HollywoodLife.com was in boy band heaven on Jan. 22, when we had the opportunity to attend a private concert in New York City with the stars of the Package Tour: New Kids On The Block, 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men. The 12 boy band members announced their plans to tour North America this summer on The View earlier that day, and fans went crazy on Twitter! At the concert, NKOTB member Donnie Walberg EXCLUSIVELY told HollywoodLife.com that “there will be surprise guests” on the tour. Hooray! Watch our exclusive videos here.

NKOTB, Boyz II Men & 98 Degrees Perform Secret Show

On Jan. 22, three of the 90′s biggest boy bands met for a secret show at NYC’s Irving Plaza, where they talked about the Package Tour. Drew Lachey of 98 Degrees said “I promise every night, every show, we are gonna bring 100 percent, and you guys are gonna have the time of your life.”

Meanwhile, Donnie spilled all the juicy details, as he exclusively told us that “Yes, there will be surprise guests, but if I told you who it was it wouldn’t be a surprise.” He would not confirm if one of those guests would be Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, however. Perhaps brother Mark Walberg is too busy to take time out of his pants dropping schedule/successful film career!

Donnie also revealed that all 12 members “will sing together”, and Jordan Knight confirmed that fans will hear “new songs, songs they have never heard before” from NKOTB.

This tour is going to be amazing! Check out the dates below.

NKOTB, Boyz II Men, & 98 Degrees ‘The Package Tour’ Dates:

May 31 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
June 1 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum
June 2 Boston, MA TD Garden
June 4 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place
June 6 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
June 7 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
June 8 Auburn Hills, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
June 9 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
June 11 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center
June 13 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center
June 14 Washington DC Verizon Center
June 15 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
June 18 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
June 19 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
June 20 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
June 21 Orlando, FL Amway Center
June 22 Fort Lauderdale, FL BB&T Center
June 25 Cincinnati, OH US Bank Arena
June 27 Houston, TX Toyota Center
June 28 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
June 29 Oklahoma City, OK Chesapeake Energy Arena
June 30 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
July 5 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center Arena
July 6 Las Vegas, NV Mandalay Bay Events Center
July 7 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
July 9 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
July 12 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena
July 13 Minneapolis, MN Target Center

What do YOU think, HollywoodLifers? Are you going to see the Package Tour?

WATCH: New Kids On The Block Announce Tour With 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men

– Eleanore Hutch

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1. NKOTB, Boyz II Men, & 98 Degrees Tour 2013 — Fans React On Twitter
2. Boyz II Men Surprises Fans At NKOTBSB Tour Stop In Orlando — The Crowd Goes Wild!
3. New Kids On The Block & The Backstreet Boys Are Touring Together — NKOTBSB

When Justin Bieber saidBoyz II Men was one of his all-time favorite groups he wasn’t joking –that’s why he asked them to sing “Falalalala” with him on his Under the Mistletoe album. HollywoodLife.com spoke to founding Boyz II Men member Nathan Morris on Oct. 24 just minutes after the band’s new album Twenty was released and hit #1 on the R&B iTunes chart and he couldn’t stop singing the 17-year-old’s praises and revealed some exciting news!

“We are in the works about some type of video, viral or whatever or something,” Nathan responded when HollywoodLife.com asked about a “Falalalala music video. “Justin’s table is always open with us. ‘Falalalala’ is a perfect song because it shows both genres. Now that we have collaborated, it’s something we can do in the future.”

We would LOVE it if this happened! But the best part of our interview was hearing how great they think Justin handles fame and the advice Boys II Men has learned over the years that they shared with the Biebs.

“I think he is groomed well. We have a lot in common, he was brought up on our music,” Nathan tells us. “And Boyz II Men were taught by the Motown greats. He is focused on where he needs to be. He’s needs to keep focused to the point that he keeps his mind open to hear different things. Not just hear things that want people him to in order to feel good but listen to things that matter. When you’re that big people tell you what they want to so they can be around you and sometimes it’s hard to focus.”

So does Nathan think Justin has a good group of people surrounding him?

“Everything you see is not always what is it,” Nathan tells us. “I can’t tell anyone how to feel because that’s a judgement call Justin will have to make. But I think he does have good people around him. I think Scooter [Braun] is one, and Usher is a great artist –he’s been put on the right track — he just needs to stays focused.”

You can check out Justin’s Under the Mistletoe Album when it hits stores Nov. 1 & Boyz II Men’s Twenty is out now!

— Chloe Melas

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Amanda Bynes has toyed with my emotions long enough! When Amanda pretended to be done with Twitter back in September 2010, I called her bluff. I started to think she was going to prove me wrong — until today! The She’s the Man starlet proved she’s anything but a man, posting scantily clad pics of herself on her new Twitter page @MsAmandaBynes_

I can only hope this Twitter return is forever, as these constant break-ups and make-ups isn’t healthy for a young man like myself! But I guess it is only to be expected, as Amanda also “retired” from acting in June only to come back in July.

When the 24-year-old initially deleted her Twitter account, I commemorated the tragedy with Boys II Men’s, “It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye” so I thought for this joyous occasion of her return I would return to the world of MotownPhilly and say “Thank You!”

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BTW Amanda, If you want to follow me you can at @mrsandwich96, don’t worry HollywoodLifers that includes you too!

Russ Weakland

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It’s that time of the year again! Kylie Minogue, 42, Jessica Simpson, 30, Sheryl Crow, 48, Mariah Carey, 40, and Charice, 18 and more broke out their best festive get-ups and helped reign in the holiday season on Nov. 30 at Rockefeller Center at the Christmas tree lighting, where mom-to-be Mariah sang new hits from her highly anticipated album Merry Christmas II You.

Jessica Simpson also sang songs from her new holiday album Happy Christmas, I’ll Be Home For Christmas while her new fiance Eric Johnson watched backstage. This wasn’t the first time Jessica has performed at the tree lighting. In 2007 Jessica and then-husband Nick Lachey, performed a “Silent Night” duet.

Others who turned out were Josh Groban, Katherine Jenkins, Boys II Men.

Watch Jessica Simpson’s 2010 Performance of ‘I’ll Be Home For Christmas’

Watch Jessica Simpson’s 2007 Rockefeller Center Performance with Ex-Husband Nick Lachey

Watch Kylie Minogue Sing ‘Santa Baby’

Watch Mariah Carey At Rockefeller Center

Watch Josh Groban Sing At Rockefeller Center

Boys II Men Sing A Rendition Of ‘Let It Snow’ At Tree Lighting!

Katherine Jenkins ‘Have Yourself A Merry Christmas’

The once retired 24-year-old actress has suddenly deleted her Twitter, leaving my weekend in shambles!

Dear Diary,

Amanda Bynes has performed the most shocking moment ever in her career — she deleted her Twitter Sept. 10 and ripped out my heart at the same time!

Quit toying with my emotions, Amanda! You had me all worked up for no reason when you “retired” from acting in June, only to “unretire” in July. Now, you’re pretending to be done with Twitter? I’m calling your bluff!

I can only hope this Twitter deletion is as temporary as your acting deletion — who else will claim the Twitter crown for random thoughts and awkward words of wisdom?

To commemorate this sad news, I’m listening to Boys II Men. Yes, it’s really so hard to say goodbye…

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Russ Weakland