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“Bye Bye Bye” before the boy band’s signature song was released 25 years ago on Jan. 17, 2000.After scoring hits such as “I Want You Back” and “Tearin’ Up My Heart” on their self-titled debut album — released in 1997 in Germany and 1998 in the US — the group was locked in a highly publicized legal battle with former manager Lou Pearlman and former label RCA Records.

Big Time Rush just announced they’re heading out on their 2025 ‘In Real Life Tour’ where they’ll “play every song from every episode” from their Nickelodeon sitcom where they played hockey stars turned pop stars that ran from 2009-13.As an added bonus, Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Carlos Pena and Logan Henderson will be joined by original cast members Katelyn Tarver and Stephen Kramer Glickman at every show on the run.That includes stops at Holmdel, NJ’s PNC Bank Arts Center on Tuesday, July 22, Wantagh, NY’s Jones Beach Theater on Wednesday, July 23, Saratoga Springs, NY’s Saratoga Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Aug. 3 and Buffalo, NY’s Darien Lake Amphitheater on Tuesday, Aug.

Joey Fatone rocking his body to “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)” in the hit Broadway musical “& Juliet,” you might think that you have been transported to an alternate boy-band universe.But yes, that is the *NSYNC crooner singing the signature bop by the Backstreet Boys in the reimagining of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” — where the heroine decides not kill to herself after finding her beloved beau dead.As Lance DuBois — a man-in-tights role he will be playing through March 16 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre — Fatone also performs another Backstreet fave, “Shape of My Heart.”“It’s gonna be interesting for people that are fans of Backstreet and fans of *NSYNC to come see that,” Fatone, 47, told The Post.Fatone also sings Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” and Ariana Grande’s “Break Free” in the musical set to the tunes of Swedish hitmaker Max Martin — from Britney Spears’ “… Baby One More Time” to Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling!”Martin also lent his golden pen to *NSYNC classics such as “Tearin’ Up My Heart” and “It’s Gonna Be Me.” Although the latter track is featured in “& Juliet,” it’s not one of Fatone’s numbers.“The first song we ever actually did with Max was ‘I Want You Back,’” said Fatone of *NSYNC’s debut single. “He gets it, you know? And he has a great team of people that get … what makes a hit and what has the hook.”After “I Want You Back” was released in the US in 1998, *NSYNC got an unwitting boost from the Backstreet Boys when, later that year, the “I Want It That Way” group turned down an offer to appear on the “Disney Channel in Concert” series.“They were exhausted,” said Fatone.

Justin Timberlake was saying hi hi hi to his former *NSYNC bandmates. The singer, 43, had some surprise guests in the audience while performing at the Thousand Palms, California, stop of his Forget Tomorrow World Tour.JC Chasez, Lance Bass and Chris Kirkpatrick showed up to Timberlake’s concert, as seen in Bass’ Tuesday TikTok video.The footage shows the artist onstage as he spots the trio in the crowd.“Why didn’t you guys text me?” Timberlake mouths before laughing and moving to another part of the stage.The clip cuts to Bass dancing, with the text reading: “On second thought, maybe we should have texted Justin before we showed up.”Bass, 45, Chasez, 48, and Kirkpatrick, 53, continued to dance together in the audience as Timberlake performed onstage.Missing from the action? Joey Fatone, 47, who’s currently on Broadway.

“Bye Bye Bye” on Jan. 17, 2020, fans still haven’t gotten over the boy band’s own split.But after the group appeared at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards and then released the single “Better Place” from the “Trolls Band Together” soundtrack, there was buzz that the group might be reuniting in a bigger way for an album or tour.Since then, however, *NSYNC has only appeared on the “Paradise” track off Justin Timberlake’s 2024 album “Everything I Thought It Was.”“We have to have a conversation,” Joey Fatone, 47, exclusively told The Post.

Robbie Williams — the British pop star gets in touch with his inner primate.Indeed, the 50-year-old singer — who rose from the boy band Take That to become one of the biggest UK music icons of the 1990s and early ’00s — is transformed into a singing, dancing chimpanzee thanks to the wonders of CGI in the film that opens wide on Friday.“I’ve been a cheeky monkey all my life,” Williams, who narrates the movie, told the Associated Press. “There’s no more cheekier monkey than the coke-snorting, sex-addict monkey that we find in the movie.”And Williams believes that this ape take on his story — which traces his life from childhood to his struggles with addiction and depression at the height of his fame — benefits from seeing it through a furry-faced chimp.“We care for animals more than we care for humans, most of us,” he told AP.

Liam Payne, following his tragic death at 31.“When I saw the news pop up on my phone that you had left us I went cold, I wanted to so much for this to be untrue,” she began in a lengthy Instagram statement on Monday. “I have spent days hoping that it was a mistake and somebody has got it wrong.

Liam Payne’s ex-girlfriend Danielle Peazer, who dated the singer on and off for two years until 2013, is speaking out after his tragic death at 31.The dancer, 36, shared a heartfelt letter to Instagram on Sunday, revealing the final sentiments the One Direction alum sent to her before his death.“Receiving a message from you a couple of weeks ago expressing your happiness for the love I found with Sonny and Mia is something I’ll cherish forever,” Peazer penned, referring to her partner, Sonny Jay, and their daughter, Mia. The mom of one also touched on Payne’s 7-year-old son Bear, whom he shares with ex Cheryl Cole, writing, “His most important role and something he was the most proud of out of all of his monumental successes was that he was a father.”“The thought that there is a now a child growing up without one of their parents is heartbreaking and unfair,” Peazer continued.

