she said in an interview last fall that the album was finished and she was just getting the visuals ready...i don't trust her anymore
That was last summer I think. And I think she did have it all ready, but she brought in Venus Brown because she wanted to change the direction of the album. He has an ear for hits (he's responsible for "My Humps") and ever since September of last year they've been working together. But now it's all finally done.