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.
Tidal Shares The Original Version Of Jay-Z’s “Holy Grail” With The-Dream Instead Of Justin Timberlake
genius.comOn Saturday, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland recruited The-Dream and Sean Garrett for an Instagram Live songwriters battle. One of the highlights was when The-Dream debuted the demo track for JAY-Z’s Justin Timberlake-assisted song, “Holy Grail,” with his original vocals replacing Timberlake’s parts.
Less than 24 hours later, a studio version was released on TIDAL. Besides singing the intro, bridge, chorus, and refrain on the original version of “Holy Grail,” The-Dream co-produced and co-wrote the track.
In a verified annotation, the singer-songwriter explained how he linked up with Jay: The demo version is largely identical to the identical, except for Timberlake’s extended bridge: “Holy Grail” is the opening track and lead single from Jay’s
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