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Blueface's mom is tired of Chrisean Rock's antics -- she has her fingers crossed the new face tat she got of Blue is fake, and that she finally leaves her son alone. Spoiler ... at least one of those wishes won't come true.

TMZ got Karlissa Saffold outside L.A's Men's Central Jail on Wednesday, following a failed attempt to see her son, and she tells us Chrisean's enormous tattoo of Blueface's mug on her cheek is "absolutely f***ng crazy" ... and she thinks it's a shady ploy to make Blue feel obligated to deal with her once he gets out of jail.

She also has a very simple, passionate reaction to CR moving back into Blue's pad -- "Hell motherf***ing no!" Karlissa says, again, the move will give Blue zero chance of escaping Chrisean's shenanigans ... when he should be focusing on getting his mind right.

What's more, she believes the face ink stems from mental issues ... and her son isn't trained to unpack Chrisean's baggage for her.

For her part, Karlissa's tried to support Chrisean for the sake of her grandbaby ... but is now taking a step back after seeing her on IG live saying she wants Karlissa to die.

But of course, as any doting grandma ... she's still willing to take care of the baby if it comes to that point.

For now, Karissa tells us she's devastated Blue's in jail for a probation violation -- in fact, it's her worst nightmare, especially cause her eldest son served 13 years behind bars, too ... and now history's repeating itself.

Basically, she's got a lot on her plate, and says CR needs to go find someone else's family to play "Fatal Attraction."

Morgan Wade's Instagram page was scrubbed clean of almost all of her posts, including snaps of her and Kyle Richards, but despite speculation ... we've learned they're all good.

Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ everything's totally fine between the pals ... and the country star archived all but two posts on her page including Kyle pics because she's gearing up to release new music.

In case you didn't know, singers/actors have made it a trend to wipe their social media accounts clean when getting ready to promote a new project -- and that's exactly what's happening here with MW.

Fans clearly missed Morgan's memo ... raising particular concern her music video featuring Kyle was removed from Kyle's page as well, making people think Kyle removed the music video from her own page but that's not the case ... we're told because Morgan archived the video that pulled it down from Kyle's profile.

We should point out, Kyle still has all of her Morgan posts still up -- all 10 of them, in fact ... they're just tucked away in her picture carousels ... so unless fans are going through each and every one of her snaps, they may miss them.

We can safely say there's no brewing rift between them ... and they're still good friends!

BTW, this ain't the first time their friendship status has come under the microscope -- they've also long been subjected to dating rumors.

Kyle also told us last week she was willing to talk about her relationship with Morgan -- as well as her estranged one with husband Mauricio Umansky during the 'RHOBH' reunion.

La página de Instagram de Morgan Wade fue limpiada de casi todas sus publicaciones, incluyendo fotos de ella y Kyle Richards, pero a pesar de la especulación hemos averiguado que todo está bien entre ellas.

Fuentes con conocimiento directo le dicen a TMZ que todo está completamente bien entre las amigas y la estrella del country archivó todos sus post, a excepción de dos, incluyendo fotos de ella y Kyle, porque se está preparando para lanzar nueva música.

Por si no lo sabías, los cantantes y actores han convertido en tendencia lo de limpiar sus cuentas de redes sociales cuando se preparan para promover un nuevo proyecto, y eso es exactamente lo que está pasando aquí con Morgan Wade.

Los fans claramente se perdieron el mensaje de Morgan, y se preocuparon especialmente cuando vieron que había eliminado el video musical donde aparece Kyle, haciendo pensar a todo el mundo que Kyle borró el video musical de su propia página, pero no es el caso. Nos dicen que Morgan archivó el video que bajó del perfil de Kyle.

Debemos señalar, que Kyle todavía tiene todos sus post con Morgan arriba. Son 10, de hecho, solo que están escondidos entre otros carruseles de fotos, así que a menos que los fans estén revisando todas y cada una de sus fotos, se los pueden haber perdido.

¡Podemos decir con seguridad que no hay ninguna distancia entre ellas y siguen siendo buenas amigas!

Por cierto, esta no es la primera vez que el estatus de su amistad está bajo la lupa. También se ha rumoreado que tienen algún romance.

La semana pasada, Kyle también nos dijo que estaba dispuesta a hablar de su relación con Morgan, así como de la separación de su marido Mauricio Umansky durante la reunión de "Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills".

