The Backstreet Boys will be releasing a new album This Is Us on October 6th. The group that has sold nearly 80 million records worldwide have also said they will tour the second half of 2009 and all of 2010 with North American dates set to be announced shortly.

“We’re really excited to release this new album and know that our fans are excited too. We worked with a group of amazing artists and producers that we’ve never worked with before, exploring new sounds and territory and know the final product turned out incredible,” said Nick Carter in a press release.

The new release will feature 11 new tracks. This will be the bands 7th studio album and first since 2007′s Unbreakable. [Source]

Backstreet Boys announced Tuesday that it will release its ninth album, “This Is Us,” October 6.

The lead single, “Straight Through My Heart,” has just been released to radio and can be heard on the group’s MySpace page (www.myspace.com/backstreetboys ).

The 11-track Jive Records set follows the Backstreet Boys’ platinum-certified 2005 reunion album, “Never Gone,” and 2007′s “Unbreakable,” which sold 1.7 million copies worldwide but less than 150,000 in the U.S.

Group members Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell and AJ McLean contributed to the writing and producing of “This Is Us,” joined by original Backstreet Boys hitmaker Max Martin, T-Pain, RedOne, Soulshock & Karlin, Jim Jonsin and Claude Kelly.  Read full article.

Backstreet Boys are very proud to announce the release of their new album, This Is Us. Set for an October 6(th) release on Jive Records, This Is Us is the seventh studio album from this groundbreaking and chart topping group that redefined the modern musical landscape, ushering in a chapter of pop culture that commandeered the world’s radio airwaves, broke music and concert sales records, and launched a new generation of teen idols. Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell and AJ McLean collaborated with a powerhouse suite of producers and songwriters on This Is Us that included T-Pain, Max Martin, RedOne, Soulshock and Karlin, Jim Jonsin and Claude Kelly. The end result is an indelible and finely crafted R&B and pop album from four talented musicians who love what they do and who maintain the rare relevance in an industry that often disposes of pop acts.  Read full article.

With the release of their new single “Straight Through My Heart” and the excitement that coursed through the Newsroom when it all happened, it seems that, at least among a few of us MTV News staffers, there is some excitement for the new Backstreet Boys album, This is Us, which is due out on October 6.

For the album, the guys worked with producer RedOne on the single and hooked up with longtime collaborator and pop mastermind Max Martin. They also worked with T-Pain, and Brian Littrell talked to MTV News about working with the rapper (much) earlier this year.

“T-Pain is the hottest thing since sliced bread,” he said, adding that the album is “BSB doing what we did when we started together, when we made a name for ourselves we were a vocal group. There are no boy bands left other than us and we’re going back to the vocals. We’re going to showcase how well we can sing.”  Read full article.

Since when did boy bands from the 90’s matter in the 2009? In what seems to be the band just won’t take a hint (you will never be popular again!!). The Backstreet Boys have a new album, This Is Us, set to be released October 6th through Jive Records. This will be the groups seventh studio album, and although they are used to topping billboard charts, going multi-platinum in-sales and having fans go crazy over their every move, times have changed, people grew up and so did their taste in music.

In an effort to sell more albums, Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell and AJ McLean (wait, where is the fifth member?? Guess he knew this was going to be a joke!) collaborated with a powerhouse suite of producers and songwriters that included T-Pain, Max Martin, RedOne, Soulshock and Karlin, Jim Jonsin and Claude Kelly. The album will have 11 tracks and from the list of collaborators, it seems the album will have a more R&B flavor to it. Of their new effort, Carter says:  Read full article.

The Backstreet Boys, who must so be wishing they’d picked a different name since most of them are in their 30s now, will release their seventh studio album, “This is Us,” on Oct. 6.

“This is Us” is the second BSB album since founding member Kevin Richardson left in 2006. It follows “Unbreakable,” which peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard 200. No singles from the project rose above #86 on the Billboard Hot 100.

BSB-Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell and AJ McLean-enlisted  such producers/songwriters as T-Pain, longtime cohort Max Martin, RedOne, Soulshock and Karlin, Jim Jonsin and Claude Kelly. Read full article.