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CBS News: Lance Bass on embracing the Halloween spirit with new children’s book — and possible NSYNC reunion

Lance Bass, best known for his time with the iconic boy band “NSYNC,” is embracing his love for Halloween with the release of his new children’s book, “Trick or Treat on Scary Street.” During an interview on “CBS Mornings” on Wednesday, Bass said the book is designed for young readers and strikes the perfect balance between spooky and fun. 

His love for Halloween goes back to his childhood, a tradition passed down from his father and grandfather. 

“I was always raised with, you know, just the frightening Halloween, which is what I’m doing with my kids right now. So they’re very desensitized to the scary stuff,” Bass said.

He recalled growing up in Mississippi, where trick-or-treating lasted for hours, and noted how different things are in Los Angeles.

“We take kids to different neighborhoods where there are thousands of kids, and they give full-size candy bars,” he said. “Now there’s a whole donation thing, so you get to pick a certain amount of candy, and then the rest goes to the children’s hospital.”

As for his Halloween plans, Bass, who has twins who will be 3 in October, admitted he goes all out with his family. 

He said he has read the book every night “about six times.”

When asked how writing a children’s book compares to writing music, Bass noted that both involve telling a story. 

“You know, you have the story in your head, you just have to make it sound good,” he said, despite industry trends moving away from rhyming in children’s literature.

Bass also didn’t shy away from the topic of an NSYNC reunion.

“We’re discussing what the future might hold,” he said. “It’s looking very good, and I never could say that until now.”

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PEOPLE: Joey Fatone Spills the Latest News on an *NSYNC Reunion – and Why It’s Taking So Long

Lance Bass, Joey Fatone, JC Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick and Justin Timberlake of NSYNC attend the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards
*NSYNC at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards. Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty

Fans still hoping for a true *NSYNC reunion are going to have to wait a little longer. 

Speaking to PEOPLE on Sept. 13 at 90s Con 2024 in Daytona Beach, Fla., band member Joey Fatone said that given the five singers’ busy schedules, “we haven’t had that conversation yet.”

“Justin [Timberlake] is finishing up his tour, I’ve been doing a bunch of things with AJ [McLean] from Backstreet Boys. So that’s been great.”

But, he added, “hopefully at some point when [Justin] is done with his tour, we’ll sit down and go, ‘What are we doing?’ and figure it out. I would love to have that conversation, whether yes or no — I just want to know. Just tell me so we can move on with our lives. Either say we had a good run and be done with it, or see what we can do.” 

Joey Fatone, 90s Con Florida
Joey Fatone at 90s Con 2024 in Daytona Beach. Thats4Entertainment/Adrian Ruiz

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Elaborating one day later during a 90s Con panel with fellow boy banders Trevor Penick, Dan Miller, Erik-Michael Estrada and Jacob Underwood of O-Town, Fatone, 47, picked back up with the conversation, saying a second part of the question is whether or not *NSYNC would make new music, tour or both. 

“Everybody has families and relationships now,” he continued of the group, which also includes Lance Bass, JC Chasez and Chris Kirkpatrick. “It’s hard to get the five of us together and it’s a huge commitment.”

“However I will say the gears are in the right direction as far as the interest from everybody.”

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US WEEKLY: Joey Fatone Forecasts What He’d ‘Like to See’ in a Potential ‘NSync Reunion Tour

There are no current plans for an ‘NSync reunion tour, but if anything changes, Joey Fatone has already drawn up ideas.

“The hardest part about that is, I think, we all [haven’t] had our brains together in a long time,” Fatone, 47, exclusively told Us Weekly at ‘90s Con on Friday, September 13. “All of us have probably different views, different points, different ideas, completely different things [to include] … now that we have been separated as a group.”

Fatone was a member of the iconic ‘90s boy band alongside Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Lance Bass and Chris Kirkpatrick. While the group split in 2002, they reunited 20 years later for the 2023 songs “Better Place,” commissioned for Timberlake’s animated film Trolls Band Together, and “Paradise.”

While dream-planning a potential tour, Fatone wasn’t sure how the men would create a set list.

“In general, would you wanna put the old hits out? Of course, that’s what we would do [and] that’s what I would like to see,” Fatone told Us. “That’s probably what would happen if we did go on tour, but I think for us to do it, it’s gonna be a collection of a lot of different things that we do.”

