Britney Spears
Britney Spears sold the rights to her entire music catalogue for a reported $200 million. The buyer was the music publisher Primary Wave, and the BBC reported that the purchase closed on the 30th of December 2025. The price reflects a body of work with estimated sales of more than 150 million records. Few performers have built a catalogue worth that much, and fewer still have lived so openly under a microscope. This documentary asks how a girl from the American South became the best-selling teenage artist of all time. It asks what made her voice and her stage persona so recognizable, and why critics argued about both for decades. It also asks how a legal arrangement that put her father in charge of her affairs came to be challenged by fans, by journalists and finally by Spears herself in open court.
Britney Jean Spears was born on the 2nd of December 1981 in McComb, Mississippi. She spent her childhood in Kentwood, Louisiana, with her brother Bryan, her sister Jamie Lynn and her parents, Lynne and James Spears. The family lived in the Bible Belt, and Spears was baptized a Southern Baptist and sang in a church choir.
In 1984 she began dance lessons in Kentwood and was chosen to perform a solo at the annual recital. Soon afterward she sang "What Child Is This?" at her kindergarten graduation. Voice lessons and gymnastics followed, along with wins at state-level competitions and children's talent shows. Her gymnastics even took her to the training camp of Béla Károlyi. Looking back, she said: "I was in my own world … I found out what I'm supposed to do at an early age".
At eight years old, Spears traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, with her mother to audition for the 1990s revival of The Mickey Mouse Club. Casting director Matt Casella turned her down as too young. He did introduce her to Nancy Carson, a talent agent in New York City. Carson liked her singing and suggested the Professional Performing Arts School. Her first professional job was as understudy for the lead role of Tina Denmark in the off-Broadway musical Ruthless!. She also appeared as a contestant on Star Search and in several commercials.
In December 1992, Spears appeared in The All-New Mickey Mouse Club. Her fellow cast members included Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Ryan Gosling, Keri Russell and JC Chasez. The show was cancelled in 1994, and she returned to Mississippi to attend Parklane Academy in McComb. She compared the school to "the opening scene in Clueless with all the cliques". She played point guard on the basketball team and went to homecoming, yet she said: "I wanted more."
In June 1997, Spears was negotiating with manager Lou Pearlman about joining the girl group Innosense. Her mother, Lynne, asked a family friend and entertainment lawyer, Larry Rudolph, for his opinion. She also sent him photos and a tape of Spears singing over a Whitney Houston karaoke track. Rudolph decided to pitch Spears to record labels, which meant she needed a professional demo. He sent her an unused Toni Braxton song. She rehearsed for a week and then recorded her vocals in a studio.
Spears carried the demo to New York, met executives from four labels and returned to Kentwood the same day. Three of them said no, arguing that audiences wanted bands such as the Backstreet Boys and the Spice Girls. Two weeks later, Jive Records returned Rudolph's calls. Senior vice president of A&R Jeff Fenster said it was rare to hear someone that age deliver both emotional depth and commercial appeal. He added that an artist needs the "eye of the tiger" and that "Britney had that."
For the Jive executives she sang Houston's "I Have Nothing", and she was signed. The label paired her with producer Eric Foster White for a month. He reportedly moved her delivery from "lower and less poppy" to "distinctively, unmistakably Britney." After hearing the results, label president Clive Calder ordered a full album. Spears had first imagined "Sheryl Crow music, but younger; more adult contemporary". She came around to pop, saying it suited her because she could dance to it.
Half of that first album was recorded at Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, in March and April 1998. The producers there included Max Martin, Denniz Pop and Rami Yacoub.
Before the first album reached stores, Spears played shopping malls. The L'Oreal Hair Zone Mall Tour gave her a four-song set and two backup dancers. Her first concert tour followed, as an opening act for NSYNC.
Jive released ...Baby One More Time in January 1999. The lead single had come out in September 1998, with a music video that nearly went another way. Jive wanted animation, but Spears proposed the Catholic schoolgirl concept that was filmed instead. The single held number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for two consecutive weeks in January and February 1999. It sold more than 10 million copies. In the UK it also topped the chart for two weeks and became the fastest-selling single by a female artist, shipping over 460,000 copies.
