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Backstreet Boys Comeback: Nick and Howie Talk Past Mistakes, New Music and Surviving 20 Years Together (EXCLUSIVE)

Backstreet Boys ComebackBig Hassle

Backstreet Boys hosted a 20th Anniversary Fan Celebration in Los Angeles on Saturday (April 20) at The Fonda Theater, offering a first listen of the new music and a look at their upcoming documentary. Devotees came out in droves, lines wrapping around the building in either direction hours before the doors were set to open.

This is not the BSB of yesteryear. Most of the guys are dressed in suits (no shiny track ensembles here!). Four out of five are married (with Nick Carter planning on heading down the aisle soon) and have little Backstreet boys and girls of their own.

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Far East Movement Sessions: The Group Talks Pizza Nights with Gaga and Crowd Surfing in Amsterdam on the Road to 'Dirty Bass'

Joseph Llanes for AOL

Far East Movement dropped their sophomore effort Dirty Bass on June 12 and anyone worried that the LA-based quartet may have abandoned their addictive, self-described "free wired" style can safely put those fears to rest. Laden with hooky numbers that rival the catchiness of the band's previous hit "Like a G6", members Kev Nish, Prohgress, J-Splif and DJ Virman have successfully created a party playlist perfect for summer.

FEM blew through AOL Music's Los Angeles studio to perform a high-energy set including tracks from Dirty Bass and a tribute to one of their music inspirations, the Beastie Boys. After their performance, the laid-back band who ooze a chill California vibe, took a breather to answer questions about their slick style, craziest tour moments, seeing the "normal" side of Lady Gaga and pondered why Jay-Z hasn't been returning their calls.

Check out the band's exclusive performance here and sit in on our conversation below.

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Far East Movement: 'Dirty Bass' Group Keeps it Real in New Behind the Scenes Video

Far East MovementJoseph Llanes for AOL

Far East Movement don't just create party music, they are the party. The group brought their good-time vibe to our Los Angeles studio recently to record their very first AOL Music's Sessions in support of the group's new disc Dirty Bass. Naturally, we caught tons of FEM's candid moments on camera for your viewing pleasure. Check out the behind-the-scenes preview of Far East Movement's Sessions before we roll out the full performance and interview tomorrow (June 19).

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LeAnn Rimes' Divorce Dramas Drive 'Bitchy' New Album 'Spitfire'

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Once fans listen to LeAnn Rimes' upcoming disc 'Spitfire,' there won't be any doubt in their minds where the 29-year-old singer stands on her highly-publicized marriage to Eddie Cibrian, the transgressions that led to said relationship and dealing with the public backlash.

LeAnn and record producer/songwriter Darrell Brown treated friends, family, music executives and The Boot to a live preview of 'Spitfire,' held in an intimate studio at the Capitol Records Tower in Hollywood, Calif., where she and her band of musicians recorded 10 of the 15 tracks expected to appear on the album. Darrell, who played emcee for the evening in between producing duties, described it as "an experiment of love and music."

In one way or another, the theme that runs throughout 'Spitfire' is love, including the good, the bad and the ugly, and LeAnn is coming clean about everything.

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