The Backstreet Boys will become the first pop act to play at the Sphere in Las Vegas: the long-running group has announced a July 2025 residency at the immersive new venue called “Into the Millennium.

Consisting of three songs from last fall's "SABLE," and nine other songs, the Justin Vernon-led group's latest also features Danielle Haim.

Songwriters often jump at the chance to write from the perspective of characters different from themselves, since it opens up all kinds of artistic possibilities. For a guy who was coming from the ...