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Not him ignoring that strong whiff of pedophilia

The way every man after dating Taylor goes straight into a happy marriage. This further confirms that no man truly wants to put a ring on Taylor's finger.

It's 2024, no one is talking about Demi Lovato but Selena stans still can't get over some feud that those women had as children

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Please delete, a lot of people are asking you to delete, its triggering for so many people, there are people that are fainting and feeling sick, please I'm begging you to delete this

Linda serving shania twain level of backhanded compliments

the call is coming from inside the house sis... bunch of men who havent had sex in years all locked up together...

Let's try to trick her into announcing something

oh she found a hairbrush. i used to pray for times like this

the Trump of pop won't allow it

Nobody wants to wake up to the news I woke up to

Isn't this almost word for word the rhetoric used by n*zis?

And on top of all that, they fried her hair

what you up to mama

Selena chill

literally how i'd describe waiting for LG7

On December 30, 2004, Britney made an unannounced radio appearance on KIIS-FM. barefoot accompanied by her security and dog. She played a rough mix of "Mona Lisa" a song which she said was the lead single from her new album 'Original Doll' slated for release in the next year. "Mona Lisa" had actually been performed in rehearsals with her band during one of the stops on the Onyx Hotel Tour. She talks about a woman that's been cloned urging listeners not to have a breakdown. It was ultimately scrapped along with the album. 'Original Doll' has since been seen as what would've most likely been Britney's most personal work, but whatever the reasons for it getting scrapped she decided to make a not-so personal album since most of her life was now being plastered across magazines. Shortly after the birth of her oldest son, Britney gave an interview with People Magazine stating that she was anxious to resume her career, that she missed touring and also commented on the then-current pop scene stating "it's been boring … nothing's been wow to me." In June 2006, Britney would tease a twelve-second snippet of a song called 'Rebellion' on her website, soon after a fifty-second snippet was posted. Jive Records forced Britney to take the post down citing "it wasn't the direction Jive Records was looking to take Britney in." 'Rebellion' was an even darker turn than 'Mona Lisa' being a hip-hop influenced track with heavy strings and a dark production surrounding it. She speaks about rebelling against a group of people in which she has lost trust in. Britney had fired her longtime manager Larry Rudolph around this time and was now managing herself, recording on her own time. She had also stopped communicating with Jive Records (apart from her A&R) not once going to them on handling of the album. Britney asked her fans to help name her upcoming album – and one of her suggestions was a joke about Lindsay Lohan. Her official web site said, "Britney is asking her most die-hard fans for some assistance in order to name her upcoming album." The first of five possible titles was about the rehabbing Lohan: "Omg is Like Lindsay Lohan Like Okay Like." Spears, who herself recently left rehab, said the other possibilities were: "What if the Joke is on You," "Down Boy," "Integrity" and "Dignity." Members of her fan club could then vote, the vote-for-title item had the defiant headline: "You'll Never See it My Way, Because You're Not Me." Britney began working with J.R Rotem, Danja, Keri Hilson, Jim Beanz, Corté Ellis, Bloodyshy & Avant, and The Neptunes. The main objective was to create a high-energy dance album. Blackout remains the first and only time, Britney has ever taken on the role of executive producer. The sound of Blackout leaned into EDM and the dance sound taking over the miami club scene at that time. Danja had seen how club goers would react to Benny Benassi's 'Satisfaction' saying "I was like, that's it. If my music doesn't make you feel like that, what are we doing?" Nelly Furtado's 'Promiscious' was an example of the sound Britney was hoping the album would reflect, with J.R. Rotem stating "she's hearing all those hits on the radio, Promiscuous and things like that." Coincidentally, Britney and Timbaland who produced 'Promiscuous' had planned a studio session but she never showed, he would later say that he believed 'Gimme More' sucked and he would only work with her if she apologized. Britney would regularly go to nightclubs and play tracks to see how the crowd would react, she would then go back to the studio at any time and rework them if needed. The choices for the lead single at one point were "Toy Soldier", "Get Back", and "Hot as Ice". However, "Gimme More" became the album's lead single. "Gimme More" is the opening track and lead single of the album. The opening line "It's Britney, *****" has become an iconic moment in pop culture and has been referenced many times in pop culture. Britney famously performed the song at the 2007 VMAs in what was critically panned. Britney hand-picked first time director Jake Sarfaty for the "Gimme More" music video. Originally the concept for the video had been vastly different than what was released, but for unknown reasons was scrapped. Britney has since called it her "worst video". Although there had been an unwritten rule against writing personal songs about Britney's life, there was an exception made for "Piece of Me". The track heavily discusses the media's fascination with her private life. The Japanese version of Blackout is provided with a lyrics booklet which, strangely, altered the lyrics to "Piece Of Me". At the end of the song, the text concludes saying: "And when the pieces fit together, it will finally become complete. The real me." It's unknown why this lyric was cut, but it might