Britney Spears doesn’t appear to be working on new music, so fans shouldn’t get their hopes up that they’ll hear from the superstar soon. In lieu of a single or even an album, the masses are still listening to the tunes that made her a household name and propelled her to the top of the charts, and all their love has sent her back to one ranking.

“Toxic” returns to Billboard’s Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs chart this week. The smash appears at No. 23 on the 25-spot ranking of the most-streamed dance and electronic cuts in the U.S.

The single isn’t new to the list, but it also hasn’t been seen for a short while. Older hits like Spears’ “Toxic” regularly fall off of, and then find their way back to, charts like the Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs ranking. Their presence is usually dictated by renewed interest in the musician or the title itself, as well as competition from newer tracks.

“Toxic” has now spent 29 weeks on the Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs tally. With another turn on the tally, the cut ties as her second-longest-charting hit on the list. It’s now on the same level as “Scream & Shout,” her most successful collaboration with Will.I.Am.

Spears’ longest-charting hit remains “Hold Me Closer,” her duet with Elton John. That single held on for 41 weeks. It is also the singer’s only No. 1 on the Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs chart.

“Toxic” is one of four tracks that bounce back onto the Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs roster this week, and it’s not even the highest-ranking of the bunch. Calvin Harris and Rihanna’s “This Is What You Came For” returns at No. 21, and it’s now racked up 146 stays on the list. Behind Spears, Avicii’s “Wake Me Up!” and Usher and Pitbull’s “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love” reappear at Nos. 24 and 25, respectively.

Spears released “Toxic” in 2004, and it turned 20 earlier this year. The smash only rose as high as No. 9 on the Hot 100, so while it doesn’t rank as one of the singer’s loftiest placements on the chart, it does stand out as one of her most memorable. The tune also earned the superstar her only Grammy, as she won Best Dance Recording for the intoxicating song.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/07/10/britney-spears-returns-to-the-chartsand-this-week-is-special-for-one-of-her-biggest-hits/

Spears' hit song from her 2011 album, 'Femme Fatale,' is rising on the iTunes Charts following Timberlake's June 18 arrest

Britney Spears' fans are banding together to get her 2011 song “Criminal” to return to the charts amid Justin Timberlake's DWI arrest.

On Tuesday, June 18, around 12:37 a.m., Timberlake, 43, was placed under arrest after police determined he was “operating his vehicle in an intoxicated condition,” the Sag Harbor Police said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE.

Following the news of Timberlake’s arrest, several Spears fans took to social media to encourage others to buy the singer’s Femme Fatale hit “Criminal.” The song was released as a single from her seventh studio album on Sept. 30, 2011.

At the time of publication, the 42-year-old pop star's song was No. 68 on the iTunes Pop Chart.

The recent rise in the song’s popularity follows Timberlake’s arrest early Tuesday morning in Sag Harbor, New York, when he allegedly drove his 2025 BMW through a stop sign, and "fail[ed] to keep on the right side of the roadway,” per the police report.
The officer initiated a traffic stop, and noted that Timberlake's "eyes were bloodshot and glassy, a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage was emanating from his breath, he was unable to divide attention, he had slowed speech, he was unsteady afoot, and he performed poorly on all standardized field sobriety tests."

"I had one martini and I followed my friends home," Timberlake told authorities, according to the arrest report.

He was then taken to Sag Harbor Police Headquarters to be processed. He was charged with one count of driving while intoxicated and two citations, one for running a stop sign and one for failure to keep in lane.

Police said in a statement he was held overnight for arraignment Tuesday morning. He was released on his own recognizance following his court appearance at the Sag Harbor Village Justice Court. The singer is due back in court for a hearing on July 26.

This isn't the first time Spears' fans have helped her songs resurface on a chart.

In January, Timberlake released a single and music video titled “Selfish," the same name as another one of Spears' 2011 singles. But her fans quickly rallied around her song on social media, bringing it back to the No. 1 spot on the iTunes charts on Jan. 26.

The charting of both "Selfish" and “Criminal” comes after Spears made several revelations about her former boyfriend in her 2023 memoir The Woman in Me.

Source: https://people.com/britney-spears-2011-song-criminal-charting-amid-justin-timberlake-dwi-arrest-8665837

Britney Spears has an old friend ready and willing to lend support if she ever needs it.

Chris Kirkpatrick, a former member of smash hit boy band *NSYNC, knew Spears 25 years ago when they were both ruling the pop music charts, and now he tells Fox News Digital that even though they're no longer close, he's still here for her.

"I haven't been close to her," he admitted before saying, "If she ever needed to talk to anyone or anything, you know, I'm here."

He continued, "Other than that, it is what it is. Everybody deals with things in their own way. And, you know, I just hope that she's OK and everything's all right because for a while, it was like, ‘Hey, free Britney, get her out of this conservatorship.’ And she gets out of it. And then, you know, she posts some crazy stuff, but it is what it is. And it's her life. And it's not my business to get involved in it."

Kirkpatrick, who spoke to Fox News Digital with Brian McFayden, co-host of his "Name Drop" podcast, also recalled sharing a special moment with Spears back in the day.

WATCH: CHRIS KIRKPATRICK OFFERS HIS SUPPORT TO BRITNEY SPEARS

"I filmed something for one of her tours that she did," he said. "I dressed in drag and acted like her hairstylist or something … or no, I think I pretended to be her. And when I turned around, and it was me, I'm sure [I] got a lot of gasps on that one because I'm not a very attractive woman."

Source:https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/britney-spears-gets-support-former-nsync-star-chris-kirkpatrick

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Criminal is now charting in over 5 countries amidst Justin Timberlake’s arrest 👮✨

Let's keep this going Britney Army.