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One of Spotify’s top hip-hop playlists is jumping from audio formats to visual ones. Next month, RapCaviar will debut its docuseries, RapCaviar Presents on Hulu, with seven episodes featuring stories by some of the best hip-hop acts of our time.

Several artists are set to appear in RapCaviar Presents, including City Girls, Jack Harlow, Polo G, Roddy Ricch, Coi Leray, Tyler The Creator, and Pharrell Williams.

In a sneak peek clip of the series, the latter two reflect on how the two met. Tyler recalls working with Pharrell for the first time and how the superproducer inspired him to switch up his sound. Pharell then shared a lesson he learned from Jimmy Iovine early on in his career.

In other episodes, RapCaviar Presents will offer “a deep dive into current events that untangles important subjects and offers a view of the world from an artist’s perspective,” according to a press release.

Karam Gill serves as the series’ executive producer, as well as its creative director. Carl Chery, who oversees the playlist and its accompanying podcast, will oversee creative on the show, alongside Liz Gateley.

All seven episodes of RapCaviar Presents will arrive on Hulu on March 30.

You can check out a first look above.

Some of the artists mentioned here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

For more than a week now, the media — and government officials — have been tracking the movements of what is believed to be a Chinese spy balloon all across America like NORAD tracking Santa. Exactly what it’s doing and/or what information it has collected — if any — is not yet known. But Seth Meyers is having trouble looking at this bulbous mass and feeling terrified, and couldn’t help poking fun at the mass hysteria surrounding it. As he explained on Monday night’s “A Closer Look” segment:

For two days, the nation was paralyzed by an existential crisis the likes of which this country has never seen. A crisis which is so dire, it threatened our institutions, our political systems, our very way of life. A waking nightmare that has left us frightened and confused. A watershed moment that has changed America forever: there was a balloon.

Meyers played an array of frantic media clips about the balloon — which is roughly the size of the Moon itself — which recounted the floating terror’s path of chaos across the U.S. Then suggested that we should maybe “stop calling it a ‘Chinese spy balloon’ when a far more accurate name is ‘sh*t Chinese spy balloon.’ The only way this balloon could have had a higher profile is if it had its own Instagram account.”

“There’s something about it being a ‘balloon’ that just makes it very hard to take seriously,” Meyers continued. “It would be one thing to send a fleet of fighter jets or a naval vessel — that would be scary. But a balloon? Are they trying to scare us or cheer us up at the hospital?”

You can watch the full segment above.

LeBron James will be 36 points away from breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time scoring record when he steps on the court Tuesday night as the Lakers host the Oklahoma City Thunder in a game with a surprising amount of value in the Western Conference play-in race.

The Lakers are a half-game back of the Thunder for 12th in the West standings, and a win would pull them within a game of the Utah Jazz in the 10th and final play-in spot. As such, there’s plenty of drama and intrigue surrounding this game, which is why TNT flexed it into their national TV slate at 10:00 p.m. ET — along with Bucks-Lakers on Thursday night. Should LeBron go off for 37 or more, Stan Van Gundy will be on the call for TNT as history is made, and on Monday we got to talk with Van Gundy about LeBron’s pursuit of the all-time record.

As Van Gundy notes, he understands the GOAT debate is all subjective, but he believes there is no case for any player who has ever been more accomplished in his career than LeBron. We dug into that, the challenge of coaching through the trade deadline when players see rumors flying, and why the Oklahoma City Thunder are enjoying the best kind of season a team can have.

With LeBron approaching the record and breaking it here this week, this is one of those things that people thought was going to be one of the unbreakable records in sports. Yet here we are, on the precipice of it being broken. What stands out to you the most when you think about what LeBron has been able to do to get to this point?

Well, I think first of all, it’s very hard to even get to the NBA. I mean, we’ve been around what 76 years, and fewer than 4,400 people have ever even played a single game. So it’s an elite group of people to begin with, and then out of that group, to do what LeBron has done he’s going to become the all time leading scorer, he’s fourth in assists, top 10 in steals, third in minutes played and then number one in playoff scoring and it just goes on and on and on. Look, I’ve said to people that you know there will always be arguments among fans and the media, even other players and coaches and things on who’s the best of all time. Who is the best player of all-time? That’s a subjective thing, but I think if you look at LeBron’s accomplishments, accolades, stats, honors, his longevity, and his team’s success. I don’t think there’s any question in fact, I don’t even think you can make a case that anyone else has had a career as accomplished as his. So the subjective part of it, yeah, go ahead and stay you think Michael was better or, you know, Kareem was better, or Wilt was better. That’s fine. Everybody’s entitled to their opinions and we get all these subjective things. But no one can make a credible case that anyone’s had the career that LeBron has had. 20 years still doing what he’s doing at 38 years old, I mean it’s phenomenal. This is the most accomplished player ever to play in our league.

