Britney Spears: Artist Discussion

[Eqbk]

Well, her team is certainly good at addressing the issues fans had w/ the previous album/era. One of the main complaints of BJ is that it was an obvious rush job and now they're supposedly taking their time. I wouldn't be surprised if the album just happened to be ready around the time they're ready to announce the renewal of the residency (though I obviously wouldn't mind being wrong).

[SuperTrouper]

I guess it means that both Iggy and Moroder tracks will see single releases sometime in 2015.

[think pink.]

They seriously need to consider removing Iggy. Nothing is popping about her right now.

[MiniMusic]

I would so much rather a Nicki verse TBH.

[BOBO]

Mar 12, 2015 17:14:00 GMT -5 MiniMusic said:

I would so much rather a Nicki verse TBH.

I would too, but that changes every time Iggy talks about the collab. Iggy's enthusiasm alone just gets me pumped up.

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Britney's pretty enthusiastic about working with Iggy too. I'm... not, but I have a feeling that collab is going to stay intact.

[Ginger Spice]

I view it as a plus. I didn't like it at first, but:

A: Unlike the past era, she's being honest that an album isn't her top priority, and is taking her time to make a great album rather than rush to put one together last minute.

B: Promoting singles is easier, and if they don't have a whole album to focus on, they can use this as a chance to regain her precense as a force on pop radio.

C: Sort of goes hand and hand with my "A" point, but rushing to release an album when she doesn't really care to focus on the process will just lead to another failure chart wise and quality wise. This will give her time to get it right.

I actually think it's pretty generous of her to release singles for the fans while we are waiting. Even though we want an album, a few quality singles sounds much more appealing than some bullshit album that she has no say in.

[KissMyAxe]

how would this be a terrible idea that might ruin her career?
On the contrary this is a GREAT idea and would make people very interested in a new album from her if the singles turn out to be pretty amazing!

I would definitely have 1 or 2 perfect smash singles rather than a full shitty album

[Eqbk]

Yeah, it's not something to get too worked up about. It's best not to take what they say at face value. They always say what they think fans want to hear. We complained about the dancing, so they have people talk about how she is back to her old self and dancing better than ever. We complained about how her music is so impersonal, we get bombarded w/ messages about how BJ is her most personal album ever. People complained about how BJ seemed rushed and now she's supposedly taking her time. We'll see how this whole thing pans out. We may end up getting the album sooner than we think.

The main thing I'm hoping for is more promo. We've heard from Britney and whispers hear and there that she's taking her time and putting in more effort than she did for BJ but nothing in regards to promo. If they're supposedly not going to rush an album, hopefully we'll get more promo from Britney this time.

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Mar 12, 2015 18:14:21 GMT -5 Eqbk said:

Yeah, it's not something to get too worked up about. It's best not to take what they say at face value. They always say what they think fans want to hear. We complained about the dancing, so they have people talk about how she is back to her old self and dancing better than ever. We complained about how her music is so impersonal, we get bombarded w/ messages about how BJ is her most personal album ever. People complained about how BJ seemed rushed and now she's supposedly taking her time. We'll see how this whole thing pans out. We may end up getting the album sooner than we think. 

I don't think it's fair to impose the bulls**t marketing that Britney Jean received on this album too. It was her team's first real offense, but in their defense it was more of a marketing platform for Vegas than anything-- they said what they had to. I'm a little more hopeful, if only because Britney never seemed half as excited and wasn't nearly as vocal about Britney Jean as she has been for this one. I think that says something.

[Eqbk]

Mar 12, 2015 18:20:35 GMT -5 @touch said:

Mar 12, 2015 18:14:21 GMT -5 Eqbk said:

Yeah, it's not something to get too worked up about. It's best not to take what they say at face value. They always say what they think fans want to hear. We complained about the dancing, so they have people talk about how she is back to her old self and dancing better than ever. We complained about how her music is so impersonal, we get bombarded w/ messages about how BJ is her most personal album ever. People complained about how BJ seemed rushed and now she's supposedly taking her time. We'll see how this whole thing pans out. We may end up getting the album sooner than we think. 

