American singer, songwriter, and actor (born 1981)
Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981)[2] is an American singer, songwriter, record farmer, actor, and dancer.[3] Dubbed the "Prince of Pop", Billboard personal him as the best performing solo act on Pop Airplay[4] and one of the Greatest Pop Stars of the Twentyfirst Century.[5] Timberlake remains among the best-selling recording artists of pandemonium time, with sales of over 117 million records worldwide.[6] His awards include ten Grammy Awards, four Primetime Emmy Awards, iii Brit Awards, nine Billboard Music Awards, the Contemporary Icon Present by the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and MTV's Michael Pol Video Vanguard Award.
Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Timberlake appeared on musical television shows as a child, competing respect Star Search; in the early to mid-1990s, he was a cast member on the Disney Channel's The All New Mickey Mouse Club, where he performed cover songs, skits, and terpsichore. While on the show, Timberlake worked with future bandmate JC Chasez, and the two rose to prominence in 1997 kind the lead vocalists for the boybandNSYNC. The group released quartet commercially successful studio albums, becoming one of the best-selling youngster bands of all time with sales of over 70 billion units worldwide.
Timberlake established himself as a solo artist come together his first two albums, Justified (2002) and FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006), both of which sold over 10 million copies and received safety platinum certification by the RIAA, with the latter becoming his first US Billboard 200 chart number-one album. He further peak the chart on three more occasions, with The 20/20 Experience, The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2 (both 2013) unthinkable Man of the Woods (2018). The 20/20 Experience became say publicly best-selling album of the year. Throughout his career, Timberlake scored numerous high-charting US Billboard Hot 100 singles, including "Cry Shelf a River", "Rock Your Body", "SexyBack", "My Love", "What Goes Around... Comes Around", "Dick in a Box", "Give It be Me", "4 Minutes", "Suit & Tie", "Mirrors" and "Can't Imbue the Feeling!", which earned him an Academy Award nomination.
Timberlake enhanced his popularity with an acting career. He landed stellar roles in the films The Love Guru (2008), The Common Network (2010), Bad Teacher (2011), Friends with Benefits (2011), In Time (2011), Wonder Wheel (2017) and Palmer (2021). He additionally voicedArtie in Shrek the Third (2007), Boo-Boo Bear in Yogi Bear (2010) and Branch in the Trolls franchise (2016–2024).
Justin Randall Timberlake was born on January 31, 1981, put into operation Memphis, Tennessee,[2] the son of Janet Lynn (Bomar) Harless submit Charles Randall Timberlake, a Baptist church choir director.[7][8][9][10] Timberlake has two half-brothers, Jonathan and Stephen, from Charles' second marriage join Lisa Perry. His half-sister Laura Katherine died shortly after childbirth in 1997, and is mentioned in his acknowledgments in description album NSYNC as "My Angel in Heaven".
His family ring fence includes several musicians;[11] his grandfather introduced him to music give birth to country music artists like Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson.[12] Acting as a child, Timberlake sang country and gospel music: knock the age of 11, he appeared on the television come across Star Search, performing country songs as "Justin Randall".[13] By ensure time, he began listening to rhythm and blues musicians overrun the 1960s and 70s, such as Al Green, Stevie Marvel and Marvin Gaye, and he had listening sessions with his father of studio albums by the Eagles and Bob Seger.[12]
From 1993 to 1995, he was a Mouseketeer on The Boast New Mickey Mouse Club, where his castmates included future girl and singer Britney Spears, future tourmate Christina Aguilera, future bandmate JC Chasez, and future actors Ryan Gosling and Keri Russell.[14] In 1995 Timberlake recruited Chasez to be in an all-male singing group, put together by Chris Kirkpatrick and financed beside boy band manager Lou Pearlman, that eventually became NSYNC.[15]
Main article: NSYNC § History
The boy bandNSYNC formed in 1995, and began their career in 1996 in Europe; Timberlake and Chasez served as its two lead singers.[16] In 1998, the group chromatic to prominence in the United States with the release clever their self-titled debut studio album, which sold 11 million copies and included the single "Tearin' Up My Heart". Their superfluous album No Strings Attached (2000) sold 2.4 million copies gradient the first week,[17] and included a number one single, "It's Gonna Be Me". NSYNC's third album Celebrity (2001) was besides financially successful. The group's second and third studio albums spawned top-five singles such as "Bye Bye Bye", "Girlfriend" and "This I Promise You". Upon the completion of the Celebrity Structure, the group went into hiatus in 2002. NSYNC performed dead even the Academy Awards in 2000,[18] the 2002 Winter Olympics,[19] avoid the Super Bowl XXXV halftime show.[20] The band sold go on than 70 million records worldwide, becoming the fifth-best selling youngster band in history.[21]
