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January 31, 2001 - From what Kevin Richardson is quoted as saying, it appears the Backstreet Boys were asked to perform at halftime of the Super Bowl before *NSYNC was, but he reveals, "We wanted to go in, sing the anthem, then kick back with a beer and watch the game. Who needs the stress of waiting to sing? You'd miss half the game."

January 31, 2001 - Amy Reiter reports *NSYNC and 98 Degrees were on their best behavior at the Maxim party last Friday, where instead of drinking and dancing with the Maxim girls, the guys where using the Sony PlayStation kiosk instead. Lance did take a shot at the Backstreet Boys when he was asked what he thought of the rival band performing at the Super Bowl, saying "There's another band performing besides us?"

January 30, 2001 - A photographer from a Florida newspaper emailed into the Rush & Molloy show on eyada.com today to tell Joanna that as he walked by Justin and Britney Sunday at the Super Bowl, he could smell 'mary-jane' and that their eyes matched the part.

January 30, 2001 - Howard Stern was commenting on the Super Bowl halftime show today saying that he thought Aerosmith did the show with *NSYNC to get in touch with a younger audience but he thought it was still kind of gay.

January 29, 2001 - You can vote for your favorite Super Bowl commercial at Superbowl-ads.com. Yes, *NSYNC's Bud PSA spot is on the list. The top vote getter will be announced March 1st.

January 29, 2001 -*NSYNC's did a public service announcement against under age drinking. Ironically, under aged Justin looks a little buzzed in the first picture!

January 29, 2001 - *NSYNC, Aerosmith, Britney, Nelly, and Mary J.. Blige performed at the halftime of Super Bowl XXXV (and it wasn't lip synched!).

January 28, 2001 - *NSYNC showed up on the Ricky Martin special Saturday night.

January 28, 2001 - *NSYNC's *Ntimate Holiday Special has been nominated as Music Special of the Year in the 3rd Annual TV Guide Awards. The event will be held March 7, 2001 on FOX.

January 28, 2001 - *NSYNC's *Ntimate Holiday Special and *NSYNC Live from Madison Square Garden have been nominated as Music Special of the Year in the 3rd Annual TV Guide Awards. The event will be held March 7, 2001 on FOX.

January 28, 2001 - AP quotes Justin Timberlake ahead of *NSYNC's Super Bowl halftime show saying, "It's going to be hot; it's going to be fun. I hope everyone is looking forward to it like we are. ... I can't tell you how much we've learned in just three days."

January 28, 2001 - Big week for boy-band birthdays as Joey Fatone and Nick Carter celebrate there's today while Justin's will be on the 31st, when he turns 20.

January 28, 2001 - *NSYNC's Simpson's episode will air February 25th at 8 PM on FOX. In the episode, boy-band impresario L.T. Smash recruits Bart along with fellow band members and friends Milhouse, Ralph, and Nelson. Just as the band finds success, Bart's sister Lisa discovers that Smash has ulterior motives for forming the group.

January 28, 2001 - Justin Timberlake was recently asked about his most memorable experience with *NSYNC, where he replied "We've had so many great experiences, but the experience that we've had, and the mileage that we've put on all over the world, and the memories--that's what we'll never forget."

January 28, 2001 - *NSYNC has been nominated as Favorite Group, Favorite Single (Bye Bye Bye, Internet Only), Favorite Group - Pop (Internet Only), and Favorite CD (NSA) in the Seventh Annual Blockbuster Awards. The show will air April 11th on FOX.

January 28, 2001 - *NSYNC and aging artists Aerosmith on Thursday held a press conference in Tampa Bay ahead of today's Super Bowl performance.

January 26, 2001 - The New York Daily News reports Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake have RSVP'd to Derek Jeter's invitation-only party Friday at the Rain Lounge in Tampa.

January 26, 2001 - *NSYNC has been nominated for Favorite Singing Group and Favorite Song (Bye Bye Bye) in the Kids' Choice Awards. Rosie O'Donnell will host the awards show on April 21 on Nickelodeon.

January 25, 2001 - The Salt Lake Tribune reports Britney Spears and *NSYNC played an acoustic set at a private party in Deer Valley Saturday night. Later, Justin and Britney were spotted strolling Main Street.

January 25, 2001 - O-Town's Ashley Parker Angel is responding to crticism by *NSYNC's Lance Bass about their band saying to WallofSound.com, "Honestly, I would completely understand any criticisms, We don't exp    ect that everybody in the music industry right now will welcome us with open arms. We're a group that is being put together on television; of course it's going to be different than how 'N Sync came together, or how Backstreet came together. Maybe those groups are misconstruing what Making the Band is. It's not the story of how they came together; it's a story of how we came together. It's an opportunity for people to view a group from its very beginning. No one is trying to say this is how 'N Sync or Backstreet came together."

