papa ace Justin Timberlake hasthe most - download single of 2016 so farwith " Ca n’t Stop the Feeling . " The track was spell to elevate the animated kiddie comedyTrolls , and sounds decades removed from the un-‘Sync - able boy - dance band image he work up a life history on . He seems OK with that ; 14 years after the release of his debut solo record album , Timberlake proudlybears his new dad badge .
Sometime between voiceover academic term onTrolls , Timberlake put together a concert documentary film with the pedigree to perk up up the ear of his colleague papa : Justin Timberlake + the Tennessee Kids , a quislingism with Oscar - pull ahead managing director Jonathan Demme that is now streaming solely on Netflix . Factor in the biggest hits of Timberlake ’s calling , a hyperactive laser light show , and some very un - dad - same saltation moves , and Demme and Timberlake make beautiful music together .
In January 2015 , Timberlake wrapped the20/20 Experiencetour , through which he and two twelve banding penis and backup dancers ( the titular " Tennessee Kids " ) shared stages over nearly two twelvemonth and 134 stops . With Las Vegas ’s massive MGM Grand as a show - arrest final playground , Timberlake and Netflix muster in Demme to capture their curing for posterity .
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Demme directedNeil Young : Heart of Gold , Kenny Chesney : Unstaged , and , uh , The Silence of the Lambs , though it wasStop Making mother wit , the Talking Heads ' 1984 concert doc , that Timberlake was rub to emulate . " I basically stalked Jonathan Demme to do this,“he confessedatJT+TK ’s Toronto International Film Festival premiere .
The " Kids " are virtuosos well - suited for a Vegas crowd – literally , in the bespoke getups Timberlake favors – gifted with the talent and energy to get down up an tremendous stage kitted out with hyperactive lasers , mammoth projection of the David Fincher - directed"Suit & Tie " video , and a gravity - hold gangway set aside above the arena level . ( prosperous for us at habitation , Demme offers quick cuts over limit - change fluid mechanics and costume switcheroo . ) When Demme goes wide , we ’re remind of just how many Tennessee Kids are under Timberlake ’s statement . Their phase pappa takes diplomatical dance breaks to join them in between plinking away at a piano or brandishing a guitar .
Somehow , despite like an expert framed shooter of each performer from every slant , we never catch sight of a single photographic camera onstage – though Timberlake stare straight into them at every opportunity .
In between crowd - pleasers like " SexyBack , " " My honey , " and " Rock Your eubstance " – and a brief break to take shots with an audience member who happens to be longtime partner Timothy " Timbaland " Mosley – Timberlake includes an extended Michael Jackson tribute , cover " Human Nature " ; his own rendition of Bell Biv DeVoe ’s 1990 hit " Poison " ; and a doc - wrappingdedication to Princeover the credit . ( Speaking of which , make certain Netflix does n’t autoplay over them : you ’ll see the astonishing work that die into make the stage . )
Timberlake ’s trend and sound are indebted to Jackson and Prince in finicky , two artists who reinvent themselves many times over throughout the row of their careers . With that in judgment , it ’s worth noting Timberlake ’s set was two years old when it was record two Januarys ago , and has aged nearly two more now .
What ’s next for an expert crooner and pop - storage locker still at his peak ? Hopefully Timberlake has more up his well - tailored arm than family - well-disposed movie soundtracks : he copped tokeeping Pharrell Williams companyin the studio back in March , but neither musician revealed what they were working on , if anything . Meanwhile , Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kidsgives the musician the chance to bring sexy back again for the whole family .
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