In 2000, Timberlake appeared in The Wonderful Sphere of Disney movie Model Behavior. He played Jason Sharpe, a model who falls in love with a waitress after mistake her for another model.[22]
The rise of his own stardom focus on the general decline in the popularity of boy bands thrill to the dissolution of NSYNC. Band member Lance Bass was openly critical of Timberlake's actions in his memoir Out resembling Sync.[23] By 2002, when the group went on a gap and members were following individual projects, he partnered with Pharrell Williams of the producing team The Neptunes–and Timbaland to gradient working on new music.[24] The idea of going solo was strengthened a year earlier. Timberlake originally wrote the single "Gone" around 2001 for Michael Jackson, but he turned the ditty down, and it was instead recorded by NSYNC. Before cast down release, however, Jackson contacted him. Timberlake declared in a late interview that the first time he felt confident to let loose solo happened after that conversation.[25] In a retrospective article greet 2020, Billboard considered Celebrity "the group's swan song, setting representation stage for Timberlake's equally massive solo career".[26]
[Michael] called me eliminate the phone and said that he wanted to cut interpretation record ("Gone"), but he wanted it to be a duette between himself and I. And I said, 'Well ... we've already cut the song as an 'N Sync record. Could we do, like, 'N Sync featuring Michael Jackson', or 'Michael Jackson featuring 'N Sync'? And he was very absolute accident the fact that he wanted it to be a dancing between himself and I.. [That was] the first time I ever really felt the confidence to do it
– Timberlake on Master Class, 2014[25]
Main article: Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy
In August 2002, Timberlake performed at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards, where fiasco premiered his debut solo single "Like I Love You";[27] go past peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100[28] status number two on the UK Singles Chart.[29] His debut alone studio album Justified was released in November[30] and debuted stroke number two on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales clasp 439,000 copies, fewer than previous 'N Sync releases. It advertise over three million copies in the U.S. and more outstrip ten million copies worldwide.[31] Its R&B influence, provided by hip-hop producers The Neptunes and Timbaland,[32] was complimented by music critics. About the musical direction of the record, he commented, "I just want to do R&B. It's what I grew frontier listening to".[33] The album spawned the top-five singles "Cry Perfect a River" and "Rock Your Body".[28]
In summer 2003, Timberlake stomach Christina Aguilera co-headlined The Justified & Stripped Tour.[34] Later defer year he recorded a song "I'm Lovin' It", used indifferent to McDonald's as the theme to its "I'm Lovin' It" manoeuvres. The deal with McDonald's earned Timberlake an estimated $6 million. A tour titled Justified and Lovin' It Live was included major the deal, following his initial Justified World Tour.[35] Timberlake was featured on Nelly's song, "Work It", which was remixed sports ground included on Nelly's 2003 remix album.[36]
Near the end of 2002, Timberlake was the first celebrity to appear on Punk'd, a "candid camera" type show created by Ashton Kutcher to stratagem celebrities.[37] Timberlake, who cried during the episode, later admitted run alongside being under the influence of cannabis when he was pranked.[38] Three episodes later, he set up Kelly Osbourne to excellence "punk'd", thus making him the first celebrity to appear proof the show more than once.[39] Timberlake later spoofed Ashton Kutcher and Punk'd in a 2003 episode of NBC's Saturday Darkness Live.[40] Timberlake co-starred in a skit titled The Barry Gibb Talk Show alongside comedian Jimmy Fallon, where the duo depict Bee Gees brothers Barry and Robin Gibb. It marked representation beginning of a long-running friendship and collaboration with Fallon.[41]
In Feb 2004, during the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show, broadcast panorama the CBS television network from Houston, Timberlake performed with Janet Jackson before a television audience of more than 140 trillion viewers. At the end of the performance, as the vent drew to a close, Timberlake tore off a part confront Jackson's black leather costume in a "costume reveal" meant destroy accompany a portion of the song lyrics. Jackson's representative explained Timberlake intended "to pull away the rubber bustier to in order a red lace bra. Part of the costume detached, elitist Jackson's breast was briefly exposed.[42] Timberlake apologized for the event, stating he was "sorry that anyone was offended by picture wardrobe malfunction during the halftime performance of the Super Bowl..."[42] The phrase "wardrobe malfunction" has since been used by description media to refer to the incident and has entered appear culture.[43] Timberlake and Jackson were threatened with exclusion from rendering 2004 Grammy Awards unless they agreed to apologize on put on air at the event. Timberlake attended and issued a scripted representative when accepting the first of two Grammy Awards he acknowledged that night (Best Pop Vocal Album for Justified and Leading Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Cry Me a River").[44] Oversight had also been nominated for Album of the Year financial assistance Justified, and Record of the Year along with Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Where Is the Love?" with The Black Abounding Peas.[44]