January 25, 2001 - Tiger Beat reports postive comments from Justin on Eminem though less than positive comments on O-Town. Says Justin, "Eminem, it's cool to me. We got free promotion on his album. ... We think he's talented." And of O-Town? "I'm almost positive that they don't have a clue what's going on," says Timberlake. "I kind of look back and I feel like that's what we were like."

January 24, 2001 - The rumors of Justin leaving *NSYNC are gaining momentum with stories out today from Katrillion and Chicago Sun-Times.

January 24, 2001 - Worldpop has a review of *NSYNC's Rock in Rio show, summed up by saying, "Unlike the mechanical performance from Britney, 'N Sync give us a passionate show and are by far the best act of the night." Read more.

January 23, 2001 - Foxnews.com's Roger Friedman reports Lance Bass has signed on to make his first movie in a deal with Miramax called On the Line. The romantic comedy which will star Bass involves him falling for a mystery girl. Bass also commented on the Backstreet Boys rivalry saying, It's too bad. They've had some unfair things to happen to them, which has kind of made them act mean to us." Lance also found time to take a shot at Britney and her AMA performance saying, "It seems like all the girls have major lip-synching," he said, "and it's because there's so much dancing. Maybe because there are five of us, someone can always fill in a voice when we're dancing. But, we never lip-synch." Read more.

January 23, 2001 - Justin Timberlake was quizzed by fans in an MSN online chat last night. Justin revealed the band will perform at the Grammys and that the new album probably won't be only until Summer, with the first single out late spring.

January 22, 2001 - News of the World reports that Britney and Justin spent three nights in the honeymoon suite of the Intercontinental Rio hotel they were staying at. Rav reports the two spent nearly all of their time in Rio in the $800/night room ordering fried chicken, chips and cans of cola. A Britney spokesman told the tabloid, "It was ideal for both Britney and Justin because they find it much easier to relax when in each other’s company."

January 22, 2001 - Worldpop reports Justin Timberlake refused to attend a press conference in Rio claiming he had the flu but *NSYNC insiders say he was afraid of being asked about Britney.

January 21, 2001 - TheRumour.com is reporting Britney Spears gushing about boyfriend Justin Timberlake, where she admits, "When I went to high school and had boyfriends who weren't even that serious they were the ones who ended up breaking my heart. "We'd have our first kiss and that would be great and then the next day and guy would totally ignore me. That's what's so refreshing about Justin. I'm in love and we're an item." Read more.

January 21, 2001 - Justin Timberlake is featured in a pair of ebay autographed picture auctions. The first, item #542417582, is bid at $20.50 and ends January 21st. The other, item #1108875121, is unbid at $9.99 and ends January 25th.

January 21, 2001 - Groupiecentral.com named Britney Spears the Sluttiest Female Celebrity at the American Music Awards saying Britney "managed to sneak in PLENTY of public displays of affection with her main squeeze, NSYNC'S Justin Timberlake backstage, before and after the show. Listen, Justin fans, this may not be something you want to hear but the truth is that these two are really hot & heavy. We don't think this is a relationship that will lead to marriage but we don't think Britney and Justin are virgins either." They also report a possible rift between her and Pink saying, "What's that cat-hissing sound? It's Pink and Britney Spears, who tried not to acknowledge each other. Coldness? Try deep freeze."

January 19, 2001 - Shocking blind item in the latest Popbitch.com issue where they ask, "Which leading boy band has sacked their stylist after he was caught supplying the boys with white powder?"

January 18, 2001 - E! Online's Ted Casablanca reports *NSYNC's upcoming album may be their last, at least for awhile, as the band focuses on their solo careers. Read more.

January 18, 2001 - Craig Kilborn was joking about Britney and Justin looking for a home in California, saying Britney was wanting a place around Los Angeles while Justin was more interested in Silicone Valley.

January 18, 2001 - Entertaindom.com reported a quote from a fan who witnessed Britney and Justin in LA walking under the Virgin umbrella who quipped, "I don't know if Britney and Justin realized what they were doing. It could have just been her minder's umbrella, but it was hilarious. Everyone who walked past looked behind them and giggled."

January 18, 2001 - For pictures and additional information on Rock In Rio, check out the Brazilian AOL page on the event here. Britney and *NSYNC will perform today.

January 18, 2001 - Thanks Charity. Justin was mentioned on Grounded for Life last night, when the parents in the show were trying to check their daughter's email, their son said try "Timberlake" since she was a huge *NSYNC fan.

January 15, 2001 - During his Tea with Ted chat, Ted Casablanca responded to a questioner who wondered if Justin's comments on Larry King Live about the two not marrying anything soon contradicted what he's been saying by responding, "I didn't say when, dear heart. I just said it's in the works. And note that Just-babe did not deny."