Chrisean Rock no es la única que quiere recordar a Blueface tatuándose su cara... hay otra chica haciendo lo mismo, solo que más bajo.

El miércoles, Bonnie estrenó un tatuaje en su culo. De hecho, publicó fotos y videos acostada con los pantalones caídos y la cara de Blueface inmortalizada en su mejilla izquierda.

Bonnie miembro del elenco original de Blue "Blue Girls Club" -su reality show de corta duración- pero su tinta descarada parece haber sorprendido incluso a su grupo de amigos cercanos, porque están diciendo que es una tonta. Sin embargo, ella ha estado todo el día profesando su 💙 hacia Blue.

Debemos señalar que Bonnie tiene problemas con las otras novias de Blue, incluyendo a Chrisean y Jaidyn Alexis y básicamente todas las otras mujeres en la vida del rapero.

Con este movimiento, Bonnie parece estar tratando de plantar su bandera en Blu, apartándolo para ella cuando salga de la cárcel.

Vale la pena señalar que Bonnie acaba de lanzar una nueva pista titulada "That's My Daddy", y es una muestra de toda su competencia con Blueface, y solo una confirmación más de que él la tiene muy lejos, al igual que las demás

TMZ Hip Hop acaba de confirmar con la tienda de tatuajes de Chrisean que su reciente tatuaje es permanente, y al igual que Bonnie, su propia familia piensa que necesita hacerse a un lado.

Kim Kardashian y Kanye West parecen estar dejando de lado sus diferencias por el bien de sus niños, compartiendo una cena con North y sus amigos, quienes además llevaban puestas camisetas promocionales del nuevo álbum de Ye.

La ex pareja llegó por separado el martes por la noche al restaurante Nobu en Malibu, ambos luciendo el estilo que han estado llevando en el último tiempo: Kim con un crop top y un largo abrigo negro y Kanye, con la cara cubierta con una de sus máscaras negras patentadas. Nada nuevo en eso.

Debemos señalar que Kim llegó con North y un grupo de amigos, y parece que Kanye apareció por separado más tarde para unirse al grupo, pero sin su esposa Bianca Censori.

Nos dicen que el grupo estuvo cerca de una hora y media dentro del restaurante antes de que Ye llegara en su carro flanqueado por su seguridad. Minutos más tarde, Kim se fue con North y sus amigos, y todos ellos llevaban camisetas de "Vultures".

North es claramente la más entusiasmada, levantando la camiseta para darle a los fotógrafos un buen vistazo del logotipo y nombre del álbum en la parte superior. Tenemos que decir que es la viva imagen de su padre. Ahora, ¿por qué estaban usando estas camisetas? No lo sabemos.

Esto es llamativo por un par de razones. Primero, es sorprendente ver a Kim y Kanye reunidos de esta manera, pues no los vemos cenando juntos incluso por sus hijos.

Más importante aún, es interesante que Kim deje a North usar las cosas de "Vultures", teniendo en cuenta que hay algún contenido antisemita en el disco, por lo que hemos oído.

Recuerden, "Vultures" es el próximo álbum de colaboración de Kanye con Ty Dolla $ign, y la canción que da título al disco ha sido muy criticada por sus controvertidas letras como esta: "¿Cómo voy a ser antisemita? Si acabo de acostarme con una puta judía".

No hace falta decir que la canción no ha caído bien en las organizaciones judías, quienes han criticado la canción.

Como hemos dicho, no está claro cómo surgió este desfile promocional de "Vultures". Es posible que Kim fuera sorprendida a último minuto.

Como hemos informado, North rapeó un verso que podría aparecer en el nuevo álbum de su padre durante una fiesta el mes pasado, por lo que tiene sentido que ella y sus amigos estén emocionados con el lanzamiento del álbum y quieran llevar camisetas suyas.

Notablemente, y como era de esperar, Kim no llevaba una de las camisetas. Los hemos visto juntos en varios partidos de baloncesto de Saint en el último mes y han tenido algunas interacciones bastante frías, si se les puede llamar así.

Chrisean Rock isn't the only one of Blueface's baddies dedicating their bodies to his mug shot while he's locked up -- there's another gal doing the same ... only lower.

On Wednesday, his admitted side chick, Bonnie, debuted a HUMONGOUS tattoo of her own -- which was being done on her ass. Indeed, she posted pics and video of herself lying down with her pants dropped and her booty with BF's mug stenciled onto her left cheek.