have been the demo lyrics. Britney came up with the treatment for the "Piece of Me" video and demanded to be credited as a co-director. She also said she co-wrote the song, but for unknown reasons has not been credited. "Radar" was recorded in New York the day after Britney filed for a divorce from Kevin in November 2006. Ezekiel Lewis and Patrick M. Smith said that even tho she arrived late to the recording session she took directions well and "stayed in the booth until the sun came up." "Radar" was also added to Britney's sixth studio album, Circus (2008) she was contracted to release the song as a single for Blackout but it was placed on hold and as a result was eventually released as the final single from Circus. "Break the Ice" has become a fan favourite and has been deemed as one of Britney's best songs in her catalogue. An animated video was released due to Britney's hospitalisation in early 2008 and was inspired by her superheroine character from her "Toxic" music video. The original intro to "Break the Ice" had extended lyrics - during a leaked demo recording session, Spears can be heard saying "can you take this?". Spears saying "feels kinda good" in the bridge was originally "feels kinda nice". Initially wary at recording "Heaven on Earth" because of her divorce Britney eventually decided to record it. It was Inspired by Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" and is a metaphor for how she feels around her love almost akin to heaven. Britney once called it her favourite song. "Get Naked (I Got a Plan" features guest vocals by producer Danja on the chorus whose work is prominent on the album. In 2023, Britney revealed that it is her favourite song she's ever released. Britney has been credited as one of the first artists to bring dubstep into the mainstream as seen with "Freakshow" which was built around the wobbler effect of the genre, pitching her vocals down making it sound more masculine. The instrumental to the song appeared on production duo Bloodshy and Avant's MySpace page a year before Blackout's release. "Toy Soldier" sees Britney express that she wants a real man not one who fails to imitate a real one, an artillery style beat is heard throughout the song. "Hot as Ice" highlights the clash of Britney's personality, using two elements that are opposed, fire and ice. She recorded this song only twice in the recording studio to avoid paparazzi gathering outside. "Ooh Ooh Baby" is a latin-pop track containing a flamenco guitar. It is one of only two songs along with "Freakshow" in which Britney has writing credits on the album. The song also samples "Happy Together", a 1967 song by The Turtles. "Perfect Lover" is an electro-r&b song with pop influences and was one of the first songs to be written for the album. "Why Should I Be Sad" is the last song on the standard edition. It was written and produced by The Neptunes, written about Britney's divorce from Kevin and features a line in which Britney reveals that he cheated on her in Las Vegas. "Everybody" was included on the Deluxe Edition sampling Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)". It also features a rap verse written by Britney but went uncredited. "Get Back" also included on the Deluxe Edition is an uptempo dance track with industrial influences, it features a spoken intro by Danja. The counting in the intro references Janet Jackson's song "The Knowledge", which likely also inspired its production. It went viral in 2023 being used in multiple TikTok videos. "Outta This World" was originally supposed to be on the standard tracklisting, but due to Britney deciding this too late, it became a Target exclusive bonus track. The demo of this song also has an intro sung by Keri Hilson. Most of the recording for Blackout took place during Britney's second pregnancy, and a number of the producers and writers on the album have praised the professionalism and work ethic they saw from Britney despite being heavily pregnant and hounded by the paparazzi. Keri Hilson who co-wrote three tracks on the album, stated "She gave 150 percent … as far as her work ethic, I haven't seen nobody come in like that and do what you got to do." T-Pain who co-wrote 'Hot as Ice' said he "thought she was going to be sitting on the couch eating Doritos or nachos or something … but she came in, shook my hand, gave me a hug and went right in the booth. She got in there and put it down." Britney's life in 2007 was in turmoil going through a public divorce and a heavily scrutinised custody battle, her aunt passing away, her mental health being questioned, and being hounded more each day by paparazzi. Recording sessions started becoming less and less. "She might have been going through more in her personal life than what we knew at that time, but throughout the whole process, she was very present, attentive, and interactive. She was one of the easiest people to get things done with." - Danja Blackout was eventually released on October 27, and peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200 becoming at the time Britney's lowest charting album breaking a four-number one album streak. Billboard had sabotaged her by only allowing albums sold at one retailer to debut atop the chat. Blackout sold less favourably compared to her previous album, In The Zone (2003), with first week sales selling 290,000, the lowest at that point in her career. However it has sold over 5 million copies worldwide and has since been certified 2x platinum by RIAA. Retrospectively, it has been acclaimed by critics and has earned the title "Bible of Pop" for its impact in music, bringing electro-pop to prominence in the 2010s, and has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's musical library and archive. Many artists have since gone onto name Blackout as an inspiration for them including Sam Smith, Haim, Charli XCX, Tinashe, Julia Michaels, etc. Rolling Stone included Blackout in their "500 Best Albums of All Time" ranking.

