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May 6 2013 11:18 AM ET

Justin Timberlake: Second '20/20' album due in September, new tour in October

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Well, lesson learned: Never doubt ?uestlove.

A few weeks ago, the Roots’ drummer noted that there was more Justin Timberlake music coming, and it turns out he was right. Yesterday, JT announced the second part of The 20/20 Experience would be arriving on store shelves on Sept. 30.

This morning, Timberlake also announced a second set of tour dates that will kick into gear following the album’s release. He’s hitting up stadiums this summer with Jay-Z, but he’ll be lording over hockey arenas all over the world beginning on Halloween. (The full list of tour dates is below.) READ FULL STORY »

Apr 17 2013 12:32 PM ET

Paramore unseats Justin Timberlake to top albums chart, Brad Paisley trails at No. 2

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Maybe Hayley Williams will save rock and roll before Pete Wentz has a chance to.

Nielsen SoundScan reports that Paramore’s self-titled fourth album has nabbed the top spot on the Billboard 200 in its debut week, selling 106,000 copies — more than enough to overtake Justin Timberlake’s reign. This marks the pop-punk band’s first No. 1 album; their last record, 2009′s Brand New Eyes, topped out at No. 2, with 175,000.

Not far behind the Tennessee trio is Brad Paisley (who, coincidentally, lives in Paramore’s hometown of Franklin). The country singer’s Wheelhouse placed at No. 2, with a 100,000 first-week performance. This is the fourth time a Paisley album has opened at second place, which, according to Billboard, means he now shares with Sheryl Crow the dubious honor of having the most No. 2 albums without a No. 1. Looks like LL Cool J’s “Accidental Racist” cameo just wasn’t enough to give Wheelhouse that extra boost. READ FULL STORY »

Apr 10 2013 10:40 AM ET

Justin Timberlake plays Memphis tribute at the White House -- VIDEO

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Most fans will have the opportunity to see Justin Timberlake live on stage in baseball and football stadiums this summer, but if you’re the leader of the free world, you can just go ahead and book JT to play your home.

Last night, Timberlake joined Booker T. Jones, Ben Harper, Alabama Shakes, Mavis Staples, and a handful of other performers in a tribute to Memphis soul music. It was the latest entry in the “In Performance at the White House” series, concerts that have become a staple of the Obama White House.

“Let’s face it, who does not love this music?” the President said during his introduction to the evening’s music. “These songs get us on the dance floor. They get stuck in our heads. We go back over them again and again. And they’ve played an important part in our history.” READ FULL STORY »

Mar 27 2013 01:10 PM ET

Justin Timberlake smashes expectations, sells 968,000 copies in first week, breaks iTunes record worldwide

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Think how many suits and ties he can afford now.

Justin Timberlake’s comeback album, The 20/20 Experience, crushed industry projections, selling a mammoth 968,000 copies in its first week and easily topping the Billboard 200. In the last year, only one album has sold more units out of the gate: Taylor Swift’s Red, which scanned 1.2 million copies in its first seven days.

Timberlake scored the best sales week for a male artist since Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter III debuted to 1.01 million copies-sold in June 2008. And, as Billboard notes, Timberlake also earned third-biggest week for a solo male singer (aka: non-rapper), behind Usher’s Confessions, which debuted to 1.1 million in 2004, and Garth Brooks’ Double Live, which started at 1.09 million in 1998. READ FULL STORY »

Mar 19 2013 10:32 PM ET

Justin Timberlake releases music video for 'Mirrors': Watch it here

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Justin Timberlake’s new music video for “Mirrors” is definitely not “Suit & Tie: Part 2.”

In fact, most of the video — which retells the love story of an elderly couple — features less Timberlake than you might think.

(Don’t worry; he still works a dance in there — in front of mirrors, duh!)

See it for yourself below.
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Mar 19 2013 11:10 AM ET

Justin Timberlake confirms second '20/20' album

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Justin Timberlake made everybody wait nearly seven years between albums. With that math, we’d be into the second term of the next Clinton administration before another opus surfaced.

But JT is a giver, and he won’t make anybody sweat nearly that long the next time around.

“I need to clear up a rumor,” he told the crowd at a release party for his new album The 20/20 Experience in Los Angeles last night, during an interview with Ryan Seacrest. “This whole thing about this being the first half of the album is true.” READ FULL STORY »

Mar 17 2013 01:30 PM ET

How Myspace hides a secret Justin Timberlake SXSW show -- PHOTOS

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Austin’s South by Southwest music festival wraps up today, but every year there are “secret” shows by top artists in relatively modest venues, frequently revealed only to the media at the last minute.

