Britney2001

NOTE: I put "alleged" in the title so if it's fake don't get made at me. The song is titled "Never Give Up", and it was made by Elle Vee. Since there is a policy that you can't post links for leaks, please just type "Britney Spears - Never Give Up (Britney Jean - NEW Demo)".

I love that song! However, my personal favorite is Hold It Against Me.

Thoughts?

As a Lady Gaga fan I should not have stepped into this thread.

I am happy to see that a certain app that I will also not name (because I too dislike it very much) is giving Britney Spears some attention. It is a shame that this app is responsible for so much low-effort fame though (I am referring to influencers).

Reposting this here from GagaDaily (credit to 777777777777777777):

MATM "flopped" because the radio boycott had not ended yet. EDIT: Madonna was also under an even more intense radio boycott at the time because of American Life, so that probably didn't help.

Since they already knew that Britney Spears wanted to make a new album by this point, in my opinion they should have waited to start the residency in December 2014 as opposed to December 2013.

I'm happy I am not the only one that thought this at first.

Not doing a 1938 The War of the Worlds style single release for Kill the Lights: Kill the Lights should have been the third single from Circus with a very unique radio release. During the day of its release, out of nowhere all pop radio stations (as privately planned beforehand) cut out, and then you hear the song begin with Danja's announcement. People would genuinely believe that an important announcement was being made, and then out of nowhere they hear the song play. I mean, it would have been insane to do this, but iconic.

The original concept that she worked on was great (these are the three known Dev Hynes demos):

If that's the case, then her label should have realized that as a 15/16 year old girl, they should have put her with a vocal coach that could really have made her good. It is not bad to be a more iffy vocalist when you are younger, because your voice still isn't mature yet. Then again, her performance of "Love Can Build a Bridge" suggests that she may have just had an audition where she was a bit off, but who knows.

One of the biggest mistakes that I constantly see record labels make is believing that radio hits is equivalent to more longevity. This is a blatant lie, and do you want to know what the biggest proof of this is?: Ray of Light literally fully rejuvenated Madonna's career. The lingering effects of this album on her career literally would cause her to get three of her biggest hits ever in the 2000's: Music, Hung Up, and 4 Minutes. Even Give Me All Your Luvin' got some notable success in the following decade. Radio hits =/= longevity. Acclaimed music = longevity. The point: Record labels have to stop forcing their artists to make the most radio friendly hits possible for success. It had been consistently proven (once again, with Ray of Light being the biggest example) that critical acclaim is far more important to an artist if they want to have longevity. Just listen to the Dev Hynes (Blood Orange) demos for Britney Jean. They were unlike anything that she had ever done before (even Baby Boy isn't as brooding as 10 Seconds, not that Baby Boy is bad, of course). How about also when she wrote more controversial lyrics from 2003 - 2006 like with Money Love and Happiness, Rebellion, and Ouch! ? Her record label has done so much damage towards her chances at being an acclaimed artist. Don't even get me started on the forced baby voice when she literally impressed Jive Records in the 90's with a rendition of I Will Always Love You of all songs.

"Why are y'all white gays not looking after her?" OT: Is it bad if this behavior from her doesn't even shock me anymore?

Bearing this in mind, is Michelle Bell a trustworthy source in saying that the songs she personally leaked in 2012 and 2017 were for Original Doll? I know that it may seem like an obvious yes, but I want to be more sure with information like this after my original Britney Jean thread. 😅