Are We Living In Britney’s Circus?
Britney Spears is causing commotion for all the right reasons; she is back with her new album titled ‘Circus.’ The pop veteran is on course for one of the biggest music comebacks in history, though most argue she never left. The tabloid queen, who marks ten years in the music industry has already set tongues wagging with her provactive new video ‘Womanizer.’
Her recent performance on the X-Factor bought in record ratings with over 12.8 million viewers tuning in. The critics panned the lip-synched performance, leaving fans to write comments on the website. One fan wrote: “Britney’s performance was a disgrace. I don’t know how she had the nerve to stand on that stage and mime when ‘amateur’ singers gave such good performances. Simon Cowell should be ashamed to serve up such rubbish.”
The fascination with the pop princess is never ending, the public buy into the Britney brand, increasing her popularity regardless of whether we approve or not. We are living in Britney’s circus where she can do whatever she wants and still the whole world will be watching.
Britney’s new album ‘Circus’ is a commentary of the pop icons life, with songs such as ‘Kill The Lights,’ ‘If You Seek Amy’ and ‘Shattered Glass,’ the album stays true to Britney’s pop roots. After the turbulent year Britney had last year, where she shaved her head and was hospitalized twice to a psych ward, you would have thought she would have expressed her turmoil through her music. Instead Britney gives her fans another album packed with pop gems.
‘Circus’ is Britney’s best work to date, she has worked with Danja who worked on her last album ‘Blackout.’ Max Martin who bought Britney to fame with ‘Baby One More Time’ and Guy Sigworth who gave us the number one hit ‘Everytime.’
The second single ‘Circus’ is a great dance number with overflowing beats of savvy dance pop, its reminiscent of her earlier hits ‘Toxic’ and ‘I’m a Slave 4 You.’ In ‘Circus’ Britney trounces the paparazzi and shows that she is the ring leader of all the hype. Its ironic that she says she is the ringleader as she blasted the paparazzi last year in her hit ‘Piece Of Me.’
Britney has already spawned a huge hit from the album ‘Womanizer,’ the song is jam packed with synthetic beats which are regurgitated throughout the song. Britney repeats ‘womanizer’ and astounding six times through out the chorus, which makes it one of the catchiest song of the year. The song has already broke a record for the highest jump to number one in America.
‘Circus’ brings Britney back to the forefront of pop music, this album cements Britney as the queen of pop.
‘Circus’ is released on the 1st December.