January 15, 2001 - Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, and Britney's assistant are shown here outside of Duke's Coffee Shop in Los Angeles. We here people were snickering over the couple walking with a 'Virgin' umbrella last Friday.

January 15, 2001 - Peoplenews.com, Megastar, and the Daily Star are all running stories today that after Britney Spears purchased a $3 million mansion, she will soon move in with Justin Timberlake. They report that her parents are insisting the two get married before they are allowed to live together which is prompting speculation the two are planning a wedding this summer.

January 15, 2001 - In an interview with Metal-Sludge.com, SR-71 singer Mitch Allan responded when asked which rock star deserves a smack in the mouth and why, "Justin Timberlake from *NSYNC... just because!" Mitch also predicted Carson Daly is "going to explode one day and beat the sh** out of *NSYNC... I can't wait."

January 13, 2001 - Ryan Phillippe was on the Tonight Show Friday and they brought up the whole Justin lookalike angle. Ryan talked about the psychic on TRL who predicted he'd be replacing Justin in the band this year and said he'd like a cut in what Justin's getting, Jay joked that would be Britney Spears.

January 13, 2001 - Worldpop reports *NSYNC may rake in $30 million between them if their Microsoft deal takes off. They also report the band may do a pay per view webcast together after the frenzy Madonna created on the web.

January 13, 2001 - In Spin's Readers Poll 2000, *NSYNC was 2nd place to Limp Bizkit in the Worst Artist category. Spin called the band "Marionette metaphors registering all too well." *NSYNC also placed 3rd for Worst Album... again Limp Bizkit got top honors.

January 13, 2001 - Allstar reports Anheuser-Busch will feature footage of Joey, Justin, Chris, Lance and J.C. going door-to-door to thank parents for discussing underage drinking to their children. The spot will air during the Super Bowl.

January 13, 2001 - Megastar is reporting that Britney Spears has been spending hours on the phone with Macaulay Culkin after meeting her following one of her concerts in London. They report Justin was furious with a source revealing, "Justin exploded when he found out that Macaulay and Britney had made plans to meet up in Los Angeles. He quickly got Macaulay on the phone and basically told him to stay away from Britney ­ or else. But Britney exploded when she heard what Justin had done and it caused a big row between them." Read more.

January 13, 2001 - The New York Post reports *NSYNC partied at the L.A. Reid American Music Award afterparty with Shaq, Chris Rock, Brooke Shields, and Carmen Electra.

January 13, 2001 - *NSYNC's legal team tells Entertainment Weekly "In our opinion, this lawsuit has no merit whatsoever" in response to the danielle McGuire verbal abuse suit.

January 12, 2001 - *NSYNC's Challenge For Children basketball tournament in New York raised over $100,000 which will be devided amongst eight charities.

January 11, 2001 - The Justin Timberlake forum on the site got corrupted last night. All the links to it in the stories below are temporarily invalid. Normally the forums can be rebuilt, but in this case every time a new post was made, the forum locked up.

January 10, 2001 - More negative press for Justin and his treatment towards fans as music365.com reports to a fan who told "A US website" (message board?), "He was pretty rude. He just blew us off. He just walked past us so when we got angry and shouted out at him, his bouncers turned on us. One of them called me 'a piece of sh**'. There's no need for it. He has the fans to thank for where he is today and really, at the end of the day, he's just another boy in another boy band."

January 10, 2001 - Another Justin girlfriend rumor on Groupiecentral.com, this time concerning a girl named Kelli apparently from Corona, California. More BS, yeah probably, but read more.

January 10, 2001 - MTV Asia reports Joey Fatone kept mum about his girlfriend and pregnancy rumors at the People's Choice Awards Sunday. An eyewitness told MTV, ""She was wearing a smock, and many people commented that she looked like she was in the early stages of pregnancy."

January 9, 2001 - *NSYNC appeared on Larry King just minutes ago. Some of the major highlights were the announcement from Chris that he broke up with Dani. Also, Justin said that he has "a deep love for britney" and "we are not married, we wont be anytime soon."

January 9, 2001 - JC was on Entertainment Tonight Monday saying they're hoping that the new album will be out late spring or early summer.

January 9, 2001 - *NSYNC won Internet Artist of the year (voted by fans online) at the 28th Annual American Music Awards Monday night in Los Angeles.

January 9, 2001 - More comments from JC at the Grammy nomination press conference, where JC says of the awards, "The Grammys are a wonderful award, but it's not going to change our day-to-day routine. We're going to keep doing exactly what we've been doing." Read more.

January 8, 2001 - *NSYNC won favorite musical group or band at the 27th annual Peoples' Choice Awards on Sunday. Justin had $500 to tip the trophy girl at the show. Later, the band introduced Garth Brooks who performed.