I don't think it's fair to impose the bulls**t marketing that Britney Jean received on this album too. It was her team's first real offense, but in their defense it was more of a marketing platform for Vegas than anything-- they said what they had to. I'm a little more hopeful, if only because Britney never seemed half as excited and wasn't nearly as vocal about Britney Jean as she has been for this one. I think that says something.

It definitely wasn't the first time they did something like this. They did something similar towards the beginning of the FF era as well. For example, that was the first time we started hearing about how Britney was back to form as a dancer. They even had Brian Friedman talk about it to hype up the HIAM video. That's why many fans came into the BJ era cautiously optimistic. The things we were hearing were the same kind of stuff they were feeding us during the FF era.

That said, even if I am skeptical about the time frame, I don't think it necessarily reflects the quality of the music or the amount of effort Britney will be putting into it. We could still get an album sooner than we think and still get amazing music. I just think they said that to alleviate any worry that it would come off as rushed, which was complaint about BJ.

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Mar 12, 2015 19:26:23 GMT -5 Eqbk said:

Mar 12, 2015 18:20:35 GMT -5 @touch said:

I don't think it's fair to impose the bulls**t marketing that Britney Jean received on this album too. It was her team's first real offense, but in their defense it was more of a marketing platform for Vegas than anything-- they said what they had to. I'm a little more hopeful, if only because Britney never seemed half as excited and wasn't nearly as vocal about Britney Jean as she has been for this one. I think that says something.

It definitely wasn't the first time they did something like this. They did something similar towards the beginning of the FF era as well. For example, that was the first time we started hearing about how Britney was back to form as a dancer. They even had Brian Friedman talk about it to hype up the HIAM video. That's why many fans came into the BJ era cautiously optimistic. The things we were hearing were the same kind of stuff they were feeding us during the FF era.

That said, even if I am skeptical about the time frame, I don't think it necessarily reflects the quality of the music or the amount of effort Britney will be putting into it. We could still get an album sooner than we think and still get amazing music. I just think they said that to alleviate any worry that it would come off as rushed, which was complaint about BJ.

That's fair, and I had forgotten about the Femme Fatale thing. I don't consider that to be the same degree of deception that was the Britney Jean marketing platform, though. 

The key difference to me here is that, unlike BJ and FF, Britney seems really into it. So far, anyway, so that's why I'm a bit more optimistic about this.

[It's me, bitch.]

I think what britney is doing is what other artists have done as of late. You don't announce an album with the first single. You release a single and say it's coming off a future album but wait a few months to actually give details on the album (or EP) IF THAT SINGLE BECOMES A HUGE HIT. If not, release another single and wait for that to become a hit. Then announce the album release date which has that monster single. No problem with that!

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Mar 12, 2015 10:05:53 GMT -5 BOBO said:

I'm such a flop fan. I totally missed this! Britney promoting BJ! :'(

[Eqbk]

Billboard Cover Sneak Peek: 5 Things We Learned About Britney Spears' Life in Las Vegas

1. Her new boyfriend, Charlie Ebersol, is a frequent visitor.
"Oh, he loves it. He comes every weekend, even though he's flying all over the place," says Spears. "It's always really nice when he comes. The kids love to see him. It's great." What do she and Ebersol, 32, have most in common? "I feel like our passion for life is pretty much on the same page."

2. So are her sons, Jayden James and Sean Preston.
Spears keeps a residential suite three nights a week during show weeks just a few blocks away from Planet Hollywood, where her kids visit every other weekend. "It's really big, kind of like a big condo. It's four bedrooms. We have a yard, it's really nice," she says.

