Editing Aaron Carter (section)

==Career==

===1997–1999: Music beginnings and self-titled debut album===
Carter began his career as the lead singer of Dead End as a 7-year-old.<ref name="Biography Today Page 16">{{cite book |editor1-last=Abbey |editor1-first=Cherie D. |title=Biography Today Vol. 11 No. 3 |date=September 2002 |publisher=Omnigraphics |isbn=0780804996 |page=[https://archive.org/details/biographytodayvo0000unse_o8a5/page/16 16] |chapter=Aaron Carter 1987- |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/biographytodayvo0000unse_o8a5/page/16 }}</ref> He left the band after two years because he wanted to perform pop music, while the other members were interested in [[alternative rock]].<ref name="Biography Today Page 16" />

Carter made his first solo appearance at age 9, singing [[The Jets (Minnesota band)|The Jets]]' "[[Crush on You (The Jets song)|Crush on You]]" when opening for the [[Backstreet Boys]] in Berlin in March 1997.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/dyeH4mZ3bqM Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20121222235350/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyeH4mZ3bqM&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |title=Crush On You HQ – Aaron Carter | date=January 15, 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyeH4mZ3bqM |via=YouTube |access-date=October 22, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Abbey |editor1-first=Cherie D. |title=Biography Today Vol. 11 No. 3 |date=September 2002 |publisher=Omnigraphics |isbn=0780804996 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/biographytodayvo0000unse_o8a5/page/19 19–20] |chapter=Aaron Carter 1987- |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/biographytodayvo0000unse_o8a5/page/19}}</ref> The performance was followed by a record contract, and in the fall of 1997, he released his first single "Crush on You". Carter's [[Aaron Carter (album)|self-titled debut studio album]] was released on December 1, 1997. The album achieved [[Music recording certification|gold]] status in Canada, Denmark, Germany, Norway, and Spain, and was released in the United States on June 16, 1998.<ref name="bbtimeline">{{Cite magazine |last=Iasimone |first=Ashley |magazine=Billboard |title=Aaron Carter's Career Timeline: From 'Crush on You' and 'Aaron's Party' to Broadway, TV and 'Love' |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/aaron-carter-career-timeline/ |access-date=November 6, 2022 |date=November 6, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106041335/https://www.billboard.com/lists/aaron-carter-career-timeline/ }}</ref>

