International queen of pop Britney Spearsโ Glory peaks at #1 on iTunes in over 50 markets. The album debuts at #3 on Billboardโs Top 200 album chart and marks the iconโs tenth Top 5 debut on the chart. Following her MTV VMA performance โMake Meโฆโ with G-Eazy, the single jumped back to #2 on iTunes and was the top digital sales gainer of the week.
To promote Glory, Spearsย returned to the MTV VMA Stage to perform โMake Meโฆโ with G-Eazy and performed from her Las Vegas โPiece Of Meโ Residency on The Today Show. She also joined James Corden for his Carpool Karaokeย and pranked Jimmy Kimmel by waking him up in the middle of the night and dancing to โMake Meโฆโ . Early in May, Spearsย performed an incredible medley of some her greatest hits on the 2016 Billboard Music Awards.
Critics are raving about Spearsย and Glory. Rolling Stone says, โGlory is another fantastic comeback,โ and that Britney is โa true pop visionary,โ and Entertainment Weekly says, โItโs her most engaging album vocally.โ People Magazine claims Glory is โher strongest album in a decade,โ while the Los Angeles Times states itโs, โan album that carries her one-of-a-kind electricity.โ The Daily Beast comments, โher vocals in Glory actually have personality, character, and emotion,โ while Vanity Fair says, โthis album is as fresh and vibrant as most mainstream pop releases of 2016.โ