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Post by balletgirlmom on May 1, 2024 19:51:04 GMT -5
She is a true survivor and I hope she returns to music soon.
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Post by think pink. on May 2, 2024 16:54:24 GMT -5
I don’t even want to post the latest story. Just hope she can get away somewhere and find a good support group. There’s nothing or no one good left for her in L.A.
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Post by Ryan on May 2, 2024 17:31:05 GMT -5
The song that gave birth to the pop culture has crossed 700 million streams on Spotify. Her 2nd song to achieve this. ...Baby One More Time has surpassed 800 million streams on Spotify.
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Post by dbhmr on May 2, 2024 17:38:40 GMT -5
I don’t even want to post the latest story. Just hope she can get away somewhere and find a good support group. There’s nothing or no one good left for her in L.A. Obviously there's much we don't and will never know, but this feels beyond that and has for a long time. It has always felt odd to me among a large group of fans/people that they recognize the unfathomable trauma inflicted on her for so long by the conservatorship and believe her strong enough to be on her own and act in her own best interests. I feel like there could be a real missed opportunity and an ever-closing window for her to get the treatment she needs all in the genuinely understandable effort to keep her "free."
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Post by KeepDeanWeird on May 2, 2024 18:23:05 GMT -5
'I’m moving to Boston!!!'
Somebody, please lock her IG account. lol
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Post by eyeofthestorm on May 7, 2024 9:49:11 GMT -5
LOL, so she has had people in her camp trying to steer her toward working...
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Post by PGriffin on May 7, 2024 13:01:06 GMT -5
She is a true survivor and I hope she returns to music soon. I don't think I want new music from her. She left her mark on music and worked her butt off for years. I just want her to be happy and safe.
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Post by Daenerys on May 8, 2024 9:55:43 GMT -5
I'm not all the way convinced that she wants to retire. She's been in this weird in-between half-in-half out phase of writing songs, recording songs every once in a while, agreeing to release music semi-annually, and still living in L.A., which is the capital of celebrity. I'm not surprised that they've been hounding her, because from the outside it probably seems like she just needs encouragement and a push to reignite her interest in whatever she wants to do.
She definitely deserves time to figure out what she wants on her own terms, but I also feel she is giving mixed signals. There is nothing stopping her from literally moving to wherever in the world she would want to live and separating from the industry and living like a hermit somewhere no one would ever know about. She probably loves and hates the attention she gets, because she trends for every little thing, she does but that also seems purposeful. There is nothing wrong with that, but it is a reality.
There's clearly something keeping her in L.A. that she isn't ready to move on from. She probably likes or at least feels safety in the idea that she could call anyone she wants up and start work tomorrow. That's not exactly retirement behavior.
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Post by Choco on May 9, 2024 20:02:13 GMT -5
If I were Britney I wouldn't even know what I'd like to say creatively, let alone what direction and sound to pursue. I understand the hesitation and ambivalence towards a new project. Other than a glimpse of creativity she was allowed to have with Glory it's been a while since her material hasn't been an overprocessed factory of trend chasing pop.
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Post by thezatch on May 9, 2024 20:10:39 GMT -5
I feel like she needs to be truly challenged by something in order for her to come back to the industry. Maybe not musically but if an acting role came along, like a supportring role in an A24 film, that really let her think outside the box creatively and not just be "Britney Spears" (think Mariah in "Precious"), I think she'd nail it.
Send ha scripts, Hollywood!
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Post by balletgirlmom on May 10, 2024 20:41:32 GMT -5
I always root for her and hope she gets time to get it together and maybe make a bit of new music.
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Post by adamalterlago on May 27, 2024 4:22:35 GMT -5
I’m convinced that if Britney just got in the room w Charli XCX and AG Cook to conceive an album the results would be groundbreaking. Hearing Charlis new material, it feels like a natural progression for her. And she’d be in good hands.
