Certainly you didn’t suppose that *NSYNC‘s plans for a splashy reunion amounted to a low-key MTV VMAs walk-on and a Trolls soundtrack single? As many followers have speculated, the late Nineties boy band superstars had a lot larger plans in retailer for his or her first new music since happening hiatus in 2002.
Even Taylor Swift questioned “are you guys doing one thing?” when the group — comprised of Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Lance Bass, Chris Kirkpatrick and Joey Fatone — took the stage at this 12 months’s MTV awards present in September to current her with one of the best pop trophy. What adopted was the bouncy Trolls Band Collectively soundtrack hit “Higher Place,” however then… nothing else.
In an interview with EW, Bass confirmed that the band had a lot larger plans in place that have been scuttled by the continuing Hollywood strike; since then, the writers have reached a cope with the studios, however the actors strike has continued with no decision in sight.
“I want I had some solutions for you however as everybody is aware of, the strike continues and it actually threw a wrench in all of this,” Bass informed EW, explaining that the strike guidelines that prohibit union members from selling new tasks throughout the strike restricted their potential to do the rounds in assist of the music. “We lastly launched a music after 23 years and we will’t even point out the music and we will’t speak in regards to the film it’s in. It was going to be such a particular second for all of us, and sadly that obtained sidetracked.”
However Bass — a member of each the Writers and Display Actors guilds — supplied some hope that the group may give followers their lengthy hoped-for correct get again. “Now we have to get it proper this time, and sadly, *NSYNC needed to go down in flames for that one,” he mentioned of the seemingly strike-scuttled larger plans. “However we had a lot enjoyable, I don’t see this as our very last thing. Due to this strike, I really feel like we owe it to the followers once more to rectify this and do one thing else. However till the strike ends, we will’t actually even determine what’s subsequent, if there’s something subsequent. Hopefully we’ll have a plan in place as soon as this lifts and we’re capable of get again to work.”
Regardless of dashed hopes that the VMAs look would additionally embody a efficiency of the Trolls music and kick-off some form of reunion victory lap, Bass mentioned showing alongside his bandmates was nonetheless “lovely” and “overwhelming.”
“Even simply doing the VMAs, I didn’t anticipate that many individuals to essentially care, nevertheless it was nice to see,” he mentioned of the freak-out within the room and on socials in regards to the hush-hush reunion. “Particularly since we’re not even capable of point out the music, the truth that it’s on the radio and individuals are streaming it like no different could be very particular and exhibits how a lot love that our followers have and [the love] now we have for our followers. We will’t thank them sufficient.”
Regardless of the extra modest roll-out, “Higher Place” introduced the group again onto the Billboard Scorching 100 singles chart final month for the primary time since 2002. “Higher” kicked off its chart run by coming in at No. 25 throughout its first week on the Scorching 100, which marked its chart peak. Timberlake has launched 5 hit studio albums and scored a string of chart-topping hits for the reason that band’s hiatus, whereas the remainder of *NSYNC have posted modest, if any, music successes within the twenty years since their pause.
And whereas *NSYNC developed a well-deserved fame for his or her splashy, high-concept music movies throughout their heyday, one other casualty of the strike guidelines discovered them unable to provide a visible for “Higher Place” past a lyric video.
Bass mentioned he’d completely be up for a “huge” world tour, which might mark the quintet’s first street run since their remaining stay lap, the March/April 2002 outing in assist of the band’s 2001 Celeb album. “It might be tremendous enjoyable,” Bass mentioned. “But when we did a tour, I’d need it to be with my boys first. We like to placed on a present, that was our favourite, favourite factor. We spent each dime that we made on our excursions — which, hindsight, I in all probability would’ve modified just a little bit — so I believe it will be enjoyable to remind everybody what we do in our exhibits.”
When, and if, they might pull that off, Bass mentioned he’d even be up for teaming up with another iconic boy bands from the period, the correctly reunited Backstreet Boys and 98 Levels, for some form of bundle tour. “I believe there’s loads of room for us to tour with a lot of enjoyable teams from again then.”
Watch the “Higher Place” lyric video beneath.