===2000–2001: ''Aaron's Party (Come Get It)'', acting debut, and ''Oh Aaron''===
Carter's second studio album, ''[[Aaron's Party (Come Get It)]]'', was released in the United States on September 26, 2000, under the [[Jive Records|Jive]] label. The album sold more than three million copies in the United States and was certified 3× platinum by [[RIAA]].<ref>Crowcroft, Carolyn (10/03/13) [https://www.idsnews.com/article/2013/10/aaron-carter-to-perform-at-the-buskirk-chumley Aaron Carter to perform at the Buskirk-Chumley] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211192844/https://www.idsnews.com/article/2013/10/aaron-carter-to-perform-at-the-buskirk-chumley |date=December 11, 2021 }} Ron Johnson. ''[[Indiana Daily Student]]'' Retrieved January 8, 2016.</ref><ref>[https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=aaron+carter#search_section Aaron's Party (Come Get It)] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20170807044620/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=aaron+carter%23search_section |date=August 7, 2017 }} Gold & Platinum – Record Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 8, 2016.</ref> The album included the hit singles, "[[I Want Candy#Aaron Carter version|I Want Candy]]", "[[Aaron's Party (Come Get It) (song)|Aaron's Party (Come Get It)]]", "[[That's How I Beat Shaq]]", and "Bounce", all of which received airplay on [[Disney Channel]] and [[Nickelodeon]]. He also made several guest appearances on Nickelodeon and performed as the opening act in several concerts for the Backstreet Boys and [[Britney Spears]]' [[Oops!... I Did It Again Tour]].<ref>{{cite news|agency=[[Associated Press]]|title=Singer-Rapper Aaron Carter Dies in California at Age 34|publisher=[[Voice of America]]|date=November 5, 2022|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/singer-rapper-aaron-carter-dies-in-california-at-age-34-/6822227.html#:~:text=Carter%2C%20the%20younger%20brother%20of,aired%20on%20E!%20Entertainment%20Television|access-date=November 6, 2022|archive-date=November 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106010506/https://www.voanews.com/a/singer-rapper-aaron-carter-dies-in-california-at-age-34-/6822227.html#:~:text=Carter%2C%20the%20younger%20brother%20of,aired%20on%20E!%20Entertainment%20Television|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2001, he made his acting debut, guest starring on an episode of the Disney Channel series ''[[Lizzie McGuire]]''.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/MeMrhkJzCRw Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20191219172252/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeMrhkJzCRw Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |title=Lizzie McGuire Meets Aaron Carter | date=December 5, 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeMrhkJzCRw |via=YouTube |publisher=Disney Channek |access-date=October 22, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> That same month, he and fellow teen star [[Samantha Mumba]] performed a concert in MGM Studios live on Disney Channel, titled ''Aaron Carter and Samantha Mumba in Concert''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Samantha Mumba and Aaron Carter in Concert (2001 TV Special) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0288206/characters/nm0004809 |publisher=IMDb |access-date=October 22, 2021 |archive-date=October 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022161817/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0288206/characters/nm0004809 |url-status=live }}</ref> Carter's part of the concert was released to DVD that same month as ''[[Aaron's Party: Live in Concert]]''. In April 2001, he made his [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] debut, playing JoJo the Who in the musical ''[[Seussical]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Aaron Carter Joins Broadway's 'Seussical' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/aaron-carter-joins-broadways-seussical-80400/ |access-date=November 6, 2022 |magazine=Billboard |date=March 9, 2021 |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106035617/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/aaron-carter-joins-broadways-seussical-80400/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

At the age of 13, Carter recorded his third studio album ''[[Oh Aaron]]'', which was released on August 7, 2001, and featured his first duet recording with his brother [[Nick Carter|Nick]], and a song with the group [[No Secrets (group)|No Secrets]]. [[Play Along Toys]] created an Aaron Carter doll in conjunction with the album's release.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aaron Carter Doll |url=http://www.manbehindthedoll.com/aaron.htm |website=manbehindthedoll.com |publisher=Man Behind the Doll |access-date=October 22, 2021 |archive-date=October 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022161811/http://www.manbehindthedoll.com/aaron.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Oh Aaron'' went platinum that same year and a live concert at [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]], was released to DVD as ''[[Oh Aaron: Live in Concert]]''. His songs "[[Leave It Up to Me]]", "A.C.'s Alien Nation", and "Go Jimmy Jimmy" were used in the [[Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius#Soundtrack|soundtrack]] for the 2001 film ''[[Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Various – Music From The Motion Picture 'Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius'|url=http://www.discogs.com/Various-Music-From-The-Motion-Picture-Jimmy-Neutron-Boy-Genius/release/2376585|work=Discogs|access-date=September 29, 2019|archive-date=October 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028052955/https://www.discogs.com/Various-Music-From-The-Motion-Picture-Jimmy-Neutron-Boy-Genius/release/2376585|url-status=live}}</ref>

===2002–2008: ''Another Earthquake'', ''Most Requested Hits'', ''Saturday Night'' and ''House of Carters''===
[[File:AwIMG 0004.jpg|thumb|upright|Carter performing in 2005]]

