Happy Holidays!
December 6, 2004

This holiday season is especially exciting for all of us. We're home
with our families now but we know that 2005 is going to bring many
great opportunities for the group. Thanksgiving was especially nice
this year. We weren't together but we made sure to get in touch with
each other to send our holiday wishes. Nick and Kevin spent
Thanksgiving in LA, Howie was in Orlando, AJ was in Vegas and Brian
was in Kentucky.

AJ and Nick had a great time in Rome for the MTV European Music
Awards. The trip was short but their schedule was full. On Wednesday,
soon after they arrived, they did TRL Italy. The studio overlooked
downtown Rome and there were lots of Backstreet fans out to show
their support. After that they did a TRL UK interview, then they were
off to do 40 minutes of Italian press at a nearby hotel. Soon after
that, they went shopping for about an hour, then it was on to dinner
with some people from our label followed by a Fendi party that night.
The next day brought about more press and of course the awards show.
They presented the Black Eyed Peas with the Best Pop award.

This year has really gone by fast. We've been working on our new
album for all of 2004 and right now we are more then ready to see it
in stores. The album is great and we think that it shows a lot of
growth from past albums. We are looking at a March release date and
we're keeping our fingers crossed that it doesn't change. It really
is amazing how many details go into making an album. Even the
smallest thing can push a release date back.

Our single should be picked soon. We've narrowed our selection down
to a few different songs and we're trying to come to a mutual
agreement on which of the choices to release first. Right now we are
looking at a late January release for the first single. As soon as we
nail down an exact release date we'll be sure to let you know so you
can listen for it and request it on the radio.

That's it for now. We want to wish all of you a happy and safe
holiday season filled with countless blessings and wonderful memories!

Backstreet
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