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.
Recording Academy Chief Harvey Mason Jr. and Aloe Blacc to Keynote Mondo.NYC Virtual Conference
variety.comJem Aswad Senior Music EditorHarvey Mason jr., interim president/CEO of the Recording Academy, and Grammy-nominated recording artist Aloe Blacc have joined the list of keynote speakers for a conversation at Mondo.NYC 2020 on Wednesday, October 14, 2020.
This year, the conference and music festival, aimed at music and tech industry insiders and innovators and emerging artists and their fans, will celebrate its fifth anniversary as a four-day virtual interactive meeting and livestream.Mason, who is also chair of the Academy’s Board of Trustees, is a multi-Grammy-nominated songwriter-producer who has worked with Whitney Houston, Beyoncé, Elton John, Justin Timberlake, Aretha Franklin and many others, as well as films such as “Dreamgirls,”.
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