Justin Timberlake and Timbaland set to curate music for ‘Monday Night Football’

nme.com:

Justin Timberlake and Timbaland have been announced as the new music curators for ESPN’s Monday Night Football.Earlier this week, ESPN unveiled their partnership with Timberland and Timberlake to curate music for select Monday Night Football games throughout the 2023-24 NFL season.

The music selected will be played during promotional spots, live telecasts and pregame shows over a seven-week period.Timbaland, Timberlake and fellow ’00s pop star Nelly Furtado‘s new collaboration ‘Keep Going Up‘ will be used in a week one promotional spot.

See what weeks the Grammy Award-winning duo will curate the music for Monday Night Football belowWeek 1: Buffalo Bills versus New York JetsWeek 6: Dallas Cowboys versus Los Angeles ChargersWeek 11: Philadelphia Eagles versus Kansas City ChiefsWeek 16: Baltimore Ravens versus San Francisco 49ersWeek 18 Doubleheader: Teams TBDWild Card Round (Postseason): TBDDivisional Round (Postseason): TBD A post shared by Justin Timberlake (@justintimberlake)In a statement, ESPN’s senior director of sports marketing Curtis Friends spoke about the new venture. “Football and music go hand-in-hand, like the iconic Timbaland and Justin Timberlake duo, who collaborate on music to near perfection,” he said.