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Did Johnny Wright just confirm the new *NSYNC single and kickoff of the reunion? In his post on Instagram on Friday September 8th, Johnny posted this picture of the Marionettes with the *NSYNC Star with the caption “Here we Go…”
*NSYNC fans! Heads up. The casting site CastingNetworks.com has posted a call on behalf of a casting agency that appears to be based out of LA. They are looking for *NSYNC fans to take part in a music video shoot! See screenshots below for more details. If you are available 9/9-9/15 and what looks to be in Los Angeles, apply at the link above. The posting appeared on page 14 for me.
Mattel posted on their official website yesterday that the *NSYNC Little People Set would be available beginning September 8th. *NSYNC fans sold out the pre-order and the site is no longer available but the Amazon listing is!
Be sure to check out Amazon.com for your pre-order today!
‘N Sync is dropping a lot of hints that the band might be getting back together — or at least that’s what some fans think.
It all started when onlookers noticed there was an *NSYNC logo plastered on posters outside promoting the new “Trolls Band Together” movie.
According to one Twitter user, these posters were spotted around LA, and if you scan the QR code provided on the artwork, you’ll see that it’ll take you to a website promoting the children’s movie, which is set to be released on Nov. 17.
On the website, fans could hear a whistling tune if they clicked the “play” button.
In “Trolls Band Together,” Justin Timberlake, who was a part of ‘N Sync with singers Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick and Joey Fatone, will be reprising his role as Branch.
The film’s trailer shows that there will be a storyline about a boy band called “Brozone.”
The boys made the Today show! The NBC morning show mentioned *NSYNC in their “Pop Start” segment.
Fans of *NSYNC are getting excited as speculation rises about a boy band reunion for the next “Trolls” movie! Justin Timberlake plays troll Branch in the franchise. pic.twitter.com/ecNeA2qCtF
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) September 1, 2023
Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado are back!
16 years since their hit 2007 collaboration “Give It to Me”, the trio released a new single on Friday, an upbeat tune titled “Keep Going Up,”
“It’s here ⬆️🆙💕 ‘Keep Going Up’! Now available everywhere @timbaland @justintimberlake,” Furtado, 44, wrote on Instagram as she shared a snippet of the song, while Timbaland’s, 51, Instagram announcement read: “Let me be your DJ Labor Day Weekend🔥🚀 🔊 SONG OUT NOW 🎶 we finally here!”
The song captures the high of celebratory positive energy one feels when finding happiness after a personal struggle. “My new life’s much better than the old one,” Furtado sings on the track. “Now I’m laughing, remember I was broken.”
“I keep goin’, I keep goin’, I keep goin’ up,” Timberlake, 42, and Furtado harmonize on the catchy chorus.
There’s also a reference to Furtado and Timbaland’s hit “Promiscuous” on the new tune. Making a nod to his “How you doing, young lady? That feeling that you giving really drives me crazy,” opening lyric from the 2006 track, Timbaland opens “Keep Going Up” by asking, “How you been young lady? Does the feeling still drive you crazy?”
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Alongside the song, the trio also released a visualizer music video of the track on Friday compiled of footage of Timbaland, Timberlake and Furtado in the recording studio.
The behind-the-scenes clip captured each artist behind the mic, with Furtado sporting a dark jean jacket, white cropped top and a gold chain. Timbaland and Timberlake both rocked T-shirts and caps.
While all are together on the song, the three weren’t in the same room to make it. Furtado laid down her vocals remotely, while her male collaborators were together in another space across the globe.
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“Oh my god! Woah, what’s going on?,” Furtado gasped, to which Timberlake responds, “What up, killa?”
“What! No way. How are you? This is crazy,” Furtado said at the video’s end.
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In August, Timbaland revealed “Keep Going Up” would be released on Sept. 1.
Timbaland has previously produced for Furtado, such as her 2006 song “Say It Right”. He’s also produced many of Timberlake’s singles such as his 2002 “Cry My A River” and his 2006 track “My Love,” He also worked with the former *NSYNC member on his 2018 album, Man of the Woods, and his upcoming album.
If anyone is going crazy over an *NSYNC reunion, it’s gonna be me!
