What record company did Justin Timberlake start in 2005?

What record company did Justin Timberlake start in 2005? JayTee Records was the company Timberlake launched that year.

Timberlake established JayTee Records during his early solo career, after becoming famous as a member of the boy band *NSYNC. The label was connected to his broader interest in music production and the Memphis recording scene, where he was born and raised. In 2005, reports identified hip-hop artist Joshua B as the label's first signed act.

The name is a stylized reference to Timberlake's initials, JT. It is sometimes confused with later projects associated with Timberlake, including Tennman Records, the label he founded in 2007 in partnership with Interscope Records. JayTee Records belongs specifically to the earlier 2005 period and was part of Timberlake's transition from pop performer to music-industry entrepreneur.

Timberlake's Memphis ambitions also included interest in recording facilities and historic labels such as Sun Records and Stax, both deeply linked to the city's musical legacy.