![]() ![]() There was never any, you know, ‘You guys suck!'” The bromance between the bands was made even more palpable the following year, when Backstreet Boys invited NSYNC’s Lance Bass up on stage in Las Vegas to help them perform their hit “Shape of My Heart.”ĭespite Bass telling People he “loves” the Backstreet Boys, “healthy rivalry” aside - one of the two fan favorites made a lot more money than the other and arguably had a more ubiquitous cultural impact … but let’s leave that debate for the enthusiasts. Backstreet Boys led the pack and became households names in 1996, while NSYNC followed shortly after in 1998 - and despite being in competition with one another, apparently it was all “healthy rivalry.” AJ McClean, known as Backstreet Boys’ Bad Boy, told US Weekly in 2016, “If anything, it might’ve been a healthy rivalry, but there was never any competition. ![]() Pop groups like 98 Degrees and Take Out were popular, but only two hit gold chain glory … that being Backstreet Boys and NSYNC. the ’90s were its trademark era and everyone wanted a piece of it, per US Weekly. While all-male groups have been around since the ’60s - we are talking The Beatles, The Beach Boys, etc. You were either Team NSYNC or Team Backstreet Boys and whichever you listened to on your Walkman basically determined your friendship circle. If you were a tween, teen, or general boy band lover in the ’90s, you ultimately had two sides to choose from.
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