Britney Spears Tells Fans She Only Listens to Beyoncé — and Dances to Prove It
Britney Spears took to Instagram on 2 August 2026 to declare that "all i listen to is the last @beyonce album," posting videos of herself dancing in a short black dress and heels to back it up. Billboard
In one post, Spears wrote that she "absolutely loves" Beyoncé's latest album but keeps returning to what she called the singer's "earlier naughty album." She added, "the dress told me to do it I guess." Billboard
That earlier album is 2014's Beyoncé, and the specific track Spears danced to was "Haunted." Beyoncé's most recent album, Cowboy Carter, topped the Billboard 200 — the main US album chart — for two weeks in 2024. Billboard
Spears did not stop at Beyoncé. Her Instagram videos also featured her dancing to two Rihanna songs: "Love on the Brain" and "Unfaithful." Spears and Rihanna have a shared recording history — the two collaborated on a remix of Rihanna's single "S&M." Billboard
In a separate Instagram post also dated 2 August, Spears wrote that her listening habits were well established: "I THINK WE ALL KNOW BY NOW IT'S PRETTY EVIDENT." Instagram
The posts arrive amid a busy stretch for Spears. A suspected DUI arrest in March was reduced to a lesser "wet reckless" charge — a common plea deal in California that carries lighter penalties than a full drunk-driving conviction. After the resolution, Spears checked into a treatment facility. Billboard
On the film side, a biopic adaptation of Spears' 2023 memoir The Woman In Me is in development, with screenwriter Liz Meriwether attached to the script. Billboard
Spears, who has five Number 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 — the flagship US singles chart — has used Instagram as her primary public platform since the end of her court-ordered conservatorship in 2021. Her posts range from choreography clips to personal reflections, and regularly draw attention from fans and media alike. Billboard
For fans, the dancing videos are a lighter moment — a pop star with a deep catalogue of her own choosing someone else's songs to move to, and saying so without hesitation.
