{{Short description|American record producer (born 1972)}} {{Distinguish|Timberland (disambiguation){{!}}Timberland|Timbalada|Justin Timberlake{{!}}Timberlake}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox person | name = Timbaland | image = Timbaland (47903248821) (cropped).jpg | caption = Timbaland in 2019 | birth_name = Timothy Zachery Mosley | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1972|3|10}} | birth_place = Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | other_names = {{flatlist| * DJ Timmy Tim * Timbo<ref>{{cite tweet|user=timbaland|number=583060694569852928|title=Team Timbo @okmayday #teamtimbo look at my future !!!!!pay attention!!!!!!watch the movement!!!!!!!!! https://instagram.com/p/06XK3JmvPx/|date=2015-04-01|access-date=2021-05-02}}</ref> * Timar * Mozart Timadeas<!--nicknames are not allowed. See Template:Infobox musical artist--> }} | occupation = {{flatlist| * Record producer * rapper * singer * songwriter }} | years_active = 1994–present | children = 3 | relatives = Pharrell Williams (cousin)<ref>{{cite web|author=Mika|url= https://theneptunes.org/2016/02/timbaland-reveals-pharrell-is-his-cousin-at-the-cruz-show/|title=Timbaland Reveals Pharrell Is His Cousin At 'The Cruz Show'|date= February 13, 2016|publisher=The Neptunes|access-date=February 13, 2016}}</ref> | works = {{hlist|Discography|production}} | awards = Full list | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | origin = | genre = {{flatlist| * Hip hop * R&B * pop * experimental }} | label = {{flatlist| * Gamma * Def Jam<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Jeff |last=Conway |date=September 1, 2023 |access-date=February 7, 2026 | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffconway/2023/09/01/timbaland-on-his-new-keep-going-up-single-with-nelly-furtado-and-justin-timberlake-we-created-magic/ | title=Timbaland on His New 'Keep Going Up' Single with Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake: 'We Created Magic' | magazine=Forbes }}</ref> * Roc Nation * Epic * Mosley Music * Interscope * Beat Club * Atlantic * Blackground * Stage Zero }} | past_member_of = <!--ABC ORDER -->{{flatlist| * Swing Mob * Timbaland & Magoo }} | website = {{URL|https://timbaland.com}} }} | signature = Timbaland sig.svg }}
'''Timothy Zachery Mosley''' (born March 10, 1972),<ref name="Timbalandmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.timbalandmusic.com/biography|title=Timbaland |publisher=timbalandmusic|access-date=June 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513023750/http://www.timbalandmusic.com/biography|archive-date=May 13, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Allmusic"/> known professionally as '''Timbaland''', is an American record producer, rapper, singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia, he is widely acclaimed for his distinctive production work and "stuttering" rhythmic style. In 2007, ''Entertainment Weekly'' stated that "just about every current pop trend can be traced back to him—from sultry, urban-edged R&B songstresses [...] to the art of incorporating avant-garde sounds into No. 1 hits."<ref name="ew">{{cite magazine|last1=Brown|first1=Ethan|title=Timbaland wants to be his own star|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2007/03/23/timbaland-wants-be-his-own-star|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=August 24, 2016}}</ref> He has won four Grammy Awards from 22 nominations.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LOAW274#reader_B00LOAW274|title=Amazon.com: The People Who Created The Soundtrack To Your Life eBook: stuart devoy: Kindle Store|via=www.amazon.com}}</ref>
Timbaland's first major production credit was on the album ''Ginuwine... the Bachelor'' (1996) by R&B singer Ginuwine. Further commercial success on his following productions—including Aaliyah's album ''One in a Million'' (1996) and Missy Elliott's album ''Supa Dupa Fly'' (1997)—made him a sought-after producer for R&B and hip-hop acts. He performed as a recording artist himself while doing so, releasing three albums as part of the Virginia-based hip-hop duo Timbaland & Magoo, along with his debut solo album, ''Tim's Bio'' (1998). He produced Justin Timberlake's 2002 single "Cry Me a River", and thereafter produced the majority of Timberlake's subsequent releases—including ''FutureSex/LoveSounds'' (2006) and ''The 20/20 Experience'' (2013)—along with their respective hit singles.
Timbaland's 2007 single "Give It To Me" (featuring Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake) peaked atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and preceded the release of his second album, ''Shock Value'' (2007). It spawned the singles "The Way I Are" (featuring Keri Hilson) and "Apologize" (with OneRepublic), which peaked at numbers three and two on the chart, respectively. His third album, ''Shock Value II'' (2009), was supported by the top 40 singles "Carry Out" (featuring Justin Timberlake), "Say Something" (featuring Drake) and "If We Ever Meet Again" (with Katy Perry). Meanwhile, Timbaland's production credits throughout this time expanded to include songs for Michael Jackson, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Madonna, Kanye West, Rihanna, Alicia Keys, and Lil Wayne, among others.
Timbaland founded the record labels Beat Club in 2001 and its successor, Mosley Music Group in 2006, through which he has signed artists including Nelly Furtado—whose album ''Loose'' (2006) peaked the ''Billboard'' 200—as well as OneRepublic, Keri Hilson, Bubba Sparxxx, and Chris Cornell. ''Beat Club'' is namesake of a service in which Timbaland mentors upcoming producers, launched in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://variety.com/2023/music/focus/timbaland-justin-timberlake-missy-elliott-albums-1235579947/|title= Timbaland on Creating Beat Club, New Albums With Justin Timberlake and Missy Elliott: 'I'm in My Quincy Jones Phase'|date=June 23, 2023|website=Variety.com}}</ref> Along with fellow producer Swizz Beatz, he co-created the webcast series ''Verzuz'' that same year.
