Justin Timberlake Plays His Hits With Classroom Instruments
Justin Timberlake, looks on during the Saturday afternoon fourball matches of the 2023 Ryder Cup at Marco Simone Golf Club on September 30, 2023 in Rome, Italy.
Following Justin Timberlake’s release of his new single “Selfish” on Thursday (January 25), the singer announced he will be embarking on his Forget Tomorrow world tour. Following his late-night show tour announcement that night on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the singer-songwriter announced tickets for the first leg of his tour go on sale on February 2. Timberlake kicks off the 22-date tour on April 29, making stops in Vancouver, Washington, California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida, Illinois, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Kentucky. This marks the entertainer’s first tour in five years. The artist’s sixth studio album, Everything I Thought It Was, drops on March 15, giving fans enough time to memorize the new songs. You can pre-order the album here. Tickets for the tour go on sale on Friday, February 2, at 10 a.m. local time on justintimberlake.com. Additional dates, including stops in Europe and the UK, will be announced soon.
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During his appearance on Fallon’s show, he and the host joined The Roots and performed a medley of his hits with classroom instruments. Timberlake has been a guest on the show ten times. Playing the triangle to his new track, “Selfish,” the group hypes things up with “Senorita,” “Sexy Back,” “My Love,” “Suit & Tie,” “Rock Your Body,” and “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” Watch the fun performance below:
ETITW marks Timberlake’s sixth album and the first in six years. His last project was reuniting with *NSYNC to release “Better Place” for the Trolls Band Together soundtrack back in September, marking the group’s first musical release since 2002. Prior to that, he reunited with Timbaland in April after 20 years. Timbaland previously stated that the sound of the new album will be like 2006’s FutureSex/LoveSounds. “It’s fun Justin,” he said. “But nothing too heavy, just giving you what you expect from us.”
Justin Timberlake’s 14 Greatest Music Videos Ranked
Justin Timberlake is one of the most legendary men in pop music. The Aquarian crooner was born on January 31, 1981, and boasts a fantastic music library. He isn’t called the “Prince of Pop” for nothing, Justin comes from a musical family. Growing up in Nashville, Tennessee, 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 eleven years old, he appeared on the television show Star Search, performing country songs under the name “Justin Randall” (Randall is his middle name). With broadening exposure to different music genres, JT was listening to rhythm and blues musicians from the ’60s and ’70s, like Al Green, Stevie Wonder, and Marvin Gaye. He would also have listening sessions with his father of the Eagles and Bob Seger.
From Mickey Mouse to World Famous
In 1993, Justin landed the gig as a Mouseketeer on The All-New Mickey Mouse Club, along with future famous castmates Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, JC Chasez, Ryan Gosling, and Keri Russell. After Mickey Mouse Club, Timberlake recruited Chasez to be in an all-male singing group, put together by Chris Kirkpatrick and financed by boy band manager Lou Pearlman, which eventually became *NSYNC. The boy band formed in Orlando, Florida in 1995, and began their career in 1996 in Germany. Timberlake and Chasez were the group’s lead vocalists. Their self-titled debut album was successful in Europe and later debuted in the US with the single “I Want You Back.” The band released four albums, with over 70 million records worldwide, becoming the fifth-best selling boy band in history. They performed at the Winter Olympics and the Super Bowl XXXV halftime show.
The rise of JT’s own stardom and the general decline in popularity of boy bands led to *NSYNC’s hiatus in 2002. Moving onto his solo career, he partnered with Pharrell Williams. He released his debut studio album, Justified, that same year. He then
released his second studio album, FutureSex/LoveSounds four years later. By 2013, he released The 20/20 Experience, with a second part of the album releasing later the same year. His fifth album, Man of the Woods, released in 2018. Five years later, the singer-songwriter announced his sixth album, Everything I Thought It Was, would be released in March.
To commemorate the former *NSYNCer’s amazing career, we’ve compiled our favorite music videos of his career. See how your favorites ranked below:
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