Alexander James (AJ) McLean, finest identified for being one of many founding members of widespread 90s boy band the Backstreet Boys, is weighing in on Taylor Swift‘s newest album, “The Lifetime of a Showgirl.”
Following the discharge of Swift’s new album on October 3, many listeners identified the truth that numerous songs on the album bore hanging similarities to different songs all through pop music historical past.
This prompted a string of mashups between the brand new songs and older pop songs to be created and unfold in reputation on-line.
In a brand new Instagram video, McLean posted himself having fun with and jamming out to at least one such mashup, combining “Elizabeth Taylor” by Taylor Swift and “Everyone (Backstreet’s Again)” by the Backstreet Boys.
“Come on now you understand considered one of us needed to! @taylorswift !” McLean wrote on the submit, which confirmed him bopping his head alongside to the mashup whereas smiling.
McLean can be confirmed to be releasing a brand new solo album of his personal very quickly. As a visitor on The Jennifer Hudson Present on October 20, McLean mentioned the ins and outs of his upcoming venture.
His new EP known as Hello My Title Is Alex shall be launched on November 27 and can later be adopted by a full size album known as Hello My Title is Alexander James on January 9.
McLean defined to Hudson that he’s excited to provide his viewers the prospect to get to know him on a extra private degree via his solo music.
“AJ is a personality in a band,” McLean shared on the present. “It doesn’t outline me as who I’m. I would like the world to get to know Alex.… I would like everybody to sort of get to know me as me. There’s not that a lot of a distinction between the 2, however one is a part of a gaggle, a part of a staff, after which me by myself, I lastly realized that I can love myself at this time, which I do. I can take a look at myself within the mirror.”
