01of 1898 Degrees: ThenJeff Kravitz/FilmMagicComprised of four founding members —Jeff Timmons, brothersNickandDrew Lacheyand Justin Jeffre —98 Degreeswas signed to Motown Records and took influences from R&B iconsBoyz II Men. Although the band released their self-titled debut album in 1997, they didn’t reach their commercial peak until 1998 with their second album,98 Degrees and Rising. The chart-topping group excelled in the pop world with their layered harmonies and good looks, achieving multiplatinum status, traveling the world, selling out concerts and making their fans cry on sight.
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98 Degrees: Then
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Comprised of four founding members —Jeff Timmons, brothersNickandDrew Lacheyand Justin Jeffre —98 Degreeswas signed to Motown Records and took influences from R&B iconsBoyz II Men. Although the band released their self-titled debut album in 1997, they didn’t reach their commercial peak until 1998 with their second album,98 Degrees and Rising. The chart-topping group excelled in the pop world with their layered harmonies and good looks, achieving multiplatinum status, traveling the world, selling out concerts and making their fans cry on sight.
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98 Degrees: Now
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Timmons joined the Chippendales for a limited run in 2011, then starred on the E! reality series Men of the Strip, following the ups and downs of a male revue. Jeffre went from music to politics andran for mayor of Cincinnatiin 2005, though he didn’t win.
The group still meets up to play shows, record new music and make silly videos for their adoring fans, including their 2022collaboration with country singerBrett Kissel. (They even toured with other TRL mainstays as part of theMY2K tourin 2016.) In 2021, they appeared on the ABC specialA Very Boy Band Christmasalongside fellow groups like Boyz II Men,New Kids on the Block, *NSYNC, New Edition and more. You can stay up to date with all things 98 Degrees on theirInstagram account.
03of 18Blink-182: ThenJohn Shearer/WireImageBlink-182experienced a few member changes over the years. However,Tom DeLonge,Travis BarkerandMark Hoppuswere the three core bandmates during the band’s superstardom era, releasing an epic string of singles, including “Always,” All the Small Things," “First Date” and “What’s My Age Again?” The trio went through a rough patch in 2015 whenDeLonge left the band, but in 2020, DeLonge toldRolling Stonehe still speaks to Hoppus and Barker.
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Blink-182: Then
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Blink-182experienced a few member changes over the years. However,Tom DeLonge,Travis BarkerandMark Hoppuswere the three core bandmates during the band’s superstardom era, releasing an epic string of singles, including “Always,” All the Small Things," “First Date” and “What’s My Age Again?” The trio went through a rough patch in 2015 whenDeLonge left the band, but in 2020, DeLonge toldRolling Stonehe still speaks to Hoppus and Barker.
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Barker is still focused on music, trending for his drumming for emerging acts likeWillow Smith,Nessa Barrett and Jxdnand collaborations with close friend and pop punk artistMachine Gun Kelly. He also launched Barker Wellness, a vegan wellness company featuring CBD products. In May 2022, Barkerlegally marriedKourtney Kardashianin Santa Barbara, one week before thecouple’s intimate wedding ceremonyin Italy. Barker has regularlyappeared alongside his wifeon her family’s Hulu reality series,The Kardashians.
“Today I’m doing good. The recovery is taking a lot longer than I had hoped, but I am in a much better place,” Hoppus told PEOPLE in August 2022. “I feel likeI have a second shot at life.”
In October 2022, the essential trioreunited with new musicfollowing DeLonge’s exit in 2015, releasing singles in 2022 like “Edging” and “Thank You” and announcing a world tour from summer 2023 through spring 2024. DeLonge posted on his Instagram in December 2022 that the band’s ninth studio album will be “coming in a few months,” hopefully sometime in 2023.
05of 18*NSYNC: ThenL. Busacca/WireImage.Since their pop heyday,Justin Timberlake,Lance Bass,Joey Fatone,JC ChasezandChris Kirkpatricknever really said “Bye, Bye, Bye” to music.
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*NSYNC: Then
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Since their pop heyday,Justin Timberlake,Lance Bass,Joey Fatone,JC ChasezandChris Kirkpatricknever really said “Bye, Bye, Bye” to music.
