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The Cashstreet Boys: The heartthrob juggernaut known as the Backstreet Boys has set another staggering standard--765,000 concert tickets sold in a single day, to rake in an estimated $30 million in grosses. All 53 shows for the Orlando, Fla., harmony group's U.S. arena tour went on sale Saturday and promptly sold out, including four local shows, Oct. 14 and 15 at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim and Oct. 19 and 20 at the Great Western Forum. The quintet has shown a talent for bombshell sales out of the gate--its album "Millennium" set a record for first-week sales (1.13 million) in May. "Millennium" has now surpassed the 4.4-million mark, making it the best-selling release of 1999.
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Latino Ritmos: What is being billed as the first Latin music awards competition to be based on a public vote will be held Oct. 20 at the Universal Amphitheatre, it was announced Monday. The Ritmo Latino Music Awards--El Premio de la Gente (The Award of the People) show is expected to be televised in November on Telemundo. Ballots will be available Aug. 25 through Sept. 26 at all Vons and Ritmo Latino stores in California and Nevada. Nominees in 13 categories were chosen based on record sales. They include Ricky Martin's "Vuelve," Elvis Crespo's "Suavemente," Shakira's "Donde Estan Los...