Despite recent rumors that Britney Spears and her team are recruiting songwriters for a new album, the singer herself insists that those claims aren’t true. In fact, she says she’s done with the music industry for good.
The 42-year-old singer shared in a lengthy Instagram caption Wednesday that she has no plans for a new album, despite reports that she has been reaching out to others for a project.
“I will never return to the music industry !!! When I write, I write for fun or I write for other people !!!” Spears wrote. “For those of you who have read my book, there’s loads that you don’t know about me … I’ve written over 20 songs for other people the past two years !!! I’m a ghostwriter and I honestly enjoy it that way !!!”
Recent articles from outlets like Page Six and The Sun have claimed that Spears’s camp has reached out to artists and songwriters like Charli XCX and Julia Michaels to help her craft her new album. Spears seemingly poked fun at those artists–intentionally or not–by writing, “They keep saying I’m turning to random people to do a new album.”
Spears hasn’t released a new album since 2016, when she dropped Glory.
She made a brief return to music in 2022 for Elton John’s “Hold Me Closer” and again in July for the will.i.am collaboration “Mind Your Business.”
