As Taylor Swift went onstage at the MTV Video Music Awards to accept the first of her trophies for the night, she delightedly hugged each of the members of *NSYNC in turn. When she got to Lance Bass (looking totally stunning in a teal suit), he handed her a set of friendship bracelets from the entire band. She immediately knew what the gesture meant, and so did every Swiftie watching: According to NBC’s “Today,” Swift’s fans began trading the jewelry during her Eras Tour as a nod to a mention of friendship bracelets in “You’re On Your Own, Kid.”
Twitter blew up over the moment, including MTV’s own channel. “Lance Bass giving Taylor Swift a friendship bracelet at the VMAs wasn’t on my 2023 bingo card but I am LIVING,” they said.
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But one also can’t help feeling just a bit skeptical: Why did the band have the jewelry at the ready if they didn’t know who would win? What if the name in their envelope was Demi Lovato or Ed Sheeran? Or were the guys prepared to give the bracelets to Swift privately if she went home totally trophy-less? We may never know the answer.
One thing we do know, however, is that although *NSYNC broke up as an entity back in 2002, they never entirely went “bye bye bye.” Rumor has it they may be reuniting for a song in the new “Trolls” movie this fall.
