FutureSex/LoveSounds

album by Timberlake

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FutureSex/LoveSounds is the second solo studio album by American singer Justin Timberlake, released in 2006. The album features production by Timbaland and Rick Rubin. It earned four Grammy Awards, including best dance recording for the hit single "SexyBack". The album is noted for its blend of rhythm and blues (R&B) and blue-eyed soul, marking a departure from his earlier pop music roots.1

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Justin Timberlake
Solo music career and acting roles
second solo release, the Prince-influenced FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006), features production work by Timbaland and Rick Rubin and earned four Grammy Awards, including best dance recording for “SexyBack,” which spent seven weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. During his early solo career, Timberlake was not always treated kindly…
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second solo release, the Prince-influenced FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006), features production work by Timbaland and Rick Rubin and earned four Grammy Awards, including best dance recording for “SexyBack,” which spent seven weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. During his early solo career, Timberlake was not always treated kindly…
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Rick Rubin
American Recordings and work with Johnny Cash
…to a third (Justin Timberlake’s FutureSex/LoveSounds).
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…to a third (Justin Timberlake’s FutureSex/LoveSounds).
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