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inspired by his break-
up with Britney) and
‘Rock Your Body’. To
commemorate his solo
success, Timberlake was
awarded two Grammy
Awards in 2004 for Best
Pop Vocal Album and
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. He was
also behind the ‘I’m Lovin’ It’ track that
was used by McDonald’s as the theme to
its ‘I’m Lovin’ It’ campaign which earned
him an estimated $6 million, with a tour
titled Justified and Lovin’ It Live included
in the deal.
As a solo artist, Timberlake often
collaborated with the Black Eyed Peas,
receiving a Grammy nomination with
the band for ‘Where Is The Love?’ He
has also worked with Nelly, Snoop Dogg
and Nelly Furtado and started his own
record company, JayTee Records in 2005.
The following year, his second solo album
FutureSex/LoveSounds
was released which
debuted at No.1 on the Billboard chart.The
album’s lead single, ‘SexyBack’ also spent
several consecutive weeks at No.1. In 2008
Timberlake helped to make Madonna’s
single,
‘4
Minutes’, a top
ten hit. Not only
did he provide
some of the
vocals, he also
co-wrote the
song.Timberlake
has also contributed to several other
tracks on Madonna’s
Hard Candy
album.
Upon pursuing an acting career,
Timberlake put his recording career on
hold to act in several films, having starred
in a few feature films earlier in his music
career. The first role he took during this
time was as a journalist in
Edison Force
,
filmed in 2004, which received a direct-to-
video release in 2006. He also appeared
in the films
Alpha Dog, Black Snake Moan
,
Richard Kelly’s
Southland Tales
,
The Social
Network, Bad Teacher, In Time, Friends With
Benefits,
and voiced PrinceArtie Pendragon
in the animated film
Shrek theThird in 2007.
In addition to acting, Timberlake has
opened several restaurants, started
a clothing line and participated in
humanitarian efforts in his nativeTennessee.
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