Here you have it folks~the latest in MMC and *N SYNC news strictly for your viewing pleasure. DO NOT take our news and use it on your own site. We work hard to find this stuff and we try to find the latest and most interesting news. Do not ask us for any more information. What we know is on this site. Please note that we do not report "tabloidy" or gossip type stuff i.e (dating, body part enhancements or deceased family members).Oh yeah-and the newest news is at the top!

September-December 2000

Magazines and websites

*N SYNC and Brit grace two separate covers of the Feb. 2001 issue of Teen People

*Innosense and Take 5 are modeling clothes and just "hanging out" in a huge spread in this months YM with Ryan phillippe on the cover.

*Christina was also named Latina Magazine's "Entertainer Of The Year," and will be featured on an upcoming cover of Cosmopolitan Espanol.

*In the latest issue of Teen People (Cover: Charlie's Angels) there is a photospread of *N SYNC in New York, and also an article "Whatever happened to Tony Lucca?"

*Justin is on the cover of the latest issue of Cosmo Girl

*Britney is on the cover of Elle magazine

*Tony is in the October issue of Teen Celebrity. Britney is on the cover and the magazine also features Innosense

*In the latest People magazine (best and Worst Dressed 2000) there is a small picture of Lance and Justin shopping in NYC before the VMAs. Britney was named one of the best dressed and Christina was named one of the worst dressed

*innosense are also featured in PopStar (cover:Justin)

*Felicity is featured in the latest TV Guide (returrning TV faves) and they named Felicity and Ben the"swooniest" TV Couple

Britney

*Britney's mom is writing another book due out around Mother's Day

*Britney has three American Music Award nominations in the categories of "best pop/rock artist",and best album. She is also nominated for the fan choice award

*Britney was named the 20th most influential person on Entertainment Weekly's annual list of the 101 most powerful people in entertainment

Keri

*"Felicity'' will return later in the season with two leftover episodes from the show's initial 13-episode order, followed by an additional four or five originals.

*Keri presented at the Emmy Awards Sunday night. She wore a long, shimmery gray/silver dress with no neckline. She introduced a segment on tv couples and they showed a scene of Felicity and Ben kissing

*Keri was mentioned on Good Morning America (9/11/00) as one of the best dressed at the Emmy's. They said she was stunning as usual (or something like that) in her Armani (?) dress. They also loved that her hair is growing back out.

Christina

*Christina MAY sing the anthem of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City

*Christina plans to begin recording a new album in Februrary and work with Sean "Puffy" Combs and "Timbaland". She hopes to release the album in spring or summer, and wants to support it with a world tour.

*She will take January off, probably in a sun-drenched locale, such as Jamaica or Puerto Rico.

*Christina will collaborate with Ricky Martin on "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely," a song from his latest album. It is planned for release as the album's second single, according to Sony. Christina also recently rescheduled two performances in Mexico City for Jan. 16 and 17, after having to cancel shows in November because of throat infection.

*Christina is nominated for an American Music Award in the category of "best pop/rock artist"

*Christina has been in the news lately because her ex-manager Steve Kurtz is counter-suing her for suing him. He's also suing her new managers. She recently filed a lawsuit against him because he had the right to 20% of all her earnings. He was using her money to pay people he shouldn't have been paying. This is in addition to the suit by the lady who claims to have "discovered" Christina

*Win a trip to see the taping of Christina's first ever TV special in LA on November 7th and 8th. You can also win Christina merchandise.Enter at iTurf.com: http://home.iturf.com/swag.html?_QQ=7-23

*Visit http://www.univision.com and check out a behind the scenes video of "Ven Conmigo." Also details on the premiere of the video and more info on Christina's new Spanish CD.

Innosense

*You can check out the video for "Say No More" on checkout.com Just type in Innosense in the search box and then hit VIDEOS.

*Find out how innocent Innosense really is at  http://www.getmusic.com/track/0918ppc.html

Other MMC News

*Jason Carson (aka Blain) is moving to Nashville in less than 2 weeks to pursue his dream once again. There's a project there that he has been working on for a long time that appears to be "on the verge". As far as how this affects the website and ODM is uncertain at the moment.For now, nothing will change. CDs will still be available from the site (http://www.jasoncarson.com) , and One Dollar Music's headquarters will remain in Phoenix. When Chy moves to LA, things will likely change. The powers that be want to wait till the demo is mixed before making the big announcement.