==Early life== Timothy Zachery Mosley was born on March 10, 1972, in Norfolk, Virginia, to Latrice, who ran a homeless shelter, and Garland Mosley, an Amtrak employee.<ref name="Timbalandmusic"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.notablebiographies.com/newsmakers2/2007-Pu-Z/Timbaland.html|title=Timbaland Biography - life, parents, name, school, mother, young, son, old, born - Newsmakers Cumulation|website=www.notablebiographies.com}}</ref> He graduated from Salem High School of Virginia Beach.<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|title=Timbaland – Biography|work=Allmusic|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0000602378|pure_url=yes}}|access-date=November 23, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Timbaland's visit includes grant for Beach school|url=http://hamptonroads.com/2008/05/timbalands-visit-includes-grant-virginia-beach-school|work=The Virginian-Pilot|access-date=January 11, 2013|date=May 30, 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080601233552/http://hamptonroads.com/2008/05/timbalands-visit-includes-grant-virginia-beach-school | archive-date = June 1, 2008 | url-status = dead}}</ref> During his time as a DJ, he was known as "DJ Tim"<ref name="my block">{{cite news|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|title=My Block: Virginia|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/my_block/virginia/news_feature_021607/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221025751/http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/my_block/virginia/news_feature_021607/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 21, 2007|work=MTV News|date=February 16, 2007|access-date=April 4, 2008}}</ref> or "DJ Timmy Tim".<ref name="timbalandmusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.timbalandmusic.com/biography|title=Timbaland |publisher=timbalandmusic|access-date=July 11, 2010}}</ref> He has a younger brother named Sebastian.<ref>[http://hamptonroads.com/2009/08/timbalands-little-brother-sebastian-has-his-own-hit "Timbaland's little brother, Sebastian, has his own hit"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308035021/http://hamptonroads.com/2009/08/timbalands-little-brother-sebastian-has-his-own-hit |date=March 8, 2016 }}.''HamptonRoads.com''. ("Timbaland is 38; Sebastian declines to give his age but is likely around 29.")</ref> His sister Courtney Rashon is a makeup artist and an author from New Jersey. While attending high school, Timbaland began a long-term collaboration with rapper Melvin (Magoo) Barcliff. The teenage Mosley also joined the production ensemble S.B.I. (which stood for 'Surrounded By Idiots') which also featured Neptunes producer, his cousin, Pharrell Williams.<ref name="timbalandmusic"/> Mosley was also high school friends with brothers Terrence and Gene Thornton, who would become known as Pusha T and Malice of the rap group Clipse, respectively.<ref name="xxl.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=65847 |title=XXLmag.com |publisher=XXLmag.com |access-date=July 11, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117031032/http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=65847 |archive-date=January 17, 2010 }}</ref> In 1986, when Timbaland was 14 years old, he was accidentally shot by a co-worker at a local Red Lobster restaurant and was partially paralyzed for nine months.<ref>[http://www.complex.com/music/2013/01/a-history-of-rappers-getting-shot-and-surviving/timbaland "A History of Rappers Getting Shot and Surviving"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624022611/http://www.complex.com/music/2013/01/a-history-of-rappers-getting-shot-and-surviving/timbaland |date=June 24, 2015 }} January 28, 2013</ref> During this time, he began to learn how to DJ using his left hand.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2007/03/23/timbaland-wants-be-his-own-star/|title=Everyone Wants Timbaland|author=Ethan Brown|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=March 23, 2007|quote=He made ends meet with a series of menial jobs, including washing dishes at a Red Lobster, until late one night he wound up on the wrong end of a gun. The bullet passed through Tim's neck and lodged in his right shoulder (fragments remain to this day). For nine months, Tim was paralyzed on his right side, forcing him to learn to DJ with his left hand.<br/>Tim rarely talks about the shooting, and is, in fact, quite critical of gangsta rappers who boast of their war wounds. 'I'm not a rapper,' he says dismissively. 'I'm not talking about my scars or my battles.' Still, the shooting did help him form a bond with 50 Cent. 'I'll tell you this,' Tim says. 'If you get shot and you survive, you feel like you're an Incredible Hulk. Them bullets don't hurt when they go in. But then they got that burnin', that acid burn. Goddamn! It feels like a stove burning your blood. You feel like any minute you gonna be dyin'.{{'-}}|access-date=April 21, 2020|archive-date=February 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228080503/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20015777,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Career== ===1992–2005=== Rapper Missy Elliott heard Timbaland's material after being introduced by Magoo. She and her R&B group, Sista, auditioned for DeVante Swing, a producer and member of the R&B act Jodeci. DeVante signed Sista to his Swing Mob record label and Elliott brought Mosley and Barcliff along with her to New York, where Swing Mob was based. It was DeVante who renamed the young producer Timbaland after the Timberland boot.<ref name="m195">{{cite web | title=Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley | website=Songwriters Hall of Fame | date=2016-03-07 | url=https://www.songhall.org/profile/timbaland | access-date=2025-02-28}}</ref> He and Magoo became part of Devante Swings's label called Swing Mob. The label featured signees known as "Da Bassment" crew, joining artists such as R&B singer Ginuwine, male vocal group Playa (Smoke E. Digglera, Static Major and Digital Black), and the girl group Sugah which members included Rolita White, Susan Weems, and Charlene "Tweet" Keys.<ref name="timbalandmusic"/> Timbaland did production work on a number of projects with DeVante, including the 1995 Jodeci LP ''The Show, The After-Party, The Hotel'', and Sista's (unreleased) début LP ''4 All the Sistas Around da World''. Elliott began receiving recognition as a songwriter for artists such as R&B girl group 702 and MC Lyte. Due to Timbaland's connection with her, he was often contacted to produce remixes of her songs.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 25, 2008|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/9850,213743,2083,22.html|title=Tim's Brio|publisher=The Village Voice|archive-date=June 5, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605142936/http://www.villagevoice.com/music/9850,213743,2083,22.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Timbaland began his producing career for R&B acts. In the early to mid-1990s, he produced a few songs for R&B acts such as Jodeci and Sista. In 1996, he made his mainstream breakthrough by producing the majority of both Aaliyah's second album ''One in a Million'' and Ginuwine's debut album ''Ginuwine...the Bachelor''. This included the major hit singles "If Your Girl Only Knew" by Aaliyah and "Pony" by Ginuwine. While Timbaland was initially producing for R&B artists, his trademark sound was very much rooted in hip-hop with its fast-paced nature and clear drum breaks. He was taking a hip-hop sound and applying it to R&B, and in this way his sound was instrumental in blurring the distinction between hip-hop and R&B production.<ref>{{cite web|last=Birchmeier |first=Jason |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/timbaland-p218225 |title=Timbaland |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=May 29, 2011}}</ref> In 1997, he fully produced ''Supa Dupa Fly'', the debut album of Missy Elliott, who had been a childhood friend of Mosley. In this album Timbaland continued with his now trademark electronic production style, but since Missy frequently rapped the music was considered hip-hop. Also in 1997, he released his first album with his partner Magoo, ''Welcome to Our World'', also a hip-hop album. In the late 1990s, his hip-hop production sound would become very influential and common as he produced for many high-profile hip-hop artists including Jay-Z, Nas, and The LOX. In 1999, he scored a major hit with Jay-Z and rap group UGK with the hit "Big Pimpin'{{-"}}. He also fully produced Missy's second album in 1999, ''Da Real World''. During this time, Timbaland continued to produce primarily for R&B artists. He continued to produce for Ginuwine and Aaliyah, as well as contributing significantly to albums by Xscape, Nicole, Playa, and Total. He remixed Usher's major hit "You Make Me Wanna". In the early 2000s Timbaland produced songs including Ludacris' "Roll Out (My Business)",<ref>{{cite news|access-date=April 29, 2008 |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2003/10/07/2003-10-07_ludacris_hits_the_silly_summ.html |title=LUDACRIS HITS THE SILLY SUMMIT |work=New York Daily News |date=October 7, 2003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090511044140/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2003/10/07/2003-10-07_ludacris_hits_the_silly_summ.html |archive-date=May 11, 2009 }}</ref> Jay-Z's "Hola' Hovito",<ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 29, 2008|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/statusainthood/archives/2007/04/jayz_and_timbal.php|title=Jay-Z and Timbaland, Together Again|publisher=Village Voice|archive-date=November 2, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071102184432/http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/statusainthood/archives/2007/04/jayz_and_timbal.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> Petey Pablo's "Raise Up",<ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 29, 2008|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1452482/20020220/pablo_petey.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041106131201/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1452482/20020220/pablo_petey.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 6, 2004|title=Petey Pablo, The Black Robert De Niro? |publisher=MTV}}</ref> and Beck's cover of David Bowie's "Diamond Dogs" during this period.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 29, 2008|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1438577/20010126/timbaland.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030312064112/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1438577/20010126/timbaland.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 12, 2003|title=Timbaland Film Vying For Sundance Grand Jury Prize |publisher=MTV}}</ref> He also contributed three songs, all eventually released as singles, to Aaliyah's self-titled third album, the exotic lead single "We Need a Resolution" (featuring himself rapping a verse), "More Than a Woman", and the ballad "I Care 4 U".<ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 29, 2008|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1442244/20010328/aaliyah.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010428074433/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1442244/20010328/aaliyah.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 28, 2001|title=Aaliyah Finds 'Resolution' With New Single, Video |publisher=MTV}}</ref> He also makes an appearance in Aaliyah's single "Try Again", which he also produced and co-wrote.
