Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981), occasionally known by his initials JT, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer.
Raised in Tennessee, he appeared on the television shows Star Search and The All-New Mickey Mouse Club as a child. In the late 1990s, Timberlake rose to prominence as one of the two lead vocalists and youngest member of NSYNC, which eventually became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time.
Timberlake began to adopt a more mature image as an artist with the release of his debut solo album, the R&B-focused Justified (2002), which yielded the successful singles "Cry Me a River" and "Rock Your Body", and earned his first two Grammy Awards.
Why pop needs Justin Timberlake — seemingly teasing new music — to bring his sexy back
nypost.com“SexyBack” superstar teased what appears to finally be new solo music — six years after his last album, 2018’s “Man of the Woods” — on his Instagram last night.Well, technically, it all started when Timberlake wiped his Instagram clean on Jan.
8. The only thing remaining was a profile pic of the singer with his eyes firmly focused on his car’s rearview mirror.JT had failed to revive the curly-haired glory of his Boy Band Era when ’N Sync briefly reunited for the “Trolls” bop “Better Place” last September.Then, after he was dragged for allegedly telling his ex Britney Spears that she should have an abortion when they were dating — following her “The Woman in Me” memoir release in October — it was no wonder he wanted to say “Bye Bye Bye” to his past.Not to mention the fact that, 20 years ago, Timberlake was at the center of Nipplegate — yup, this ish was Watergate-level — during the Super Bowl halftime show when he was a surprise guest during Janet Jackson’s headlining set on Feb.
4, 2004 and partially ripped off her shirt to reveal a nipple-shield.Although he initially seemed to escape relatively unscathed from the scandal — unlike Jackson, whose career would never be the same — the #MeToo and Times Up movements eventually caught up to Timberlake.And he didn’t do himself any favors when “Man of the Woods” was such a misguided — and halfhearted — attempt to connect him with a folky rootsiness that no one wanted from the Memphis native.After his first three solo albums — 2002’s “Justified,” 2003’s “FutureSex/LoveSounds” and 2013’s “The 20/20 Experience” — had made him his generation’s answer to Michael Jackson and Prince all wrapped up in one, Timberlake was at a crossroads when he returned to the Super Bowl halftime show.
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