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{{Infobox musical artist
|Name = Timbaland
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|Img_capt = Timbaland accompanying [[Justin Timberlake]] (not pictured) on the ''[[FutureSex/LoveShow]]'' tour in summer 2007
|Background = solo_singer
|Birth_name = Timothy Z. Mosley
|Alias =
|Born = {{birth date and age|1971|3|10}}
|Origin = [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]], [[United States]]
|Instrument = [[Sampler (musical instrument)|Sampler]], [[keyboards]], [[Rapping]], [[singer|vocals]], [[beatboxing]], [[vocoder]], [[drums]]
|Genre = [[Pop Rap]]<br>[[contemporary R&B|R&B]]<BR>[[Hip-Hop]]<br>[[Dance-Pop]]<br>[[pop music|Pop]]<br>[[Pop Rock]]<br>[[Alternative Hip Hop]]<br>[[Trip-Hop]]
|Occupation = [[Record producer]], [[songwriter]], [[Rapping|rapper]]
|Years_active = 1993–present
|Label = [[Blackground Records|Blackground]], [[Mosley Music Group]], [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
|Associated_acts = [[Aaliyah]], [[Missy Elliott]], [[Magoo]], [[Nelly Furtado]], [[Ginuwine]], [[Keri Hilson]], [[Danja]], [[Jim Beanz]], [[Static Major]], [[Nisan Stewart]], [[Sebastian_(rapper)|Sebastian]], [[Justin Timberlake]], [[Nicole Scherzinger]], [[D.O.E.]], [[One Republic]], [[Black Eyed Peas]], [[Bjork]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Flo Rida]], [[Ashlee Simpson]], [[Matt Pokora]], [[Fall Out Boy]], [[50 Cent]], [[Tony Yayo]], [[Mary J. Blige]]
|URL = [http://www.timbalandmusic.com/ TimbalandMusic.com]
}}
'''Timothy Z. Mosley''' (born [[March 10]], [[1971]]), better known by his [[stage name]] '''Timbaland''', is an [[United States|American]] [[record producer]], [[musical composer|composer]], [[rapping|rapper]], and [[singer]]. Primarily known for his work in [[urban pop]], Timbaland has produced albums and singles for a number of artists from the mid-1990s to the present day.
Timbaland's first production work was ''[[Ginuwine...the Bachelor]]'' for [[Ginuwine]], in 1996; the album was both a commercial and critical success. He was later contacted by [[Aaliyah]] to help produce her second album, ''[[One in a Million]]'', which went on to sell over 15 million copies worldwide. In 2000, Timbaland produced several hit songs including [[Ludacris]]' "[[Rollout (My Business)]]", and contributed three singles to Aaliyah's [[Aaliyah (album)|self-titled third album]].
In 2006 Timbaland collaborated with [[Nelly Furtado]] and [[Justin Timberlake]] which resulted in multiple million selling albums and singles for both artists. In 2007 Timbaland released the album ''[[Timbaland Presents Shock Value| Shock Value]]'', a commercial success, while 2008 saw Timbaland help produce [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s new album, ''[[Hard Candy (Madonna album)|Hard Candy]]''. Also procue the new [[Dima Bilan]]´s album with a duet with [[Nelly Furtado]].