Yeah, I mean, you’ve seen him from the beginning coaching in the league and coaching against him and now commentating on games that he’s doing and from where he was to where he is, what’s the thing that that you’re most impressed by his development? Obviously, he came in as the guy that was supposed to be the heir apparent, and he’s lived up to that, but he’s grown his game so much. What are the things that most impressed you about here he is in year 20? And the things he’s able to do now that he didn’t necessarily have as part of his game in 2003 when he entered the league?

Yeah, well, there’s a couple of things. I think the first thing is to me the most impressive thing about LeBron James, and this doesn’t speak directly to your question which I will get to, but I think the most impressive thing is this guy has been in the national spotlight for over 20 years, since before he came in the league. In an era where everybody with a cell phone is a reporter and we’re in a gotcha type of environment where people are just looking to catch somebody doing the wrong thing. This guy’s been in the spotlight for all that time, and there’s nothing, absolutely nothing on him. This guy is such a great representative of the league. It’s phenomenal. I mean, now he’s older and more mature and the whole thing but as we go back to coming into the league, with all the spotlight on him and all the hype, to never step out of line. Never? I mean that’s amazing.

Then I think as a player, you know, I think the big step he made after first few years in the league was the improvement as a shooter. He came in the league, he really had to get the ball to the basket. He really didn’t shoot the ball. He could pass and make plays, but he improved a great deal as a shooter. He was one of the best defenders in the league. I still think probably the biggest accomplishment in terms of the team, everybody always talks about championships, but to me the 2007 Cleveland team that he got to the Finals I thought was phenomenal, when you take a look at what that roster was around him. I think as he went on to get where he is today, he has done such an incredible job with his conditioning. You know, as you get older, it gets harder for most people, and he has broken down a little bit more but in terms of his ability to go out and play in high level and play big minutes. I mean, it’s phenomenal and I think what he’s done with his body to keep himself in shape, o that we can go out there, I think it’s unbelievable.

Absolutely. Something I wanted to ask you about is, for Darvin Ham in his first year as a head coach, to be coaching through this stretch where you’ve got LeBron chasing a record, you’re approaching a trade deadline where there’s tons of chatter around the team and what they need to do and how they need to make roster upgrades and all of this. What’s the biggest challenge as a coach in navigating a stretch like this where there’s so much talk about everything but what’s happening on the floor for the team and how do you kind of do the old coaches saying of keep the main thing, the main thing in this period of time?

Yeah, I think that is the challenge. That starts with you yourself as a coach to just stay focused on what it is you can control. A lot of the stuff you’re talking about, the hype surrounding LeBron, excitement about Anthony Davis coming back, the trade deadline, all of that, out of your control. So you just got to stay focused on you know, today and tomorrow, preparing your team to play the Oklahoma City Thunder and getting ready for the stretch run of the season. And then the second part of that is carrying that over your team and doing everything you can do to keep them focused on basketball. And I think that’s gotten harder and harder in the league anyway, even without these extraordinary events. With social media and everything one of the biggest ways coaching has changed since I came in as an assistant in the mid 90s is these guys hear so many different voices and have to deal with so much negativity and stuff on social media that it’s really difficult. And to try to just get everybody focused on the task at hand and getting better, it’s not an easy thing to do. I think Darvin’s demeanor is perfect. Darvin is very, at least from the outside looking in, very even keel, even tempered, and looks like he’s the same every day. When they were struggling early in the year to when they went on a good run and won five in a row without AD, you just didn’t notice a difference in him. He’s just gonna bring that same thing every day, and I think that is certainly helped their team. .

You mentioned the social media and guys can see you know so much about them but especially during this trade deadline period when you know, they don’t even have to seek it out. You can see a Shams tweet, a Woj tweet, a Haynes tweet, and find yourself in these rumors. And do you ever address those rumors with guys and with your team? Or do you try to just keep it keep it as basketball focused as possible?