*Matt is has decided to hold off on the release of the Spanish CD and is currently working on a new CD which is almost complete. Two tunes, Fairfax and Vine, and We'll Know are two very powerful songs that Matt has written. Also, one of his songs was used on the new Marshall Dillon CD

*Mylin is currently  (December)  in Los Angeles, California rehearsing for her third album. It is tentatively planned for an early 2001 release.

*Ricky was on an episode of "One World," which is a part of the TNBC Saturday morning lineup.It aired November 25

*Mylin just released a new CD on Nov 15 only in Japan. This is NOT her third album, but this is a maxi single, theme song for a child care center "Camp Nepos" near Tokyo Disney Land. This CD's title is "Like Clouds In The Sky by Remedious featuring Mylin".

*Marc was on Nash Bridges Friday Nov. 17. He played an evil character!

*NBC had an interview with Fred Newman on NBC Wednesday Nov.1. He was the voice of an computer animated Presidential candidate from the TV show Doonesbury.They did a little interview with the "Presidential Candidate" and then they went to the back room where the cartoon creator was and where Fred was doing the voice and wearing the equipment that moved the cartoon.

*You can now hear a full song and a clip of some songs TJ recorded:

"Just Bounce" (Full)
http://www.crosswinds.net/~tjfantini/multimedia/LetsBounce.rm

"Sorry" (clip)
http://www.crosswinds.net/~tjfantini/multimedia/Sorry.rm

*Tasha is putting the business on hold for awhile to do a lot of working and travelling and studying in Australia, India, and some of the South Pacific. When she returns, she hopes to concentrate on music, yoga, and getting outdoors as much as possible. She thanks all of us for our love and support.

*Jenn was in a brand new Off-Broadway musical last spring called The Children and the cast recording is set to be released this Fall. For more information please visit www.thechildrenthewebsite.com

*Tony Lucca has been signed to a major record label called Knatomic Records! They are new but pretty powerful! Congratulations Tony! The LuccaMusic store has been shut down for now. But if you missed out buying  Tony Lucca merchandise such as shirts and posters while the store was up and running a few that were left are going to go up for auction on eBay in September and October.
Quite a few different auctions will be held and it is suggesed that you sign up for free to Personal Shopper on eBay and that way you will be sent an email when auctions begin. Otherwise just do a search on Tony Lucca and there you have it.

*Tate (billed as Marcus Lynch) is already out of the Lion King. He was the grown Simba but the first day he went in he took a nasty fall from the vine he swings on. He may be back in the show soon.

*DeeDee recently did a yahoo chat and she said she would love to do a solo album and it is "in the works"

*Matt was on Farm Aid 2000 on CMT (Country Music Television)

*Ricky Luna on the FoxFamily Channel's The Elian Gonzalez Story. He played one of the refugees and died in the first 15-20 minutes.

*Ricky was in one of the classroom scenes in "Boston Public" Monday October 30. It was the English class where they were talking about Huck Finn.

*Ryan's movie "Remember the Titans" opened at #1 making over $20 MILLION!!!

*The premiere of Remember the Titans was held at the Rose Bowl. They set up 4 huge screens in the middle of the field. They also had 2 Air Force Jets and parachuters fly overhead and a bunch of sports legends come out before the film. After the film, all of the cast members (including Ryan) rode on golf carts around the field to wave to all of the audience.

*Visit the website about Ryan's new movie "Remember the Titans" http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/rememberthetitans/flash/index.html
You can see a short bio and realplayer/windows media interview with Ryan. He also appears several times in the trailer available to download.

July/August 2000

Magazines and websites

*N SYNC and Christina are on the cover of this week's TV Guide. They are one of  six collectible covers featuring the MTV Video Music Awards (August 26-Sept 1)

*N SYNC fans Join a great yahoo club for *N SYNC without the hassle of newbie teenybopper fans (if you want to join and it won't let you. E-mail [email protected])
http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/nsync95fans

*there was a short mention of Jason "Blain" Carson and his album "So Sick Of This!"...as well as a "Where Are They Now?" of the mouse club, in the July edition of 16 Magazine

*Christina is on the cover of the latest issue of Entertainmenteen (July)

*featured in the latest Teen People: Innosense is in the "new talent" spotlight - it's a full page pic and write-up. It also has a feature on Justin graduating from high school and the grant that he made to his elementary school. And there's a behind the scenes thing of Britney on SNL.

