Similar to the Backstreet Boys before them it was *NSYNC's second record that really established them as superstars. Pearlman attempted to sue the group and prevent them from using the *NSYNC name but an *NYSNC counter sue succeeded and a settlement was reached out of court.įollowing the legal wrangling they group's next album, No Strings Attached, was released in March 2000. Having thrown all their toys out of the pram the boys left BMG and signed a new deal with Jive Records, home to the Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears. Pearlman, manager of *NSYNC and owner of Trans Continental Records, the BMG subsidiary that the group was signed to, had failed to fulfil his contractual obligations. The next album was to take longer than originally thought so all that extra cash came in useful as they claimed that Louis J. Following in the tradition of all money grabbing pop brats they then released a Christmas album to capitalise on their ignorant market share to tie them over until the child slaves finished producing their second album. Later that year they moved into the US and although their rise to the top was slower rise they did and by October their album was number two in the chart and it had gone Platinum. The album was a huge success with singles like Tearing up my heart and I want you back doing well in the European top forties. The record was released in 1998 in Europe first as they had a deal with BMG Ariola Munich. They combined with the boys to produce their debut album *NSYNC. The group hooked up with a number of different producers including Kristian Lundin (Backstreet Boys), and Denniz Pop and Max Martin ( Robyn, Ace Of Base). The band was christened *NSYNC by taking the last letter of each of their first names (supposedly) to emphasise their tight sound. The bass he found was Lance Bass who joined with the guys where they hit it off immediately. The guys decided to form a band and they asked their vocal coach if he knew of a suitable bass to join them. The pair moved again to Orlando, FL where they met Chris and Joey. After leaving the show the pair moved to Nashville, TN where they began working on solo projects but they stayed in close contact, having the same vocal coach and songwriters. Justin and JC first met when they were performing together at the training ground for late nineties pop, the Disney Channel's Mickey Mouse Club, where Justin also first met his future girlfriend, Britney Spears. Made up of Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, Chris Kirkpatrick, JC Chasez and Joey Fatone the boys been able to move away from their close associations with the Backstreet Boys to become international stars in their own right. *NSYNC is a boy band quintet very similar to the Backstreet Boys.

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