Israel literally is a modern day version of Nazi Germany, and the IDF are Modern Day SS Soldiers.

this is so embarrassing for you tell me you only listen to one artist without telling me you only listen to one artist

SELENA GOMEZ is the only correct answer

And yet it's doing more daily streams than Lose You To Love Me

When you do Ozempic.. Ozempic comes back to bite

Yeah idfk Because that's how time goes by?

I'm so glad this my official first post! I've been here since 2008. Originally I was on a forum called Hollywood something, then that died. I then moved to Ennvy, then that died. Then I moved to SpillItNow, then that died and I've been here ever since. This is by far the best music forum out there. I had an account before, but it was lost when they required emails to sign in. I appreciate Ryan and how he runs this forum. The reason the others all died were because they were either shut down for spreading leaks or they would dox people. ATRL is run like a quality organization.

"begging for insight on ava max's failed career as a pop girl and her beef with kim petras…" What a miserable troll Meanwhile they're hyping up a rapper who's almost 15 years into her career with nothing to show for it Azealia Banks is a meme, nothing more.

Are you a data analyst or a fan of music/art? OT: BRAT, Cowboy Carter, Eternal Sunshine and Hit Me Hard and Soft all feel AOTY worthy for different reasons. This has been a great year for music so far

reputation could've been her BEST album if she didn't have 10 better albums

Unpopular opinion: I'm tired of the piano version of The Edge of Glory for the tours.

we all know who!

She also tagged a music video director (wyattspainwinfrey) who usually makes videos for Migos, and we know the lead single for Lasso is called Tough and Quavo is featured on it. Lasso is coming

This is like a masterclass in how to give a backhanded compliment

Let's aim for a month and work from there, babes

catching them all like pokymons, ashy antonoff!

Sis I'm half cuban. Half of my cuban family escaped from the country, some of them in small boats, and the other half wants out. I've seen with my own eyes how terrible the situation is. The government starves the people to death. If you dare to criticize the regime, you're immediately sent to prison. They don't care about its people. I'm all for ending the embargo, but the government needs to go as well, or cuban people will still suffer and that's something that most cubans outside Cuba would agree with. Also, having Russia (an authoritarian dictatorship that's currently invading another country) and China (another authoritarian dictatorship that currently comitting a genocide against the Uyghur) as allies is not really a flex.

He said "I think the Vatican is a bit too LGBTQ+ for me"

An air of pederasty*

Taylor's 2020s albums and their total album units after the first 8 weeks: 'TTPD' - 4.42M 'Midnights' - 3.03M 'folklore' - 1.50M 'evermore' - 0.79M 'TTPD' has been performing like crazy. Artists need years to reach 4.4M units and she's doing it in just 2 months and stomping on her own previous album as well.

Swifties are predictably taking the news very well Percht for the next set of Surprise Songs!

stay away from her etc

Boy you're really living up to your username.

People do really have a lot to say when their faves can't pull a 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1