Justin Timberlake Retires 'SexyBack,'
By Jocelyn Vena, with additional reporting by Yasmine Richard
Timberlake officially "retired" his 2006 hit "SexyBack" at Friday's show, and also told MTV News that he's focusing on working with other artists, rather than his solo career, for the time being.
"As far as myself I don't have that ... I could change [my mind] next week, but I don't have the bug to jump in and start the whole process again, and touring again. I do love it, but it's tiring," he admitted.
In addition to his recent work with Madonna and T.I., he also talked about tracks he recorded with Rihanna. "[Recently] I worked with Rihanna, hopefully working on her next record," he said. "She's on a roll. I think she sort of has something different to offer. You can use her voice as a template for many different styles. She has a keen fashion sense and on top of that she's hot. Whatever it is, she's got it."
However, he declined to get into details about who else he's been working with. "I've been working with different people here or there," he said. "I feel weird. You'll hear it when it comes out. I would love to give you everyone but there's some stuff that might not work out due to business stuff, unfortunately.
"I'm going to go pimp myself to Leona Lewis, 'cause I think she's an amazing singer!" he offered, then gave a joking offer to artists: "Give me a buzz! Just call me. I got beats, too," he laughed.
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