It was easy to spot Aaron Carter at his “Pre Independence Day Dance Party” Friday night at Mai in Nashville. The singer was clad in an original sparkly silver Michael Jackson jacket, which he took off to show me the autograph inside. He shared with me the similarities of his and Michael Jackson’s life, referring to getting involved in the music industry at such a young age. He reminisced on opening for MJ and told me Michael gave him the jacket for all of his hard work.

Aaron hung upstairs in the VIP for most of the night with party partner/friend Brent Young and pals, taking picture after picture with fans. He made his big debut by taking a seat on top of the wall above the bar that leads up to the DJ booth. Once there, he asked for a moment of silence for Michael Jackson, then performed about 6 songs for the crowd, singing while playing back up tracks on his laptop. After performing he gave a shout out to his brother Nick Carter and played a Backstreet Boys song.

It appeared to be the normal Mai crowd in attendance, with a few Aaron Carter fans mixed in. I did speak to one girl who came all the way from Miami.

Among those pictured- Aaron, DJ Mindub, Jonathan Carey (dancer for Taylor Swift) & BJ Burlxe, Russ (in his Aaron Carter lookalike jacket), Olivia Leeds & Rebecca Winters, Brent Young & Aaron, Greg Sanford & Teresa Thompson, Josh Smith & steel guitar player Bucky Baxter, Hilary Williams & Aaron, Phil & Benny, London Tobler & Hallih, Alex Hood, Minh Nguyen & Jade Driver, Ralph Angell, Bianca Fox & Victor Hoggett

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