Justin Timberlake Announces Musical Comeback With a Self-Indulgent Monologue, Remains Eternal Prince of Pop

2013 officially just became THE YEAR OF TIMBERLAKE, with Justin today announcing his long-awaited return to music following weeks of speculation and rumors.

The living legend is treating his comeback like the biggest musical event since MJ’s This Is It tour (which it is), hyping everybody up with a singular, attention-grabbing tweet, then following it up with the release of a Youtube teaser in which he gets his Lady GaGa on by babbling about being an artist or some shit.

Basically, he teased everyone just to release a teaser of a teaser, and got away with it because he’s Justin Timberlake.

When will your fave?

Billboard has been hinting at a JT comeback for a while now, but they finally put their money where their mouth is today by confirming through one of their presumably reliable sources that Mr. Justified will indeed drop a new album “sooner rather than later”.

Now for the bad news: there’s whispers that Justins new disc was helmed by yesterday’s news, Timbaland, and that my man’s also done a another collaboration with more of yesterday’s news, Beyonce.

Can’t win ‘em all, I guess.

By the way, when JT came to Sydney for his last tour, my seat was this special barstool thing that was part of the stage, and I got to slap Justin’s hand not once, but TWICE, and during the first slap his palm was super sweaty, so I basically had his sweat all over my hand, which to this very day still hasn’t been washed since.

That is all.

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  • T.A.

    JT is back!!! Justin Beiber should be very scared. lol 2013 is going to be a great year for music. ;)

  • http://www.facebook.com/tzondo Tasha Zondo

    lol i was so hyped for a single today, but it did get me a bit suspiciosio usually new music is released on the monday for more impact! at least now people can get their chips together and buy the record… i worry about Timbaland producing; he’s been wack for the last few years… but i’m so excited!!!!

  • 2007

    TImbaland and TImberlake collabos are always gem… soooo yeah, even if TImbaland’s recent work with Missy failed miserably, I still high hopes for this one.

    It feels like its 2007 all over again <3 Timberlake, Timbaland and Furtado should collab again <3

    So give it to me give it to me give it to me :D

  • http://twitter.com/Fantasy715 Fantasy715

    Right now I: can’t breathe, screaming, jumping from happyness, fangirling, trying to believe what I just read…!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I was waiting for these for so long and AT LAST it is happenning!!! So happy that I will pass the Beyonce duet and act like I never read it!! Can’t wait for him to bring the sexyback!! 2013,musically, is getting so exctiting everyday!!

    Gosh, I wanted him to have a concert in my country so much :’( You’re so lucky and see him and slap his hand!! I wouldn’t wash it either xD

  • wickfan

    I am literally crying it been 7 years since his last album now we had to wait 3 days for an announcement

  • wickfan

    well he probably excited he can just rip him off again in another 4 years

  • radar

    People with talent need to stop indulging Timbaland by collaborating with him he insists on staying in 2005 with his old recycled sound. At this point in time I’d rather someone collab with the ratchet redone over Timbaland. AND that’s saying something.

  • wickfan

    hoping pharrell is in the album too

  • http://twitter.com/JdotShanel jas.

    If Pharrell is on this I will be gone to heaven!

  • http://Www.oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com/ Erika

    AHHHHHHHHHHH! That’s pretty much all I’m thinking right now. That and, “FINALLY!!!”
    About Timbaland, I refuse to think JT would let his new album sound dated or crappy… I trust him to bring it. I just hope I’m right!

    I’ll go back to running around waving my hands over my head now.

  • http://Www.oddnessweirdness.blogspot.com/ Erika

    That just made me legit lol.

  • Alex K

    Is Nelly Furtado going to join him for this record too?

    A lot of people who were big in 2006 waited too long to release new material. The Spirit Indestructible, Push and Shove, and Bionic/Lotus all flopped. There is no reason to think that 2013 is guaranteed to be the year of JT. We will learn soon whether JT and Timbaland still have it in them. Maybe they do, maybe they don’t. But as Nelly Furtado, Christina Aguilera, and Gwen Stefani can all tell you, past success is no guarantee of future success.

