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The Star
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Bobby Brown says Britney Spears 'butchered' his hit 'My Prerogative'
Despite Bobby Brown's reaction to the cover, the update by Britney Spears became an international hit. Photos: YouTube, TNS Bobby Brown is sharing his real thoughts on Britney Spears remaking his biggest hit. The Grammy Award-winning R&B star revealed on April 16 that he didn't care for the pop sensation's cover of his 1988 song My Prerogative . During an interview on the Club Shay Shay podcast, host Shannon Sharpe asked Brown about which artiste he thought did the best job sampling his music. 'I don't think they really did justice to any of the samples. Like, Britney Spears butchered My Prerogative ,' he said of her 2004 cover. 'Teddy Riley produced it. But that was a butchering. I couldn't take it.' The 56-year-old admitted he was initially on board with the idea of the Toxic singer covering the song because he thought she would 'wow' him. But she didn't, he said, causing him to be wary of giving new artistes his blessing for redoing his songs. Brown co-wrote My Prerogative , which became the biggest single from this sophomore album, Don't Be Cruel . The track reached No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Spears released her version of the song as a bonus track on her first greatest hits album. Despite Brown's reaction to the cover, the update became an international hit. – New York Daily News/Tribune News Service
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bobby Brown says Britney Spears ‘butchered' his hit ‘My Prerogative'
NEW YORK — Bobby Brown is sharing his real thoughts on Britney Spears remaking his biggest hit. The Grammy Award-winning R&B star revealed on Wednesday that he didn't care for the pop sensation's cover of his 1988 song 'My Prerogative.' During an interview on the 'Club Shay Shay' podcast, host Shannon Sharpe asked Brown about which artist he thought did the best job sampling his music. 'I don't think they really did justice to any of the samples. Like, Britney Spears butchered 'My Prerogative,'' he said of her 2004 cover. 'Teddy Riley produced it. But that was a butchering. I couldn't take it.' The 56-year-old admitted he was initially on board with the idea of the 'Toxic' singer covering the song because he thought she would 'wow' him. But she didn't, he said, causing him to be wary of giving new artists his blessing for redoing his songs. Brown co-wrote 'My Prerogative,' which became the biggest single from this sophomore album, 'Don't Be Cruel.' The track reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Spears released her version of the song as a bonus track on her first greatest hits album. Despite Brown's reaction to the cover, the update became an international hit.
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bobby Brown says Britney Spears ‘butchered' his hit ‘My Prerogative'
NEW YORK — Bobby Brown is sharing his real thoughts on Britney Spears remaking his biggest hit. The Grammy Award-winning R&B star revealed on Wednesday that he didn't care for the pop sensation's cover of his 1988 song 'My Prerogative.' During an interview on the 'Club Shay Shay' podcast, host Shannon Sharpe asked Brown about which artist he thought did the best job sampling his music. 'I don't think they really did justice to any of the samples. Like, Britney Spears butchered 'My Prerogative,'' he said of her 2004 cover. 'Teddy Riley produced it. But that was a butchering. I couldn't take it.' The 56-year-old admitted he was initially on board with the idea of the 'Toxic' singer covering the song because he thought she would 'wow' him. But she didn't, he said, causing him to be wary of giving new artists his blessing for redoing his songs. Brown co-wrote 'My Prerogative,' which became the biggest single from this sophomore album, 'Don't Be Cruel.' The track reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Spears released her version of the song as a bonus track on her first greatest hits album. Despite Brown's reaction to the cover, the update became an international hit.
The Guardian
03-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
‘I can spit hot fire on Baby Got Back': Sterling K Brown's honest playlist
The first song I fell in love with I was in elementary school and If I Had No Loot by Tony! Toni! Toné! was getting a lot of play on BET – Black Entertainment Television. I love the vibe. It has a good bounce. I like things that make me move and this is one song you can't help but move to. The first single I bought I remember buying Don't Be Cruel by Bobby Brown because everybody was jamming out to Prerogative. I bought it from Streetside Records in St Louis, Missouri, where you could listen to albums on headphones before you bought them. The song I do at karaoke I don't like people judging my vocals, but I can spit hot fire on the rap to Baby Got Back by Sir Mix-a-Lot. It comes from the heart, because I actually do like big butts. The song I know every lyric to I know a lot of musicals. Ragtime is one of my favourites. The character Coalhouse Walker Jr sings Wheels of a Dream with the mother of his child. It's a beautiful duet. When I saw it, I fell in love with it, and went out and immediately memorised the song. The song I secretly like Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!! by Vengaboys is the jam. I'd be worried Black people might be like: 'What, you listen to that stuff?' Hell, yeah. That song slaps. The best song to get the party started A lot of women will go to Prince. Prince is great, but Cupid by 112 has this hypnotic beat and a sweetness when you get the party started. You want to start it off sweet for the ladies, but they like to finish with a little bit of edge. The best song to have sex to Oh! I thought that's what you meant by 'get the party started' … The best song to have sex to is Cupid by 112, and the best song to get an actual party started is Poison by Bell Biv DeVoe. The song that changed my life As a kid I used to try to sing like Aaron Hall, who performs on Let's Chill by the band Guy. His voice fell right where mine was. It was a lot better than trying to hit the falsetto high notes on Whitney Houston. Singing the hell out of that song made me realise that I could sing. The song that makes me cry For Good from Wicked. And a song called A Part of Us from a musical called Once on This Island. The song I'd like played at my funeral Happy by Pharrell Williams. Hopefully it'll be a celebration of a life well lived, and I'll be in a better place, so I'll go ahead and leave with a smile on my face. Paradise is streaming on Disney+ now.
