Justin Bieber Talks Collaborating with Timbaland on "Believe" Album

Justin Bieber and his manager, Scooter Braun, recently sat down with Complex Magazine to discuss his upcoming album, Believe, and they discussed Bieber's recent studio time with Timbaland. Here are some excerpts from the interview:

Is it rappy? Poppy? Any experimental stuff for you?

JB: The stuff he’s blessing me with has been crazy. He’s giving us really fire stuff, crazy beats. We’re making it a great collaboration. He meshes well with a lot of great people, like he meshes well with Timberlake, Missy Elliott, Nelly Furtado. I’m hoping I’m another one that he meshes well with, because it could be really genius.

JB: His beats are crazy, and they’re not too like...

SB: I think also, he has conversations with you about music, and he asks you what you’re thinking and feeling. With everyone else, they’re just here to make tracks, and that’s not what we’re looking for. Tim is having a real conversation with him to get a feel for what he needs, and that’s why Tim is one of the best that ever did it, as a producer. And I can tell you he’s excited, because he wants to do this. It’s not a project that we asked him to do. He wanted to do it, and so did we.

JB: Yo, Tim played me some records that he and Justin did—crazy.

SB: There’s, like, a vault of them [Laughs]. I talked to Tim on the phone the other day, and I’m going to see him for the first time, because I just flew in this morning, but the thing that he said to me that I was excited about was, “He’s played me the stuff that he’s done already, and I’m just excited, because it seems like Bieber’s going for the forever record and not the kiddie shit. This album’s going to shock people.” And everyone that’s gone into the studio and heard everything that he’s done already, has come out and said, “I’m fucking so excited for this album.” And we’ll do all the cameos at the end. I will tell you this, we’re not putting out this album until all of us, as a family, can look at each other and say, “This is the best this album can possibly be.” And he and I have had these conversations. We talk about it. It’s a make-or-break.

You can read the full interview here.

Well, it looks like Tim is working on some stuff with Justin Timberlake as well (SV3? New Justin album? More FreeSol records?). What do you think of the Beiber/Timbo collab? Do you think Tim's going to push the needle of pop music like he did with Nelly Furatdo and Justin Timberlake?

FreeSol - "Fascinated" (Official Music Video)

Check out the music video for FreeSol's "Fascinated" featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbo.

Madonna - "Latte" (Final Version)

As most of you heard last week, the final version of Madonna's track "Latte" leaked on the net. Regardless if the song's actual title is "La La" or "Pala Tute," the track is produced by Timbaland and features Justin Timberlake. Check it out:



Thoughts?

FreeSol ft. Justin Timberlake and Timbaland - "Fascinated"

Despite being pushed back to 2012, a Timbo-produced track that was originally slated for FreeSol's album *No Rules* recently leaked. The song is called "Fascinated." Check it out:


Y'all feelin' it?

More Hard Candy Leaks

A number of tracks from Madonna's Hard Candy album have leaked over the past few days, and here are the Timbo (and presumably Danja) produced ones.

"Across the Sky" (Alternate...perhaps final? version):


"Animal":


"Latte/La La":


Thoughts? We'll update this post if/when there are more leaks.

Timbaland Classic In-The-Studio Session with Justin Timberlake

We posted this a long time ago but it was removed and not thankfully it's back. Take at one of the coolest clips of Tim in the studio for the making of Justin Timberlake's Justified:



Czar you happy now? :)

Timbaland Dancin' In His Slippers and Sweats

No it's true! Check out Madonna rehearsing her "4 Minutes" performance for the 2008 Sugar & Sweet Tour along with Justin Timberlake and one Mr. Mosley in his signature outfit:



Go Timbo!!

Timbaland Nominated For Teen Choice Awards

The 2nd Wave of Teen Choice Award Nominees are here with Timbland picking up 2 nominatiions:

Choice Music: Hook Up:
•"Airplanes" - B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams
•"I Like It" - Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull
•"Telephone" - Lady GaGa featuring Beyonce Knowles
•"If We Ever Meet Again" - Timbaland featuring Katy Perry
•"We'll Be a Dream" - We the Kings featuring Demi Lovato

Choice Music: Rap/Hip-Hop Track:
•"Hello Good Mornin" - P. Diddy's Dirty Money featuring T.I.
•"Find Your Love" - Drake
•"Love the Way You Lie" - Eminem featuring Rihanna
•"Wavin' Flag" - K'naan
•"Carry Out" - Timbaland featuring Justin Timberlake

Timbaland F/ Justin Timberlake & Twista "Carry Out"

Check out one of the first members of the Timbaland family, the one and only Twista, jumping on the "remix" of Timbo's latest single "Carry Out".

The beat definitely doesn't fit Twista's flow but it's always nice to hear Twista on a Timbaland beat. Hopefully we'll get more one day.

The Common Denominator

Here's some basic facts for you that explains how it works when your a producer working with an A list producer no matter how close the relationship:

Rihanna's "Rehab" Produced by Timbaland, co-produced by Hannon Lane
+
Esmée Denters "Gravity" Produced by Justin Timberlake and Hannon Lane

=Hannon Lane is the producer of both tracks

Simple really...

Remember not to believe everything you read. The liners can be wrong as we've expose many times before.

T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake "If I"

Along with the new Busta/Danja track, a lot of you have brought to our attention the new T.I. banger featuring Justin Timberlake named "If I." Numerous blogs and websites have reported this track is produced by Timbaland. Even Rolling Stone is reporting the track as Timbo. Take a listen:


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BUT this is The Chronicles and sure we might not be Rolling Stone or MTV, but we still give you that exclusive news when we can.