Bonnie's an OG cast member of Blue's "Blue Girls Club" -- his short-lived reality show -- but her cheeky ink seems to have even surprised her close friend group ... 'cause they're saying she's a fool. Nevertheless, she's been doubling down all day, professing her 💙 for Blue.

We should note ... Bonnie has beef with Blue's other girlfriends/baby mamas -- including Chrisean and Jaidyn Alexis -- and basically all the other women in BF's life. That seems to be why she's doing this ... almost as a way to "stick it to them."

With this move, Bonnie appears to be trying to plant her flag on Blue -- with the message being ... he's all mine, once he's released from jail in a few months, of course.

Probably worth noting ... Bonnie just released a new track titled "That's My Daddy" ... and it's a diss to all her competition with Blueface -- and just further confirmation that he has her on lock, just like all the other ladies in his orbit, it seems.

TMZ Hip Hop just confirmed with Chrisean's tattoo shop that her newly planted "Blueface" is indeed permanent ... but like Bonnie, her own family thinks she needs to step aside.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West seem to be putting their rocky past aside for the sake of the kids ... doing dinner with North and her friends, who wore merch promoting Ye's new album.

The famous exes pulled up separately Tuesday night at Nobu in Malibu, keeping their outfits in line with their recent style trends ... Kim wore a barely-there crop top and long black coat and Kanye covered his face in one of his patented black masks -- no surprises there.

We should note ... Kim arrived with North and a bunch of her friends in tow -- and it appears Kanye showed up separately later, heading in to join them, sans his new wifey Bianca Censori.

We're told they all hung out inside the restaurant for about an hour and a half together before Ye headed to his car flanked by security ... and minutes later, Kim left with North and her pals -- with all of the kids wearing matching "Vultures" merch.

North's clearly the most excited ... pulling the shirt up to give photogs a good look at the logo on the front and the album's title written in script at the top. We gotta say ... she's the spitting image of her father. Also -- no word on whether the group went in with these shirts.

This is eye-popping for a couple reasons. One, it's surprising to see Kim and Kanye get together like this, we don't see them breaking bread together ... even for their children.

More importantly ... interesting to see Kim let North wear the 'Vultures' stuff, y'know -- considering there's some antisemitic content on the album, from what we've heard so far.

Remember ... "Vultures" is Kanye's upcoming collaborative album with Ty Dolla $ign, and the title track's caught quite a bit of heat for controversial lyrics like, "How I'm antisemitic? I just f***ed a Jewish bitch."

Needless to say, the song's not sitting well with Jewish orgs, which have blasted the song.

Like we said, it's unclear how the t-shirt promo parade came together -- it's possible Kim was blindsided by it at the last minute.

As we reported ... North rapped a verse that might appear on her dad's new album during a listening party last month -- so, it makes sense she and her friends would be jazzed about the album's release and want to wear shirts bumping it.

Notably, and unsurprisingly, Kim did not wear one of the shirts. We've spotted her and Kanye at multiple basketball games for Saint over the last month and they've had some pretty frosty interactions -- if you can even call them that.

Candace Owens is blaming Ice Spice for inducing stupidity in the United States ... a reaction made after her ears got crop-dusted by the superstar rapper's new "Fart" song!!!

On the latest episode of her podcast, Candace moonlighted as a music journalist tackling Ice's new single and rated the track with a proverbial p-u ... nothing but stink!!!

Ice keeps it simple on the new track produced by her longtime producer RIOTUSA, rapping on the chorus ... "Think you the sh**, bitch? You not even the fart/I be goin' hard/I'm breakin' they hearts...Grrah!!!" -- a little too simple for Candace's intellect.

Candace didn't miss the window to throw more shade at Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion for making "WAP" back in 2020 ... still an all-time low in her book.

The political pundit also hammered HotNewHipHop's recap of Ice's "Think U The Sh**" -- for its glossy review, where they describe the song as a "bold declaration" to "establish dominance" and something about her "personal prowess."

Plenty of heavy-handed huff ... but one could say the same for CO's declaration Ice's lyrics are ripping apart society's fabric.

It's a fun song for TikTok ... at least for the time being.

Taylor Swift got a special shoutout from her boo on Wednesday ... with Travis Kelce giving a playful "thank you" to the pop superstar for jumping on the Chiefs bandwagon just in time for their Super Bowl run.