The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and was certified two-times platinum by the RIAA after a month. It topped the charts in fifteen countries and sold more than 10 million copies within a year. Its third single, "(You Drive Me) Crazy", became a worldwide top-ten hit and appeared in the John Schultz film Drive Me Crazy. The album has since sold 30 million copies worldwide, the most of any debut album by any artist.
In June 1999, Spears began her first headlining run, the ...Baby One More Time Tour, in North America. Critics received it well, though her racy outfits stirred some controversy. An extension called the (You Drive Me) Crazy Tour followed in March 2000, and she previewed songs from her second album on it.
Oops!... I Did It Again arrived in May 2000 and sold 1.3 million copies in its first week. That broke the Nielsen SoundScan record for the biggest debut by any solo artist. It has sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Rolling Stone critic Rob Sheffield argued that beneath the cheesy surface, her demand for satisfaction was complex, fierce and even scary. The accompanying tour grossed $40.9 million, and she also published a first memoir written with her mother, Britney Spears' Heart to Heart.
In January 2001, Spears hosted the 28th Annual American Music Awards and performed in the Super Bowl XXXV halftime show headlined by Aerosmith and NSYNC. A promotional deal with Pepsi, worth $7-8 million, came in February. Her third album, Britney, followed in November 2001 with a funkier sound inspired by hip-hop acts such as Jay-Z and the Neptunes. It debuted at number one and has sold 10 million copies worldwide.
The Dream Within a Dream Tour was praised for its technical innovations, above all a water screen that pumped two tons of water into the stage. It grossed $53.3 million and ranked second among female tours of 2002, behind Cher's Farewell Tour. Forbes called her the world's most powerful celebrity that year. Her first starring film role, in Crossroads, arrived in February 2002. Critics largely panned the film but praised her acting, and it earned over $61.1 million worldwide on a $12 million budget.
In the Zone, released in November 2003, was the album where she took more creative control. She wrote and co-produced most of the material. It sold over 609,000 copies in its first week in the United States. That made her the first female artist of the SoundScan era whose first four studio albums all debuted at number one.
As a child, Spears would sing along to Madonna, Janet Jackson and Whitney Houston "day and night in her living room". She named them her three favorite artists. Mariah Carey, she said, was "one of the main reasons I started singing". In the 2002 book Madonnastyle she said: "I would really, really like to be a legend like Madonna."
Janet Jackson later told an interviewer about meeting Spears, who said she was a big fan. Jackson called that flattering and said what Spears did was a positive thing. Madonna, in the documentary Britney: For the Record, said she recognized aspects of herself from her own early career. Spears also credited Michael Jackson, Sheryl Crow, Otis Redding, Shania Twain, Brandy, Beyoncé, Natalie Imbruglia, Cher and Prince. She named Selena Gomez and Ariana Grande among younger artists she admires.
Producer Rami Yacoub recalled how the Stockholm team had pushed N'Sync and the Backstreet Boys toward a mid-nasal sound. When Spears did the same, he said, she found a raspy, sexy voice. She is a soprano, and William Orbit, who worked on Britney Jean, said that you hear two words and know who is singing.
Critics were less kind about the studio polish. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that her thin squawk could be excused in her teens but had not improved by the time of Blackout. Joan Anderman of The Boston Globe said she sounded robotic on record. Kayla Upadhyaya of The Michigan Daily replied that Auto-Tune, for Spears, is less a gimmick than an instrument. Adam Markovitz of Entertainment Weekly conceded that she was no technical singer. He still put her babytalk coo and breathy mix beside Michael Jackson's yips and Eminem's snarl.
Her music is mostly dance-pop. Her second album drew on R&B producers for what one review called bubblegum, urban soul and raga. In the Zone added Euro trance, reggae and Middle Eastern sounds. Glory, her ninth album, was more experimental, and she said it took a lot of time.
Her catchphrases became part of the sound. Label executive Barry Weiss said her "Oh, baby baby" opening grew out of strange ad-libbing in the studio. He recalled that it did not match what Max Martin had written, yet it worked. Years later, the Blackout opener "It's Britney, bitch" drew a different reaction. An early review called it laughable, but Amy Roberts of Bustle came to see it as a turning point toward strength and empowerment.
