NASHVILLE, Tenn. Terry Hemmings, president and CEO of Provident Music Group, today announced the signing of Brian Littrell, one of the five members of pop super-group Backstreet Boys, to Provident Label Group’s Reunion Records.

Hemmings remarks, “We are very pleased to welcome Brian into the Provident family. I have had the pleasure of getting to know him over the past two years and experience his enthusiasm for entering this chapter of his recording career. Brian will bring a unique perspective on the Christian life to his music and to our market. We are looking forward to introducing him next year.”

Littrell, on recording his first solo album with Provident Label Group shares, “I’ve been a born-again Christian since I was eight years old and I’ve known for a very long time that this has been my calling. I hope to reach listeners in this arena and continue to let Backstreet Boys fans know that it’s okay to stand for what you believe in. If I can do something that opens doors and benefits lives in some way, I hope to be able to do that.”

Littrell’s album is scheduled for release to Christian and general market retail in the fall of 2005, with a radio single slated for Spring, 2005. Littrell’s version of “In Christ Alone” will be made available through the WOW #1s album, releasing to retail through Provident-Integrity Distribution, April 5.

Raised in Lexington, Ky., Brian was brought up attending a Baptist church with his family. At age 18, through cousin, Kevin Richardson, he relocated to Orlando, Fl. and became part of super pop-group Backstreet Boys. Ten years, multiple worldwide sold-out tours, countless accolades and more than 55 million albums later Littrell is now working on his first Christian market album with Provident.

Backstreet Boys are touring in Europe and also working on an album slated for release in 2005. Further information on the forthcoming project will be made available through Jive Records.

Provident Music Group operates under the umbrella of RCA Label Group-Nashville, a unit of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, and comprises Provident Distribution and Provident Label Group. The label group entity includes Brentwood, Benson, Essential, Beach Street and Reunion Records and is distributed to Christian retail by Provident Distribution and to general market retail through BMG Distribution.

Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a global recorded music joint venture with a roster of current artists that includes a broad array of both local artists and international superstars, as well as a vast catalog that comprises some of the most important recordings in history. Sony BMG Music Entertainment is 50% owned by Bertelsmann A.G. and 50% owned by Sony Corporation of America.