Timbaland Teases Justin Timberlake’s Upcoming Album: ‘It’s Fun and It’s Coming
The upcoming album by Justin Timberlake is “fun,” according to Timbaland, who hinted, “it’s done and it’s coming.”
The superstar producer, 51, revealed in a new interview with Variety that he and Timberlake, 42, have some new material they’ve been cooking up to mark the artiste’s first release since 2018’s “Man of the Woods.”
“We just finished up and everything sounds great,” Timbaland said. “Now it’s really on him how and when he envisions it to come out, but it’s done and it’s coming.”
The album’s release date has not yet been announced, but Timbaland’s comments indicate that it may be forthcoming.
The news has piqued the interest of Timberlake’s fans, who are anxious to hear the singer’s new music. Timberlake has collaborated with a number of performers and producers, including Timbaland, Pharrell Williams, and Lizzo, over the course of several years.
The album is anticipated to feature Timberlake’s signature combination of pop, R&B, and hip-hop, as well as both upbeat and introspective songs.
Timbaland & Timberlake
Timbaland and Timberlake’s musical partnership began in 2002, when Timberlake tapped Timbaland for his debut studio album “Justified,” which featured the Timbaland-produced hit “Cry Me a River.” It reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and won a Grammy for best male musical vocal performance.
Timbaland told PEOPLE in November about the 20th anniversary of Justin Timberlake’s debut album that “the chemistry was made as soon as we worked from song one.”
“I knew I had chemistry with him. Back then, it was talent, but to find those super special ones to come in that room… that’s the only way you got in the room, because you had to be special,” he said. “But sometimes everybody’s chemistry don’t mix because each person is special. They special in their own right, but coming together is a different thing.”
Timbaland later clarified, “We don’t work together often,” Timbaland later added. “He is an artiste so he works on the road, he’s got a life. Every time we come together is special. We just making great music, feeding our souls. That fix you get, you’re just feeding your soul with what you love, and you’re around people who love the same thing.”