Carter's fourth studio album, ''[[Another Earthquake!]]'', was released on September 3, 2002, during the Rock, Rap and Retro Tour.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rock, Rap & Retro With Aaron Carter, May 2002 |url=https://www.pollstar.com/article/rock-rap-retro-with-aaron-carter-8870 |website=pollstar.com |date=May 30, 2002 |publisher=Pollstar |access-date=October 22, 2021 |archive-date=October 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022223442/https://www.pollstar.com/article/rock-rap-retro-with-aaron-carter-8870 |url-status=live }}</ref> The album featured the patriotic-themed "America A.O." and the ballad "Do You Remember". He guest-starred on three episodes of the Nickelodeon television series ''[[All That]]'' and also sang "Through My Own Eyes", the theme song to the [[PBS]] animated series ''[[Liberty's Kids]]'', alongside Kayla Hinkle.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBF9XEsnvJI |title=Liberty's Kids: Opening Theme Song – YouTube |via=YouTube |date=September 28, 2009 |access-date=November 6, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106161826/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBF9XEsnvJI }}</ref>

In 2002, Carter's parents filed a lawsuit against his former manager [[Lou Pearlman]], alleging failure to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in royalties on Carter's 1998 album, which was released through Pearlman's label and production company Trans Continental. On March 13, 2003, Pearlman was declared in [[contempt of court]] for ignoring a court order to produce documents relating to royalty payments;<ref>{{cite web |date=April 16, 2016 |title=Lou Pearlman Held in Contempt... |url=https://celebrityaccess.com/caarchive/lawsuitslegal-updates-lou-pearlman-held-in-contempt-in-aaron-carter-lawsuit-click-on-more-to-view-all-articles/ |access-date=October 21, 2021 |publisher=Celebrity Access |archive-date=September 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210921234749/https://celebrityaccess.com/caarchive/lawsuitslegal-updates-lou-pearlman-held-in-contempt-in-aaron-carter-lawsuit-click-on-more-to-view-all-articles/ |url-status=live }}</ref> however, the suit itself was settled out of court.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/carter-pearlman-to-settle-237665/ |title=Carter, Pearlman to Settle |last=Bliss |first=Karen |date=October 17, 2003 |access-date=November 6, 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |url-status=live |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106161832/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/carter-pearlman-to-settle-237665/ }}</ref>

Carter's ''[[Most Requested Hits]]'', a collection including tracks from his last three albums as well as a new single, "One Better", was released on November 3, 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/most-requested-hits-r666193 |title=AllMusic Review: Aaron Carter's Most Requested Hits |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas|work=AllMusic |date=November 2003 |access-date=November 6, 2022}}</ref>

"Saturday Night" was released on March 22, 2005, and promoted by Carter that summer. The song was released by Trans Continental label, with Lou Pearlman as executive producer. The single was also featured in the soundtrack of the film ''[[Popstar (film)|Popstar]]'', in which Carter starred. The [[direct-to-video]] film was based heavily on his own life as a performer. A real-life [[motocross]] racer, Carter also appeared in the 2005 film ''[[Supercross (film)|Supercross]]''.<ref name="broadwaybuzz">{{Cite web |title=Pop Star Aaron Carter Headed Off-Broadway in The Fantasticks |website=Broadway.com |date=October 24, 2011 |url-status=live |quote=Carter, who has appeared on Broadway in ''Seussical'', has released four albums, ''Aaron Carter'', ''Aaron's Party (Come Get It)'', ''Oh, Aaron'' and ''Another Earthquake''. His film credits include ''Fat Albert'', ''Ella Enchanted'', ''Supercross'' and ''I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With''. |url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/158255/pop-star-aaron-carter-headed-off-broadway-in-the-fantasticks/ |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106161824/https://www.broadway.com/buzz/158255/pop-star-aaron-carter-headed-off-broadway-in-the-fantasticks/ |access-date=November 6, 2022 }}</ref>

