Britney Spears denies working on new album, says she will never return to music industry

Pop star Britney Spears has debunked rumours that she is working on a new album in a social media post and declared she will “never return to the music industry.”

The singer shared a post on Instagram alluding to reports that surfaced on Wednesday about Spears potentially tapping Charli XCX and writer Julia Michaels for an unannounced record, her first in nearly a decade.

"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 !!!" she said.

She continued, “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 !!!”

Discussing her recently released memoir titled The Woman In Me, she added, "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 !!!"

Britney’s last music album Glory came out in 2016, following which the singer has ventured into writing. Her memoir became a bestseller overnight with over 1.1 million copies sold in the first week of its release.