Timbaland & Magoo's second album together was slated for release in November 2000. ''Indecent Proposal'' was to feature appearances by Beck, Aaliyah, as well as new Timbaland protégés—some from his new Beat Club Records imprint--Ms. Jade, Kiley Dean, Sebastian (Timbaland's brother), Petey Pablo, and Tweet (who was a member of Sugah during the Swing Mob days). The album was delayed for an entire year, finally released in November 2001. It was a commercial disappointment. Beck's vocals for the track "I Am Music" were not included on the last version, which instead featured Timbaland singing along with Steve "Static" Garrett of Playa and Aaliyah.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 25, 2008|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1448808/20010911/story.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011003203632/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1448808/20010911/story.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 3, 2001|title=Timbaland To Release Aaliyah / Beck Duet |publisher=MTV}}</ref> The first release on Beat Club was the début album by Bubba Sparxxx in September 2001, ''Dark Days, Bright Nights''.<ref>{{cite magazine|access-date=April 25, 2008 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/timbaland/articles/story/5932482/timbaland_launches_label |title=Timbaland Launches Label |magazine=Rolling Stone |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220212711/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/timbaland/articles/story/5932482/timbaland_launches_label |archive-date=December 20, 2007 }}</ref> The loss of Aaliyah deeply affected Timbaland. In a phone call to the MTV show ''Total Request Live'', Timbaland said: {{blockquote|She was like blood, and I lost blood. Me and her together had this chemistry. I kinda lost half of my creativity to her. It's hard for me to talk to the fans now. Beyond the music, she was a brilliant person, the [most special] person I ever met.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=25 April 2008|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1448422/20010827/aaliyah.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010830141918/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1448422/20010827/aaliyah.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 30, 2001|title=Timbaland, P. Diddy, Other Artists React To Aaliyah's Death|publisher=MTV}}</ref>|Timbaland|MTV}}
Timbaland contributed three tracks to Tweet's debut album, ''Southern Hummingbird'', and produced most of Missy Elliott's fourth and fifth LPs, ''Under Construction'' and ''This Is Not a Test!''<ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 28, 2008|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/296896/this_is_not_a_test|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090512025216/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/296896/this_is_not_a_test|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 12, 2009|title=This Is Not a Test! |publisher=Rolling Stone}}</ref> He also produced tracks for artists such as Lil' Kim ("The Jump Off") and southern rapper Pastor Troy during this period.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lil' Kim, Delivering The Goods |newspaper=The Washington Post|date=March 19, 2003|author=Daly, Sean}}</ref> Collaborating with fellow producer Scott Storch, Timbaland also worked on a number of tracks on former *NSYNC lead singer Justin Timberlake's solo debut, ''Justified'', including the song "Cry Me a River".<ref>{{cite news|access-date=April 28, 2008|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C07E3D61431F932A2575AC0A9609C8B63|title= Critic's Choice: New CD's |work=The New York Times|date=September 11, 2006|author=Sanneh, Kelefa}}</ref>
Late in 2003, Timbaland delivered the second Bubba Sparxxx album, ''Deliverance'', and the third Timbaland & Magoo album, ''Under Construction, Part II'' Both albums were released to little fanfare or acclaim even though ''Deliverance'' was praised by reviews and embraced by the internet community.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 25, 2008|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/bubba-sparxxx/7178|title=Bubba Sparxxx : Deliverance |date=September 12, 2005|publisher=NME}}</ref> In 2004, Timbaland produced singles for LL Cool J, Xzibit, Fatman Scoop, and Jay-Z, and he produced the bulk of Brandy's fourth album, ''Afrodisiac''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Brandy evolves to "Afrodisiac"|publisher=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=July 15, 2004|author=Johnson, Kevin C.}}</ref> Timbaland co-wrote two tracks ("Exodus '04" and "Let Me Give You My Love") and produced three tracks of the American-Japanese Pop star Hikaru Utada's second English album, ''Exodus''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Daly|first=Sean|access-date=April 25, 2008|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A31175-2004Oct13?language=printer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629022801/http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A31175-2004Oct13?language=printer|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2011|title=Leaving the Girl Behind |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> He continued working on tracks for Tweet and for Elliott's sixth album, ''The Cookbook'': "Joy (feat. Mike Jones)", and "Partytime"<ref>{{cite magazine|access-date=April 29, 2008|url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/05/ew.mus.missy/|title=EW review: Elliott's 'Cookbook' overdone |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> and continued to expand his reach with production for The Game and Jennifer Lopez ("He'll Be Back" from her fourth studio album, ''Rebirth'').<ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 29, 2008|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/rebirth-its-best-when-j-lo-keeps-it-dance-floor-wbna7047411|title='Rebirth' at its best when J. Lo keeps it on dance floor |date=February 28, 2005 |publisher=Today.com}}</ref>
===2006–2011=== [[File:Justin Timberlake ♫ SexyBack.jpg|thumb|right|260px|alt=In a stage, two men, both wearing white shirts, can be seen holding microphones. The first man, wearing a long sleeve shirt, sings, while the other man, wearing a shirt, dances to the music played. A crowd of people can also be seen holding up their cellphones.|Timbaland and Justin Timberlake performing "SexyBack" during Timberlake's 2007 FutureSex/LoveShow concert tour]] thumb|upright=1.2|Timbaland (blue shirt) in the recording studio Timbaland started a new label, Mosley Music Group along with old friend and legendary Australian music producer John Servedio, also known as his stage name 'ServidSounds' who helped Timbaland bring in some talent from his former Beat Club Records label.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 29, 2008|url=http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2008/1/6/music/19920987&sec=music|title=Super sonic |work=The Star}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1554268/20070308/timbaland.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311211604/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1554268/20070308/timbaland.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 11, 2007|title='I Had To Speak Up': Scott Storch Responds To Timbaland's Jabs|last=Rodriguez|first=Jayson|date=March 8, 2007|publisher=MTV News|access-date=April 4, 2010}}</ref> On the new label were Nelly Furtado, Keri Hilson, and rapper D.O.E.<ref>{{cite news|access-date=April 29, 2008|url=https://www.usatoday.com/printedition/life/20080215/wk_cover15_songwriters.art.htm|title=They write the songs — and they're singing them, too |publisher=USA Today | first=Steve | last=Jones | date=February 20, 2008}}</ref> In 2006 he produced Justin Timberlake's second solo studio album ''FutureSex/LoveSounds''. His vocals feature on the songs "SexyBack", "Sexy Ladies", "Chop Me Up", "What Goes Around... Comes Around" and on the prelude to "My Love" entitled "Let Me Talk to You". Timbaland provided vocals on several singles: The Pussycat Dolls' "Wait a Minute", Nelly Furtado's "Promiscuous", "Ice Box" by Omarion and Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack". In an interview published in August 2006 in the UK<ref>{{cite news|access-date=April 25, 2008|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/aug/08/urban.popandrock|title='I'm up here. Everyone else is down there' |work=The Guardian | location=London | first=Angus | last=Batey | date=August 8, 2006}}</ref> Timbaland revealed he was working on a new LP by Jay-Z and that he had worked on tracks with Coldplay's Chris Martin.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 25, 2008|url=https://www.nme.com/news/coldplay/27232|title=Timbaland to work with Coldplay |work=NME}}</ref>