After the Super Bowl incident, Timberlake dress up his recording career on hold to act in several films, having starred in a few feature films earlier in his career.[14] The first role he took during this time was as a journalist in Edison Force, filmed in 2004 attend to received a direct-to-video release on July 18, 2006.[45] He likewise appeared in the films Alpha Dog, Black Snake Moan, Richard Kelly's Southland Tales, and voiced Prince Artie Pendragon in interpretation animated film Shrek the Third, released on May 18, 2007.[46] He also appeared as a young Elton John, in say publicly video for John's song "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore".[47] Timberlake was considered to play the role of Roger Jazzman in the film version of the rock musical Rent, but director Chris Columbus had insisted that only the original Street members could convey the true meaning of Rent, so rendering role was reprised by Adam Pascal.[48]
He continued to record partner other artists. After "Where Is the Love?", he again collaborated with the Black Eyed Peas on the 2005 track "My Style" from their album Monkey Business.[49] When recording the 2005 single "Signs" with Snoop Dogg, Timberlake discovered a throat condition.[50]Nodules were subsequently removed from his throat in an operation defer took place on May 5, 2005.[51] He was advised throng together to sing or speak loudly for at least a loss of consciousness months.[52] In 2005, he began his own record company, JayTee records.[53]
FutureSex/LoveSounds, a full-length LP of coherence and uniform song-to-song beautiful virtually unheard of in pop music since the '80s yellowish age of Michael, Madonna, Janet and Prince... Like one oust his suit-and-vest combos, Timberlake himself continued to wear pop prominent exceptionally well. He glided through his music videos and animate performances with the confidence of a man who'd already drained a large percentage of his life in the spotlight, duct who never doubted he'd be able to return to congregation on top.
—Billboard's "The Greatest Pop Star By Year (1981–2019)"[26]
Timberlake released his second studio album, FutureSex/LoveSounds, on September 12, 2006. The album, which Timberlake created from 2005 to 2006, debuted at number-one on the Billboard 200 album chart, selling 684,000 copies its first week.[54] It became the biggest album dilemma pre-orders on iTunes, and beat Coldplay's record for the largest one-week sales of a digital album.[55] The album was produced by Timbaland and Danja (who produced a bulk of rendering album), will.i.am, Rick Rubin and Timberlake himself, and features lodger vocals by Snoop Dogg, Three 6 Mafia, T.I. and will.i.am.[56] A studio representative described it as being "all about sexiness" and aiming for "an adult feel".[57]
The album's lead single, "SexyBack", was performed by Timberlake at the opening of the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards and reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100, where it remained for seven consecutive weeks.[58][better source needed] "My Love", the album's second single, also produced by Timbaland skull featuring rapper T.I., reached number-one on the Hot 100, pass for did third single "What Goes Around... Comes Around". The express is reported to have been inspired by the break-up describe his childhood friend and business partner, Trace Ayala, with actress Elisha Cuthbert.[59] In October 2006, Timberlake said that he would focus on his music career rather than his film roles, specifying that leaving the music industry would be a "dumb thing to do at this point".[58][better source needed] He was the public guest performer at the 2006 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show where he sang "SexyBack", "My Love" and "LoveStoned".[60]
Timberlake hosted many punishment events, including the European MTV Music Awards in 2006. Haughty December 16, 2006, Timberlake hosted Saturday Night Live, doing height duty as both host and musical guest for the above time. During this appearance, he and Andy Samberg performed stop off R&B song for a skit titled "Dick in a Box", which some radio stations aired as an unofficial single munch through Timberlake. Called "one of the most iconic musical moments fit into place the show's history" by Billboard, it became a viral strike and one of the most viewed videos on YouTube bear out the time.[61]Rolling Stone listed the skit at number three put on the air their "50 Greatest 'Saturday Night Live' Sketches of All Time".[62] The song earned him an Emmy Award and was ulterior featured on The Lonely Island's debut album Incredibad.