Christina and Britney

*Britney will offer advice to the lovelorn and angst-ridden as an agony adviser for a Web site run by the U.K.'s BBC network. questions for Britney can be submitted at BBC.co.uk, beginning September 8

*Stronger will be Britney's third single

*To listen to the jingle for Britney's Herbal Essences commercials go here:
http://real2.designstein.com/ramgen/britney/urge.rm

*Britney has been added to the list of performers for the MTV VMAs September 7

*Britney Spears is coming home to New Orleans at the Superdome for a homecoming show on Wednesday, Sept. 20th, 2000 and it's going to be broadcasted as a TV concert special to air on FOX

*Britney also won some Teen Choice Awards: the Choice Female Artist award, as well as the honors for Female Hottie of the Year.

*Britney and Christina are also nominated for several VMAs:
Britney's "Oops I Did it Again" video is nominated for:
Best female Video
Best pop video
Viewer's choice
and The video for "Crazy" is nominated for best dance video

Christina's What a Girl Wants is nominated for
Best Female Video
Best pop video
Best new artist in a video
Viewer's choice
Best correography

*Christina's song "Genio Atrapado" (Genie in a Bottle" is nominated for a Latino Grammy!

*Christina's Spanish language album comes out on Sept 12. It will feature 12 songs, including translations of "Genie in a Bottle" and "So Emotional" ("Tan Emocional"), as well as several new songs. The album also will feature a duet with young Puerto Rico-born singer Luis Fonsi on "Mi Reflejo" (Reflection)

*Christina will be performing at the Tiger Woods' Tiger Jam III at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Oct. 7 concert. It will benefit the Tiger Woods Foundation and other children's charities.

*Britney is said to be guest-starring in Buffy the Vampire Slayer this fall

*Britney and *N SYNC are among the 98 artists that have signed on to perform at the Rock in Rio for a Better World festival Jan. 12 - 21, 2001.

Innosense

*You can listen to several MP3's of Innosense's debut album on Napster.

*On Friday the 7th, the girls had a msn chat.

*On Wednesday the 12th they had an audio yahoo chat backstage at the NSYNC concert. Transcript will be up soon.

*on Saturday the 22nd they were in Canada appearing in Electric Circus

*Innosense is currently talking to Disney about doing a Back-to-School Special in August or early September.

*Innosense's album apparently has been moved back to Sept. 12th according to CDNow.com

*if you want an Innosense press packet write to this address and ask for one:
Bmg Entertainment
1540 Broadway
New York, NY 10036-4098

Other MMC News

*Check out this MMC site and add your memories!
http://www.yesterdayland.com/saturday/shows/synopsis/1003.php

*Tasha is now in a four girl group as yet unnamed. They recently completed a demo as well as a photo shoot and a dance video. They will be shopping the demo to major record labels here and in Europe, so watch out for it.

*Damon is on MTV's "Undressed." His character's name is Stew. He is a physical trainer and is gay.

*Mad About Mambo opens in select cities on August 4 and Nationwide on August 25

 September-December 2000

*In December No Strings Attached was certified 10 times platinum in the US (10 million copies sold)!!

*NSYNC will head into a Florida studio in January to begin experimenting with new music for their fourth album. They plan to work primarily in Florida but may move out of state as the project progresses.They said they hope to team up again with No Strings Attached collaborators She'kspere and Richard Marx. The group isn't sure whether it'll release a fourth single from NSA.

*Justin recently joined Brian McKnight for a duet on "My Kinda Girl," his next album.

*JC and Lance presented an award to Michael Jackson at the Angel Ball . He said it was great to meet them and he is very happy that they are continuing in the tradition to use their talent and resources to help others.

*N SYNC is being sued over pictures of puppets. Sid and Marty Krofft Pictures have filed suit against 'N Sync over 'N Sync puppets the company created for the American Music Awards. The Kroffts copyrighted the puppets, and they say *N SYNC did not get permission to use pictures of them on souvenir programs sold at 'N Sync concerts and used on the band's backstage passes. The suit seeks unspecified damages, attorney fees and a portion of profits from the sale of merchandise bearing pictures of the puppets

*Justin has recorded a duet with Usher and it will be on Usher's new album "All About U". It's kind of like "The Boy is Mine" but with guys singing...they're battling over the same girl.

*N SYNC are nominated for two American Music Awards in the categories of "Best duo or group" and best album. They are also nominated for the fan choice award

*Faith Hill, N-Sync, Goo Goo Dolls, Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan and Mariah Carey were all on "VH1's Greatest TV Moments: Sesame Street Music A to Z." The program benefit's the "Save the Music" program.

