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The Star
23-04-2025
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- 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 Independent
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Bobby Brown accuses Britney Spears of ‘butchering' his favourite song
Bobby Brown has accused Britney Spears of 'butchering' one of his best-known songs, 'My Prerogative', when she covered it in 2004. The pop star included it as a track on her Greatest Hits: My Prerogative album, released during a hiatus and interpreted by many as a way of addressing her global fame and media scrutiny at the time. The cover was produced with Swedish songwriting and production duo Bloodshy & Avant; the original was released by Brown as a riposte following his firing from the R&B group New Edition. Appearing on the Club Shay Shay podcast, Brown, 56, said he insisted on hearing the song any time an artist wanted to sample or cover one of his works. 'Yes, I gotta hear it,' he said, 'because you don't know what these kids will say these days. These kids will say some s*** that you don't want your song associated with.' Host Shannon Sharpe then asked if there had been an instance where he enjoyed another musician's interpretation of one of his songs, but he struggled to think of one. 'I don't think they really did justice to any of the samples that they have done to my songs,' he said. 'Britney Spears butchered 'Prerogative,'' he said. 'Teddy Riley produced it, but that was a butchering that I couldn't take it. I cleared it only because it was Britney Spears and I was thinking… Teddy Riley is doing it too, so you know, but I felt it was a butchering.' Riley did not, in fact, work on Spears's version of 'My Prerogative', but he is credited as a writer along with Brown due to his role on the original track. He had earlier named the song as his favourite out of all the songs he'd recorded, choosing it over other tracks such as 'Mr Telephone Man' or 'Candy Girl', both by New Edition, and his solo song 'Every Little Step', from 1988's Don't Be Cruel. 'Because I wrote it for myself,' he said. 'I wrote it as an anthem and as a theme to my lifestyle and what I was all about, and that's basically the reason I think I'm still here 42 years later, is that I took what I felt about myself and I put it on wax.' Brown has previously expressed his dislike of Spears's cover, telling New York Magazine in 2005 that he loved the pop singer's music videos, but little else. 'Why try to fix something that ain't broke? That's what I say,' he explained. 'But I'm grateful someone covered a song of mine. The check wasn't bad, either.' He might be soothed by the fact that, while his song topped the charts in the US, Spears's cover was less successful, appearing at No 4 on the US Billboard 200 and No 2 in the UK.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bobby Brown Says Britney Spears 'Butchered' Her 2004 Cover of 'My Prerogative' and He 'Couldn't Take It'
Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but not for Bobby Brown. During an April 16 appearance on Shannon Sharpe's podcast Club Shay Shay, the rapper revealed that he did not like Britney Spears' cover of his 1988 song "My Prerogative." Sharpe, 56, asked Brown, 56 what artist did the best job sampling his music. "I don't think they did justice," Brown began. "I don't think they really did justice to any of the samples that they have done to my songs." "Britney Spears butchered 'My Prerogative,' " Brown continued. "Teddy Riley produced it. But that was a butchering. I couldn't take it." Sharpe argued that Brown had cleared it, to which the singer countered that he cleared it because he thought Spears, 43, was going to "wow" him. Related: He Was the Astronaut in Britney Spears' 'Oops!...I Did It Again' Music Video. You'll Never Guess Where He Is Now (Exclusive) A music industry source tells PEOPLE of Brown's recent comments, "He's looking for press, but that's his prerogative." PEOPLE has reached out to Spears for comment. Fans online disagreed with Brown's take on Spears' cover of the song, defending Spears' synth-heavy sampling of the contemporary R&B song. "Bobby Brown really said Britney Spears butchered Prerogative despite him clearing the song. I DISAGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY," one fan wrote on X. Another said, "Listen, I get it. I would also be mad if someone did a cover of my song and did it so much better than I did that everyone thought my song was theirs 🤷♂️." Related: Everything Britney Spears Says About the Celebrities Mentioned in Her Memoir — from Justin Timberlake to Madonna One user attributed their knowledge of the song being from Spears. "I personally only ever knew Bobby Brown's My Prerogative because of Britney's cover, and my parents played a s--- of ton of 80s while I was growing up …" Others agreed. "Ngl Britney Spears' version was so fire most didn't realize it was a cover 🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️," another fan said. Ultimately, many Spears fans defended her take on the song. "Bobby Brown can say all the crap he wants. But Britney left no crumbs when it came to her cover of My Prerogative. I prefer her version over his original version," someone else posted. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Spears has previously put her spin on other musicians' songs, adding her distinctive flair. She covered Sonny and Cher's song "The Beat Goes On," along with The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts' "I Love Rock 'n' Roll." Most recently in 2022, she collaborated with Elton John on the song "Hold Me Closer," which features the chorus of his classic "Tiny Dancer." Read the original article on People