Yeah, I think to me, it’s always been that you have to address it. That’s just my opinion. Like, it’s out there, and so you can’t pretend it’s not. Sometimes you don’t have a lot to say to guys, but I think you need to address it. And I think it starts with this, I think that every player in the league has to understand, but particularly on a team like the Lakers, you know who’s under .500 and in 13th place right now in the Western Conference, yeah, of course we’re going to do everything possible to make our team better. I mean, being in 13th place is not where we want to be as a franchise, so everything’s on the table. Let’s just be honest about that. But the only thing you can count on in pro sports and in the NBA is change. It happens all the time, and we’ve got to understand as professionals that every day we’re in here together, we need to be working towards being as good a team as we can. And we can’t worry about things that may or may not happen. If they happen, then we deal with that change as it comes. I mean, to me, it’s pretty simple. I think players understand that and I do think if there’s a positive to all the social media stuff is that guys are used to it now with all the trade rumors and stuff. They know what comes up this time of year.

And then I think the other point you can make to them is, and I think it’s true. I mean probably less than 1 percent of every deal that is presented as a possibility ever comes to fruition. So, you know, most of what is out there in terms of rumors is not going to come true. So I think players can deal with that pretty well, but this is a challenging time more so for some teams than others and I think everybody — coaches, GMs, players — breathes a sigh of relief when the deadline passes on Thursday. You know there’s still gonna be the buyout market coming and we’ll get into the summer, but for the most part, once we get past Thursday, you look around your locker room and say okay, these are the guys we’re going down the stretch with now let’s get it together as quickly as we can and play the best basketball we can. And it becomes more like the beginning of the year where you can just get down to basketball. Outside stuff you can put away a little bit.

Yeah, I do want to ask about the Thunder because I think they’re in an interesting spot where they are one of those teams that not many people had expectations for them to be even in the play in hunt. And when you’re in a position like that as a team is that I guess is that as freeing a feeling as there is where, you know, you’re playing above expectations, you’re winning games, they’re in close games it seems every night, you have a star emerging and Shai. What is it like being on the team that that is playing above expectation and just seems to be playing with that kind of freedom that they seem to have?

Yeah, look probably the most enjoyable times for most teams is when you’re a team on the rise, on the way up, expectations are low. Everything you do well is treated as a great success, as it should be, and if you go on a three-game losing streak no one is pounding you with negativity on it. So it becomes a very positive year and a positive experience for the players. But look, those don’t last long, because if you have a good year then expectations rise, and then things become a little bit different. And you can see that every year with certain teams.

Dallas had the great run last year and now when you go to the Western Conference Finals, which is a bit of a surprise, now all of a sudden everybody wants to know what’s wrong this year. Well there’s really nothing wrong. They’ve had some injuries, whatever, but this is probably about where they belong. So those things come up and that’s not as enjoyable a time. So yeah, for now the Oklahoma City thing is great, you’ve got all these guys on rookie contracts. Eventually Sam Presti has to make decisions on what to do with all of these players and assets and everything else. Like everybody assumes wow look how young they are, they’re going to be together for so long. No they’re not. Because you have to start paying people. So some people stay, some people go. I mean go back to when they were in the NBA Finals and everybody thought they were on the verge of a dynasty with KD and Westbrook and Harden off the bench and Serge Ibaka, but then they were faced with the decision, are we gonna keep Harden or Ibaka — they didn’t have the money to keep them both — and they chose to trade James Harden and there was no dynasty. Those are the tough realities that all of these young teams building, where you see multiple good young players and think like, wow, all we’ve got to do is keep these guys together for four or five years. Well, good luck with that. Unless your owners are willing to go wait into the luxury tax, you’re going to have to start paying guys.

So it’s always interesting to watch the development of those teams, but I will say that Oklahoma City is far ahead of where anybody could have expected them to be. I know he won’t be a candidate for coach of the year but Mark Daigneault, what he’s done has been incredible. I think two things to me really stand out that you never see with young teams. You’ve got all these young guys and they’re seventh in the league in fewest turnovers. To play with that kind of discipline. And then they’re right on the verge of being a top 10 defensive team and 11th as we speak here today. Those are things that usually take time. Usually what you see is flashes of brilliance, and a lot of inconsistency and you don’t see that with this team. I think you see pretty consistent from night to night and how they play. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s been incredibly consistent, maybe as consistent as any star in the league, and his teammates have followed along. I mean you get pretty much the same thing out of them every night. Of course some nights you shoot better than others, but the way they play is very, very consistent. And the only thing you would really look at with them and say okay, that’s the sign of a really young team, one of the youngest in the history of the league, is they foul too much. That’s really the only thing you can look at where you say, man, they look like a young team. When I watch them, I know how young they are, but they don’t look like a young team to me. Their attention’s great, their unselfishness is great, their discipline, other than the fouls, their discipline offensively to space the floor and move the ball. It’s all great. And so I think they’ve not only found a core of good young players, but I think that they found the right coach for that group too.

