Big Time Rush Singer Admits It Was 'Hard' When More Popular One Direction Opened for Them on Tour
Big Time Rush singer Carlos PenaVega opened up about touring with an early One Direction on the Unplanned podcast. The two boy bands shared the stage in 2012 for BTR’s Better With U tour. At the time, 1D was fresh off of The X Factor and had released “What Makes You Beautiful” and “Gotta Be You” as singles in the U.K. in 2011. During their run as openers for BTR, the frenzy over 1D had already begun, and “What Makes You Beautiful” officially dropped as a single in the U.S., debuting at No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. “After our show, fans were outside the theater chanting for One Direction. T...