Britney's BlackOut album was originally slated to be released on November 13, 2007, the release date was moved up to October 30, 2007 due to numerous unauthorized online leaks and illegal downloads of the songs in an attempt to combat song piracy, as well as the success of the lead single, according to the album's record label.
There was confusion as to the album's title prior to an official announcement. Spears's website ran a competition for fans to vote for the album's title, however none of those names were used. Several sources, including People Magazine claimed "Piece of Me" was the album's title as well as second single.On October 5, 2007, a message was posted on Spears's official website confirming that the title of the album is "Blackout". A spokesperson for Jive Records has said that the title and theme of Britney’s fifth studio album "Blackout" is about "blacking out negativity and embracing life."
Her debut single for this album was "Gimme More" which she performed at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards.
So far Spears has not made much promotional efforts for the album, however, she has filmed music videos for the singles "Gimme More" and "Piece of Me".
