Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981), occasionally known by his initials JT, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer.
Raised in Tennessee, he appeared on the television shows Star Search and The All-New Mickey Mouse Club as a child. In the late 1990s, Timberlake rose to prominence as one of the two lead vocalists and youngest member of NSYNC, which eventually became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time.
Timberlake began to adopt a more mature image as an artist with the release of his debut solo album, the R&B-focused Justified (2002), which yielded the successful singles "Cry Me a River" and "Rock Your Body", and earned his first two Grammy Awards.
MTV VMAs return to Brooklyn to rock Barclays Center
nypost.comMTV Video Music Awards return to Barclays Center on Sept. 12.When the VMAs took over the Nets’ spot for the first time in 2013 — marking the 30th anniversary of the awards show — Lady Gaga lived for our “Applause,” Justin Timberlake reunited with ’N Sync and Miley Cyrus twerked upon Robin Thicke.Certainly, a lot has changed in the pop world since then — and not only because of the pandemic that forced the VMAs to move from Barclays Center to other remote locations last year.This year, there are sure to be more fans — and fewer masks.With the 40th anniversary of MTV on Aug.
1, this year’s event will also mark a more solemn remembrance of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. MTV is collaborating with 9/11 Day, a nonprofit that will lead.
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