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166-568: NSYNC ( / ɛ n ˈ s ɪ ŋ k , ɪ n -/ en- SINK , in- ; also stylized as *NSYNC or ' N Sync ) was an American vocal group and boy band formed by Chris Kirkpatrick in Orlando, Florida , in 1995 and launched in Germany by BMG Ariola Munich. The group consists of Kirkpatrick, Justin Timberlake , Joey Fatone , Lance Bass , and JC Chasez . Their self-titled debut album

332-437: A flute , an oboe , a clarinet , and a bassoon . A brass quartet features two trumpets , a trombone , and a tuba (or French horn (more commonly known as "horn") ). A saxophone quartet consists of a soprano saxophone , an alto saxophone , a tenor saxophone , and a baritone saxophone . The string quintet is a common type of group. It is similar to the string quartet, but with an additional viola, cello, or more rarely,

498-474: A teen idol was never a goal of his. Galasso became a mortgage broker in the Orlando area later in his life. In need of a bass, the group auditioned several people without success. Timberlake eventually called his vocal coach, who suggested a 16-year-old from Mississippi named Lance Bass . Bass flew to Orlando to audition and was immediately accepted into the group. He was nicknamed "Lansten" so they could keep

664-473: A "candid camera" type show created by Ashton Kutcher to trick celebrities. Timberlake, who cried during the episode, later admitted to being under the influence of cannabis when he was pranked. Three episodes later, he set up Kelly Osbourne to be "punk'd", thus making him the first celebrity to appear on the show more than once. Timberlake later spoofed Ashton Kutcher and Punk'd in a 2003 episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live . Timberlake co-starred in

830-631: A Bad Thing ". The 20/20 Experience became the best-selling album of that year . Timberlake voiced the character Branch in DreamWorks ’ Trolls franchise ; the soundtrack for the first film included his fifth U.S. number-one single, " Can't Stop the Feeling! ", which earned him an Academy Award nomination. He had also previously voiced Artie in Shrek the Third . His fifth studio album, Man of

996-546: A River " and " Rock Your Body ". His second album, FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006), reached further success as it debuted atop the US Billboard 200 and spawned three consecutive Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles: " SexyBack " (featuring Timbaland ), " My Love " (featuring T.I. ) and " What Goes Around... Comes Around ". Established as a solo artist worldwide, his first two albums both exceeded sales of 10 million copies and received triple platinum certification by

1162-597: A US Billboard Hot 100 number one. In addition to eight Grammy Award nominations, NSYNC performed at the Super Bowl and sang the national anthem at the Olympic Games and World Series . They have also sung or recorded with Elton John , Stevie Wonder , Michael and Janet Jackson , Britney Spears , Phil Collins , Celine Dion , Aerosmith , Nelly , Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes , Mary J. Blige , country music band Alabama , and Gloria Estefan . NSYNC went on

1328-592: A cameo in the FreeSol music video "Hoodies On, Hats Low", which was released in August 2011. The Late Night with Jimmy Fallon sketch " History of Rap " was performed for the first time by both Fallon and Timberlake in 2010. In July 2011, United States Marine Kelsey De Santis uploaded a YouTube video asking Timberlake to be her date to the United States Marine Corps birthday ball; they attended

1494-462: A chamber orchestra). Larger orchestras are called symphony orchestras (see below) or philharmonic orchestras. A pops orchestra is an orchestra that mainly performs light classical music (often in abbreviated, simplified arrangements) and orchestral arrangements and medleys of popular jazz, music theater, or pop music songs. A string orchestra has only string instruments, i.e., violins, violas, cellos, and double basses. A symphony orchestra

1660-471: A charity dedicated to improving pediatric care for sick children. In February 2008, Timberlake was awarded two Grammy Awards . At the 50th Grammy Awards ceremony, he won the Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for " What Goes Around...Comes Around ", and the Award for Best Dance Recording for " LoveStoned/I Think She Knows ". In 2008, a collaboration between Timberlake and T.I. , " Dead and Gone ",

1826-681: A digital sales record for being the fastest-selling album on the iTunes Store and debuted at number-one on the charts by moving just over 968,000 copies in the U.S., the biggest sales week of 2013. It eventually became the best-selling album of the year in the country. Timberlake performed at the "In Performance at the White House: Memphis Soul" concert, held in the East Room of the White House and hosted by President Barack Obama , celebrating Memphis soul music from

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1992-645: A father. In 2003, he briefly dated British singer Emma Bunton . In April 2003, he began a relationship with actress Cameron Diaz soon after they met at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards . After much speculation of breakups throughout their relationship, the couple split in December 2006 shortly after she introduced him as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live . In January 2007, Timberlake began dating actress Jessica Biel . They became engaged in December 2011 and married on October 19, 2012, at

2158-537: A form of male rebellion vis-à-vis female bedroom culture." In popular music, there has been a gendered "distinction between public (male) and private (female) participation" in music. "[S]everal scholars have argued that men exclude women from bands or the bands' rehearsals, recordings, performances, and other social activities." "Women are mainly regarded as passive and private consumers of allegedly slick, prefabricated – hence, inferior – pop music..., excluding them from participating as high-status rock musicians." One of

2324-404: A group and second-most overall, which became "ground zero" for "America's adolescent culture war." The website's editor commented, "to be a teenager at the turn of the millennium was to be inundated with boy bands and pop princesses, and *NSYNC were among the most dominant of them all." As NSYNC propelled the solo stardom of Timberlake, Consequence noted, "[his] solo success is the exception, not

2490-487: A group of BMG executives. Although the record company had some concerns with the band's name and Lance Bass's dancing abilities (which eventually improved), they agreed to sign the group to BMG Ariola Munich with Wright as their manager. After being signed to BMG Ariola Munich, the group was sent to Sweden to begin working on their debut album with the help of producers Denniz Pop , Max Martin and Andreas Carlsson . The album's official lead single , " I Want You Back ",

2656-420: A hiatus in 2002 and briefly reunited in 2023 to release the single " Better Place " for the DreamWorks animated film Trolls Band Together (2023). In November 2024, JC Chasez stated during a podcast appearance that there are no immediate plans, for NSYNC going into the future. Over the course of their hiatus, the five members reunited occasionally, including at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards and to receive

2822-421: A high prominence in many popular music styles as singers. However, professional women instrumentalists are uncommon in popular music, especially in rock genres such as heavy metal . "[P]laying in a band is largely a male homosocial activity, that is, learning to play in a band is largely a peer-based... experience, shaped by existing sex-segregated friendship networks." As well, rock music "...is often defined as

2988-406: A leader. In jazz bands, rock and pop groups, and similar ensembles, this is the band leader . In classical music, orchestras, concert bands, and choirs are led by a conductor . In orchestra, the concertmaster (principal first violin player) is the instrumentalist leader of the orchestra. In orchestras, the individual sections also have leaders, typically called the "principal" of the section (e.g.,

3154-430: A model who falls in love with a waitress after mistaking her for another model. The rise of his own stardom and the general decline in the popularity of boy bands led to the dissolution of NSYNC. Band member Lance Bass was openly critical of Timberlake's actions in his memoir Out of Sync . By 2002, when the group went on a hiatus and members were following individual projects, he partnered with Pharrell Williams of

3320-481: A music video was also released featuring clips of Jackson, with Timberlake accompanied by several of Jackson's fans performing some of Jackson's signature moves. The video was directed by Timberlake and Rich Lee . During 2015, Timberlake performed along with Jimmy Fallon the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary 's cold open, returned to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as a guest to perform

3486-564: A new album in the fall of 2003, but it never materialized. They performed " The Star-Spangled Banner " at the 2004 NSYNC Challenge for the Children. According to Bass' 2007 memoir Out of Sync , written after Bass won the Human Rights Campaign Award for his work in the gay community after his coming out, a meeting was held in the summer of 2004 to discuss the band's future where Timberlake announced his decision to leave