==Biography==
===Early life===
Mosley was born and raised in [[Virginia Beach]], [[Virginia]]. Originally a [[disc jockey]] known as "DJ Timmy 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/|work=[[MTV News]]|date=[[2007-02-16]]|accessdate=2008-04-04}}</ref> or "DJ Tiny Tim",<ref name="timbalandmusic">{{cite web|title=Bio|url=http://www.timbalandmusic.com/bio/|publisher=TimbalandMusic.com|accessdate=2008-04-08}}</ref> Mosley began making hip-hop backing tracks on a [[Casio]] keyboard. Rapper [[Missy Elliott]] heard his material and, taken by Mosley’s unique sense of rhythm, began working with him .<ref name="guardian">{{cite web|last=Hodgkinson|first=Will|title=Soundtrack of my life: Timbaland|url=http://music.guardian.co.uk/urban/story/0,,2123761,00.html|work=[[guardian.co.uk]]|date=2007-07-15|accessdate=2008-04-04}}</ref> She and her R&B group Sista auditioned for [[DeVante Swing]], a producer and member of the successful 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 [[Timberland Corporation|Timberland]] construction boots, which were popular in hip-hop fashion.<ref name="about">{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-29|url=http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/life/20070327/d_cover27.art.htm|publisher=[[USA Today]]|title=Timbaland gets ready to 'Shock' }}</ref>
Sista, Timbaland, and Magoo became part of Devante’s stable of Swing Mob signees known as "Da Bassment" crew, joining artists such as R&B singer [[Ginuwine]], male vocal group [[Playa (band)|Playa]], and the girl group Sugah.<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 debut LP ''4 All the Sistas Around the World'', which was shelved and never released. At this time Jodeci was pivotal in defining the 1990s [[new jack swing]] sound. He later joined the production ensemble S.B.I. (Surrounded By Idiots) that also featured [[The Neptunes|Neptunes]] producer [[Pharrell Williams]].<ref name="timbalandmusic"/>
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. One of these, the remix to 702’s "Steelo" in 1996, became Timbaland’s first major production credit.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-25|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/music/9850,213743,2083,22.html|title=Tim’s Brio |publisher=[[The Village Voice]] }}</ref>
===1996–1999===
In 1996, Ginuwine released his debut album, ''[[Ginuwine...the Bachelor]],'' which was produced by Timbaland.<ref name="ginuwine" /> The album was both a commercial and critical success.<ref name="ginuwine" /> On many of the tracks, Timbaland can be heard either rapping or providing ad-libs, similar to what both Elliott and [[Puff Daddy]] were doing at the time; Timbaland’s deep voice was usually [[Vocoder|vocoded]] to give it an electronic sound.<ref name="ginuwine">{{cite news |publisher=[[The Washington Post]]|title=Washington's Ginuwine R&B Article, Aiming for the Top |author=Segal, David|date=[[2001-04-14]] }}</ref> While work was being completed on ''[[Ginuwine...the Bachelor]]'', R&B artist [[Aaliyah]] contacted Timbaland and Elliott to write and produce songs for her second album, ''[[One in a Million (Aaliyah album)|One in a Million]].''<ref name="aaliyah">{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-25|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/123191/review/6067616/aaliyah|title=Aaliyah |publisher=[[Rolling Stone]] }}</ref> The tracks that were crafted for Aaliyah featured musical arrangements similar to those on ''Ginuwine...the Bachelor''.<ref name="aaliyah" /> ''One in a Million'' went on to sell over 11 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-28|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E5DA1E31F934A1575BC0A9679C8B63|title= Aaliyah, 22, Singer Who First Hit the Charts at 14 |publisher=[[The New York Times]] }}</ref>
Asian instrumentation is present through much of his early work (Xscape’s "My Secret" remix, especially, with a sitar outro and Timbaland ad-libbing "Let’s take a little trip...to India"), but was most successful and prevalent with [[Jay-Z]]’s "Big Pimpin'" in 1999, which borrowed directly from the song "Khosara" by Egyptian composer [[Abdel Halim Hafez]]. Elliott's 2001 hit single, "[[Get Ur Freak On]]" from her third album, ''[[Miss E...So Addictive]]'', also used a speedy [[Tabla]] drumline typical of [[Hindustani classical music]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Timba! Look Out, Elliott's Falling in Love |publisher=[[The Washington Post]]|date=[[2001-05-16]]|author=Drumming, Neil}}</ref>
===2000–2002===
Timbaland produced songs including [[Ludacris]]' "Roll Out (My Business)",<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-29|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 |publisher=[[New York Daily News]] }}</ref> Jay-Z's "Hola' Hovito",<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-29|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/blogs/statusainthood/archives/2007/04/jayz_and_timbal.php|title=Jay-Z and Timbaland, Together Again |publisher=[[Village Voice]] }}</ref> [[Petey Pablo]]'s "Raise Up",<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-29|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1452482/20020220/pablo_petey.jhtml|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|accessdate=2008-04-29|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1438577/20010126/timbaland.jhtml|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|accessdate=2008-04-29|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1442244/20010328/aaliyah.jhtml|title=Aaliyah Finds 'Resolution' With New Single, Video |publisher=[[MTV]] }}</ref>
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 (rapper)|Sebastian]], [[Petey Pablo]], and [[Tweet (singer)|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 final version, which instead featured Timbaland singing alongside [[Steve "Static" Garrett]] of Playa and Aaliyah.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-25|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1448808/20010911/story.jhtml|title=Timbaland To Release Aaliyah / Beck Duet |publisher=[[MTV]] }}</ref>
