Justin Timberlake is back, the same but different. The pop star has announced the release of his album ‘Man of the Woods’ and will be debuting it’s first single “Filthy” on midnight, Friday. Five years is a long time. Apparently long enough to completely rebrand from an R&B/rap artist into a Mumford and Sons type of dude.
And in case you were curious what the vibe is, ‘Man of the Year’ is pretty self-explanatory. Think: Bon Iver, blankets as clothes, campfires, and wading through bodies of water fully clothed. Despite not having heard a single full track from the album thus far, Twitter went off.
Many people voiced their displeasure with Timberlake being able to pivot from adopting black music back to his ‘white’ self at the drop of a hat, tossing the culture off when it stopped serving him. Most people just made fun of his new look, though.
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