Justin Timberlake Sings 'It's Gonna Be May!'

Justin Timberlake has made meme heaven as he not only embraced the "It's Gonna be May" meme, but actually sang it on a live radio program. If you aren't familiar with the meme, it all started with the classic 'N Sync song, "It's Gonna Be Me." (see video below).

Well, many people say that when they hear Justin Timberlake say or sing "It's Gonna be Me," that it actually sounds like he's singing, "It's Gonna be May" as in the month of May. The meme has spread on the Internet for several years with photos of Justin Timberlake with the words "It's Gonna Be May" written at the bottom, animated gifs of Justin Timberlake and "It's Gonna Be May" and even parody videos (see the sidebar to the right) that range from just changing the lyric of the song to an entire anthem that says goodbye to the month of April and welcomes the month of May. Well, for the most part, Justin Timberlake has only

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been the subject of the meme, but hasn't actually spoken about it publicly, and certainly hadn't sang the lyrics as "It's Gonna be May" until now.

It's Gonna Be Me was released in June 2000, and from the beginning, fans mistakenly heard the word "may" instead of "me." While some thought it was Timberlake's southern accent at fault, Timberlake later stated he was actually told to pronounce "me" that way.

Here is the video of the original 'N Sync song.

"It's Gonna be Me."



You can see from several Twitter users how the "It's Gonna Be May" meme has gone viral. There are videos, animated photos, gifs and more that all feature Justin Timberlake with the phrase; but no one ever expected Timberlake to join in the fun!

#may#JustinTimberlake #nsync
Its gonna be may pic.twitter.com/agH5vvePhi

— Michael Jimenez (@MJimenez316) May 1, 2016

It didn't take long for videos to appear on YouTube highlighting Justin Timberlake's vocal styling and phrasing of "It's Gonna Be Me/May."




The parody group "Passionate Friend Time" made a full parody video that focused specifically on the month of May.



As you can see, the May meme is rather popular and has been around for several years But what came as a complete surprise was when on April 29, Justin Timberlake chose to welcome the new month on his oficial Twitter account and wrote "Can you meme yourself"

Everybody... It is ACTUALLY GONNA BE MAY!#canyoumemeyourself

Probably not, right?

— Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake) April 29, 2016

Why that was impressive in itself, it's nothing compared to Justin Timberlake's interview with Capital FM London. On May 10, Captial FM shared the following interview with Justin Timberlake on their official Facebook page. Not only did Timberlake discuss the meme, but he actually sang "It's Gonna Be May!"

Check it out below.