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3652-490: A new project on social media in previous days. In promotion of the record, on January 25, 2024, Timberlake appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ; he announced the release of "Selfish" and revealed that the album had taken four years to produce. "Selfish" debuted at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 , marking Timberlake's highest debut in six years on the chart. It became his 39th career solo entry on

3818-570: A performance with Ariana Grande during her headlining performance at Coachella . They performed " Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored ", "It Makes Me Ill" and " Tearin' Up My Heart ". Timberlake was unable to make the reunion due to finishing up his The Man of the Woods Tour the night before. On April 19, 2021, Bass, Fatone, and Kirkpatrick reunited for a Progressive Insurance commercial known as "The 3/5ths of NSYNC". On September 12, 2023, following weeks of teasers and speculation regarding

3984-668: A potential reunion, all five members appeared together at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards to present the Best Pop Award. On September 14, it was confirmed the group recorded a new song titled " Better Place " for the DreamWorks Animation film Trolls Band Together . The song was released on September 29, 2023, reaching No. 1 on the US and Canadian iTunes Charts, No. 4 on the Global and European iTunes Charts and No. 25 on

4150-466: A production similar to Ace of Base . No Strings Attached (2000) was noted as "an incremental step away" from teen pop 's "softer side", as it featured ballads written by 80s adult contemporary singer Richard Marx and prolific songwriter Diane Warren . Primarily a pop album, it comprised a blend of new jack swing revivalism, uptempo R&B and hip-hop influences. Lyrically, the lead single " Bye Bye Bye "'s kiss-off message and self-assurance saw

4316-472: A retrospective article in 2020, Billboard considered Celebrity "the group's swan song, setting the stage for Timberlake's equally massive solo career". [Michael] called me on the phone and said that he wanted to cut the record ("Gone"), but he wanted it to be a duet 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

4482-548: A singer, instrumentalist, songwriter, and bandleader." According to Auslander, she was "kicking down the male door in rock and roll and proving that a female musician  ... and this is a point I am extremely concerned about ... could play as well if not better than the boys". Justin Timberlake Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and dancer. Dubbed

4648-471: A sixth edition of the sketch " History of Rap ", and performed along with Chris Stapleton at the 49th Annual Country Music Association Awards . Showcasing the final date of The 20/20 Experience World Tour at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena , the space-age themed concert film titled Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids and directed by Jonathan Demme premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival on September 13. Timberlake dedicated

4814-573: A skit titled The Barry Gibb Talk Show alongside comedian Jimmy Fallon , where the duo portrayed Bee Gees brothers Barry and Robin Gibb . It marked the beginning of a long-running friendship and collaboration with Fallon. In February 2004, during the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show , broadcast on the CBS television network from Houston , Timberlake performed with Janet Jackson before

4980-526: A solo album and, according to several sources, had already begun working on the project. While the hiatus was initially meant to be temporary, the group never recorded music or toured together again. "It started as a fun snowball fight that was becoming an avalanche. And, also, I was growing out of it. I felt like I cared more about the music than some of the other people in the group. And I felt like I had other music I wanted to make and that I needed to follow my heart," Timberlake later said of his decision to leave

5146-670: A songwriter and vocal coach on The All New Mickey Mouse Club . After Timberlake received a phone call from Kirkpatrick, he decided to join the group, recommending Chasez in the process, who was back home in Maryland saving up to return to Nashville. The trio decided to venture in Orlando, Florida to search for a baritone , where they encountered Joey Fatone , who knew Kirkpatrick from their time working at Universal Studios Florida . The group finally recruited Jason Galasso as their bass singer after several auditions. NSYNC created their name after Timberlake's mother commented on how "in sync"

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5312-468: A sonic shift for all of pop music at the turn of the millennium ," while noting, "before No Strings Attached , none of the major teen pop albums of the era had featured guest rappers or name producers from the R&;B world, and virtually every one that came after did." Writer Al Shipley commented that although NSYNC was not the first act to build an album "around the theme of taking control of their career",

5478-421: A spot in pop history more than a decade late." The Washington Post stated it was one of the two boy bands "that dominated the late '90s and early '00s." According to Billboard , No Strings Attached was the top album of the 2000s (decade), with The Independent listing it among the albums "that marked the decade." Billboard also ranked the group at number four on their list of the biggest boy bands (from

5644-594: A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2018. The band completed five nationwide concert tours and has sold over 70 million records, becoming one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. Rolling Stone recognized their instant success as one of the Top 25 Teen Idol Breakout Moments of all time. In 1994, while working at Universal Studios and singing in The Hollywood Hi-Tones, Chris Kirkpatrick

5810-413: A television audience of more than 140 million viewers. At the end of the performance, as the song drew to a close, Timberlake tore off a part of Jackson's black leather costume in a "costume reveal" meant to accompany a portion of the song lyrics. Jackson's representative explained Timberlake intended "to pull away the rubber bustier to reveal a red lace bra. Part of the costume detached, and Jackson's breast

5976-453: A worldwide hit, reaching the top ten in numerous countries and peaking at number-one in several countries including Taiwan, India, and Turkey. The song was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 52nd Grammy Awards . Timberlake hosted the 16th ESPY Awards , and the musical number "I Love Sports" was later nominated for an Emmy award. Timberlake and his production team The Y's , along with Mike Elizondo , produced and co-wrote

6142-663: Is an ensemble usually comprising at least thirty musicians; the number of players is typically between fifty and ninety-five and may exceed one hundred. A symphony orchestra is divided into families of instruments. In the string family, there are sections of violins (I and II), violas, cellos (often eight), and basses (often from six to eight). The standard woodwind section consists of flutes (one doubling piccolo), oboes (one doubling English horn), soprano clarinets (one doubling bass clarinet), and bassoons (one doubling contrabassoon). The standard brass section consists of horns, trumpets, trombones, and tuba. The percussion section includes

6308-604: Is mentioned in his acknowledgments in the album NSYNC as "My Angel in Heaven". His family circle includes several musicians; his grandfather introduced him to music from country music artists like Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson . Performing as a child, Timberlake sang country and gospel music : at the age of 11, he appeared on the television show Star Search , performing country songs as "Justin Randall". By that time, he began listening to rhythm and blues musicians from

6474-444: Is often considered the group's signature song . The accompanying album, No Strings Attached , was released on March 21, 2000. It sold a record 2.42 million in its first week of release. By the end of 2000, it had sold over 9.9 million copies. No Strings Attached was the best-selling album of 2000, and the second-best selling album of the decade in the US behind The Beatles ' 1 . As of August 2012, No Strings Attached

6640-413: Is rare, except for the nonet (nine musicians). In most cases, a larger classical group is referred to as an orchestra of some type or a concert band. A small orchestra with fifteen to thirty members (violins, violas, four cellos, two or three double basses, and several woodwind or brass instruments) is called a chamber orchestra . A sinfonietta usually denotes a somewhat smaller orchestra (though still not

6806-461: The Billboard Hot 100 . To further promote the single, the band appeared together on the YouTube talk show Hot Ones . In the wake of the release of "Better Place", Joey Fatone said that, depending on the success of new music from the band and the continued involvement of Timberlake, they could record a new album together within the next two years. On March 13, 2024, NSYNC performed together for

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6972-549: The 55th Annual Grammy Awards , with Jay-Z joining him from the audience. On February 11, 2013, " Mirrors " was released as the second single from The 20/20 Experience . The 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 through RCA Records due to the disbandment of Jive Records . The album set

