Justin’s Planning A Big Superbowl Shindig

Justin Timberlake’s new album Man of the Woods comes out two days before the Super Bowl, so JT will be taking advantage of the fact that he’ll already be in Minneapolis to host a unique listening party.

The Minneapolis Star-Tribute reports that American Express is hosting a “listening session” with Justin at Paisley Park, the legendary home of Prince, on February 1st. The paper cites a posting on eTix.com announcing the event, but notes that it’s already sold out. At the event, cell phones will be taken away from fans and locked up – so don’t count on any video leaking out if you didn’t get tickets.

Though Timberlake will be in attendance, there’s no word yet on whether he’ll perform for guests who coughed up $80 to attend.

Though Timberlake is a huge fan of Prince, the two had a little beef back in 2006, when Prince lightly mocked Timberlake for “SexyBack.” “For whoever is claiming that they are bringing sexy back, sexy never left,” he reportedly joked at an Emmy’s afterparty.

The following January, Timberlake was awarding Best Original Song at the Golden Globes. Prince won for “Song of the Heart” from Happy Feet, but he hadn’t yet arrived at the ceremony – he was apparently stuck in traffic. As Timberlake accepted on the winner’s behalf, he bent his knees and craned his neck up toward the microphone, making a joke of the Prince’s height.

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Timberlake later used his appearance on the Nelly Furtado and Timbaland collab “Give It To Me” to issue a not-so-subtle response: “Now if sexy never left, then why is everybody on my sh*t? / Don’t hate on me just because you didn’t come up with it.”

Timberlake has cited Prince as an inspiration through much of his career, and the beef, such as it was, fizzled out after that. JT even wrote an touching tribute on Instagram after Prince’s death.

Justin will headline the halftime show at the Super Bowl on February 4th. Timberlake is also scheduled to join his buddy Jimmy Fallon on the post-Super Bowl Tonight Show broadcast from the Orpheum Theatre on February 4th.