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Move over, “Scream & Shout”. There is a new collaboration between Britney Spears and Will.i.am in the club.
After giving fans just a day’s warning, the two star musicians have released their new single ‘Mind Your Business’ – a full decade after they first worked together on 2012’s ‘Scream & Shout’.
On the track, Brit and the Black Eyed Peas founder riff over spacey synth ripples, with the princess of pop declaring, “Mind your business, b—-.”
The new track also recycles a catchphrase featured throughout “Scream & Shout”: “You are now rockin’ with Will.i.am and Britney, b—-.”
The project was only announced a day in advance, with Will.i.am merely tweeting a 16-second snippet of the electronic dance floor. “Uh OH!!! You are now rocking with will.i.am and @britneyspears… 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥,” he captioned the preview.
New music from Spears is notoriously rare these days, with the pop star having devoted much of her time to nurturing her personal life and writing her highly anticipated memoir— The woman in mereleased on October 24 – after his 13-year conservatorship ended in November 2021.
But given the success of “Scream & Shout,” which has garnered over a billion views on YouTube and peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, will.i.am is a solid collaborator of choice to follow 2022’s British duo “Hold Me Closer” with Elton John. This latest song marked Spears’ first new musical release since her 2016 album. glory.
Stream “Mind Your Business” below:
