Joey Fatone wasn’t anticipating a Justin Timberlake departure from NSYNC.
20.09.2023 - 03:17 / etcanada.com
*NSYNC warmed fans’ hearts when they reunited at the MTV VMAs last week, with group members JC Chasez, Lance Bass, Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone and Justin Timberlake presenting an award to Taylor Swift — who revealed herself to e an *NSYNC superfan.
The group subsequently announced they were set to release their first new single in more than two decades, “Better Place”, which will appear on the soundtrack for the upcoming animated sequel “Trolls Band Together”.
That’s not all they’re doing together. On Tuesday, the members of *NSYNC appeared together in some brief promos for “Hot Ones”, revealing they’ll be appearing in an upcoming episode of the off-kilter talk show in which guests respond to questions — usually through tears — while eating increasingly spicy chicken wings.
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“Hi, we’re *NSYNC,” the group members say in unison before breaking out into laughter.
“Except for Justin,” says Chasez. “He’s not used to this.”
“I just know what we’re in for, man,” says Timberlake, shaking his head ruefully.
Another promo follows, with the members once again introducing themselves in unison.
“And we’re gonna be on ‘Hot Ones’ this week,” says Timberlake.
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“Check it out,” Bass interjects.
“Some of us were dumb enough to come back again,” Timberlake adds.
Joey Fatone wasn’t anticipating a Justin Timberlake departure from NSYNC.
Even Joey Fatone never saw it coming when Justin Timberlake left *NSYNC for good!
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Joey Fatone recently told Yahoo Entertainment that he was “blindsided” when Justin Timberlake left NSYNC to set out on a solo career. Fatone said the assumed expectation was that Timberlake would eventually come back to the hugely popular boy band, but that never transpired. Timberlake went on to launch a solo career with his 2002 debut album “Justified” (2002) and never rejoined NYSNC to make new music until the 2023 release of “Better Place,” from the “Trolls Band Together” soundtrack.
For years, many fans have dreamed of a joint Backstreet Boys and NSYNC tour. Now, with NSYNC’s explosive recent reunion reigniting such hopes, the Backstreet Boys tell us they’d love to hit the road with the group.
“Better Place,” and now, Joey Fatone is revealing how the 2000’s heartthrobs have transformed into esteemed gentlemen. “There’s more depth to the conversation. Let’s go there,” Fatone, 46, told The Post on Monday of his formerly spiky, frosted-tipped counterparts’ more mischievous days.
*NSYNC, New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys has been greenlit by Paramount+.According to Variety, the as-yet untitled documentary will trace the legacy of boy bands during the height of their fame in the ‘90s and early-2000s, and will feature interviews with boy band members as well as archival music footage.The project will be directed by Tamra Davis, whose credits include the music videos for New Kids on the Block’s ‘Call It What You Want’ and Hanson’s ‘MMMBop’, among others. The documentary is co-produced by Johnny Wright, who previously served as the tour manager for both New Kids on the Block and *NSYNC member, Justin Timberlake.“The Nineties boy band era was an extraordinary chapter in music where harmonies and beats came together,” Wright said of the documentary, per Rolling Stone.
NSYNC, Britney Spears) joins Gunpower and Sky CEO Van Toffler (MTV VMAs, “Tupac: Resurrection”) to produce this project exploring the boy band-obsessed era of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Bruce Gilmer, Paramount’s president of music, music talent, programming and events and Paramount+’s chief content officer of music, made a statement on the upcoming project: “The ’90s boy band era made an indelible impact and will be forever woven into the pop culture landscape. Boy bands remain bonafide global sensations to this day, as seen in the fan frenzy heard around the world during *NSYNC’s on-stage reunion at this year’s VMAs and the ever-spreading domination of K-Pop’s biggest groups like BTS, Stray Kids and TXT.” The documentary will include the songs, band members and personalities who defined the time period and explain the popularity of boy bands.