7138-674: The 89th Academy Awards with a performance of "Can't Stop the Feeling!", since the song earned him a nomination. Also that year, Timberlake starred with Kate Winslet and Juno Temple in Woody Allen 's drama film Wonder Wheel , and headlined several festivals and live sets, including Rock in Rio , the United States Grand Prix , and the Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival , which he co-produced. For

7304-486: The Backstreet Boys , but they had to back out due to member Brian Littrell needing heart surgery, later doing their own special in 1999. Five weeks before the concert, the album sat at number 82 on the albums chart; three weeks after the concert, the album reached number nine. The group's profile continued to rise with the subsequent single release " Tearin' Up My Heart ", which became a hit on pop radio and one of

7470-623: The Billboard 200 album chart, selling 684,000 copies its first week. It became the biggest album for pre-orders on iTunes , and beat Coldplay 's record for the biggest one-week sales of a digital album. The album was produced by Timbaland and Danja (who produced a bulk of the album), will.i.am , Rick Rubin and Timberlake himself, and features guest vocals by Snoop Dogg , Three 6 Mafia , T.I. and will.i.am. A studio representative described it as being "all about sexiness" and aiming for "an adult feel". The album's lead single, " SexyBack ",

7636-593: The Billboard 200. Its lead single " Take Back the Night " was released on July 12, 2013, following by the second single " TKO ". Timberlake was given a production and writing credit on track six on Beyoncé 's self-titled fifth studio album , which was released in December 2013. At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards , Timberlake was nominated for seven awards, eventually winning three: Best R&B Song for " Pusher Love Girl ", Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for " Holy Grail ", and Best Music Video for "Suit & Tie", which

7802-607: The Contemporary Icon Award by the Songwriters Hall of Fame , and MTV 's Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award . Born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee , Timberlake appeared on musical television shows as a child, competing on Star Search ; in the early to mid-1990s, he was a cast member of Disney Channel 's The All New Mickey Mouse Club , performing cover songs, skits, and choreography. While on

7968-485: The European MTV Music Awards in 2006. On December 16, 2006, Timberlake hosted Saturday Night Live , doing double duty as both host and musical guest for the second time. During this appearance, he and Andy Samberg performed an R&B song for a skit titled " Dick in a Box ", which some radio stations aired as an unofficial single from Timberlake. Called "one of the most iconic musical moments in

8134-516: The MTV reality series The Phone , which premiered on April 21, 2009. In late 2009, Barbadian singer Rihanna released the album Rated R , with Timberlake being one of the writers and producers. They both worked together previously for her third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad . From 2010, Timberlake increased his acting work. He played Sean Parker , the founder of Napster , in the acclaimed film The Social Network (2010). He also appeared at

8300-596: The Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards . He also took home three competitive awards, including Video of the Year for "Mirrors". During his performance, Timberlake briefly reunited with his former NSYNC bandmates for a medley of their hit songs "Girlfriend" and "Bye Bye Bye". Timberlake's fourth studio album The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2 was released on September 30, 2013 and debuted at number-one on

8466-513: The RIAA . Meanwhile, Timberlake collaborated with other artists on a string of successful singles, including The Lonely Island 's viral hit " Dick in a Box " in 2006, his fourth US number-one single with Timbaland's " Give It to Me " in 2007, as well as Madonna 's " 4 Minutes ", 50 Cent 's " Ayo Technology " and T.I.'s " Dead and Gone " in the following years. From 2008 through 2012, Timberlake paused his musical career to focus on acting, starring in

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8632-513: The UK Singles Chart . His debut solo studio album Justified was released in November and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 439,000 copies, fewer than previous 'N Sync releases. It sold over three million copies in the U.S. and more than ten million copies worldwide. Its R&B influence, provided by hip-hop producers The Neptunes and Timbaland ,

8798-455: The timpani , bass drum , snare drum , and any other percussion instruments called for in a score (e.g., triangle, glockenspiel , chimes, cymbals, wood blocks, etc.). In Baroque music (1600–1750) and music from the early Classical period music (1750–1820), the percussion parts in orchestral works may only include timpani. A wind orchestra or concert band is a large classical ensemble generally made up of between 40 and 70 musicians from

8964-422: The wind machine or cannons . When orchestras perform music from the 20th century or the 21st century, occasionally instruments such as electric guitar, theremin , or even an electronic synthesizer may be used. A vocal group is a performing ensemble of vocalists who sing and harmonize together. The first well-known vocals groups emerged in the 19th century, and the style had reached widespread popularity by

9130-430: The wind quintet , usually consisting of flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn; the brass quintet , consisting of two trumpets, one horn, a trombone, and a tuba; and the reed quintet, consisting of an oboe, a soprano clarinet, a saxophone, a bass clarinet, and a bassoon. Classical chamber ensembles of six (sextet), seven (septet), or eight musicians (octet) are fairly common; the use of latinate terms for larger groups

9296-470: The " Prince of Pop ", he is regarded as one of the most influential entertainers of his generation. According to Billboard , Timberlake is the best performing solo act on Pop Airplay , and remains one of the best-selling recording artists of all time with sales of over 117 million records worldwide. He has won numerous awards and accolades , including ten Grammy Awards , four Primetime Emmy Awards , three Brit Awards , nine Billboard Music Awards ,

9462-557: The "100 Greatest Songs of the 90s" according to VH1 . Regular touring, including an opening spot on Janet Jackson 's The Velvet Rope Tour , and television spots on shows like Sabrina the Teenage Witch also bolstered sales for the album, which was eventually certified diamond for shipments in excess of 10 million units. On November 10, 1998, the group released a holiday album, Home for Christmas . The album peaked at number 7 and sold 2 million copies. With this, NSYNC achieved

9628-574: The 1940s. Vocal groups can come in several different forms, including: A group that plays popular music or military music is usually called a band; a drum and bugle corps is a type of the latter. These bands perform a wide range of music, ranging from arrangements of jazz orchestral, or popular music to military-style marches. Drum corps perform on brass and percussion instruments only. Drum and Bugle Corps incorporate costumes, hats, and pageantry in their performances. Other band types include: See List of musical band types for more. Women have

9794-937: The 1960s and 70s, such as Al Green , Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye , and he had listening sessions with his father of studio albums by the Eagles and Bob Seger . From 1993 to 1995, he was a Mouseketeer on The All New Mickey Mouse Club , where his castmates included future girlfriend and singer Britney Spears , future tourmate Christina Aguilera , future bandmate JC Chasez , and future actors Ryan Gosling and Keri Russell . Timberlake then recruited Chasez to be in an all-male singing group, put together by Chris Kirkpatrick and financed by boy band manager Lou Pearlman , that eventually became NSYNC . The boy band NSYNC formed in 1995, and began their career in 1996 in Europe; Timberlake and Chasez served as its two lead singers. In 1998,

9960-524: The 1960s. Afterward, Timberlake officially announced The 20/20 Experience World Tour , following his and Jay-Z's co-headlining concert tour Legends of the Summer Stadium Tour . Timberlake also appeared on Jay-Z's twelfth studio album Magna Carta... Holy Grail on three songs: " Holy Grail ", "BBC" (along with Nas , Swizz Beatz , Timbaland, Pharrell Williams , Niigo & Beyoncé ), and " Heaven ". On August 25, 2013, Timberlake received

10126-546: The 2010 MTV VMAs on September 12, 2010. 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 . He provided a feature and appeared in the music video for the song " Motherlover " from The Lonely Island 's second album Turtleneck & Chain , and directed and made

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10292-591: The Animals , is called an undecet , and a group of twelve is called a duodecet (see Latin numerical prefixes ). A soloist playing unaccompanied (e.g., a pianist playing a solo piano piece or a cellist playing a Bach suite for unaccompanied cello ) is not an ensemble because it only contains one musician. A string quartet consists of two violins , a viola , and a cello . There is a vast body of music written for string quartets, making it an important genre in classical music . A woodwind quartet usually features

