Breaking news: Britney Spears is NOT an amazing vocalist … said nobody, ever. Shocking, it’s not, but this recently leaked track is still worth a listen.
A recording of Britney singing her song "Alien" with no autotune has leaked, and wow. Just wow. This could not even earn a callback on American Idol:
It’s unclear why or exactly when, but the 32-year-old pop sensation’s unedited vocal version of "Alien" hit the web this week, and gave it goose bumps.
Not the good, Ariana Grande-style vocal goose bumps, either.
The song from the mother-of-two’s most recent album, Britney Jean, can be heard in its official, auto-tuned glory after the jump, for comparison:
Producer William Orbit has come to the singer’s defense.
Claiming this was a warmup session and not a take meant for the album, he says to cut her a break. Fair enough. It’s not like this is wholly surprising anyway.
Nor is it the first auto-tune-free track of hers that’s made waves. Have you heard the isolated vocal track of Britney Spears lip-syncing in Vegas?
That head-scratching gem is worth another play as well …
Bottom line? She’s great at what she does.
What she does, however, is not this.
For all the great things Britney Spears has accomplished, she will never earn a gold star for raw vocal performance, which is either sad or impressive.
Girl has overcome a total lack of singing talent to sell tens of millions of albums. That kind of rising above adversity is downright inspirational.