And the title of Britney’s new album is…TAH DAH! FEMME FATALE! Announced on Twitter this morning, Britney Spears posted an update including the name of her 7th studio album AND the album’s lackluster artwork (ABOVE).
Now you know I love me some Britney Spears but I’m very dissapointed with the artwork chosen for the record. There’s no doubt that Britney looks absolutely flawless in this photo but I’m sorry – nothing about this photo screams ‘FEMME FATALE‘ to me. Where’s the mystery? Where’s the seduction? While there’s definitely something lurking behind those beautiful brown eyes, the white background and white furry collar just don’t do anything for me! When I think of ‘femme fatale’ I think of Veronica Lake in The Blue Dahlia or Barbara Stanwyck in Double Indemnity, playing a conniving seductress who seduces a man, persuading him to kill her husband. There is nothing in the Femme Fatale artwork that, to me exemplifies a true femme fatale.
Femme Fatale, due out March 15th, features production from some of the best in the business, including Max Martin, Dr. Luke, Darkchild, Stargate, Fraser T. Smith and Bloodshy & Avant. The lead single, the Max Martin-produced “Hold It Against Me” debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming Brit Brit’s second consecutive number one single and making her the second artist in history (after Mariah Carey) to have two songs debut at #1. The Jonas Åkerlund-directed video was shot two weeks ago and has been described as “a 21st-century ‘Rocky Horror,’ space age fantasia of dance.” {SOURCE}
Regardless of what I think of the album artwork, I know that it’s going to be one mother of a hot CD. I just wish the artwork showed a little bit more in the creativity department. Hell, I’d take the Blackout cover artwork over this any day! Download “Hold It Against Me” on iTunes HERE.