Music News for Wednesday

LANCE BASS EXEC PRODUCING YOUTUBE DOCUMENTARY ABOUT DISGRACED BOY BAND MOGUL LOU PEARLMAN: Disgraced boy band mogul Lou Pearlman, who died in prison in 2016, is the subject of a new YouTube Red documentary executive produced by *NSYNC’s Lance Bass. The film, currently titled The Lou Pearlman Project, tells the story behind the man who launched the careers of *NSYNC, The Backstreet Boys and O-Town before being sent to prison for 25 years for conspiracy, money laundering and other crimes. Members of all three groups sat for in-depth interviews for the documentary, as did the mothers of Justin Timberlake and Lance. While Pearlman eventually went to prison for running a massive Ponzi scheme, there were also allegations of sexual misconduct with the members of the groups he managed. Pearlman denied these claims. The documentary will premiere later this year.

BTS TO PERFORM NEW SINGLE AT BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS: The 2018 Billboard Music Awards will feature a special performance from South Korean boy band BTS. Billboard announced that the K-pop group will perform a new single at the awards show May 20th in Las Vegas. The event will mark BTS’ first performance at the Billboard Music Awards. The boy band attended the awards show for the first time in 2017. “Look out for our second appearance or – say what? – FIRST PERFORMANCE at the @BBMAs! #BTS_BBMAs,” the group tweeted Tuesday. BTS is nominated for Top Social Artist at this year’s ceremony. The boy band won the award in 2017. Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes and Dua Lipa will also perform at the 2018 Billboard Awards. The event will mark Lipa’s first appearance and performance at the awards show. BTS will release their third studio album, Love Yourself: Tear, May 18th, two days prior to the Billboard Music Awards.