"If I" is actually produced by none other than....*drum roll*....Rob Knox and Justin Timberlake of the Y's. Yep that's right the same duo responsible for T.I.'s other smash "Dead and Gone". Knox has been mentioned a few times here on The Chronicles and his production skills can not be denied. Dude is dope!

Who are the Y's you ask? That would be Rob Knox, Justin Timberlake, and James Fauntleroy. An insane group of talent who you will be hearing a lot more from in the coming year. Don't sleep!

Behind the Scenes Pics: Rihanna ft. Justin Timberlake - "Rehab"

Although she was replaced by Keri for Kardinal Offishall's "Numba 1 (Tide is High)" video, Rihanna recently shot the video for the Timbo and Hannon produced track "Rehab" featuring Justin Timberlake. Rap-up recently posted some pics from the shoot. Check them out

And here are a couple of more pics:

Timstrumental of the Week

As we said a few months ago, Rihanna will be releasing/has released "Rehab" as her 8th single off her post-platinum album, Good Girl Gone Bad. And as with all singles here at The Chronicles, we get an (tim)instrumental, so check it out:

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I must say that Tim and Hannon did their thing on this track (along with J. Timberlake). Thoughts?

Props to backupinthis for the heads up!

New Timbaland beat or a case of the bites?

Justin Timberlake is the face for Givenchy's new fragrance Play and here he takes us behind the scenes of the photoshoot for the cologne. Take a listen to the track that plays, could that be a new Timbo beat?



Naa Boogie that's just a cheap "Sexyback" knock off. I'm with you but still though, there are a lot of Timbo elements in the track that make me go hmmm. Props to Fabian for the info.

Milow "AYO Technology"

Listen to Belgium pop artist Milow's acoustic cover of 50 Cent & Justin Timberlake's "AYO Technology"



Now that's a proper cover!

Word Is...(Updated)

Word is Timbaland produced the track "Dead and Gone (feat. Justin Timberlake)" from T.I.'s upcoming "Paper Trail." This is unconfirmed so far, but we're working on finding out more information!

Update "Dead and Gone" is produced by Justin Timberlake and Rob Knox of the Underdogs. You remember Rob Knox right? He is the produced of Chris Brown's "Lottery" which created the biggest discussion yet we've ever had on The Chronicles.

A little more "Slow Dance"

This is The Chronicles so details are important. With that said, let's give you a few extras regarding Keri Hilson's "Slow Dance." Have you been listening carefully? There's definitely a man's voice in the harmonizing. Who could it be? Yes, of course it's Jim Beanz who helped co-write the track along with Keri and Justin Timberlake. Beanz also gave the track his magic touch helming the vocal production duties.

Definitely one of my favorite Keri tracks to date.

Rihanna's 7th single will be "Rehab" in the UK

One album, 7 singles or 8 if you count "Disturbia." Sure there were 3 new tracks with the re-realease of Good Girl Gone Bad but still 7 singles? In these digital days the music industry either releases 3 singles before an album even comes out, if it does at all, or they milk the hell out of a successful album for all it's worth. If it ain't broke don't fix it I guess and so is the case of Rihanna's album. It's still in the top 10 on the Billboard charts after 57 weeks and close to selling 1.5 million units (goes to show you how big of a feat Wayne's platinum-in-a-week album really is)

It's being reported that on August 11 the UK will be getting the Justin Timberlake written, Timbo AND Hannon produced "Rahab" by Rihanna. Will they be getting the same version as on the album? Maybe or more than likely this slightly shorter promo single edit:

Timbaland, One Republic, Justin Timberlake, Madonna all nominees for Teen Choice Awards

Timbaland's production and Mosley Music Group's One Republic are nominated for multiple Teen Choice Awards. Here are the nominations:

Breakout Group:
Day 26
Girlicious
Jonas Brothers
OneRepublic
Paramore

Choice Music: Single
Chris Brown, "With You"
Jonas Brothers, "When You Look Me in the Eyes"
Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake, "4 Minutes"
Miley Cyrus, "See You Again"
Rihanna, "Don't Stop the Music"

Choice Hook-Up
Flo Rida Featuring T-Pain, "Low"
Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown, "No Air"
Lil Mama featuring Chris Brown & T-Pain, "Shawty Get Loose"
Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake, "4 Minutes"
Nelly featuring Fergie, "Party People"

Look for this year's award presentation on FOX at 8PM ET on Monday, August 4, 2008. Congrats to the crew!

Rumor Mill: Lil Wayne - "Party Control"

Wikipedia is a sheisty web site. As much as we hate to admit it, even its uncredited information tends to be correct. So that's why I'm a little less than skeptical that the Wikipedia entry for Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III" says that the album includes a song called "Party Control" featuring Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado.

Could this be the mysterious "Crowd Control", a song that was originally supposed to be on Nelly's "Loose"? The song was discussed in various interviews as a monster, even a single. However, it never made it to "Loose", as it was being saved for Justin's "FutureSex/LoveSounds." The official track list for the European version of "FutureSex/LoveSounds" included "Crowd Control", but again the song didn't make its appearance.

The mystery was supposedly solved with the release of "Give it to Me" from Tim's own "Shock Value." "Give it to Me" was assumed to be the elusive "Crowd Control" under a different name. But the appearance of "Party Control" on various unofficial "Tha Carter III" track lists still is strange.

What do you think?

Update: "Party Control" is nowhere to be found on the official "Tha Carter III" track list. Wikipedia is shady!