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Glory is the upcoming ninth studio album by American singer Britney Spears. It will be released on August 26, 2016, by RCA Records. The album became available for pre-order on Apple Music at midnight ET on August 3, 2016. Spears released the first single from the album, "Make Me...", on July 15, 2016. Alongside the pre-order, a new track was released, titled "Private Show", which was previously teased in the commercial for the fragrance of the same name.[1]

Background

In August 2014, Spears confirmed she had renewed her contract with RCA, and that she was writing and recording new music. In an interview with Billboard in March 2015, Spears said that she was working on a new album "slowly but surely." In July 2015, Spears was pictured working with writers Chantal Kreviazuk and Simon Wilcox alongside producer Ian Kirkpatrick; in that same month, DJ Mustard announced that he was working on the album. In March 2016, Spears said that she was "being more hands-on" with the album and that it is "the best thing I've done in a long time", though she noted that she did not know when the album would be finished and that she is "not rushing anything [...] so that my fans will truly appreciate it."[2] On August 3, 2016, Spears unveiled the name and cover of her new record, confirmed the release date and announced that her new song "Private Show" would be instantly available for download to those who pre-ordered her album on Apple Music.

Composition

Since the beginning of the albums recording process, Spears insisted she wanted to do something different with the project and take a "left turn". During a Tumblr Q&A with fans in July 2016, when asked about the style of the album Spears responded with "I’ll just say this... We really explored some new things." [3][4] On August 5, she revealed in a phoned-in radio interview on the segment On Air with Ryan Seacrest that the album "took a lot of time, but I think we brought it to a level where I was really, really happy with what I had; It's cool, it's really different [...] there are like two or three songs that go in the direction of more urban that I've wanted to do for a long time now, and I just haven't really done that."[5]

Singles

On July 15, 2016, Spears released the first single off the album, "Make Me...", on the iTunes Store. It is a "slinky" mid-tempo R&B song and features the vocal collaboration of American rapper G-Eazy.[3]

Promotional singles

"Private Show" was released as the first promotional single along with the pre-order on August 4, 2016. The song shares the title of her latest fragrance. The song was written by Britney Spears, Carla Williams, Tramaine Winfrey and Simon Smith.[3][6] "Clumsy" was released as the second promotional single on August 11, 2016.[7] The third promotional single "Do You Wanna Come Over?" was released on August 18, 2016.[8]

Promotion

In July 2016, Spears announced that she would be performing at the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival, to be held on September 23rd and 24th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.[9] On July 26, Spears participated in a Q&A session on her Tumblr page.[10] On August 3 2016, Spears appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, pranking Jimmy Kimmel with an impromptu bedside performance of "Make Me..." alongside male dancers.[11] On August 5, Spears was interviewed for the radio program On Air With Ryan Seacrest, where she discussed the development of the album.[12] On August 16, Spears announced that she would be performing "Make Me..." at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.[13] The performance was announced following the cancellation of two Britney: Piece of Me show dates that were initially scheduled two days prior to the awards.[14] This performance will be her first performance on the show in nearly ten years, following her 2007 performance of "Gimme More". On August 25, Spears will appear on the "Carpool Karaoke" segment on The Late Late Show with James Corden.[15] On August 27, Spears will appear for a live Q&A session on Most Requested Live.[16]

Track listing

Standard edition[17][18]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Invitation"
  
2."Make Me..." (featuring G-Eazy)
Burns3:51
3."Private Show"
Winfrey3:54
4."Man on the Moon"
  
5."Just Luv Me"
  
6."Clumsy"
3:02
7."Do You Wanna Come Over?"
Mattman & Robin3:22
8."Slumber Party"   
9."Just Like Me"
  • Michaels
  • Monson
  • Spears
  • Tranter[23]
  
10."Love Me Down"   
11."Hard to Forget Ya"   
12."What You Need"   
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Better"  
14."Change Your Mind (No Seas Cortes)"  
15."Liar"
 
16."If I'm Dancing"
 
17."Coupure Électrique"  

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, format(s), label, and references
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Various August 26, 2016
[26]

References

  1. ^ Corner, Lewis (June 21, 2016). "Britney Spears teases 'really cool' new song 'Private Show'". Digital Spy. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  2. ^ Testino, Mario (March 1, 2016). "V100: Living For Britney". V Magazine. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Reed, Ryan (July 15, 2016). "Hear Britney Spears' Slinky New Song With G-Eazy, 'Make Me'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  4. ^ Willis, Jackie (July 29, 2016). "Britney Spears Tumblr Q&A". Tumblr.
  5. ^ "INTERVIEW: Britney Spears Says 'Glory' Album Is 'Different,' Will Have Some Hip-Hop - On Air with Ryan Seacrest". Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  6. ^ Willis, Jackie (June 17, 2016). "Britney Spears Unveils Her 20th Perfume 'Private Show,' Scent Inspired in Part by Singer's Love of Iced Coffee". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  7. ^ Nolfi, Joey (August 11, 2016). "Britney Spears drops intense electro banger 'Clumsy'". Entertainment Weekly.
  8. ^ Kickham, Dylan (August 15, 2016). "Britney Spears to release new song 'Do You Wanna Come Over'". Entertainment Weekly.
  9. ^ Peters, Mitchell (July 25, 2016). "U2, Drake, Britney Spears & More to Headline 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas". Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ Grossman, Lena (July 26, 2016). "Britney Spears Just Let Us Into Her World". Time. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  11. ^ Delbyk, Cole (August 4, 2016). "Britney Spears Pranks A Sleeping Jimmy Kimmel With A Bedside Performance Of 'Make Me'". Huffington Post. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  12. ^ Inocencio, Marc (August 5, 2016). "INTERVIEW: Britney Spears Says 'Glory' Album Is 'Different,' Will Have Some Hip-Hop". iHeartMedia. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  13. ^ Fisher, Kendall (August 16, 2016). "Britney Spears Will Perform at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards for the First Time in 10 Years". E! News. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  14. ^ Ryan, Morgan (August 4, 2016). "Britney Spears Announces New Album: Pranks Jimmy Kimmel While He's Sleeping". Blackburn Radio Inc. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
  15. ^ "Britney Spears rides with James Corden for Carpool Karaoke". CBS8. August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  16. ^ "Most Requested Live Presents Ask Anything with Britney Spears". Ask Anything. Retrieved August 19, 2016.
  17. ^ "Glory (Deluxe Version) [Explicit]". Amazon.com. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  18. ^ "Glory (Deluxe Version)". iTunes Store. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  19. ^ http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyid=21748555&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID
  20. ^ http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyid=21874777&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID
  21. ^ HFA Song Code: JV7UB4
  22. ^ http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&keyid=21255688&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID
  23. ^ http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyid=21748556&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID
  24. ^ http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyid=22155493&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID
  25. ^ HFA Song Code: IV94RP
  26. ^ Various citations concerning the August 26, 2016, release of Glory:
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