The "Cruel Summer" crooner has been Kelce's biggest supporter since they first started dating last year ... making numerous appearances at home and away matchups, including every game during the Chiefs' current playoff run.

The love hasn't gone unnoticed in the Kelce fam ... with Jason Kelce jokingly congratulating Swift on reaching the biggest sporting event of the year so early in her fandom.

"Shout out to the newest members of the Chiefs Kingdom," Jason said on the 'New Heights' podcast. "Taylor Swift who has officially reached the Super Bowl in her rookie year."

Travis played along ... adding, "Shout out to Tay! Thanks for joining the team!"

Of course, the Swifties have followed in her footsteps ... tuning in to every Chiefs game to get a glimpse of "mother" catching games from her usual suite seats.

The Traylor craze has left a huge impact on Kelce's jersey sales and TV ratings ... further solidifying the defending Super Bowl champs as the must-see game every week.

Worth noting -- Swift used to show love for her Philadelphia Eagles ... something Travis mentioned when addressing the musician's interaction with his head coach Andy Reid after Sunday's AFC Championship Game.

TikTok y Universal Music Group (UMG) están en las últimas horas de un enfrentamiento épico, que implicará que toda la música del sello será eliminada de la aplicación más grande del mundo, y ninguna de las partes está cediendo.

UMG emitió un largo comunicado el martes defendiendo su postura en el contrato, el que está a punto de expirar esta medianoche, en donde acusa a TikTok de relajarse y hacerse "asquerosamente" rico sin pagar lo que consideran "justo".

Es por eso que están tomando la posición de sacar la música de sus artistas de la plataforma, pues sienten que TikTok debe pagar más para licenciar sus canciones.

Universal también argumentó que han aplicado todas las contramedidas que hay para asegurar que sus artistas estén protegidos de suplantación de identidad por IA y ciberseguridad, algo que TikTok no ha hecho por la industria de la música ni por sus fans.

El sello Big 3 tiene una enorme lista de artistas, incluyendo Taylor Swift, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Ariana Grande, Bad Bunny, Ice Spice, Rosalía y docenas de otros nombres que pronto se verán afectados, pero UMG dice que tienen una mayor responsabilidad que atender.

TikTok contraatacó señalando que el problema es la clásica codicia de las corporaciones y acusaron a Universal de fomentar una "narrativa falsa". Además, señalaron que tienen acuerdos saludables con los artistas con cada sello y editor.

UMG ha estado revisando sus cuentas de cerca. A principios de enero, Variety informó de que el sello se estaba preparando para despedir a cientos de empleados, principalmente en la división de música grabada. Así que, a primera vista, parece que se están apretando el cinturón en todos los frentes.

Russ, el rapero, ha estado hablando sobre la política de la industria desde que se hizo totalmente independiente hace un par de años y también está haciendo sus críticas diciendo que ambas partes tienen demasiado en juego para dejar caer la pelota a medianoche. Él piensa que la cruzada de Universal para proteger a los artistas es simplemente el lenguaje que están usando para apaciguar sus propios asuntos.

TikTok and Universal Music Group are in the final hours of an epic standoff that will see all the label’s music removed from the world’s biggest app … and neither side is budging.

UMG let off a lengthy statement on Tuesday defending their stance on their waning contract -- which is set to expire at midnight -- accusing TikTok of sitting back and getting filthy rich off their product without "paying its fair share."

That's why they're now taking the position of yanking their artists' music off the platform ... basically, they feel TikTok needs to pay more cash to license their tunes.

Universal also argued they’ve applied every potential countermeasure available to ensure their artists are protected from AI impersonation and online security … something they say TikTok has failed to do for the music industry and its fans overall.

The Big 3 label has a huge roster ... Taylor Swift, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Ariana Grande, Bad Bunny, Ice Spice, Rosalía -- and dozens of other superstar names will soon be affected, but UMG says they have a greater responsibility to uphold.

TikTok snapped back at UMG, pinpointing the issue on classic corporate GREED … they accused UMG of spinning a “false narrative” and noted they have healthy 'artist-first' agreements with every other label and publisher.

UMG has been monitoring its books closely ... earlier in January, Variety reported that UMG was preparing to fire hundreds of employees -- primarily targeting the recorded music division. So, on its face, it appears they're tightening their belt on all fronts.

