BSB Say Good-Bye to Jive *Taken from www.kiwibox.com*
By: Stephanie R., Associate Editor Posted: 10/5/99
It's sad but oh so very true. The backstreet boys are in fact leaving Jive. The boys's attorneys have already sent a letter to Clive Calder, the Jive Records founder. They claim that Jive is in breach of contract. Which means that the five cuties are no longer on the label. It's been said that the boys are tired of being exploited and betrayed. This statement most likely involves the recent signing of N Sync to the Jive family, which is also home to Britney Spears and R. Kelly.
The group is upset at the signing of N Sync to Jive. The backstreet boys left their management company last year partly because N Sync were represented by the same managers, Johnny and Donna Wright. They boys left their old management and Transcontinental to get away from N Sync, their main competitor. It wasn't the only reason they left, however, there were many other issues involved. To sum it up the boys were founded and were given their jump start from Lou Pearlmen. The group grew very close to Lou Pearlme and the whole Transcontinental family. In the end Lou Pearlmen founded another group because of how successful the BSB were. The group was none other than N Sync. Well, the boys signed a new deal with The Firm, the company that represents Limp Bizkit and Korn earlier this year. No official statements have been posted as of yet from both sides. I guess where ever the boys go legal trouble and N Sync aren't too far behind.