And let’s not forget the number two pick in the draft [Chet Holmgren] has sat out the entire year and there’s nothing that Oklahoma City needs more than for somebody to slot in as a starting center. You know they’ve played around with that spot all year with Jaylin Williams and [Mike] Muscala started the other night, they’ve had Kenrich Williams play some at the five, which is all great and you want the flexibility, but they need somebody to just slot in there and he’s sitting over there on their bench. You know and they haven’t had [Aleksej] Pokusevski for quite a while now, another guy with great size and potential and to me they’re ahead of all the rebuilding teams. I would put them first, probably Orlando second, but I put them at the top and a lot of it is not just the talent just the way Mark’s been able to get them to play. They don’t look like a young team.

We’re sitting in the shadow of another long, hard fought NFL season and the fans aren’t the only ones in the game looking for something to do until training camp starts up again. Some players are using the money they earn on the field to start new ventures and opportunities off the field.

This time, Beyond the Game looks at some unique ways that some NFL stars are turning up in the business world. Some of them explore other sports arenas while others are finding avenues to explore and expand their portfolio in between seasons and in retirement.

In this episode, we’ll look at former Baltimore Ravens quarterback Trent Dilfer’s newest venture that aims to bring a professional volleyball league to American players and fans (with the help of Bengals star Joe Burrow). Then we’ll dive into former Chicago Bears linebacker Cassius Marsh’s card collecting hobby and how he turned his love of sports trading cards and fantasy games like Magic: The Gathering and Pokémon into a lucrative revenue stream. Then we’ll wrap things up with former Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall and his new fitness app and gym chain called House of Athlete that aims to provide athlete-level training for people who want to get as fit as the pros are on game day.

Check out the video above and go Beyond The Game.

Latto was nominated for Best New Artist and Best Melodic Rap Performance (“Big Energy (Live)”) at the 2023 Grammys over the weekend. While she didn’t take home a win this year, she clearly still had a blast interacting with other stars and musicians at the event.

One of which was Taylor Swift, who Latto recently uploaded a selfie with to Twitter. It’s also a silly one too, as Latto poses with her tongue out and Swift does a cheek kiss. “Swiftie,” Latto captioned the post with champagne glass and heart emojis.

As anyone who was watching the ceremony knows, the celebs were partying hard in full force during the event. Swift frequently drew attention from the camera as she danced and did a similar pose with Bad Bunny and did some other silly wine-mom-energy moves with Jack Antonoff. Oh yeah, and she sparked the internet after interacting with her ex, Harry Styles.

It’s technically not the first time Latto’s been associated with Swift either. In April of last year, a YouTuber mashed up the “Big Energy” instrumental with Taylor Swift’s “22” acapella. The downside is that it’s not Taylor’s re-recorded version, but it’s still a fun remix worth checking out.

Here’s hoping Latto has a chance of making it onto Reputation or 1989 (Taylor’s Versions) in the future.

Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine war is going so terribly that even North Korea dropped him like a scalding hot potato regarding their previous offer for some (non-military) manpower. The Russian president is apparently very sensitive about reports that he’s been hiding in a bunker, and he’s so seldom seen that Ukranian President Zelensky wondered aloud if Putin was actually dead with the Kremlin doing the green screen thing. Putin then had to offer proof of life (while wearing lifts to look more macho), and all of that hasn’t helped matters. Also in the mix: his longtime rumored girlfriend, decorated Olympic gymnast Alina Kabayeva, has now broken her silence on the war.

