*NSYNC's 'Celebrity' Arrives
(7/24/01)

The wait is over--NSYNC's new album Celebrity comes out today (July 24), much to the delight of the group's millions of fans. Group member Lance Bass told LAUNCH that no matter how well the album sells, or what the critics may say about it, *NSYNC plans to be around for quite a long time.

"I think the cool thing about us is, we as best friends will go on to do a lot of things together. I think *NSYNC will be around really forever," Bass said. "I think we'll continue to come together and make music and release albums even if only five people get it. Maybe we'll have like a big production company together and we'll have artists and that type of stuff that is very successful because we can't sell anymore albums, but I think together we will do a lot of things."

Bass's groupmate J.C. Chasez joked, "It's kind of like the old saying, 'Two heads are better than one.' Well, five are pretty cool, too." *NSYNC is scheduled to perform on NBC's Today show on August 20.