  • Greg M

    I doubt JT would put out an album of crappy, dated tunes, soo I’m not worried about him working with Timbaland; however, there is no way around Beyonce…She’s so f-ing wack. He needs to find better collaborators :/

  • http://twitter.com/themusicprophet The Music Prophet

    Um… No Proph. Timbaland is a god. Beyonce and JT shakin it together will be flawless. CAN NOT WAIT

  • http://twitter.com/Myrmicinae Brendicienta

    He´s back finally. Screw Justin Bieber, 1D, Bruno Mars, Chris Brown, Ne-yo….THE PRINCE OF POP IS BACK!!!

  • Naomi

    I’m so hyped about this news right now! My baby is back! FINALLY!!!! I honestly hope that his new stuff is going to be good. I mean, we had to wait 7 years. GO JT! :)

  • Alex S.

    I’m over comebacks. All of them have been mediocre at best. I’ve lost all faith in these people. Where is the next gen of REAL superstars. Like where’s the guy with actual talent who grew up listening to JT and is now cutting an amazing record with an innovative producer no one’s heard of? But even if JT gives us warmed over leftover and actually DANCES, he’ll still have the best pop album of the year. The bar has been set low. Fingers crossed he’s still a narcissist with MJ aspirations and he brings the genius. B/c if someone tells him he’s already a legend, his ass is gonna get lazy. And it would be nice if the current gen could produce artists capable of more than one brilliant, and commercially successful, album. And spare me excuses about art and bad marketing. Be brilliant and sell like it’s 99, JT!

  • Naomi

    Justin Bieber can have a seat. Actually, he can several seats.

  • bobs

    I wish he did a nearly nude GQ spread, teasing the edges of his testicles and hairy anus… oh well.

  • theprophetblog

    Difference is that JT is on a whole different level to those artists. Just look at how news of his comeback has been covered feverishly by every corner of the web. JT is the biggest male star of last decade. He’s the male Britney, but with respect from critics and the public due to his artistry as a songwriter, musician, producer, dancer etc. That wasn’t shade at B by the way at all so don’t any crazy Britney fans take it that way lol!

    Who else but JT could literally maintain such a level of fame with only two albums? He was able to walk away from the biggest pop career on the planet for six years to pursue whatever took his fancy — TV production, film, running a record label, GOLF. Now that he’s announced his comback it’s like everybody was just waiting with baited breath for his return. His star power is on a different level to the likes of Nelly Furtado and No Doubt, and even Aggie. You can only really compare him to Britney as they are the male and female version of each other.

  • ImHighPrice

    Honestly, I knew this was coming…he had to get tired doing all them lackluster films sometime…

  • http://twitter.com/themusicprophet The Music Prophet

    The major thing you’re forgetting here is what defines the word ‘Flop’. I’ll give you Nelly Furtado… But the only reason she ever had any real top 40 success AT ALL was thanks to JT and Timbaland … As for No Doubt and Christina Aguilera, neither are technically flops. With today’s 360 record deals, shifted units isn’t really the biggest factor in success. Tours, merchandise, and singles sales are really where the “success” factors come in. No Doubt’s ‘Push and Shove’ has moved a respectable number of units globally, as well as a sold out tour… And as for Christina, ‘Bionic’ wasn’t a commercial success, but considering it led to her lucrative gig on ‘The Voice’… I wouldn’t call it a total failure. As for ‘Lotus’, it’s Christina’s lack of promotional campaign and poor single choice to blame. I’m not convicted that album has flatlined yet.

    None of these artists are good representation though for what JT’s success could be. Right now this is female driven industry, and male pop stars are rare to be heard. All the typical sounds of the past few years are starting to flail on the charts, hence why Rihanna, Kesha, and yes, Christina are failing to love up to past numbers.

    IF JT can bring back his signature sound and swag, I see nothing but potential for success

  • http://www.facebook.com/matthewcharlerysmith Matthew Charlery-Smith

    Respectfully Proph, do you think that your view of JT and other acts is skewed by the fact that you live in Oz and many US acts seem huge over there? (Oz was the only place bar 1 where Xtina’s Bionic was certified). I think in the UK we have other acts we can compare with JT from our country and the US without the spin. I wouldn’t say he was the male Britney; she’s a hysteria on just her name. JT creates excitement because everyone knows he’ll put out good music…and no, NOT the Prince of Pop!

