*NSYNCfans said “I Want You Back” — and the beloved ’90s boy band listened!
The group, who last released new music in 2002, reunited on the VMAs stage to presentTaylor Swiftwith the award for best pop video.
“Hello VMAs. Over 20 years ago we were just kids when we won best pop video for ‘Bye Bye Bye,'” Chasez, 47, said as the audience roared. “It was our first VMA and it meant the world to us.” Kirkpatrick, 51, continued, “That award validated our hard work.”
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Timberlake, 42, went on to present “the unstoppable” Swift with the award for her"Anti-Hero" music videoas the singer’s BFFSelena Gomezclapped in the crowd.
Intrue Eras Tour fashion, Bass, 44, also gifted Swift with beaded friendship bracelets.
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“I had your dolls,” she fangirled as Kirkpatrick corrected, “Marionettes!” “Like, are you doing something? What’s going to happen now … They’re going to do something and I need to know what it is!” *NSYNC all coyly smiled as Chasez and Kirkpatrick made “shhhh” motions with their hands.
She continued, “You’re pop personified, so to receive this from your golden pop hands is really … it’s too much. Thank you for the friendship bracelets.”
With both her award and new bracelets in hand, the singer went on to thank her fans for allowing her to make music across genres.
“But I really love making pop music so thank you so, so much,” she concluded her speech.
*NSYNCwere catapulted into pop stardom withtheir self-titled U.S. debut albumin 1998, following years of success internationally in Germany.
Throughout their tenure, they released three studio albums and a holiday LP, concluding with 2001’sCelebrity. By 2002, the band went on hiatus, and Timberlake began a successful solo career, with Chasez, Fatone, Kirkpatrick, and Bass exploring other avenues in film, music and television.
Another reunion took place at Coachella in 2019 when Chasez, Fatone, Kirkpatrick and Bass made a surprise appearanceduring Ariana Grande’s headlining setand performed their hits “Tearin’ Up My Heart” and “Makes Me Will” with the pop star.
From top left: Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, Lance Bass, Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez of *NSYNC.Tim Roney/Getty
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In March, Fatone reflected on the impact of *NSYNC and the possibility of reuniting.
“It’s amazing, the whole *NSYNC phenomenon when you think about it — after 25 years, people are still wanting it and listening to it when we haven’t done anything as a group,” hetold PEOPLEwhile reflecting on the 25th anniversary of the band’s U.S. debut. “We did little spurts here and there stuff, but we’ve never sat down and went, ‘What do we want to do? Are we going to do it? How are we going to do it?’ Because everybody, honestly is doing their own thing and figuring their own things out.”
He added, “So it’s one of those things where you try to really figure out what you want in life. I mean, I’m 46 years old. You got to look atNew Kids— half of them are in their 50s, and they’re still doing it. Which means there is hope for us old people — there’s hope for old people that can do things like this — we can only pray. Doing this and listening to *NSYNC for 25 years is crazy.”
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