“They’ve been friends for so long. They’re both girl-dads and they can relate to each other with the careers they have had and continue to have,” a source said of pop star’s bond.

AJ McLean continues to tour with the Backstreet Boys.Getty Images

McLean has continued to tour with the Backstreet Boys, but NSYNC fans have been longing for a return to the stage since they disbanded in 2002 and Justin Timberlake went solo.

N’SYNC reunited for the first time in 10 years at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards.Getty Images for MTV

Fatone reunited with Timberlake and his bandmates, JC Chasez, Lance Bass, and Chris Kirkpatrick, for the first time in ten years at the MTV Video Music Awards last September. He and Bass performed the band’s songs “Bye, Bye, Bye” and “Tearin’ Up My Heart,” at the Bilt Rewards winter holiday party in December.

Bass hinted at an NSYNC reunion in an interview with Bilt Rewards CEO and founder Ankur Jain.

Joey Fatone and Lance Bass performing NSYNC’s hits at the BIlt Rewards holiday party.Getty Images for Bilt Rewards

“Look, we are talking about it — and I hope to have some good news, at some point,” he said.

Jain pushed for a Jan. 1 announcement to which Bass responded, “Give us a little more time than that.”

Well, Fatone will have a heads start on the others come March.