Music News: Billboard: Britney Spears' 2011 album preview

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Britney Spears
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March

Lady Gaga, take note. With "Hold It Against Me" debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this issue-and every conceivable rumor regarding her next album being subjected to WikiLeaks levels of scrutiny-Britney Spears has made it clear that she won't be relieved of her pop princess title that easily.

After a week of release, "Hold It Against Me" debuted on Billboard's Mainstream Top 40 Songs chart at No. 16 with 4,071 plays, the highest detections total by a debuting title in the chart's 18-year history. Perhaps even more impressive was the hype that preceded its release, which included a leaked demo and the song's co-producer, pop hitmaker Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, stoking the speculative flames on Twitter ("The first word of the Britney song is 'hey'... the 24th word is 'song,' " he wrote.)

For Spears' (officially) still-untitled seventh studio album, Gottwald and Max Martin have signed on as co-executive producers (as they did for Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream") and signaled a continued embrace of the dance-pop that was ahead of the curve on Spears' most recent albums (2007's "Blackout" and 2008's "Circus") but is now inescapable. Will this be to their detriment?

Gottwald doesn't think so. "Everything is in cycles, and it will change, but I don't think [2011] is necessarily that year," he says. He adds, however, that the intent with Spears' album is to push the sound forward. "Hopefully you'll hear a progression," he says, "while keeping great songs."

There's proof beyond the early success of "Hold It Against Me'" that Spears can still mobilize millions of fans, commanding as much attention with a photographed Starbucks run as with a cryptic tweet. And until more music is available, teasing will have to suffice. "Britney's 2nd single is gonna be fire!!!!!!" Gottwald tweeted Jan. 16. "Watch out!!!!!!"

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Ya'll ain't ready.

Green

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And until more music is available, teasing will have to suffice. "Britney's 2nd single is gonna be fire!!!!!!" Gottwald tweeted Jan. 16. "Watch out!!!!!!"

So I guess the 2nd single is produced by Dr. Luke too.

BRITNEY LICIOUS

if i said i'm ready will u Hold It Against Me

GaGaFan

Ohhhhh lordyyy I don't think I can handle new Gaga AND Britney in the same year.

PopBoi

I don't get how this is an album preview, there isn't really any proper information here

Peep

6th + 7th word.

Can't wait for 2nd single.

MAKSIM

Interesting how so many Britney reviews mention Gaga

Anthony K.

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Originally posted by PopBoi

I don't get how this is an album preview, there isn't really any proper information here

IKR?

Anthony K.

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Originally posted by L/\DY G/\G/\

Interesting how so many Britney reviews mention Gaga

They're all saying "Poor you" though. I wouldn't be happy or finding that interesting if I were a Gaga stan.

hector.adriel

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Originally posted by Anthony Kerty

They're all saying "Poor you" though. I wouldn't be happy or finding that interesting if I were a Gaga stan.

we should not underestimate GaGa though.. she has a huge fanbase + she's the new pop sensation (yes, still). but I don't think she will have first-week massive sales I'm talking about the first single AND album. but, she keeps very steady in sales, that's why her longevity is so extended..
Gaga promotes, Britney doesn't = gaga vs britney
Gaga promotes, Britney promotes = GOODBYE GAGA
harsh, but true

jeeriz

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Originally posted by PopBoi

I don't get how this is an album preview, there isn't really any proper information here

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