Lance Bass’ boyfriend, Reichen Lehmkuhl, talked exclusively to ‘Access Hollywood’ host Billy Bush about the former *NSYNC star coming out. When asked if bloggers’ speculations about their relationship forced Bass to come out, Lehmkuhl said, “I think through the entire time of being in the closet anyone is going to feel pressures from this or that. You know, obviously from the article, this was the time that Lance decided it was, you know, that he was ready to come out.” Lehmkuhl added that he and Lance have been following news coverage in wake of his announcement. “Yeah, we’ve seen a few shows and, you know, it’s all very positive,” Lehmkuhl said. Read more.

Lance Bass, band member of ‘N Sync, says he’s gay and in a “very stable” relationship with a reality show star. Bass, who formed ‘N Sync with Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick, tells People magazine that he didn’t earlier disclose his sexuality because he didn’t want to affect the group’s popularity. Read More

Billboard reports Australian rock act Jet will release its second album ‘Shine On’ on October 3rd, coinciding with a brief U.S. tour. The first single from the new album, ‘Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is’, will arrive August 7th at U.S. radio outlets. Read more.

Former *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake is out with the video to his new single ‘SexyBack’, from his forthcoming album ‘FutureSex/LoveSounds’. Watch the video, and MTV’s ‘Making The Video’ special, at MTV Overdrive.

Joe is out with the video to his new single ‘Where You At?’, featuring Papoose, from his yet-to-be-titled album due out later this year. Watch it at Yahoo! Music.

Destiny’s Child star Beyonce Knowles tells Neil Sean of Sky News she was thrilled when musical legend Tony Bennett asked her to team up with him for his new all-star album. “I could hardly believe it when he asked me to be on the album,” Beyonce said. “It’s got such a great cast, including Barbra Streisand and Bono - I jumped at the chance.” Read more.

Former Destiny’s Child member LeToya Luckett is out with the video to her new single ‘She Don’t', from her self-titled solo debut. Watch it at Yahoo! Music.

Billy Idol performed in concert at Stadtpark in Hamburg, Germany on Wednesday (July 19). Watch his performance of AC/DC’s ‘Thunderstruck’ at the gig from YouTube. Additionally, pictures are available from RexFeatures.

Papa Roach is currently streaming its new single, ‘To Be Loved’, via its official web site. The song is the first single off the band’s new album, ‘The Paramour Sessions’, due out September 12th. Check it out at PapaRoach.com.

Mike Skinner of The Streets is set to enter the record books for creating the longest music video.

Skinner, whose hits include Fit But You Know It and Dry Your Eyes, is teaming up with MTV to make the 20-minute promo to celebrate MTV’s 25th birthday.

It will beat the current record of 13 minutes, held by Michael Jackson’s 1983 hit Thriller.

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