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- FutureSex/LoveSounds (Bonus Tracks) (Edited)
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- Justified
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- Futuresex / LoveSounds (Parental Advisory)
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- FutureSex/LoveSounds (Edited)
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biography
As both a member of *NSYNC and a solo artist, Southern superstar Justin Timberlake has played a major role in the teen pop explosion of the '90s and 2000s. Like similar teen pop favorites -- who have included the Backstreet Boys, C-Note, Christina Aguilera, Hanson, the Spice Girls, and Britney Spears -- Timberlake usually doesn't get much respect from rock critics (who, in many cases, tend to be very alternative-minded and anti-commercialistic). Regardless, he is adored by millions of fans, many of whom have been adolescent girls. Over the years, the teen market has had a lot of different sounds. In the '70s, for example, artists like Donny Osmond, the Partridge Family, David Cassidy, and the DeFranco Family were aimed at teens -- those were the bubblegum popsters one typically read about in Tiger Beat magazine back then. But Timberlake is part of the more modern school of teen pop, which is mindful of dance-pop, urban contemporary, and hip-hop and got started with the rise of New Kids on the Block, Debbie Gibson, and Tiffany in the late '80s. New Kids, in fact, were the male group that paved the way for *NSYNC as well as the Backstreet Boys and Take That (who were meant to be a British equivalent of New Kids). And just as Tiger Beat (the bible of bubblegum) was obsessed with the New Kids in the late '80s, it would become equally obsessed with *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys in the '90s.
Like Spears (who Timberlake became romantically involved with), Aguilera, and *NSYNC's JC Chasez, Timberlake got his start on the Disney Channel's '90s version of The Mickey Mouse Club. Timberlake and Chasez were on The Mickey Mouse Club simultaneously in their pre-*NSYNC days, and they kept working together when *NSYNC was formed. *NSYNC got started in Orlando, FL, in 1996, when Timberlake and Chasez teamed up with Lance Bass, Chris Kirkpatrick, and Joey Fatone. Released by RCA/BMG in 1998, the vocal quintet's self-titled debut album sold millions of copies in both the United States and Europe and contained the smash hits "I Want You Back" and "Tearing Up My Heart." *NSYNC's second album, No Strings Attached, was released on Jive in 2000 and was even more commercially successful; No Strings Attached went double platinum in only one week, and the singles "Bye Bye Bye" and "This I Promise You" became major hits.
Jive released Celebrity, *NSYNC's third album, in 2001, and after that, Timberlake started recording as a solo artist. The singer had performed live as a solo artist before *NSYNC, but it wasn't until the early 2000s that he actually recorded an album as a solo act. Justified, Timberlake's first solo album, was released on Jive in November 2002. "Like I Love You," the album's first single, became a major hit and was followed by a second single, "Cry Me a River" (not to be confused with the melancholy Arthur Hamilton standard that was a hit for the late jazz singer/actress Julie London in 1955). Now a bona fide star -- the album had reached number two on the Billboard 200 -- and heartthrob to millions of girls, Timberlake continued his success by appearing on the Black Eyed Peas smash hit "Where Is the Love?" and in the halftime show at Super Bowl XXXVIII, where he pulled off part of co-performer Janet Jackson's top in the now infamous "wardrobe malfunction" incident. That event, however, didn't stop him from winning two Grammys that year, and though he stayed out of the studio for a few years in order to concentrate on acting opportunities, Timberlake returned to the music world in 2006 with his Prince-inspired FutureSex/LoveSounds, which featured production work from Timbaland and Rick Rubin, and was followed by a brief club tour. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
Like Spears (who Timberlake became romantically involved with), Aguilera, and *NSYNC's JC Chasez, Timberlake got his start on the Disney Channel's '90s version of The Mickey Mouse Club. Timberlake and Chasez were on The Mickey Mouse Club simultaneously in their pre-*NSYNC days, and they kept working together when *NSYNC was formed. *NSYNC got started in Orlando, FL, in 1996, when Timberlake and Chasez teamed up with Lance Bass, Chris Kirkpatrick, and Joey Fatone. Released by RCA/BMG in 1998, the vocal quintet's self-titled debut album sold millions of copies in both the United States and Europe and contained the smash hits "I Want You Back" and "Tearing Up My Heart." *NSYNC's second album, No Strings Attached, was released on Jive in 2000 and was even more commercially successful; No Strings Attached went double platinum in only one week, and the singles "Bye Bye Bye" and "This I Promise You" became major hits.