  • theprophetblog

    LMAO no!

    I’m not ignorant to music outside of Australia! I don’t even know what is on Australian radio. And dead, was Bionic certified here? I know much more about the global music scene than the Australian one.

  • http://www.twitter.com/tonybrabander Tony Brabander

    I’m also from the UK and today my boyfriend who has no interest in following pop on these kind of blogs and asks me maybe 3 times a year to update his mp3 player came home and said “Did you hear the news about Justin Timberlake?”

    I was so surprised to hear that from him. I think that’s an example of how big Justin is and how excited people are for his new music.

  • gotgotgone

    I have been waiting for him to comeback forever. I am 21 now and grew up with Nsync and Jt’s music. I wonder what sound his new album is going to have I know he wont be jumping on the dance bandwagon but I’m sure he wants a hit. Justin Bieber and Bruno Mars can go fuck off now.

  • bluecherrytree

    Justin has 99 problems but a flop album is ain’t one.And if he is going back to Timbaland I salute him because Shock Value PART ONE is still on my playlist,sorry,judge me,throw a stone at me but I will continue to listen to “Time” any time I want and their collaborations give me life,how could I not anticipate something like SEXY BACK again,how could I?Or how could you forget Timbaland waiting in a car while Justin stalks Britney taking a shower?So in general all I want is reply 2006,ahahaha :)

  • JUSTIN CASE

    Goddd Justified was so much better/futuristic than futuresex lovesounds, i mean…. sexyback is amazing but tbh it needed to have an extended 6:34 minute version to be perfect, whereas all of justified is 100% gold

    it’s a shame pharrell’s newer tracks are shit tho, i don’t even know what he’s up to now, that track with mika was totally whack

  • theprophetblog

    I agree! FSLS is still amazing but Justified is perfection and FSLS can’t touch it.

  • DiegoZicoB

    Love JT! Really excited for new music from him. It’s time for a genuine male pop star to come back and entertain. Yea Justin Bieber, Adam Lambert etc. fill the spot but there is nothing, NOTHING, like a 90′s pop star and JT knows how to bring it.

    Not too keen on a Timbaland filled album as his productions have become incredibly stale and I prefer Justified to FSLS. Most of the tracks on FSLS are good but you can tell that they are old whereas most of Justified still feels pretty fresh. To me at least.

    2013…the return of the popstars…Britney, JT, Gaga, Beyonce (may be getting ahead of myself on the Britney front but a boy can dream).

  • http://www.facebook.com/lucaswoodstock Lucas Oliveira Dantas

    kakakakakakakakakakakka the last two sentences of this article were the only piece of information i really needed to make my day! thank you proph! kekekeke

    but anyways…….. i’m really glad he stopped playing i-want-an-oscar and is back to where i really love and care and lust about him: music!

    and ohh so pervy of you to embed like i love you’s video at the end. my imaginary vagina is wet and wild!

  • BritneyLover

    “You can only really compare him to Britney as they are the male and female version of each other.”

    You’re killing me with that one! *ugly cries as I remember Britney and Justin together*

  • BritneyLover

    HELL YEAH!!!!!!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1127181558 Andrés Felipe Rodríguez

    Brace yourself people, ain’t nobody is ready for JT dick to come and slap in the face of the awful top 40 shit.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Damone-Williams/1128368368 Damone Williams

    I agree, another thing is artist like Justin timberlake & Sade don’t release albums every other month, they do the right thing by making people miss them, and going on hiatus after a hotT platinum album, not after they flop, I believe If you’re real musician you release music when you have something to say or when you feel the urge not because of a due date or industry-standard.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Damone-Williams/1128368368 Damone Williams

    I’m going to save this and I’m going to leave it alone bionic was a good album years from now people will look back and be like damn that’s how a real pop albun issupposed to be it has a lot of good bass Dancetracks and beautiful ballads I still feel like lift me up should have been released as a single

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Damone-Williams/1128368368 Damone Williams

    By the way I’m not a Christina Aguilera fan I damn near hate the bitch but I’m not biased and I will give a bitch her coins for making good music

  • Burk Kyler

    where is the Saturday’s What About Generic Us review?!?