Britney Spears: Artist Discussion

[think pink.]

Idk why they couldn't use a recent picture. This one looks cheap and like they just through it together the last minute. Still excited though and hope she doesn't hold back.

[Ling-Ling]

I didn't even see the cover when I read the article. Yeah...

If there's one thing Britney is always gonna serve, it's a bad cover with some poor art direction/font.

[upsidedown]

Jul 11, 2023 15:16:41 GMT -5 think pink. said:

Idk why they couldn't use a recent picture. This one looks cheap and like they just through it together the last minute. Still excited though and hope she doesn't hold back.

The "Britney" era seems to be one of her favorites, or at least maybe when she was having the most fun/freedom, so I'm thinking maybe that's why she chose one from that era. Also, the "Woman in Me" quote is from "Not a Girl", which is Britney era too, so maybe it's connected that way.

The font though is unforgivable.

Jul 11, 2023 12:23:50 GMT -5 dbhmr said:

Oof, that cover is...shockingly awful.

I feel like this is likely to be an absolute mess but no doubt the interest will be sky-high and I hope the mass amounts of excerpts that leak (a la SPARE) are enough to get me to read the whole thing (not a la SPARE).

Why do you think it will be a mess? I assume there was a ghost writer and everything went thru a proofing process, so not sure why it would be.

[Bhad Bill]

Jul 11, 2023 15:25:35 GMT -5 Ling-Ling said:

If there's one thing Britney is always gonna serve, it's a bad cover with some poor art direction/font.

This genuinely had me laughing out loud.

The title... Shania Twain's impact! 


Excited to read this. Always rooting for Britney.

[Deleted]

I’m looking forward to the book, but most importantly, for her to be able to speak her mind, and tell her story.

Britney definitely has mental health problems, and I do hope she’s getting help by trusted people. That’s the biggest thing for her probably, is trust. It can make you go mad if you don’t think you can trust anyone around you, especially when you need help.

[SHOOTER]

Jul 11, 2023 15:25:35 GMT -5 Ling-Ling said:

I didn't even see the cover when I read the article. Yeah...

If there's one thing Britney is always gonna serve, it's a bad cover with some poor art direction/font.

We STAN a consistent queen. She knows her brand. Can’t wait to read this.

[schnetzka]

Old picture aside, I like the cover. It's simple and it shows her being vulnerable which I hope is present throughout the book.

[iHype.]

Using a picture from 20 years ago is so… random. It looks like one of those unauthorized biographies.

I feel like whoever her current team/management is was behind that. I just hope that the book doesn’t end up being vague/sanitized by them.

[It's me, bitch.]

Jul 11, 2023 16:07:46 GMT -5 iHype. said:

Using a picture from 20 years ago is so… random. It looks like one of those unauthorized biographies.

I feel like whoever her current team/management is was behind that. I just hope that the book doesn’t end up being vague/sanitized by them.

They should’ve used some unseen/unreleased images from her last professional photo shoot the second round of Vegas or the my prerogative perfume launch.

[britneys]

Jul 11, 2023 16:37:51 GMT -5 It's me, bitch. said:

Jul 11, 2023 16:07:46 GMT -5 iHype. said:

Using a picture from 20 years ago is so… random. It looks like one of those unauthorized biographies.

I feel like whoever her current team/management is was behind that. I just hope that the book doesn’t end up being vague/sanitized by them.

They should’ve used some unseen/unreleased images from her last professional photo shoot the second round of Vegas or the my prerogative perfume launch.

She's said herself how much she hated the majority of the conservatorships photoshoots. She posts photos from 20 years ago all the time. In fact, her Instagram profile pic is from 2003.

The whole thing screams Britney. 

[dbhmr]

Jul 11, 2023 15:44:38 GMT -5 upsidedown said:

Jul 11, 2023 12:23:50 GMT -5 dbhmr said:

Oof, that cover is...shockingly awful.

I feel like this is likely to be an absolute mess but no doubt the interest will be sky-high and I hope the mass amounts of excerpts that leak (a la SPARE) are enough to get me to read the whole thing (not a la SPARE).

Why do you think it will be a mess? I assume there was a ghost writer and everything went thru a proofing process, so not sure why it would be.

With the huge caveat that I know nothing and can only judge from the fraction that we see: Her social media continues to be bizarre and concerning and maybe not great for her long-term, so I hope—but doubt—she’s surrounded by people who will help her craft a book she can be proud of and be cathartic AND not be damaging to her and her kids…but the amount of money and publicity it could bring should she let loose without much regard to any of that makes me pessimistic about who is really in her corner.

Also the keyboard psychology this will unleash is going to test my will to live lol.

[Daenerys]

I think I'm the only one who isn't disappointed with this, and who is happily surprised on how the book has turned out. Anyone expecting a full promo tour, new and sparkly photos, or powerful book art, I just think... hasn't been paying attention both to Britney, and the publishing industry. I really think this announcement is it, and it's all we are getting at this point from her. I don't foresee her doing much to promote the book, and I fully believe they are just going to let this ride on hype alone.