Russ, the rapper, has been speaking out on industry politics since going fully independent a couple of years ago and he's weighing in here as well ... saying both parties have too much stake in the game to drop the ball at midnight. He thinks UMG's crusade to protect the artists is simply code language to appease their own bottom line.

Justin Bieber lleva más de 5 años casado y todavía se siente muy enamorado de su esposa Hailey, antes de salir de fiesta en un lugar de moda en Beverly Hills.

El cantante le dio un cariñoso beso a Hailey durante una salida al restaurante Funke, y la señora Bieber se acurrucó en el hombro de su marido en otras fotos.

Justin y Hailey, al igual que muchas otras parejas de alto perfil, han estado plagados de rumores de divorcio en los últimos años, pero su acogedora cita nocturna el pasado fin de semana debería silenciar esos rumores.

El cantante de "Yummy" dejó que las fotos hablaran por sí mismas, ni siquiera escribió un comentario, mientras que la fundadora de Rhode Beauty mantuvo vivo el romance en los comentarios, diciendo: "Somos lindos".

La sección de comentarios también estaba a reventar con los fans de la famosa pareja. Muchos decían que son la pareja que todos quieren ser.

En general, los fans están encantados de ver que su relación va viento en popa. A finales de este año, celebrarán su sexto aniversario. Incluso estaban tomados de la mano como un par de estudiantes de secundaria mientras caminaban afuera del restaurante.

La pareja ha sido abierta sobre los altos y bajos de su relación desde que se casaron, y Hailey incluso admitió que sus luchas le hicieron darse cuenta de que iba a pelear por su matrimonio "no importa qué".

Donald Trump y sus aliados más cercanos están aparentemente preparándose para ir a la batalla contra Taylor Swift y cualquier demócrata que podría terminar recibiendo su apoyo, esto de acuerdo con un nuevo informe.

Rolling Stone dio a conocer algunos detalles tras bambalinas de lo que se está discutiendo últimamente en el círculo de Trump, en particular en lo que respecta a Taylor Swift y la (probable) posibilidad de que apoye a Joe Biden a medida que nos acercamos a las elecciones del 2024.

Por lo que están escuchando, Donald Trump y compañía se están quejando de la posibilidad de que Taylor utilice su enorme influencia para apoyar la candidatura de Biden, tanto es así, de hecho, que Rolling Stones informa que algunos en el equipo de Trump están declarándole una "guerra santa" a la cantante, vaya a saber uno qué diablos eso significa.

El medio dice que el tema de Taylor ha aparecido bastante en la órbita de Trump en los últimos meses, sobre todo porque se ha vuelto cada vez más popular por su vínculo con la NFL últimamente. Cuanto más sube en el inconsciente colectivo (zeitgeist), más humo echa Trump y compañía de rabia.

Rolling Stones incluso afirma que Trump le dijo recientemente a sus confidentes que era "más popular" que Taylor y que tenía una base de fans más leales que ella. El medio continúa diciendo que el expresidente anduvo diciendo que "obviamente" él debería haber sido elegido la Persona del Año de TIME.

Por más descabellado que pueda parecer, ya hay pruebas de que es cierto, especialmente en el frente de la "guerra santa", porque algunos populares sustitutos de Trump han hablado de ello últimamente.

El personaje político Jack Posobiec dijo recientemente frente a una multitud de inclinación MAGA (Make America Great Again) que su lado tenía que pelear fuego contra fuego cuando se trata del efecto Taylor, lanzando estrellas en su propio mundo de que presumiblemente podría agitar su base y llevar a las personas a las urnas por Donald Trump.

Algunas de las estrellas que mencionó son Kid Rock, Ted Nugent y Jon Voight, por nombrar algunos.

A primera vista, parecería que los partidarios de MAGA se sienten como si estuvieran en una lucha por sus vidas, y de acuerdo todos estos informes, ¡parecería que ven a Tay Tay como el anticristo!

Mientras tanto, en realidad, todo lo que Taylor ha hecho, es ir a los partidos de fútbol y animar al equipo de su novio.

Eso, en sí mismo, sin embargo, parece haber desatado a los fanáticos de Trump en todo el país, quienes están lanzando un poco de furia sobre la posibilidad de que Taylor se pueda involucrar en política de nuevo este año.

Justin Bieber's more than 5 years into this marriage thing, and still feeling real lovey-dovey ahead of a night out at a Bev Hills hot spot with his wife Hailey.

