Chicago Sun-Times, IL — MIAMI — Lou Pearlman, who’s credited with starting the boy-band craze and launching the careers of the Backstreet Boys and ‘NSync, has died in prison while serving a 25-year sentence for a massive Ponzi scheme. According to a federal inmate dat... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Lou Pearlman, credited for starting the boy-band craze and launching the careers of the Backstreet Boys and 'NSync, has died in prison while serving a 25-year sentence for a massive Ponzi scheme. more info

TMZ — Lou Pearlman, the record producer/manager who launched huge boy bands including 'NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys, has died in prison. Pearlman faced a slew of lawsuit by members of the 2 famous groups, claiming he screwed them out of their cash by… ... more info

ET Online — Pearlman died in prison on Friday, where he was serving out a conviction for his involvement in a massive Ponzi scheme in 2009. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Lou Pearlman, the disgraced music impresario who launched the Backstreet Boys, NSync and other boy bands in the 1990s before being convicted of a Ponzi scheme, has died at 62, according to the prison where Pearlman was serving a 25-year sentence. ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Lou Pearlman, the disgraced music impresario who launched the Backstreet Boys, NSync and other boy bands in the 1990s before being convicted in a Ponzi scheme, has died at 62, according to the prison where Pearlman was serving a 25-year sentence. ... more info

People.com — The boyband creator spent the past several years in prison for fraud more info

Stereogum — Lou Pearlman, the disgraced former producer and manager of several boy bands including the Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, O-Town, and LFO, has died in prison, Billboard reports. Pearlman was serving a 25-year prison sentence after being convicted of runnin... more info

E! Online — Backstreet's back! Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson, Brian Littrell, A.J. McLean and Howie Dorough are gearing up for more music from their band the Backstreet Boys. The boy band... more info

ET Online — Carter brought the littlest Backstreet fan to the studio with him for the first time on Sunday. more info