Does Austin want to be in a boy band?

Austin Mahone is having major success as a solo star, but it turns out things could have gone much differently for the "MMM Yeah" singer. Had Austin not stood his ground, he would have been in a boy band! "I was almost paired up into a group before I first got signed," he confesses to J-14 exclusively. "It was around the time One Direction came out." After some considering, Austin decided against it. "I didn't go through with it and did my own thing," he says. And we're so glad you did, Austin!