On March 21, 2006, Trans Continental filed a lawsuit against Carter with the [[Los Angeles County Superior Court]], citing that Carter reneged on a recording deal. Carter signed the contract on December 7, 2004, when he was 17; his attorney argued that Carter had the right to "cancel or void various agreements" that were signed when he was a minor.<ref name="yahoo">{{cite web |title=Yahoo! Music |work=Aaron Carter Coming of Age in Court |url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/31006293 |access-date=June 25, 2006 |archive-date=September 17, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060917220016/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/31006293 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Carter and his siblings starred in a reality show, ''[[House of Carters]]'', which ran from October to November 2006 on [[E!]]. The series featured all five Carter siblings reuniting to live in the same house.<ref name="showbuzz" />

===2009–2013: ''Dancing with the Stars'' and return to touring===
[[File:Aaron Carter Paparazzo 07 30 2010.jpg|thumb|upright|Carter performing on July 30, 2010]]

In 2009, Carter joined [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 9)|season 9]] of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''.<ref name="ABC.com">{{cite web|url=http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars/cast-announcement|title=Dancing with the Stars Season 25 Cast Revealed for Fall 2017!|website=ABC|access-date=August 17, 2009|archive-date=September 10, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910073934/http://beta.abc.go.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars/cast-announcement|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Aaron Carter & Karina Smirnoff – Cha-Cha-Cha |url=https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2a58vi |work=Daily Motion |date=November 14, 2014 |access-date=October 22, 2021 |archive-date=October 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022234539/https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2a58vi |url-status=live }}</ref> He was partnered with [[Karina Smirnoff]]; they finished in fifth place. During this time he also released some music online, including the single "Dance with Me" featuring [[Flo Rida]].

On January 23, 2011, Carter's manager [[Johnny Wright (music manager)|Johnny Wright]] announced that Carter entered a treatment facility "to heal some emotional and spiritual issues he was dealing with."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Fleeman |first=Mike |date=January 23, 2011 |url=https://people.com/celebrity/aaron-carter-enters-treatment-facility/ |title=Aaron Carter Enters Treatment Facility |magazine=People |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110328134420/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20460048%2C00.html |archive-date=March 28, 2011 |url-status=live |access-date=December 11, 2021 }}</ref> After entering the facility, Carter's first message to his fans was, "The main thing in life is not to be afraid of being human."<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Carter |first=Aaron |user=aaroncarter |number=29412833540177920 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104092834/https://twitter.com/AARONCARTER/status/29412833540177920 |archive-date=November 4, 2013 |title=The main thing in life is not to be afraid of being human }}</ref> On February 10, 2011, it was announced that Carter had successfully completed a month of rehab at the [[Betty Ford Center]] in [[Rancho Mirage, California]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Finn |first1=Natalie |last2=Baker |first2=Ken |url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b225579_aaron_carter_out_of_rehab_back_on_music.html |title=Aaron Carter Out of Rehab, Back on Music Journey |publisher=E! |date=February 10, 2011 |access-date=November 27, 2011 |archive-date=June 29, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629094508/http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b225579_aaron_carter_out_of_rehab_back_on_music.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On November 7, 2011, Carter began starring in the [[off-Broadway]] production of the world's longest running musical, ''[[The Fantasticks]]'', at the [[Snapple Theater Center]] in New York City. Carter was cast in the role of Matt, the play's central character.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/the-fantasticks-welcomes-aaron-carter-nov-7-off-broadway-com-184267 |title=''The Fantasticks'' Welcomes Aaron Carter Nov. 7 Off-Broadway |website=Playbill |date=November 7, 2011 |access-date=January 14, 2022 |archive-date=January 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115062611/https://www.playbill.com/article/the-fantasticks-welcomes-aaron-carter-nov-7-off-broadway-com-184267 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In January 2012, Carter was one of eight celebrities participating in the [[Food Network]] reality series ''[[Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2011/07/29/rachael-vs-guy-celebrity-cook-off/|title=Rachael vs. Guy Celebrity Cook-Off on Food Network – FN Dish – Food Network Blog|date=July 29, 2011|access-date=December 12, 2011|archive-date=January 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119171140/http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2011/07/29/rachael-vs-guy-celebrity-cook-off/|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was eliminated in the first episode.<ref name="bbtimeline" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dresdale |first=Andrea |date=November 5, 2022 |url=https://nwnewsradio.com/abc-news/abc-entertainment/aaron-carter-dead-at-34/ |quote=In 2009, Aaron came in fifth on ABC's ''Dancing with the Stars'' and has appeared in various other reality shows, such as ''Marriage Bootcamp: Family Edition'' and ''Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook Off''. |title=Aaron Carter Dead at 34 |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=nwnewsradio.com |publisher=Northwest Newsradio }}</ref>

