Balenciaga Music | Britney Spears Series

The Balenciaga Music | Britney Spears series, unveiled as part of Balenciaga by Demna “Exactitudes", the Spring 26 Collection, pays tribute to the pop icon with a limited-edition selection of clothing and accessories. Designed to recall vintage fan memorabilia, the pieces feature archival images of Britney Spears and an autograph-style artwork on T-shirts, zip-up hoodies, pierced caps, and silk flags.

The series is accompanied by a playlist curated by Britney Spears and the official release of BFRND’s “Gimme More” remix, along with a new remix of “Oops!… I Did It Again”, celebrating the song’s 25th anniversary.

Now available in select stores and on balenciaga.com/series-britneyspears

It’s Britney, baby

Official Britney Spears merch just landed! Vintage-inspired and made to headline, built for those who grew up with bangers.

This one’s for the Y2k classics and the replays.

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Ben Affleck knows that being in the spotlight can be exhausting.

While detailing his own experience with being followed by paparazzi over the years, the Good Will Hunting star explained why he has so much compassion for stars like Britney Spears, who have dealt with intense photographers not respecting their boundaries.

“Years and years ago, I really had a lot of empathy for Britney Spears,” Affleck, 52, explained in an April 24 episode of Theo Vonn’s This Past Weekend podcast. “[She’s] not someone I knew or hung out with, but just like everybody else, you see all this s--t that comes through. But having had my own experiences, I knew these are people who are following her around at a time where she may or may not have been having difficulty.”

Affleck then described the media scrutiny the “Toxic” singer went through during the late aughts as “poking a stick” at someone until they become a “growling animal.” Indeed, some of Spears’ most private moments have been captured by the paparazzi, including when she infamously shaved her head in 2007. At the time, she was in the middle of her divorce from Kevin Federline and custody battle over their sons Sean, 19, and Jayden, 18.

The Gone Girl actor—who shares kids Violet, 19, Seraphina, 16, and Samuel, 13, with ex-wife Jennifer Garner—noticed those invasive photos painted Spears in a certain light in the media, and he realized how quickly a certain narrative can start.

In fact, he’s dealt with this perception in the past, with him often accused of being angry because the paparazzi always caught him looking agitated.

“I’m usually with my kids trying to go somewhere and then there’s four guys going, ‘Hey, hey!’ And I’m like, ‘Hey, man. Can you give me some time? Do you mind?’” he joked about the viral “Sad Affleck” meme. “It’s this selective experience of taking a picture of somebody everytime they’re feeling irritated, they’re going to look irritated.”

Plus, his expression comes out that way simply because he’s “shy.”

“I don’t really like to do big social events or go out much,” the Oscar winner continued. “I don’t want people looking at me, [and with] my family, my kids, my life—I wish that were more private. But I [also] really like making movies and telling those stories. The truth is, I always knew that that was kind of part of it.”

https://www.eonline.com/news/1417240/ben-affleck-details-empathy-for-britney-spears-over-paparazzi

Britney Spears has been an icon in the music industry and Tyla took it upon herself to honour the popstar’s legacy during her Coachella performance.

The 23-year-old singer paid tribute to the Toxic hitmaker by donning an ensemble inspired by Spears’ legendary I’m a Slave 4 U performance at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards.

The Jump songstress recreated popstar’s look with a vintage floral printed top from S/S‘01 runway collection by Dolce and Gabbana, paired with denim shorts with crystal accents, silk fringes, glass beads, and safety pins.

Tyla switched her hair look for a long wavy length, from her usual short style, in order to channel the Womanizer singer.

This is not the first time the Water singer has credits Spears as her inspiration. During the Billboard 2025 Women in Music event in March, Tyla named the pop icon as one of her biggest inspirations in music.

Spears’ musical career has continued to inspire many young artists, including Megan Thee Stallion and Tate McRae, who have also paid tribute to her in previous performances.

Tyla herself embodied a Y2K inspired look, as a nod to Spears, during her last Coachella performance.