Britney's A&R Rep Karen Kwak Deserves A Medal Plus Interview

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Britney credits her A&R Karen Kwak for helping craft Glory, because she knew what's up.



Kwak was familiar with Britney's discography before heading into the ninth studio album, which is why she used In The Zone and Blackout as inspiration for the new record. And why she decided to delete "Pretty Girls" from our existence.

?[?Pretty Girls?] wasn?t original,? Kwak tells the NYPost. ?Britney wanted to do things that were fresh and unexpected this time.?

Britney accomplished that initiative with Glory, and it happened organically.

?There was never a moment where she was given a song, and anybody said, ?This is a hit. You have to sing it,? ? adds Kwak. ?Britney pursued the songs she wanted to do for herself. She came up with concepts and melodies. It?s her baby.?

She also mentions Britney's diligence in the studio. ?It?s like being an athlete. If you?re doing it that much, you?re getting yourself into shape,? says Kwak. ?She was always ready to work during the album sessions, and it was very important to her to be done by a certain time so she could pick up her boys [Sean and Jayden] from school.?

Songwriter Jesse Saint John, who co-wrote "Love Me Down," which he says was the last song recorded for the album, recounts how his track made the record... all thanks to Kwak.

"I met her A&R, Karen Kwak, who Britney has been shouting out in interviews. I was like, 'Oh that's dope. She's doing a shoutout to her A&R.' But I met Karen, and I spoke really candidly with her," John tells Vice. "Karen was like, 'You don't understand?this album has been manic for me. Every single person seems to have this personal attachment to Britney Spears and really wants to be a part of this album.' I was like, 'I really, totally get that.' So she asked me what my favorite Britney album was, and I was like, 'Ugh, don't make me choose! But if I had to choose it would be In the Zone and a close second is Blackout.' She was like, 'That's exactly what I wanted to hear.' Those were the milestone albums that she wanted to reference for Britney, so she was like, 'I'm going to keep you updated as far as what Britney's feeling and all that.' She was my big champion to make sure I got a song on the album."

everyone that worked on this album were all stans of Brit anyways  :dead: how ironic  :stressed:

JRocka

QuoteBritney Talks VMAs, Madonna, Touring In New iHeartRadio Interview: Listen
Britney is in New York rehearsing for the VMAs, but before she takes the stage the princess of pop is making the rounds.



Her first stop was at the iHeart headquarters, where she opened up about performing on Sunday, her new album Glory, Madonna and the possibility of touring.

On the VMAs:
It's just something in the air at the vmas, it's like electric. I can't really explain it. Every time I've performed there it's always been one of these nerve racking experiences.

On Glory:
Britney: When we first stareted the project, I wasn't really happy. That took about 6 months. Then we found an amazing girl who found me the most fun people to write with. Things started rolling. We made a good body of work.

She adds, "Even my kids have seen me through the process, my son actually came up with the name Glory. He was like 'Mom you are going to feel glorious once this is over.' Preston. So yea he's really proud of that. It's a body of work that I am very very proud of."

On touring:
Britney: You never know, honestly, my situation right now is very cool, I'm kind of spoiled. But you know, who knows what the future brings.

Working with Madonna:
Britney: Yea, I wouldn't mind... she's so amazing...of course!

The Super Bowl:
Britney: Maybe a lot of training and work before that happens. But I've never done that before, it would be itimidating. It would be fun though...

Carpool Karaoke:
Britney: Yea it was fun, it was really fun. The guy was just so incredibly sweet. I had no idea he has kids, he's a teddy bear. I was like, 'I just want to hug you right now'. It was a little awkward like driving by grocery stores. People walk by and there are like 18 cameras around us. This is just so awkward.

Cubby: Did you know the songs that he was going to play?

Britney: I don't remember. Well he controlled the whole thing, and sometimes I got onto him and said, 'I don't want to hear that song again'. They didn't show that part..

Cubby: what songs did you not want to hear again?

Britney: Of course Baby and Oops. Oh my God and he kept playing them. He put a wig on for it. Yea I totally went along with it.

On meeting Hillary Clinton:
Britney: She was very very interesting. Honestly it's so weird because we sat down and there are these constructed pictures of us sitting down, all sitting up straight. Bill Clinton was there. And we're all like this. Laughing. Then one of my friends was like 'What were you talking about.' Me and Larry we had to really think about it.. We were talking about food the whole time. So yea, she's a great lady. She knows what's up.

Listen below:
http://ktu.iheart.com/media/play/27264137/

Queen is so humble and sweet despite all the success  :gorlonfire: :gorlonfire: :gorlonfire:

MelMel

Not "that guy" djshjsjsjssjjsjsjsksks

Brit, sis, you was in the car with him!

Brit Brat

Quote from: MelMel on August 26, 2016, 02:57:46 PM
Not "that guy" djshjsjsjssjjsjsjsksks

Brit, sis, you was in the car with him!
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JRocka


JRocka

sis has a crush on odell :dead: i'm crying at her telling the host not to tell him when she just admitted it on the radio for everyone to hear :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: I just love fucking QUEEN  :dead: :dead: :dead:

Cowgirl

Quote from: LiBra on August 26, 2016, 03:03:46 PM
sis has a crush on odell :dead: i'm crying at her telling the host not to tell him when she just admitted it on the radio for everyone to hear :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: I just love fucking QUEEN  :dead: :dead: :dead:
I like dragging her by the batteries on here and stuff but I've always loved ha!
:plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop:



JRocka

Quote from: BowDown on August 26, 2016, 04:24:17 PM
Quote from: LiBra on August 26, 2016, 03:03:46 PM
sis has a crush on odell :dead: i'm crying at her telling the host not to tell him when she just admitted it on the radio for everyone to hear :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: I just love fucking QUEEN  :dead: :dead: :dead:
I like dragging her by the batteries on here and stuff but I've always loved ha!
:plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop:

!!! she's truly one in a million

Cowgirl

Quote from: LiBra on August 26, 2016, 04:57:35 PM
Quote from: BowDown on August 26, 2016, 04:24:17 PM
Quote from: LiBra on August 26, 2016, 03:03:46 PM
sis has a crush on odell :dead: i'm crying at her telling the host not to tell him when she just admitted it on the radio for everyone to hear :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: I just love fucking QUEEN  :dead: :dead: :dead:
I like dragging her by the batteries on here and stuff but I've always loved ha!
:plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop:

!!! she's truly one in a million
Send me "Moodring"
:heyddy:



BAPHOMET.

Brit' is such a sweetheart.  :stressed: I wish Kurama didnt force me to have to shade sis.