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Lance Bass says NSYNC got $35 a day at height of '90s fame
Bass says the group earned a daily allowance during its biggest years, despite chart-topping records and packed tours; the burrito industry remains unavailable for comment.
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At a glance
- First reported by Entertainment Weekly: “Lance Bass says NSYNC got $35 a day at height of ’90s fame: ‘After years of number one albums, sellout tours’”.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 9:15 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Vera Bullock and Chip Darnell.
- Topics: Lance Bass.
- BBN covered this story before: Lance Bass Says *NSYNC Earned Barely Anything at Their Peak (October 9).
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What BBN said about it
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWelcome back, and sit down. Lance Bass says NSYNC made thirty-five dollars a day at the height of their nineties fame, per Entertainment Weekly.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAfter years of number one albums and sellout tours! That's a drive-through combo meal a day, and I'm thrilled for them.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThrilled?
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorBoy bands eat lean. That's basically indentured servitude with choreography, Vera.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThey sold out arenas for one burrito a day. I'm giving this a nine on the Drama Index.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNine? Bold.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBecause the burrito was shared. Five ways.
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The story so far
- Miley Cyrus Album Posts Record Second-Week Chart Drop · Variety
- Lance Bass Says *NSYNC Earned Barely Anything at Their Peak · New York Post
- Lance Bass says NSYNC got $35 a day at height of '90s fame (this story)
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