*Friday, November 10 *NSYNC performed at the unveiling of Bloomingdale's Christmas windows in New York. Show the guys you really care... by purchasing the Swarovski 2000 Annual Crystal Ornament. A portion of the proceeds will benefit 'NSYNC's Challenge for the Children, founded by 'NSYNC to support children's programs and charities throughout the country. Available to purchase for 55.00 on 1 in Fashion Jewelry.

*N SYNC signed an Ariel Beanie Baby. five Beanies were up for auction on TyTrade.com in one auction. The auction closedon November 10, 2000 and he proceeds from these auctions will be donated to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (pedaids.org/).

*Justin will be featured on Brian McKnight's next album

*N SYNC will be on the Simpsons in February. Bart and his friends are going to form a boyband and *N SYNC go to their first concert to give them advice.

*NSYNC will be on the How The Grinch Stole Christmas Soundtrack. It will hit stores November 7.

*BMG is planning on releasing a "Platinum Christmas" compilation due Nov 14th on Jive Records featuring songs by Britney and *N SYNC

*NSYNC won Best International Group at the MuchMusic Video Awards. JC and Joey accepted an award for People's Choice for Best International Group for 'Bye Bye Bye'.

*Surf to www.eGenerosity.com and click on the Justin Timberlake link. For each visitor who registers with The Justin Timberlake Foundation, eGenerosity will donate $1 to his charity.

July/August 2000

*NSYNC will release "This I Promise You," as heir 3rd single on September 18. "This I Promise You," will be released in three versions: English, Spanish ("Yo Te Voy A Amar") and Spanglish to all radio stations

*NSYNC's home video and DVD will hit the stores on October 10. The video was filmed live from Madison Square Garden for an HBO special on July 27

*N SYNC will be performing a slightly different show for their fall tour than they did for the summer one. They will be performing Christmas songs as well as have new opening acts.

*N SYNC will be appearing on the Latin Grammy awards singing a duet with Latin group Son By Four airing September 13th on CBS

*the 'NSYNC Backstage Pass board game will soon arrive on store shelves. Patch Products worked with the members of 'NSYNC to put together the game, which throws 'NSYNC questions at players as they work their way around the "stadium" collecting members of the group. The game is expected to retail for $24. It is available at Wal-Mart for $19.99

*Joey will team up with Blaque on their next single "As Is" from the soundtrack to the new movie "Bring it On"

*NSYNC, SFX Entertainment, and MCY.com are all faced with a class-action lawsuit from a Chicago-area family. Due to a 7 mile traffic jam on southbound I-53, a mother and her daughter were unable to attend the *NSYNC concert in Joliet. This lawsuit claims that *NSYNC and it's promoters "over-sold the concert" and ultimately put their fans in danger. Many anxious girls got out of their cars and walked miles in the dark along muddy roads to get to the venue. But many only got there in time to see the last song. There is no word yet from *NSYNC, promoters or the Route 66 Raceway. But FOX news reports that if you hold on to your unused ticket for the show, you might be refunded your $50

*N SYNC and others will play an all-day show Aug. 13 in Jacksonville, Fla., being billed as the "Biggest Concert in the World." Tickets went on sale on this past Friday (Aug. 4) at the Jacksonville Coliseum and through Ticketmaster.

*NSYNC joined Carson Daly and the hosts of the the hosts of the 2000 VMAs, Shawn and Marlon Wayans in MTV's Times Square studios to announce this year's nominees on Tuesday morning. The VMAs are handed out on September 7 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. 'NSYNC have been nominated for 6 awards, tying with Eminem for the most nominations. *N SYNC will also perform at this year's VMAs.

Bye Bye Bye is nominated for:
Video of the year
Best group video
Best dance video
Best pop video
Viewer's choice
Best correography

* An 'NSYNC concert in Detroit at the Pontiac Silverdome last Tuesday night was shot for an upcoming IMAX feature film that producers are hoping to have on screens in October.

*The guys just did an MTV photo shoot for TV guide. Look for it prior to the MTV Video awards.

*Entertainment Weekly gave NSYNC's offical site a B+ in their current issue with XMen on the cover. They complained there aren't enough pictures and some features are kinda cheesy (i.e. Bye Bye Bye playing on the welcome screen)

*Lance is going to be doing a talent search for Free Lance Entertainment on Saturday and Sunday at Planet Hollywood in New York

*Beginning July 15, MCY.com will webcast *N SYNC concert footage. You can view a 30-minute clip or a full-length concert. The site will run the footage through the end of the year. MCY is the sponsor of 'N Sync's current US tour