In 2013, Carter kicked off his first tour in eight years, the [[After Party Tour]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hypable.com/2013/01/14/aaron-carter-after-party-tour/ |title=Aaron Carter announces After Party Tour |author=Salazar, Andrea |date=January 14, 2013 |work=Hypable |access-date=March 31, 2013 |archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1364714997SNKIKWOSBH?url=http://www.hypable.com/2013/01/14/aaron-carter-after-party-tour/ |archive-date=March 31, 2013}}</ref> The tour ran from February to December 2013, and included over 150 shows in the United States and Canada.<ref>Sources:
* {{cite web|url=http://www.pollstar.com/resultsArtist.aspx?ID=83872&SearchBy=aaron%20carter |title=Aaron Carter – Concert Schedule (Page 1) |date=February 2013 |work=[[Pollstar]] |access-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6EMlRDHSB?url=http://www.pollstar.com/resultsArtist.aspx?ID=83872&SearchBy=aaron%20carter |archive-date=February 12, 2013 |url-status=dead }}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.pollstar.com/resultsArtist.aspx?ID=83872&SearchBy=aaron%20carter&PageIndex=2 |title=Aaron Carter – Concert Schedule (Page 2) |date=February 2013 |work=[[Pollstar]] |access-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6EMlXKHPH?url=http://www.pollstar.com/resultsArtist.aspx?ID=83872&SearchBy=aaron%20carter&PageIndex=2 |archive-date=February 12, 2013 |url-status=dead }}
* {{cite web|url=http://aaroncarternow.com/post/40150339716/aaron-carter-the-after-party-tour-2013 |title=Aaron Carter: "The After Party" TOUR, 2013! |work=The Official Aaron Carter Site |access-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1364714632HBUOZAKVWF?url=http://aaroncarternow.com/post/40150339716/aaron-carter-the-after-party-tour-2013 |archive-date=March 31, 2013 }}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.pollstar.com/resultsArtist.aspx?ID=83872 |title=Aaron Carter – Concert Schedule, Pg 1 |date=August 2013 |work=Pollstar |access-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1377013729MKOVJBQCME?url=http://www.pollstar.com/resultsArtist.aspx?ID%3D83872 |archive-date=August 20, 2013}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.pollstar.com/resultsArtist.aspx?ID=83872&PageIndex=2 |title=Aaron Carter – Concert Schedule, Pg 2 |date=August 2013 |work=Pollstar |access-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=http://www.freezepage.com/1377013825AAKOQYUHIS?url=http://www.pollstar.com/resultsArtist.aspx?ID%3D83872%26PageIndex%3D2 |archive-date=August 20, 2013 }}</ref>

=== 2014–2022: ''The Music Never Stopped'', ''LØVË'' and posthumous releases ===
[[File:Aaron Carter and Pat SoLo Performing "Ooh Wee" - Photo by Peter Dzubay (cropped).png|thumb|Carter performing "Ooh Wee" with rapper Pat SoLo in 2014 at the [[Gramercy Theatre]] in New York]]

