Justin Timberlake brings back sexiness Saturday night live — for the sixth time.
Host Dakota Johnson introduced the “Mirrors” singer this weekend for his first return as a musical guest in more than a decade.
It was then that he was seen performing another new track, “Sanctified,” which featured guest rapper and singer Tobe Nwigwe, who also appeared on SNL the stage.
Timberlake, 42, also performed the lead single from his upcoming solo album, “Selfish,” just days after it was released on Wednesday.
He presented that song SNL alum and Timberlake’s close friend, Jimmy Fallon. In fact, Fallon was a frequent presence throughout the night, appearing alongside Timberlake during Johnson’s monologue and as he and the singer returned to former characters from the sketch series, including once again portraying the Gibbs brothers.
Timberlake also joked about his “comeback” during the actress’ opening monologue, joining her on stage after she mentioned the movie they starred in together, the hit 2010 drama. Social network.
“What are you doing up here, are you lost?” Johnson (34), asked the singer, who explained that he heard his voice and thought it was his sign. The two then had a back-and-forth where Timberlake offered to help with all the skits and mentioned that he had previously hosted, with the actress then reminding him that “it was 10 years ago.”
“Anyway, I’m so happy you chose my show for your comeback,” Johnson told the singer. “Return, is that what we call it?” he replied, prompting the actress to explain that she “meant that in a good way.”
“OK, I see what this is. We joke around here like, ‘First he brought back sexy, and now he’s coming back,'” Timberlake said, to the delight of the crowd, before wishing Johnson luck.
The former *NSYNC member made numerous appearances on the late-night sketch comedy show in the 2000s and early 2010s: five times as host and now six as a musical guest.
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On January 19, Timberlake began teasing his first solo album in six years, Everything I thought it was, accompanied by a foreword narrated by Benicio Del Toro. Last Friday, he shared a post on Instagram using SNLtrademark sticky notes to confirm his musical appearance. He later released “Selfish” along with its music video.
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“Selfish” harkens back to his R&B-tinged work from the early 2000s, produced by longtime collaborator Timbaland. The FutureSex/LoveSounds said the producer Diversity in a 2023 interview that he and Timberlake had completed his sixth studio album. Timbaland said, “We had songs that were maybe too complicated, so we said we wanted it to feel like FutureSex part two, so we made songs to match that.”
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Saturday night live airs Saturdays at 11:30 PM ET on NBC. Everything I thought it was is scheduled for release on March 15.
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