The Complicated Life of Pop Superstar Justin Timberlake

In 2006, he released FutureSex/LoveSounds, the album that fully cemented him as a solo pop superstar. Led by “SexyBack,” “My Love,” and “What Goes Around… Comes Around,” the project gave him a sharper, more futuristic sound.

The album pushed him farther from the clean teen-pop image of *NSYNC and deeper into dance, R&B, and club-ready production. It also proved that Justified had not been a one-time success. By this point, Timberlake was no longer trying to escape his boy-band past; he was building a new era.