Jive released Celebrity, *NSYNC's third album, in 2001, and after that, Timberlake started recording as a solo artist. The singer had performed live as a solo artist before *NSYNC, but it wasn't until the early 2000s that he actually recorded an album as a solo act. Justified, Timberlake's first solo album, was released on Jive in November 2002. "Like I Love You," the album's first single, became a major hit and was followed by a second single, "Cry Me a River" (not to be confused with the melancholy Arthur Hamilton standard that was a hit for the late jazz singer/actress Julie London in 1955). Now a bona fide star -- the album had reached number two on the Billboard 200 -- and heartthrob to millions of girls, Timberlake continued his success by appearing on the Black Eyed Peas smash hit "Where Is the Love?" and in the halftime show at Super Bowl XXXVIII, where he pulled off part of co-performer Janet Jackson's top in the now infamous "wardrobe malfunction" incident. That event, however, didn't stop him from winning two Grammys that year, and though he stayed out of the studio for a few years in order to concentrate on acting opportunities, Timberlake returned to the music world in 2006 with his Prince-inspired FutureSex/LoveSounds, which featured production work from Timbaland and Rick Rubin, and was followed by a brief club tour. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
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- By goldiejan
- 6/29/2009 02:30:48
- My white soul brother and love ya and all ya music and moves,keep it comin'.
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- By MC Afterburner
- 5/14/2009 00:18:46
- hi i'm "Afterburner" Surf-in & Download FREE my Debut Rap "Afterburner" + get Rest of Debut LP! "Our Infinite Rap Trip, tell your Friends, begins Now @ seattleraps.net !"....
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Don't overlook JT
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- By dabrelea
- 4/13/2009 04:12:17
- Justin has amazing talent and often gets snubbed because of his boy band background. What non-listeners don't realize is that he wrote several songs for N*Sync, produced a large portion of their album Pop, co writes the majority of his own songs (and is featured on many other artists albums), and seeks out new talent all the time. He is in an elite crowd that is making music for the better, not just for the fame and money. Like he states on Justified, he really is doing what he wanted to do since he was a boy. I am an avid listener to hard rock (Tool and Smashing Pumpkins are my all time favorite bands), alternative, electronica, and metal, and I count JT as one of the artists I will listen to anytime, anywhere. LoveStoned and it's accompanying video are technoligically and artistically amazing and I can't wait to see what Justin does in the future.
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Justin Timberlake Rock's
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- By beauituflangel
- 3/21/2009 02:46:33
- i love Justin Timberlake he is the best i love all this song's and Justin Keep it Up you Rockxox
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phenomenal talent
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- By JuniorTCO
- 3/8/2009 06:33:15
- If i was to tell u guyz that I was a Justin Timberlake fan when he came out I would be lying to you. However, FutureSex/Lovesounds completely!!!!! and I mean completely!!!! changed my mind on him. As a boy bander he was by far the most talented of the group maybe J.C would give him a run for it but regardless he was the performer, the entertainer, the talent, and the guy who dated Britney before Britney became . . . well ya know. Anywho, i thought when he went solo that he would fail . . . but Im glad that i was wrong and that he proved me wrong. . he is an immense talent. FutureSex/LoveSounds changed the music industry, the sounds, the beats, and the lyrics were ridicolously crazy, songs like losing my way, and Until the End of Time (personal favorite) were something different, true music! I am sayin he changed the music industry cuz. . ever since then it was "cool" to have J.T in your tracks , just ask T.I, Talib Kweli . . . and 50 cent, yea thats rite 50 cent the guy who potrays himself as the toughest guy on the block, performing with an ex-boy bander and ex- mousketeer ??!! called J.T an immense talent and gifted writer, amazing compliments since 50 never compliment anyone. I wonder what J.T will do to top his last album . . whatever it is it definately has everyone anticipating something big! Im hoping for the best!
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