Timbaland worked on seven songs for Björk's 2007 album, ''Volta'', including "Earth Intruders", "Hope", and "Innocence"<ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 25, 2008|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/01/19/bjork-borrows-timbaland-on-new-album-sxsw-gets-guilt-free-radiohead-concerned-about-world-making-record/|title=Björk Borrows Timbaland on New Album, SXSW Gets Guilt-Free, Radiohead Concerned About World, Making Record |publisher=Rolling Stone|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406141905/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/01/19/bjork-borrows-timbaland-on-new-album-sxsw-gets-guilt-free-radiohead-concerned-about-world-making-record/ <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archive-date=April 6, 2008}}</ref> and he later worked on tracks for the new Duran Duran album, ''Red Carpet Massacre'', including one featuring his frequent collaborator Justin Timberlake.<ref>{{cite news|access-date=April 28, 2008|url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22874412-2902,00.html|title=Duran Duran at work with Justin Timberlake and Timbaland |publisher=Herald Sun | first=Cameron | last=Adams | date=December 6, 2007}}</ref> Later in the year, Timbaland produced songs for Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's LP, ''Strength & Loyalty''<ref>{{cite news|title=FAST TRACKS; Harmony? Good to the Bone|work=Los Angeles Times|date=January 21, 2007}}</ref> and the song "Ayo Technology" on 50 Cent's album ''Curtis''.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 28, 2008|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1566579/20070807/id_0.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226033023/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1566579/20070807/id_0.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 26, 2007|title=Timbaland Talks About His And Justin Timberlake's 'Hot' Collabo With Madonna |publisher=MTV}}</ref> Timbaland also produced most of the tracks on Ashlee Simpson's third CD, ''Bittersweet World'', including the song "Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya)".<ref>{{cite web|access-date=April 25, 2008|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1576807/20071219/simpson_ashlee.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221052245/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1576807/20071219/simpson_ashlee.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 21, 2007|title=Ashlee Simpson Reveals Christmas Gifts For Fans (New Album Title) And Pete Wentz (Shh!) |publisher=MTV}}</ref> On April 3, 2007, Timbaland released a collaboration album featuring artists including 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, Elton John, Fall Out Boy, Nelly Furtado, Missy Elliott, and others called ''Shock Value''. A rivalry flared up between Timbaland and record producer Scott Storch in early 2007. The tension initially started on the single "Give It to Me", when Timbaland anonymously backlashed Storch: "I'm a real producer and you['re] just the piano man". In an interview, Timbaland confirmed that he was talking about Storch. The dispute partly stemmed from controversy regarding writing credits for Timberlake's "Cry Me a River".<ref>{{cite web|last=Rodriguez |first=Jayson |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1554268/20070308/timbaland.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311211604/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1554268/20070308/timbaland.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 11, 2007 |title='I Had To Speak Up': Scott Storch Responds To Timbaland's Jabs – News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News |publisher=Mtv.com |date=March 9, 2007 |access-date=July 11, 2010}}</ref>
Timbaland helped produce many albums for various artists in 2008, including Madonna's ''Hard Candy'',<ref name="rap-up.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2008/10/21/brandy-records-with-timbaland-new-video/#more-8786 |title=Brandy Records with Timbaland, New Video |publisher=Rap-Up.com |date=October 21, 2008 |access-date=July 11, 2010}}</ref> Ashlee Simpson's ''Bittersweet World'', Keri Hilson's ''In a Perfect World'', Flo Rida's ''Mail on Sunday'', Letoya Luckett's ''Lady Love'', Lindsay Lohan's ''Spirit in the Dark'', Chris Cornell's ''Scream'', JoJo's ''All I Want Is Everything'', Nicole Scherzinger's ''Her Name Is Nicole'', Missy Elliott's ''Block Party'', Matt Pokora's ''MP3'', Keithian's ''Dirrty Pop'', The Pussycat Dolls's ''Doll Domination'', Busta Rhymes's ''B.O.M.B'', Lisa Maffia's ''Miss Boss'', Teairra Mari's ''Pressed for Time'',<ref name=ref2>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044830/teairra-mari-back-with-new-interscope-project|title=Teairra Mari Back With New Interscope Project|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Jennifer Hudson's self-titled debut album, Dima Bilan's ''Believe'', Samantha Jade's ''My Name Is Samantha Jade'', New Kids on the Block's ''The Block'', and Keshia Chanté's ''Night & Day''. Timbaland produced the Russian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, "Believe" by Dima Bilan, which was co-written by Bilan and Jim Beanz. The song then won the contest when it was held in Belgrade, Serbia in May 2008. In February 2008 the first ''Fashion Against AIDS'' collection -an initiative of Designers Against AIDS<ref>{{cite web|url=http://designersagainstaids.com |title=Designers Against Aids |publisher=Designers Against Aids |access-date=July 11, 2010}}</ref> and sold in H&M stores in 28 countries- was launched, for which Timbaland designed a T-shirt print, posed for the campaign and spoke out in a video, to help raise HIV/AIDS awareness among urban youth and to advocate safe sex. On February 8, 2008, it was announced that Timbaland would be releasing an album exclusively for Verizon Wireless's V CAST cell phone service and was designated its very first "Mobile Producer in Residence". Timbaland was to be joined by Mosley Music Group/Zone 4 singer and songwriter Keri Hilson to begin work on the mobile album's first track aboard the fully equipped Mobile Recording Studio.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}} The only track to surface so far{{when|date=July 2014}} is Garry Barry Larry Harry "Get It Girl". In Timbaland's first effort within the video game industry, he worked with Rockstar Games to produce ''Beaterator'', a music mixing game for the PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Network, and iOS released in the September 2009.<ref>{{cite web|last=Truta|first=Filip|title=PSP – Music Sequencer from Rockstar and Timbaland: Beaterator|url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/PSP-Music-Sequencer-From-Rockstar-and-Timbaland-Beaterator-49439.shtml|work=Softpedia|date=March 14, 2007|access-date=April 8, 2008}}</ref>
Timbaland spoke to MTV's Shaheem Reid in July 2008 to confirm that he was working on the follow-up to his platinum selling ''Shock Value''.<ref name=mtv>{{cite web|last=Reid |first=Shaheem |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1591445/20080723/id_0.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828183745/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1591445/20080723/id_0.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |title=Timbaland Working Up Shock Value 2 With Rihanna, Beyonce, Jonas Brothers |publisher=Mtv.com |date=July 24, 2008 |access-date=October 17, 2009}}</ref> At the time he confirmed that he had one track with Madonna which although recorded for her album ''Hard Candy'' it had not been used and could end up on this album instead.<ref name=mtv/> He was insistent that he would also collaborate with Jordin Sparks, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus and T.I.<ref name=mtv/> However, none of these collaborations (except Miley Cyrus) made it to the final track list. He also said that alongside T-Pain who would definitely appear, he hoped to get Jay-Z on board,<ref name=mtv/> although he ultimately failed to do so. Timbaland began working on the sequel to ''Shock Value'' in July 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1591445/20080723/timbaland.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828092058/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1591445/20080723/timbaland.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2008|title=Timbaland Working Up Shock Value 2 With Rihanna, Beyonce, Jonas Brothers|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|date=July 23, 2008|publisher=MTV News|access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref> In March 2009, he filed a lawsuit against his label, Blackground Records, alleging that they attempted to blackball him after he decided to move from music performance into production.<ref name="idiomag">{{cite web|url=http://www.idiomag.com/peek/72082/timbaland|title=Timbaland Claims Blackground Label Tried To Blackball Him|access-date=April 1, 2009|date=March 25, 2009|publisher=idiomag}}</ref>
In September 2009, Timbaland announced that ''Shock Value II'' would be released on November 23 in Europe and November 24 in North America. However, it was pushed back to December 8, preceded by the first single, which featured a new recording artist named SoShy entitled "Morning After Dark". New featured guest appearances on the album included DJ Felli Fel, Justin Timberlake, JoJo, Bran'Nu, Drake, Chad Kroeger, Sebastian, Miley Cyrus, Melody Thornton, Nelly Furtado, Katy Perry, Esthero, The Fray, Jet, Daughtry, OneRepublic, Keri Hilson, Attitude and D.O.E.. Ultimately Madonna, the Jonas Brothers, Rihanna, Usher, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Kanye West, Linkin Park, The All-American Rejects, Paramore, Gucci Mane, T-Pain, T.I. and Akon never appeared on ''Shock Value II''. ''Shock Value II'' is infamous for its use of over-the-top vocal effects.{{Citation needed|date=June 2016}}
