Brian Littrell down with Swine flu

Los Angeles: The Backstreet Boys have cancelled several promotional appearances in New York after member Brian Littrell has been diagnosed with swine flu, the band said in a statement.The singer and his bandmates, Nick Carter, Howie Dorough and AJ McLean, and touring crew were prescribed Tamiflu as a preventative measure while Littrell, 34, recovers, People magazine online reported.

The group was scheduled to appear at New York`s Hard Rock Cafe on Monday for the NYC Pinktober event. They were also due to release their seventh album, `This Is Us` on Tuesday. They also cancelled to perform their new single "Straight Through My Heart" on CBS`s The Early Show. "We were really looking forward to spending time with our closest fans and friends in NYC and take part of PINKTOBER, an unbelievable and important program. I hope we can come back soon and do everything we can to help," Littrell said in a statement. Bureau Report