10458-511: The Feeling" live during the interval act at the grand finale of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 on May 14, 2016. The single debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 , and reached the top spot in other 16 countries. It became his eighth U.S. Mainstream Top 40 number-one song. It became the best-selling song of the year in the U.S. with 2.4 million downloads sold. On February 26, 2017, Timberlake opened

10624-727: The Hot 100, and his 29th to reach the top 40. 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. Timberlake appeared as a musical guest on the January 27, 2024, episode of Saturday Night Live , singing "Selfish" and "Sanctified". On January 30, he appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show and held an "intimate" concert at Irving Plaza in New York City on January 31, his 43rd birthday. He appeared as

10790-760: The Kids Miss You , on the song "Parent Trap"; a remix of Coco Jones ' " ICU " and a further remix of the song " 3D " by Jungkook . Timberlake had also worked with Calvin Harris , producer of " Fuckin' Up the Disco " and " No Angels ", on his song " Stay with Me ", alongside Pharrell Williams and Halsey . On January 19, 2024, Timberlake performed a free one-night-only concert at the Orpheum in Memphis where he live-debuted his new single " Selfish " after teasing

10956-572: The Super Bowl incident, Timberlake put his recording career on hold to act in several films, having starred in a few feature films earlier in his career. The first role he took during this time was as a journalist in Edison Force , filmed in 2004 and received a direct-to-video release on July 18, 2006. He also appeared in the films Alpha Dog , Black Snake Moan , Richard Kelly 's Southland Tales , and voiced Prince Artie Pendragon in

11122-452: The UK. On August 25, 2013, the members of NSYNC regrouped for a one-off performance at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards . They performed a medley of " Girlfriend " and " Bye Bye Bye " during Timberlake's 15-minute set leading up to his acceptance of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award . Their introduction included vocal elements of "Gone" in the background. After the performance, Bass said that

11288-466: The US market. The group released its debut American single, " I Want You Back " on December 29, 1997. It reached number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 . An album called 'N Sync followed on March 24, 1998. Album sales were sluggish, debuting at number 82 on the Billboard 200 , but were helped when the Disney Channel aired a concert special on July 18, 1998. The concert was first offered to

11454-677: The Water festival in Washington D.C., where he was joined on stage by T.I. and Clipse for his five-song set. In May 2023, Timbaland revealed that Timberlake's sixth studio album was completed, adding that their pair had revived the sound from the FutureSex/LoveSounds era. On September 1, 2023, Timbaland released the single " Keep Going Up ", in collaboration with Furtado and Timberlake. Timberlake also reunited with his former band members of NSYNC later that month and released

11620-496: The Woods (2018) became his fourth US number-one album and was supported by two top-ten singles, " Filthy " and " Say Something " (featuring Chris Stapleton ); it was named the sixth best-selling album of that year. His sixth studio album, Everything I Thought It Was (2024), became his sixth consecutive top five album in the U.S. The album was preceded by two singles, the top-twenty single, " Selfish " and " No Angels ", as well as

11786-554: The Woods concluded 2018 as the sixth best-selling album of the year. An accompanying tour of the same name began on March 13, 2018, in Toronto , Canada and concluded on April 13, 2019, in Uncasville . The Man of the Woods Tour was the sixth-highest-grossing tour of 2018. In May 2019, Timberlake received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music . Missy Elliott and Alex Lacamoire also received doctorates at

11952-499: The Woods, which is named after his son Silas, whose name means "from the forest". The album's first single, " Filthy ", was released on January 5, along with its accompanying video directed by Mark Romanek . The electro-funk song has reached number nine in the U.S. and number 5 in Canada. The songs " Supplies ", " Say Something " featuring Chris Stapleton and " Man of the Woods " were also released along with music videos ahead of

12118-400: The addition of a double bass. Terms such as " piano quintet " or "clarinet quintet" frequently refer to a string quartet plus a fifth instrument. Mozart 's Clarinet Quintet is similarly a piece written for an ensemble consisting of two violins, a viola, a cello, and a clarinet, the last being the exceptional addition to a "normal" string quartet. Some other quintets in classical music are

12284-400: The album's release, stating: "I had the strangest dream last night that some old friends and I had a top 10 record on iTunes. Crazy right..." Kirkpatrick said of the album; "It's great to release some of the songs that had never made a record before. I'm glad our long time fans get some new music." Fatone also said; "Pretty interesting this album comes out, which I really had no idea, and it's in

12450-606: The album, " LoveStoned/I Think She Knows (Interlude) " and " Until the End of Time ", peaked within the top 20 on the Hot 100, while the fourth single " Summer Love " reached the top 10. The song " Give It to Me ", a Timbaland single on which Timberlake guests with Nelly Furtado, reached the Hot 100 number-one spot. Eventually, FutureSex/LoveSounds was added to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's musical library and archive. The song " 4 Minutes "

12616-572: The album, "Selfish" and "No Angels". Timberlake also promoted the album on the Forget Tomorrow World Tour , which began on April 29, 2024, in Vancouver , Canada. On February 23, 2024, Timberlake announced summer 2024 Europe tour dates. In March 2024, prior to the tour launching, Trace William Cowen of Complex reported that the Forget Tomorrow World Tour had become Timberlake's fastest selling tour to date. They stated that

12782-496: The album. His collaboration with Stapleton also reached the top 10 in the U.S. and Canada. Man of the Woods topped the Billboard 200 with the biggest first week sales of the year at the time, selling 293,000 total units. Man of the Woods also marks Timberlake's fourth consecutive No. 1 album and has since been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Man of

12948-466: The animated film Shrek the Third , released on May 18, 2007. He also appeared as a young Elton John , in the video for John's song " This Train Don't Stop There Anymore ". Timberlake was considered to play the role of Roger Davis in the film version of the rock musical Rent , but director Chris Columbus had insisted that only the original Broadway members could convey the true meaning of Rent , so

13114-405: The asterisk they usually had in their name at the time) and featured Clint Howard , Lisa Kudrow , and all five members of NSYNC. With their legal woes behind them, NSYNC refocused and worked on tracks for its second album. In January 2000, the group released " Bye Bye Bye ", an upbeat dance track, which shot into the top 5 of the Hot 100 and spent 5 weeks atop the Hot 100 Airplay chart. The song

13280-402: The band from performing or recording under the name NSYNC, and to force NSYNC to return masters recorded that year in preparation of their second album (originally scheduled for release that fall by RCA, the album was then moved to early 2000). The suit also claims Jive executives induced the group into breaking its Trans Continental contract. Pearlman's request for a preliminary injunction against

13446-436: The band to reunite, first in his memoir when he mentioned passing up various professional opportunities and more recently as a guest on Michael Rosenbaum's Inside of You podcast. When asked how he felt about the fallout of *NSYNC's breakup, Bass explained, "Me and the guys were never...on bad terms at all, you know, it's just life goes on and y-you know you have more interests; you have to focus on your career and it's great. Uh,

13612-419: The band was denied. In December 1999, NSYNC and Pearlman reached an undisclosed settlement out of court, freeing the group to release future albums on Jive Records. Also in 1999, NSYNC starred in a short-form spoof video of the 1998 science fiction disaster film Armageddon for the 1999 MTV Movie & TV Awards ; it was titled Armagedd'NSync . It featured an earthbound asterisk-shaped asteroid (a play off

13778-448: The band. In 2005, NSYNC regrouped for the last Challenge for the Children but did not perform. In the fall of 2005, NSYNC released a greatest hits album . It included one song, " I'll Never Stop ", that had previously not been released in the US. In 2007, while promoting Out of Sync , Bass confirmed the group's breakup to the press. In January 2010, the band released another album, The Collection , consisting of singles released only in

