Britney Spears, Will.i.am. Drop New Collab ‘Mind Your Business’ 11 Years After ‘Scream and Shout’
usmagazine.comIt’s Britney Spears (and Will.i.am), bitch! The artists are back for another collaboration with “Mind Your Business.”Spears, 41, and Will.i.am, 48, dropped the upbeat, in-your-face track on Friday, July 21, just days after teasing a snippet of the song via Instagram.“I’m sooo honored and excited for this release …,” the former Black Eyed Peas artist captioned the teaser on Wednesday, July 18.
Thank you @britneyspears … you’re one of the most fearless, strongest, kindest, purest people I’ve met in my life … I always loved working with you and I always will.”Spears wastes no time on the song telling haters exactly what they should do: “Mind yo business bitch.” Her verse continues, “Uptown, downtown, everywhere I turn around / Hollywood, London, snap-snap is the sound / Paparazzi shot me, I am the economy / Follow me, follow me, follow me, follow, follow me.”Both musicians make references to living a life in the spotlight. “Too much looky-looky, I’m so sick of all these looky-loos / Everybody lookin’ at me like I was the breakin’ news / Police got a sting, watchin’ every step I take / Every move I make, every breath I take,” Will.i.am sings.“Mind Your Business” marks the second collaboration between Spears and Will.i.am after their 2012 hit, “Scream & Shout.” The track went three-times platinum in the U.S.
and reached the coveted 1 billion views mark on YouTube in May.The track is also Spears’ first release of the year, following her 2022 collaboration with Elton John, “Hold Me Closer.” The tune — which interpolates a series of songs by John, including “Tiny Dancer” — was the first piece of music Spears dropped since the end of her 13-year conservatorship in November 2021.In order to view the video, please allow Manage
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