I think Britney, Beyonce, J. Hudson, Brandy, Whitney, Kanye, etc. are all going for Christmas sales which is a smart strategy to ensure they will not flop. I hope that Beyonce took her time in making this album because she has yet to release an album that I can play from beginning to end and like which is why I never bought her two CDs. Britney's last album was her best effort. If it was promoted correctly it would have been the top album last year. Something about Britney brings the best producers on board to help her have great tracks and make an album that I can listen to from beginning to the end (I'm only speaking on her last two albums).