"Morning After Dark" featuring SoShy and Nelly Furtado is the lead single from Timbaland's third studio album. The song was written by Tim Mosley, Jerome Harmon, Deborah Epstein, Michelle Bell, Keri Hilson, Nelly Furtado, James Washington, John Maultsby and produced by Timbaland and Jroc. The single premiered on October 16, 2009, on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM radio show, On-Air with Ryan Seacrest with Timbaland describing it as the kick-off song from the project.<ref name="rapup1">{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/10/15/timbaland-to-debut-new-single-friday/ |title=Timbaland to Debut New Single Friday |publisher=rap-up.com |access-date=October 14, 2009}}</ref><ref name="amazon">{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002T8KML8 |title=Morning After Dark (Featuring SoShy): Timbaland: MP3 Downloads |website=Amazon |access-date=October 23, 2009}}</ref> Following her performance, the song was sent for radio adds on May 25. The song peaked in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. With this success, the song became Sparks' fifth consecutive top 20 hit and third nonconsecutive top 10 hit. On May 24, Sparks headed to Europe to begin promotion for the single. "Say Something" featuring Canadian rapper Drake was released to US iTunes on November 3, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=338395431&s=143441 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626015132/http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=338395431&s=143441 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 26, 2012 |title=Say Something (feat. Drake) – Single by Timbaland – Download Say Something (feat. Drake) – Single on iTunes |publisher=iTunes |date=November 3, 2009 |access-date=November 11, 2009}}</ref> It was officially sent to U.S. radio on January 5, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_usa_singles.htm |title=Radio1 – Forthcoming USA Singles |publisher=Radio1.gr |access-date=December 28, 2009 |archive-date=October 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018213822/http://www.radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_usa_singles.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is the album's second single and reached number 23 on the Hot 100, making it the second most successful single on the album.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}} "Carry Out" featuring Justin Timberlake is the third single from the album but was initially only released in the U.S. It was sent to US radio on December 1, 2009.<ref name="radio2">{{cite web|url=http://www.radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_usa_singles.htm |title=New Releases – US Forthcoming Singles |publisher=Radio1.gr |access-date=December 3, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615215027/http://www.radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_usa_singles.htm |archive-date=June 15, 2011 }}</ref> It is the most successful single on the album, peaking at number 11 on the ''''Billboard'' Hot 100''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=The 100 Greatest Songs of 2000: Staff Picks|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/9339652/best-songs-of-2000-top-100/|access-date=2021-08-21|magazine=Billboard|language=en}}</ref> The music video premiered on February 18, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/02/18/video-timbaland-f-justin-timberlake-carry-out/ |title=Video: Timbaland f/ Justin Timberlake – 'Carry Out' |publisher=Rap-Up.com |date=February 18, 2010 |access-date=March 5, 2010 |archive-date=October 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018213821/http://www.rap-up.com/2010/02/18/video-timbaland-f-justin-timberlake-carry-out/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was released as the third UK single on April 26, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |author=Praxis Media |url=http://radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_uk_singles.htm |title=Radio1 Rodos Greece ::: UK Forthcoming Singles ::: Charts, DJ Promos, Dance, Lyrics, Free Mp3 Samples Downloads |publisher=Radio1.gr |access-date=March 5, 2010 |archive-date=October 11, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011155818/http://www.radio1.gr/music/forthcoming_uk_singles.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> "If We Ever Meet Again" featuring Katy Perry is the album's fourth single. The music video premiered on January 18, 2010. In the UK, it was released February 15, 2010.
Timbaland produced Chris Cornell's 2009 album ''Scream''. Shakira was asked to record vocals on the song "Give It Up to Me" to be included on Timbaland's forthcoming album but it was placed on her third studio album ''She Wolf'' and released as the second US single instead.<ref name=shakirasong>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/thesound/a182465/new-shakira-song-ahoy.html |title=Music – The Sound – New Shakira song ahoy! |date=October 18, 2009 |publisher=Digital Spy |access-date=October 21, 2009}}</ref> One of the songs Timbaland had produced for Beyoncé's 2008 album ''I Am... Sasha Fierce'' was reworked by Keri Hilson and Jay-Z for ''Shock Value II'' but not included.<ref name=Rumors>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2009/10/22/new-music-timbaland-f-jay-z-keri-hilson-rumors/ |title=Rumors |publisher=rap-up.com |access-date=October 22, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thetimbalandbuzz.com/2009/10/keri-hilson-feat-jay-z-rumors.html |title=Keri Hilson feat. Jay-Z – "Rumors" [Update-2] |publisher=The Timbaland Buzz |date=October 23, 2009 |access-date=October 29, 2009 |archive-date=March 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320153531/http://www.thetimbalandbuzz.com/2009/10/keri-hilson-feat-jay-z-rumors.html |url-status=usurped }}</ref> He was a guest host of WWE's Raw on December 28, 2009.<ref name="WV1228host">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2009/1260314825.php|title=Timbaland to host Raw on 28 Dec.|last=Martin|first=Adam|date=December 8, 2009|access-date=December 26, 2009}}</ref> Timbaland appeared on March 25, 2010, episode (titled "Blowback") of ''FlashForward'' as an evidence agent.
In April 2010, a feud arose between the producer and R&B singer Ginuwine, after Timbaland failed to make an appearance at the singer's music video shoot of "Get Involved".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gossiponthis.com/2010/04/14/beef-between-ginuwine-timbaland/ |title=Beef Brewing Between Former Friends Ginuwine & Timbaland? // |publisher=Gossiponthis.com |date=April 14, 2010 |access-date=July 11, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kuc6c_01Pk | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318230415/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kuc6c_01Pk&gl=US&hl=en| archive-date=2012-03-18 | url-status=dead|title=2010 Ginuwine Talks About Beef With Timbaland – Radio Interview |publisher=YouTube |date=April 15, 2010 |access-date=July 11, 2010}}</ref> Later in April, Timbaland released a new single featuring T-Pain and Billy Blue titled "Talk That". In June 2010, when questioned by RWD magazine about the UK music scene he made the bold claim to be the inspiration for the dubstep music scene. "The UK scene... they're always telling me that I started it. You have Dub-bass...". When questioned further about it he went on to say: "It's funny cos they went back to some of my old music that really created that sound and just, instead of going fast, they went slow with more bass."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rwdmag.com/2010/06/just-in-timbaland-i-created-dubstep/|title=NEWS : JUST IN – Timbaland: I Created Dubstep|date=June 8, 2010|publisher=RWD Mag News|access-date=June 26, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611054558/http://www.rwdmag.com/2010/06/just-in-timbaland-i-created-dubstep/|archive-date=June 11, 2010}}</ref> In August 2010, a "possible suicide attempt" APB was put out for Timbaland after his home was burgled. When his family were unable to contact him, they called 911 and a manhunt began. Police eventually found his car and brought him back home, where paramedics examined him, before declaring he was not a threat to himself. When questioned, Timbaland said he only took a drive to think about the burglary, as he thought the possible thief could have been someone close whom he trusted.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2010/08/25/timbaland-suicide-attempt-malibu-domestic-dispute-argument/|title=Timbaland – Cops APB: 'Possible Suicide Attempt'|date=August 25, 2010|publisher=TMZ|access-date=October 1, 2010}}</ref>
In 2010, Timbaland split with longtime label Blackground Records, but stayed with Interscope Records. Later in the year, Timbaland was featured on the deluxe edition of Chris Brown's album, ''F.A.M.E.'', producing the songs "Paper, Scissors, Rock" (feat. Big Sean) and the Japan-only bonus track, "Talk Ya Ear Off". Timbaland was also featured on David Guetta's LP, ''Nothing But the Beat'', on "I Just Wanna F" with Dev and Afrojack. Timbaland also worked with teen star Demi Lovato; he produced and had a small feature in her song "All Night Long" on Lovato's ''Unbroken'' album. In November 2010, Timbaland announced that he would be releasing a new song every Thursday, called Timbo Thursdays; a copy of the initiative shown by artists such as Kanye West (via G.O.O.D. Fridays), and Swizz Beatz (via Monster Mondays). In an interview with Rap-Up.com Timbaland stated, "So, my brother told me Kanye is puttin' out a new song every Friday called G.O.O.D. Fridays, Swizz got Mondays, I don't know if they are on Twitter but can you hit them up, and tell them reserve that Thursday for Timbo the king baby. We'll call it Timbo Thursday, cool?"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/11/01/timbaland-announces-timbo-thursdays/|title=Timbaland Announces Timbo Thursdays - Rap-Up {{!}} Rap-Up|date=November 1, 2010|website=www.rap-up.com|language=en-US|access-date=April 20, 2018}}</ref>
===2011–2019=== On January 14, 2011, Timbaland began his ''Timbaland Thursdays'' free music initiative, with the first song released being "Take Ur Clothes Off", featuring Missy Elliott.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/01/13/new-music-timbaland-x-missy-elliott-take-ur-clothes-off/#more-70742 |title=New Music: Timbaland x Missy Elliott – 'Take Ur Clothes Off' |publisher=Rap-Up.com |date=January 13, 2011 |access-date=May 29, 2011}}</ref> The first official single from ''Shock Value III'', "Pass at Me" featuring American rapper Pitbull, with uncredited production by French DJ David Guetta, was released on September 14, 2011, after having been previously used to promote a book titled ''Culo''. The album's second single, "Break Ya Back" featuring American singer Dev, was released on April 17, 2012. For the fourth installment in the ''Step Up'' franchise, ''Step Up Revolution'', Timbaland released a track called "Hands In the Air", which features American singer Ne-Yo.
