NSync members fuel reunion rumors. Will they tour? Release a new album? Here's what we know.
Justin Timberlake called NSync's new song "a love letter to our fans." Will the band give fans more?
NSync's reunion at the MTV VMAs has left fans wanting more. The good news is, they're going to get it — but just how much more remains to be seen.
The boy band — consisting of Joey Fatone, JC Chasez, Lance Bass, Chris Kirkpatrick and Justin Timberlake — was onstage together Tuesday for the first time in 10 years. While fans speculated they would perform, the reunion was to present Best Pop Video to Taylor Swift. While Swift tried to get details about a possible reunion, it was two more days until Timberlake confirmed they're releasing their first single in 22 years. "Better Place" will be featured in Trolls Band Together, the franchise Timberlake loans his voice to.
But is NSync going to tour? Drop an album? Here's what's official and what's not...
A single? Yes! As mentioned, their first song in over two decades will be released on Sept. 29 — nearly two months before Trolls Band Together comes out on Nov. 17. Timberlake shared a behind-the-scenes look at the studio session featuring the fab five and called it "a love letter to our fans."
An album? No. While Chasez told a paparazzo over the weekend that "anything is possible" in terms of a reunion on the heels of this single, there are no official plans for an album — yet. Their last studio album was 2001's Celebrity. The band paused in 2002 and then two years later Timberlake dropped his first solo album, Justified, and became the breakout megastar, also going on to have a film career. That really spelled the end of NSync.
While there are no official plans for an album, even the band members seem to be dropping teases of what's to come. A video shared by Bass and Fatone on Sunday — with a Christmas theme — has led to speculation there could be a holiday album coming. Their mentions of pie in the clip has others wondering the hypothetical album could be Pi Day release, on March 14. Neither is official, but we'd hope if anything happens, it would be on May 1, for obvious reasons.
A tour? Not yet. Fatone was at '90s Con in Florida over the weekend and told the eager crowd: "And no, I don’t know if there is a tour!" He went on to say, "If the fans want it that much, yell at the record company, yell at Sony, yell at RCA, yell at them to say that they need an NSync album. Because Justin's gonna be coming out with his album," which Timberlake producer Timbaland already confirmed was completed and ready for release. "So he's probably going to be doing a tour... Then we're going to hopefully — cross our fingers, can't promise — but hopefully do something together."
Here is part pic.twitter.com/KJ599Mfz0V
— Anna (@aehorne1) September 17, 2023
According to a Page Six report, Timberlake is planning a big U.S. tour for 2024. However, seeing as his image has taken some hits over the last few years, a career reboot with his old pals could be the even better move. And it would bring in big bucks for all: Billboard reported that an NSync tour could bring in up to $100 million.
Band basics: The boy band was formed by Kirkpatrick in Orlando, Fla., in 1995. The five-member group rose to superstardom with hits including "Bye Bye Bye," "It's Gonna Be Me" and "This I Promise You." They put out four studio albums and were nominated for eight Grammys before they went on hiatus in 2002. Timberlake peeled off to do his own thing two years later, with such success, made it a permanent thing. The group members have remained friendly, however, and all reunited for a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2018 before their reunion this month at the VMAs.