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Idolator Staff | December 25, 2013 6:00 am

Britney Jean Probably Killed Will.i.am’s Career (Thank God)

Put Dr. Luke at the helm of a Britney Spears album, and what happens? The back-to-back greatness of Circus and Femme Fatale, putting the Queen B on top of the charts and at the top of her game after a dark few years. But with Will.i.am at the helm of the superstar’s eighth studio album, Britney Jean, her radio performance and sales were worse than ever before. Nobody wanted to see Spears fail; she’s been one of the industry’s most reliable and consistent hitmakers, with nary a bum uptempo jam in her back catalogue. But my personal hope is that the floppery of Britney Jean will serve as the nail in the coffin of Will.i.am’s career, at least as a pop tunesmith. At the very least, the dismal performance of this last album ensures that Spears’ next effort should be largely Will-free. Praise Godney. —SAM LANSKY