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*NSYNC in Los Angeles in April 2018. PHOTO:
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*NSYNC superfans believe the band may have reunited to record after several Trolls Band Together posters were posted in New York, featuring the first letter of the *NSYNC logo and a QR code.
Trolls Band Together is the third film in the Trolls franchise, which features Justin Timberlake — who sang for *NSYNC alongside Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick and Joey Fatone — as Branch, the lead character. In 2016, he recorded “Can’t Stop the Feeing” for the first film and it became a No. 1 hit.
When fans scanned the QR code, it took them to this site. When you press “play,” a whistling tune is played.
The film’s trailer — which features hilarious boy band references — also notably slid in this language: “We’re out of sync. We’ve gone from boys to men, and now there’s only one direction for us to go: the backstreets.”
The voice cast for the new film includes Camila Cabello, Eric André, Amy Schumer, Andrew Rannells, Troye Sivan, Daveed Diggs, Kid Cudi, Zosia Mamet, Zooey Deschanel, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, RuPaul Charles, Aino Jawo, Caroline Hjelt, Kenan Thompson, Anderson Paak, Kunal Nayyar and Ron Funches.
If the speculation is true, this would be *NSYNC’s first release since 2002. After Timberlake, 42, left the group to pursue a solo career that same year and the group went on hiatus, they reunited for a performance at the VMAs in 2013. Then, in 2016, they got together once again for their Hollywood Walk of Fame star ceremony.
In March, PEOPLE spoke to members of *NSYNC in honor of 25 years since the release of their self-titled debut album.
“We had five individuals that each took characteristics of the next guy, which took your same characteristics and then took characteristics from the next guy,” Kirkpatrick, 51, shared. “And then by the way, Lance sings really low. Joey sings pretty low. JC sings mid. Justin sings pretty high. Chris sings really high. To have that arc vocally, and the looks… We really complemented each other so well in every aspect of what *NSYNC was, from personalities to music to just hobbies to fashion senses, all that stuff.”
The individuals behind the record-breaking boyband also opened up about what led to the group’s commercial breakthrough and how, by the time of their ’98 U.S. debut, they all had a bit of each other ingrained in them.
“Everybody helped out each other with that personality,” Fatone said. “Meaning, sometimes JC was very quiet about stuff. My dumb, goofy ass is outgoing. That helped him to come out of his shell a little bit more. Me being that goofy and dumb, I look at JC and I go, ‘S—, you know what? I need to come up a little bit more correct and start being a little more serious.’ So we had these combinations of each other that helped each other out.”
Trolls Band Together premieres in theaters on Nov. 17.
Twitter/X User @mr_taylor posted this picture spotted in Chelsea, NYC today (August 30th, 2023.) What appears to be the *NSYNC logo N with a picture from Trolls Band Together! The QR code on the poster takes you to takeyoutoabetterplace.com which again features the *NSYNC logo with options to pre-save a song and sign up for a newsletter.
What are our thoughts, *NSYNC fans? Are we one step closer to a NEW *NSYNC single?!
Football season is back, and ESPN is taking Monday Night Football up a notch with a star-studded musical collaboration.
The network revealed on Monday (Aug. 28) that it’s teaming up with Timbaland and Justin Timberlake throughout the 2023-24 NFL season to curate music for select Monday Night Football games. The curated music from the superstar duo will run in Monday Night Football promotional spots, live telecasts and pre-game shows for seven weeks this season, starting with week one’s Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets game. Beatclub, a music creator platform founded by Timbaland, will have its users and A&R team supporting the duo in the music creation for the season.
“Football and music go hand-in-hand, like the iconic Timbaland and Justin Timberlake duo, who collaborate on music to near perfection,” said ESPN Senior Director of Sports Marketing, Curtis Friends, in a press statement. “ESPN’s Monday Night Football music curatorship is popular with fans given the access this partnership provides to new and unexpected combinations of music with sport. We’ve had Diplo, DJ Khaled, Drake, and Marshmello and this fifth season, for the first time, we have two curators in Timbaland/JT we know will energize all us fans for this NFL football season.”
Per Timbaland’s instagram, Justin, Nelly Furtado and Timbaland’s new single drops on 9/1.
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