I appreciate the little nods her and her people are giving though. The Britney era picture - is meaningful, she's been giving a lot of nods to the Britney era recently. Her Broadway show spotlights Cinderella specifically. She has posted about Lonely, I'm A Slave 4 U recently in the past. The nod to Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman also seems significant as the book's title. She seems to recall a lot of positive experiences from that time of her life specifically. There's also the fact that this book marks her 25th year anniversary in the music industry. The selection of that date in particular was intentional. It's the date ...Baby One More Time was released stateside I believe.

They also are giving this an audiobook/CD so we'll likely get to hear her voice narrating her story. All of this I would say is a pretty big win considering. I could care less about the art of the typography. 

I anticipate this book, is going to put her in a pretty good light, and I don't think she will say anything about her kids. There's a difference between a quickly deleted Instagram post, and putting something in a bestselling book, that is going to sell millions within hours. I think she, her people, and publishers will know the difference. Apparently 10% of the book was cut out due to legal issues, reported a few months back, but the majority of her story has remained. I think it will be a worthwhile read, and the best account of what has happened concerning her life and experiences.

[Glove Slap]

I like how she's paying tribute to her history of terrible album covers.

[think pink.]

Apparently she has a lot of tv promo lined up for this per her contract with the book publisher.

Oh dear.

It's also 288 pages. Apparently it was initially over 300 but threatening lawsuits from other celebrities forced them to cut stuff out.

My guess is Timberlake and Christina.

[wavey.]

Twitter is gonna be full of tea and thinkpieces.

[schnetzka]

Jul 11, 2023 18:30:57 GMT -5 think pink. said:

Apparently she has a lot of tv promo lined up for this per her contract with the book publisher.

Oh dear.

It's also 288 pages. Apparently it was initially over 300 but threatening lawsuits from other celebrities forced them to cut stuff out.

My guess is Timberlake and Christina.

She hasn't done an interview since the conservatorship ended so it'll be nice to see her in that form again.

[It's me, bitch.]

Jul 11, 2023 17:18:17 GMT -5 britneys said:

Jul 11, 2023 16:37:51 GMT -5 It's me, bitch. said:

They should’ve used some unseen/unreleased images from her last professional photo shoot the second round of Vegas or the my prerogative perfume launch.

She's said herself how much she hated the majority of the conservatorships photoshoots. She posts photos from 20 years ago all the time. In fact, her Instagram profile pic is from 2003.

The whole thing screams Britney. 

She really should’ve taken a new photo I guess given what you’re saying. I am curious of promo outside of social media for this.

Jul 11, 2023 18:30:57 GMT -5 think pink. said:

Apparently she has a lot of tv promo lined up for this per her contract with the book publisher.

Oh dear.

It's also 288 pages. Apparently it was initially over 300 but threatening lawsuits from other celebrities forced them to cut stuff out.

My guess is Timberlake and Christina.

How do you know?

[eyeofthestorm]

An actual tv appearance or even a Zoom interview seems like too much to hope for after all the railing against the media she has done over the past year. The stan in me wants to squeal out loud at the thought, but we have to wait a little longer to see.

[Ivy Leegue™]

I am beyond pumped about this. I just hope it is as honest as she can be legally and that it's not fluff. I really don't care about the book cover. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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[Me. I Am l!nk!nfan815...]

Jul 11, 2023 12:35:05 GMT -5 Dylan :) said:

I would have preferred if the book cover was just the photo of her with no text (but centre her). This might be the first book I read since 2014

No need to wait for October to read, mine comes out this Friday!


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[upsidedown]

Jul 11, 2023 18:30:57 GMT -5 think pink. said:

Apparently she has a lot of tv promo lined up for this per her contract with the book publisher.

Oh dear.

It's also 288 pages. Apparently it was initially over 300 but threatening lawsuits from other celebrities forced them to cut stuff out.

My guess is Timberlake and Christina.

I don't think it was confirmed that it was lawsuits from other celebrities specifically, but moreso just legality in general - probably from anyone, as I'm sure they needed to be careful with the likes of Lou Taylor, Jamie, etc. and all of them.

Also I'm not gonna sweat it being only 288 pages. Who knows if this is a memoir of her entire career or moreso just the last 15 years.

[upsidedown]

Britney addresses the Vegas incident. Also, she seems fine. People continue to act as if she's unhinged based on IG captions and it's getting stupid.

[Deleted]

I LOVE the "...and that's it" :)

[dbhmr]

Jul 12, 2023 9:55:00 GMT -5 upsidedown said:

Britney addresses the Vegas incident. Also, she seems fine. People continue to act as if she's unhinged based on IG captions and it's getting stupid.

