Nick Carter took the stage at the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball concert in New York City on Friday, amid rape allegations and a lawsuit against him.

Matching in all-white ensembles, the singer, 42, performed alongside his Backstreet Boys bandmates Kevin Richardson, AJ McLean, Brian Littrell, and Howie Dorough at Madison Square Garden.

Together, the group sang some of their classic hits, including "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" and "I Want It That Way," as well as a cover of Wham!'s "Last Christmas."

Dua Lipa, Dove Cameron, Demi Lovato, Lizzo, Charlie Puth and Ava Max were among some of the other performers who joined the boy band at the annual holiday event.

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Earlier this week, Carter was sued by a woman named Shannon Ruth, who alleged that she was 17 years old when Carter sexually assaulted her on his tour bus after a concert in 2001, when he was 21, according to documents obtained by PEOPLE.

The accusation had prompted ABC to cancel the Backstreet Boys' Christmas special, titled A Very Backstreet Holiday, which was scheduled to air on Dec. 14, Variety reported.

The special was set to feature Carter and his bandmates, as well as Seth Rogen, Meghan Trainor, Rob Riggle and Nikki Glaser, among others. The band was slated to perform songs from its recently released 10th album, A Very Backstreet...

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