Posts Tagged ‘Joey McIntyre’

NKOTB Going Cruising

May 15th, 2009

Stuck on a boat for three full days with the Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre, Jordan Knight, Jonathan Knight and Danny Wood as they perform onboard and mingle with other cruisers? Bestill those beating hearts, New Kids On the Block fans, that ship has already sailed.

 

Carnival Cruise lines has booked the comeback boys to kick off their summer perfomance schedule onboard one of their boats to the Bahamas, on the Carnival Imagination. The boat leaves today.

 

Cherie Weinstein, a spokeswoman for the cruise line, says around 2,100 fans – mostly women in their 20s and 30s – snatched up the tickets for the cruise. She adds that the trip sold out more quickly than normal cruises do.

 

The New Kids On The Block "Full Service" summer tour begins June 4 in Atlanta.

NKOTB Announces Summer Tour

March 30th, 2009

Is it just us, or does it feel like the early ’90s again? New Kids on the Block have announced that they’re hitting the road again this summer, after their successful reunion tour last year made their ecstatic, faithful fans feel like they were kicking it in their bedrooms from 7th grade.

 

The "Full Service" tour will kick off on May 28 in Atlanta, with tickets going on sale for certain shows on April 3 on LiveNation.

“We have put everything we have into the making of this Summer Tour. We have strategized and we are on a mission to THANK OUR FANS IN A BIG WAY!” says Donnie Wahlberg. “This tour is going to be a party like no other! Wet, hot, wild, fun! We owe it to all of our fans.”

 

"Step by Step," these guys are continuing their comeback.

 

 

Donnie Wahlberg: We Deserved Criticism

September 10th, 2008

Hailed by some as the original boy band, the New Kids on the Block were often criticized for their songs and performances, seen by some as light and fluffy fare.

 

But in an exclusive interview with AOL Music Sessions, Donnie Wahlberg says that although the band often worked harder and performed better than they were given credit for, some of the negative reviews of their music was warranted.

 

"There were times that some of our songs were crap, and deservedly so they were criticized," he says.

 

As for being the boy band that blazed the trail for groups like Backstreet Boys and ‘N Sync, Donnie thinks that the criticism directed against NKOTB actually made breaking through on the music scene more difficult for those who followed them.

 

"One of the things I did notice [about Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync] is that it was probably hard for them,"  he says. "There was a backlash at radio and MTV and different places towards us, so for them to break through, they had to really work hard and be committed."

 

Joey McIntyre also weighed in on who he thought the real original boybanders were.

 

"People say boy bands, we were the first boy band, but we always immediately point back to New Edition," he says. "They came from our hometown and were our idols and that connection is very special for us."

 

 

Backstage At Z100’s Zootopia

May 24th, 2008

New Kids On The Block remain tight-lipped when it comes to reporters at Z100’s Zootopia. It’s photos only in the press room, so it’s time for a shout-out. How does it feel to be back together after 15 years?

“It feels incredible,” Joey McIntyre says.

Donnie Wahlberg adds, “We’ve been around for a long time.”

The Beantown boys bring out a cake onstage to celebrate Jordan Knight’s birthday. Delish! They play a medley of hits, their new single Summertime and retro Tonight.

Wow! I’m going to be on the next season of MTV’s Making The Band – fingers crossed. Danity Kane’s camp brings along a release form for me to sign because they taped me talking to the girls. I love airtime. Aubrey O’Day and company start singing their favorite song — DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince’s ditty Summertime. A-ha!

Up next is Simple Plan’s Pierre Bouvier, who tries to get Chuck Comeau to open up about the origin of their new tune Your Love Is A Lie.

“It’s a song about betrayal and about being cheated on,” he says. “It happened to me, so it sucks. I wrote a song about it. It’s a song for everybody who’s ever been cheated on.

“Come on, more specific, what happened to you man?” Pierre prods.

“That’s it,” Chuck says, embarrassed.

It’s always drama for Simple Plan in the press room. One time, Chuck asked Kelly Clarkson on a date in backstage at a Z100 event!

Jesse McCartney gets the crowd pumped with his hit Leavin.’ One thing he left behind while recording his album Departure? Junk food. “If I get another cavity, I’ll be upset,” he says. “Everything’s sugar-free.”

 

Sara Bareilles slides by. “I’m truly excited about performing tonight. Hopefully I’ll make people smile.” Bonus: She went to UCLA with Maroon 5 — and they’re touring together!

Here’s OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder sailing around in a wheelchair. What happened? “I slipped last night in Philadelphia offstage. There was water everywhere, and it happened. I was thinking ‘whatever you do, don’t fall, don’t do this.’ As soon as I took a step, both of my crutches fell out from under me. There’s a lot of pain, and it’s stressful.”

