Did you know?: Timberlake to release first album since 2006

After making the transition from child star and boy band heartthrob to movie star, Justin Timberlake is returning to music with his first album since 2006, cementing his grown-up status with a record inspired by his new marriage.

Timberlake will officially release The 20/20 Experience on Tuesday. But the 10-track record of smooth love songs with a throwback R&B sound is already No. 1 on the iTunes charts after it was streamed online last week.

The album is Timberlake’s first since FutureSex/LoveSounds which spawned hit pop singles Sexyback and What Goes Around Comes Around.

Although lead single Suit & Tie, featuring rapper Jay-Z, failed to meet sales expectations on its first week of release in January, the album is expected to sell well following weeks of promotion including a Grammy Awards show performance and a stint by Timberlake on TV sketch show Saturday Night Live.

Industry sources cited by Billboard said The 20/20 Experience could sell 500,000 copies in its first week, and easily give Timberlake the No. 1 spot on the Billboard 200 album charts.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 19^th, 2013.                

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