Britney Spears’ recent announcement that she was undertaking an
“indefinite work hiatus” following her father Jamie Spears’ recent
life-threatening health crisis (he suffered a ruptured colon late last
year and spent much of December hospitalized) has resulted in the
postponement of her Las Vegas residency, “Britney: Domination.” Slated
to run for 32 performances at the Park Theatre at Park MGM, the show is
on hold for the foreseeable future and so, it appears, is a new album
that was pegged to the launch.
Variety has learned that hitmaker Justin Tranter (Imagine Dragons,
Selena Gomez) serves as executive producer on Spears’ next full-length
release for RCA Records, her tenth studio effort over a career that
spans two decades (her last album was “Glory” in 2016, on which Tranter
had four writing credits). Tranter acknowledges that he is working on
the album, telling Variety, “I’m beyond excited to be involved,” but
declines to speculate on a possible release date or whether it will come
out in 2019.
Spears’ manager, Larry Rudolph, says, “Everything is on hold right now
until Jamie is better. But once he is, she will resume working on the
album with Justin. Right now, she’s taking some time off to deal with
these family issues.”
Spears herself described the decision to put off Domination as
heartbreaking. “However, it’s important to always put your family
first,” she wrote on Jan. 4. Of her father, she added in a statement,
“We have a very special relationship and I want to be with my family at
this time just like they have always been there for me.”
As for how long this time-out could take? Spears’ creative directors
for Domination, Napoleon and Tabitha (known as Nappy Tabs) anticipate a
delay of six months to a year, they revealed on social media. The two
also answered a fan’s question about the show’s return with an
appropriate quip: “If we come back, STRONGER would be a fitting name
right?”
Domination was due to kick off on February 17. In December 2017, Spears
wrapped a four-year run at Planet Hollywood’s Axis Theater, a show that
helped rebrand Las Vegas as a music destination and opened the door to
successful residencies by such artists as Jennifer Lopez and Lady Gaga.
https://variety.com/2019/music/news/britney-spears-hiatus-new-album-release-delay-1203104215/
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