98 Degrees Reveals The 90s Boy Band Members They Would Recruit To Join The Group
The recording industry has certainly transformed since the appearance of 98 degrees 25 years ago, but one thing remains the same: "There is still good music being made", said Nick Lachey at POPSUGAR. Ahead of a 98 Degree reunion concert at the all-inclusive Beaches Turks & Caicos resort in late August, the R&B group chats with POPSUGAR about the impact of nostalgia on their revival, all things 90s boy bands and what members Nick and Drew Lachey, Jeff Timmons, and Justin Jeffre have been up to since they started decorating posters.
Last summer, the band released new music for the first time in eight years: an upbeat track called "Where Do You Wanna Go" which was "awesome so far." "Everyone had been in lockdown for so long, and when things opened up again, we thought the song was incredibly catchy and just about fun," Jeffre said. "Everyone was ready to go out and have fun."
"The late 90s, in particular, was just a feel-good time for music."
In fact, 98 Degrees credits the company's obsession with nostalgia with fueling the band's recent music and enduring it. "The late '90s, in particular, was just a feel-good time for music," Nick says. "People are excited to take a little walk down memory lane. It's a little escape from the wild world we live in right now, so we're blessed to be a part of it and still get out there and make these great songs. years later." The band continues to lean into that nostalgia, performing a medley of popular hits like The Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way" and The Spice Girls' "Wannabe" at their Beaches gig, where *NSYNC, Hunter Hayes, Lee Brice and more have played.
The recording industry has certainly transformed since the appearance of 98 degrees 25 years ago, but one thing remains the same: "There is still good music being made", said Nick Lachey at POPSUGAR. Ahead of a 98 Degree reunion concert at the all-inclusive Beaches Turks & Caicos resort in late August, the R&B group chats with POPSUGAR about the impact of nostalgia on their revival, all things 90s boy bands and what members Nick and Drew Lachey, Jeff Timmons, and Justin Jeffre have been up to since they started decorating posters.
Last summer, the band released new music for the first time in eight years: an upbeat track called "Where Do You Wanna Go" which was "awesome so far." "Everyone had been in lockdown for so long, and when things opened up again, we thought the song was incredibly catchy and just about fun," Jeffre said. "Everyone was ready to go out and have fun."
"The late 90s, in particular, was just a feel-good time for music."
In fact, 98 Degrees credits the company's obsession with nostalgia with fueling the band's recent music and enduring it. "The late '90s, in particular, was just a feel-good time for music," Nick says. "People are excited to take a little walk down memory lane. It's a little escape from the wild world we live in right now, so we're blessed to be a part of it and still get out there and make these great songs. years later." The band continues to lean into that nostalgia, performing a medley of popular hits like The Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way" and The Spice Girls' "Wannabe" at their Beaches gig, where *NSYNC, Hunter Hayes, Lee Brice and more have played.
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