Entertainment Weekly "All We Know About Glory So Far"

[gimmework]

Well I will say I'm very happy with the amount of press this era is getting so far!!! So many articles! It's like Billboard and EW are stanning for Britney with a new article every other day!!!  EW is a major outlet so that's definitely good coverage!

 

What do you guys think about EW's details on Glory??? 

 

I'm glad they put a link to the change.org petition in the article tbh.. 

 

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/08/britney-spears-glory-everything-we-know 

 

 

Article Reads:

 

What fans have long referred to as #B9 finally has an official name and a release date: On Aug. 3, Britney Spears announced that her ninth studio album, Glory, will be out Aug. 26.

It was a big day for Spears’ fans, as the pop star has been teasing the new release for two years and called the album “the beginning of a new era.” But much of Glory has been shrouded in mystery. Here’s what we know about the album so far:

Glory has a release date and Spears is expected to stick to it
Spears has been teasing the highly anticipated new release for two years now, beginning in 2014 when she re-upped her record deal with RCA. Though she’s remained mostly focused on her Las Vegas residency over that time, she began posting some tweets and photos towards the end of 2015 that confirmed she was working on the new album.

In April of this year, Las Vegas Sun reporter Robin Leach excited fans by teasing that the new album would drop around June 13, though that date came and went without much fanfare from Spears.

Now that she’s officially announced the release date for Aug. 26 and revealed the iTunes pre-order, there’s no turning back for Glory.

Spears’ “new era” will be influenced by hip-hop
During a recent Q&A, Spears teased that she “explored some new things” on Glory, and even more recently, she told Ryan Seacrest that “this is probably the most hip-hop album” that she’s released, although she clarified that “there are only two or three songs that go in the direction of more urban.”

We know two tracks already, and 15 more are on the way
Two tracks from the album have already been released – lead single “Make Me…” ft. G-Eazy and “Private Show,” which Spears used to promote her perfume of the same name in a commercial – and the songs serve as tracks No. 2 and 3 on Glory, respectively. As visible on iTunes, the album’s deluxe version will contain 17 tracks in total. Two of songs (Track 8 and Track 15) are marked “Explicit” on iTunes.

The first music video is not the video fans expected
The album’s first official music video for “Make Me…” debuted last week and features the pop star auditioning hunky men disrobe for the clip. Some fans were a bit puzzled by the release, as leaked footage from the video shoot in July revealed a different video concept directed by David LaChapelle (who helmed her 2004 “Everytime” video). Following the “Make Me…” video release, which listed Randee St. Nicholas as director, some fans began signing a petition urging Spears to release the original video.

Prior to the video’s release, Spears premiered a short look at the new video on her Instagram, and also said that the video will feature “lots of female empowerment.”

She’s working with lots of new producers to switch up her sound
Both of the currently released tracks veer slightly into sultry, R&B vibes as opposed to the polished pop tunes she’s traditionally put out. Both songs feature vocal layering and electronic influences as well. “Make Me…” was produced by the electro-dance artist Burns, who’s previously worked with Ellie Goulding and Pitbull, and “Private Show” was produced by hip-hop producer Young Fyre, who is best known for his work with T-Pain and Lil’ Wayne.

Last year, we know Spears was also in the studio with the hit-making writing and producing team, Producer Ian Kirkpatrick (Nick Jonas’ “Levels” and Jason Derulo’s “Want to Want Me”), and songwriters Chantal Kreviazuk (Drake, Carrie Underwood, and Kelly Clarkson) and Simon Wilcox (Nick Jonas’ “Jealous”). Hip-hop hitmaker DJ Mustard also worked with Spears on the new album, and called his collaboration with her “harder than hard.”

 

 

 

[heather]

I can't remember the last time I was this excited for a Britney album/era tbh

[rockmein]

I'm glad we're getting tons of press, and the controversy for the video is also helping get attention 

[gimmework]

22 minutes ago, heather said:

I can't remember the last time I was this excited for a Britney album/era tbh

 

Me too!!!  For me, I think the excitement is raised because she's SLAYing sooo hard in vegas, like we haven't seen her in years and also taking risks with her music style! It's like the perfect Britney Storm!! And on top of that with all the promo we've been seeing and the rumors of even more promo... It's just BEYOND exciting!!! 

[gimmework]

20 minutes ago, rockmein said:

I'm glad we're getting tons of press, and the controversy for the video is also helping get attention 

I guess all the controversy is good for attention.. so even tho I'm over here melting down hoping the original MM gets released , I'm glad that at least the attention is helping MM in general get more coverage and attention!!  

[heather]

16 minutes ago, gimmework said:

 

Me too!!!  For me, I think the excitement is raised because she's SLAYing sooo hard in vegas, like we haven't seen her in years and also taking risks with her music style! It's like the perfect Britney Storm!! And on top of that with all the promo we've been seeing and the rumors of even more promo... It's just BEYOND exciting!!! 

I agree! I'm always excited for new Britney releases, but this is the first time, in a long time, that Britney seems so present and invested in what she's doing career wise. I love it!

[ifuseekme]

@gimmework  omg i was promoting the petition on a chat room and ten people said no  i did meet one fan tho  

I even made a britney chat room which you can join if you want  

[gimmework]

35 minutes ago, ifuseekme said:

@gimmework  omg i was promoting the petition on a chat room and ten people said no  i did meet one fan tho  

I even made a britney chat room which you can join if you want  

 

Yasssss SIS! Where's the chat? 

[ifuseekme]

Just now, gimmework said:

 

Yasssss SIS! Where's the chat? 

i'll pm you. i feel the link would be removed if i post it

 

[Britney89]

This is a great review! I can't believe all the attention "Glory" is getting. From the scrapped mv to every song that's been released get awesome reviews! The last Britney era i was excited for was Blackout/Femme Fatale this era is gonna rock, so looking forward to the VMA performance and as well as iheart radio awards. 

[gimmework]

14 hours ago, Britney89 said:

This is a great review! I can't believe all the attention "Glory" is getting. From the scrapped mv to every song that's been released get awesome reviews! The last Britney era i was excited for was Blackout/Femme Fatale this era is gonna rock, so looking forward to the VMA performance and as well as iheart radio awards. 

 

ME TOO!!! I can't freaking wait!! I'm actually going to the iheart Radio show.. I have sucky seats but still.. I'm really excited to see what she performs! 

[Britney89]

1 hour ago, gimmework said:

 

ME TOO!!! I can't freaking wait!! I'm actually going to the iheart Radio show.. I have sucky seats but still.. I'm really excited to see what she performs! 

 

**Neopleon Dynamites Voice***  Lucky 

[gimmework]

6 minutes ago, Britney89 said:

 

**Neopleon Dynamites Voice***  Lucky