Live At Madison Square Garden on Video & DVD
(9.28) Source - Rolling Stone: *NSYNC fans who missed the boy band's current tour can get a second chance to see the boy band onstage on Oct. 10 when the group's HBO special, "Live at Madison Square Garden," will be released as a home video/DVD. True fans who showed their love in person by actually catching the roadshow might want to take the plunge as well, as the video will feature eighty minutes of concert footage. The DVD ($17.48) & VHS ($16.99) are available for pre-order at Amazon.com!
Top Grossing North American Concerts
(9.28) Source - Billboard Charts:
1. *NSYNC, PINK, INNOSENSE - Madison Square Garden, New York. (July 25-28). Total Sales $3,062,155.
2. LUCIANO PAVAROTTI - Madison Square Garden, New York (Sept. 14). Total Sales $1,823,720.
3. TIM MCGRAW AND FAITH HILL, WARREN BROTHERS - Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio. (Sept. 9-10). Total Sales $1,440,810.
4. TIM MCGRAW AND FAITH HILL, WARREN BROTHERS - Madison Square Garden, New York. (Sept. 16). Total Sales $944,589.
5. TIM MCGRAW AND FAITH HILL, WARREN BROTHERS - MCI Center, Washington, D.C. (Sept. 15). Total Sales $930,308.
6. PHISH - Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, PA. (Sept. 15). Total Sales $847,505.
7. TIM MCGRAW AND FAITH HILL, WARREN BROTHERS - Pepsi Arena, Albany, N.Y. (Sept. 12). Total Sales $701,839.
8. DIXIE CHICKS, RICKY SKAGGS - Gaylord Entertainment Center-Nashville. (Sept. 9). Total Sales $692,630.
9. JIMMY BUFFETT AND THE CORAL REEFER BAND - Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh, N.Y. (Aug. 29). Total Sales $688,518.
10. TIM MCGRAW AND FAITH HILL, WARREN BROTHERS - Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Conn. (Sept. 13). Total Sales $683,189.
Artists To Perform For Benefit
(9.27) Source - Launch: *NSYNC, Marc Anthony, SheDaisy and Natalie Cole are scheduled to perform at a benefit concert and dinner honoring Paul McCartney, Mikhail Gorbachev and Queen Noor of Jordan. Angel Ball 2000 will be held Nov. 30 at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York, with proceeds to benefit the G and P Foundation, an organization that encourages research in treatments for leukemia, lymphoma and other forms of cancer. Ticket prices start at $1,250 and run as high as $100,000.
*NSYNC Offers Live Video, Tix
(9.27) Source - Billboard: *NSYNC is gearing up for the holiday merchandise season with the Oct. 10th DVD/VHS release of the group's July HBO concert in New York. Originally broadcast live July 28th, "Live At Madison Square Garden" (Jive/Zomba Video) features approximately 80 minutes of the sold-out performance. The concert features such *NSYNC hits as "Bye Bye Bye" (No. 4) and "It's Gonna Be Me" (No. 1), and the group's latest single "This I Promise You," which is at No. 68 in its first week on The Billboard Hot 100. Each appears on the quintet's Jive album "No Strings Attached," which debuted at No. 1 in April and was certified nine times platinum last month by the Recording Industry Association Of America for sales of 9 million copies.
In other *NSYNC news, the group has teamed up with ARTISTdirect.com to offer a limited number of tickets to its concerts each day through Oct. 6th. Fans can log on to Syncdirect.com for a chance to purchase the tickets. Each day, the site will offer tickets to a new venue.
98 Degrees Supportive Of *NSYNC
(9.26) Source - Me: Some bands might be a little jealous of the attention pop group *NSYNC has been grabbing lately, but not fellow 'boy band' 98 Degrees, who's latest and third album, "Revelation" was released in stores eariler today. The group has been known to show support for their fellow chart-toppers and to back that friendship bond, group member Nick Lachey gave the guys of *NSYNC props in the 'Thank You' notes of the recent album release. Nick says, "A big shout out to *NSYNC - it's been awesome to watch you guys rise to the top. No one deserves it more!" And we would all have to agree with him, no one does deserve it more...except maybe for fellow groups who show each other the support they deserve. You have my love, respect, support, and admiration boys...and I wish you the best. And in my opinion, "It's about time!"
