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Thoughts: Mic drop…Backstreet Wins

Thoughts: Mic drop…Backstreet Wins

Fans of the Backstreet Boys have long engaged in discussions (read: arguments) with fan bases around the world regarding which boyband reigns supreme. In the late ’90s into the ’00s, it was a legitimate fight. Backstreet Boys were first (in this era), but N’Sync came...

The Power of Fandom: How Being a BSB Fan Shaped My Career, Friendships, and Gave Me Some Confidence

The Power of Fandom: How Being a BSB Fan Shaped My Career, Friendships, and Gave Me Some Confidence

If you had told 17-year-old me—shy, quiet, only child me—that one day she’d be confidently speaking on camera, leading marketing campaigns, writing award-winning articles, and living a life she once only imagined, she probably would’ve laughed awkwardly and buried her face in a Tiger Beat magazine. But here’s the thing: I became that woman. And it all started with five guys named AJ, Brian, Howie, Kevin, and Nick.

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Thoughts: Don’t judge other fans for the money they spend

Thoughts: Don’t judge other fans for the money they spend

Even though I saw the Backstreet Boys at Grad Nite the night I became a fan, it wasn’t until June 2001 when I saw them again on the Black & Blue tour. I was unable to see the Into the Millennium tour. We didn’t have the money. I was in college and money was very tight.

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