Britney's bringing in the 'Circus' for 2008

After much speculation, Britney is indeed making her comeback this year! Her new album will be titled Circus (no doubt in reference to her personal life over the past few years) and it will be available worldwide on December 5, with several reigons seeing the album on shelves on November 28. Her new single "Womanizer" will go out to radio on September 22.

Producers and songwriters who have been drafted in for the new album include previous Britney collaborators: J.R. Rotem ("Everybody"), Keri Hilson ("Gimme more"), Sean Garrett ("Toy soldiers"), Guy Sigsworth ("Everytime"), Danja ("Gimme more"), Bloodshy & Avant, ("Piece of me", "Toxic"), Rodney Jerkins ("I love rock 'n roll", the Darkchild remix of "Overprotected") - as well as a couple of faces whom Britney hasn't worked with yet: Dr. Luke, Lady GaGa and new Atlantic based production team The Outsyders who have contributed tracks such as "Quick sand", "Amnesia" as well as the albums' lead single "Womanizer".

Britney will also hit the studio with one time frequent Britney collaborator Max Martin, marking the first time they've worked together in 7 years. Max Martin was responsible for spawning Britney's signature hits from her first 3 albums: "Hit me baby (One more time)", "Oops!...I did it again" and "Lucky" amongst others. His sound is completely different now to what it was (more recent hits of his include Kelly Carkson's "Since U been gone" and Pink's "So what"). So it'll be interesting to hear what will come of their sessions together.

It's great Britney's on track with a new album, but me-thinks it's way too soon. The timing is also odd. If Britney's going to drop a new album in November / December and a new single in a week's time - then why not just perform it at the VMA's!? I personally think Britney should roll out in 2009. In November she'll be going up against fellow pop heavy weight Beyoncé - who will be doing everything she can to make her shit a success, and doing all the things Britney probably won't, unless she truly is back on her grind as she was pre Federline, which I doubt she is. She will not be able to get away with just dropping an album with zero promotion or performances. No artist can get away with that shit these days, it doesn't matter how big a star they are.

I look forward to hearing this new album though. If it's anything like Blackout, then I'll be all over it! I just hope Britney's song writing is kept to a minimum of one track. I'm not trying to hear Britney's bullshit lyrics. Hopefully the song writers will put her whack rhymes in check. Her barely writing anything for Blackout was one of the things which contributed to it being so good.

Also, the song Britney was seen dancing to in a dance studio is confirmed as "Mannequin". No word on the producer, but it sounded like a Danja production to me. But it's anybody's call given how every producer in the game is jacking his production style.