In addition to announcing the break, the group’s fan club is shutting down. “With their future unclear at this point, they feel it would be best to fulfill their obligations to existing members and bring the Fan Club’s activities to a close,” the statement read.

98 Degrees were discovered in 1997 backstage at a Boyz II Men show. A rep for Montell Jordan gave them a chance to record their first demo and tour with the soul star early in their careers. Since then, they’ve sung with Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey and toured with *Nsync and Britney Spears.

The quartet last toured in 2001 when they had a year chock full of headline shows, with Dream, Baha Men, Wild Orchid and PYT supporting.

News of the hiatus comes on the heels of member Nick Lachey announcing his engagement to pop princess Jessica Simpson.