Justin Timberlake

By KatyK As you know from reading past Blogs, we’ve been back to the Studio. We had two weeks in London, which went really very, very well. We had about 20 ideas for songs – only one good idea but…kidding! I do think we have 20 really great ideas, we are all very excited about it. I feel as though it’s going to...

By KatyK ‘Rio’ rockers turn to Timbaland for help with new sound By Justin Powell Metromix On some of the newer material, you’ve been working with some pretty talented and popular people. How has the experience with been with Timbaland and Justin Timberlake.

By KatyK And their most recent album was co-produced and co-written by Madonna’s new pals Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and Nate Danja Hills. “When we heard Timberlake and Timbaland - one of biggest producers in the world right now - wanted to work with us it was an offer we couldn’t refuse.

By KatyK During an illustrious career spanning three decades, Duran Duran have remained at the forefront of popular music, consistently pushing the creative envelope, breaking new ground and fusing music, fashion and art with a unique sense of style and confidence. Since their inception, the...

By KatyK With the Killers and Billy Corgan joining you onstage, members of Tool and AFI coming to shows and Justin Timberlake singing on your new record (“Red Carpet Massacre”), does it feel like the world is in love with Duran Duran again? Did your style and Timberlake’s take a while to mesh?

By KatyK For ’80s pop stars in dire need of contemporary cred, Timberlake’s call was teen pop manna from heaven. The subsequent marathon New York writing and recording sessions, which Taylor likens to “going into really deep psychotherapy without the meds,” birthed several Timbaland/Timberl...

By KatyK Once you get past the obvious credibility stabs — Timbaland’s three so-so co-productions, Justin Timberlake’s writing contribution to the slick but forgettable single “Nite Runner” — Massacre turns out to be a surprisingly traditional Duran album.

By KatyK 20. Duran Duran – “Red Carpet Massacre” Eighties favorites Duran Duran don’t have the commercial prowess they did during their heyday, but they’ve persevered thanks to their winning formula of melodic hooks and dance-friendly grooves. This time around they employ some of today’s hotte...

By KatyK Simon LeBon, lead singer and primary songwriter of Duran Duran, has managed to deliver a youthful CD with several potential hit singles. One such song is “Falling Down,” which was produced by and features Justin Timberlake. This smooth, plaintive track is definitely a head-bobbing, sin...

By KatyK RED CARPET MASSACRE has been produced by DURAN DURAN, NATE “DANJA” HILLS (Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake, Timbaland), JIMMY DOUGLASS (Missy Elliot, Nelly Furtado, Timbaland, Bryan Ferry, Jay Z, Snoop Dog), JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and TIMBALAND.

By KatyK A red flag should go up when you read the liner notes. You’ll see that the album was produced by Timbaland (of Justin Timberlake/Nelly Furtado fame). You’ll also see a co-write from Mr. Sexy Back himself, Justin Timberlake. Lead off single “Falling Down” should put longtime fans at ease, whil...

By KatyK Former Mouseketeer Timberlake produced and sang on the first single, “Falling Down,” while Timothy “Timbaland” Mosley produced and is featured on three tracks. Another eight songs were produced by Duran Duran and Nate “Danja” Hills, who also worked with pop star Britney Spears on her l...

By KatyK After attempting to record the album with Astronaut’s producer Michael Patterson starting in September 2005 and reportedly had 15 tracks in the can, the sessions were scraped after Andy Taylor quit. They regrouped later in 2006 and in the end had 3 songs produced by Timbaland, 1 produced...