10:27 AM EDT 9/17/2013
Britney Spears announced her Las Vegas Show residency on Good Morning America Tuesday.
Spears put an end to month of speculation when she confirmed her Las Vegas residency, "Britney, Piece of Me". It will be an energized foray of her old and new hits, including Spears' latest single, Work Bitch. She will perform 50 shows per year.
Spears also took to Twitter to hype her upcoming show.
But yes it's TRUE! Proud to announce that I will be taking over Vegas at @phvegas starting in Dec. #PlanetBritney pic.twitter.com/iGpCdXxZd2
— Britney Spears (@britneyspears) September 17, 2013
Spears was greeted by over 1,000 fans who showed up in the Las Vegas where she made her big announcement. The 31-year-old singer was overwhelmed by the outpouring of support. Many of them held up signs of the superstar.
“This is such a sweet thing to do,” Spears said. “I don’t even know what to say. I’m speechless. This is shocking.”
Spears entailed what her Las Vegas show would be about that is set to begin Dec. 27. She has been in rehearsals for five hours a day.
“We wanted the environment to be that way so people could come and have a good time and stand up and feel like they’re in the show with me,” Spears said. “I love Vegas. The energy here is really, really good.”
Spears also shared that her two sons, Jayden and Sean, would also be incorporated into the show. The boys, her children with ex-husband Kevin Federline, are 7 and 6.
“Preston will probably be on stage but I think Jayden would have a hard time with it,” she said.
Spears also said that her eighth studio album will be released Dec. 3. It will feature ballads and reflect upon her failed engagement to Jason Trawick.The two broke up in January after dating for more than four years. He was also once her manager.
“I wrote a lot about [that],” Spears said. “I think everybody can relate to that. I think to them, they want to know that a superstar goes through the same process of a breakup as they do.”
Watch Spears below on GMA.
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