Timbaland is back in the studio with Justin Timberlake, and the producer has shared a new clip of the pair listening to what might be the early stages of some of new music.
The longtime collaborators, whose biggest hits include ‘Cry Me A River’, ‘Like I Love You’, ‘SexyBack’, ‘My Love’ and ‘Suit & Tie’, were filmed in the studio running through a series of beats.
Also seen in the clip is singer-songwriter Ant Clemons, who first rose to prominence as a guest vocalist on Kanye West‘s 2018 single ‘All Mine’. He previously collaborated with Timbaland on ‘4 Letter Word’, taken from Clemons’ debut album ‘Happy 2 Be Here’, and he worked with Timberlake on the 2020 track ‘Better Days’.
Timbaland took to Instagram to share the clip, captioning it: “Soon to come”, followed by four pairs of eyes.
It comes after Timabland last year teased a sequel to Timberlake’s second album, 2006’s âFutureSex/LoveSoundsâ.
The acclaimed album, which was released on September 8, 2006, featured the hit singles âSexyBackâ, âMy Loveâ, and âWhat Goes Around⊠Comes Aroundâ and has sold over 10 million copies worldwide.
Posting a photograph of himself and Timberlake performing together on Instagram, Timbaland wrote on Instagram in August last year: âFUTURE SEXY LOVESOUNDS pt [two],â followed by a pair of zipped lip emojis.
While there was no further information shared, in the comments section of Timâs post, Swizz Beatz wrote: âWe need Justin vs Usher Tim,â suggesting a matchup for the pairâs online battle series, VERZUZ.
VERZUZ is the popular go-to form of entertainment that pits producers, songwriters and artists against each other in a rap battle style format on Instagram Live and Apple Music. Competitors take it in turns playing a song from a list of 20 from their discography, as fans, friends and fellow artists watch on.
Timberlake’s last album was 2018’s ‘Man Of The Woods’. He’s since dropped off a few loose tracks including last year’s SZA collaboration ‘The Other Side’. In August, he shared a studio cover of TLC’s ‘No Scrubs’.
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