Ending a six-year musical hiatus, Justin Timberlake marks his return with the release of his new song ‘Selfish’. Despite mixed reviews, the new track, secured its acclaim as 77% of fans voted it as their favourite new release of the week in a recent Billboard poll on Friday (Jan 26th).

Unveiling a more intimate side, JT expressed that “you just don’t hear that from men often, that they would express an emotion that makes them vulnerable. And then, growing up the way I grew up, you’re taught not to do that”, when discussing the track. Further to this, long-time friend and music collaborator, Justin Timberland, has stated that Timberlake’s forthcoming album ‘Everything I Thought It Was’ will deliver “what you’d expect from us: not overthought, the lyrics are not so deep, it’s bob-your-head, dance-to-it music.”

The “Princess of Pop” and former girlfriend of Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, has expressed praise for the song. This acknowledgment follows fans’ attempts to overshadow her ex-beau’s latest release by propelling one of her past songs, ‘Selfish’ (released in 2011), back into the charts. On Monday, Spears shared a video of Justin performing his latest track on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ on her Instagram along with a message. She wrote “I wanna apologise for some of the things I wrote about in my book. If I offended any of the people I genuinely care about I am deeply sorry. I also wanted to say I am in love with Justin Timberlake’s new song Selfish… It is soo good.”

Anticipation is high for the release of JT’s upcoming album, scheduled to launch on March 15th, 2024.

Written by Lashana Camille