3. Where does Britney go offstage? Think sushi and Sonic -- not the slots.
Not one to hit the tables ("I'm not a gambler at all, that's not something that I'm into at all"), Spears instead gets amped when talking about her favorite places to eat. "Oh my God, I love Sushi Samba, I love Koi. Those are my two favorite sushi places. I could literally go there every day of my life." And then there's her guilty pleasure, Sonic, which has a Strip-adjacent location right off Flamingo Boulevard. "They have Southern sweet tea and everything from Louisiana, so that's really nice." Spears pauses to consider her dining habits. "Actually, I need to start eating at more places this year. I stick to my two restaurants and I need to branch out a little bit."

4. A slumber party at Celine Dion's house inspired her to come to Vegas.
Shortly after wrapping her Dream Within A Dream Tour in 2003, Spears flew out to Vegas to check out Celine Dion's A New Day… residency. "I remember coming here, and I stayed with a friend at her house, and I remember how beautiful it was," Spears recalls. "Just the set-up and everything was just really cool, low-key, and her dressing room was great. I was actually jealous, like, "Oh my gosh, she gets to be in one place all the time.' And I just thought, ever since then, that everything really clicked."

5.) "Toxic" is her favorite song to sing during Piece of Me.
"I get rained on and it wakes me up," Spears says with a giggle, noting that 90-minute sets three nights a week can be grueling. "And I'm able to really give more because I've just had this shower onstage. It's actually really fun, I jump off of a tree and it's kind of exciting."

Source: www.billboard.com/articles/magazine/6501981/britney-spears-life-in-las-vegas-cover-story-sneak-peek

Some bits from the cover story:

"My thought was, if you bring Britney Spears to this town and create what is in essence a pre-game show for that audience -- where they go to the pool, take a nap, pre-game with Britney, then hit the nightclub -- that becomes the majority of the people who come to our show," says Larry Rudolph, Spears' longtime manager, who relocated to Vegas to work as a producer on Piece of Me. That target audience would be someone in the demo of Miley Cyrus, 22, who attended opening night with Rudolph and returned in late 2014. "Afterward she said, 'It's not over, is it? I loved every minute. I know every word to every song,' " Rudolph recalls.

Meanwhile, Vegas has enabled another kind of comeback for Spears in her personal life. Having weathered public struggles and a string of breakups since her divorce from ex-husband Kevin Federline in 2006, Spears has regained primary custody of sons Jayden James, 8, and Sean Preston, 9, and recently found new romance with boyfriend Charlie Ebersol, 32, son of Olympics producer Dick Ebersol. "Our passion for life is on the same page," says Spears of Ebersol.

It has been 16 years since "...Baby One More Time" hit No. 1 on the Hot 100. (Spears' advice for her 17-year-old self? "Stay strong.") The Vegas routine seems to suit her well. On show nights, she'll spend an hour getting her hair and makeup done while rocking out to Taylor Swift's 1989 ("It's so much fun -- 'Out of the Woods' is a good one") before heading downstairs for a prayer with her team. Afterward, she'll do a meet-and-greet for 30 to 40 fans and any celebrities who might be in town; Lady Gaga dropped in last March, and Arnold Schwarzenegger visited during New Year's. "That was kind of weird," says Spears with a giggle.

The rest of the article: www.billboard.com/articles/news/6501914/billboard-cover-britney-spears-vegas-residency-new-album-boyfriend-sons

[Ginger Spice]

I'm so happy to hear she has primary custody again. Those kids are everything to her. She deserves it.

[KissMyAxe]

i can't believe how excited she gets when she talks about food

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Mar 13, 2015 18:38:20 GMT -5 Ginger Spice said:

I'm so happy to hear she has primary custody again. Those kids are everything to her. She deserves it.

I was under the impression that she had primary custody. They're always together, it seems. Kinda shocked this was a recent development, although I guess we wouldn't know either way when she got it. It's been so long since she's done a proper, published interview and sounded this candid.

[upsidedown]

Mar 12, 2015 16:49:11 GMT -5 Diet Soda Pop said:

Dear Lord, they really are ruining her career bit by bit.

How is that ruining her career? Why rush another album just for it to be another BJ?

