NSYNC is again! The legendary boy band reunited to current the award for Best Pop Song on the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday, Sep. 12. The beloved quintet, consisting of Justin Timberlake, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, Lance Bass, and JC Chasez, shared the stage on the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Before presenting winner Taylor Swift with the award, Justin, 42, reminisced on NSYNC’s success, saying, “Over 20 years ago, we were just kids when we won Best Pop Video for ‘Bye Bye Bye.’ It was our first VMA, and it meant the world to us. It validated our hard work.”
While NSYNC cut up up in 2005, the blokes have seemingly remained on good phrases, with all of them seeming to be mates. In reality, the group even reunited for a brief one-off efficiency a decade in the past on the 2013 VMAs. The boy band reunited to carry out a medley of “Girlfriend” and “Bye Bye Bye” alongside Justin, when he gained the Video Vanguard Award. At the time, they’d stated that there have been no plans for a reunion tour or any new music.
Of course, the boy band members are not any strangers to the VMAs. The group gained seven VMAs and acquired many extra nominations between 1999 and 2002. They additionally carried out on the 1999, 2000, and 2001 award reveals. On his personal, Justin has additionally gained 11 moon folks, and he’s been nominated 26 occasions.
While the group has reunited a number of occasions because the 2013 VMAs, together with after they acquired a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, it’s been uncommon for all 5 members to collaborate collectively. While it’s been 10 years since their authentic VMA reunion, it was rumored that the group would launch their first new track in over 20 years for the Trolls Band Together soundtrack. The film is predicted to hit theaters in November, and Justin voices one of many lead characters.
Even although reunions for all 5 members have been sparse, completely different members of the group have gotten collectively and even carried out on numerous events. Chris, Joey, and Lance had a shock reunion after they carried out at Ryan Cabrera and Alexa Bliss’ wedding ceremony again in April 2022. All the members besides Justin joined Ariana Grande on stage for her Coachella efficiency in 2019. They carried out her track “Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I’m Bored” and their monitor “Tearin’ Up My Heart.”