On the 7th of September 2000, Spears opened a routine at the MTV Video Music Awards in a black suit. Halfway through she pulled it off to reveal a sequined, flesh-colored bodysuit, and a heavy dance routine followed. Critics mark it as the moment she showed signs of becoming a more provocative performer.
The 2001 awards brought a caged tiger, handled by Bhagavan Antle, and a large albino python draped over her shoulders. PETA objected that the animals were mistreated and dropped plans for an anti-fur billboard featuring her. MTV News writer Jocelyn Vena called it one of the most striking visuals in the show's history. In August 2003, Spears and Christina Aguilera opened the ceremony with "Like a Virgin" and were joined by Madonna, whom both kissed. In 2008, MTV ranked it the best opening moment in the awards' history.
The Rolling Stone cover of April 1999 pictured a 17-year-old Spears on a bed in a bra and hot pants, holding a Teletubby. The American Family Association called it a disturbing mix of childhood innocence and adult sexuality and urged a boycott of stores selling her albums. Spears answered: "What's the big deal? I have strong morals." She added that she was tired of being compared to Debbie Gibson and bubblegum pop.
Early critics often dismissed her as a product of what one called a Swedish songwriting factory. Vox editor Constance Grady traced this to the rockism of the late 1990s, which prized grit over polish. Her slick pop, Grady wrote, was an affront to that taste, and calling her fake was an easy dismissal. Rolling Stone readers in 2011 voted her their second-favorite dancing musician, behind only Michael Jackson.
On stage, Spears says she is much shyer than her persona suggests. Performing, she said, is like an alter ego: something clicks and she turns into a different person. Her routines, which blend belly-dancing with measured erotic moves, are credited with influencing acts such as Danity Kane and the Pussycat Dolls.
Lip-syncing has dogged her concerts for years. Spears replied that she dances so hard that she uses some playback, mixed with her own voice, and that nobody credits her for singing at the same time. Reviewers split on her later shows. Serge F. Kovaleski of The New York Times found her stiff, even robotic, at her 2016 Las Vegas residency. Robin Leach of the Las Vegas Sun called the opening night flawless. Billboard judged her 2016 "comeback" performance at the video awards effective, though not entirely glorious.
Her music videos earned steadier praise. Billboard ranked her eighth among the greatest music video artists of all time in 2020, citing the storylines, dancing and outfits. For Oops!... I Did It Again, she pushed the video toward dance rather than the space theme her producers wanted. She also used a dancer's intuition to help choose the beats for each track.
In November 2002, Justin Timberlake released the song "Cry Me a River". Its video featured a Spears look-alike, and rumors of an affair followed. Spears had denied any affair involving Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst, but in 2023 she admitted one with choreographer Wade Robson. Their three-year relationship was over, and she answered by writing the ballad "Everytime" with her friend and backing vocalist Annet Artani.
In January 2004, Spears married her childhood friend at A Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The marriage was annulled 55 hours later, on a petition stating that she "lacked understanding of her actions". That March she began the Onyx Hotel Tour, which was cancelled in June after she fell and injured her left knee during the video shoot for "Outrageous". She had arthroscopic surgery and wore a thigh brace for six weeks.
In July 2004, Spears became engaged to dancer Kevin Federline, whom she had met three months earlier. Federline had recently split from the actress Shar Jackson, who was pregnant with their second child, so the romance drew intense attention. Their wedding ceremony took place on the 18th of September 2004, but a delay over the prenuptial agreement meant the marriage became legal on the 6th of October. Her reality show Britney and Kevin: Chaotic premiered on UPN on the 17th of May 2005. In 2013 she called it probably the worst thing she had done in her career.
Her business ventures flourished at the same time. Her first perfume, Curious, broke the first-week sales record of its maker, Elizabeth Arden. Her 2005 fragrance Fantasy generated over $1.5 billion in sales by 2011. Her first son was born in September 2005, and her second in September 2006.
In February 2006, photos showed her driving with her son on her lap instead of in a car seat. Child advocates were horrified, and Spears said paparazzi had frightened her and that it was her mistake. In November 2006 she filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. The settlement came in July 2007, with joint custody of their sons.
