Is Justin Timberlake about to release a new
album? Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter and Billboard that a
cryptic tweet posted by the singer-actor late on Wednesday night -- which
simply read: "Thursday, January 10th, 2013 at 9:01 am PST..." --
signifies the announcement and possibly instant arrival of new music.
And not just a song, but a full album produced by
longtime collaborator Timbaland. Timberlake is believed to have around 20 new
tracks recorded. A source familiar with the project confirms to Billboard that Timberlake is definitely releasing a
new album more sooner than later.
Timberlake's rep could not be reached for comment.
Timberlake's last studio effort, the enduring
"FutureSex/LoveSounds," came out in 2006. It has been certified
four-times platinum, marking domestic sales of over 4 million units.
Although Timberlake has focused much of his energy
in recent years on movies (he will next be seen in the Coen brothers'
highly-anticipated Inside Llewyn Davis) and tech (he's a key principal in the
new Myspace), an insider says the former NSync star has been quietly and
methodically preparing to release an album with almost no warning.
To wit: the 9 p.m. tweet that hinted at something
transpiring just hours later. Within an hour, Justin Timberlake was the top
trending topic on Twitter.
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