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*NSYNC: Now
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In 2015, Bass starred inE!‘sLance Loves Michael: The Lance Bass Weddingwithhusband Michael Turchin, with whom he sharestwins, born via surrogatein October 2021. He also performed with the remaining members of *NSYNC (sans Timberlake) at Coachella duringAriana Grande’sheadlining setin 2019. Bass was aguest host ofBachelor in Paradisein 2021 andlaunched a podcast seriescalledThe Last Sovietabout Russian cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev in February 2023.
Kirkpatrick has mostly stayed away from the spotlight to enjoy being afather to his son Nash. He alsoappeared in a Progressive commercialalongside Bass and Fatone in 2021.
07of 18B2K: ThenGregg DeGuire/WireimageOmarion,Lil’ Fizz,Raz Band J-Boog kicked off the new millennium with a slew of hits that topped TRL, including “Bump, Bump, Bump,” “Uh Huh” and “Girlfriend.” The R&B group traveled the world, selling out their popular Scream tours and amassing millions of fans with their silky vocals and smooth dance moves.
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B2K: Then
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Omarion,Lil' Fizz,Raz Band J-Boog kicked off the new millennium with a slew of hits that topped TRL, including “Bump, Bump, Bump,” “Uh Huh” and “Girlfriend.” The R&B group traveled the world, selling out their popular Scream tours and amassing millions of fans with their silky vocals and smooth dance moves.
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B2K: Now
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Omarion went on to have the most successful solo career out of the group, popping out hits like “O,” “Ice Box” and later “Post to Be,” featuringJhené AikoandChris Brown. He also joined VH1’sLove & Hip Hop: Hollywoodfor a short stint with exApryl Jones, with whom he shares two children: Megaa and A’mei. Omarion’s career and personal life are highlighted on the 2023 WE tv docuseriesOmega: The Gift & The Curse.
Fizz also joined the VH1 franchise andended up dating Omarion’s ex, which surprised fans and caused issues between the former bandmates. Fizz and Jones eventually broke things off, and the drama was detailed on the reality show, along with the group’s struggle to reunite forThe Millennium Tourin 2019. He shares sonKameron withLove & Hip Hopcast member Moniece Slaughter.
The Millennium Tour brought the foursome back — albeit temporarily — with special guestsMario, Ying Yang Twins, Lloyd, Pretty Ricky and Chingy.
B2K made headlines again in 2023 whenCheetah GirlsalumKiely Williamsrevealed onCarlos King’s podcastthat she once had afoursome with Fizz, J Boog and Raz B.
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Backstreet Boys: Then
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10of 18Backstreet Boys: NowNick Carter (second from left) with Backstreet Boys Brian Litrell, AJ McLean,.Each Backstreet Boys member has gone on to marry and start a family. McLeanshares two daughterswith wife Rochelle and has beencandid about his sobriety struggles. He alsocompeted on season 29ofDWTSwith partner Burke. Carter has been married toLauren Kittsince 2014, with whom he has three kids. Like his bandmate McLean, Carter has also opened up aboutpast addictionsandfamily troubles.In 2019, Dorough,husbandand father of two, released hisdebut solo family album,Which One Am I?Littrell and wife Leighanne, with whom he shares son Baylee,celebrated their 20th anniversaryin 2020. Richardson hasappeared on BroadwayinChicagoand has been married to wife Kristin since 2000. The couple shares two sons —Maxwell Haze and Mason— and have been forthcoming about theirtroubles with conceiving.After years of breaking records, nonstop touring, receiving nine Grammy nominations and pursuing solo careers, the original five members reunited in March 2020, just before their27th anniversaryin April, toperform “I Want It That Way"and give fans what they always wanted: more music. Theyteamed up with Steve Aokito release a new song titled “Let It Be Me.“In 2020, Backstreet Boys also launched the Apple Music radio showAll I Have to Give Radioandperformed on Jimmy Fallon. They’ve also completed a successfultwo-year Las Vegas residency(returning to Sin City in 2022 withfour shows), had their ownBackstreet Boys: The Experienceexhibitat the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles and released their first holiday album,A Very Backstreet Christmas, in October 2022.The group was set to perform their Christmas album for an ABC special in December 2022, butit was canceledoncesexual assault allegationsmade against Carter surfaced. Carter latercountersued his accusers, including former Dream memberMelissa Schuman, in February 2023.Starting in April 2022, the group performed in countless of cities for theirDNA World Tour, with plans to end in May 2023.