Granted, yes, Putin is married, and he’s been married to Lyudmila Aleksandrovna Ocheretnaya since 1983, but as you can see in the above photo (from 2001), he actually cracked a rare smile when presenting flowers to Alina. Her rhythmic gymnastic routines were awe-inspiring, but Alina no longer lives in Russia, although she’s reportedly been Putin’s girlfriend for at least a decade. They also allegedly share at least three children, with whom she now apparently lives in Switzerland. To add more support to all of those reports, consider that the U.S. sanctioned Alina last fall. Well, she’s stayed fairly quiet since the start of the war, but via Newsweek, she’s now urging Russian State media to support Putin’s warmongering:

“Our people need this success because information work today in the conditions in which we live and fight for our country is like a weapon of war,” Kabaeva told attendees, according to a translation in a video circulating online. “It is as important as the Kalashnikov assault rifle. And war correspondents know this. Let’s work.”

Anton Gerashchenko, adviser to the Ukrainian minister of internal affairs, was among those posting the video on Twitter. He referred to her as “Putin’s alleged lover.”

As Newsweek points out, Alina made these remarks at an event held by the National Media Group, for which she serves as the board of directors chair. You can watch the clip (posted by Anton Gerashchenko on Twitter) below, and it seems as though Alina is supporting Putin all the way. For the record, she’s 39 years old, whereas Putin is 69. He’s got some Leo DiCaprio in him, alright.

(Via Newsweek)

Music’s biggest night, the 2023 Grammys, took place over the weekend. We laughed. Some of us might have cried. We watched our faves get awards, as well as some major snubs… However, with the sights now set on the future, any of the artists on this week’s pop roundup could very well be in the running for next year’s nominations.

Check out Uproxx’s roundup of this week’s Best New Pop music below.

Raye — “Oscar Winning Tears”

After Raye’s debut album was held back by her record label for seven years, she made the bold decision to go independent — and it has paid off immensely. Building on the popularity of the viral hit “Escapism,” her new record, My 21st Century Blues, opens with an introduction that leads into “Oscar Winning Tears.” When the song starts, Raye breaks the third wall by narrating to the crowd about what’s to come. What follows is a dramatic ballad that is one of the best representations of her lyrical and vocal range.

PinkPantheress, Ice Spice — “Boy’s A Liar Pt. 2”

As PinkPantheress and Ice Spice are two of the most popular current stars on social media, their collab for the remix, “Boy’s A Liar Pt. 2,” truly feels like fate. It was bound to happen at some time, bridging Twitter and TikTok, as fans have dubbed it “this generation’s Telephone,” referencing the groundbreaking Beyoncé and Lady Gaga union. And hey, who doesn’t love just being around your best friend and dissing fake men?

Karol G — “X Si Volvemos”

Karol G’s new song, “X Si Volvemos,” is a fiery collaboration with Romeo Santos, as the two sing about being toxic exes that can’t help but return to each other. It’s also going to be included on her eventual new album, Mañana Será Bonito, which she has teased will be coming “soon.”

Anne-Marie — “Sad B*tch”

“This ain’t another sad girl anthem,” Anne-Marie greets listeners on her new song. Despite the title, this is a party anthem for the bad b*tches, as she points out that being anything other than that is “so last year.” If 2023 is for going out with your friends and giving table-dancing-energy, we’re here for it.

Lizzy McAlpine — “Hold On”

Lizzy McAlpine’s “Hold On” is the calming-but-somber new title theme song for Apple TV+’s Dear Edward. After dropping her acclaimed 2022 album, Five Seconds Flat, McAlpine is set to head out on tour starting in April — giving fans a possible opportunity to hear this recent release.

Maluma – “La Fórmula”

Another collab on this week’s list, Maluma and Marc Anthony — two of Latin music’s biggest stars — try to find the remedy to forgetting a past love on “La Fórmula.” Although the instrumental starts out somewhat slow, once the beat kicks in, it doubles by giving a sense of optimism to the song.

Faye Fantarrow – “Awol”

Faye Fantarrow’s “Awol” is a brilliant, creative blend of folk and blues, as she plays a peaceful acoustic guitar on the track.

“Life very rarely goes to plan, but the plan was always to write, sing and perform and I’ve been lucky to be able to do that,” she shared. “‘AWOL’ is the title track from my forthcoming EP, which I am so proud of and the fantastic opportunity I was given to work and record with Dave Stewart will be forever special to me.”

Annie DiRusso – “Emerson”

“Being home turns me back into who I was- a past self,” Annie DiRusso said of “Emerson,” her emotional dive into struggling with regressing and getting older. “The lines can get so blurred between the person you’ve become, the person you used to be, and the person you want to be. The thread that ties them all together is that you can only ever be exactly who you are. This realization can be so limiting while also so liberating.”

