May 2002

Following the announcement of *NSYNC’s “hiatus”, updates on individual member activities began to surface. On May 20th, road manager Melinda Bell posted a journal entry outlining what each member was working on—marking one of the first public summaries of the group’s post-hiatus direction. Lance Bass underwent heart surgery in Russia amid conflicting reports about hisContinue reading “May 2002”

April 2002

Conflicting narratives about *NSYNC’s hiatus dominate coverage this month. In a PopWorld interview, Justin Timberlake denies a breakup and suggests the group will release a new album and tour next year. He also claims that demos are already being submitted and production would resume in due time. Meanwhile, Joey Fatone tells a morning news showContinue reading “April 2002”

Reflections for 2001

March 11th marked exactly 8 months since my first Riddle On Her Mind post. Since I now have a dozen posts spanning 14 months of information I think I might be able to start putting pieces of the puzzle together.  Based on the information I was able to find I’d say the major theme ofContinue reading “Reflections for 2001”

March 2002

Manager Melinda Bell tells the Las Vegas Review-Journal that *NSYNC is entering an eight-month hiatus—one of the earliest official uses of the term in press coverage. Comments from 2 interviews with Chris Kirkpatrick convey inconsistent information, with one interview implying that the next *NSYNC album will begin after the group’s break and another implying thatContinue reading “March 2002”

February 2002

*Nsync Studio shares JC Chasez’s comments suggesting a new group album could follow the tour. Meanwhile, Space.com reports Lance Bass is exploring opportunities in space tourism, signaling branching paths among members. February 2002 1) In a press interview JC reportedly said the group could start working on material for their next album after their upcomingContinue reading “February 2002”