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Backstreet Boys: Now
Nick Carter (second from left) with Backstreet Boys Brian Litrell, AJ McLean,.
Each Backstreet Boys member has gone on to marry and start a family. McLeanshares two daughterswith wife Rochelle and has beencandid about his sobriety struggles. He alsocompeted on season 29ofDWTSwith partner Burke. Carter has been married toLauren Kittsince 2014, with whom he has three kids. Like his bandmate McLean, Carter has also opened up aboutpast addictionsandfamily troubles.
In 2019, Dorough,husbandand father of two, released hisdebut solo family album,Which One Am I?Littrell and wife Leighanne, with whom he shares son Baylee,celebrated their 20th anniversaryin 2020. Richardson hasappeared on BroadwayinChicagoand has been married to wife Kristin since 2000. The couple shares two sons —Maxwell Haze and Mason— and have been forthcoming about theirtroubles with conceiving.
After years of breaking records, nonstop touring, receiving nine Grammy nominations and pursuing solo careers, the original five members reunited in March 2020, just before their27th anniversaryin April, toperform “I Want It That Way"and give fans what they always wanted: more music. Theyteamed up with Steve Aokito release a new song titled “Let It Be Me.”
In 2020, Backstreet Boys also launched the Apple Music radio showAll I Have to Give Radioandperformed on Jimmy Fallon. They’ve also completed a successfultwo-year Las Vegas residency(returning to Sin City in 2022 withfour shows), had their ownBackstreet Boys: The Experienceexhibitat the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles and released their first holiday album,A Very Backstreet Christmas, in October 2022.
The group was set to perform their Christmas album for an ABC special in December 2022, butit was canceledoncesexual assault allegationsmade against Carter surfaced. Carter latercountersued his accusers, including former Dream memberMelissa Schuman, in February 2023.
Starting in April 2022, the group performed in countless of cities for theirDNA World Tour, with plans to end in May 2023.
11of 18Fall Out Boy: ThenJim Spellman/WireImageThe Illinois rock band — made up ofPatrick Stump,Pete Wentz,Joe Trohmanand Andy Hurley — hit early success with their debut albumTake This to Your Gravein 2003.Fall Out Boysaw mainstream success with their 2005 album,From Under the Cork Tree, which had hits “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” and “Dance, Dance” and earned them a Grammy nomination in 2006 for best new artist. (Kim Kardashianeven starred in their 2007 “Thnks fr th Mmrs” music video!)
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Fall Out Boy: Then
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The Illinois rock band — made up ofPatrick Stump,Pete Wentz,Joe Trohmanand Andy Hurley — hit early success with their debut albumTake This to Your Gravein 2003.Fall Out Boysaw mainstream success with their 2005 album,From Under the Cork Tree, which had hits “Sugar, We’re Goin Down” and “Dance, Dance” and earned them a Grammy nomination in 2006 for best new artist. (Kim Kardashianeven starred in their 2007 “Thnks fr th Mmrs” music video!)
12of 18Fall Out Boy: NowMatt Baron/REX/ShutterstockThe band went on a hiatus in 2009, and two years later, Wentz’s then-wifeAshlee Simpsonfiled for divorceafter a little over two years of marriage. Sharing one son,Bronx, with Simpson, Wentz went on tohave two kidswith partnerMeagan Camperand formed a short-lived electronic group with singerBebe Rexhacalled Black Cards.In 2011, Stump released his own solo album,Soul Punk,while Hurley was a drummer for several different bands and formed a heavy metal group with Trohman and several other musicians called The Damned Things.The group reunited to release their seventh studio albumManiain 2018, which reached No. 1 on theBillboard200 and earned Fall Out Boy their second Grammy nomination in 2019 for best rock album. AfterTrohman left the bandto focus on his mental health in January 2023, theremaining membersannounced a summer tourahead of their eighth studio album,So Much (For) Stardust, in March 2023.
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Fall Out Boy: Now
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The band went on a hiatus in 2009, and two years later, Wentz’s then-wifeAshlee Simpsonfiled for divorceafter a little over two years of marriage. Sharing one son,Bronx, with Simpson, Wentz went on tohave two kidswith partnerMeagan Camperand formed a short-lived electronic group with singerBebe Rexhacalled Black Cards.
