Charli XCX confirms she worked on songs for potential new Britney Spears album

By Sharon Mai For Dailymail.Com

Published: 00:25 EDT, 8 May 2024 | Updated: 00:39 EDT, 8 May 2024

Charli XCX confirmed the rumors that she worked on music for a potential new Britney Spears album.

During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live, which aired on Monday, the English singer-songwriter, 31, said she did work on new songs even though the Princess of Pop, 42, denied it in the past.

However, because Spears made a social media post denying the rumors, Charli, born Charlotte Emma Aitchison, said she believed that Spears was not involved in the process of creating her new album.

The Boom Clap hitmaker â€Â" who rocked an edgy, ripped Marni dress at the star-studded 2024 Met Gala â€Â" reluctantly confirmed the rumor and explained what happened while answering fan questions on Andy Cohen's talk show.

'Um, so. Well, yes, but it leaked to the press,' she said when asked about the star, who recently worried fans with a bizarre display at Chateau Marmont. 

Charli XCX, 31, confirmed the rumors that she worked on music for a potential new Britney Spears album. During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live, which aired on Monday, the English singer-songwriter said she did work on new songs even though the Princess of Pop, 42, denied it in the past; seen in February 2018

She then recalled how Spears had shared a post in January, strongly denying that she worked with her and Julia Michaels on a new album.

At the time, the Toxic singer also declared she would 'NEVER return to the music industry.'

On Watch What Happens Live, Charli recalled the situation and explained: 'Britney then did this post where she was like, "I don't have random people write for me." I was like, okay, go off! So I don't know that she was part of the process.' 

'Maybe her team was looking forâ€Â"' Cohen began before Charli interjected and clarified her thoughts on the series of events. 

'Her team was running before they could walk,' she said. 'Britney probably has a load of other projects that she's focusing on. So I did get asked but I don't know if it's, like, real.' 

Cohen then added: 'Let me ask you this: did you write anything in the hopes of her recording it?

'Of course,' Charli responded. 'I went to Malibu and I wrote. You always write songs hoping Britney's going to record them. But, you know, she didn't record it.'

She said she hoped for the pop star to record the tracks. 'I love her,' she said. 'It would be a dream come true.' 

However, because Spears made a social media post denying the rumors , Charli, born Charlotte Emma Aitchison, said she believed that Spears was not involved in the process of creating her new album. The Boom Clap hitmaker â€Â" who rocked an edgy, ripped Marni dress at the star-studded 2024 Met Gala â€Â" reluctantly confirmed the rumor and explained what happened while answering fan questions on Andy Cohen's talk show; seen in March

She said she hoped for the pop star to record the tracks. 'I love her,' she said. 'It would be a dream come true'

Spears had shared a pos t in January, strongly denying that she worked with her and Julia Michaels on a new album. At the time, the Toxic singer also declared she would 'NEVER return to the music industry'

The rumors of Spears returning to music and working on her tenth album â€Â" which would have been her first in eight years â€Â" with the help of the two songwriters began several months ago. She shut down the rumors and said she only creates music nowadays as a ghostwriter

The rumors of Spears returning to music and working on her tenth album, which would have been her first in eight years, with the help of the two songwriters began several months ago.

'Just so we're clear most of the news is trash! They keep saying I'm turning to random people to do a new album... I will never return to the music industry!' Spears wrote in an impassioned post at the time. 

Although she stopped releasing her own songs, she said that her passion for music never wavered and she occasionally worked on tracks for other pop stars as a ghostwriter.

'When I write, I write for fun or I write for other people !!! For those of you who have read my book, there's loads that you don’t know about me … I've written over 20 songs for other people the past two years !!!' she explained.

'I'm a ghostwriter and I honestly enjoy it that way !!! People are also saying MY BOOK WAS RELEASED WITHOUT MY APPROVAL ILLEGALLY and that’s far from the truth … have you read the news these days ??? I’m so LOVED and blessed !!!'

Among tracks that Spears has written for other artists include Whiplash by Selena Gomez and Follow Me by her sister Jamie Lynn Spears.

Her last studio album called Glory was r eleased in 2016.