*NSYNC’s Lance Bass Opens Up About Signing ‘Horrible’ Deals in New ‘Larger Than Life: Reign of the Boybands’ Clip

Lance Bass is one of the many boyband members and associates featured in the upcoming Larger Than Life: Reign of the Boybands documentary, which dives deep into the genre’s history and influence. In a new clip shared exclusively with Billboard on Monday (Nov. 11), the *NSYNC star shares a glimpse of how often a young boyband will sign an unpleasant deal to find success.

“Everyone kind of has the same story. The first deal is horrible, we got taken advantage of here — but people will still sign that contract because they know that sometimes, that’s the only way they can get their foot in the door,” Bass explains in the clip, as videos of young musical hopefuls from bands like *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys and more flash on the screen. “Then, after finding success, people think, ‘They can change it. I can start here, but I know I can change that. It won’t last forever, I can renegotiate.’ When you sign a contract, especially teenagers sign these entertainment deals, they’re ironclad. They’re very, very hard to get out of.”

The upcoming, Tamra Davis-directed documentary will feature members of *NSYNC, 98 Degrees, Backstreet Boys, Hanson, New Edition, New Kids On The Block, The Osmonds and SEVENTEEN, as well as managers and other key music players, as they spotlight the impact of boybands throughout the 1990s and 2000s and what it was like to be a member or a fan of these iconic groups.

Larger Than Life: Reign of the Boybands, produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, in partnership with Gunpowder & Sky, will premiere on Paramount+ on Nov. 12. Watch the new preview clip exclusively via Billboard below.