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Tuesday October 10, 2023

NSYNC is back on the Billboard Hot 100 with its first new song in 2 decades

From left, Joey Fatone, Lance Bass, Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, and Chris Kirkpatrick of *NSYNC speak onstage the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center in September. Theo Wargo/Getty Images for MTV hide caption

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Music News

NSYNC is back on the Billboard Hot 100 with its first new song in 2 decades

October 10, 2023 • The last time NSYNC had a song on the Billboard Hot 100, George W. Bush was president and the iPhone was still years away. "Better Place," its first song in over two decades, just debuted at No. 25.

Tuesday July 28, 2020

A New Book Traces The History Of Boy Bands, The Pop Phenomenon 'Larger Than Life'

Maria Sherman's new book gives critical consideration to a too-often maligned phenomenon within pop music: the boy band. Alex Fine/Courtesy of Black Dog & Leventhal hide caption

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Author Interviews

A New Book Traces The History Of Boy Bands, The Pop Phenomenon 'Larger Than Life'

July 28, 2020 • Author and music critic Maria Sherman talks about her new book, Larger Than Life: A History of Boy Bands from NKOTB to BTS and forgoing rock elitism to give into the joy of boy band pop songs.

A New Book Traces The History Of Boy Bands, The Pop Phenomenon 'Larger Than Life'

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