*NSYNC have released ‘Better Place’, their first song in more than 20 years.The pop band, whose last song was a remix of The Neptunes-produced ‘Girlfriend featuring Nelly in early 2002, have reunited for a funky new single that features on the upcoming Trolls Band Together soundtrack.‘Better Place’ is produced by Shellback who also collaborated with *NSYNC bandleader and solo artist Justin Timberlake for Trolls, the first of the three film franchise installments, in 2016. The song ‘Can’t Stop the Feeling‘ was a hit.Despite getting up hopes of a reunion proper, Billboard reports that there are no plans for *NSYNC to return soon for a tour.
Beyonce’s Renaissance tour show in Houston, Texas, on Saturday night.According to fan photos, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, LaTavia Roberson and LeToya Luckett were all in attendance as Queen Bey, 42, performed at the NRG Stadium. The only former collaborator who didn’t appear to attend was Farrah Franklin, who was briefly part of the group after Roberson and Luckett left.The group initially formed when Beyonce met Roberson in 1990 and performed on “Star Search” as Girls Tyme — along with Rowland and three other girls.
After coming together once again at the 2023 MTV VMAs, Lance Bass is still in awe of how special it felt to reunite with his *NSYNC bandmates on stage, to the massive cheer of the crowd. Bass walked the red carpet on night one of this year’s iHeartRadio Music Festival on Friday, and he spoke w
*NSYNC are back together! We don’t know how far this reunion will go, if it means more than just one new song on the new Trolls movie soundtrack. But at least we got this moment out of it.
*NSYNC‘s reunion continued with a joint appearance on Hot Ones, where they spilled some major tea.
briefly reunited at the VMAs, were put in the hot seat Thursday for a highly anticipated interview on the Youtube show “The Hot Ones.”Host Sean Evans sat down with Chris Kirkpatrick, JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass and Joey Fatone during the season 6 opener to ask the former heartthrobs a few questions about their careers while munching on wings doused in hot sauce. “When you think about the impressive or horrifying lengths fans have gone to get your attention is there a story that stands out,” asked Evans, 37, midway through the interview. Taking a moment to catch his breath, frontman Justin Timberlake, 42, revealed that there was a time when two fans managed to sneak into his hotel room.
Joey Fatone is opening up about *NSYNC‘s reunion after 20 years.
Hot on the heels of NSYNC’s explosive appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards, Joey Fatone performed the group’s biggest hits in Tampa, Florida on Friday night and ET Canada was exclusively with the musician as he stepped off stage and dished on the boy band’s buzzy reunion.
An upcoming NSYNC album and tour hasn’t been announced, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it won’t happen.
The members of *NSYNC shocked and delighted fans with their reunion at the MTV VMAs, coming together onstage to present the award for Best Pop Video to Taylor Swift.
Justin Timberlake has opened up about the new *NSYNC track, which was announced earlier this week by the newly reunited band.The track, which is their first new song in over 20 years, is called ‘Better Place’ and will see the famous nineties boyband reunite once more.The boyband – comprised of Justin Timberlake, Chris Kirkpatrick, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone and Lance Bass – reunited at the 2023 MTV VMAs on Tuesday (September 12) where they presented Taylor Swift with an award.It comes after a comeback track from the group was teased via posters for the third Trolls film, Trolls Band Together. The promos featured the *NSYNC logo, with a QR code directing fans to a website containing a snippet of music.Since then, Timberlake has taken to Instagram to share a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the track and how he pitched the idea to other *NSYNC members.”So many stars aligned…If we do this song, it’s a love letter to our fans,” Timberlake told them.
*NSYNC had an onstage reunion at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards earlier this week and then announced the impending release of a new song! However, the big question that fans are asking is if they plan to go on tour.
NSYNC had Taylor Swift and fans around the world going wild after their appearance at the MTV Awards. While they did not bless fans with a performance, their first reunion in 10 years has people wondering if they have a big announcement coming soon, like a world tour.