Britney Spears has chosen to admit herself into a treatment center, Billboard has learned.
A spokesperson for the pop icon confirmed to Billboard on Sunday April 12 that Spears made the decision to check in on her own, though no specific reason was shared.
At the time of reporting, her representative did not offer any additional information.
According to TMZ, the artist reportedly entered a rehab facility for treatment related to substance use.
Her move to seek treatment comes a little over a month after being arrested for a DUI.
Spears was taken into custody on March 4 in Ventura County, California on suspicion of driving under the influence. She was processed by the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office and released the next morning on March 5.
“This was an unfortunate incident that is completely inexcusable,” Spears’ rep said in a statement to Billboard following the arrest. “Britney is going to take the right steps and comply with the law, and hopefully this can be the first step in long overdue change that needs to occur in Britney’s life. Hopefully, she can get the help and support she needs during this difficult time.”
Her rep added, “Her boys are going to be spending time with her. Her loved ones are going to come up with an overdue needed plan to set her up for success for well-being.”
While Spears has not directly addressed the situation, she returned to Instagram on March 27 with a dance video featuring her 19 year old son Jayden Federline, where she thanked her fans and wrote, “Thank you guys for all your support… spending time with family and friends is such a blessing. Stay kind !!!”
In a more recent Instagram post, alongside additional dance clips, Spears shared a still photo of herself and captioned it, “When peeps try to make you larger than life… tell them to BOW if I ever showed them the fragility of my real heart.”
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There’s a high probability that Jorja Smith has new music coming this summer. The British singer revealed plans for her What Are the Odds LP on Thursday (July 2), with the album set to arrive on Aug. 21 via FAMM.
Smith reunites with producer P2J — who served as a primary collaborator on her 2023 album Falling or Flying — for the entirety of the project. J Money and P2J will continue to build on the inventive U.K. garage sound Smith has been exploring, alongside a mix of grime and house.
“This album came together really naturally. There was never a big plan; it was just me making music that felt right in the moment,” Smith tells Billboard. “Working with P2J, we started experimenting with different sounds, pulling from U.K. garage, grime and house (funky house, Afro house) and it all grew from there.”
She continues: “The music feels uplifting, but the lyrics can be a bit sad at times. They’re about growing up, love, loss, friendships and figuring things out as I go. I trusted my instincts with this one, and I think you can hear that throughout the record.”
Smith kicked off the album’s rollout in May with the self-assuring “What’s Done Is Done,” and it continues on Thursday (July 2) with a second single, “Alive,” which finds the R&B singer joining forces with Afrobeats pioneer WizKid. The duo basks in the love-drunk euphoria of the honeymoon phase of a bubbling relationship and heads to Paris for the visual.
“Making this with P2J and WizKid felt really easy,” Smith adds of the collab. “We wrote and recorded it together in London. I think we captured that feeling when you’re at the beginning of something with someone and everything feels exciting. I’ve always loved WizKid’s music and the way he’s opened so many doors for Afrobeats around the world, so it feels really special and a big honor to have a song with him.”
What Are the Odds serves as Jorja Smith’s third studio album and contains 12 tracks. Outside of WizKid, the only other feature comes from grime artist Devlin.
When the project lands on Aug. 21, Smith will hit the stage later that night at London’s All Points East, as she’ll be co-headlining the Victoria Park show with Tems. 2026 has already been a busy year for J Money, who served as a musical guest on the debut season of Saturday Night Live UK in April.
The 29-year-old also collaborated with Mobb Deep’s Havoc for a remix of her “Blue Lights” classic and lent “Price of It All” to Amazon MGM Studios’ Bait soundtrack.
Find the What Are the Odds cover art and tracklist below.
What Are the Odds tracklist:
