Britney Spears Swears Off the Music Industry Forever, Declares Vanity Fair

Article by Kase Wickman

The journey of being a Britney Spears fan always comes with many unexpected twists and turns, akin to a rollercoaster ride of curiosity uniquely set to catchy rhythms. Fans are always left guessing as to what the pop star will get involved in next. However, Spears took to Instagram on Wednesday evening to confirm one thing she won’t be pursuing – recording a comeback album.

In her post, Spears denounces recent news about her as “trash,” denying rumors that she's teaming up with random individuals for a new album. She asserts that her return to the music industry is an impossibility. The post was accompanied by a piece of Guido Reni’s 17th-century painting, Salomè con la testa del Battista (Salome with the Head of John the Baptist), which oddly portrays a woman with a severed head of John the Baptist on a platter.

This resolute statement from Spears debunks the swirling reports, which were credited to “anonymous sources,” suggesting that renowned musicians like Charli XCX and Julia Michaels were being roped in to help Spears make a comeback. Glory, her most recent album, came out in 2016.

In The Woman In Me, her lately published memoir with an audiobook version narrated by Michelle Williams, Spears opens up about her distressing legal conservatorship from 2008 to 2021 and how she was compelled to perform, whether she wished or not. This ordeal completely transformed her relationship with music and the notion of sharing it with the world.

She candidly expresses in her book that progressing in her music career is currently not her main priority. She fondly recalls her collaboration with Elton John on the track “Hold Me Closer,” describing the experience as more than good – it was great. Days after her memoir was released, she revealed through a social media post that she’s penned a new song, presumably titled “Hate You to Like Me.” However, no lyrics or recordings for the track have been disclosed yet.

In her memoir, Spears declares her intention to stop being a person that others desire and instead, discover her true self.

In her latest post, Spears expresses her joy in assuming the role of a ghostwriter for other artists. She affirms that when she writes, it's purely for fun or to assist other musicians. In her message, she hinted that readers who have perused her book might still not know much about her background, revealing that over the past two years she had ghostwritten more than 20 songs for other artists, a role she greatly relishes.

Contrary to her statements, an anonymous source supposedly "close to Spears' project-in-the-works" reported to Rolling Stone that Charli XCX and other talents were recruited with the hopes of enticing Spears back into the studio.

The source mentioned that her team is working on gathering songs to present to her, hoping to rekindle her interest in the music. The source stressed that nothing is settled or definitive yet and disclosed that while everyone is eager for her comeback, it's uncertain if Spears shares the same sentiment.

No response was provided by Spears' representatives after a request for a comment was made.