Stereogum — Franz Ferdinand released their most recent album The Human Fear about a year ago, and they've used the intervening time to remind us that they can make anything sound like a Franz Ferdinand song. Recently, they've covered Chappell Roan, Britney Spe... more info

Stereogum — Rihanna's Jay-Z-featuring #1 hit "Umbrella" was not originally written for Rihanna. Songwriters The-Dream and Tricky Stewart originally wrote the song with Britney Spears in mind, and when her camp passed on the song, they offered it to Mary J. Blige... more info

Antimusic Rock — Games kicks off the 2026 VALORANT Season Start with a dark, seductive reimagining of Britney Spears' 'Toxic.' more info

Antimusic Rock — Multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer blackbear officially returns with 'britney in '07,' more info

Stereogum — Britney Spears’ ex-husband Kevin Federline is publishing a new memoir titled You Thought You Knew next week. Yesterday, excerpts appeared in The New York Times which featured concerning allegations against the pop star. more info

Magnet Magazine — 10 years ago today, Giorgio Moroder released Déjà Vu. Featuring Britney Spears covering Suzanne Vega! Read our Q&A with him: The post Giorgio Moroder Released “Déjà Vu” 10 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — It’s been four years since the last Lorde summer, although the artist born Ella Yelich-O’Connor hasn’t been totally quiet since her Jack Antonoff-produced “weed album” Solar Power . She sang in te reo Māori on both a Solar Power compan... more info

Stereogum — For many years, the name “Michelle Williams” has raised an implicit question: Which Michelle Williams do you mean? Black Michelle Williams or white Michelle Williams? Destiny’s Child Michelle Williams or Dawson’s Creek Michelle Williams? Y... more info

Stereogum — Before “My Prerogative” was a 2004 single for Britney Spears, it was a chart-topping, career-defining smash for Bobby Brown in 1988. Brown has now revealed that he’s not a fan of Spears’ cover. He shared his thoughts on a recent episode of... more info

Stereogum — The summer/fall 2025 issue of Gen V, an offshoot of high-fashion V Magazine, commissioned a glossy, splashy, Nicola Formichetti-styled cover story celebrating the “inauguration into pop royalty” of Canadian artist Tate McRae. Here is the lead ... more info