NELLY Furtado has confirmed she is teaming up with Justin Timberlake and Timbaland on a new song – 16 years after their last hit.
And in even more exciting news for fans, she let slip that Justin has been in the studio with Timbaland – who produced all of his biggest hits – for much of the last year.
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Nelly Furtado has confirmed she is teaming up with Justin Timberlake and Timbaland on a new songCredit: Getty
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Nelly let slip that Justin has been in the studio with TimbalandCredit: PA
The trio teamed up on the No1 single Give It To Me in 2007 and Nelly is now gearing up to release their new single, but is keeping its name under wraps.
Recalling a phone call they had, Nelly said: “We connected. There was a real healing thing that happened.
“Between the three of us – me, Timbaland and JT – we’ve all had long careers with ups and downs and to me personally, doing this song together feels very authentic and is a mini-miracle.”
After that, super producer Timbaland offered up the track which will be their new single.
Speaking on the High Low With EmRata podcast, she said: “It started with Tim and JT.
“Tim texted me like, ‘Yo, I’ve got a track for you, it’s a dance vibe, for a trio,’ and I was like, ‘You mean with JT?’ And he was like, ‘Yes’.
“Him and JT have been working on music for like a year already, separately from me, so they just had an idea and they wanted me to woman the ship a little in my direction so they could feed off that.
“We just cooked it up.
“I think energetically it’s very positive. For me, the lyrics and everything are very real to me right now.”
Speaking earlier this year, Nelly – who is behind hits including Promiscuous and Maneater – said it was her daughter who made her realise the impact her music had on the industry.
She told Fault Magazine in May: “When it comes to my legacy, it has only started to connect in the last few years because of TikTok.
“One day, my daughter said, ‘Mum, your music is trending on TikTok.’
“I didn’t even have TikTok on my phone, and I didn’t know how to use it.
“We started making fun little videos on there.
“At the same time, I started going out and often hearing my music being played.
“I found out why the DJs were playing these old songs and discovered that people want to celebrate and have fun to my music.
“When I started in this business, people would say, “Oh, maybe I’m a one-hit wonder,” but 20 years have gone by and people still like my music.”
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