JLS are on a roll. Immediately after doing the double at the Brits, the lads were given the thumbs-up by their hero JAY-Z.

The US rapper collected a well deserved Best International Male gong at the bash on Tuesday.

And he told Bizarre he was so impressed by JLS’s performance on the night that they could be as big as ‘N SYNC were back in the day.

ASTON, MARVIN, JB and ORITSE delivered a cracking version of their first single Beat Again before taking home their double haul of gongs.

“I liked JLS, I watched them do their show. They’re a good band and remind me of ‘N Sync, a band who do the boy band thing well.

“They put on a class performance and I think they will go on to be as big as ‘N Sync.”

That might not sound like much of a compliment but JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and co were the biggest boy band in the world in their day. With Jay-Z on side there’s no reason the boys can’t go on to similar heights.

Rihanna Agrees:

“Jay will make stars out of them.  They can sing, they can dance, they look very good. America has only had a little taste of them so far, but give it probably as little as 18 months and they could be the most famous band in the world. There is nothing Jay doesn’t know about the music business.”