A.D. Amorosi On July 17, Will.i.am jumped on his socials and teased a new song in collaboration with his old friend and production charge Britney Spears, writing, “UH OH!!
You are NOW rocking with will.i.am. and @britneyspears!” Changing his gears, and his release date, to July 21, the producer and co-founding member of the Black Eyed Peas then dropped his new “Mind Your Business” duet with Spears for what is her second song to be released after her 13-year conservatorship was terminated. (Spears’ other recent pairing, with Elton John on “Hold Me Closer,” became her 14th Top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100.) The spare, electro-banging “Mind Your Business” marks the first reunion for Spears and Will.i.am since he produced and co-wrote several songs for her 2013 album “Britney Jean” (including his favorite, “Work Bitch”), as well as their triple-platinum hit “Scream & Shout” (which reached the billion-view on YouTube earlier this year).
While the producer mentioned that the most recent work on “Mind Your Business” yielded ideas that he and Spears will put off for a possible next collaboration, it’s worth noting that the first name on the single is that of Will.i.am, who’s nearing completion on his fifth solo album.
Meanwhile Spears, currently celebrated on Broadway in a musical devised from her hits, “Once Upon a One More Time,” is readying a promotional push for her memoir, “The Woman In Me,” to be published this October.
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