Does Anyone Find Themselves Listening to Britney Less and Less?

[jonloch1]

I said on here a couple of months ago I rarely listen to Bŕitney now. I have Spotify and use it when I am swimming and I have 14 playlists that last like 4 hours each. And only 2 of them have Britney on them if I pick the playlist with her on it then its really the only time I listen to her. It's sad because I'm still a Britney fan but when an artist doesn't release a new album for such a long time and you're stuck with the same discography then it does become stale. Also I'm a massive fan of pink and since Britneys last album in 2016, she has released 2 albums and shes recording another album which it looks like it'll be released before this year is out, I'm a big JLS fan and they reunited and released a new album last year and have confirmed they are gunna start working on another new album soon. Plus theres so many artists that release  new songs that I love. And unfortunately because Glory is 6 years old now, i prefer listening to fresh new songs most of the time. I feel bad for saying this because i still love Britney and her music, it's just unfortunately because she hasn't released  new music for 6 years now she  naturally has been put on the back burner in my music a wee bit 

[briprin1]

Honestly, I’ll have a major Britney binge every 2 months, then get tired of it and then recharge, that’s basically how I am with every artist lol

[doomphantom1]

I do.  I listed to Blackout like crazy the past 2 summers and now I'm not.  It's an amazing album, but the only time I'm going to listen to her again is when she makes music her way, not under someone else or being robbed blind.

Her situation is very, very sad.  What was done to her is not right, disgusting and humiliating. To think that the legendary Miss Britney Spears has been reduced to nothing. Judge Brenda Penny needs to be in jail for what she did. How many years has B been complaining/fighting against this conservatorship?  She has wasted away.  This is ridiculous. 

[jordeezyIZkarma]

I made a Glory 2.0 mixtape that I have been listening to lately now that "Dance Your F off" is more available. It's really good. Circus, FF and BJ give me anxiety now tho. 

[devilsadvocate]

I only listen to the music she released before 2001, aka her debut and sophomore albums .. and I only listen because it’s nostalgia and reminds me of good times and being young and naive.
 

Those albums were the soundtrack to my tween years and she was in many ways a highlight and a TRL friend

[ElenaB]

i don't listen to her music that much anymore bc i've overplayed it so much since i became a stan in 2004. i mean it's been almost 20 years, so i got a bit tired of it.

i still love her and always will, but i cannot listen to albums after blackout either so i'm stuck with the same 5 albums and unreleased stuff and it gets repetitive.

 

[OutofKontrol]

Nope. I listen to her now a lot more than ever because the current state of music(and artist/performers) is such trash these days. 

[The Greatest Show]

I've always had phases where I listen a lot or not at all. 

[Shadow.]

I still listen to her but mainly her albums pre c-ship. when you think about it, its pretty icky that so many of the lyrics and themes in the eras post 2008 were around being the ringleader, the femme fatale, the dominatrix, etc when in reality britney was none of those things. she was robbed of so much yet forced to put on a persona for the world to see, how messed up is that?

[SJK]

I don’t listen to her music much anymore but I’ve also been a fan since her debut so I’ve heard these songs for years!
 

The only albums I’ll put on are her first 4 anyway. 
The Britney album will always be my fav. 

[davelivesfree]

17 hours ago, Electric said:

Yes. I also find myself thinking more and more that she’s mentally unwell while watching her Instagram and the way she acts. Y’all can call it “freedom” or whatever you want, but once your stan glasses are gone, you’ll see the reality. It’s all very very sad. 

 

Sure Jurassic Leech! 

[Adriannn]

I sometimes have involuntary breaks from her music. She's currently my 8th most listened artist according to my Spotify Stats, but a few months ago she was always somewhere between  the 3rd and the 5th place.  Plus, I've listened to her music looooong before Spotify or YouTube were around.

This happens to me with all artists basically. I listen to a lot of songs so it's just natural. However, when her songs come up I can't help but being pumped up 

[mhally]

11 hours ago, Isla said:

I try to listen to her as much as I can. Without her releasing music and other artists releasing instead it’s only natural some fans may gravitate towards other artists. I definitely listen to a lot of other artists too but I’m trying to listen to Britney as often as I can. 

Also I disagree about Glory ‘ageing like milk’, sure of the songs are of their time but the album doesn’t sound completely dated to me. It is truly an amazing album imo and one of Britney’s best. 

I bought it on record recently, actually, the 2020 release that is. It's very cohesive and incredibly fun to listen to! Do You Wanna Come Over was a damn mood in 2016 and still is in 2022 

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Only downside is that the hole of the second record seems to be too small and I can barely get it to fit, let alone spin. The guy from the record store said something along the lines of shaving it with a metal thread. I haven't tried that yet, because it doesn't seem foolproof. Anyone any tips?

 

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[Isla]

3 hours ago, mhally said:

I bought it on record recently, actually, the 2020 release that is. It's very cohesive and incredibly fun to listen to! Do You Wanna Come Over was a damn mood in 2016 and still is in 2022 

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Only downside is that the hole of the second record seems to be too small and I can barely get it to fit, let alone spin. The guy from the record store said something along the lines of shaving it with a metal thread. I haven't tried that yet, because it doesn't seem foolproof. Anyone any tips?

 

You mean the vinyl? I brought it too! I only wish they had released the 2020 rerelease on CD (and even cassette) too. I'm more of a CD person. Also I have no vinyl tips because I don't really play them lol, I just buy them for collection purposes. Although we do have a vinyl player in my home. 

[RBFLOVESBRITNEY]

 I have actually came back to listening to her more frequently because all the other music has been getting me down and in my feels. I was explaining this to someone a few days ago why Britney doesn’t have a lot of ballads because she just wanted to be happy. I find the more I listen to Britney the more I get my innate BB energy back.  But I do know the slump youre talking about and also I do look at the eras post Blackout very differently. 

[SosEtaSeth]

On 5/31/2022 at 5:19 PM, Daredevil said:

did you become a fan in 2021??

I grew up during her peak and downfall, so she was always either in the radio, TV, or mags. I knew the big hits (BOMT, Oops, Toxic, MATM, Gimme More...), but other than that, I didn't really follow her as an artist until 2021.

Let me tell ya, I was missing out! I'm so glad I went to the light and saw Jesus!

[Broccoli Spears]

I just looked at my stats to date this year. I’ve listen to Britney 164 hours so far, the first 12 most played songs are Britney, and the top 5 albums are all Britney.

So basically, no, I do not find myself listening to Britney less and less.

[Benjamyn]

She's always gonna be my number one but yes I am exploring amazing new artists and loving their music ❤️

[mr. ferret]

Yes, less and less and still I only go as far as Blackout. From then on I can't connect anymore except for a few songs on each album. 

I think Glory is overrated by fans and is as soulless and lifeless as all the other post-conservative albums. I honestly think that the whole thing with her saying that Glory was her baby was a Britney Jean is my most personal album kind of hype.

That said, none of this disqualifies the unique artist that she was and is, but Britney had her artistic development censored, pruned and blocked during the conservatorship, it really slowed her down. Which is a shame because before that, between In The Zone and Blackout she had been in a very promising and original development, experimenting and creating brilliant things.

I hope that IF she wants to come back one day, she will reconnect with that very powerful creative flow that was interrupted.