January 7, 2001 - So were the Colorado Britney and Justin imposters? Britney's favorite gossip scribe Rav Singh reported that he bumped into the two in New York on New Year's Eve, where he reported he drank "a few beers with her fiancé Justin Timberlake".... Fiancé? Spears told Rav, "I’d love to go back to college to study law. I’m hoping to enrol later in 2001, probably in New York. Getting a law degree would be dream come true...and then work in politics." Forget Hillary, Senator Spears in 2020? Read more, including comments from Justin.

January 6, 2001 - MTVasia.com has more whining from Backstreet Boy's Kevin Richardson as he grouses, "We feel the sound we had created with Max and Dennis at Cheiron Studios in Stockholm has been kind of diluted -- what with Britney and *NSYNC -- and now it's no longer our sound. It's a lot of other people's sound and that's frustrating for us. And that is why we are experimenting more with our own production and working with people like Baby Face and Rodney Jenkins."

January 6, 2001 - Allpop reports comments from JC about *NSYNC's new album, where he reveals, "Everyone's kind of on the aggressive kick now. We'll keep the energy in the music, but now I think it's time to find something a little funky. We're going to experiment with sounds and try to create something new."

January 6, 2001 - EXTRA showed a clip of Justin and Britney smootching during an afternoon out in Los Angeles Thursday.

January 5, 2001 - Christina Aguilera's mother addressed rumors that her daughter and Justin Timberlake may have had a romantic relationship on the LiveDaily.com message boards. Shelly Kearns said, "The truth is that they are great friends and have been since they were about 11 years old on MMC. But that's it, guys. There never was any romantic anything--from way back then, clear up to now." She addressed specific rumors saying, "There are always reports..and always have been.. about Christina wearing some ring or something of his (not!) or about kissing or other various jewelry similarities or exchanges.. none of which are true."

January 4, 2001 - E! Online's Ted Casablanca is hearing that *NSYNC's Joey Fatone is going to be a father according to pals. This prompted Ted to ask "why do I suddenly see this boy band plummeting on the charts as they continue on the road to domesticity?" Ted points to the rumors that Justin and Britney are planning on marriage as well.

January 4, 2001 - Looks like we now know where Britney and Justin were for New Year's Eve. The two were seen cooking their own steaks at the Minturn Country Club near Denver. Read more.

January 4, 2001 - *NSYNC has been nominated for Record of the Year (Bye Bye Bye), Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal (Bye Bye Bye), and Best Pop Vocal Album (No Strings Attached) in the 43rd annual Grammy Awards to be held at Los Angeles' Staples Center and broadcast live on CBS on February 21st. For a complete list of the nominees, click here.

January 4, 2001 - In an Abstracts.net poll asking if they thought Justin Timberlake sees other women besides Britney, 56.1% said he does, while 43.9% of the 4815 total respondents said Justin was faithful to his girlfriend.

January 4, 2001 - In an Abstracts.net poll asking who do you think is the best match for Britney, a large majority of 65.4% said it was her current boyfriend, Justin Timberlake, with Prince William getting 21.4% and Ben Affleck getting 13.3%. An incredible 5867 total votes were cast.

January 3, 2001 - The lawsuit filed by Danielle McGuire against Justin Timberlake is now available on TheSmokingGun.com... Check it out here.

January 3, 2001 - The lawsuit was talked about on TRL and Carson didn't seem to impressed with the 15 year old girl's claims, though he did say "but JC is cuter than Justin," and then said "so sue me."

January 2, 2001 - Here's an interesting article from Robert Hilburn ahead of the Grammy Award nominations where he talks about how the panel faces difficult decisions on whether to nominate Eminem and/or *NSYNC for best album.

January 2, 2001 - Those hoping to see more of *NSYNC than the occasional shots of Lance at Roseland were disappointed while watching the ABC and MTV New Year's coverage last night. They did re-run the MSG show where they sang Bye Bye Bye... And we have 15 vidcaps of that, plus 1 of Lance at midnight.

January 2, 2001 - Not Justin related, but the New York Post rated wrestler Chyna and *NSYNC's Joey Fatone as the Un-Sixiest Couple in their Sixy Awards. The Post says, "They've been spotted around together with increasing frequency, and the thought of their union becoming more than platonic makes us shudder."

January 1, 2001 - Here's 29 video grabs from the TRL Top 40 of 2000 before *NSYNC's Bye Bye Bye was introduced as the #1 TRL tune of the year. The infamous Tiffany who went totally psycho after losing a TRL contest to an *NSYNC fan was named the #1 TRL moment, threatening to kill Carson and her opponent... but who cares? She's hot and this may be the only internet gallery of her pictures! There's also a bunch of clips of Justin carrying the Bye Bye Bye tape in the MTV studio.

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