The first release on Beat Club was the debut album by [[Bubba Sparxxx]] in September 2001, ''[[Dark Days, Bright Nights]]''.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-25|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/timbaland/articles/story/5932482/timbaland_launches_label|title=Timbaland Launches Label |work=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> The loss of Aaliyah deeply affected Timbaland, whose work was less omnipresent after 2001. In a phone call to the [[MTV]] show ''Total Request Live'', Timbaland said:
{{quote|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 right now. Beyond the music, she was a brilliant person, the [most special] person I ever met.|Timbaland|[[MTV]]<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-25|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1448422/20010827/aaliyah.jhtml|title=Timbaland, P. Diddy, Other Artists React To Aaliyah's Death|publisher=[[MTV]]}}</ref>}}
===2003–2005===
Timbaland contributed three tracks to Tweet’s debut album, ''Southern Hummingbird,'' and produced most of Elliott’s fourth and fifth LPs, ''[[Under Construction]]'' and ''[[This Is Not A Test!]]''.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-28|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/296896/this_is_not_a_test|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 |publisher=[[The Washington Post]]|date=[[2003-03-19]]||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 web|accessdate=2008-04-28|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C07E3D61431F932A2575AC0A9609C8B63|title= Critic's Choice: New CD's |publisher=[[The New York Times]]|date=2006-09-11|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|accessdate=2008-04-25|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/bubba-sparxxx/7178|title=Bubba Sparxxx : Deliverance |publisher=[[NME]] }}</ref>
Timbaland continued to produce hit singles and albums for artists; in 2004 Timbaland-produced singles by [[LL Cool J]], [[Xzibit]], [[Fatman Scoop]], and [[Jay-Z]] became staples on urban radio, and he produced the bulk of [[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]]’s fourth album, ''[[Afrodisiac]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Brandy evolves to "Afrodisiac"|publisher=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]|date=[[2004-07-15]]|author=Johnson, Kevin C.}}</ref> The Timbaland-produced song "I'm So Fly" on [[Lloyd Banks]]’s 2004 debut album ''[[The Hunger for More]]'' is significant in that it was the first official Timbaland production bearing a co-production credit from [[Danja]], who would go on to become a requisite collaborator with Timbaland in the future.<ref>{{cite news|title=Reviews|publisher=[[The Voice]]|date=[[2004-07-25]]|author=Morrison, Mark}}</ref>
Embracing an international audience, Timbaland lent a hand to three tracks off bilingual Japanese Pop star [[Utada Hikaru]]’s debut English album, ''[[Exodus (Utada Hikaru album)|Exodus]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Daly|first=Sean|accessdate=2008-04-25|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A31175-2004Oct13?language=printer|title=Leaving the Girl Behind |work=[[The Washington Post]] }}</ref> He continued working on tracks for [[Tweet (singer)|Tweet]] and for Elliott’s sixth album, ''[[The Cookbook]]'': "Joy (feat. [[Mike Jones (rapper)|Mike Jones]])", and "Partytime"<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-29|url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/05/ew.mus.missy/|title=EW review: Elliott's 'Cookbook' overdone |publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]] }}</ref> and continued to expand his reach with production for [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]] and [[Jennifer Lopez]] ("He'll Be Back" from her fourth studio album, ''[[Rebirth]].'')<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-29|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7047411/|title=‘Rebirth’ at its best whenJ. Lo keeps it on dance floor |publisher=[[MSNBC]] }}</ref>
===2006–2007===
Timbaland started a new label distributed by Interscope, [[Mosley Music Group]], bringing some talent from his former Beat Club Records label.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-29|url=http://www.star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2008/1/6/music/19920987&sec=music|title=Super sonic |publisher=[[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star]] }}</ref> On the new label are [[Nelly Furtado]], [[Keri Hilson]], and rapper [[D.O.E.]].<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-29|url=http://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]] }}</ref> During 2006, Timbaland had seven singles receiving airplay worldwide by Nelly Furtado and [[Justin Timberlake]]. Additionally, Timbaland also appears in most of the videos.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-25|url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/furtado.html|title=Bustin’ Loose|publisher=[[CBC.ca|CBC]] }}</ref>
In early 2007, Timbaland was [[2007 Timbaland plagiarism controversy|accused of plagiarism]] regarding his work on the [[Nelly Furtado]] track "[[Do It]]". He is alleged to have plagiarized elements from the song "Acid Jazzed Evening" by Finnish artist Tempest, without giving credit or compensation.<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/01/18/is-timbaland-a-thief/|title=Is Timbaland a Thief?|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=2007-01-18|accessdate=2008-04-25}}</ref> Further allegations of plagiarism have surfaced in both fan publications and music editorials (see [[2007 Timbaland plagiarism controversy|Main Article]]). During this time, Timbaland mentioned he wanted to work female artist [[Britney Spears]] for her album [[Blackout (Britney Spears Album)|Blackout]]. However, Spears had refused. This came during the time she was in a rehabilitation center in Malibu.