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Post by zaclord 🌈 on May 27, 2024 14:07:11 GMT -5
I'm doing a deep dive into Britney's older material for the first time in like at least 20 years. I owned her first 3 albums and then got more into country music as I was in my late elementary school years and don't think I've ever heard In the Zone outside of the singles.
Starting with ...Baby One More Time and there are SO many bops on this album, even beyond the singles. Excited to dip back into the next 2 albums and experience In the Zone for the first time!
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Post by bat1990 on May 27, 2024 15:47:27 GMT -5
I'm doing a deep dive into Britney's older material for the first time in like at least 20 years. I owned her first 3 albums and then got more into country music as I was in my late elementary school years and don't think I've ever heard In the Zone outside of the singles. Starting with ...Baby One More Time and there are SO many bops on this album, even beyond the singles. Excited to dip back into the next 2 albums and experience In the Zone for the first time! In The Zone has always been my favorite Britney album!!! Can't wait to see what you think of it. There's two additional tracks that are on streaming but on a weird In The Zone DVD EP - "Don't Hang Up" and "The Answer." I recommend those as well.
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Post by divasummer on May 27, 2024 17:08:27 GMT -5
I'm doing a deep dive into Britney's older material for the first time in like at least 20 years. I owned her first 3 albums and then got more into country music as I was in my late elementary school years and don't think I've ever heard In the Zone outside of the singles. Starting with ...Baby One More Time and there are SO many bops on this album, even beyond the singles. Excited to dip back into the next 2 albums and experience In the Zone for the first time! In The Zone has always been my favorite Britney album!!! Can't wait to see what you think of it. There's two additional tracks that are on streaming but on a weird In The Zone DVD EP - "Don't Hang Up" and "The Answer." I recommend those as well. Ooh thanks about the information about the bonus tracks. I know your quote wasn’t to me, but I went to listen to them and loved “The Answer”. Tracks like this from Britney are some of my favorites. A more Rhythmic production. I think it’s the pre chorus, it kind of reminds me of “I’m A Slave For You” which is probably my favorite Britney song.
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Post by Anticonformity on May 28, 2024 0:25:02 GMT -5
divasummer When you get to the Britney aka my top 2 fave, maybe fave, not only enjoy everys single bop (JUSTICE FOR CINDERELLA) but the bonus/international tracks are TOP TIER and I cannot believe they didn't make the track list of ALL releases...
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Post by jamatthews83 on May 28, 2024 0:44:30 GMT -5
Honestly the Bonus Track/B Side queen.
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Post by britneys on May 29, 2024 9:36:12 GMT -5
She interviewed Tate McRae for V Magazine, out June 7th. Guess there might be a collab or remix in the works because this is so random otherwise?
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Post by bat1990 on May 29, 2024 9:40:23 GMT -5
Honestly the Bonus Track/B Side queen. Her and Kylie. No one else's come close
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Post by Active Aggressive on May 29, 2024 10:44:06 GMT -5
Y'all never heard of Queen Carly Rae, who literally makes amazing ALBUMS from her leftovers? I would argue Mariah's B-sides are even better though.
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Post by bat1990 on May 29, 2024 15:01:47 GMT -5
Y'all never heard of Queen Carly Rae, who literally makes amazing ALBUMS from her leftovers? I would argue Mariah's B-sides are even better though. Hers are amazing, but it feels like she has fewer than Britney & Kylie. Still though, at least they all have some. Whitney and Janet have so few, same with many of Britney's peers.
