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Lance Bass Developing Boy Band Competition Show

Show will likely include members of *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, New Edition and New Kids on the Block

June 20, 2011 8:52 AM ET
Lance Bass Developing Boy Band Competition Show
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If things go according to plan, Lance Bass will help some Nineties boy band singers return to the spotlight in a new VH1 reality show.

Speaking to New York Magazine Thursday, the 32-year-old *NSYNC alum announced that he recently sold six reality shows, including one to VH1.

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"It's a really great music show, starring all your favorite boy bands," Bass said. "It's going to be really fun."

As of now, Bass said the program will feature A.J. McLean from the Backstreet Boys, Joey Fatone from *NSYNC, Joey McIntyre from New Kids on the Block, and, if he agrees, Bobby Brown from New Edition.

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"They're all going to form a boy band, each, from the most talented guys in America that I've scouted, and then they'll go head-to-head in a competition to see who the best band is," Bass explained. "It's bragging rights for the guy in the group, for sure."

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Brown, 42, has yet to officially sign on, but Bass seemed optimistic. "I think Bobby will do it," he said. "I think he'd love it!"

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