*Britney Spears poses for Allure in 2007, and Miss Saldana for Allure June 2013

“Britney’s a very beautiful human being, after I worked with her, I realized that there was a reason why she was the most popular pop artist over so many other pop artists at that time who were more talented, had better voices. And it was because of her heart, her soul.”

She had the most amazing energy and was always positive and a very discreet person. We were young, too, and got to make a movie (Crossroads, 2002) about three friends on a road trip. It was so much fun!” - Zoe Saldana told Allure magazine for June 2013 issue.

Zoe has long been a fan of Britney. In 2011, she told the Daily Beast that she has been a Britney Army since “…Baby One More Time.” Although the two didn’t necessarily become BFFLs while making “Crossroads,” Saldana still gained a respect for her.

Cheryl Cole tweeted  a photo of her and Britney from The X-Factor UK backstage in 2008.

“#tbt me and my fav!! #itsBritneyBitch”

Will.i.Am has opened up about working with Britney on her highly anticipated new album and revealed that he approached it in a way he has never tried before.

Speaking to Billboard about being executive producer of the exciting project, he explained that taking a personal interest was important and he spent a lot of time getting to know Britney on a one-to-one level outside of her music career:

“We start (recording) next week. Before we even start we’ve had these juicy sessions, where we’ve been bonding, building the trust and comfort. I’ve never worked like this before – not even the Peas. I wanted to just go to lunch for two months, which is totally different from how you typically do it.”

“I said, ‘Let’s talk about what you’re excited about. Let’s talk about things you’ve done in you career, what you’re happy about. Let’s talk about spending time with your kids, let’s talk about your breakup. Let’s talk about how now you’re single, how independent you might feel.’ We started talking about all that stuff. So I said, ‘do you mind if I write this down? I don’t mean to impose but I want to interview you. I need this to create a filter.’”

He admitted that by getting to know who she truly is, he will be able to make her new collection of songs fit her personality and experiences, which will make for a fantastic listening experience: “When people start bringing us stuff, I can say ‘Actually we can’t have this song. Yes, we want dance songs but that’s a little too dark.’”

“I want it to fit with the emotions. I’m really excited about that and honored that she trusts me. I don’t want to let her down. I just want to do it the way a brand would do it. They wouldn’t say, ‘Take this. Put it out.’ That’s not what you would do. You’d come up with a mood board, the logos, the font, all the other stuff.”

Can’t f*cking wait for Album 8!

“What I learned from Britney is that you don’t have to change. Her family, we laughed several times, ’cause our families are so similar. Our moms are super close now,” she revealed. “And our dads are really similar. She has this southern down-to-earth family. And she’s still a southern down-to-earth girl. I already knew that you don’t have to change in the industry, but even at her level of success being the icon that she is, it was really refreshing.” - Demi Lovato in a recent interview with MTV News.

The full interview: 

“Britney was awesome, she’s very sweet and kind, and kind of shy. Some people are surprised to learn that’Britney’s shy, because she’s Britney Spears, but I mean, it’s different than when you’re on stage. She’s very humble and softspoken and very sweet.” - Carly Rose Sonenclar in a recent interview with Hollywood Life.

Check out the full interview (Britney part at 2:06)

“It was weird but she’s awesome. Really really nice — and hotter than doughnut grease!” - The X-Factor winner, Tate Stevans asked if Britney judging him on the show was bizarre.

“The original demo was sang by Tulisa. Things happened to where I was like, let’s get Britney on it. So Britney sung it regular and we came and listened to it again and she was like, ‘I kind of like it with the English accent. Want me to do that? I love doing that, I like playing characters. That was her idea actually.” - wii.i.am, in a recent interview.

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