On January 30, 2014, Timbaland signed to Jay-Z's label Roc Nation.<ref>{{cite web|last=Corner|first=Lewis|title=Timbaland signs to Jay-Z's Roc Nation|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a455071/timbaland-signs-to-jay-zs-roc-nation.html|work=Digital Spy|date=January 30, 2013|access-date=April 6, 2013}}</ref> Later that year, Timbaland would serve as the main producer of Justin Timberlake's recent LP, ''The 20/20 Experience'', including the album's singles: "Suit & Tie" and "Mirrors". Timbaland also produced Beyoncé's song "Grown Woman" which was featured in her Pepsi commercial and 2014 tour, ''The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Makarechi|first=Kia|title='Grown Woman,' Beyoncé's Timbaland-Produced Single Gets Release Date|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/04/grown-woman-beyonce-timbaland_n_3014972.html|work=The Huffington Post|date=April 4, 2013|access-date=May 9, 2013}}</ref> and the song "I Don't Have To Sleep to Dream" on Cher's 2014 album ''Closer to the Truth''.
In April 2011, Timbaland and long time friend and business partner Mike Evans signed a deal to with Sony/ATV Music Publishing's Extreme Music to create 75 new urban pop tracks for the production music house.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2011/music/news/timbaland-and-mike-daddy-evans-make-extreme-pact-1118035776/|title=Timbaland and Mike "Daddy" Evans make Extreme pact|first=Chris|last=Morris|date=April 21, 2011|website=variety.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/super-producers-timbaland-and-mike-daddy-evans-sign-on-with-extreme-music-to-bring-their-xxl-pop-genius-to-the-professional-music-arena-120374749.html|title=Super-Producers Timbaland and Mike "Daddy" Evans Sign on With Extreme Music to Bring Their XXL Pop Genius to the Professional Music Arena|first=Extreme|last=Music|website=www.prnewswire.com}}</ref>
In August 2013, Timbaland revealed that he was working on a project featuring unreleased material by Michael Jackson, with a lead single called "Love Never Felt So Good".<ref>{{cite web|author=Guardian music |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/aug/28/michael-jackson-timbaland-new-songs |title=New Michael Jackson music to be produced by Timbaland | Music |date=August 28, 2013 |publisher=theguardian.com |access-date=June 13, 2014}}</ref>
On September 24, 2013, Timbaland collaborated with T.I. for his new co-produced Indonesian artist, AGNEZ MO, in her song titled Coke Bottle. The premiere launch event of the single became a worldwide trending topic on Twitter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/81904143.html |title=Oh No They Didn't! - AGNEZ MO Premieres Bop "Coke Bottle" on US Radio + Gets Celeb Support + Appears on Rupaul Drives |publisher=Ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com |date=September 26, 2013 |access-date=June 13, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hai-online.com/Hai2013/Entertainment/Music/News/Rilis-Coke-Bottle-Agnes-Monica-Rajai-WorldWide-Trending-Topic |title=Rilis "Coke Bottle", Agnes Monica Rajai WorldWide Trending Topic - Hai Online - Musik, sekolah, lifestyle anak muda Indonesia |language=id |publisher=Hai Online |date=September 25, 2013 |access-date=June 13, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219040927/http://www.hai-online.com/Hai2013/Entertainment/Music/News/Rilis-Coke-Bottle-Agnes-Monica-Rajai-WorldWide-Trending-Topic |archive-date=December 19, 2014 }}</ref>
On November 15, 2013, Timbaland released his first single for his fourth album, ''Opera Noir'', called "Know Bout Me" featuring Drake, Jay-Z, and James Fauntleroy. By 2014, it was originally announced that both Timbaland and Missy Elliott would be an essential component per production of Kat Dahlia's debut album, ''My Garden'', however neither of the duo's contributions saw the light of day.<ref name="hamadamania">{{cite web|title=Kat Dahlia works with Missy Elliot [sic] for debut album 'My Garden'|url=http://hamadamania.com/2013/07/19/kat-dahlia-works-with-missy-elliot-for-debut-album-my-garden/|publisher=hamadamania.com|date=July 19, 2013|access-date=March 13, 2014|archive-date=March 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314060435/http://hamadamania.com/2013/07/19/kat-dahlia-works-with-missy-elliot-for-debut-album-my-garden/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On January 7, 2015, Timbaland received production credit for his involvement with the musical score of Lee Daniels and Danny Strong's television project ''Empire'', which premiered on FOX. Constructively, Timbaland and his team, including Jim Beanz, Raphael Saadiq, and others, compose the series' songs based on material given to them by the show's writing team per each episode.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/jim-beanz-the-music-man-behind-empire-14223840471|title=Meet Jim Beanz, Who Helped Build a Music 'Empire'|last=Jurgensen|first=John|date=January 27, 2015|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=February 13, 2015}}</ref>
In February 2016, Timbaland and Missy Elliott teamed up to produce the track "Somebody Else Will" for longtime associate, Tweet, for her third studio album ''Charlene''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kellman|first=Andy|title=Charlene - Tweet > Overview|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/charlene-mw0002898481|work=AllMusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|access-date=February 27, 2016}}</ref>
Timbaland collaborated with singer and songwriter Dalton Diehl to create Harmony which serves as the opening to Skylanders Academy, the animated Netflix series based on Activision Blizzard's toys to life spinoff to the Spyro series.
In June 2016, Timbaland and Andy Rubinhas teamed up with SubPac, a Los Angeles-based startup working on a wearable sound device.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/12/the-future-of-listening-to-music-feeling-it-according-to-timbaland/ |title=The future of listening to music is feeling it, according to Timbaland|author=Jessica Naziri| publisher=Tech Crunch|date=July 12, 2016| access-date=July 22, 2016}}</ref> There is still no release date for his new album ''Textbook Timbo''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Timbaland Previews Jay Z Collab "Bounce" Off Forthcoming 'Textbook Timbo' LP {{!}} Exclaim!|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/timbaland_previews_jay_z_collab_bounce_off_forthcoming_textbook_timbo_lp|access-date=2021-07-28|website=exclaim.ca|language=en-ca}}</ref> On December 15, 2017, Timbaland released the song "Grab the Wheel", which features 6lack on vocals. The song also has a music video which was released on the same day.
