Justin Timberlake Grammy Performance: To Hit Stage with 'Suit & Tie' After Four Years
Justin Timberlake will continue his return to music on Feb. 10 when he will perform at the 55th annual Grammy Awards less than a month after releasing his comeback single "Suit & Tie," according to MTV News.
The singer, who took a break in recent years to focus on his acting career, will take to the Grammy stage for the first time in four years. Other confirmed performers include Rihanna, Fun., Taylor Swift, Jack White, the Black Keys, Mumford & Sons, the Lumineers, Miranda Lambert and more.
Timberlake, 31, is a six-time Grammy winner. His performance at the Grammys will debut his first new music in nearly seven years. He will also perform "Suit & Tie," which features vocals by Jay-Z, at the DIRECTV Super Bowl Saturday Night event on Feb. 2 in New Orleans, the day before Super Bowl XLVII.
RCA Records said on Tuesday Timberlake's new album "The 20/20 Experience," - his follow-up to 2006's "FutureSex/LoveSounds" and only his third album ever as a solo artist- will be released on March 19.
Timberlake made Billboard chart history when he released "Suit & Tie" on Jan. 14. The song came in at No. 14 on the Billboard Pop Songs chart, which measures mainstream top 40 radio airplay, but had the highest first-week plays total in the chart's 20-year history. It logged 6,045 radio plays across the air in the second week of January alone.
Timberlake took over from the previous record holder Lady Gaga and her single "Born This Way," which opened with 4,602 radio plays in February 2011. Suit & Tie" also reached the highest ever for a male artist on the Billboard chart.
During his time away from the recording studio, Timberlake got married to actress Jessica Biel and starred in films such as the Oscar-winning drama "The Social Network," "Bad Teacher," "Trouble with the Curve" and "Friends with Benefits."
