Spears delays launch of Vegas gig, album

Britney Spears’ recent announcement that she was undertaking an “indefinite work hiatus” after her father’s recent life-threatening health crisis has resulted in the postponement of her Las Vegas residency, “Britney: Domination.” Slated to run for 32 performances at the Park Theater at Park MGM, the show is on hold for the foreseeable future and so, it appears, is a new album that was pegged to the launch.

Variety has learned that hit-maker Justin Tranter serves as executive producer on Spears’ next fulllength release for RCA Records, her 10th studio effort over a career that spans two decades.

Tranter acknowledged he is working on the album, telling Variety, “I’m beyond excited to be involved,” but declined to speculate on a possible release date or whether it will come out in 2019.

Spears’ manager, Larry Rudolph, said, “Everything is on hold right now until Jamie (Spears, the singer’s father) is better. But once he is, she will resume working on the album with Justin. Right now, she’s taking some time off to deal with these family issues.”

Spears herself described the decision to put off “Domination” as heartbreaking. “However, it’s important to always put your family first,” she wrote Jan. 4. Of her father, she added, “We have a very special relationship and I want to be with my family at this time just like they have always been there for me.”

VALERIE MACON/GETTY-AFP 2018 Spears has announced an “indefinite work hiatus.”