Overview

• Bobby Brown expressed dissatisfaction with Britney Spears's 2004 cover of his 1988 hit 'My Prerogative,' calling it a 'butchering' during an appearance on the 'Club Shay Shay' podcast.
• Brown revealed he initially approved the cover due to Spears’s star power and the involvement of producer Teddy Riley, but now regrets the decision.
• Spears’s version, released as the lead single for her 'Greatest Hits: My Prerogative' album, featured modern R&B elements, synthesizers, and pronoun changes but did not reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Brown emphasized the experience as a lesson, stating he will now require hearing all remixes or covers before granting approval to protect his artistic legacy.
• Spears has not yet responded to Brown’s remarks, which mark a significant critique of one of her notable early 2000s releases.