Britney Spears remixes Rihanna's 'S&M'; Spears to tour with Nicki Minaj
Britney Spears + Rihanna; Britney Spears + Nicki Minaj?? Yep, Spears teamed up separately with the two piping-hot pop divas on projects including remixing Rihanna's mega-hit "S&M" and tapping Minaj for her upcoming "Femme Fatale" tour. We repeat: Britney Spears, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj!
The "S&M" remix debuted Monday on Z-100 radio station in New York, and Rihanna called in to chat about the track that now highlights Spears.
"At first, we didn't know what the song was going to do because of the lyrics, but it became really big on radio and it's No. 1 at Pop this week. In order to do a remix, it had to be major," she told the station. "I asked my fans last week who they wanted me to collaborate with, and Britney was one of the most popular names."
"It's very strange because Britney never does features. It was really amazing that she really wanted to be part of this song. She really liked the song to begin with, but it was a different story when she had to sing it, and she really wanted to be a part of it. So it made it really, really special, because you never see two pop female artists doing songs together anymore," she said. "Just call us 'R&B.' "
Spears even got her own verse on the already provocative track, singing:
Just one night full of sin
Feel the pain on your skin
Tough, I don't scream mercy
It's your time to hurt me
Shut me up, gag and bound me
'Cause the pain is my pleasure
Nothing comes better
The duet exchanged love on Twitter Tuesday with Rihanna tweeting "@britneyspears one of the biggest worldwide popstars! U gangsta #EPIC."
"You ain't so bad yourself honey..." Spears replied.
Aside from her "S&M" with Rihanna, Spears announced her new tour with another Caribbean queen: Nicki Minaj.
Sources close to the deal have said the "Pink Friday" singer will join the Spears tour since Enrique Iglesias dropped out of the original co-headlining series because of conflicts with his own tour.
Minaj, 26, who hails from Trinidad and Tobago and is known for her quirky red carpet style, is touring with Lil Wayne until the end of April.
The pair will kick off the concert tour June 17 in Sacramento. Tickets go on sale Tuesday.
What do you think of the "S&M" remix -- too major or too messy? And what of Minaj joining Spears -- would you rather it be Enrique? Tell us in comments.
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Obviously the lipsyncher needs all the help she can get for her bombastic tour...
Posted by: ChaChaheels | Apr 11, 2011 at 02:39 PM
Forget this... it's only about $$$$$$$$. Kids are stupid to throw it at them...
Posted by: Dancing Scorpion | Apr 11, 2011 at 04:29 PM
i love the remix, and i'm so excited for her tour! i love both of them, this couldn't get any better
Posted by: annie | Apr 11, 2011 at 05:14 PM
Omg I absolutely love this!!! Way to go Britney!!!! Wow my all time favorite artist Britney Spears... singing one of my all time favorite song from the amazing Rihanna is friken epic!!! Awesome, Amazing!!! I love it!!!!
and I'm so excited about the Tour, I can't wait!! yay!
Posted by: yyang0124 | Apr 11, 2011 at 05:42 PM
Now I'm definitely seeing this concert!!!
Posted by: becky | Apr 11, 2011 at 05:48 PM
Britney is AWESOME!!!!! Love her!!!! Britney Spears is the first female ever to have six No.1 album debuts. Britney haters, your life will continue to be difficult. Sorry.
Posted by: DancingSun | Apr 11, 2011 at 08:21 PM
It could have been better, not a big fan of this version.
Posted by: dizzydae | Apr 11, 2011 at 10:27 PM
Britney-haters??? We're not fans of Britney but our lives are not difficult either...what a stupid comment...So sorry for your bad taste in music though...enjoy the lip-synching...
Posted by: ChaChaheels | Apr 12, 2011 at 09:30 AM
I don't understand how Rihanna can sing about S & M when she already got slapped around by C Brown?!? I just don't get it.....has she changed her mind about sex and violence?
Posted by: DFernandez | Apr 12, 2011 at 06:02 PM
The s&m featuring Britney is totally sexy!!! Major!!! I wish it were Enrique touring with Britney though..
Posted by: Abhi Gana | Apr 13, 2011 at 01:06 PM
LOVE YA BRIT!!!!
Posted by: Tina | Apr 18, 2011 at 12:14 PM
Britney Spears is awesome and I absolutely love Rihanna. This is such an awesome Remix. All you who don't like her music that is your own personal opinion so stick to the stuff you like and stop listening and commenting on her stuff.
Posted by: S&S | Apr 26, 2011 at 04:55 PM