13944-484: The band. Joey Fatone and Lance Bass have offered a different perspective on *NSYNC disbanding, indicating that a lack of transparency left them unprepared for the prospect of a breakup. In a 2019 interview on The Jenny McCarthy Show , Fatone said the group believed they would be reuniting because they were young and "didn't know better at first." He then went on to say that the momentum of the Justified album and tour

14110-409: The biggest pop stars in the world, the place where they have the most trouble is honesty... Because there's a formulaic sort of vulnerability... But if you're able to really screenshot your own vulnerability, frame it properly, and color-correct it, then it becomes something that every human can relate to. And I think Justin is in the place where he's mastering that right now. – Pharrell Williams on

14276-481: The break-up of his childhood friend and business partner, Trace Ayala, with actress Elisha Cuthbert . 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". He was the special guest performer at the 2006 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show where he sang "SexyBack", "My Love" and " LoveStoned ". Timberlake hosted many music events, including

14442-421: The ceremony. 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 Williams , Nathaniel Hills and Rob Knox , as well as new collaborators such as Anderson .Paak , Brandy Norwood , Lizzo , and Meek Mill . On February 26, 2020, SZA and Timberlake released

14608-681: The completion of the Celebrity Tour, the group went into hiatus in 2002. NSYNC performed at the Academy Awards in 2000, the 2002 Winter Olympics , and the Super Bowl XXXV halftime show . The band sold more than 70 million records worldwide, becoming the fifth-best selling boy band in history. In 2000, Timberlake appeared in The Wonderful World of Disney movie Model Behavior . He played Jason Sharpe,

14774-402: The confidence of a man who'd already spent a large percentage of his life in the spotlight, and who never doubted he'd be able to return to music on top. — Billboard ' s "The Greatest Pop Star By Year (1981–2019)" 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

14940-407: The day of the unveiling. The group also had a deal alongside McDonald's , which included commercials featuring the group and Britney Spears, along with a CD and a video that featured behind-the-scenes footage from the making of NSYNC's music video. The vocal group also had a deal with Chili's Grill & Bar in which the members appeared in commercials for the restaurant, while Chili's helped sponsor

15106-516: The event on November 13, 2011, in Richmond, Virginia . His fifth Saturday Night Live episode, as host and musical guest, was the most-watched episode in 14 months, with Charles Barkley as host and Kelly Clarkson as musical guest. Timberlake began working on his third studio album The 20/20 Experience in June 2012 with "no rules and/or end goal in mind". He publicly announced his return to

15272-482: The event. Timberlake attended and issued a scripted apology when accepting the first of two Grammy Awards he received that night ( Best Pop Vocal Album for Justified and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Cry Me a River"). He had also been nominated for Album of the Year for Justified , and Record of the Year along with Best Rap/Sung Collaboration for " Where Is the Love? " with The Black Eyed Peas . After

15438-440: The film to Prince for influencing his music. Ahead of its debut at the film festival, the streaming service Netflix released it on October 12. Timberlake composed the soundtrack and served as music supervisor for the 2017 film The Book of Love , which his wife Jessica Biel produced and starred in. Timberlake voiced the lead character in DreamWorks Animation 's musical comedy Trolls opposite Anna Kendrick . The film

15604-440: The films The Love Guru (2008), The Social Network (2010), Bad Teacher (2011), Friends with Benefits (2011), and In Time (2011). He returned to recording in 2013 with his third and fourth albums, The 20/20 Experience and The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2 ; both of which peaked at number one on the Billboard 200 and spawned the Hot 100 top-ten singles " Suit & Tie " (featuring Jay-Z ), " Mirrors ", and " Not

15770-472: The first time since the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards at Timberlake's One Night Only (ONO) concert at The Wiltern in Los Angeles. They performed "Girlfriend", "Bye Bye Bye", and "It's Gonna Be Me" and debuted their new song, "Paradise", which was released two days later as a track on Timberlake's sixth studio album, Everything I Thought It Was . In 2024, " Bye Bye Bye " resurged in popularity after it

15936-490: The gender composition of heavy metal bands , it has been said that "[h]eavy metal performers are almost exclusively male" "...[a]t least until the mid-1980s" apart from "...exceptions such as Girlschool ". However, "...now [in the 2010s] maybe more than ever–strong metal women have put up their dukes and got down to it," "carv[ing] out a considerable place for [them]selves". When Suzi Quatro emerged in 1973, "no other prominent female musician worked in rock simultaneously as

16102-427: The group at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards . Note: " Tearin' Up My Heart " was performed in those shows. Headlining As supporting act NSYNC has been nominated for eight Grammy Awards . Among their awards, the group has won three American Music Awards , five Billboard Music Awards , seven MTV Video Music Awards and they hold a Guinness World Record . Vocal group Music ensembles typically have

16268-557: The group departing from the "lovesick" formula of their debut. Celebrity (2001) was mainly a pop/R&B record with electronica elements. The members licensed their likenesses on a great variety of merchandise, including board games, microphones, lip balm, marionettes, books, key chains, bedding, clothing, video games, and various other articles. The group was immortalized in wax in Madame Tussauds New York wax museum in 2002; all five members of NSYNC were present

16434-436: The group did not have any plans at the moment for a reunion tour or new music. On July 29, 2014, a compilation of *NSYNC's hits and unreleased songs titled The Essential *NSYNC , was released. Bass said of the album on his radio show, Dirty Pop : "There's a lot of these songs I don't think I've ever heard, I remember recording them but I've never heard them before, so I'm interested in just hearing them." Chasez tweeted about

16600-551: The group embarked on a four-month stadium tour entitled the PopOdyssey Tour . The tour earned over $ 90 million, becoming one of the biggest tours of 2001. In 2002, the band promoted their album further by embarking on the Celebrity Tour , which earned nearly $ 30 million. Following the tour, the group went on a hiatus to allow for time off and at the suggestion of Timberlake, who was interested in recording

16766-573: The group of more than fifty percent of their earnings, rather than his promise of only receiving one-sixth of the profits, similar to his promise of one-sixth of the profits with the Backstreet Boys. The group threatened to leave and sign with Jive Records , which prompted Pearlman and RCA to countersue NSYNC for US$ 150 million. Trans Continental, along with RCA's parent BMG Entertainment, went to federal court and filed said $ 150 million suit in an effort to stop NSYNC's move to Jive, to prevent

16932-615: The group rose to prominence in the United States with the release of their self-titled debut studio album , which sold 11 million copies and included the single " Tearin' Up My Heart ". Their second album No Strings Attached (2000) sold 2.4 million copies in the first week, and included a number one single, " It's Gonna Be Me ". NSYNC's third album Celebrity (2001) was also 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

17098-536: The group took this theme a step further with the No Strings Attached cover art and the " Bye Bye Bye " music video. Shipley further stated the album's pop, hip hop, and R&B elements helped NSYNC "climb to the top of the boy band heap." A Stereogum article noted the group "were deeply ingrained within the TRL universe", the MTV fan-voted video countdown where they had the most number-one videos for

17264-432: The group's singing voices were. The group's name is also a play on the last letter of each of the initial members' names: Justi N , Chri S , Joe Y , Jaso N , and J C . After several weeks of rehearsals, the group set up a showcase and began planning to officially sign with Pearlman's Trans Continental Label. However, at the last minute, Galasso dropped out. He was not fond of the group's musical direction, claiming that being

17430-568: The group's tour. A video game was released based on the band by Infogrames for the Game Boy Color titled *NSYNC: Get to the Show in 2001. In April 2018, a free, limited-run shop called "Dirty Pop-Up" centered in NSYNC opened on Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles. Entertainment Weekly ranked NSYNC as the best boy band of the 1990s and 2000s; editor Madelne Boardman stated, "the group has