In 2019, Timbaland began teaching through Masterclass, providing an instructional series on production and beatmaking.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.masterclass.com/classes/timbaland-teaches-producing-and-beatmaking |title=MasterClass by Timbaland | access-date=June 2, 2019}}</ref>
===2020–present: Verzuz and AI usage=== In March 2020, Timbaland, along with Swizz Beatz, launched the ''Verzuz'' Instagram webcast series.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Verzuz' has everyone flocking to Instagram. Here's why the weekly battles are such a hit|url=https://abc17news.com/news/national-world/2020/05/23/verzuz-has-everyone-flocking-to-instagram-heres-why-the-weekly-battles-are-such-a-hit/|date=May 23, 2020|website=ABC17NEWS|access-date=July 29, 2020|archive-date=June 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603053828/https://abc17news.com/news/national-world/2020/05/23/verzuz-has-everyone-flocking-to-instagram-heres-why-the-weekly-battles-are-such-a-hit/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2021, for their work on ''Verzuz'', both Timbaland and Swizz Beatz appeared on the ''Time'' 100, ''Time''{{'}}s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rossignol |first1=Derrick |title='Time' 100 Most Influential People: Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X |url=https://uproxx.com/pop/time-100-most-influential-billie-eilish-lil-nas-x/ |website=Uproxx |access-date=November 13, 2021 |language=en |date=September 15, 2021}}</ref>
In August 2021, Blackground rebranded as Blackground 2.0, with Barry Hankerson remaining as founder. Blackground 2.0 signed a distribution deal with Empire Distribution, which will re-release the label's catalogue on CD, cassette and vinyl, onto digital download sites and, for the first time ever, streaming services. Aaliyah's catalogue began its re-release in chronological order, starting with ''One In a Million'' on August 20, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/08/aaliyah-catalog-streaming-services-details.html|title = Aaliyah's Blackground Records Music Heads to Streaming Beginning August 20|date = August 5, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-58246480|title=Aaliyah albums streaming: 'Her influence is absolutely everywhere'|publisher=BBC|date=20 August 2021|access-date=20 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/aaliyahs-one-in-a-million-arrives-to-streaming-amid-dispute-between-label-and-estate/|title=Aaliyah's One in a Million Arrives to Streaming Amid Dispute Between Label and Estate|last=Minsker|first=Evan|publisher=Pitchfork|date=20 August 2021|access-date=20 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/aaliyah-one-in-a-million-album-stream-hear-1214560/|title=Stream Aaliyah's 'One in a Million' Album|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|publisher=Rolling Stone|date=20 August 2021|access-date=20 August 2021}}</ref> Timbaland's 1998 LP ''Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment'' and Timbaland & Magoo albums ''Welcome to Our World'', ''Indecent Proposal'' and ''Under Construction, Part II'' were re-released August 27, 2021.
On 1 September 2023, Timbaland released the single "Keep Going Up", in collaboration with Furtado and Timberlake.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0leO4lM0iYTks8dy039b7c?si=lus5yEpkRLiR9lz9lXIaRQ|title=Keep Going Up|website=Spotify|date=1 September 2023|access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/listen-timbaland-justin-timberlake-and-nelly-furtado-reunite-song-keep-going-up-3492129|title=Listen to Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado reunite on 'Keep Going Up'|website=NME|last=Krol|first=Charlotte|date=1 September 2023|access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffconway/2023/09/01/timbaland-on-his-new-keep-going-up-single-with-nelly-furtado-and-justin-timberlake-we-created-magic/|title=Timbaland On His New 'Keep Going Up' Single With Nelly Furtado And Justin Timberlake: 'We Created Magic'|website=Forbes|last=Conway|first=Jeff|date=1 September 2023|access-date=18 September 2023}}</ref> On 20 October 2023, Timbaland released the single "My Way" with singer Anna Margo.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2kmx7iuGnBVuNlFscd2xky?si=s2Jei78CRzihZ_rGnzXRbQ|title=My Way (single) Timbaland with Anna Margo|website=Spotify|date=20 October 2023|access-date=22 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/timbaland-anna-margo-my-way/|title=Timbaland Recruits Anna Margo For 'My Way'|website=U Discover Music|last=Schube|first=Will|date=20 October 2023|access-date=22 October 2023}}</ref> He released the single "Desire" with singer VITA on November 17, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thatgrapejuice.net/2023/11/new-video-timbaland-desire-featuring-vita/|title=New Video: Timbaland – 'Desire' (featuring Vita)|website=That Grape Juice|date=November 18, 2023|access-date=November 27, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUIXs1PQTyI|title=Timbaland, VITA - Desire (Official video)|website=YouTube|date=November 16, 2023|access-date=November 27, 2023}}</ref>
In April 2024, an unreleased track produced by Timbaland and Rock Mafia titled "Karma's a Bitch" by Brit Smith surfaced after it was re-recorded the same year by JoJo Siwa as "Karma".<ref>{{cite web|last=Brocklehurst|first=Harrison|date=April 15, 2024|title=OMG! Brit Smith officially releases Karma's A B*tch on streaming after the JoJo Siwa drama|url=https://thetab.com/uk/2024/04/15/omg-brit-smith-officially-releases-karmas-a-btch-on-streaming-after-the-jojo-siwa-drama-361764|website=The Tab|publisher=Tab Media Ltd|access-date=April 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240415185353/https://thetab.com/uk/2024/04/15/omg-brit-smith-officially-releases-karmas-a-btch-on-streaming-after-the-jojo-siwa-drama-361764|archive-date=April 15, 2024|language=en-GB|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 22, 2024, he released the single "If It Wasn't Up To Me", alongside Zefaan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/1T3WtdkcvqvTgoz1ghReYY?si=9b267512b9fa45fc|title=Zefaan & Timbaland - If It Wasn't Up To Me|website=Spotify|date=November 22, 2024|access-date=November 26, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/best-new-rb-hip-hop-fresh-picks-vedo-amine-1235838228/|title=R&B/Hip-Hop Fresh Picks of the Week: VEDO, Aminé, Yoshi Vintage, SKEETE & More|magazine=Billboard|date=November 25, 2024|access-date=November 26, 2024}}</ref> On December 5, 2024, Timbaland released his musical meditation album, ''Yellow'', in collaboration with Malte Marten.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/prerelease/3gu21wkVcvKcrLmjn2neeK?si=c45bed8a5a4946dd|author1=Timbaland|first2=Malte|last2=Maren|title=Yellow|publisher=Spotify|date=December 5, 2024|access-date=November 26, 2024}}</ref> On March 28, 2025, Timbaland released the afrobeats instrumental album, ''Timbo Progression''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/897773-timbaland-timbo-progression-stream|title=Timbaland Continues To Push Himself With A Collection Of Afrobeats Instrumentals On "TIMBO PROGRESSION"|website=Hot New HipHop|last=Horvath|first=Zachary|date=March 28, 2025|access-date=April 15, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/70u6cm5Wp983688TTctIGW?si=erdij57uSsat9mXMVzbzCQ|author=Timbaland|title=Timbo Progression|publisher=Spotify|date=March 28, 2025|access-date=April 15, 2025}}</ref> Accusations of AI use have been levelled against Timbaland for the album; Timbaland himself had introduced an AI character in June 2025, Tata Taktumi, and has partnered with AI music platform Suno AI, something which has been heavily criticized,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Hiatt |first=Brian |date=2025-06-05 |title=Timbaland's New Artist Is Young, Photogenic -- and Not Human |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/timbaland-new-artist-tata-ai-1235356185/ |access-date=2025-07-06 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> especially his claim that "AI music has more soul than new artists".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-27 |title=Timbaland Trashes Modern Music & Claims AI Has More 'Soul' Than New Artists – HipHopDX |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/timbaland-ai-more-soul-new-artists/ |access-date=2025-07-06 |language=en-US}}</ref> On December 5, 2025, "Rack It Up", was released. The song is by Timbaland's AI creation Tata Taktumi and rapper Fivio Foreign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2DdufgpTTgFOW6TJ11r3EV?si=IAyytOCmT2-93vcLNCcK9Q|title=Tata Taktumi & Fivio Foreign - Rack It Up|website=Spotify|date=December 5, 2025|accessdate=January 2, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mundoamerica.com/celebrity/2025/12/29/69526dbae4d4d8bd038b4597.html|title=Not entirely human, not entirely artificial: this is how TaTa Taktumi, the first star of 'AI-pop', was born|publisher=El Mundo America|last=Polo|first=Sara|date=December 29, 2025|accessdate=January 2, 2026}}</ref>