Chris Kirpatrick Becomes CEO Of FuMan
(9.24) Source - Rolling Stone: Like his *NSYNC brethren JC Chasez and Lance Bass, who have expanded their resumes with producing and business ventures, Chris Kirkpatrick is branching out from his musical career to become founder and CEO of FuMan Skeeto Enterprises. The creative arts and media company includes clothing design, visual arts and media production. The FuMan Skeeto clothing line will be available at Nordstrom's and online beginning Nov. 24th. But the company has humanitarian goals as well. They are seeking out young talent in the creative arts. For more information on how to show them your stuff, check out their Web site at Fumanskeeto.com
Misc. *NSYNC News
(9.23) Source - Me: For those of you who don't know...here is some minor, misc. news about the guys:
~*NSYNC's newest, & as of yet, unreleased track titled "You Don't Have To Be Alone" will be featured on the soundtrack for the upcoming Jim Carrey movie "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". The soundtrack will be available in stores November 7.
~Dream will be opening up for *NSYNC during the second leg of the No Strings Attached Tour. Dream's single, "He Loves U Not" is out in stores now.
~According to MTV, *NSYNC's Joey Fatone has been cast in a small role in the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" for Tom Hank's PlayTone Productions.
~*NSYNC will reportedly be guest starring in an episode of "The Simpsons" playing themselves. The episode currently doesn't have a release date, but is set to air sometime this season.
~According to the current issue of Vibe magazine, featuring R. Kelly on the cover, Justin should go solo. "...on the guys' HBO special that "homeboy", gave Doug E. Fresh a run for his money with a beatbox solo. He can sing, dance, and not many white boys can rock a curly, dirty-blond afro much less cornrows, as well as he can. He should try to beat BSB counterpart Nick Carter to the punch. Besides without Justin, *NSYNC might as well be C Note."
~Cosmo Girl is set to be released to newsstands October 2nd and features Justin on the cover. Included in the hot teen magazine is an exclusive interview in which the pop star discusses his relationship with Britney, and being on the road.
~Single 'This I Promise You' is now due out for release in early October. The guys had to return to LA and re-shoot some of the video, causing the release date to be pushed back.
~New to the Hot 100 this week (Sept. 21st) is "This I Promise You" by *NSYNC, the week's highest debut at No. 68.
~Among the non-Canadian winners at the MuchMusic Video Awards, held Sept. 21st in Toronto, were the Red Hot Chili Peppers for best international video, Eminem for favorite international artist, and *NSYNC for favorite international group.
~The Celebrity 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?' shows are set to re-air the week of Sunday the 24th, each episode showing on a different date.
~If you missed the airing of Disney's made for TV movie, "Model Behavior", co-starring Justin Timberlake, you can catch the movie in Blockbusters everywhere. It released the 18th of this month and is out for rent with no word yet on whether the company will distribute it for sale.
*NSYNC To Release Limited Number Of New Tickets Online
(9.22) Source - LiveDaily: Though *NSYNC's fall tour is already deemed a sellout, a small number of additional tickets will hit the market on Monday (9/25), beginning at 11 AM PT, according to a press release by the group's representatives. Meanwhile, tickets for a newly added, second *NSYNC show in Toronto went on sale on Friday (9/22).
*NSYNC's official online store reports that a limited quantity of tickets to some sold-out shows will be available exclusively for online sale beginning on Monday, and that a new set of tickets will go on sale each day. Specifics of the additional onsales will be announced through the band's ticketing site at ArtistDirect.com.
The new Toronto show is scheduled to take place at the SkyDome on Nov. 14th. Tickets will go on sale through Ticketmaster Canada at 5 PM Eastern Time on Friday (9/22).
You can view the current tour schedule here.