Shania Twain – “Got It Good”

If there’s one thing Shania Twain knows, it’s how to drop some fun music. “Got It Good” is featured on her new album and leans more into a euphoric, electronic dance production style, showcasing that her range extends beyond just country.

Caroline Polachek – “Blood And Butter”

Caroline Polachek‘s second solo album under her real name, Desire, I Want To Turn Into You, drops later this month. She’s prefaced the release with a handful of singles that pull from a range of sonic inspiration, from flamenco to electronic. Her latest teaser, “Blood And Butter,” features some very fun bagpipes that are worth checking out — giving the song its own unique identity on the album.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Grammy-nominated rapper Lil Baby may not be the most vocal on social media, but that hasn’t stopped him from having quite an active social life. Whether he’s rubbing shoulders with television and movie stars on the set of Saturday Night Live or blowing nearly $600k gambling with fellow musician Drake, the “Forever” rapper seems like the life of the party. Baby’s friend, NBA basketball player James Harden, is another high-profile figure with an alluring cloud of mystique surrounding him.

While out celebrating his performance at this year’s Grammy Awards with friends at Nightingale in West Hollywood, TMZ caught up with the musician to ask him about his famous friendship with Harden. When asked about how the pair became so close, the answer had nothing to do with their love of sports or music.

The Atlanta native replied, “He’s a sniper. I’m a sniper.” That may sound as if it is related to their professional endeavors, but in fact, it is a metaphor for their love of the ladies. Lil Baby and Harden have been linked to several women in the industry and have bounded over that shared interest.

When they aren’t chasing the ladies, the pair are often spotted out at major events. The latest is the NFL Conference Championship matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the Philadephia Eagles.

For as long as Eminem has been a fixture of the rap landscape, so has his daughter Hailie. The Detroit rapper would regularly mention his daughter in his songs; his viral beef with Machine Gun Kelly in 2017 was largely the result of flirtatious remarks MGK had made about Hailie a few years prior.

She’s taken the fame in stride, launching her Just a Little Shady podcast in July of 2022 to talk about her experiences growing up around the music industry and talking about her upbringing — which Eminem went to great lengths to ensure was as normal as possible, despite his high-profile job.

But it might surprise some rap fans who feel they’ve gotten to know Miss Mathers through her dad’s music that “daddy’s little girl” is a grown-ass woman now. In fact, over the weekend, she got engaged to her longtime boyfriend Evan McClintock, posting photos of his proposal to her Instagram on Monday.

Hailie is the second of Eminem’s daughters to get engaged; in 2021, Hailie’s adopted sister Alaina Scott also posted her longtime boyfriend’s proposal. Alaina was one of the first people in the comments of Hailie’s post to congratulate her, writing, “couldn’t be happier for the two of you. can’t wait to do this chapter of life with you guys.”

Eminem, who is notoriously bad at social media, probably just congratulated her in real life.

Britney Spears posted a new video to Instagram where she gives a modern rendition of “Oops I Did It Again” for her fans and followers. While you can’t exactly see her in the video, as it’s pointed at what appears to be the ceiling in her house, she does kick up her vocals in this short clip.

“Have you guys heard !!! I’m a star now mamma !!! LOL just kidding !!! Most of this sounds pretty flat … but I liked DOING IT AGAIN !!! Wait OOPS !!! That was so lame I know !!! All good in the neighborhood … as most smartasses say !!! You gotta be kidding me !!! NOPE !!! I’m not !!! Oh kiss my f*cking ass !!! AND stay classy beautiful people,” Spears captioned the post.

At intervals in the video, it also is clear that it’s been filmed at different times and edited together, with Spears possibly wanting to make her vocal take as seamless as possible. After posting, she also followed it up with some selfies of herself in bed that were taken during her time in London.

Last year, Spears made her return to singing with a collab between her and Elton John titled “Hold Me Closer,” which was a partial remix of his hit, “Tiny Dancer.” It seems there might be more from her in the future too.

“Hearing Britney sing in her real voice on her own terms makes me so happy y’all,” a fan wrote on Twitter, since the pop star turned her Instagram comments off.

Check out Britney Spears singing “Oops I Did It Again” above. Below, find some more fan reactions.