band’s nod. He’s also impressed with Linkin Park, which scored three Grammy noms with its debut album Hybrid Theory. “I’ll tell you who I’m really happy for as young as they are and doing as well as they are is Linkin Park,” he said. “I think their stuff is really good. At first it took me a second to get what they were doing, but I think they pulled it off in a really clever way considering this… Read more »

Chart-topping singer/songwriter Dido added two top awards to her growing list of music accomplishments on Saturday, but sexy singer-actress Jennifer Lopez stole the show as best female artist. Pop princess Britney Spears also got pulses racing at the music industry’s NRJ awards on the French Riviera with a raunchy performance of her latest single “I’m a Slave 4 U,” before crowning her “king of pop” Michael Jackson as best male star. Dido, who shot to fame in 1999 when bad-boy rapper Eminem sampled her song “Thank You” for his hit tune “Stan,” landed best album and best newcomer. The nods… Read more »

Justin, JC and Lance, meet your newest competition: Archie, Jughead and Veronica. That’s right, the man behind such pop creations as the Backstreet Boys, ‘N Sync and O-Town is moving onto a different type of two-dimensional character: Boy-band mogul Lou Pearlman says he’s teaming up with Archie Entertainment to launch real-life music groups based on The Archies and Josie and the Pussycats comic books. With the help of former BMG President Strauss Zelnick, Pearlman’s Trans Continental Entertainment is staging a nationwide search for young musicians to become the next Archie, Jughead, Veronica and Betty, in preparation for a new album,… Read more »

While on the road last year filming his latest independent movie, director Ludi Boeken and his relatively unknown cast decided to stop at Hooters for lunch. It would have been no big deal except that one of his stars looks almost identical to Britney Spears. And, of course, he (yes, he) was dressed in character as the pop icon. “We were so used to seeing Robert as Britney, we didn’t think anything of it,” Boeken recalled. “All of a sudden we had like 800 people looking at us. He fled, and they chased him. From then on, we just brought… Read more »

And we thought A.J. was the bad boy: Squeaky clean Backstreet Boy Nick Carter was arrested early Wednesday morning for allegedly disobeying a cop’s orders to leave a Tampa, Florida, nightclub. The blond, 21-year-old singer (and youngest Boy of the Backstreet) has been charged with a misdemeanor count of resisting or opposing a law enforcement officer without violence. Carter was cuffed and placed in a squad car, but was later released on his own recognizance, police say. He’s due in court March 4. Police pulled up to the Pop City nightclub late Tuesday night after a fight reportedly broke out,… Read more »

Backstreet Boy Nick Carter Arrested Backstreet Boy Nick Carter was arrested on suspicion of refusing to follow police officers’ orders to leave a nightclub after a fight broke out. The youngest of the five-member pop group at age 21, Carter was charged Wednesday with a misdemeanor count of resisting/opposing a law enforcement officer without violence. He was handcuffed, placed in a squad car and released on his own recognizance. In a statement released Thursday, Carter said he did nothing wrong. “I truly believe my celebrity motivated the officer to arrest me,” he said. I am certain that after a full… Read more »