He continued, “If we happen to go on tour and if it happens to take place, people are probably gonna see something they’ve never seen before — and everything they’ve seen before.”

For Fatone personally, he’d likely add “I Thought She Knew” to the tracklist since it’s his No. 1 ‘NSync single to perform.

“It always was always my favorite,” Fatone gushed.

While Us fans can only dream of a future ‘NSync tour, Fatone is busy celebrating the band’s heyday at ‘90s Con.

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Yahoo: Lance Bass reveals his most memorable NSync VMAs performance and addresses reunion tour rumors

NSync may not have taken home the award for Best Group at the 2024 MTV VMAs on Wednesday, but Lance Bass isn’t sweating it.

“This many years later to be nominated again … 25 years later, it’s just, it’s silly to me. I think it’s so funny,” Bass told Yahoo Entertainment. “But just honored that people even care about us this many decades later.”

The boy band member, podcaster, author and father of two admits that the awards show has special meaning to him and his fellow NSync pals, having not only performed at the event multiple times but also having reunited just last year to honor fellow pop icon Taylor Swift.

“VMAs obviously were very special to us. We were definitely in that MTV era where it didn’t matter who you were, you had to watch MTV. It was the only place to go get your music right after school. You had to watch TRL. So, with the VMAs, it’s just where we got to really have fun and put on the biggest performance,” he said.

As far as choosing a favorite VMAs performance, Bass said he couldn’t pick a favorite, but there was one in particular that stuck with him.

“The one that really stands out to me is the ‘Bye Bye Bye,’ where we did the television screen heads. I think that was so memorable,” he shared.

“Bye Bye Bye” is seeing a resurgence of its own thanks to its well-placed appearance in the opening credits of Deadpool & Wolverine.

“We approved that song for Deadpool months ago. But you never know how it’s going to be used,” Bass explained. “But when Ryan Reynolds asks for you to put a song in his movie, you say yes, you don’t need to know what the reason is.”

Reynolds eventually let the group in on how their famous song would play in the film.

“Right before the premiere, Ryan did call us and explain how he was going to use it. And I was just floored because as a Deadpool fan, I know how those openings of movies are. And the fact that he was going to use our song in its entirety to open up this movie, I could not wait to see it,” Bass said.

The hit song also has inspired Bass’s partnership with Kelley Blue Book, where he’s offering tips on saying so long to well-loved cars. (In Bass’s case, he recalls the Buick Century he inherited from his sister whose taillight he broke two weeks after he got it. “So basically my whole high school career, I had red masking tape on the taillight,” he said.)

Bass said it’s fun to see a whole new generation enjoy the song, including his almost 3-year-old boy-girl twins Alexander and Violet with husband Michael Turchin.

“I have to play it in the car to school 50 times,” he said. “Thanks to Deadpool, my kids are now obsessed with NSync. So thank you for making me look cool.”

With all of the NSync love happening right now, does the quintet have plans to reunite for a reunion stadium tour?

“We are definitely discussing what we could possibly do. It’s really hard to get all five people together in a room and really hone in on exactly what we can do,” Bass explained. “Everyone knows Justin [Timberlake]’s on tour for a little bit longer, so I don’t think any decisions are going to be made until he’s able to jump off tour and take a breath a little bit. But we’re definitely all open to doing something together. I just don’t know what that is. So rumors will be rumors until we figure out exactly what it is.”

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3/4 News Roundup

Check out Chris on Hey Dude… the 90s Called! for some great talk about *NSYNC and the guys future plans.

Joey appeared on Good Morning America with AJ to talk about their upcoming tour and perform. Be sure to check it out!

Justin paired with Spotify to officially release the track listing for his next album, and track 17 is in fact “Paradise” ft. *NSYNC! Can’t wait to hear more!

People: Lance Bass Says He Was Surprised *NSYNC Fandom ‘Would Go This Nuts’ Over Reunion — and Blames Taylor Swift

Lance Bass is blaming Taylor Swift for the positive reaction to *NSYNC reuniting at the 2023 MTV VMAs.