17596-607: The group, who wrote and produced several of their own tracks. Celebrity sold 1,879,955 copies in its first week, making it the second-fastest-selling album in SoundScan history at the time, only behind the group's previous album No Strings Attached . Its debut was recognized by the Billboard Music Awards with a special award for "biggest one-week sales for an album in 2001." To promote the Celebrity album,

17762-515: The group. After the end of The All New Mickey Mouse Club , Chasez attempted to pursue a music career in Los Angeles , but decided to return home to Maryland . On his drive back, he stopped at Timberlake's house in Memphis, Tennessee , where the two wrote demos together. Chasez and Timberlake eventually relocated to Nashville while continuously writing songs and demo tracks with Robin Wiley,

17928-460: The idea of Kirkpatrick forming a vocal group, which Pearlman promised to finance if Kirkpatrick could find other singers to join him. Kirkpatrick took the opportunity and spent over a year trying to find other people to join him, eventually finding Justin Timberlake (who had been on the TV show The All New Mickey Mouse Club along with JC Chasez ) through a talent agent and contacting him in regards to

18094-757: The idea right now." His fifth studio album Man of the Woods was released on February 2, 2018, two days before he headlined the Super 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 on screen. The show contained multiple selections from Man of

18260-517: The last artists to benefit so greatly from the industry bubble before its spectacular burst," referring to the following post-9/11 era. Sherman also noted their sophomore album to be relevant to the pop market of 2020 : "a union of Swedish pop songcraft with R&B and hip-hop's flow and bounce; an eagerness to explore mature themes and styles; an understanding that dance and visual presentation can turn stars into icons." Billboard stated that their sophomore album's production and writing "represented

18426-502: The last, platinum gasp of a time when buying music meant spending your actual paper allowance rather than clicking a link on your iPhone. — Billboard ' s "The Greatest Pop Star By Year (1981–2020)". 2000: NSYNC. The group's third album, Celebrity , released on July 24, 2001, produced three singles: " Pop " (number 19 in the US), " Gone " (number 11) and " Girlfriend " (number 5). The album featured much more creative involvement from

18592-655: The leader of the viola section is called the "principal viola"). Conductors are also used in jazz big bands and in some very large rock or pop ensembles (e.g., a rock concert that includes a string section , a horn section , and a choir that accompanies a rock band's performance). In Western classical music, smaller ensembles are called chamber music ensembles. The terms duo , trio , quartet , quintet , sextet , septet , octet , nonet , and decet describe groups of two up to ten musicians, respectively. A group of eleven musicians, such as found in The Carnival of

18758-507: The minute we parted our ways in the sense of a group I was like 'Shit, I went and did Broadway - I did Rent on Broadway , I did Little Shop of Horrors .' I started doing things at first, I was waiting 'cause I know that when you do an album and you're doing stuff with a group it takes a long—it's a long, i-it's a process. So it was interesting. I was just like 'Dude, just let me know next time,' I said. 'Cause next time I ain't waiting for nobody ." Lance Bass has also discussed waiting for

18924-538: The music industry in January 2013, releasing the album's lead single " Suit & Tie " featuring Jay-Z later that month, which would eventually peak at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. After four years not performing in concert, Timberlake appeared the night before the 2013 Super Bowl and performed during the " DirecTV Super Saturday Night" on February 2, 2013, in New Orleans . On February 10, 2013, he performed "Suit & Tie" with sepia-toned lighting at

19090-568: The musical guest, where he performed "Selfish" on The Graham Norton Show recorded in London on February 22, 2024, the night before he cancelled A One Night Only concert, to be held at the Roundhouse , London, on February 23, 2024. Timberlake was recovering from an illness. The promotional single " Drown " was released on February 23, 2024. Timberlake also appeared on Complex Networks Sneaker Shopping on March 11, 2024, and mentioned

19256-512: The name 'NSYNC. From there, Pearlman set the five boys up in a house in Orlando, Florida, where they rehearsed constantly, learning dance routines and vocal parts, and worked on promotion for their first public performance at Pleasure Island on October 22, 1995. Pearlman hired Johnny Wright to manage the group, despite also managing the Backstreet Boys . NSYNC sent him a four-song demo-tape including "I'll Be Back for More" and "We Can Work It Out", which impressed him. The group performed for him and

19422-417: The period 1987–2012) according to chart performance, with the staff writing, "despite having one of the most short-lived boy band careers, 'N Sync was arguably the most famous." In a retrospective article for No Strings Attached ' s 20th anniversary, NPR 's writer Maria Sherman said the album marked "the sound of a new millennium" and an "industry peak" commercially, while describing the group as "one of

19588-467: The producing team The Neptunes –and Timbaland to start working on new music. 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 song down, and it was instead recorded by NSYNC. Before its release, however, Jackson contacted him. Timberlake declared in a later interview that the first time he felt confident to go solo happened after that conversation. In

19754-469: The promotional single " Drown ". Justin Randall Timberlake was born on January 31, 1981, in Memphis, Tennessee , the son of Janet Lynn (Bomar) Harless and Charles Randall Timberlake, a Baptist church choir director. Timberlake has two half-brothers, Jonathan and Stephen, from Charles' second marriage to Lisa Perry. His half-sister Laura Katherine died shortly after birth in 1997, and

19920-639: The rare feat of having two albums in the Billboard Top 10 at the same time. A week later on November 16, 1998, NSYNC released The Winter Album in Germany. One of the songs on the album " U Drive Me Crazy " was a major hit in Spain peaking at number 4. The group scored its first top 10 on the Hot 100 with their third single, " (God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You ", which peaked at number 8 in February 1999. Country group Alabama later re-recorded

20086-401: The reasons that there are rarely mixed gender bands is that "bands operate as tight-knit units in which homosocial solidarity – social bonds between people of the same sex... – plays a crucial role." In the 1960s pop music scene, "[s]inging was sometimes an acceptable pastime for a girl, but playing an instrument...simply wasn't done." "The rebellion of rock music was largely a male rebellion;

20252-818: The recording sessions for Man of the Woods , Timberlake's fifth studio album 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 of 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 country music." In following interviews, Timberlake confirmed working with producers Timbaland and Pharrell Williams , while stating, "It sounds more like where I've come from than any other music I've ever made... It's Southern American music. But I want to make it sound modern – at least that's

20418-437: The release of a documentary showing the album's creation process. The second single off the record, " No Angels ", was released on March 15, 2024, the same day as the album's release. Everything I Thought It Was debuted at number four on the U.S. Billboard 200 , giving Timberlake his sixth consecutive top five album in the country. In April 2024, Timberlake opened the iHeartRadio Music Awards , performing both singles off

20584-445: The release of his new album at the end of the video. 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 the new album track “Paradise.” Timberlake then performed on NPR's Tiny Desk series on March 15 for a half-hour-long concert. Timberlake also announced

20750-502: The role was reprised by Adam Pascal . He continued to record with 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 . When recording the 2005 single " Signs " with Snoop Dogg , Timberlake discovered a throat condition. Nodules were subsequently removed from his throat in an operation that took place on May 5, 2005. He

20916-400: The rule", as other contemporary boy bands "failed to produce a solo star." Several acts have cited the group as an influence, including Kelsea Ballerini , Selena Gomez , Meghan Trainor , and Why Don't We . Hayley Williams stated she learned harmonies through listening to the group in her teenage years. Taylor Swift called the band "pop personified" upon accepting the Best Pop Award from