Her maternal aunt, Sandra Bridges Covington, died of ovarian cancer in January 2007. In February, Spears stayed in a rehabilitation facility in Antigua for less than a day. The next night she shaved her head with electric clippers at a hair salon in Tarzana, Los Angeles. In October 2007, a court gave physical custody of her sons to Federline, without making the reasons public.
Blackout was released that same October. It was her first album not to debut at number one in the United States, opening at number two. It did make her the only female artist whose first five albums all debuted in the top two slots. Her performance of "Gimme More" at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards was widely panned, but the single still reached number one in Canada. Blackout won Album of the Year at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards, and The Times later ranked it the fifth best pop album of the decade.
In January 2008, Spears refused to hand her sons over to Federline's representatives and was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center because of her worsening mental condition. An emergency hearing suspended her visitation rights, and Federline received sole custody. By the end of the month she was on a 5150 involuntary psychiatric hold at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. In February, her father, Jamie, filed for a temporary conservatorship. It gave him and attorney Andrew Wallet temporary control over her affairs, and in October 2008 it was extended indefinitely.
Work continued through it all. In September 2008, Spears won Video of the Year, Best Female Video and Best Pop Video at the MTV Video Music Awards for "Piece of Me". The documentary Britney: For the Record reached 5.6 million viewers across two airings on the 1st of December, the highest rating in its slot and in the network's history. Circus came out that month and made her the youngest female artist with five albums debuting at number one, which earned a place in Guinness World Records. Its lead single, "Womanizer", was her first chart-topper on the Billboard Hot 100 since "...Baby One More Time".
In January 2009, Spears and her father obtained a restraining order against her former manager Sam Lutfi, her ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib and attorney Jon Eardley. They were accused of conspiring to gain control of her affairs. The Circus Starring Britney Spears tour began that March and grossed US $131.8 million, the fifth highest of the year. Her single "3" became her third American number one in November 2009.
Femme Fatale, released in March 2011, topped the charts in the United States, Canada and Australia. Its lead single, "Hold It Against Me", made her the second artist in history, after Mariah Carey, to debut two consecutive singles at number one. It also made her the third woman to top the Hot 100 in three decades. The video for "Criminal" drew complaints from British politicians because replica guns were used in a London area hit by the 2011 England riots. Her management replied that the song had been written three years before the riots.
In April 2012, her boyfriend Jason Trawick was legally made co-conservator alongside her father. That May, Spears joined The X Factor as a judge, with a reported salary of $15 million, the highest ever for a singing competition judge at the time. Her contestant Carly Rose Sonenclar finished as runner-up. Her collaboration with will.i.am, "Scream & Shout", peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. In December 2012, Forbes named her music's top-earning woman, at an estimated $58 million.
In January 2013, Spears and Trawick ended their engagement, and he was removed as co-conservator, restoring her father as sole conservator. Britney Jean arrived in December 2013 with little promotion, as preparations for her residency competed for time. It debuted at number four with 107,000 first-week copies, her lowest peak and lowest sales in the United States. It was the last album under her original Jive contract, which had guaranteed eight studio albums.
That residency, Britney: Piece of Me, opened at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on the 27th of December 2013. It was announced as 100 shows across 2014 and 2015, and she later extended the contract by two years. The final show, on the 31st of December 2017, reportedly took in $1.172 million, a Las Vegas single-show record. Clips of "Toxic" and "Work Bitch" recorded on earlier dates aired on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve to a record audience of 25.6 million.
Her 2018 Piece of Me Tour grossed $54.3 million from 260,531 tickets. Then, on the 18th of October 2018, she announced a second Las Vegas residency, Britney: Domination. It was set to start on the 13th of February 2019 at Park MGM's Park Theatre, at a reported $507,000 per show.
By early 2019, Spears had announced an indefinite hiatus and cancelled the Las Vegas residency. Her father, Jamie, had suffered a near-fatal colon rupture, and Andrew Wallet had resigned as co-conservator. Allegations that Jamie played a part in cancelling the residency and placing her in a psychiatric facility led to a movement called #FreeBritney in May 2019. That month Judge Brenda Penny ordered a professional evaluation of the conservatorship.