Speaking to Entertainment Tonight at iHeartRadio Musical Festival in Las Vegas on Friday, Bass, 44, spoke about the fan reaction to the band coming together again.

“It is beautiful, you know? To be this age and the fans are still this excited, it is a dream come true,” he said. “I had no idea the fandom would go this nuts.”

“I blame Taylor Swift,” Bass jokingly added in his conversation with ET, laughing. “I think she sicced the Swifties on us and I think the Swifties and the *NSYNCers just kind of created this tsunami.”

“And I think it’s been so fun!” he said.

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ET Canada: Lance Bass Says There Were Many ‘Tears’ When *NSYNC Reunited

The NSYNC singer and pop star spoke with ET at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas on Friday.

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 with ET’s Cassie DiLaura about the unforgettable experience of joining together at the VMAs.

“It is beautiful, you know? To be this age and the fans are still this excited, it is a dream come true,” Bass shared with a smile. “I had no idea the fandom would go this nuts.”

“I blame Taylor Swift,” he added with a laugh, in reference to how the group’s reunion culminated in presenting a star-struck Swift with the award for Best Pop Video. “I think she she sicced the Swifties on us and I think the Swifties and the *NSYNCers just kind of created this tsunami. And I think it’s been so fun!”

Bass was joined on stage by bandmates JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Justin Timberlake and Chris Kirkpatrick when they handed Swift her award, and the celebrated songstress couldn’t contain her excitement as being near the pop icons.

“I’m not doing well pivoting from this to this,” Swift said of her award, telling the group. “I have your dolls! You’re pop personified, so to receive this from your golden pop hands is really too much”

And the singer spoke for *NSYNC fans everywhere when she speculated what the reunion might mean for the group’s future: “They’re gonna do something and I need to know what it is!”

Although, despite the public outcry, Bass says there’s no definitive plans for a reunion tour or special as of now.

“I’ve been telling the fans, like, we don’t have solid plans right now. Because, you know, we’re waiting for the strike to end we’ve got things to do,” Bass said. “But [the fans are] definitely shaping our future.”

That being said, the group did recently record their first original song in over 20 years, “Better Place,” for the upcoming soundtrack for the upcoming animated film “Trolls Band Together” — the third film in the “Trolls” franchise, which featured the voice acting talents of Timberlake himself.

Earlier this month, Timberlake took to Instagram and gave his followers a behind-the-scenes look at the studio session in which they laid down the track.

“It was pretty emotional, the first time we all got in the studio together,” Bass recalled of the recording session. “Back in March, we decided to you know, get back together and have some fun and it was like no [time] had passed.”

“But there was there was a lot of tears. It was just tears of joy. And it was just a beautiful moment,” he continued. “Like, time does so much and for us to finally be together, it just feels right.”

Fans will get a chance to listen to the group’s song when it drops on Sept. 29, well ahead of the release of “Trolls Band Together” on Nov. 17. Check out the video below to hear more about the band’s recent reunion.

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Watch Tim McGraw Reunite With Lance Bass — And Listen To What They Said

Watch Tim McGraw Reunite With Lance Bass — And Listen To What They Said

By Kelly Fisher

September 23, 2023

Photo: Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images for iHeartRadio

Tim McGraw reunited with Lance Bass before taking the stage at the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Festival on Friday night (September 22), and the superstar duo seemingly confirmed they’d be open to collaborating.

“My man! How are you, brother? Good to see you,” McGraw greeted Bass as the two beloved artists embraced in a hug. The reunion comes shortly after McGraw shared a throwback clip of a performance with *NSYNC — which included Bass, along with Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick. McGraw teamed up with the beloved 90s band for a rendition of “Stand By Me” in 2001.

McGraw said when he shared the video (one day after *NSYNC reunited on stage at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards) that “if the rumors [of an *NSYNC reunion] are true,” he’s interested in joining forces with the band again.

Bass appeared to be on board with that when he embraced McGraw on Night 1 of the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Festival, shortly before McGraw took the stage. The “Standing Room Only” star said “I’m ready.”

Bass spoke about the response to *NSYNC’s VMAs reunion with iHeartRadio’s Emily Curl, saying it’s been “crazy” and “we did not expect the fandom to go that nuts. We just want to let the fans know that they are shaping our future, for sure. So, keep it going!”

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