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Justin Timberlake<\/a> is back and better than ever.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The former *NSYNC member, 42, appeared on <\/span>Saturday Night Live<\/em><\/a>\u00a0over the weekend as the musical guest alongside host\u00a0<\/span>Dakota Johnson<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Timberlake debuted a new song, “Sanctified,” off his forthcoming album and kept the performance simple, belting out the lyrics with a microphone and band before being joined by featured artist Tobe Nwigwe, who brought along a group of dancers for his verse.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The song might be a love letter to wife Jessica Biel as the lyrics point to the <\/span>Trolls <\/span><\/em>star feeling grateful for someone who has led him through a dark time.<\/span><\/p>\n “You take all of my wrongs, move right along, take m\u0435 and fix my mess \/ Get me up wh\u0435n I’m low, hand on my soul, like you see right inside,” Timberlake sings. “I come out a new man, no blood on my hands, sanctified.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The performance of “Sanctified” was lauded online by fans who are now eagerly awaiting the arrival of his sixth studio album, <\/span>Everything I Thought It Was<\/span><\/em>, which releases on March 15.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “This performance was INCREDIBLE. \ud83d\udd25” one fan wrote.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “This song is absolute FIRE. Can’t wait for the album \ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffe\ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffe” another person shared.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n For his other song, Timberlake performed “Selfish,” which dropped on Friday and instantly <\/span>hit the charts on Apple Music<\/a>. Along with the release of the song, the “Suit and Tie” crooner dropped a music video, directed by Bradley J. Calder.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n “Selfish” is the first solo single by the GRAMMY-winning musician since 2018’s\u00a0<\/span>Man of The Woods <\/span><\/i>album. During his hiatus, Timberlake turned his focus to his acting career, as well as his family. He took on roles in films like <\/span>Reptile <\/span><\/em>and <\/span>Palmer <\/span><\/em>and appeared alongside Biel, 41, in Hulu’s <\/span>Candy<\/span><\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Prior to the song’s release,\u00a0<\/span>Timberlake teased it for the crowd during his hometown performance at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, Tennessee<\/a>, last week. He also recently announced that along with his new album, he is hitting the road for a <\/span>22-city “Forget Tomorrow” tour<\/a> that kicks off in April.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n RELATED CONTENT:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n