I...can't agree. She addressed the video that anyone can watch and says she was knocked to the ground, and in the video she clearly wasn't. In the moment it makes sense to be unclear on what happened and be shocked and appalled at getting hit, but it's been days now and the story just died down, and surely she's had the opportunity to see the video itself...

She sounds like a mess and it's exactly why I can't fathom a book press tour going well for her, and it feels like people will be all too ready to cash-in and capitalize on that.

[It's me, bitch.]

Jul 12, 2023 10:55:38 GMT -5 dbhmr said:

Jul 12, 2023 9:55:00 GMT -5 upsidedown said:

Britney addresses the Vegas incident. Also, she seems fine. People continue to act as if she's unhinged based on IG captions and it's getting stupid.

I...can't agree. She addressed the video that anyone can watch and says she was knocked to the ground, and in the video she clearly wasn't. In the moment it makes sense to be unclear on what happened and be shocked and appalled at getting hit, but it's been days now and the story just died down, and surely she's had the opportunity to see the video itself...

She sounds like a mess and it's exactly why I can't fathom a book press tour going well for her, and it feels like people will be all too ready to cash-in and capitalize on that.

Agree. Shes lying to the world right here. How do we know she won’t in the book? Bad.

[britneys]

How is she "lying to the world" when several other eyewitnesses said she fell to the ground? We just didn't see that part on the video. Let her speak her truth and put an end to this chapter.

Don't understand what's so "messy" about her saying no woman deserves to be hit. Anyway, onto more important news, the book is already #1 on Barnes & Noble, per her Instagram stories. And the treatment for the Mind Your Business video seems to have leaked. The director is Michael Jurkovac.

[upsidedown]

Yeah... are we sure we've seen the entire video / the entire incident? I thought the video cut off right after it?

Also not sure how she "sounds like a mess" when she's literally just describing the incident. Like she's just talking? How is this a mess? What are these standards these days? For whatever reason, there's always something about Britney where no matter what she does, people almost *want* to criticize her or make her out to be crazy ... even when it's not even what is actually happening in reality.

[dbhmr]

Jul 12, 2023 15:31:54 GMT -5 upsidedown said:

Yeah... are we sure we've seen the entire video / the entire incident? I thought the video cut off right after it?

Also not sure how she "sounds like a mess" when she's literally just describing the incident. Like she's just talking? How is this a mess? What are these standards these days? For whatever reason, there's always something about Britney where no matter what she does, people almost *want* to criticize her or make her out to be crazy ... even when it's not even what is actually happening in reality.

No, the full version shows the same thing:

It's a mess to me in that she brings this up after the dust has settled because she heard some random radio station allegedly "talking shit" and then wants to clear the air by referencing a video of the incident and saying something happened that clearly doesn't happen. I know you're always at the ready to paint people as looking to take her down and find crazy where there's none, but all I have said and continue to say is that given what she's shown, I'm concerned about a book press tour, and reaction to the book itself. The pendulum of public positive is never a long-lasting swing and she's been in the good graces, deservedly so, for several years with the #FreeBritney saga. A press tour in particular will be opening herself up to that going the other way. It isn't something I want to happen, it's just something we've all seen happen over and over again, with her and other female celebrities, that it sort of baffles me people find the concept so impossible to comprehend, or that speaking to its possibility is somehow an endorsement or hope of it happening. Like...come on.

[Koochie]

Am I missing something? Asking genuinely bc the gasps don’t happen in that video until she’s offscreen. We just see her running like a dork.

Regardless, the police dropped the case and said she “hit herself”— probably means the bodyguard brushed her off a little too hard. I could see why she’d double down on being hit and wouldn’t say she’s lying to the public, but yeah, it’s not a good look.

Idk. Only thing I care about is that she confirmed she’s been in and is getting therapy. Thank God.

[Daenerys]

If Britney is doing interviews, and is doing a press tour I hope everything that she does is pre-recorded, and she is able to control the narrative around it. Something like what Harry & Meghan, did with Oprah, or if she does a specific sit down interview, I hope she does it with someone like Drew Barrymore. I think that would probably be best.

The backlash around Britney has always sort of existed, even in this ‘honeymoon phase’ some posters are describing, there’s been people responding poorly to how she’s dealt with Kevin, her kids, and Wembly, it’s just been crowded out by the more positive press and sympathy in light of her testimony 2 years ago (deservedly so), I’m not sure what the point of that is, in bringing that up though? We sort of know what Britney detractors sound like because they are essentially TMZ, Perez Hilton, 2007 like detractors, whose ground game hasn’t changed since then. You would know what to expect and what tone or dog whistles you’d hear against her. Everyone knows what the climate looks like when the world is turned against her, it’s what she went through from 2002 - 2007. 

I really don’t think the Wembly thing matters anymore at this point, she was hit, and treated poorly by security, and it’s clear they were in the wrong, even as they were not charged. That’s all people are really going to remember about the incident, and she has much bigger things coming up that will make that whole experience a footnote of her 2023.