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Justin Timberlake brings the vocals to ‘Bye Bye Bye’ to Columbus on October 23rd

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Justin Timberlake brings the vocals to ‘Bye Bye Bye’ to Columbus on October 23rd

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Justin Timberlake’s career has had its ups and downs — the singer was once almost written off — but for the most part, the trajectory has been upward and the “Prince of Pop” has persevered.

He has won 10 Grammy Awards, received an Academy Award and performed at the Super Bowl multiple times, both as a solo artist and as a member of the pop quintet NSYNC.

Now on “The Forget Tomorrow” world tour, Timberlake will perform at Nationwide Arena on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices start at $60 at ticketmaster.com.

This will be at least the 10th visit to Columbus for Timberlake, who first appeared here with NSYNC in August 2001.

Before he became the man who wore “SexyBack” or the lead singer of a boy band with curls like Top Ramen, Timberlake was a Mouseketeer on “The All New Mickey Mouse Club.” He appeared on the show with future girlfriend Britney Spears, future bandmate JC Chasez and future tour partner Christina Aguilera.

After “The Mickey Mouse Club” ended in 1994, Timberlake received a call from Chris Kirkpatrick and accepted his offer to join a vocal group while recommending Chasez. Joey Fatone and Jason Galasso were soon added. Galasso dropped out and was replaced by 16-year-old Lance Bass, and the NSYNC lineup was complete.

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NSYNC N-vades America

After their overnight success in Europe, NSYNC signed with RCA Records, releasing their American debut single, “I Want You Back”. The track will be included on the “‘NSYNC” album, which also contained the hit “Tearin’ Up My Heart.”

NSYNC’s big American breakthrough came in January 2000 after a move to Jive Records with the top 5 dance song “Bye Bye Bye”, widely considered NSYNC’s signature song.

The album “No Strings Attached” was released in March of that year and was the best-selling album of 2000. The follow-up single, “It’s Gonna Be Me”, became the band’s first number 1 in the united states

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In July 2001, NSYNC released “Celebrity,” which sold more than 1.8 million copies in its first week and spawned three top 20 singles, including “Girlfriend.” They promoted “Celebrity” with a four-month tour that grossed $90 million, followed by a longer tour in 2002.

The group then went on hiatus, which was meant to be temporary, but NSYNC would not perform together again for nearly a dozen years.

Flying solo

At just 21 years old, Timberlake struck out on his own. His first solo album, “Justified” debuted at No. 2 in the US in November 2002 and achieved top 5 chart entries with “Cry Me A River” and “Rock Your Body”.

The following year, he made his first of five well-received appearances as host and musical guest on “Saturday Night Live.” His star would continue to rise, with hits including Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for “Cry Me a River” and Best Pop Vocal Album for “Justified.”

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Timberlake put his music career on hold to focus on acting before returning with his second solo album. “FutureSex/LoveSounds” debuted at No. 1 in September 2006 and its lead single, “SexyBack”, climbed to No. 1 in America, where it remained for seven weeks.

Timberlake would go on to win numerous awards over the next year and a half, including:

  • November 2006: Best Male Artist and Best Pop Artist at the MTV Europe Music Awards.
  • February 2007: Grammys for two “FutureSex” songs: “My Love” (featuring TI) for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and “SexyBack” for Best Dance Recording.
  • February 2008: Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for “What Goes Around… Comes Around”, also from “FutureSex”. Timberlake also won Best Dance Recording for “LoveStoned/I Think She Knows.”

Although he resumed his film career in late 2007, Timberlake continued to guest, collaborate with other artists, and write and produce music. From 2010, his work as an actor increased.

He announced his return to music in January 2013 with the release of the #3 single “Suit & Tie”. The following month, the single “Mirrors” reached No. 2.

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Both songs are on Timberlake’s third album, “The 20/20 Experience,” the best-selling album in the United States that year. It was followed by “The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2”, which yielded the hits “Take Back the Night” and “Not a Bad Thing”.

Some of Timberlake’s other musical achievements include:

  • January 2014: Winner of three of his seven Grammy nominations: Best R&B Song, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration and Best Music Video
  • October 2015: Becomes the youngest member of the Memphis Music Hall of Fame at age 34
  • May 2016: Voiced the character Branch in DreamWorks’ “Trolls” franchise. The first film’s soundtrack included his fifth US No. 1, “Can’t Stop the Feeling!”, which earned him an Oscar nomination.
  • February 2018: “Man of the Woods” marked his fourth consecutive No. 1 album and included the hits “Filthy” and “Say Something,” a collaboration with Chris Stapleton.
  • April 2018: Timberlake reunited with his NSYNC bandmates to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
  • January 2021: The singer performed at the “Celebrating America” ​​special as part of President Joe Biden’s inauguration.
  • September 2023: Timberlake and his NSYNC cohorts joined on the song “Better Place” in support of the “Trolls Band Together” soundtrack.
  • January 2024: Timberlake releases three singles, including the hit “Selfish,” ahead of his sixth album, “Everything I Thought It Was,” released in March.

Scandal plagues JT

On June 18, Timberlake was arrested in Sag Harbor, New York, for driving while intoxicated. In addition to a DWI count, he was cited for running a stop sign and failing to maintain lane.

Timberlake initially pleaded not guilty to a revised misdemeanor charge of drunken driving; however, his New York driver’s license was suspended for an undetermined period of time.

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On September 11, it was revealed that Timberlake would plead guilty to a lesser traffic offense, with the DWI charge dropped.

Timberlake pleaded guilty to a noncriminal driving while impaired traffic violation and was sentenced to 25 hours of community service at a nonprofit of his choice, a $500 fine with a $260 surcharge and was forced to make a public safety announcement.

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