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Britney Spears' fifth studio album will be the American pop singer's first studio album since In the Zone in 2003. As of 2007, it is still being recorded. Spears’ record label anticipates a fall 2007 release date in the U.S for the album and a September 2007 release date for its first single.[15]

On June 21, 2007, Spears publicist Leslie Sloane Zelnik told Life & Style Weekly that plans to release any material had been deferred until 2008.[16] However, Entertainment Tonightdebunked this rumor by contacting Zelnik and Jive Records. Zelnik stated that the rumor was false and the album was still due in fall 2007 and Jive referred to the ordeal as gossip.[17] Life & Style also quoted an insider as calling the album "up in the air...right now." According to the insider, "Jive hated the songs Britney was coming up with, except for a few. The executives are not happy."[16]

Jive's disappointment with the album has been speculated since as early as January 2007, when an anonymous insider suggested Jive would not know how to market it, claiming Spears had "lost her core fan base of teen girls" because of widely reported incidents in her personal life. Jive countered with a statement that it "is not worried about marketing the album," and that in fact it is "looking forward to the release" in the second half of 2007, stating that it does not comment on its artists' personal lives.[15]

MTV has confirmed that rapper T-Pain has been asked to produce a few songs for the new album[12] and that Sean Garrett has finished three tracks.[5] Jonathan Rotem, a well-known R&B producer, is working in the studio with Spears.[3][4] His record label's official site mentioned that he is working on a few songs for Spears' new album.[citation needed]

Britney has twice been to the Palms Casino recording studio in Las Vegas to work with producer Dr. Luke on the album: Once in November 2006 to mix some tracks and once in February 2007 to record some further tracks. [10][11]

In November 2006, Pharrell Williams announced to People Magazine that he is producing tracks in New York with Britney.[7] Access Hollywood has reported that Britney is in the studio with Scott Storch.[citation needed] Kara DioGuardi has confirmed on her official website, that she's currently working with Britney.[14] Producer Patrick J. Que Smith has confirmed that he just finished two tracks with Britney for her new album in the studio.[13]

In December 2006, Sean Garrett talked about Britney's upcoming album saying that it would be "incredible". He defined the seven tracks that they've done as "exciting, aggressive, and fun". He added that they were "definitely getting back to the basics and trying to make the world dance and sing to her beat".[6]

Spears' manager, Larry Rudolph, estimated in an interview with USA Today that the first single would be put out near the end of summer 2007 and the album would be released in the fall; he also added that half of the album is completed.[18]

On January a video circulated of Britney listening to two new demos from her album in her car. Currently the video is viewable at x17online.com.[19]

In February 2007, producer Ne-Yo said that Britney's record company had told him right from the start that "we don't need no songs about Kevin". He stated that the songs that he is writing will be "songs about all the controversy, then, you know, aside from all that, they'll be just regular quality songs. Songs about love, songs about hate, songs about whatever."[8]

Also in March, highly-praised music producer Timbaland, who produced huge hits for Nelly Furtado, Spears' ex Justin Timberlake, The Pussycat Dolls, and Omarion in 2006, stated that he wanted to work with Spears on her album once she was out of rehab. He also mentioned that when he asked Timberlake, whom he has cited as his "best friend", if he was okay with the idea, he approved and even said he would work with Britney as well, as long as she was "serious".[20]

In April, Sean Garrett told PEOPLE magazine, "I'm working with Britney. It's really coming together right now. I know she'll do exceptionally well now that she's out of rehab. Her new album is like Toxic times 10. It's going to be a lot of fun and it's really exciting. We did a lot of great work before her break. Britney is a superstar. She definitely knows how to handle herself, but it's tough sometimes. The pressure sometimes gets to you, but I think she has done such a great job keeping her composure under the circumstances."[21]

Rotem confirmed to People on April 19 he and Spears are still "working on the album".[22]

In an interview in the May/June 2007 issue of Scratch, Nate "Danja" Hills announced that he produced a track for Britney that sounds like music from a video game.[2]. In May 07, he also said that he has produced and co-written seven songs so far, with Keri Hilson and Corte Ellis. According to him, the album is "about feeling good, celebrating womanhood" and not about her recent problems in her personal life.[1]

On 2007-06-13, Spears asked the members of her official fan club to pick the title for the album, via a poll posted on her official web site, entitled "You'll Never See it My Way, Because You're Not Me". The choices for the title were "What if the Joke is on You", "Down boy", "Integrity", "Dignity", and "Omg is Like Lindsay Lohan Like Okay Like".

References

  1. ^ a b c d Jennifer Vineyard (2007-05-10). "Britney Spears Collaborator Says Her LP Is 'About Feeling Good, Celebrating Womanhood'". MTV News. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help) Cite error: The named reference "MTV4" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Scratch (magazine) (2007-04-01). "Danja Interview". Scratch (magazine). {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ a b Corey Moss and Eric Araya (2006-09-18). "Britney's New Music Is 'The Next Level', Producer Says". MTV. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ a b "Britney Spears raps on new album". Xinhua. 2006-05-17. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ a b "For The Record: Quick News On Nelly, Jessica Simpson, Nick Lachey, Nas, 50 Cent, Britney Spears, Beyonce & More". MTV. 2006-04-24. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ a b Judy Faber (2006-12-07). "Sean Garrett Plots Hit Album For Britney". CBS. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ a b Ken Lee and Carrie Borzillo-Vrenna (2006-11-09). "Britney Spears: Hard at Work on New Album". People. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ a b "Britney Heads Back To The Studio". CBS. 2007-02-01. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ^ a b Associated Press and AOL (2007-05-03). "Britney Keeps Rocking With Second Show". AOL Music. AOL LLC. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ a b Mike Fleeman and Mark Gray (2006-11-20). "Britney Parties with Mario Lopez in Vegas". People. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ a b "Britney Rushes to Vegas for "Doctor's" Appointment". US Magazine. 2007-02-01. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ a b Shaheem Reid (2006-03-13). "T-Pain Comforts More Strippers With R. Kelly, Gets A Holla From Britney's Peeps". MTV. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ a b Seven (2006-12-09). "J. Que Interview". Spaceship: The Booth. Spaceship Entertainment. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ a b "NEWS — NOV 2006". karadioguardi.com.
  15. ^ a b Richard Johnson, Paula Froelich, Bill Hoffmann, and Corrynne Steindler (2007-01-20). "NEXT BRITNEY CD A TOUGH SELL". The New York Post. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ a b "More trouble for Britney". Life & Style. 2007-06-21. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. ^ "Britney album delayed til 2008". The Sun. News Group Inside Sources Ltd. 2007-06-22. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  18. ^ Karen Thomas (2007-01-04). "Is Spears' behavior the kiss of death?". USA Today. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  19. ^ Britney Spears caught listening to new demo from her new album. X17 Online.
  20. ^ Associated Press (2007-03-07). "Producer Timbaland wants to save Britney". USA Today. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  21. ^ Jennifer Garcia (2007-04-02). "Producer: Everything "Coming Together" for Britney Spears". People. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  22. ^ Vanessa Diaz, Mark Gray, Amy Elisa Keith, Lycia Naff, and Nicholas White (2007-04-18). "Britney Spears Getting Back to 'Fighting Weight'". People. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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