In February 2021, the documentary Framing Britney Spears aired on FX. That June, The New York Times obtained confidential court documents showing she had pushed for years to end the conservatorship. At the hearing she said she wanted it terminated and cited abuse. In July, Bessemer Trust and her longtime manager Larry Rudolph resigned. Jamie then filed to end his own involvement, and Judge Penny terminated the conservatorship in November 2021.
On the 26th of August 2022, Spears released "Hold Me Closer" with Elton John, a remake of his 1972 single "Tiny Dancer". It was her first release since the conservatorship ended. The song debuted at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, her 14th top-ten single, and at number three in the UK. In June of that year she married Sam Asghari at her home in Thousand Oaks, though none of her immediate family attended. They separated in August 2023, after 14 months of marriage.
A $15 million book deal signed in February 2022 produced her second memoir, The Woman in Me, in October 2023. It covers her rise to fame, her conservatorship and her newfound freedom. In the United States it sold 1.1 million copies in its first week, and worldwide it sold 2.4 million in print.
In January 2023 and again in September 2023, deputies carried out welfare checks after fans raised concerns over her social media posts. Both times she was found safe. In January 2024, Rolling Stone reported that management was trying to get her excited about new music, including songs from Charli XCX and Julia Michaels. Spears denied it and said she would never return to the industry. She added that she had written more than 20 songs for other artists in the previous two years.
In March 2026, she was arrested in Ventura County, California, on suspicion of driving under the influence, and in April her representative said she had entered a rehabilitation facility. On the 4th of May 2026, she pleaded guilty to one count of reckless driving and was sentenced to one year of probation.
In 2026 she clarified what leaving music meant. She said she would "never perform in the US again", but she did not rule out performing elsewhere. Her stated hope was to be "performing with my son" in the UK and Australia "very soon."
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Who is Britney Spears?
Britney Spears is an American singer, born on the 2nd of December 1981 in McComb, Mississippi, and known as the "Princess of Pop". She has estimated sales of over 150 million records and is one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
What was Britney Spears' first hit song?
Britney Spears' first hit was "...Baby One More Time", released in September 1998. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two consecutive weeks in January and February 1999 and sold more than 10 million copies.
How did Britney Spears get her record deal?
Britney Spears signed with Jive Records in 1997 after recording a demo of an unused Toni Braxton song. She sang Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing" for Jive executives, and label president Clive Calder ordered a full album.
Why was Britney Spears under a conservatorship?
Britney Spears was placed under a conservatorship in 2008 after her mental condition worsened, and her father Jamie Spears filed for temporary control of her affairs. The arrangement was extended indefinitely in October 2008 and terminated by Judge Brenda Penny in November 2021.
What was the #FreeBritney movement?
#FreeBritney was a movement organized in May 2019 over allegations about Jamie Spears' role in cancelling Britney Spears' Las Vegas residency and placing her in a psychiatric facility. The documentary Framing Britney Spears aired on FX in February 2021.
How many albums has Britney Spears sold?
Britney Spears' debut album ...Baby One More Time has sold 30 million copies worldwide, the best-selling debut album by any artist. Oops!... I Did It Again has sold over 20 million copies worldwide.
What did Britney Spears write about in her memoir The Woman in Me?
The Woman in Me, published in October 2023, covers Britney Spears' rise to fame, public media events, her conservatorship and her newfound freedom. It sold 1.1 million copies in the United States in its first week.
