Lance Bass Says He Earned Just $35 a Day at the Height of *NSYNC’s Fame

Lance Bass has actually detailed simply how little he states he made throughout * NSYNC’s increase, declaring he was paid a daily of $35 a day while the group was among the most significant acts worldwide.

Speaking on The Zach Sang Showthe 47-year-old vocalist stated the cash didn’t match the band’s success.”We had a daily:$ 35 a day, “Bass stated. “Our very first check was a$10,000 check after years of No. 1 albums, sellout trips. I do not understand the number of millions I left of product, due to the fact that product was outrageous.” He remembered being informed to be grateful for the $10,000: “You must be grateful for that. You’ve been working for totally free for 2, 3 years now.”

Bass– who increased to popularity together with Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick and Joey Fatone– pressed back on the understanding that the group made him rich. “People believe I’m so rich from * NSYNC, however no,” he stated. “Not at all. I didn’t earn money with * NSYNC, like, barely at all.” He stated he still gets residuals, however “it’s very little,” which he made much more after the band went on hiatus in 2002.

He declared that the bulk of the cash went in other places, declaring “the label” and the group’s late supervisor, Lou Pearlman, “made a f– k load.” Pearlman, the impresario behind * NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys, was founded guilty in 2008 of cash laundering, conspiracy and personal bankruptcy scams in connection with a long-running Ponzi plan; he passed away in jail in 2016.

Asked whether he still brought bitterness, Bass stated “not any longer,” though he preserved he had actually been scammed. “No one set us up for life after that,” he stated.

The claims stand in plain contrast to * NSYNC’s business record. The group stays among the very popular acts in Billboard history: their 2000 album No Strings Attached offered a then-record 2.4 million copies in its very first week– a mark that meant 15 years– and invested 8 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Its lead single “Bye Bye Bye” ended up being a signature hit, and the follow-up “It’s Gon na Be Me” offered the group its only Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 that summertime. Their 2001 album Star Debuted at No. 1, while the No Strings Attached trip earned more than $70 million. * NSYNC reunited briefly for a brand-new single, “Better Place,” in 2023.

It isn’t the very first time Bass has actually discussed the band’s financial resources. “We were well-known, however we were not abundant,” he stated throughout a 2023 look on SiriusXM’s The Jess Cagle Show

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