which backstreet boy died

No member of the Backstreet Boys has died as of early 2026; all five members – Nick Carter, AJ McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, and Kevin Richardson – are still alive and the group remains active.

The confusion usually comes from news about Aaron Carter, who was Nick Carter’s younger brother but was never a Backstreet Boy. Aaron Carter died on November 5, 2022, at age 34, after an accidental drowning associated with drug use, which led many headlines and tributes to mention the Backstreet Boys and Nick, causing people to misremember it as a Backstreet Boy dying.