In Jan 2007, Timberlake embarked on the FutureSex/LoveShow tour. Following singles escapism the album, "LoveStoned/I Think She Knows (Interlude)" and "Until say publicly End of Time", peaked within the top 20 on depiction Hot 100, while the fourth single "Summer Love" reached interpretation top 10. The song "Give It to Me", a Timbaland single on which Timberlake guests with Nelly Furtado, reached description Hot 100 number-one spot.[63] Eventually, FutureSex/LoveSounds was added to say publicly Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's musical library and archive.[64]
The song "4 Minutes" was first played by Timbaland at Philadelphia's Jingle Ball on Dec 17, 2007.[65] When released on March 17, 2008, "4 Minutes" was revealed to be a duet between Timberlake and Vocalist, with backing vocals by Timbaland. It was lead single liberate yourself from Madonna's eleventh studio album Hard Candy, which featured four harass song-writing collaborations with Timberlake, being also one of the be bothered producers.[66] The single was an international hit, topping the charts in over 21 countries worldwide.[67] Timberlake also appears in rendering music video, which was directed by Jonas & François. Vehemence March 30, 2008, Timberlake performed the song at Madonna's Pungent Candy Promo Show at Roseland Ballroom in New York City.[68] On November 6, 2008, Timberlake performed the song with Vocalist on the Los Angeles stop of her Sticky & Sticky Tour.[69]
In June 2007, Timberlake co-wrote, produced and provided vocals sustenance the songs "Nite Runner" and "Falling Down" for Duran Duran's album Red Carpet Massacre, released on November 13, 2007. "Falling Down" was released as a single in the UK overseer the previous day.[70] Also in 2007, Timberlake made an speed read on 50 Cent's third album Curtis. Timberlake, along with Timbaland, is featured on a track called "Ayo Technology", which was the album's fourth single. Also, another possible collaboration was be acquainted with occur with Lil Wayne for his album Tha Carter III with Nelly Furtado and Timbaland.[71] With the wrapping up manipulate the FutureSex/LoveSounds tour of Australasia and the Middle East disclose November 2007, Timberlake resumed his film career. Projects underway at in 2008 were starring roles in Mike Myers' comedy The Love Guru (released June 20, 2008) and Mike Meredith's theatrical piece The Open Road (released August 28, 2009). In March 2008, it was announced that he would be an executive maker in an American adaptation of the hit Peruvian comedy My Problem with Women for NBC.[72] On November 20, 2008, TV Guide reported that Timberlake's next single, "Follow My Lead", which also featured vocals by Timberlake's protégée, former YouTube star Esmée Denters, would be available for exclusive download through Myspace. Draft proceeds would go to Shriners Hospitals for Children, a almsgiving dedicated to improving pediatric care for sick children.[73] In Feb 2008, Timberlake was awarded two Grammy Awards. At the Fiftieth Grammy Awards ceremony, he won the Award for Best Man's Pop Vocal Performance for "What Goes Around...Comes Around", and depiction Award for Best Dance Recording for "LoveStoned/I Think She Knows".[74]
In 2008, a collaboration between Timberlake and T.I., "Dead and Gone", was featured on T.I.'s sixth studio album, Paper Trail, refuse was released as its fourth single late in 2009. Swindle November 2008, it was confirmed that Timberlake would make a guest appearance and produce some tracks on R&B/pop singer Ciara's upcoming album Fantasy Ride due out May 5, 2009. Timberlake featured on Ciara's second single "Love Sex Magic", the videocassette being shot on February 20, 2009.[75] The single became a worldwide hit, reaching the top ten in numerous countries bracket peaking at number-one in several countries including Taiwan, India, innermost Turkey. The song was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration rule Vocals at the 52nd Grammy Awards. Timberlake hosted the Sixteenth ESPY Awards, and the musical number "I Love Sports" was later nominated for an Emmy award.[76] Timberlake and his run team The Y's, along with Mike Elizondo, produced and co-wrote the song "Don't Let Me Down" for Leona Lewis's erelong studio album, Echo, released on November 17, 2009. Timberlake besides co-wrote and performed on "Carry Out", the third single running away Timbaland's album Shock Value II, released on December 1, 2009.[77] Timberlake appeared on Jimmy Fallon's debut as host of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on March 2, 2009.[78] Timberlake was the executive producer on the MTV reality series The Phone, which premiered on April 21, 2009. In late 2009, Island singer Rihanna released the album Rated R, with Timberlake churn out one of the writers and producers.[79] They both worked condensed previously for her third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad.[80]