But some are more secret than others. A truly secret show is one that 99.8 percent of festival-goers only find out about after it happens. (“Oh my god, did you hear that Jack White joined Dave Grohl for a jam session in a South Lamar tanning salon at 4 a.m. last night? It was amazing!”)

For its supposedly secret Justin Timberlake show, however, sponsor Myspace set a new bar in non-secret obviousness.

The story started off perfectly. The media first got wind of the Justin Timberlake show when the Austin Police Department, of all places, leaked it. That has just the right kind of odd and non-official yet authoritative sourcing that you want for a secret show. (And hey, APD, if you can tell me what time Oz: The Great and Powerful is starting tonight at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, that would be great, too.)

But then once SXSW got underway, there was this on the side of an 800-capacity music venue on a heavily trafficked downtown intersection:

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Mar 17 2013 11:16 AM ET

Justin Timberlake closes SXSW on a high note -- VIDEO

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Justin Timberlake performs at Myspace Secret Show @ SXSWIf you thought Justin Timberweek ended with Friday night’s Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, you had another thing coming.

Last night, seven days after he appeared on Saturday Night Live as both the show’s host and musical guest, Mr. Suit and Tie seized SXSW by putting on one of the festival’s most anticipated shows of the week. And while Timberlake’s Myspace showcase was this year’s Party To Go To for many, only a lucky few actually got to attend.

That’s because the event went down at Austin’s Coppertank Events Center, a small downtown venue that reached its legal capacity of 800 people so quickly, it seemed like the event was actually sponsored by the city’s fire marshals. Of course, that only enhanced the intimacy of the concert. In the end, the strategy paid off, with both Timberlake and the audience feeding of the night’s once-in-a-lifetime vibes.

The thrills (and shrieks) began the moment he walked out on stage with an acoustic guitar and performed the Justified favorite “Like I Love You.” Wearing a fedora, blazer, and one of those tuxedo-print novelty t-shirts that you thought were only worn by characters in ’80s teen comedies, the singer’s smooth stage presence suggested that he wanted to do more than bring sexy back — he wanted to bring JT back.

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Mar 15 2013 02:32 PM ET

It's official: Justin Timberlake will close out SXSW

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Have you seen Justin Timberlake recently? Better question: How can you not have seen Justin Timberlake recently?

As most sentient humans now know, JT is dropping The 20/20 Experience, his first album in almost seven years this Tuesday, and he hasn’t been slacking in the promotion department. His latest appearance has actually been the worst kept secret in music for the past week or so: He just announced that he will indeed be helping to close out the South By Southwest Festival on Saturday night, March 16 in Austin. Timberlake will headline the final MySpace Secret Show with Roots drummer Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson and producer RJD2 providing undercard assistance.

It’s the latest in Timberlake’s headline-grabbing blitz in celebration of his new album. In the past week alone, we’ve seen the album’s streaming premiere at iTunes, the announcement of a co-headlining summer stadium tour with Jay-Z, a ratings-grabbing turn as both the host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live, and a week-long residence on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.

And he’s not done: This Tuesday, the same day as the album’s official release, he’ll preside over a televised album release party that will air on the CW. The special is called (deep breath) Target Presents the IHeartRadio Album Release Party With Justin Timberlake. It looks like it’ll all work out for JT; industry experts are already predicting first-week sales in excess of 500,000 copies for The 20/20 Experience, which would put him in rare company. 

EW’s intrepid SXSW crew will be on hand at Timberlake’s Saturday night show, so watch out for reports from the ground in this space. (And check in all weekend for continued coverage of the — literally! — thousands of non-Timberlake happenings in Austin this week).

Read More on EW.com:
Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon bring sexy back, barbershop quintet-style — VIDEO
Justin Timberlake streams ‘The 20/20 Experience’ on iTunes. Worth the seven-year wait? — The EW Review
Justin Timberlake boosts ‘Saturday Night Live’ ratings

Mar 11 2013 06:05 PM ET

Justin Timberlake streams 'The 20/20 Experience' on iTunes. Worth the seven-year wait? -- The EW Review

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It’s Justin Timberlake Week! Right on the heels of his record-making, ratings-boosting SNL-hosting gig, JT has decided to get his new album, The 20/20 Experience, out to fans early. It’s not due to hit stores until Tuesday, March 19, but it’s currently streaming on iTunes in its entirety.

The official EW review of Justin Timberlake’s The 20/20 Experience is below, and a version of it will appear in the magazine on newsstands next Friday, March 15. READ FULL STORY »

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