Timbaland provides vocals on the singles the [[Pussycat Dolls]]'s "[[Wait a Minute (Pussycat Dolls song)|Wait a Minute]]", Nelly Furtado's "[[Promiscuous (song)|Promiscuous]]" and "[[Ice Box (song)|Ice Box]]" by [[Omarion]], all of which climbed the U.S. charts. In an interview published in August 2006 in the UK,<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-25|url=http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1839486,00.html|title='I'm up here. Everyone else is down there' |publisher=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Timbaland revealed he was working on a new LP by [[Jay-Z]] and that he had been working on tracks with [[Coldplay]]’s [[Chris Martin]].<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-25|url=http://www.nme.com/news/coldplay/27232|title=Timbaland to work with Coldplay |publisher=[[NME]] }}</ref>
Timbaland worked on seven songs for [[Björk]]’s new album, including "Earth Intruders", "Hope", and "Innocence",<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-25|url=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/|title=Björk Borrows Timbaland on New Album, SXSW Gets Guilt-Free, Radiohead Concerned About World, Making Record |publisher=[[Rolling Stone]] }}</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 web|accessdate=2008-04-28|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]] }}</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|publisher=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=[[2007-01-21]]}}</ref> and the song "[[Ayo Technology]]" on [[50 Cent]]’s album [[Curtis (50 Cent album)|''Curtis'']].<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-28|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1566579/20070807/id_0.jhtml|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|accessdate=2008-04-25|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1576807/20071219/simpson_ashlee.jhtml|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 such as [[50 Cent]], [[Dr. Dre]], [[Elton John]], [[Fall Out Boy]], [[Nelly Furtado]], [[Missy Elliott]], and others called ''[[Timbaland Presents Shock Value]]''. The first single, "[[Give It to Me (Timbaland song)|Give It to Me]]" featuring Nelly Furtado and Timberlake, topped Billboard’s Hot 100 chart and received a nomination for the [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals]].<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-29|url=http://www.forbes.com/businesswire/feeds/businesswire/2008/02/07/businesswire20080207005690r1.html|title=Tina Turner to Join Beyonce for Special Segment on 50th Annual GRAMMY(R) Awards |publisher=[[Forbes]] }}</ref> The fourth single from the album, a remix of the [[OneRepublic]] song "[[Apologize (song)|Apologize]]", was in the [[Billboard Hot 100]] top ten for 25 weeks, the longest any song of the 2000s has spent in the top ten of the chart. The song is currently in its 42nd week on the chart .<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-29|url=http://www.forbes.com/businesswire/feeds/businesswire/2008/03/03/businesswire20080303005960r1.html|title=Crocs(TM) Next Step Campus Tour Invades College Campuses This Spring |publisher=[[Forbes]] }}</ref>
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 called out Storch, rapping, "I'm a real producer and you just the piano man". Timbaland confirmed that he was talking about Storch in an interview with MTV personality [[Sway Calloway]].<ref name="make himself">{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-29|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/01/arts/music/01sann.html?sq=timbaland&st=nyt&scp=44&pagewanted=all|title=Can the Star Maker Make Himself a Star? |publisher=[[The New York Times]] }}</ref> Storch responded with the track "[[Built Like That]]" on [[February 26]], [[2007]], featuring [[Philadelphia]] rapper NOX. The end of the feud was confirmed by Timbaland in the final issue of Scratch Magazine.<ref>{{cite web|title=SCRATCH: Is This The End?|url=http://www.scratchmagazine.com/online/?p=384|work=Scratch|date=2007-09-18}}</ref>
In November 2007, it was confirmed that Timbaland has become a father to a baby girl ''Reign''.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-25|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20161748,00.html|title=Timbaland Gets Engaged, Welcomes Baby Girl|publisher=[[People]]}}</ref> The mother is publicist Monique Idlett, who works at Timbaland's Mosley Music Group record company.
