As cliché as the phrase has become, because of his new single Justin Timberlake has truly brought “sexy” back on the music scene. “Futuresex/Lovesounds” is an album listeners can use to get their sexy on, whether in the bedroom or at the club. While “Justified” proved Timberlake could go out on his own, his new album shows he can flourish as a solo artist (with a little help from his new friends, of course). Hooking up with renowned producer Timbaland proved to be the key. The first two singles have showcased Timberlake’s unique vocals and Timbaland’s rump-shaking beats. Women and love are the expected themes throughout the album, but songs like “My Love,” “Lovestoned” and “Until the End of Time” have the potential to be classics at weddings 20 years from now. Rare is it these days that an album evokes such passion toward another person and a need for physical contact. Thanks, JT, for bringing sex back to music!
Mississippi native Donna Ladd and partner Todd Stauffer founded the Jackson Free Press in 2002 in the capital city. The heavily awarded local newspaper did many investigations heralded across the state and nation and served as a paper of record due to its diversity, inclusion, in-depth reporting and deep connection to readers and dedication to narrative change in and about Mississippi. In 2022, the nonprofit Mississippi Free Press, founded by Ladd and JFP Associate Publisher Kimberly Griffin in 2020, purchased the journalism assets and archives of the Jackson Free Press. A Google grant through AAN Publishers enabled Newspack's integration of the JFP archives into the Mississippi Free Press website to become part of a more searchable archive of recent Mississippi history and essential journalism.
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