Justin Timberlake, 42, has been a pop culture sensation since his childhood and continues to generate interest from his fans decades later. The “SexyBack” hitmaker has 10 Grammy Awards under his belt, including 39 nominations as of 2024. Most recently, Justin released new music this year after he wiped his social media clean in early 2024. His latest song, “Selfish,” dropped on January 25. Following the release of the new song, Justin also announced a summer world tour on January 26.
By mid-January, J.T. sent fans into a frenzy when he revealed that he would be performing in his hometown of Memphis, Tennessee. He has also shared several new cryptic posts via Instagram and TikTok hinting that his next album, nicknamed JT6 by fans, is around the corner. Amid the buzz, below is everything to know about Justin’s next project!
When Does Justin Timberlake’s New Album Come Out?
The 42-year-old took to Instagram to share a new carousel of photos from what appeared to be behind-the-scenes looks at his next project. “EITIW,” he mysteriously captioned the post at the time. Fans quickly took to social media to speculate on what the abbreviation could mean. Some of the NSYNC alum’s fans even suggested that it could be the name of the new album, one even speculated that it stood for “Everything I Thought It Was,” per Billboard. The music outlet also reported that online sleuths claimed that there was a trademark application filed by an unknown LLC for that phrase, in addition to an application for “Everything I Thought It Was…A Sonic Film.”
It turns out that, according to RCA Records, the album is titled Everything I Thought I Was, and it will drop on March 15!
What Songs Are on Justin Timberlake’s Next Album?
Justin has kept a pretty tight lid on the details of his next project, which includes the full track list. After J.T. deleted all of the content from his Instagram account on January 7, 2024, a few of his fans began to speculate that a new era was incoming. “Justin Timberlake has archived all of his Instagram posts and has taken away his profile picture. JT6,” one fan penned via X, while another added a gif that read, “Yup… time to buckle up.”
On January 25, Justin officially released the first single to his new album: “Selfish.” Along with the song’s release, he dropped the accompanying music video that day. On January 27, Justin debuted another new song called “Sanctified” featuring Tobe Nwigwe during a performance on Saturday Night Live.
Justin later dropped the album’s full track list:
“Memphis,” “F**kin’ Up the Disco,” “No Angels,” “Play,” “Technicolor,” “Drown,” “Liar (Feat. Fireboy DML),” “Infinity Sex,” “Love & War,” “Sanctified (Feat. Tobe Nwigwe),” “My Favorite Drug,” “Flame,” “Imagination,” “What Lovers Do,” “Selfish,” “Alone,” “Conditions” and the last single — which features NSYNC — is “Paradise.”
Is Justin Timberlake Going On Tour?
With the new album now on the way, of course, there will be opportunities to see Justin live! He announced “The Forget Tomorrow” World Tour on Friday, January 26. His tour will kick off at the end of April and run until July. The tour dates are below:
April 29 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
May 02 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
May 06 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center at San Jose
May 10 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
May 14 – San Diego, CA – Pechanga Arena San Diego
May 17 – Inglewood, CA – Kia Forum
May 21 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
May 29 – San Antonio, TX – Frost Bank Center
May 31 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
June 04 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena
June 06 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
June 10 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
June 12 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena
June 14 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
June 15 – Miami, FL – Kaseya Center
June 21 – Chicago, IL – United Center
June 25 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
June 29 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
July 03 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
July 04 – Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium
July 07 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
July 09 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena
What Has Justin Timberlake Said About His New Album?
@justintimberlake Replying to @Olivia Anderson
The Palmer star has slowly began to hint more and more at the new album. Most recently, Justin answered a fan’s TikTok comment with a cryptic video on January 16, 2024. After the fan asked “New music????” J.T. replied with a video of himself counting up to the number six on his hands. In the clip, Justin also appeared to be on the set of a video, however, it’s unclear what the video was for.
Additionally, he shared a snippet to what seemed to be a new song of his. He shared the snippet at the end of the carousel that featured his January 19 performance date via Instagram. Soon after Justin shared both the TikTok and the Instagram posts, many of his fans flooded the comments with excitement. “YALL GET UP JT IS BACK‼️‼️” one admirer penned, while another added, “YES! New album for sure. He’s 5, working on that 6th one.” The next album will follow up his 2018 album, Man of the Woods.