Gone are the days under the spotlight. Although she has been absent from the scene for several years, Britney Spears seems to have officially turned the page on her pop-star years. The iconic performer of " Toxic,” “Gimme More,” “....Baby One More Time,” and “Womanizer” has decided to go all in! On her Instagram account, the artist has changed her name. Goodbye Britney Spears, she is now known as Xila Maria River Red.
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An Additional Act of Emancipation
In 2023, the former singer had already changed her name to River Red, then Maria River Red. An unofficial act, but one that holds great symbolic value for her as she strives for emancipation since her conservatorship ended in 2021. The former pop star seems to be doing everything she can to rebuild herself far from the music industry, as she revealed in her autobiography The Woman in Me, published in October 2023.
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A quest for freedom that is both media and geographic since she moved to Mexico to escape the paparazzi. « They have always been incredibly cruel to me [...] I know I am far from perfect, but it’s sometimes extremely mean and cruel », she wrote on social media.
A change that raises questions among her biggest fans
With this name change, fan theories are running wild. On Reddit, some see it as a sign of an upcoming announcement of a new album, as revealed by the American media Newsweek. On Instagram, she explained this choice: « ;">I see through all of this... it's liquid and it's wet... it's playful and it has mass!!! I've changed my name to River Red!!! Yet, it's the fire that illuminates... looking at it intently and diving in without any fear!!! », she wrote in January 2023. By adding « Maria », others have speculated that it was an anagram of « remarried » (remarried). What is the true explanation behind these name changes and the addition of « Xila »? The artist remains enigmatic, certainly intentionally…