In January 2026, Timbaland teamed up with cheese brand Babybel to produce limited edition 3-inch vinyl records, Mini Wax Tracks, featuring pop and EDM remixes of Timbaland's "I'm Your Baby".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/babybel-teams-up-with-timbaland-for-exclusive-mini-wax-tracks-music-drop-302666799.html|title=Babybel® Teams up with Timbaland for Exclusive Mini Wax Tracks Music Drop|website=PR Newswire|date=January 21, 2026|accessdate=January 24, 2026}}</ref> Timbaland said of the collaboration, "Working with Babybel on Mini Wax Tracks was just pure fun. I wanted to keep the playful energy of "I'm Your Baby" while adding my own sound. It's creative, unexpected, and all about bringing good energy to something small but mighty."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thepopinsider.com/timbaland-babybel-mini-wax-tracks-news/|title=Babybel and Timbaland Join Forces for Mini Wax Tracks Vinyl|website=The Pop Insider|last=Pelletier|first=Ashley|date=January 21, 2026|accessdate=January 24, 2026}}</ref>
==Legacy== {{seealso|List of awards and nominations received by Timbaland}}
[[File:Timbaland1292010.jpg|thumb|right|Timbaland performing in West Hollywood in January 2010]] An important figure in the creation of American R&B's "stuttering kick-drums template",<ref>{{Cite book|title=Energy Flash : A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture|last=Reynolds|first=Simon|publisher=Soft Skull Press|year=2012|page=449}}</ref> Timbaland's influence extended beyond the U.S. and crossed international borders, especially in UK garage and rave culture. Timbaland, as an R&B producer, created a distinctive, rhythmic sound using breakbeats, which break up the smooth flow of tracks to create moments of tension and release. This technique that Timbaland pioneered would later serve to create "bootleg" garage tracks, which was essential in the rise of UK garage. What began as an underground movement soon grew in popularity, with bootleg remixes selling upwards of 20,000 copies, something unheard of at the time.<ref name="ew" /> One such example is the remix of Brandy & Monica's "The Boy Is Mine".<ref>{{Cite book|title=Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture|last=Reynolds|first=Simon|publisher=Soft Skull Press|year=2012|page=450}}</ref> Timbaland is credited along with other Virginia artists such as The Clipse, Pharrell Williams and Missy Elliot with establishing Virginia as one of the East Coast's strongholds in hip-hop.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thesource.com/2021/08/20/today-in-hip-hop-history-the-clipse-release-their-debut-lp-lord-willin-19-years-ago/ | title=Today In Hip-Hop History: The Clipse Release Their Debut LP 'Lord Willin' 19 Years Ago | date=Aug 20, 2021 |work=The Source}}</ref>
==Plagiarism accusations== Aaliyah's 2001 song "More Than a Woman", produced by Timbaland, contained an uncredited sample of "Alouli Ansa" by Mayada El-Hennawy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://floridanewstimes.com/timbaland-trends-on-twitter-after-fans-discovered-sampling-arabic-songs-on-some-of-his-biggest-hits/97993/|title=Timbaland Trends on Twitter After Fans Discovered Sampling Arabic Songs on Some of His Biggest Hits|last=Vikander|first=Paul|website=Florida News Times|date=January 19, 2021|access-date=May 24, 2021|archive-date=November 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130224037/https://floridanewstimes.com/timbaland-trends-on-twitter-after-fans-discovered-sampling-arabic-songs-on-some-of-his-biggest-hits/97993/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://meaww.com/timbaland-music-sampling-plagiarize-songs-arabic-classics-truth|title=Did Timbaland plagiarize songs? Here's the truth behind allegations about producer ripping off Arabic classics|last=Mahajan|first=Viraj|website=meaww|date=January 18, 2021|access-date=May 24, 2021}}</ref>
In January 2007, Timbaland was alleged to have plagiarized several elements (both motifs and samples) in the song "Do It" on the 2006 album ''Loose'' by Nelly Furtado without giving credit or compensation.<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/01/18/is-timbaland-a-thief/|title=Is Timbaland a Thief?|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=January 18, 2007|access-date=April 25, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080417014937/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/01/18/is-timbaland-a-thief/ <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archive-date=April 17, 2008}}</ref><ref name="Iltalehti">[https://www.iltalehti.fi/popstars/a/200701145593138 Onko Nellyn hitti Suomesta?] ('''Finnish''')<!-- An English alternative for this source would be appropriate, as it is not too hard to find (an American matter, after all). --></ref><ref name="eDome">[http://plaza.fi/harrastukset/edome/artikkelit/yleiset/yhdysvaltalaistuottaja-polli-suomalaismuusikolta Yhdysvaltalaistuottaja pölli suomalaismuusikolta] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070223023640/http://plaza.fi/harrastukset/edome/artikkelit/yleiset/yhdysvaltalaistuottaja-polli-suomalaismuusikolta |date=February 23, 2007 }} ('''Finnish''')<!-- An English alternative for this source would be appropriate, as it is not too hard to find (an American matter, after all). --></ref> The song itself was released as the fifth North American single from ''Loose'' in July 2007.
Timbaland's legal troubles continued. In lieu of a copyright lawsuit over the song "Throw It on Me" from his ''Shock Value'' album, Timbaland and David Cortopassi, the composer of "Spazz", a song originally recorded by The Elastik Band and released by ATCO/Atlantic and EMI, reached a settlement agreement in July 2009.<ref name=allhspazz>{{cite news|first=Mike|last=Winslow|title=Timbaland Settles 'Spazz' Lawsuit For Undisclosed Amount|newspaper=AllHipHop News|date=May 24, 2010|url=http://allhiphop.com/2010/05/24/timbaland-settles-spazz-lawsuit-for-undisclosed-amount}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Smokey|last=Fontaine|title=Timbaland Settles 'Spazz' Lawsuit For Undisclosed Amount|newspaper=The Urban Dailey|date=May 24, 2010|url=http://theurbandaily.com/771545/timbaland-settles-spazz-lawsuit-for-undisclosed-amount}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Robert|last=Copsey|title=Timbaland settles copywright lawsuit|newspaper=Digital Spy|date=May 25, 2010|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a221657/timbaland-settles-copywright-lawsuit.html}}</ref> The terms of the settlement remained undisclosed at the time.<ref name=allhspazz/>
In January 2014, the Swiss newspaper ''Basler Zeitung'' revealed another plagiarism case concerning the track "Versus" by Jay-Z, which was produced by Timbaland. The track's instrumental is very similar to, if not directly sampled from, "On the Way" by Swiss musician Bruno Spoerri.<ref>{{cite news|first=Fabienne|last=Klenger|title=Jay-Z kupfert von Basler Jazzmusiker ab|newspaper=Basler Zeitung|date=January 27, 2014|url=http://bazonline.ch/schweiz/standard/JayZ-kupfert-von-Basler-Jazzmusiker-ab/story/26425247}}</ref> According to Swiss newspaper ''Tages-Anzeiger'', the plagiarism case was settled by March 2015. Jay-Z and Timbaland were to pay 50% from the song's revenue to Spoerri as royalties for the music, with Jay-Z retaining 50% for the lyrics.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/kultur/pop-und-jazz/Jay-Z-muss-Spoerri-entloehnen/story/20944469|title=Jay Z muss Spoerri entlöhnen|newspaper=Tages-Anzeiger}}</ref>
==Discography== {{Main|Timbaland discography|Timbaland production discography}}
'''Studio albums''' *''Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment'' (1998) *''Shock Value'' (2007) *''Shock Value II'' (2009) *''Yellow'' (with Malte Marten) (2024) *''Timbo Progression'' (2025)
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