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Post by Eloqueen™ on May 29, 2024 15:27:00 GMT -5
I just don't understand how anyone whose kept up with her/her behavior as of late, least of all a fan, could even think her releasing music at this time would be a good idea. Her behavior is so erratic, a part of me questions if all the drugs they've kept her on through the years has just completely altered her brain chemistry and she's not completely in a coherent state whatsoever (like some sort of drug-induced psychosis). While people are celebrating her freedom and independence (which I absolutely think she should have), part of me also wonders if that conservatorship was put in place for more valid reasonings than are public, because this whole situation screams there's more than meets the eye. I mean her recent trip with her brother to the spa was just bizarre and unsettling. I'm not even sure what the correct solution would be at this point, but it's certainly not putting a era and promotional schedule on back on docket. I think if anything, the public needs to leave her be, certainly her more die-hards need to cease with all the ridiculous "clone/death" conspiracies that surely only compound issues, and those who truly love her and are capable of doing so really need to rally together in support of this woman and try and truly help her from a place of HER well-being as opposed to their own, but I'm not even sure she has those kind of people anywhere within her inner circle. Sigh. It seems like she needs help, but now I think most people are gonna be reluctant to try and get her help in fear of public retaliation so she's just sort of out there on her own now, for better or worse, and I could see that spiraling into dangerous territory pretty easily. Those who do care for her must stay worried.
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Post by eyeofthestorm on May 29, 2024 23:34:13 GMT -5
She interviewed Tate McRae for V Magazine, out June 7th. Guess there might be a collab or remix in the works because this is so random otherwise? all those trips she takes don’t pay for themselves ironic considering how lightly she apparently packs lol
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Post by Choco on May 31, 2024 10:20:03 GMT -5
IMO the solution was a middle ground between full on freedom (which hasn't really worked for her because she seems to spiral a bit every couple months, clearly she's not 100% well) and the terrible, dehumanizing, oppressive deal she had. I just don't think she's got anyone right now on her side that could care for her like she needs.
Honestly going back to work on some lowkey, low stakes enviroment could be good for her. Some people have found solace and re-centered their life around work improving their mental health and well being. I don't even need her to drop the music commercially. Just that maybe a writing camp and some recording sessions could help her improve and also kinda move on from the past because to me it feels like if she keeps focusing on the (deserved) grudges she's got against her family, she'll never fully heal.
Also yeah, probably so many years of abuse and controlled substances have changed her brain in meaningful and permanent ways. Also, I know she loves that damned IG, but I think social media isn't great for her peace of mind whatsoever.
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Post by britneys on Jun 3, 2024 14:37:39 GMT -5
Her manager Cade posted the BOMT video on his stories with the caption that "something is coming".
The scrapped The Weeknd collab from last year is allegedly coming as well.
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Post by Love Plastic Love on Jun 3, 2024 16:39:45 GMT -5
While people are celebrating her freedom and independence (which I absolutely think she should have), part of me also wonders if that conservatorship was put in place for more valid reasonings than are public, because this whole situation screams there's more than meets the eye. She is definitely legitimately mentally ill in some way. I don't feel like I need to know details and there are plenty of rumors going around as is. Like you said, that doesn't mean she deserves to be in a dehumanizing conservatorship where her every move is controlled and she doesn't even have the right to make decisions about her own body though. There are many, many people who are mentally ill in some way and are not subjected to that. I do hope she eventually finds a therapist/doctor who can help guide her and that she trusts. As for new music...I mean, I'm always here for it, but never, ever at the cost of her own health anymore. Thankfully, these one off singles and collabs seem pretty chill for her in general.
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Post by Coco on Jun 3, 2024 17:14:30 GMT -5
Man if this was true. Pop emergency. The queen is back with the Ethiopian farmer!!
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Post by think pink. on Jun 3, 2024 17:57:53 GMT -5
I am desperately trying not to get excited but oh my god. This has the potential to be really good. I've always wanted them to collab and could totally see Britney being a fan of the The Weeknd's sound. We got a taste of that on Glory with "Coupure Électrique". Hopefully Abel told her to leave the baby voice at home!.
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Post by Ryan on Jun 3, 2024 18:27:03 GMT -5
The deputy editor of PageSix denied the rumor but I'm really hoping that it's true. Abel x Brit would be ethereal.
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Post by think pink. on Jun 3, 2024 18:31:22 GMT -5
Ugh. Is he reliable? Like why is he so certain?.
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