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Police charges dropped, rave reviews - is it Britney Spears' birthday?

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Either that, or she found one hell of a wishbone in her dinner recently.

OK, so she still faces a wee bit of hassle for drivng without a California licence, and then there's the whole pesky custody thing... Um, but she's had the more serious charge of hit-and-run dropped, at least. How come? Well, she "compensated" the victim of the crime. Of course.

Maybe she compensated him / her with a copy of her latest album. Following Popjustice's rave review on Monday, The Guardian today has a gleaming review of Blackout, while she even appears in the leader of the paper - "In Praise of... Britney Spears", no less. Idolator, meanwhile, yesterday did a round-up of mostly positive reviews from US papers and websites.

Notable by their absence on the new record, apparently, are warblesome ballads, which can only be a good move. Nobody would buy that "I'm not yet a woman" crap these days. The Guardian does mention that her lustful lyrics have the unfortunate side effect of making her sound slightly deranged, but, alongside a set of songs that have been described as "risk-taking" in several quarters, that surely just adds to the deliciously entertaining (although often disturbing) spectacle that Britney's career has become.

Will the new record mean more "intriguing" public performances? I can't help but hope so...

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Posted by StuartW on October 26, 2025 in Music News | StumbleUpon ToolbarPermalink

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