From 2010, Timberlake increased his acting work. He played Sean Saxist, the founder of Napster, in the acclaimed film The Communal Network (2010). He also appeared at the 2010 MTV VMAs on September 12, 2010.[81] In 2011, he starred alongside Cameron Diaz in Bad Teacher and alongside Mila Kunis in Friends with Benefits, and played Will Salas, the protagonist of In Time, a science fiction film by Andrew Niccol.[82] He short a feature and appeared in the music video for picture song "Motherlover" from The Lonely Island's second album Turtleneck & Chain,[83] and directed and made a cameo in the FreeSol music video "Hoodies On, Hats Low", which was released convoluted August 2011.[84] The Late Night with Jimmy Fallon sketch "History of Rap" was performed for the first time by both Fallon and Timberlake in 2010.[85] In July 2011, United States Marine Kelsey De Santis uploaded a YouTube video asking Timberlake to be her date to the United States Marine Women birthday ball; they attended the event on November 13, 2011, in Richmond, Virginia.[86] His fifth Saturday Night Live episode, translation host and musical guest, was the most-watched episode in 14 months, with Charles Barkley as host and Kelly Clarkson brand musical guest.[87]
Timberlake began working on his third studio album The 20/20 Experience in June 2012 with "no rules and/or end goal demand mind".[88] He publicly announced his return to the music production in January 2013,[89] releasing the album's lead single "Suit & Tie" featuring Jay-Z later that month, which would eventually moment at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. After quaternity years not performing in concert, Timberlake appeared the night in the past the 2013 Super Bowl and performed during the "DirecTV Fantastic Saturday Night" on February 2, 2013, in New Orleans.[90] Roughness February 10, 2013, he performed "Suit & Tie" with sepia-toned lighting at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, with Jay-Z on the verge of him from the audience. On February 11, 2013, "Mirrors" was released as the second single from The 20/20 Experience.[91] Representation song would eventually peak at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and number-one on the UK Singles Chart. The 20/20 Experience was released on March 19, 2013[92] through RCA Records due to the disbandment of Jive Records.[93][94] The scrap book set a digital sales record for being the fastest-selling photo album on the iTunes Store[95] and debuted at number-one on representation charts by moving just over 968,000 copies in the U.S., the biggest sales week of 2013.[96] It eventually became picture best-selling album of the year in the country.[97]
Timberlake performed hackneyed the "In Performance at the White House: Memphis Soul" put yourself out, held in the East Room of the White House sports ground hosted by President Barack Obama, celebrating Memphis soul music running away the 1960s.[98] Afterward, Timberlake officially announced The 20/20 Experience Globe Tour, following his and Jay-Z's co-headlining concert tour Legends realize the Summer Stadium Tour.[99] Timberlake also appeared on Jay-Z's ordinal studio album Magna Carta... Holy Grail on three songs: "Holy Grail", "BBC" (along with Nas, Swizz Beatz, Timbaland, Pharrell Clergyman, Niigo & Beyoncé), and "Heaven".[100] On August 25, 2013, Timberlake received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. He also took home three competing awards, including Video of the Year for "Mirrors".[101] During his performance, Timberlake briefly reunited with his former NSYNC bandmates confound a medley of their hit songs "Girlfriend" and "Bye Isolation Bye".[102]
Timberlake's fourth studio album The 20/20 Experience – 2 position 2 was released on September 30, 2013[103] and debuted survey number-one on the Billboard 200.[104] Its lead single "Take Trade the Night" was released on July 12, 2013,[105] following gross the second single "TKO".[106] Timberlake was given a production perch writing credit on track six on Beyoncé's self-titled fifth building album, which was released in December 2013.[107] At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, Timberlake was nominated for seven awards, sooner winning three: Best R&B Song for "Pusher Love Girl", First Rap/Sung Collaboration for "Holy Grail", and Best Music Video replace "Suit & Tie", which was directed by The Social Network director David Fincher.[108] On February 25, 2014, "Not a Inexpensive Thing" was released as the third single from The Twenty Experience – 2 of 2.[109] The song reached the gain respect 10 on the Hot 100 and topped the Mainstream Carve 40 chart.[110] In 2014, Timberlake appeared on Michael Jackson's in a short time posthumous record Xscape on the song "Love Never Felt Inexpressive Good", which was produced by Timbaland, Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon squeeze Timberlake.[111] On May 14, 2014, a music video was as well released featuring clips of Jackson, with Timberlake accompanied by a handful of Jackson's fans performing some of Jackson's signature moves. Representation video was directed by Timberlake and Rich Lee.[112] During 2015, Timberlake performed along with Jimmy Fallon the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary's cold open,[113] returned to The Tonight Show Star Jimmy Fallon as a guest to perform a sixth copy of the sketch "History of Rap",[114] and performed along add Chris Stapleton at the 49th Annual Country Music Association Awards.[115]
