Justin Timberlake declares love for Tenn at home state set
Justin Timberlake
FRANKLIN  Tenn. (AP) â  Memphis native Justin Timberlake  returned to  his  home state for one of  his  few performances this year to declare  his  love for Tennessee.
 Timberlake  performed on Saturday in Franklin  Tennessee  at the Pilgrimage Festival  a 3-year-old music festival that  he  now co-produces and is conveniently close to  his  current home in Middle Tennessee.
The pop singer and actor joked to the capacity crowd of more than 25 000 fans that  he  was nervous about performing at home.
"Half of you I might be related to "  Timberlake  said.
 He  surprised the crowd by reuniting with country star Chris Stapleton and  his  wife Morgane  after their breakout performance with  Timberlake  on the 2015 Country Music Association Awards.
 Justin Timberlake  performs at the Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival on Saturday  Sept. 23  2017  in Franklin  Tenn. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
The addition of  Timberlake  as a performer helped boost attendance numbers for the new music festival  about 30 minutes south of Nashville.
 Timberlake  closed out the performance with his hit songs "SexyBack " ''Rock Your Body " and "Can't Stop the Feeling."
FRANKLIN  Tenn. (AP) â   [TGT] returned to   [TGT] home state for one of   [TGT]   few performances this year to declare   [TGT]   love for Tennessee.
  [TGT] performed on Saturday in Franklin  Tennessee  at the Pilgrimage Festival  a 3-year-old music festival that  he  now co-produces and is conveniently close to  his  current home in Middle Tennessee.
The pop singer and actor joked to the capacity crowd of more than 25 000 fans that  he  was nervous about performing at home.
"Half of you I might be related to "   [TGT] said.
 He  surprised the crowd by reuniting with country star Chris Stapleton and  his  wife Morgane  after their breakout performance with   [TGT] on the 2015 Country Music Association Awards.
  [TGT] performs at the Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival on Saturday  Sept. 23  2017  in Franklin  Tenn. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
 [TGT]  helped boost attendance numbers for the new music festival  about 30 minutes south of Nashville.
  [TGT] closed out the performance with  [TGT]  hit songs "SexyBack " ''Rock Your Body " and "Can't Stop the Feeling."