In 2011, Stump released his own solo album,Soul Punk,while Hurley was a drummer for several different bands and formed a heavy metal group with Trohman and several other musicians called The Damned Things.
The group reunited to release their seventh studio albumManiain 2018, which reached No. 1 on theBillboard200 and earned Fall Out Boy their second Grammy nomination in 2019 for best rock album. AfterTrohman left the bandto focus on his mental health in January 2023, theremaining membersannounced a summer tourahead of their eighth studio album,So Much (For) Stardust, in March 2023.
13of 18BBMak: ThenBBMAK in 2001.David Tonge/GettyWhile the U.S. was home to several successful boy bands and girl groups, the three bright-eyed Brits from across the pond — Mark Barry, Christian Burns and Stephen McNally — brought their guitars and boyish charm to shake things up. Their single “Back Here” lived for weeks on theTRLcharts, and theirmusic videogave fans a glimpse of the trio exploring Los Angeles.
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BBMak: Then
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While the U.S. was home to several successful boy bands and girl groups, the three bright-eyed Brits from across the pond — Mark Barry, Christian Burns and Stephen McNally — brought their guitars and boyish charm to shake things up. Their single “Back Here” lived for weeks on theTRLcharts, and theirmusic videogave fans a glimpse of the trio exploring Los Angeles.
14of 18BBMak: NowJohn Lamparski/GettyThe band took a 15-year hiatus and eventuallyreunited to go on tourin 2019 and release two new albums:Powerstation(2019) andThe Lost Tapes(2021).
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BBMak: Now
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The band took a 15-year hiatus and eventuallyreunited to go on tourin 2019 and release two new albums:Powerstation(2019) andThe Lost Tapes(2021).
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Good Charlotte: Then
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16of 18Good Charlotte: NowNicole Richie, Joel Madden, Cameron Diaz, Benji Madden.Donato Sardella/Getty ImagesAside from music, JoelwedNicole Richiein December 2010; The couple shares two children:Harlow and Sparrow. He was also a coach onThe VoiceAustraliain 2012 and became thenew host ofInk Masterin 2022.Benji quietly married actressCameron Diazin alow-key ceremonyin January 2015 afternearly a year of dating. The pairwelcomed their first child, a daughter named Raddix, in 2020. Guitarist Martin and his wife Linzi married in March 2008 and had their first child together in 2009, a son named Dreavyn Kingslee.Good Charlottecelebrated its 25th anniversaryin April 2021, and the band is set to perform at the When We Were Young festival in October 2023.
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Good Charlotte: Now
Nicole Richie, Joel Madden, Cameron Diaz, Benji Madden.Donato Sardella/Getty Images
Aside from music, JoelwedNicole Richiein December 2010; The couple shares two children:Harlow and Sparrow. He was also a coach onThe VoiceAustraliain 2012 and became thenew host ofInk Masterin 2022.
Benji quietly married actressCameron Diazin alow-key ceremonyin January 2015 afternearly a year of dating. The pairwelcomed their first child, a daughter named Raddix, in 2020. Guitarist Martin and his wife Linzi married in March 2008 and had their first child together in 2009, a son named Dreavyn Kingslee.
Good Charlottecelebrated its 25th anniversaryin April 2021, and the band is set to perform at the When We Were Young festival in October 2023.
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O-Town: Then
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18of 18O-Town: NowGetty ImagesThe guys eventually split off to pursue their own solo careers until they decided to reconnect and release new music together. Angel ultimately decided not to rejoin the group as they revamped their sound and went on tour withRyan Cabrerain 2017.They releasedThe T.O.W.N. Albumin 2019, telling PEOPLE in July that year that theywould love to be mentorsonDiddy’sMaking the Bandreboot, which never happened due to thepandemic. Fans can also catch them — along with Cabrera, Kirkpatrick,Mark McGrathand more — on tour in 2023.
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The guys eventually split off to pursue their own solo careers until they decided to reconnect and release new music together. Angel ultimately decided not to rejoin the group as they revamped their sound and went on tour withRyan Cabrerain 2017.
They releasedThe T.O.W.N. Albumin 2019, telling PEOPLE in July that year that theywould love to be mentorsonDiddy’sMaking the Bandreboot, which never happened due to thepandemic. Fans can also catch them — along with Cabrera, Kirkpatrick,Mark McGrathand more — on tour in 2023.
source: people.com
