Thursday, November 21, 2024

21st Century Pop Culture - Justin Timberlake

 

Justin Randall Timberlake
January 31, 1981

"Prince of Pop"

One of the best-selling recording artists with over 117 million records sold worldwide

Honors -
Solo career - over 32 million albums sold/over 56 million singles sold 
10 Grammy Awards
4 Primetime Emmy Awards
3 Brit Awards
9 Billboard Music Awards
7 American Music Awards
11 MTV Video Music Awards
Contemporary Icon Award by the Songwriters Hall of Fame
MTV's Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award (2013)
Innovator Award at 2015 iHeartRadio Music Awards

Inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame (2015 - Youngest recipient)

Timberlake and the original members of NSYNC received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (2018)

Honorary Doctor of Music from Berklee College of Music (2019)

All of Timberlake's albums certified Platinum or higher by RIAA.
As of 2014, seven songs with over 3 million in digital downloads.

In the U.S. alone, 5 songs at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100.

NSYNC formed in 1997 
4 commercially successful albums 
One of the best-selling boy bands of all time with over 70 million in sales worldwide

Justified (debut, 2002)
Solo hits - "Cry Me a River" & "Rock Your Body"

Future Sex/Love Sounds (second album, 2006)
No. 1 on Billboard 200
3 consecutive Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles - "SexyBack," "My Love," "What Goes Around...Comes Around"

Debut & second albums sold in excess of 10 million/3x Platinum in the U.S.

No. 1 on nine Billboard Year-End charts (2013)

Billboard Top Male Artist (2014)

No. 5 on Billboard's Greatest of All Time Pop Songs Artists/No. 1 soloist (2017)

No. 25 on Billboard's Top 60 Male Artists of All Time (2018)

Filmography - (Recording break to act in film)
The Love Guru (2008)
The Social Network (2010)
Bad Teacher (2011)
Friends with Benefits (2011)
In Time (2011)

The 20/20 Experience (third album, 2013...Best selling in 2013)
The 20/20 Experience - 2 of 2 (fourth album 2013)
Both peaked at No. 1 on Billboard 200
Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 singles - "Suit & Tie," "Mirrors," Not a Bad Thing"

Voiced "Branch" in the Trolls film franchise
"Can't Stop the Feeling!" - On soundtrack from first film, Timberlake's fifth No. 1 ... Academy Award nomination

Man of the Woods (fifth album, 2018)
No. 1 album

Everything I Thought I Was (sixth album, 2024)
Sixth consecutive Top 5 album

Justin Timberlake's early years, career to date, further honors, and more can be found on Wikipedia.  The source will say the rest of it.  Follow the link above.


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