In June 2014, Carter went on an 11-city Canadian tour during which he performed new songs from his upcoming album. Carter also announced that he would be embarking on a worldwide tour entitled the Wonderful World Tour, named for a song titled "Wonderful World" off of his upcoming album.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Malach |first1=Maggie |title=AARON CARTER INTERVIEW: SINGER TALKS 'OOH WEE,' TOUR + RITA ORA [EXCLUSIVE] |url=http://popcrush.com/aaron-carter-interview-ooh-wee-tour-rita-ora/ |website=PopCrush.com |date=September 24, 2014 |publisher=Pop Crush |access-date=February 1, 2015 |archive-date=December 30, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230193610/http://popcrush.com/aaron-carter-interview-ooh-wee-tour-rita-ora/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The tour included 50 dates and ran from September 2014 until January 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://perezhilton.com/2014-06-04-aaron-carter-announces-world-tour-music-concerts-exciting |title=Aaron Carter's Going On A World Tour! Time To Party 90's Style! |publisher=PerezHilton.com |date=April 6, 2014 |access-date=August 14, 2014 |archive-date=August 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811054022/http://perezhilton.com/2014-06-04-aaron-carter-announces-world-tour-music-concerts-exciting/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In July, Carter appeared on ''[[Good Day L.A.]]'', where he performed "Ooh Wee",<ref>{{cite web |first=Patrick |last=O'Brien |url=http://www.myfoxla.com/story/26053801/aaron-carter-performs-new-single-ooh-wee |title=Aaron Carter Performs New Single: Ooh Wee – Los Angeles News &#124; FOX 11 LA KTTV |publisher=Myfoxla.com |date=August 8, 2014 |access-date=August 14, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729220721/http://www.myfoxla.com/story/26053801/aaron-carter-performs-new-single-ooh-wee |archive-date=July 29, 2014 }}</ref> a single featuring Pat SoLo.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carter |first1=Aaron |title=Aaron Carter on Twitter: "#OohWee" |url=https://twitter.com/aaroncarter/status/492068398340128768 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904085603/https://twitter.com/aaroncarter/status/492068398340128768 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 4, 2015 |website=twitter.com/AaronCarter |publisher=Aaron Carter |access-date=December 30, 2014}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=April 2024}} In February 2015, Carter released an EP through [[SoundCloud]] titled ''The Music Never Stopped''.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Meadow|first1=Matthew|title=Your EDM Interview With Aaron Carter, On His New EP, "LØVË" {{!}} Your EDM|url=https://www.youredm.com/2017/01/23/edm-interview-aaron-carter-new-ep-love/|website=Your EDM|access-date=February 15, 2018|date=January 23, 2017|archive-date=February 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216084457/https://www.youredm.com/2017/01/23/edm-interview-aaron-carter-new-ep-love/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 31, 2016, Carter released his music video for "Curious"<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/Ii2tR1XvdEM Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160131140455/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii2tR1XvdEM&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Citation|last=DJ Kid Carter|title=Kid Carter – 'Curious' (Official Music Video)|date=January 31, 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii2tR1XvdEM|access-date=March 17, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> under the name Kid Carter, co-directed by MDM Media's Michael D. Monroe, Ben Epstein, and himself.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Come and get it: Aaron Carter talks new music ahead of Pittsburgh date |access-date=November 6, 2022 |date=February 19, 2016 |work=The Times |last=Hadden |first=Brandy |url-status=live |url=https://www.timesonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2016/02/20/come-get-it-aaron-carter/18570096007/ |quote=...his recent beats released under the name Kid Carter. No words necessary, "Curious" and "Ashamed" simply have a good, chill vibe. The music video for the former shows Carter walking along the beach seemingly deep in thought, at one point picking up a Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award blimp that Carter undoubtedly won in his youth. |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106163519/https://www.timesonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2016/02/20/come-get-it-aaron-carter/18570096007/ }}</ref>