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- 111NewsBritney Spears Under Permanent ConservatorshipHolly McKay — Fox News — October 28, 2008
- 112Circus reviews at Metacritic.comMetacritic
- 113MagazineBritney's 'Circus' Debuts Atop Album ChartKatie Hasty — December 10, 2008
- 114Britney Earns (Another) Guinness World RecordBritney.com — September 27, 2009
- 115Youngest solo artist to achieve five No.1 US albumsGuinness World Records
- 116News13 Britney Spears – The 2009 Celebrity 100March 6, 2009
- 117Britney Spears' Singles CollectionHMV Store Japan — June 1, 2010
- 118NewsSpears Scores Record-Setting Hot 100 JumpOctober 15, 2008
- 119Britney Spears – Womanizer (song)Hung Medien — 2008
- 120NewsNominees list for the 52nd Grammy AwardsDecember 2, 2009
- 121Britney Gets Restraining Order Against Former Manager, Ex-Beau and AttorneyMatt Mitovich — OpenGate Capital — January 31, 2009
- 122Magazine2009 Year End Top 50 Worldwide Concert Tours2010
- 123News'3' To 1: Britney Beats Odds To Debut Atop Hot 100Silvio Pietroluongo — October 14, 2009
- 124Britney Spears and Jason Trawick Split – ProfessionallyJulie Jordan — May 11, 2010
- 125Britney Spears To Design Clothing For Candie'sJocelyn Vena — MTV — June 30, 2010
- 126Sunday Final Ratings: Super Bowl Demos Galore, Plus 'Glee' 15 Minute DetailRobert Seidman — February 8, 2011
- 127'Glee' ratings: Britney is bigger than MadonnaRick Porter — Tribune Media Services — September 29, 2010
- 128Tuesday Finals: Glee, No Ordinary Family, NCIS, Dancing Up; Raising Hope, Detroit 1–8–7, Running Wilde DownBill Gorman — September 29, 2010
- 1297th Britney Spears Album 'Femme Fatale' Set for March 29th ReleaseJive Records — August 2, 2011
- 130MagazineBritney Spears Snares Sixth No. 1 on Billboard 200 with 'Femme Fatale'April 6, 2011
- 131Britney Spears song 'Unbroken' surfaces onlineFebruary 17, 2014
- 132MagazineBritney Spears' 'Hold It Against Me' Single PremieresJanuary 10, 2011
- 133MagazineListen: Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj and Ke$ha's 'Till the World Ends' Remix.April 23, 2011
- 134Britney Spears angers MPs over 'Criminal' video shootRobert Copsey — October 31, 2011
- 135Britney Spears Responds To 'Criminal' Video ControversyJames Montgomery — MTV — September 26, 2011
- 136Rihanna Says Britney Spears' 'S&M' Remix 'Had To Be Major'Jocelyn Vena — MTV — April 11, 2011
- 137MagazineRihanna's 'S&M' Reigns on Hot 100, Lady Gaga's 'Judas' DebutsGary Trust — April 20, 2011
- 138MagazineBest of 2011: The Artists
- 139MagazineBest of 2011: Billboard 200 Artists
- 140MagazineBest of 2011: Hot 100 Artists
- 141Press releaseBritney Spears Pens New Song 'Whiplash' for Selena GomezApril 14, 2011
- 142Press releasePop Superstar Britney Spears Announces Special Guest Nicki Minaj to Join the Highly Anticipated All Female Femme Fatale TourLive Nation — April 12, 2011
- 143MagazineTop 100 North American ToursJune 30, 2011
- 144Britney Spears Wraps Femme Fatale TourMTV — December 12, 2011
- 145Britney Spears Live: The Femme Fatale Tour (2011)Amazon — October 25, 2011
- 146NewsBritney Spears Accepts Video Vanguard VMA – And A Kiss From Lady GagaMTV News — August 28, 2011
- 147MagazineBritney Spears Announces Second 'B in the Mix' Remix AlbumBecky Bain — September 12, 2011
- 148Britney Spears' Engagement Ring: How Does It Stack Up?Jocelyn Vena — MTV News — December 19, 2011
- 149Britney Spears Will Get Record $15 Million Payday to Be X Factor JudgeMelanie Bromley — E! — April 12, 2012
- 150Magazine'American Idol' Producer Talks Revival Salaries, New ABC HomeMichael O'Connell — August 3, 2017
- 151American Idol Taps Lionel Richie as Third Judge for ABC RevivalVlada Gelman — Yahoo! Music — September 29, 2017
