8 Producers Britney Spears Needs For Album 8

Happy Birthday, Britney! 

Today, the Princess of Pop turns 31. Of course as Britney fans, today is like a national holiday so it just wouldn't feel right if we didn't have at least one fun post about her on the blog! 

With rumors of another album coming in 2013 (and possibly the last one under RCA, with Interscope looking to swipe her up), I figured we need to help Britney find some producers who are really going to help bring Blackout 2.0 into fruition.

The Obvious...

 

Max Martin

What's a Britney Spears album without a Max track on it? I mean, Britney's most iconic songs were produced by this guy. Not to mention, most of my favorites belong to him - "3," "If U Seek Amy" and "Hold It Against Me!" If there's anyone who needs to have a permanent spot on Britney's producer list, it's Max.

 

Bloodshy

Again, this is one of those producer who has given us an great number of incredible Britney tracks already. I mean, "Toxic" is the only song Britney won a Grammy for. Need I say more?

Danja

The man behind the original Blackout album, I think it'd be import to let Danja executive produce again to capture the same magic he did before. The catch is making sure that he doesn't sound dated, because some of his other non-Britney productions are questionable. 

  Could Happen...

Bangladesh

I've always wanted to have an true hip-hop track to sing over. "Get Naked" or "Gimme More" is really the closest we've gotten, but a Bangladesh production could turn out to be Britney's first bad bitch anthem! Most people know Bangladesh from Lil Wayne's "A Milli," but he's also worked with Beyoncé  ("Diva," Video Phone"), Rihanna ("Cockiness) and Nicki Minaj ("Did It On Em"). If you can imagine Britney doing her sexy vocal harmonies a la "Ooh Ooh Baby," but over a much harder track, you'll understand why this collaboration needs to happen.

 

Lazy Jay

Most people think will.i.am producer "Scream & Shout" but it was actually produced by Lazy Jay. If the name sounds familiar, it's because he worked on Azealia Bank's incredible "212" record. He's a newer producer, so I think he could bring something fresh to the album that we aren't hearing from other pop artist. Plus, even the people that hate "Scream & Shout" love the beat.

 

Klas Åhlund

This guy has been producing since the 90s, but most of his best work has been a lot more recent. He's produced all of Robyn's best songs! "We Dance To The Beat," "Indestructable," & "Time Machine" are just a few. He also worked on my two favorite Ke$ha songs "Blow" and "Sleazy." What I like about this guy is that he doesn't just give his songs away for a hit. He produces with the intent of bringing a new side out of the artist. If you've heard any of the songs I've listed above, they all sound like they could have been produced by different people. Granted, he did work with Robyn on writing Britney's "Piece of Me," he hasn't produced for her yet. 

   

Unlikely...

 

Zedd

Aside from the fact that Lady Gaga has him working hard on ARTPOP, I'd love for this guy to throw Britney a track or two. His music is pretty intensely club oriented, but with mainstream radio's hunger for dance music evolving a little bit every year, I think he's going to be cranking out hits. His style of production would be perfect for Blackout's evolution into 2013. He would probably work better on a co-production with another hitmaker like Shellback for someone like Britney. Still, I think it'd work and slay lives.

Sleigh Bells 

A personal favorite band of mine. Not a traditional production team, but they did write a song for Beyoncé that she liked enough to record, though it was scrapped from the album. The great thing about the Sleigh Bells is that this could really go in any direction. Where I hope this collaboration would take us is like an electrified, noisy version of something like "Hold It Against Me." It would probably call for a co-production and a lot of yelling from Britney, but I think this could be magic. Is this a stretch? Maybe, but I want to find out! Someone call Adam Leber!

My suggestion: Find all of these people. Hire some writers. Lock them all in a basement. Trick Britney into the basement with promises of new weaves and Starbucks. Wait.

It will come!

What producers would you guys like to see Britney work with?