![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/noughties-pop-legend-fights-back-tears-as-she-reunites-with-music-legend-for-first-time-in-16-years/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/newspress-collage-23960315-1694716884499.jpg&description=NELLY Furtado became overwhelmed with emotion as she reunited with Timberland for the first time in 16 years. She is teaming up with the legendary rapper and pop star Justin Timberlake on a new song - nearly two decades after their last hit. 3 Nelly Furtado was moved to tears when she reunited with Timberland on a video call Credit: Capital XTR 3 Timberland shared Nelly's sentiments during the emotional video call Credit: Capital XTR The trio teamed up on the No1 single Give It To Me in 2007. Timbaland - who produced many of Justin's biggest hits - joined Nelly on a video call with Capital XTR's Kamilla Rose and the stars reminisced on their lasting success. Nelly nearly broke down in tears as she said "new generations" discovering her music had given her "a lot more confidence" to believe in herself more. She reflected: "I love hearing our stuff, re-exploring and celebrated by new generations. It's fire! It's exciting! "And then I get to play them live and I get to see all these new fans singing along to this music we made. Yeah, of course. It's incredible. "I don't know, I'm a pretty humbled person and I … I needed time to, to sort of like teach me that you know, that I'm good at what I do, because I don't think I really believed it before. "But now that the songs have stood the test of time, it's given me a lot more confidence and permission to like lean in and say 'yes, I am good at what I do.'" Speaking about their new tune Keeping It Up, Timberland was also sentimental about their reunion and said: "For me it's these calls that mean more. "I'm glad that people get to hear us together. But it's really just us coming together, you know what I'm saying? To really get this opportunity... "We just wanted to put that love out because we felt this song had something to say to people." 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 wi){kind=link}
NELLY Furtado became overwhelmed with emotion as she reunited with Timberland for the first time in 16 years.
She is teaming up with the legendary rapper and pop star Justin Timberlake on a new song – nearly two decades after their last hit.
The trio teamed up on the No1 single Give It To Me in 2007.
Timbaland – who produced many of Justin’s biggest hits – joined Nelly on a video call with Capital XTR’s Kamilla Rose and the stars reminisced on their lasting success.
Nelly nearly broke down in tears as she said “new generations” discovering her music had given her “a lot more confidence” to believe in herself more.