21082-491: The same week the group's song "It's Gonna Be Me" hit number one on the charts. The group then went on the second leg of the tour in the fall and performed one last show in 2001 for the " Rock in Rio " concert. The group also released Live From Madison Square Garden , a home video release of its HBO Special. NSYNC and Aerosmith co-headlined the Super Bowl XXXV halftime show , titled "The Kings of Rock and Pop", with appearances from Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige and Nelly . NSYNC

21248-513: The show's history" by Billboard , it became a viral hit and one of the most viewed videos on YouTube at the time. Rolling Stone listed the skit at number three on their "50 Greatest 'Saturday Night Live' Sketches of All Time". The song earned him an Emmy Award and was later featured on The Lonely Island 's debut album Incredibad . In January 2007, Timberlake embarked on the FutureSex/LoveShow tour. Following singles off

21414-563: The show, Timberlake worked with future bandmate JC Chasez , as well as future pop cultural figures including Britney Spears , Christina Aguilera , Keri Russell and Ryan Gosling . Timberlake and Chasez later rose to prominence in late 1997 as the lead vocalists for the boyband NSYNC . The group released four commercially successful studio albums, becoming one of the best-selling boy bands of all time with sales of over 70 million units worldwide. Timberlake's debut solo album, Justified (2002), yielded his first solo hit singles, " Cry Me

21580-549: The single " Better Place " in support of the Trolls Band Together soundtrack . In addition to "Keep Going Up" and "Better Place", Timberlake had also collaborated with Meek Mill on the song Believe , Romeo Santos on the song " Sin Fin ", DJ Khaled on his album Khaled Khaled , on the song "Just Be", Justine Skye on her album, Space & Time , on the song "Innocent", Jack Harlow on his album Come Home

21746-723: The single " The Other Side ", a song part of the Trolls World Tour soundtrack, alongside its music video. On March 9, 2020, Timberlake released a teaser for his upcoming song "Don't Slack", which features Anderson .Paak , and is also part of the Trolls World Tour soundtrack. The song was released on March 10, 2020. In September 2020, Timberlake and producer Timbaland teased a potential upcoming collaboration with Canadian musician Justin Bieber , as well as collaborations with Justine Skye , Hit-Boy and Ty Dolla $ ign . In December 2020, Timberlake and Ant Clemons released

21912-620: The single "Better Days", which received its premier on the Rock The Runoff virtual concert, held by Stacey Abrams ' organization Fair Fight. In January 2021, Timberlake performed as part of the Inauguration of Joe Biden . Performing from his hometown of Memphis, Timberlake performed his collaboration with Ant Clemons during the Celebrating America special. Timberlake performed at Pharrell Williams' Something in

22078-408: The song "Don't Let Me Down" for Leona Lewis 's second studio album, Echo , released on November 17, 2009. Timberlake also co-wrote and performed on " Carry Out ", the third single from Timbaland's album Shock Value II , released on December 1, 2009. Timberlake appeared on Jimmy Fallon 's debut as host of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on March 2, 2009. Timberlake was the executive producer on

22244-464: The song and released it as a single that featured vocals from NSYNC. The fourth and final single from the album, " I Drive Myself Crazy ", was a modest chart hit, but a mainstay on Total Request Live . NSYNC also recorded their version of the song "Trashin' The Camp" with Phil Collins . The song appears on the soundtrack to the Disney movie Tarzan . They also did "Somewhere, Someday" which appears on

22410-439: 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 on the previous day. Also in 2007, Timberlake made an appearance 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

22576-567: The soundtrack to Pokémon: The First Movie . In September 1999, the group collaborated with Gloria Estefan on a song for the soundtrack for her movie Music of the Heart . The track " Music of My Heart " reached number 2 on the Hot 100 and served as a stopgap between album releases. In 1999, NSYNC entered a publicized legal battle with Lou Pearlman, due to what the group believed were illicit business practices on his part. NSYNC sued Pearlman and his record company, Trans Continental, for defrauding

22742-438: The theme to its "I'm Lovin' It" campaign. The deal with McDonald's earned Timberlake an estimated $ 6 million. A tour titled Justified and Lovin' It Live was included with the deal, following his initial Justified World Tour . Timberlake was featured on Nelly 's song, " Work It ", which was remixed and included on Nelly's 2003 remix album. Near the end of 2002, Timberlake was the first celebrity to appear on Punk'd ,

22908-413: The thing I was most disappointed in was not just Justin leaving the band, um... it's that our whole team - our record label, our management, everything like that - they all knew. They all knew it was over for three years before they told me . And so for three years I'm sitting there getting ready for a new album as everyone else knows we're moving on. And so, I didn't get - I turned down, you know, there

23074-457: The timpani, bass drum, snare drum, and any other percussion instruments called for in a score (e.g., triangle, glockenspiel, chimes, cymbals, wood blocks, etc.). When orchestras perform baroque music (from the 17th century and early 18th century), they may also use a harpsichord or pipe organ , to play the continuo part. When orchestras perform Romantic-era music (from the 19th century), they may also use harps or unusual instruments such as

23240-569: The top five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. They performed the Spanish version of the song, "Yo Te Voy a Amar", at the Latin Grammys in 2001. The group also embarked on their No Strings Attached Tour that year. The adventures of preparing for the tour were featured on an MTV special "Making the Tour", which was later released on DVD. The tour was then featured on a HBO special, which aired

23406-590: The top of Amazon and iTunes ... we owe it to our fans. Thank you." Fatone and Kirkpatrick starred in Dead 7 , a western zombie film written by Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter . The film premiered on April 1, 2016, on the Syfy channel. On April 30, 2018, NSYNC reunited to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . To celebrate the occasion, all five members appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show . On April 14, 2019, Chasez, Fatone, Bass, and Kirkpatrick reunited, for

23572-577: The top-10 in numerous countries in Europe. They eventually released the following German exclusive singles, " For the Girl Who Has Everything " and " Together Again " throughout the year. NSYNC captured the attention of Vincent DeGiorgio , an A&R rep for RCA Records . After seeing the group perform in Budapest, he eventually signed them to RCA in 1998. The American label had the group record some new tracks to adjust their album for

23738-965: The tour had amassed over $ 140 million globally in initial ticket sales from over 70 dates and that more than one million attendees are expected. Cowen concluded that "Justin Timberlake's Forget Tomorrow World Tour Is Set to Become His Biggest Yet." On May 20, 2024, Pollstar announced that nine additional shows were added due to "overwhelming demand" and reported that over 1 million tickets were already sold, becoming Timberlake's fastest selling tour to date. The tour received generally positive reviews. In early 1999, Timberlake began dating fellow former The All New Mickey Mouse Club cast member and singer Britney Spears . Their relationship ended abruptly in March 2002. Spears wrote in her 2023 memoir The Woman in Me that she became pregnant during their relationship and had an abortion in late 2000 after Timberlake said they were not prepared for parenthood and he did not want to be

23904-607: The women—often, in the 1950s and '60s, girls in their teens—in rock usually sang songs as personæ utterly dependent on their macho boyfriends..." Philip Auslander says that "Although there were many women in rock by the late 1960s, most performed only as singers, a traditionally feminine position in popular music." Though some women played instruments in American all-female garage rock bands , none of these bands achieved more than regional success. So they "did not provide viable templates for women's on-going participation in rock". About

24070-786: The woodwind, brass, and percussion families, along with the double bass. The concert band has a larger number and variety of wind instruments than the symphony orchestra but does not have a string section (although a single double bass is common in concert bands). The woodwind section of a concert band consists of piccolo, flutes, oboes (one doubling English horn), bassoons (one doubling contrabassoon), soprano clarinets (one doubling E ♭ clarinet, one doubling alto clarinet), bass clarinets (one doubling contrabass clarinet or contra-alto clarinet), alto saxophones (one doubling soprano saxophone), tenor saxophone, and baritone saxophone. The brass section consists of horns, trumpets or cornets, trombones, euphoniums, and tubas. The percussion section consists of