The singer passionately locked lips with Hailey during an outing to the much-buzzed-about restaurant Funke, and Mrs. Bieber cuddled up on her husband's shoulder in other pics.

Justin and Hailey, like many high-profiled couples, have been plagued by divorce rumors over the years -- but their cozy date night last weekend should silence that talk.

The "Yummy" hitmaker let the pics do all the talking, opting to go captionless ... while the Rhode Beauty founder kept the romance alive in the comments, writing: "we're cute."

The comments section was also bursting at the seams with fans branding the pair "couple goals."

In general, fans are just thrilled to see their relationship is going strong as they'll hit their 6th anniversary later this year. Hell, they were even holding hands like a couple of high school kids as they walked out of the eatery.

The couple's been open about the ups and downs of their relationship since tying the knot -- and Hailey's even admitted their struggles made her realize she'd fight for their marriage "no matter what."

Donald Trump and his closest aides are apparently ramping up to go to battle with Taylor Swift and any Democrats she might end up endorsing -- this according to a new report.

Rolling Stone dished out some alleged behind-the-scenes deets about what's being discussed lately in Trump world -- particularly as it pertains to T-Swift and the (likely) possibility that she'll throw her weight behind Joe Biden as we get close to the '24 election.

From what they're hearing ... DT and co. are grousing at the prospect of Taylor using her massive influence to support the Biden ticket -- so much so, in fact, that RS reports some in the Trump camp are declaring a "holy war" against her ... whatever the hell that means.

The outlet says that the topic of Taylor has come up in Trump's orbit quite a bit in recent months -- especially as she'd become ever-more popular due to her NFL tie lately. The more she's surged in the zeitgeist, the more Trump and co. have reportedly fumed with anger.

RS even goes so far as to claim that Trump recently told confidants he was "more popular" than Taylor and that he had a more loyal fan base than her as well. The outlet goes on to say Trump was telling people he "obviously" should've been TIME's Person of the Year.

As wild as this might sound, there's already evidence out there that it's true -- especially on the "holy war" front ... 'cause some popular Trump surrogates have talked about it of late.

Political persona Jack Posobiec recently told a MAGA-leaning crowd at an event that their side had to fight fire with fire when it comes to the Taylor effect ... throwing out stars in their own world who could presumably rile up their base and get people to the polls for DT.

Some of the A-listers he mentioned ... Kid Rock, Ted Nugent and Jon Voight, to name a few.

On its face, it would seem MAGA supporters feel like they're in a fight for their lives here -- and based on all these reports ... it would seem they see Tay Tay as the anti-Christ!

Meanwhile, in reality, all Taylor has done, really, is ... just go to football games and cheer.

That, in and of itself though, has apparently triggered Trumpers around the country -- who are throwing a bit of hissy fit over the prospect she might get political again this year.

Justin Timberlake saying he's been in the studio with his boy bandmates isn't what it seems ... there's no new *NSYNC music on the way, but they did lend their voices to JT's album.

Here's the deal ... Justin gave *NSYNC fans the ultimate tease this week when he told Kelly Clarkson he was cooking something up with the boy band, leading lotsa folks to believe new tracks and potentially a tour was coming, building on their recent reunion.

But our sources at RCA Records are pumping the brakes, telling us ... Justin's tease was referencing *NSYNC members recording background vocals for his his upcoming album, "Everything I Thought I Was."

We're told when Justin, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone, JC Chasez and Chris Kirkpatrick got together last year to record "Better Place" for 'Trolls Band Together,' they also used their time together in the studio to lay down vocals for JT's new offering.

So, JT's just hyping that collab ... background vocals for that one track, which we guess some might consider a reunion of sorts.

We're also told RCA Records honchos are adamant that when/IF *NSYNC does make a comeback, it needs to be the band's own sound and not Justin's which would also include JC singing half the leads with JT just like with all the hit *NSYNC records.

Unfortunately for *NSYNC fans, that isn't imminent ... we're told Justin is full steam ahead with his upcoming world tour and there are no plans for his old band members to join him on stage.

Of course, there's no doubt fans are clamoring for an *NSYNC reunion album and tour ... and that could become a factor in the future. Right now, our sources say RCA is concerned with Justin's first single stumbling out of the gate.

We're told RCA is nervous fans are upset they're not getting a true *NSYNC song, and that might be why Justin's "Selfish" isn't performing as well as hoped.