===2008–present===
Timbaland will also soon start working on his next studio album "Shock Value 2". Though not confirmed but verified, he is expected/rumored to work with the likes of [[Linkin Park]], [[Cher]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Dido]], [[Kanye West]], [[Celine Dion]], [[Christina Aguilera]], [[Mary J. Blige]], [[Akon]], [[Gwen Stefani]], [[Chris Cornell]], [[Styles of Beyond]], [[Justin Timberlake]], [[Nelly Furtado]], [[Dima Bilan]], [[Jonas Brothers]], [[Miley Cyrus]], [[OneRepublic]], [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]], [[Chris Brown (singer)|Chris Brown]], [[50 Cent]] with [[G-Unit]], [[Beyoncé]] and [[Busta Rhymes]], also confirmed to be released November 4th.<ref>{{cite news|title=Timbo on Shock Value 2, A winner he said|url=http://wizarduniverse.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=23095|publisher=Wizard Universe|date=[[2008-06-30]]|accessdate=2008-06-30}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news|title=Madonna Release Dates|url=http://www.drownedmadonna.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=19414|publisher=Madonna World|date=[[2008-07-14]]|accessdate=2008-06-30}}</ref>.
This year, Timbaland has also helped produce [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]]'s new album, ''[[Hard Candy (Madonna album)|Hard Candy]]''.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-04-25|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1552023/20070209/timbaland.jhtml|title=Timbaland Still In Shock Over Jay-Z, Madonna, Elton Collaborations|publisher=[[MTV]]}}</ref> ''[[Bittersweet World]]'' by [[Ashlee Simpson]], and other untitled albums and songs by such artists as [[Dima Bilan]], [[Chris Cornell]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Orloff|first=Brian|title=Timbaland Calls Collaboration with Chris Cornell His 'Best Work'|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20186608,00.html|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=2008-03-27|accessdate=2008-03-28}}</ref>, [[Beyonce]], [[JoJo (singer)|JoJo]], [[Teairra Mari]], [[Keithian]], [[The Pussycat Dolls]], [[Nicole Scherzinger]], [[Missy Elliott]], [[Lindsay Lohan]], [[Jennifer Hudson]], [[Lisa Maffia]], [[Busta Rhymes]], and the [[Sugababes]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Sugababes Team With Timbaland|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/channel/mtvuk/news/26032008/411388/sugababes_team_with_timbaland|publisher=[[MTV News]]|date=[[2008-03-26]]|accessdate=2008-03-28}}</ref>. He has been noted as one of hip hop's most influential moguls. <ref>http://www.taletela.com/photos/56/1/hip-hops-10-biggest-moguls Hip Hop's 10 Biggest Moguls</ref>
On [[February 8]], [[2008]], it was announced that Timbaland would be releasing an album solely on a mobile platform for [[Verizon Wireless]]'s [[V CAST]] cell phone service and was designated its very first "Mobile Producer in Residence." Timbaland will be joined by [[Mosley Music Group]]/[[Zone 4]] singer/songwriter [[Keri Hilson]] to begin work on the mobile album’s first track aboard the fully-equipped Mobile Recording Studio. The only tracks to surface so far are "Get It Girl" and "[[Energy (Keri Hilson song)|Energy]]". In his first effort within the [[video game]] industry, he is working with [[Rockstar Games]] to produce ''[[Beaterator]]'', a music mixing game for the [[PlayStation Portable]] to be released in the summer of 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=2007-03-14|accessdate=2008-04-08}}</ref> He is currently touring Australia and New Zealand, and newly announced he would perform in Brisbane and Auckland during July, Special Guests include Flo Rida and Keri Hilson. In reference to Timbaland's supposed musical "[[Midas touch]]," his name is heard in a lyric of [[Weezer]]'s [[2008 in music|2008]] single [[Pork and Beans (song)|Pork and Beans]]. The line reads, "Timbaland knows the way to reach the top of the charts. / Maybe if I work with him I can perfect the art."
===Relationship===
On [[June 10]], [[2008]], Timbaland married his long time girlfriend, music executive Monique Idlett, in a civil ceremony resided by a family pastor in [[Virginia Beach]],[[Virginia]]. The pair had a formal ceremony in [[Aruba]] on [[June 22]], [[2008]].<ref>[http://www.ballerstatus.com/article/news/2008/06/4880/ BallerStatus.com: Timbaland Weds Girlfriend Monique Idlett]</ref>
==Discography==
*[[Timbaland discography]]
==Filmography==
*'''Aaliyah' The Movie (2009)
==See also==
* [[2007 Timbaland plagiarism controversy]]
* [[List of awards and nominations for Timbaland|Awards and nominations for Timbaland]]
* [[Timbaland production discography]]
==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.timbalandmusic.com/ Official site]
*[http://www.musicsnippet.com/HHArtistView.php?Name=Timbaland/ Musicsnippet Profile]
*[http://www.mosleymusicgroup.net/ Mosley Music Group site]
*{{myspace|timbaland|Timbaland}}
*[[lyricwiki:Timbaland|Timbaland]] at [[LyricWiki]]
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