After a six-year hiatus: Justin Timberlake is back with a new single

American pop singer Justin Timberlake is back with new music after six years.

The 42-year-old, who released songs last year with his former band N’Sync (“Better Place”) and with Timbaland and Nelly Furtado (“Keep Going Up”), announced his new solo single “Selfish” for release Thursday. to. She will appear at 2 p.m.

A video was posted on Timberlake’s website and social media on Monday. In the short clip, narrated by actor Benicio Del Toro, Timberlake stands in front of an artificial miniature backdrop with a desert landscape reminiscent of director Wes Anderson’s film “Asteroid City.” Timberlake can only be seen from behind. “Why doesn’t he turn around?” asks Del Toro. “What the hell is he staring at?” The video then ends with the message: “Justin Timberlake presents: Everything I Thought It Was.”

“Everything I Thought It Was” is reportedly the title of Timberlake’s next studio album, his first since 2018’s “Man Of The Woods”. Last Friday, the singer, who rose to fame as the frontman of boy band N’Sync, performed a concert in his hometown of Memphis, where he performed the song ‘Selfish’ live for the first time. He also posted a 17-second snippet of the song on TikTok.

There had been speculation about the pop star’s comeback for some time, partly because Timberlake had deleted all content from his Instagram account. (sda/dpa)