Chicago Tribune — Flanked by a quartet of fellow singers, Taylor Swift was, as usual, preternaturally poised as she took the stage at the B96 & Pepsi Jingle Bash on Thursday night. With her sparkly top shimmering in the lights and her gleaming white teeth competing fo... more info

Stereogum — The best way to judge a boy band's potency is the intensity of the screaming throng that accompanies its every move. That was true in the 1960s, when the mop-top-era Beatles incited widespread hysteria, and it was true again at the turn of the millen... more info

USA Today Music — Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter is responding to allegations that he sexually assaulted Melissa Schuman, formerly a member of the pop group Dream.             more info

Dlisted — Although the story was slightly repulsive, the one about the Backstreet Boys utilizing AJ McLean’s fart for a hit song was a beautiful and wholesome fairy tale compared to this one. According to the New York Daily News, an actress and singer named ... more info

Stereogum — Melissa Schuman, a former member of the early-'00s Bad Boy girl group Dream, has written a post on her blog that accuses Nick Carter, the Backstreet Boys member, of rape. Schuman writes that Carter raped her in 2002, when she was 18. The two were wor... more info

E! Online — Please welcome back the sixth member of the Backstreet Boys, Mr. James Corden! The Late Late Show host joined Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Kevin Richardson, Brian Littrell and A.J. McLean... more info

MSN Music — The Beatles, the Jackson 5, Boys II Men, Backstreet Boys, Jonas Brothers and One Direction are some of the most popular boy bands over the last five decades. more info

CNN Showbiz — While starring on "That 70's Show," Mila Kunis and her friend sold unofficial NSYNC and Backstreet Boys t-shirts on eBay. more info

PopSugar — Image Source: Getty / L. Busacca Are *NSYNC songs still the music of your heart? Same. In honor of the group's 22nd anniversary this Sunday, we're taking a look back at how the best '90s boy band (yeah, I said it) first formed. Over the years, bits ... more info

Stereogum — The songwriters who wrote 3LW's 2001 hit "Playas Gon' Play" are claiming that Taylor Swift ripped them off. TMZ reports that Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, who have also worked with the Backstreet Boys, Justin Bieber, Maroon 5, and more are suing Taylo... more info