Nick Carter Sobs as Backstreet Boys Honor Aaron Carter Onstage

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Nick Carter Mourns Brother Aaron Carter's Death

Nick Carter is inactive reeling from the death of his member Aaron Carter.

During the Backstreet Boys' Nov. 6 performance astatine the O2 Arena successful London, the vocalist was visually affectional arsenic helium and his bandmates paid tribute to the precocious musician onstage.

As seen successful videos shared to societal media, a large surface showed an in memoriam image of Aaron during a show of the boy band's latest single "No Place," which member Kevin Richardson explained "is precise peculiar to america due to the fact that that opus is astir family."

"Everybody successful here, we each grew up together," the singer told the crowd, arsenic Nick stood beside him successful tears. "We've been done highs and lows and ups and downs—we convey you for being with the Backstreet household for 29 years, for each the love."

He continued, "Tonight we've got a small spot of heavy hearts. Because we mislaid 1 of our household members yesterday. We conscionable wanted to find a infinitesimal successful our amusement to admit him."

Each of the 4 different set members took turns hugging Nick as fans cheered on in support. Howie Dorough past dedicated their next song to Aaron, who helium referred to arsenic the group's "little brother."

Saw @backstreetboys tonight. Very emotionally charged show. Beautiful tribute to Aaron Carter. I americium exhausted. pic.twitter.com/vQy8S17CaK

— Jon D Barker 📸🏳️‍🌈🤟🏻 (@JonDBarker) November 6, 2022

One fan, Jon D Barker, took to Twitter to stock his relationship of the concert, calling the lawsuit a "very emotionally charged show" featuring a "beautiful tribute to Aaron."

Before his performance, Nick, 42, shared a message connected Instagram in representation of Aaron, saying his "heart has been broken."

"Even though my member and I person had a analyzable relationship, my emotion for him has ne'er ever faded," helium wrote alongside a bid of throwback photos of the siblings. "I volition miss my member much than anyone volition ever know. I emotion you Chizz., present you get a accidental to yet person immoderate bid you could ne'er find present connected earth."

On Nov. 5, Aaron's rep confirmed to E! News that the "Crush On You" vocalist had died astatine the property of 34. No origin of decease has been revealed.

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In 1 of Aaron's last interviews, the erstwhile kid prima revealed helium initially got into amusement business with the imagination of pursuing successful Nick's famous footsteps. 

"I conscionable wanted to beryllium similar my brother," helium said connected an August occurrence of the Brett Allan Show. "I wanted to bash what helium was doing due to the fact that helium would travel location with each these stuffed animals. I retrieve precise vividly each of these toys. He would bring backmost this worldly and person 'Nick' connected it. So I wanted to go a vocalist astatine the property that I did for stuffed animals. Not money. I wanted my ain toys."

He added, "Now I'm reasoning astir it, that's truly wherefore I wanted to bash this."

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