Britney Spears admits she had ‘no idea’ who J Balvin and Maluma were after she met the hitmakers during a trip to New York City

Britney Spears has admitted she ‘had no idea’ who J Balvin and Maluma were after they met in New York City on Tuesday evening.

The 41-year-old singer made her statement in the caption of a video that was shared on her Instagram account on Thursday afternoon, in which she included a shot that showed her spending time with the hitmakers.

In the photo, the Grammy Award-winning artist, whose estranged father is currently hospitalized with a ‘bad infection’, and the performers appeared to be in high spirits as they visited a restaurant in the Big Apple.

Spears seemed to have familiarized herself with J Balvin and Maluma after the meeting, as she tagged their accounts in her post.

The Toxic singer was also pictured with music manager Grace Archuleta, who accompanied her during the trip.

New friends: Britney Spears claimed that she ‘had no idea who’ J Balvin and Maluma were after they met in New York City on Tuesday evening

The performer’s outing in New York took place just a few weeks before the planned publication date of her memoir, The Woman In Me.

It was revealed that the singer had signed a $15 million deal to release a memoir this past February.

Gallery Books Senior Vice President and Publisher, Jennifer Bergstrom, issued a statement to the media outlet to express her enthusiasm for the project. 

‘I have no doubt her memoir will…be the publishing event of the year. We couldn’t be more proud to help her share her story at last,’ she stated.

According to TMZ, Spears has also recorded several portions of The Woman In Me’s audiobook.

However, the singer was said to have not narrated parts concerning her turbulent family life, as she found the task to have been particularly difficult.

It was also reported that Gallery Books reached out to Reese Witherspoon to record the portions that the singer looked over, although the performer was unavailable.

Looking back: The 41-year-old singer made her statement in the caption of a video that was shared on her Instagram account on Thursday afternoon, in which she included a shot that showed her spending time with the hitmakers

Looking back: The 41-year-old singer made her statement in the caption of a video that was shared on her Instagram account on Thursday afternoon, in which she included a shot that showed her spending time with the hitmakers

Letting everyone know: Spears seemed to have familiarized herself with J Balvin and Maluma after the meeting, as she tagged their accounts in her post

Letting everyone know: Spears seemed to have familiarized herself with J Balvin and Maluma after the meeting, as she tagged their accounts in her post

Coming soon: The performer's outing in New York took place just a few weeks before the planned publication date of her memoir, The Woman In Me

Coming soon: The performer’s outing in New York took place just a few weeks before the planned publication date of her memoir, The Woman In Me

On the small screen: Although she is currently preparing for her project's debut, Spears still found time to record a video of herself dancing, which was shared on her Instagram account on Thursday

On the small screen: Although she is currently preparing for her project’s debut, Spears still found time to record a video of herself dancing, which was shared on her Instagram account on Thursday

The Woman In Me and its accompanying audiobook are currently set to be released on October 24.

Although she is currently preparing for her project’s debut, Spears still found time to record a video of herself dancing, which was shared on her Instagram account on Thursday.

The performer showed off a considerable amount of skin while wearing a small red dress that was contrasted with black high-heeled shoes in her clip.

The singer also wrote a message in her post’s caption to express that she was simply enjoying ‘a game of a little CHESS.’

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