In 2002, he released his debut solo album, Justified, which sold more than 7 million copies worldwide. The album was a commercial success, spawning the hits “Cry Me a River” and “Rock Your Body”. Timberlake continued his success with his second solo album, FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006), debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, and produced the US number-one hit singles “SexyBack,” “My Love,” and “What Goes Around Comes Around.”
Timberlake is the executive producer on the upcoming MTV reality series The Phone, which premiered on April 21, 2009. According to People Magazine, the series “thrusts contestants into a heart-stopping action adventure worthy of a summer blockbuster. In six, hour-long episodes, a mysterious stranger on the phone invites four strangers into the dangerous game. If they accept, they’re paired into two teams and dared to perform physical and mental challenges reminiscent of Matt Damon’s The Bourne Identity or Shia LaBeouf’s Eagle Eye.”
Timberlake will reprise his role as Artie in the fourth Shrek movie.