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Richey Collazo @lilricheyrich Follow Justin Timberlake and his lackluster vocal range leeched off of black culture for a decade and some change only to tweet with his Caucasian fingers "All Lives Matter" so... he can stay where he WaS 1:57 PM-2 Jan 2018

Brandon Caldwell Follow brandoc i'll check for the new justin timberlake album but let us never think about 20/20 experience part 2 again. 20/20 pt. 1? ALL FLAMES. 12:27 PM- 2 Jan 2018

FLEEKNIK @Judnikki Follow Justin Timberlake ran out of n----- to copy. 11:51 AM- 2 Jan 2018 from Los Angeles, CA

Louis Vitel @louisvirtel Follow Call me when Justin Timberlake walks into the woods with a big shovel and digs up an apology to Janet Jackson. 3:38 PM-2 Jan 2018

M A$AP ROCKY ROAD M @SpectacularJade Follow Justin timberlake releasing a country album during black history month after using black people for his come up smh 3:13 PM-2 Jan 2018

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Justin Timberlake's Man Of The Woods refers to the fifth studio album by pop music artist Justin Timberlake. The announcement of the album was joked about online due to the implied dramatic stylistic departure from Timberlake's previous work into a more "earthy, country" sound.

Origin

On December 31st, 2017, Justin Timberlake uploaded a teaser for his album Man of the Woods to YouTube. The video, however, is unlisted, and has only gained over 2,400 views as of January 2nd, 2017 (shown below).

The video features shots of Timberlake in nature and a voiceover of Timberlake saying the album is inspired by "where I'm from." It began spreading online after Timberlake posted the video to his Twitter account on January 2nd, 2018, promising a new single to be released on January 5th.^[1]

Spread

Twitter users responded to the news by commenting on Timberlake's stylistic departure, comparing Timberlake's presentation to other artists. For example, Twitter user @festivating^[2] compared the presentation to what Lady Gaga's Joanne, an album in which she embraced more Americana roots (shown below, left). Music blog Consequence of Sound^[3] posted an article about the announcement noting that several of the clips in the teaser sounded like Bon Iver, who Timberlake had famously parodied on Saturday Night Live.

Festivating @festivating Follow His Joanne era is coming Justin Timberlake. @jtimberlake H FRIDAY Dtmbr.lk/site MAN Woo OOD 0:59 uSTIN, TIMBERLA COMING FEB 2 11:27 AM-2 Jan 2018

cs Consequence of Sound » Following @consequence #Justin l imberlake announces new album Man of the Woods for release just before his Super Bowl appearance, and it sounds an awful lot like Bon Iver: cos.lv/Bitm30hxaFZ

Others joked about Timberlake's appearance. User @courtenlow posted a Sad Donald Trump Jr. picture with the album title in a tweet that gained over 20 retweets and 60 likes (shown below, left). Twitter user @kashanacauley posted a Listens Once joke with Bon Iver and gained over 200 retweets (shown below, right).

Courtney Enlow· @courtenlow Follow This new Justin Timberlake album looks pretty fire MA OFTHE WOODS

Kashana· @kashanacauley Follow listens to Bon Iver once* JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE MAN OFTHE WOODS AN ALBUM BY USTIN TIMBERLAKE

Album Reception

Since the album's release, it has gained mixed reviews from music critics and listeners. As of early February 2018, it has an average score of 53 (out of 100, from 22 critic reviews) on Metacritic,^[4] and 2.25 (out of 5, from 596 ratings) from user-aggregated site Rate Your Music.^[5] Anthony Fantano has given the album a "strong 3 [out of 10]," calling it a "buffet of shit" for its misuse of collaborators and influences.

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amy brown @arb Follow so ur telling me justin timberlake went camping once and now he's a mumford and/or son? 11:54 AM-2 Jan 2018 122 Retweets 616 Likes

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External References

^[1] Twitter – Justin Timberlake

^[2] Twitter – @festivating

^[3] Consequence of Sound – Justin Timberlake announces new album Man of the Woods, and it sounds an awful lot like Bon Iver

^[4] Metacritic – Man of the Woods by Justin Timberlake Reviews and Tracks

^[5] Rate Your Music – Man of the Woods by Justin Timberlake (Album, Contemporary R&B): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list

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