He wrote the Leona Lewis megahit Bleeding Love.“Everybody heard it and thought ‘this is the one,’” he says. “I’m happy for her. Good luck to her.”

Making The Band choreographer Lori Ann Gibson dishes some dirt about making dance moves for Madonna.

“I thought it would be life-altering,” she tells me. “I’d worked with urban acts like Mary J. Blige, Puffy, Missy – and I thought she was a step up. Madonna. I realized then that no matter how much money or how many records that if it’s really not there in your soul and if you’re really not coming from an honest place, it’s not worth it. She has an amazing work ethic but you’ll find the real artistry with Beyonce, Usher or Alicia Keys.”

Snap!

What about the Jonas Brothers?

“I started working with them when they were very young. To see what they have become is truly a great thing. They’re honest, they’re great songwriters and musicians. To see how their natural talent has developed is a blessing. They’re going to be here forever.”

We’ll see!

The night ends with a performance from Miley Cyrus, who gives her all to tunes including Start All Over, See You Again, Fly On The Wall, Breakout and G.N.O. (Girls Night Out). Confetti pours down over the tween crowd.

Oh, here’s Jesse’s rep. That means Jesse’s not far behind. ‘Night all.

 

Miss yesterday’s antics? Hit up Gifting Miley Cyrus.

 

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Gifting Miley Cyrus

May 23rd, 2008

Miley Cyrus sweeps into the Izod Fragrance Artist Gift Lounge backstage at Z100’s Zootopia wearing a huge smile on her face, a Topshop dress and a jacket so expensive she would never buy it herself.

 

Shocking? Nah. The Hannah Montana star, 15, is a penny-pincher. “She had a Blackberry but she lost it, and she’s too cheap to get another one,” I hear. Luckily, she receives a Blackberry Pearl in her stash of goodies.

Miley curls up on the couch to chat with Z100 before taking inventory of her new accessories. She raids the stainless steel jewelry line from Black and Blue taking one of everything. She’s eager to schedule her new Roomba to vacuum her room while she’s away on tour. And, during a round of The Box Girls Box of Questions Conversation Starter Games, she says, “I’d sit in my boxer shorts and play video games all day if I was a boy.”

Well, if she was a boy she might be just like half-brother Trace Cyrus, who is in the electro-pop band Metro Station. Miley joins him onstage during the pre-show, and the crowd goes wild.

“She was chilling,” he tells me. “She was sitting there watching it.”

One thing Trace has that Miley doesn’t is a body filled with tattoos. His favorite? “This one right here,” he tells me, flexing his arm. It says ‘This time here will never last.’ It’s lyrics to one of my dad’s [Billy Ray Cyrus] songs.”

Lunchtime! I grab a meal ticket and scope out the catering section, where I bump into New Kids On The Block. I’m enjoying my roast beef sandwich, French fries, potato salad and sugar cookie when the guys roll through. “It’s too crowded in here,” Donnie Wahlberg laments. “Let’s eat in the dressing room.” (Bummer!)

The guys roll into the gift lounge. The highlight is the Roomba. Danny Wood, who is a single dad, is excited to get housework help from the gadget. And Jordan Knight says the device will free up the time his wife would spend vacuuming. Joey McIntyre walks up and announces “We are in the future.”

Here’s Gavin DeGraw. I’ll never forget the first thing he said to me years ago when we met in a club: “Are you married?” And then, he had the hit single I Don’t Want To Be. I have the worst luck with this. Anyone whose advances I’ve dismissed always hits the big time. (Hello, Bill Rancic.) Gavin’s still got it. “Hi gorgeous,” he says. Hm, is he dating anyone now? “I’m too busy right now to fail at a relationship.” I see…

Another fun guy is Simple Plan’s Chuck Comeau. He’s up there – he cracks me up, and his Quebecois accent makes me smile. I once interviewed Simple Plan on a bed at The Time Hotel in NYC. (Not my idea – theirs.) He remembers. What’s his status? “Single and open for business,” he tells me. I was also there when he asked Kelly Clarkson out a few years ago at a Z100 event. “Nothing ever happened with that. I thought I had an ‘in’ – I thought I was in, but it’s OK. I’ve moved on. I’m stalking other people now like Megan Fox. She’s so hot … she has an amazing talent at acting. She’s absolutely gorgeous.” (Ooh, he’ll have to fight Jesse McCartney.)

Whoa! Love Song singer Sara Bareilles is getting lavished with praise by each member of Danity Kane. Sara is loving the adoration – she’s on top of the world.

