I'm not sure about NSYNC holding Justin back creatively.... Afterall, every one of the singles released from "Celebrity" had Justin stamped on it somewhere.

And, again, I'll say IF NSYNC had stayed together I have no doubt that the megamachine that pushes Justin singles ad naseum on the radio would have continued to do the same exact thing for NSYNC.

I'm begining to think it's not "the trend" unless the label's money tells radio and MTV it is.

And it's so obvious JIVE was behind the solo career of Justin Timberlake. It must have known it was going to go well OTHERWISE they would have released more singles off of "Celebrity".