Stray Kids Honor *NSYNC's 'Bye Bye Bye' with Performance at the American Music Awards 50th Anniversary

Mar. 15, 2025

Stray Kids recreated*NSYNC’s puppet-inspired “Bye Bye Bye” performance at the 2000 American Music Awards almost 25 years later with their own twist.

*NSYNC membersLance BassandJC Chasezintroduced the group, with the former explaining that the AMAs “have been around long enough for a lot of boy bands to have grown up on the show.”

A boy band retrospective was shown, depicting everyone from BTS to theBackstreet Boys, New Edition toOne Directionaccepting awards.

Stray Kids at the American Music Awards 50th Anniversary.Gilbert Flores/Penske Media via Getty

Gilbert Flores/Penske Media via Getty

Stray Kids at the AMAs 50th Anniversary.Rich Polk/Penske Media via Getty

Rich Polk/Penske Media via Getty

In a chat withBillboard, the group revealed the performance was developed in collaboration with *NSYNC, calling the experience “memorable” and “special.”

Jennifer Hudson next to the Whitney Houston look she paid tribute to.AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill; Christopher Polk/Penske Media via Getty

AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill; Christopher Polk/Penske Media via Getty

Kane Brownalso hit the stage to pay tribute to country legend Alan Jackson with a cover of “Drive (For Daddy Gene)" before launching into his latest collaboration with Marshmello, “Miles on It,” while London-born RAYE honored the legacy of James Brown, who received the American Music Award of Merit.

And despite St. Lunaticssuingtheir former leaderNellyfor unpaid royalties and lack of credit, they all set aside their differences for their first performance in years. Nelly also invited fellow St. Louis natives J-Kwon, who is experiencing revitalized success forShaboozeyinterpolating his song “Tipsy,” and Chingy for a medley of their early 2000s club hits.

NSYNC at a party for No Strings Attached.Kevin Mazur/WireImage

Kevin Mazur/WireImage

As for *NSYNC,Joey Fatonerecently told PEOPLEthat while a reunion hasn’t been discussed, that doesn’t mean it won’t happen.

“Hopefully at some point when [Justin] is done with his tour, we’ll sit down and go, ‘What are we doing?’ and figure it out. I would love to have that conversation, whether yes or no — I just want to know,” he said.

source: people.com