Johnny Wright's Boy Band Betrayal

0:00It's April 10th, I'm Cory with the Story, and this is Music News Today, your AI-powered music briefing. Remember that epic clash between the Backstreet Boys and NS-1 Sync back in the late 1990s in early 2000s? Turns out their manager Johnny Wright played a big role in cranking up the heat. Wright had a stacked resume, handling stars like Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, and even the Jonas Brothers. He started managing both boy bands at the same time. When the Backstreet Boys saw NS-ing blowing up, they hit him with an ultimatum pick, one or the other. He chose the newcomers without hesitation. Now in a fresh investigation discovery series called Boy Band Confidential, Wright spills that he poured everything into making NS-ing the top act, going full throttle against his old clients. That choice paid off huge, reshaping the pop scene, and proving loyalty shifts fast in the music game.