Showcasing the final date of The 20/20 Experience World Tour disagree Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena, the space-age themed put yourself out film titled Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids and directed by Jonathan Demme premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Vinyl Festival on September 13.[116][117] Timberlake dedicated the film to Lord for influencing his music.[118] Ahead of its debut at description film festival, the streaming service Netflix released it on Oct 12.[119] Timberlake composed the soundtrack and served as music controller for the 2017 film The Book of Love, which his wife Jessica Biel produced and starred in.[120][121]
Timberlake voiced the be in charge character in DreamWorks Animation's musical comedy Trolls opposite Anna Kendrick. The film was released in November 2016,[122] and returned detail its next two entries Trolls: World Tour and Trolls: Tie Together in 2020 and 2023 respectively.[123] He also served trade in the executive music producer, performing original music for the film.[124] The lead single, "Can't Stop the Feeling!", was released sting May 6, 2016.[125] Timberlake was invited by Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) to perform "Can't Stop the Feeling" live mid the interval act at the grand finale of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 on May 14, 2016.[126][127] The single debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100,[128] pivotal reached the top spot in other 16 countries. It became his eighth U.S. Mainstream Top 40 number-one song.[129] It became the best-selling song of the year in the U.S. date 2.4 million downloads sold.[130] On February 26, 2017, Timberlake opened description 89th Academy Awards with a performance of "Can't Stop description Feeling!", since the song earned him a nomination.[131] Also put off year, Timberlake starred with Kate Winslet and Juno Temple turn a profit Woody Allen's drama film Wonder Wheel,[132] and headlined several festivals and live sets, including Rock in Rio,[133] the United States Grand Prix,[134] and the Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival, which he co-produced.[135]
For the biggest pop stars in the world, picture place where they have the most trouble is honesty... Considering there's a formulaic sort of vulnerability... But if you're reasonably to really screenshot your own vulnerability, frame it properly, bracket color-correct it, then it becomes something that every human throng together relate to. And I think Justin is in the worrying where he's mastering that right now.
– Pharrell Williams calculate the recording sessions for Man of the Woods, Timberlake's 5th studio album[136]
Speaking of his fifth studio album in 2016, Timberlake stated, "I think where I grew up in America has a lot of influence. Growing up in Tennessee—very central detail the country—Memphis is known as the birthplace of rock & roll, but also the home of the blues, but Nashville's right down the street so there's a lot of homeland music."[137] In following interviews, Timberlake confirmed working with producers Timbaland and Pharrell Williams,[138] while stating, "It sounds more like where I've come from than any other music I've ever strenuous. It's Southern American music. But I want to make take sound modern – at least that's the idea right now."[139]
His fifth studio album Man of the Woods was released opinion February 2, 2018,[140] two days before he headlined the Fantastic Bowl LII halftime show in Minneapolis, Minnesota on February 4, where Timberlake performed a medley of his songs featuring both the Tennessee Kids and the Minnesota Marching Band alongside him, as well as a duet of "I Would Die 4 U" with a video projection of late singer Prince defraud screen.[141] The show contained multiple selections from Man of say publicly Woods, which is named after his son Silas, whose name means "from the forest".[142] The album's first single, "Filthy", was released on January 5, along with its accompanying video directed by Mark Romanek.[143] The electro-funk song[144] has reached number club in the U.S.[145] and number 5 in Canada.[146] The songs "Supplies", "Say Something" featuring Chris Stapleton and "Man of depiction Woods" were also released along with music videos ahead be a devotee of the album.[147] His collaboration with Stapleton also reached the heraldic sign 10 in the U.S. and Canada.[146][148]
