Published: 5.28.2026
Length: 1:09:48
Turning the Page follows Justin Timberlake through the
pivotal year of 2001 — a period marked by expanding creative
ambition, heightened media visibility, and a growing emphasis on
his emerging solo identity. The episode traces how a series of
strategic choices, public narratives, and industry‑driven
framing began positioning Justin not just as one‑fifth of
*NSYNC, but as an entertainer whose next chapter was already
being shaped in real time.
Topics Covered:
- Foundational Solo Branding
- Creative Control and Artistic Ambition
- Media Amplification and Narrative Engineering
Mentioned:
- Wikipedia
- 27th People's Choice Awards
- Wikipedia
- American Music Awards of 2001
- Yahoo!
News - 20 Years Later! Look Back at Britney Spears and
Justin Timberlake's Iconic Matching Denim Moment
(1/8/2021)
- Larry
King Live - 'NSync Discusses Their Rise to Stardom
(1/9/2001)
- E!
Online - Ted Casablanca's The Awful Truth (1/18/2001)
- Chicago
Sun-Times - 'N Sync Star Going Solo? (1/19/2001)
- One
In a Million Angelfire Page - Justin Transcript
(1/22/2001)
- Past
& Present YouTube Channel - Super Bowl XXXV - HalfTime
Show: Aerosmith & NSYNC [2001] (1/28/2001)
- Freaky
Trigger - Undynamic Duo (2/3/2001)
- Billy
Rainey - MTV Icon: *Nsync That's the Way Love Goes
- NSYNC.com
- Melinda's Corner (Journal update 3/9/2001)
- ClassicPopMag.com
- Iconic Janet Jackson Treasures to be Auctioned Next
Month (confirmation of MTV Icon filming date, March 10
2001)
- One
In a Million Angelfire - News from March 2001!!! (entry
dated 3/12/2001)
- MTV
News - 'NSYNC In the Studio with Neptunes (3/20/2001)
- Yamaha
All Access Issue 3 - *NSYNC *N Charge
- TV
Guide - Short Cuts 4/10/2001
- Wikipedia
- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
- nsyncnsyncnsync
YouTube Channel - Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez & Chris
Kirkpatrick (*NSYNC) - MADtv 2001 Billboard Awards red
carpet) , video mislabled as "Billboard Awards"
- MTV
News - 'NSYNC Tour Will Give Fans A Taste Of Celebrity
(4/12/2001)
- Entertainment
Weekly - Teen dreams Britney and Justin are
authors(4/17/2001)
- livehead16
YouTube Channel - NSYNC TRL At Your House (4/25/2001)
- 'NSYNC Push Back Tour, Album
Release (5/9/2001)
- NSYNC
Life Tripod - MSN Chat with Melinda Bell Transcript
(5/17/2001)
- One
In a Million Angelfire - On the New Album Transcript
- Entertainment
Weekly -'N Sync and Dave Matthews Band: Boys of Summer
(5/18/2001)
- Sunset
Strip Geocities (archived with Oocities) - Entertainment
Weekly.com Q & A with Nsync (5/17/001)
- eBay
listing for Entertainment Weekly Issue #596 (Pub. date
5/18/2001)
- Wikipedia
- PopOdyssey Tour
- Entertainment
Goes Pop TV YouTube Channel - N Sync Making The Video -
Pop - 2001 (originally on MTV 5/29/2001)
- *NSYNC
on BET's 106 & Park (June 21, 2001 video incorrectly
labeled as 11/21/2001; **Video was removed between
April and May 2026 due to copyright strike from
Paramount Global**)
- Official
*NSYNC Facebook - 106 & Park anniversary post
(Published 6/21/2017)
- Incredible.Nu
- VIBE Magazine Show and Prove (incorrectly labeled June
2001)
- *NSYNC
feature mentioned in the August 2001 issue of Vibe (cover
illustration of Aaliyah, released July 2001). The cover
highlights *NSYNC in a story about crossover pop and
R&B.
- Rolling
Stone - N Sync: True Tales of Pop Life (August issue
released in July; web article published 8/16/2001)
- Maestravida
- Arena Homme Plus Autumn/Winter 2001 (8/3/2001)
- TV
Guide - 'N Sync Hunk Joins Brady Bunch (8/8/2001)
- Publishers Weekly -
Fall 2001 Hardcovers: Fiction/First & Collections
(8/15/2001)
- VHS
Bubble YouTube Channel - *NSYNC on The Today Show
(8/20/2001)
- Wikipedia
- Gone (*NSYNC song)
- Everything
Explained Today - Gone (NSYNC Song)
- Wikipedia
- Superhero (Brian McKnight Album)
- Wikipedia
- 2001 MTV Video Music Awards
- Discogs
- All-Star Tribute
- Wikipedia
- Michael Jackson 30th Anniversary Celebration
- Magazine
Canteen - Arena Homme Magazine 16 - Justin Timberlake
Withdrawn Steven Klein Cover
- IMDb -
*NSYNC Hotline Phone and Fantasy CD-Rom Game (9/17/2001)
- Discogs
- *NSYNC - Gone - CD(Single) 2001
- United
We Stand Concert in Washington D.C. (10/21/2001)
- Discogs
- *NSYNC - Gone CD (Maxi Single) 2001
- Orlando
Sentinel - Star Gazing (10/24/2001)
- luvinJustin
Angelfire - nEwS (copy of 10/28 press from CDNow for next
'Gone' CD single)
- Gone
- *NSYNC - CD Maxi Single - FNAC Belgie
- Entertainment
Weekly - Justin Timberlake's Book Deal Falls Through
(10/30/2001)
- Maestravida
- Cosmopolitan - November 2001
- JCChasez.Nu
- Transcript of Justin's Phone Interview on BET's 106
- Maestravida
- YM - December 2001
- Director
Brazil YouTube Channel - Why Is Nobody Talking About
Justin Timberlake's Choreographer? (published 6/19/2023)
- Wikipedia
- Dream Within a Dream Tour
- livehead16
YouTube Channel - NSYNC South Beach Benefit Concert
(November 11, 2001)
- Entertainment Goes Pop TV YouTube Channel - N'Sync
2001 Appearance (originally on MTV 11/20/2001)
- Fandom
Wiki - 106 & Park 2001 Episode List/2001
- MTV
News - 'NSYNC's Justin Timberlake To Play Young Elton In
New Clip (11/21/2001)
- Wikipedia
- 2001 Billboard Music Awards
- Musik
Angel YouTube channel - All Stars performing What's Goin'
On LIVE (12/4/2001)
- MTV
News - Angie Stone Make Studio Time with Timberlake, Moby,
Keys (1/15/2002)
- Rolling
Stone - People of the Year: 'N Sync ( 12/6/2001)
- ZMC
- Britney Spears Lovers Will Soon Have A Chance To Join A
Newfangled Wireless Fan Club (12/7/2001)
- NSYNC
Studio - Newsroom - December Reports (12/7/2001)
- CRM
Daily - Britney, Justin, and Jay-Z Play to Cell Phone
Audience (12/7/2001)
- JackieJ10
Tripod page: Now 'N the News (Confirmation of holiday
charity event, 'Girlfriend video preview)
- StillNSYNC
YouTube channel - MTV Secret Santa with *NSYNC special
(originally on MTV, 12/19/2001)
- ABC
News - Ring Me Baby, One More Time (12/19/2001)
- NSYNC.com
- Melinda's Corner (Journal entry 12/20/01)