One Direction fans are honoring Liam Payne in a permanent way following his tragic death at 31.Many people got a tattoo of five arrows, which matches the one Payne had on his own arm because the time “feels right,” per the Daily Mail.The five arrows represent the five members of the boy band: Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Payne. The late singer had a tattoo of four arrows on the back of his arm which was thought to represent the four other members of the group.Although this particular design has been popular among One Direction fans for a decade, TikTok users have been sharing a new version: adding angel wings.The wings appear to be drawn beneath the arrow representing Payne.One fan, Chani, opted to get a colorful version of the arrows.She wrote on social media, “Finally took the step to get my One Direction tattoo, but in the saddest way possible — for Liam Payne.”“I always imagined it would be a happier moment, not under these circumstances.

Liam Payne’s father, Geoff Payne, has stepped out for the first time since his son’s tragic death at 31. Geoff traveled from the UK to Argentina and was spotted leaving his hotel Friday morning, on his way to the Buenos Aires Judicial Office, per TMZ.Geoff wore a navy suit as he walked through the street.Payne fell to his death from the third floor of his hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Wednesday.

he met his demise on Oct. 16.An insider told People that Payne was asked to leave Palacio Duhau “because he was being a nuisance and disturbing the other guests and appeared intoxicated.”The Post has reached out to Palacio Duhau – Park Hyatt Buenos Aires.Payne died after plunging from the third-floor balcony at the CasaSur Hotel on Wednesday.

ditching their trip to go home on Monday, Oct. 14.

Liam Payne’s tragic death at 31.On Thursday, Tomlinson, 32, was photographed at a luxury Airbnb during a family holiday. The singer sported a white t-shirt and sunglasses.

Liam Payne wrote to his 10-year-old self has resurfaced in the wake of his tragic death at 31.On Thursday, a video was posted to BBC Radio 2’s Instagram account in which host Scott Mills speaks about the time Payne was a guest on his show at the height of COVID-19.“During the pandemic, Liam came on my show,” Mills says to listeners in the October 17 clip before explaining that the BBC Radio 1 show he was hosting at the time was “asking people to write a letter to their 10-year-old selves.”“Liam’s is so poignant today,” he continues before stating he was giving “a little warning,” ahead of sharing the late singer’s letter.“This is … it’s quite sad to listen to. But I just really, really wanted to play it to you today,” he says before the clip begins.In the video, Payne is seen wearing headphones as he reads the letter.

Kate Cassidy. He’s also survived by his son, Bear, 7, whom he shared with singer Cheryl Cole, 41; his parents, Geoff and Karen; and his older sisters, Ruth and Nicola.“Liam will forever live in our hearts and we’ll remember him for his kind, funny and brave soul,” the family said in a joint statement on Thursday. Payne died at age 31 after plunging off a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

his shocking death on Wednesday, Liam Payne’s last single, “Teardrops,” will be giving you just that.The former One Direction member released the track in February, months before he died in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 16 at age 31. “Teardrops are falling down your face again/‘Cause I don’t know how to love you/When I am broken too,” a pained Payne sings.Admitting that “I could be the problem,” he expresses his regret: “I’m hating on myself ’cause I hate it when I make you cry.”In his tender lyrics, the former One Direction singer confesses his own suffering: “I’m struggling to see the sunrise lately/I really wish that I could mend.”But Payne pledges to heal the heartbreak: “I’ll make you love me again, I swear/I’m gonna learn how to be a better man.”As The Post previously reported, officials initially stated that Payne “jumped from the balcony of his room” at CasaSur Palermo.

Liam Payne’s tragic death at 31. “We’re completely devastated by the news of Liam’s passing,” Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson wrote in a statement shared to Instagram Thursday. “In time, and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say.

Liam Payne’s tragic death at 31, the singer spoke candidly about his time in One Direction on Jessie Ware’s podcast “Table Manners” in 2019.Payne said that the boy band, which was formed during “The X Factor,” endured a “mess” of a schedule dealing with sold out tours before an album was ever recorded. “There’s no stop button,” he told Ware at the time.

who died Wednesday after falling from his hotel balcony at age 31 — originally appeared on the UK singing competition series in 2008, where he met his future girlfriend, Cheryl Cole. The pair dated from 2016 to 2018 and had a son named Bear.Cole, 41, was one of the judges alongside Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh who watched a then-14-year-old Payne audition for the show for the first time.“When I’m at school, in general, I think about singing all the time,” Payne told producers before his audition. “I should really be concentrating on my work, but I just think about singing too much.

in a fan video shared on X (formerly Twitter).The “Watermelon Sugar” singer wore a yellow cardigan sweater over a white T-shirt to the concert. Fans of One Direction — which broke up in 2015 — went wild seeing the video of Styles at Horan’s show. “WOW,” one person tweeted.“Love this ‘H’ having a great time showing support for Niall,” another fan wrote.

Beastie Boys are suing the owner of Chili’s for using their song “Sabotage” in social media ads.The hip-hop and rock group filed a complaint in Manhattan federal court accusing Chili’s owner Brinker of copyright infringement and unfair competition from using significant portions of the 1994 track without a license.“Use of the ‘Sabotage’ sound recording, music composition and video was all without permission,” the group’s attorneys wrote in the lawsuit on Wednesday, obtained by the Post. “The plaintiffs do not license ‘Sabotage’ or any of their other intellectual property for third-party product advertising purposes, and deceased Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch included a provision in his will prohibiting such uses.”Yauch’s estate, Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz are all listed as plaintiffs in the suit.