Britney Spears has shut down talk of a new album, insisting she’ll “never return to the music industry” in a new social media post.
It was recently reported that Charli XCX had been writing new material for the pop superstar, with Julia Michaels also added to the list of contributors to the project.
However, in a post on Instagram the Stronger singer shunned the speculation, sharing a screengrab of the 1631 painting ‘Salome Bearing The Head Of St. John The Baptist’ by Italian baroque artist Guido Reni and writing: “Just so we’re clear most of the news is trash !!!
“They keep saying I’m turning to random people to do a new album,” she added. “I will never return to the music industry!!! When I write, I write for fun or I write for other people!!!”
Britney went on to say she’s still keeping one foot in the music sphere by ghostwriting for other artists, while addressing fans that have read her 2023 memoir, ‘The Woman In Me’.
“For those of you who have read my book, there’s loads that you don’t know about me,” she continued. “I’ve written over 20 songs for other people the past two years !!! I’m a ghostwriter and I honestly enjoy it that way !!!”
Closing out the post, she said: “People are also saying MY BOOK WAS RELEASED WITHOUT MY APPROVAL ILLEGALLY and that’s far from the truth … have you read the news these days ??? I’m so LOVED and blessed !!!”