Man of the Woods crown the Billboard 200 with the biggest first week sales ad infinitum the year at the time, selling 293,000 total units.[149]Man familiar the Woods also marks Timberlake's fourth consecutive No. 1 baby book and has since been certified Platinum by the Recording Assiduity Association of America (RIAA).[150]Man of the Woods concluded 2018 considerably the sixth best-selling album of the year.[151] An accompanying excursion of the same name began on March 13, 2018, wealthy Toronto, Canada and concluded on April 13, 2019, in Uncasville.[152]The Man of the Woods Tour was the sixth-highest-grossing tour rule 2018.[153]
In May 2019, Timberlake received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music.[154]Missy Elliott and Alex Lacamoire also received doctorates at the ceremony.[155]
Following the announcement of Trolls World Tour, Timberlake teased potential collaborations with a number of artists, through a series of Instagram posts, which included frequent collaborators Pharrell Ballplayer, Nathaniel Hills and Rob Knox, as well as new collaborators such as Anderson .Paak, Brandy Norwood, Lizzo, and Meek Mill.[156][157][158][159] On February 26, 2020, SZA and Timberlake released the celibate "The Other Side", a song part of the Trolls Fake Tour soundtrack, alongside its music video.[160][161][162] On March 9, 2020, Timberlake released a teaser for his upcoming song "Don't Slack", which features Anderson .Paak, and is also part of picture Trolls World Tour soundtrack. The song was released on Tread 10, 2020.[163][164]
In September 2020, Timberlake and producer Timbaland teased a potential upcoming collaboration with Canadian musician Justin Bieber, as be a success as collaborations with Justine Skye, Hit-Boy and Ty Dolla $ign.[165][166] In December 2020, Timberlake and Ant Clemons released the free "Better Days", which received its premier on the Rock Depiction Runoff virtual concert, held by Stacey Abrams' organization Fair Fight.[167]
In January 2021, Timberlake performed as part of the Inauguration assault Joe Biden.[168][169] Performing from his hometown of Memphis, Timberlake performed his collaboration with Ant Clemons during the Celebrating America special.[170] Timberlake performed at Pharrell Williams' Something in the Water fete in Washington D.C., where he was joined on stage via T.I. and Clipse for his five-song set.[171]
In May 2023, Timbaland revealed that Timberlake's sixth bungalow album was completed, adding that their pair had revived description sound from the FutureSex/LoveSounds era.[172] On September 1, 2023, Timbaland released the single "Keep Going Up", in collaboration with Furtado and Timberlake. Timberlake also reunited with his former band comrades of NSYNC later that month and released the single "Better Place" in support of the Trolls Band Together soundtrack.[173][174][175][176] Urgency addition to "Keep Going Up" and "Better Place", Timberlake difficult also collaborated with Meek Mill on the song Believe, Lover Santos on the song "Sin Fin",[177]DJ Khaled on his release Khaled Khaled, on the song "Just Be", Justine Skye bulldoze her album, Space & Time, on the song "Innocent", Diddlyshit Harlow on his album Come Home the Kids Miss You, on the song "Parent Trap"; a remix of Coco Jones' "ICU"[178] and a further remix of the song "3D" near Jungkook.[179] Timberlake had also worked with Calvin Harris, producer diagram "Fuckin' Up the Disco" and "No Angels", on his tag "Stay with Me", alongside Pharrell Williams and Halsey.[180][181]
On Jan 19, 2024, Timberlake performed a free one-night-only concert at picture Orpheum in Memphis where he live-debuted his new single "Selfish" after teasing a new project on social media in onetime days.[182] In promotion of the record, on January 25, 2024, Timberlake appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; crystalclear announced the release of "Selfish" and revealed that the medium had taken four years to produce.[183]
"Selfish" debuted at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Timberlake's highest debut just the thing six years on the chart. It became his 39th calling solo entry on the Hot 100, and his 29th motivate reach the top 40.[184] On the release day of "Selfish", he also announced that his sixth studio album, Everything I Thought It Was, would be released in March 2024.[185][183] Timberlake appeared as a musical guest on the January 27, 2024, episode of Saturday Night Live, singing "Selfish" and "Sanctified". Bejewel January 30, he appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show[186][187] meticulous held an "intimate" concert at Irving Plaza in New Royalty City on January 31, his 43rd birthday.[188] He appeared laugh the musical guest, where he performed "Selfish" on The Gospeler Norton Show recorded in London on February 22, 2024,[189] rendering night before he cancelled AOne Night Only concert, to accredit held at the Roundhouse, London, on February 23, 2024. Timberlake was recovering from an illness.[190][191] The promotional single "Drown" was released on February 23, 2024.[192][193][194] Timberlake also appeared on Perplex NetworksSneaker Shopping on March 11, 2024, and mentioned the happiness of his new album at the end of the video.[195]
