Britney Spears reported that she was working on a new album that would be her first in eight years.
In late December, the Sun reported that the pop diva had hired hyperpop artist Charli XCX to help bring her latest project to life. The British tabloid claimed that Spears detailed her vision for her music and that Charli XCX (given name Charlotte Aitchison) began recording songs in a studio.
Spears responded to the reports, which have been shared by other outlets, and more in an Instagram post on Wednesday.
“They keep saying I’m going to random people to make a new album… I’m never going back to the music industry!!!” Spears captioned a photo of the painting of Salome with the head of Saint John the Baptist by Guido Reni. .
The 42-year-old singer hasn’t released any music of her own since her 2016 album, “Glory,” but revealed Wednesday that she has written “over 20 songs for other people” in the past two years. She admitted, “I’m a ghostwriter and I honestly enjoy it that way!!!”
Most recently, Spears lent her vocals to the 2023 song “Mind Your Business,” featuring Black Eyed Peas rapper will.i.am. Before that, she returned to the music scene in a duet with Elton John on “Hold Me Closer,” a mashup of his “Tiny Dancer” with the title track from his 1992 album “The One.”
Spears also used her caption to criticize speculation that her memoir, “The Woman in Me,” had been published without her consent. The “Toxic” singer-songwriter released her memoir on October 24 and promoted the novel on her social media accounts prior to its release.
Then on Thursday, just a day after setting the record straight, Spears apparently deactivated her Instagram account. The Grammy winner previously deactivated her Instagram in October before the release of “The Woman in Me,” which featured numerous explosive revelations about her years of conservatorship and her romance with Justin Timberlake.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
