Reacts To Its Three Grammy Nominations

Yahoo! Music, Jan 3, 2001 5:00 pm PST
(1/3/01, 5 p.m. ET) - 'N Sync is nominated for three Grammy Awards, including the coveted record of the year award for the single "Bye, Bye, Bye," the National Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences announced today (January 3). The hit song also landed the quintet a nod for best pop performance by a duo or group with vocal. 'N Sync also received a nomination in the best pop vocal album category for No Strings Attached, which sold slightly less than 10 million copies in the year 2000, making it the top-selling album of last year, according to SoundScan's year-end music industry report.

LAUNCH asked 'N Sync singer J.C. Chasez how selling 10 million albums compares to being nominated for three Grammy Awards. "It's just two different ball games, you know?" he replied. "When you sell a record, you're glad to be employed. When you're here, you're glad to be a part of music itself. You know, this is more an artsy-type deal--these are music appreciators and things like that, people that you look up to because of the music that they listen to and things like that. So it's a pretty cool show to be a part of."

Album sales and Grammy nods may be "two different ball games," but Chasez says 'N Sync is definitely excited to be a player in the Grammy game this year. "Well, it's pretty cool. I mean, you grow up watching the Grammys. You see all your heroes on there, and now we're finally on here, hanging out with all the people we used to look up to, so it's pretty wild."

The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony will air live on CBS from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 21.

Jason Gelman, New York, and Neal Weiss, Los Angeles

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