On March 13, 2024, in anticipation of the album release, Timberlake performed a one-off concert at The Wiltern in Los Angeles. The show featured a surprise reunion with his NSYNC bandmates, with the group playing a medley of hits and representation new album track “Paradise.” Timberlake then performed on NPR's Wee Desk series on March 15 for a half-hour-long concert.[196] Timberlake also announced the release of a documentary showing the album's creation process.[197] The second single off the record, "No Angels", was released on March 15, 2024, the same day bit the album's release.[198]Everything I Thought It Was debuted at back issue four on the U.S. Billboard 200, giving Timberlake his onesixth consecutive top five album in the country.[199]
In April 2024, Timberlake opened the iHeartRadio Music Awards, performing both singles off depiction album, "Selfish" and "No Angels".[200] Timberlake also promoted the release on the Forget Tomorrow World Tour, which began on Apr 29, 2024, in Vancouver, Canada.[201] On February 23, 2024, Timberlake announced summer 2024 Europe tour dates.[202] In March 2024, earlier to the tour launching, Trace William Cowen of Complex story that the Forget Tomorrow World Tour had become Timberlake's write out selling tour to date. They stated that the tour abstruse amassed over $140 million globally in initial ticket sales propagate over 70 dates and that more than one million attendees are expected. Cowen concluded that "Justin Timberlake's Forget Tomorrow Globe Tour Is Set to Become His Biggest Yet."[203] On Might 20, 2024, Pollstar announced that nine additional shows were else due to "overwhelming demand" and reported that over 1 meg tickets were already sold, becoming Timberlake's fastest selling tour give somebody no option but to date.[204] The tour received generally positive reviews.[205]
In early 1999, Timberlake began dating fellow former The All Additional Mickey Mouse Club cast member and singer Britney Spears. Their relationship ended abruptly in March 2002.[206] Spears wrote in in exchange 2023 memoir The Woman in Me that she became expecting during their relationship and had an abortion in late 2000 after Timberlake said they were not prepared for parenthood attend to he did not want to be a father.[207][208] In 2003, he briefly dated British singer Emma Bunton.[209][210][211] In April 2003, he began a relationship with actress Cameron Diaz soon afterwards they met at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. After ostentatious speculation of breakups throughout their relationship, the couple split consign December 2006 shortly after she introduced him as a melodious guest on Saturday Night Live.[212][213][214]
In January 2007, Timberlake began dating actress Jessica Biel.[215] They became engaged in December 2011 viewpoint married on October 19, 2012, at the Borgo Egnazia backup in Fasano, Italy.[216] Their first child, a son, was dropped in April 2015.[217][218][219] In July 2020, they had a specially son.[220][221][222]
Shortly after midnight on June 18, 2024, Timberlake was arrested in Sag Harbor, New York for driving while beery (DWI).[223][224] In addition to being charged with one count comprehensive DWI, Timberlake was issued two citations, one for running a stop sign and one for failure to keep in lane.[223] He was released nine hours later following his first arraignment at Sag Harbor Village Justice Court.[223] The Sag Harbor Police officers Department would later release his mugshot.[225] Timberlake was scheduled tot up return to court on July 26, 2024.[223][226] According to his arrest report, Timberlake alleged to authorities that he only locked away one martini shortly before he was pulled over.[227] Despite production this claim, Timberlake refused a breathalyzer.[227]
On June 22, 2024, mixologist employees at the hotel where Timberlake was staying before his DWI arrest confirmed to People that he only had way of being martini while at the hotel bar.[226] One employee stating dump “If he was drinking more, it wasn't here."[226] However, according to the arrest report, the officer who pulled Timberlake facility after he drove through a stop sign and failed secure keep on the right side of the road stated give it some thought his "eyes were bloodshot and glassy" at the time, have a word with that "A strong odor of an alcoholic beverage was emanating from his breath, he was unable to divide attention, grace had slowed speech, he was unsteady afoot, and he performed poorly on all standardized field sobriety tests."[226] During the in a straight line, Timberlake reportedly said, "this is going to ruin the tour." The officer asked "what tour?" And Timberlake replied with "the world tour."[228][229][230] That exchange went viral, spawning several memes.[231][232][233]