In April 2016, Carter released the single "[[Fool's Gold (Aaron Carter song)|Fool's Gold]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Polanco|first1=Luis|title=Aaron Carter Premieres 'Fool's Gold' Music Video: Exclusive|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7318708/aaron-carter-premieres-fools-gold-music-video|access-date=July 1, 2016|archive-date=June 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607062541/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7318708/aaron-carter-premieres-fools-gold-music-video|url-status=live}}</ref> Another single, "Sooner or Later", was released in January 2017.<ref name="LoVe EP">{{cite web |title=LøVë – EP by Aaron Carter on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/l-ve-ep/1193780444 |work=iTunes Store |publisher=[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] |access-date=January 20, 2017 |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202083130/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/l-ve-ep/id1193780444 |url-status=live }}</ref> Both songs appeared on the EP ''[[LØVË]]'', released in February 2017,<ref>{{cite web |title=LøVë – EP by Aaron Carter on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/l-ve-ep/1193780444 |work=iTunes Store |publisher=Apple |date=February 10, 2017 |access-date=February 10, 2017 |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202083130/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/l-ve-ep/id1193780444 |url-status=live }}</ref> written by Carter, Jon Asher, [[Melanie Fontana]], Taylor "Lakestreet Louie" Helgeson, and Michel Schulz,<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Carter |first=Aaron |title= My album #LøVë will drop likely in the fall #AaronCarterFoolsGoldApril1stSingle #FoolsGold #FoolsGoldMusicVideo are you #TeamFoolsGold? |user=aaroncarter |number=703037107137339393 |via=Twitter |access-date=February 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228010816/https://twitter.com/aaroncarter/status/703037107137339393 |archive-date=February 28, 2016 |date=February 25, 2016 }}</ref> produced and independently released by Carter on his new venture Rakkaus Records.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Carter|first1=Aaron|title=Aaron Carter – About|url=http://aaroncarter.com/about.html|website=AaronCarter.com|publisher=Aaron Carter|access-date=February 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228051756/http://aaroncarter.com/about.html|archive-date=February 28, 2016 }}</ref> An [[Love (Aaron Carter album)|album of the same name]] was released as his fifth studio album on February 16, 2018.<ref name="Love">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/l%C3%B8v%C3%AB/1339869326|title=Love by Aaron Carter|work=Apple Music|date=February 16, 2018|access-date=September 29, 2019|archive-date=November 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117023224/https://music.apple.com/us/album/l%C3%B8v%C3%AB/1339869326|url-status=live}}</ref>

Two days after his death {{crossreference|(see {{slink||Death}} below)}} on November 5, 2022, ''[[Blacklisted (Aaron Carter album)|Blacklisted]]'' was released on all music platforms by its producers as a tribute to Carter. The album was originally to be released on December 7, which would have been Carter's 35th birthday.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Aaron-Carters-Final-Album-BLACKLISTED-to-Be-Released-On-All-Streaming-Sites-Today-20221106|title=Aaron Carter's Final Album 'BLACKLISTED' to Be Released On All Streaming Sites Today|work=Broadway World|first=Blair|last=Ingenthron|date=November 8, 2022|access-date=November 8, 2022|archive-date=November 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108002640/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Aaron-Carters-Final-Album-BLACKLISTED-to-Be-Released-On-All-Streaming-Sites-Today-20221106|url-status=live}}</ref> Its posthumous release was however criticized by Carter's management, who had not authorized the release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patton |first=Alli |date=November 11, 2022 |title=Aaron Carter's Management Calls Posthumous Releases 'Heartless Money Grabs' |url=https://americansongwriter.com/aaron-carters-management-calls-posthumous-releases-heartless-money-grabs/ |access-date=April 21, 2024 |website=American Songwriter }}</ref> It was deleted during late November and is now unavailable. Some songs however were later re-released on an EP entitled ''The Prince of Pop'' by Carter's collaborator [[3D Friends]].

On April 5, 2024, a new posthumous release was announced. Entitled "Recovery", it was released on May 24.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 5, 2024 |title=A Posthumous Aaron Carter Album Is On The Way And A Single Drops Soon |url=https://uproxx.com/pop/aaron-carter-recovery-album-release-date/ |website=UPROXX |access-date=April 21, 2024 }}</ref>