[a fool in paradise]

>>For Timberlake, the pivot should be sonically natural

Yep,just add a slackjawed hick accent and “you singin’ country now, boy”.

I loathe the recording industry.

Is he gonna be hickhoppin’ about his truck, some brand of beer, and blue jeans like all of the other pop country acts of a few years ago?

[Red Badger]

You forgot to add ‘wearing a dirty cowboy hat, too big for his head’..................