Will Britney Spears’ New Album Be A Tough Sell?

Music industry sources tell The New York Post that Jive Records is going to have trouble selling Britney Spears’ comeback album to the public if the singer continues partying. “Right now, she is trying to lay down some tracks, but no one is keen to move very quickly because there is the issue of how to market the album,” an insider said. “Jive hasn’t even picked producers for the album.” But a rep for the label fired back, “We are anticipating an album release second half of 2007. Jive is not worried about marketing the album, in fact we are looking forward to the release.” Read more.