Does Sara ever get tired of performing her megahit?

“I have my moments of not being so excited about it, but overall it’s so very fun,” she tells me. “It’s at the point now where people are knowing the words and singing along. That’s very rewarding.”

Danity Kane’s Aubrey O’Day admits she loves to buy handbags. “I’m disgusting about purses,” she tells me. “There’s a purple Prada bag that I really want right now. I just feel like a couple more shows and I’ll feel like I deserve it.”

Here come the Jonas Brothers! Shhh …

 

 

For more behind-the-scenes moments, check out Backstage at Z100’s Zootopia.


Pick up the OK! on stands now for more coverage of the Izod Fragrance Artist Gift Lounge backstage at Z100’s Zootopia. Angelina Jolie: Four Weeks To Go! is the cover line.

It’s a Boy for Joey McIntyre

November 21st, 2007 / Author: cwillett

Joey McIntyre has a new kid on the block.

 

The ex-boy bander and his real estate agent-wife Barrett welcomed a 7 lb. 12 oz. son on Tuesday in Los Angeles. It’s the first child for both. No other details were released.

 

Maybe we can expect the name announcement from Joey himself on his official site. It was on there in May that the 34-year-old revealed impending fatherhood while discussing his and Barrett’s new digs.

“In the meantime, I just bought a new house in LA…we loved
the beach in Venice,
but what can I say…that freakin’ commute kills ya,” he wrote. “Plus, it’s really a dream
house for us and we are gonna need some more room…because MY WIFEY IS
PREGNANT!!!!!!! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?!!! I can!”

Joey Fatone is One of the Fellas

October 12th, 2007

You heard it here first — Joey Fatone’s got a brand-new band!

Yes, the former ‘N Syncer is regrouping, this time with some other guys who know a few moves or two.

“I’ve been working on a project with Drew Lachey, Joey Lawrence and Joey McIntyre doing like old school tunes,” Joey reveals to OK!. “It’s kind of like a Rat Pack thing. We’re calling it The Fellas.”

The four, of course, are all alums of Dancing With the Stars and each has pop music experience in their lengthy resumes. Joey F.’s is by far the most recognizable with his seven-year-long stint in ‘N Sync. It’s been six years since the band’s last album and three years since their last performance, so will they ever reunite?

“You never know,” the 30-year-old says. “It’s all about timing, about finding the time to say, can we do it? Is it possible? Is it feasible to do it with everybody time-wise? Everybody’s doing their own thing now, you got J.C. [Chasez] with his own album out, Justin [Timberlake] touring, Lance [Bass] doing Hairspray on Broadway and Chris [Kirkpatrick] doing the VH1 Man Band show so it’s really finding the time to say, can we do it? Is it possible?”

Since everyone’s booked in the immediate future, “[Maybe] one day, it’s like, ‘Hey, I’m free in the year 2010. Let’s do it!’ You never know.”

For now, Joey is keeping busy hosting The Singing Bee on NBC. And don’t think he doesn’t bring the office home with him. The notorious goofball loves watching the episodes at home and critiquing himself.

Joey Fatone is One of the Fellas

October 11th, 2007

You heard it here first — Joey Fatone’s got a brand-new band!

Yes, the former ‘N Syncer is regrouping, this time with some other guys who know a few moves or two.

“I’ve been working on a project with Drew Lachey, Joey Lawrence and Joey McIntyre doing like old school tunes,” Joey reveals to OK!. “It’s kind of like a Rat Pack thing. We’re calling it The Fellas.”

The four, of course, are all alums of Dancing With the Stars and each has pop music experience in their lengthy resumes. Joey F.’s is by far the most recognizable with his seven-year-long stint in ‘N Sync. It’s been six years since the band’s last album and three years since their last performance, so will they ever reunite?

“You never know,” the 30-year-old says. “It’s all about timing, about finding the time to say, can we do it? Is it possible? Is it feasible to do it with everybody time-wise? Everybody’s doing their own thing now, you got J.C. [Chasez] with his own album out, Justin [Timberlake] touring, Lance [Bass] doing Hairspray on Broadway and Chris [Kirkpatrick] doing the VH1 Man Band show so it’s really finding the time to say, can we do it? Is it possible?”

Since everyone’s booked in the immediate future, “[Maybe] one day, it’s like, ‘Hey, I’m free in the year 2010. Let’s do it!’ You never know.”

For now, Joey is keeping busy hosting The Singing Bee on NBC. And don’t think he doesn’t bring the office home with him. The notorious goofball loves watching the episodes at home and critiquing himself.

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