24236-490: Was a record for over fifteen years . NSYNC's first two studio albums were both certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Celebrity (2001) debuted with 1.8 million copies in its first week in the US. Singles such as " Girlfriend ", " Pop ", " Bye Bye Bye ", " Gone ", and " It's Gonna Be Me " reached the top 10 in several international charts, with the last being

24402-421: Was a sitcom I was doin'. Had to turn it down. Uh, I mean, all kinds of stuff that I really wanted to do and focus on but I knew I couldn't because, you know, my first commitment is *NSYNC. Like, this is my life ." The group still attended award shows and events together, and regrouped at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards to sing a televised Bee Gees medley in tribute to that band. They were slated to begin work on

24568-487: Was advised not to sing or speak loudly for at least a few months. In 2005, he began his own record company, JayTee records . FutureSex/LoveSounds , a full-length LP of coherence and uniform song-to-song quality virtually unheard of in pop music since the '80s golden age of Michael, Madonna, Janet and Prince... Like one of his suit-and-vest combos, Timberlake himself continued to wear pop stardom exceptionally well. He glided through his music videos and live performances with

24734-520: Was among the artists that performed at the 2002 Winter Olympics ceremonies. No Strings firmly established *NSYNC as the Godzillas of the Pop2K era... The limelight would shine brightly until the following year, when the group released their final album, Celebrity , another smash. That one proved to be the group's swan song, setting the stage for Timberlake's equally massive solo career—and signaling

24900-488: Was an international hit, topping the charts in over 21 countries worldwide. Timberlake also appears in the music video, which was directed by Jonas & François. On March 30, 2008, Timberlake performed the song at Madonna's Hard Candy Promo Show at Roseland Ballroom in New York City . On November 6, 2008, Timberlake performed the song with Madonna on the Los Angeles stop of her Sticky & Sweet Tour . In June 2007, Timberlake co-wrote, produced and provided vocals for

25066-447: Was announced that he would be an executive producer in an American adaptation of the hit Peruvian comedy My Problem with Women for NBC . 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 . All proceeds would go to Shriners Hospitals for Children ,

25232-446: Was briefly exposed. Timberlake apologized for the incident, stating he was "sorry that anyone was offended by the wardrobe malfunction during the halftime performance of the Super Bowl..." The phrase " wardrobe malfunction " has since been used by the media to refer to the incident and has entered pop culture . Timberlake and Jackson were threatened with exclusion from the 2004 Grammy Awards unless they agreed to apologize on screen at

25398-421: 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 up listening to". The album spawned the top-five singles " Cry Me a River " and " Rock Your Body ". In summer 2003, Timberlake and Christina Aguilera co-headlined The Justified & Stripped Tour . Later that year he recorded a song " I'm Lovin' It ", used by McDonald's as

25564-546: Was directed by The Social Network director David Fincher . On February 25, 2014, " Not a Bad Thing " was released as the third single from The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2 . The song reached the top 10 on the Hot 100 and topped the Mainstream Top 40 chart. In 2014, Timberlake appeared on Michael Jackson 's second posthumous record Xscape on the song " Love Never Felt So Good ", which was produced by Timbaland, Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon and Timberlake. On May 14, 2014,

25730-663: Was featured in the 2024 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Deadpool & Wolverine . In November 2024, JC Chasez was featured on Tommy DiDario’s podcast, I’ve Never Said This Before . During the interview, Chasez discussed his newly released concept album, Playing with Fire . He also addressed the status of *NSYNC, confirming that the group is no longer active, as Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, Chris Kirkpatrick, Joey Fatone, and Chasez himself are focused on individual projects. Their debut studio album 'N Sync (1997) featured four-on-the-floor Europop beats with midtempo singles "I Want You Back" and "Tearin' Up My Heart", that recalled

25896-432: Was featured on T.I.'s sixth studio album, Paper Trail , and was released as its fourth single late in 2009. In 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 video being shot on February 20, 2009. The single became

26062-421: Was first played by Timbaland at Philadelphia's Jingle Ball on December 17, 2007. When released on March 17, 2008, "4 Minutes" was revealed to be a duet between Timberlake and Madonna , with backing vocals by Timbaland. It was lead single from Madonna's eleventh studio album Hard Candy , which featured four other song-writing collaborations with Timberlake, being also one of the executive producers. The single

26228-426: Was introduced to  Lou Pearlman , who had created the Backstreet Boys , through a mutual friend who had heard that Pearlman was interested in financing another vocal group. Originally, when the Backstreet Boys formed, Kirkpatrick hadn't known about their auditions, so he never got the chance to try out. When Pearlman met him and saw him perform in his doo-wop group, Lou took an interest in him, so they discussed

26394-414: 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. " My Love ", the album's second single, also produced by Timbaland and featuring rapper T.I. , reached number-one on the Hot 100, as did third single " What Goes Around... Comes Around ". The song is reported to have been inspired by

26560-887: Was released in Germany on October 7, 1996, and entered the top 10 in Germany on November 18, 1996. With a record deal finally secured, the boys began touring first in German-speaking countries and later in other European and Asian territories. Their self-titled debut album was initially released by BMG Ariola Munich on May 26, 1997, in Germany, and peaked at number one in the second week after its release. The group soon became an overnight success throughout much of Europe. The album also charted successfully in both Switzerland and Austria eventually selling 820,000 units in GSA (Germany, Switzerland, Austria) region and Eastern Europe. The group released its second and third singles, " Tearin' Up My Heart " and " Here We Go ", both of which managed to reach

26726-418: Was released in November 2016, and returned for its next two entries Trolls: World Tour and Trolls: Band Together in 2020 and 2023 respectively. He also served as the executive music producer, performing original music for the film . The lead single, " Can't Stop the Feeling! ", was released on May 6, 2016. Timberlake was invited by Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT) to perform "Can't Stop

26892-408: Was successfully released to European countries in 1997, and later debuted in the U.S. market with the single " I Want You Back ". After heavily publicized legal battles with their former manager Lou Pearlman and former record label Bertelsmann Music Group , the group's second album, No Strings Attached (2000), sold over one million copies in one day and 2.4 million copies in one week, which

27058-452: Was the eighth best selling album of the SoundScan era, and received a Diamond certification from RIAA for sales of over 11,099,000. The album was all-time bestselling pre-ordered album on Amazon.com. The second single, " It's Gonna Be Me ", became the group's first number one single in the U.S. and remained at the top position on the Billboard Hot 100 from July 29 to August 11, 2000. The third and final single, " This I Promise You " reached

27224-419: Was the reason for prolonging a group reunion that would result in new music. Recalling a conversation he'd had with his bandmates, Fatone elaborated: "I said, 'Listen, I'm all good with everybody doing their own shit. I'm totally fine with it, just let us know next time .' Meaning: I could've done a lot more shit than sit around waiting for your dumb ass while you're going out on tour. I could've, honestly. 'Cause

27390-641: Was to occur with Lil Wayne for his album Tha Carter III with Nelly Furtado and Timbaland. With the wrapping up of the FutureSex/LoveSounds tour of Australasia and the Middle East in November 2007, Timberlake resumed his film career. Projects underway early in 2008 were starring roles in Mike Myers ' comedy The Love Guru (released June 20, 2008) and Mike Meredith's drama The Open Road (released August 28, 2009). In March 2008, it

27556-413: Was very absolute about the fact that he wanted it to be a duet between himself and I.. [That was] the first time I ever really felt the confidence to do it – Timberlake on Master Class , 2014 In August 2002, Timberlake performed at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards , where he premiered his debut solo single " Like I Love You "; it peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on

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