[PrinceAli89]

Mar 13, 2015 1:57:47 GMT -5 It's me, bitch. said:

I think what britney is doing is what other artists have done as of late. You don't announce an album with the first single. You release a single and say it's coming off a future album but wait a few months to actually give details on the album (or EP) IF THAT SINGLE BECOMES A HUGE HIT. If not, release another single and wait for that to become a hit. Then announce the album release date which has that monster single. No problem with that!

I agree, and I think a lot of fans took what Larry said out of context. He said albums aren't AS important in this digital age and he's right. Let's be real, we all know albums just don't sell like the used to back in 1999-2000. The main money is the singles on iTunes (and other digital retailers) as well as concert tickets. So, instead of creating a standard album campaign with 1-4 single releases, I think they are making the right move by just releasing singles for now and seeing how they perform on the charts. It's a different approach than we are used to, but it's not out of the norm for most artists today.

[BOBO]

I agree. To me, this makes it a lot more interesting & exciting considering we have no clue what Brit will released next! I say bring on the singles!

[MiniMusic]

Apparently the new single is called "Pretty Girls" and is written by Little Mix. Sounds like it'll be something cute tbh.

[Ginger Spice]

Mar 14, 2015 10:05:10 GMT -5 MiniMusic said:

Apparently the new single is called "Pretty Girls" and is written by Little Mix. Sounds like it'll be something cute tbh.

What sources are reporting this? That doesn't sound legit.

[Marooned@Midnight]

I would be more concerned about this strategy if Britney ever released singles that I hated, but being honest with myself, she always brings the fire with single releases. I'm excited for some hot new tracks and an artsy-fartsy album at some point.

[MiniMusic]

Mar 14, 2015 10:14:33 GMT -5 Ginger Spice said:

Mar 14, 2015 10:05:10 GMT -5 MiniMusic said:

Apparently the new single is called "Pretty Girls" and is written by Little Mix. Sounds like it'll be something cute tbh.

What sources are reporting this? That doesn't sound legit.

The Sun (lol) but apparently the song is also registered and the insider on PJ is saying that it's also true:



Take it with a grain of salt!

[BOBO]

www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/6368390/Little-Mix-girls-write-new-Britney-Spears-single.html

Britney Her team added 3 new snippets:
soundcloud.com/britneyspears

[Jack]

Mar 14, 2015 10:22:06 GMT -5 BOBO said:

www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/6368390/Little-Mix-girls-write-new-Britney-Spears-single.html

Britney Her team added 3 new snippets:
soundcloud.com/britneyspears

You putting both of these pieces of information looks like the second has anything to do with the first.

[Eqbk]

Mar 13, 2015 19:42:50 GMT -5 @touch said:

Mar 13, 2015 18:38:20 GMT -5 Ginger Spice said:

I'm so happy to hear she has primary custody again. Those kids are everything to her. She deserves it.

I was under the impression that she had primary custody. They're always together, it seems. Kinda shocked this was a recent development, although I guess we wouldn't know either way when she got it. It's been so long since she's done a proper, published interview and sounded this candid.

I think Britney at some point got joint custody. Then, in some instances, like when she toured, she worked something out w/ him so that she can have primary custody for a period of time and be able to take them on the road. So at times, it seemed like she had primary custody. Plus, we don't really see her kids w/ him b/c nobody really cares about him and doesn't get much media coverage.

I wonder if her getting primary custody is the reason why he recently decided to be a DJ, lol, instead of doing nothing for a living.

[BOBO]

Mar 14, 2015 11:20:49 GMT -5 Jack said:

Mar 14, 2015 10:22:06 GMT -5 BOBO said:

www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/6368390/Little-Mix-girls-write-new-Britney-Spears-single.html

Britney Her team added 3 new snippets:
soundcloud.com/britneyspears

You putting both of these pieces of information looks like the second has anything to do with the first.

Sorry I led you astray! I will make a new post next time.

[BOBO]

Excited For Pretty Girls is NOW a trending topic on twitter! It hasn't been confirmed as the title yet! Slay!