MUMBAI: American boy band Backstreet Boys (BSB) are set to release a new studio album ‘In A World Like This’ on 30 July. The band will follow it up with a North American tour from 2 August starting Chicago.
The album and tour announcement comes on the heels of the band’s 20th anniversary in April, in which they were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The album also marks the return of Kevin Richardson, who departed the group following 2005’s ‘Never Gone’ and returned to BSB in 2012.
‘In A World Like This’ has been recorded in London and Los Angeles with producers like Max Martin, Martin Terefe and Justin Trugman.
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The band topped Billboard 200 twice, once for ‘Millennium’ in 1999 and again for ‘Black & Blue’ in 2000. Their last album, ‘This Is Us’, debuted at No 9 on the chart.
BSB announced their plans on 15 May on ‘Good Morning America’ and also premiered a new song, ‘Permanent Stain’ from their upcoming album.
The single is a return to the bombastic hooks of their earlier work and will be released on 25 June report said.
“We always want to top our previous albums. All five of us were determined to create an album where every song could be a single,” band member Nick Carter said.
Tickets for Backstreet Boys’ upcoming tour go on sale on Friday 17 May. Those who purchase tickets will be given ‘Permanent Stain’ as a free download.