- 152Britney Spears Officially Leaving 'The X Factor'January 11, 2013
- 153Top 10 Digital Songs of 2013IFPI
- 154will.i.am Teases Britney Spears, Shakira, Alicia Keys CollaborationsShaun Kitchener — Entertainment Wise — January 30, 2012
- 155Britney Spears Is Music's Top Earning Woman of 2012December 12, 2012
- 156Britney Spears begins work on eighth studio albumDecember 12, 2012
- 157MagazineWill.i.am Executive Producing New Britney Spears AlbumJason Lipshutz — May 1, 2013
- 158Britney Spears and Jason Trawick SplitMarisa Laudadio — January 11, 2013
- 159NewsBritney Spears and Jason Trawick – SPLITJanuary 11, 2013
- 160Britney Spears Splits with Boyfriend David LucadoPatrick Gomez — August 28, 2014
- 161MagazineBritney Spears Records New Song For 'Smurfs 2' SoundtrackApril 17, 2013
- 162MagazineBritney Spears: Las Vegas Show Will Be 'A Massive Party From Start To Finish'May 8, 2013
- 163Britney Spears names new album 'Britney Jean'Andy Joannou — Digital Spy — October 15, 2013
- 164NewsBritney Spears' Album Release Date Announced As Dec. 3 On 'Good Morning America'September 17, 2013
- 165MagazineRCA's New Executive Team Named Under CEO Peter Edge Amid LayoffsEd Christman — August 23, 2011
- 166Daily B: Britney's Record Deal is Ready to Be Renewed And Everyone Wants A Piece of BMuuMuse — August 8, 2012
- 167MagazineBritney Spears' new album 'Britney Jean' now streaming on iTunesJake Pearlman — November 25, 2013
- 168Britney Spears Has Lowest Chart Debut With Britney JeanGil Kaufman — MTV News — December 11, 2013
- 169You Better Work, Britney: 'Britney Jean' Debuts at No. 34 in UKDecember 8, 2013
- 170MagazineBritney Spears Debuts 'Work Bitch' Following Leak By 'One Bad Apple': ListenSeptember 15, 2013
- 171Week Ending Sept. 22, 2013. Songs: The Brit Is BackPaul Grein — Yahoo! Music — September 25, 2013
- 172MagazineBritney Spears spritzes fans with new single 'Perfume' – ListenHillary Busis — November 3, 2013
- 174MagazineMiley Cyrus Reveals 'Bangerz' Tracklist as 'Wrecking Ball' Breaks VEVO RecordSeptember 10, 2013
- 175People's Choice Awards 2014 NomineesPeople's Choice Awards
- 176MagazineBritney Spears: Popstar Directs Clear Vision of Her Billion-Dollar EmpireAndrew Barker — August 28, 2014
- 178NewsBritney Spears confirms 2-year Las Vegas residency extensionSam Rigby — Digital Spy — September 25, 2014
- 179Britney Spears and Charlie Ebersol SplitJeff Nelson — June 22, 2015
- 180Britney Spears dates new single 'Pretty Girls' for MayLewis Corner — March 25, 2015
- 181MagazineBritney Spears & Iggy Azalea perform 'Pretty Girls' live for the first time at Billboard Music AwardsKevin O'Donnell — May 17, 2015
- 183NewsShuffle: Britney Spears and Giorgio Moroder drone on in Tom's DinerOctober 15, 2015
- 184Giorgio Moroder: Britney Spears "did a good job" with collabOfficial Charts
- 187Britney Spears Is Ruffling Feathers in This 'Jane The Virgin' PromoNovember 3, 2015
- 188Jane the Virgin Recap: The Writing on the WallKathryn VanArendonk — November 10, 2015
- 189MagazineBritney Spears Confirms She's 'Working Hard' on a New AlbumNovember 4, 2015
- 191V100 Starring Britney SpearsFebruary 29, 2016
- 192MagazineBritney Spears Helps You Chase the 'American Dream' in New Mobile GameMay 18, 2016
- 193Find Out When and Where Adele's New Video Will DebutE! — May 16, 2016
- 195Britney Spears to receive Billboard Millennium AwardMay 2, 2016
- 197Britney Spears to perform at MTV VMAsFrank Pallotta — CNN — August 16, 2016
- 198Britney Spears Is Ready To Make History at the VMAs 9 Years After Disastrous PerformanceStephanie Marcus — August 16, 2016
- 199Britney Spears Absolutely Slays VMAs PerformanceE! — August 28, 2016
- 200Britney Spears is Marie Claire's October cover starSeptember 13, 2016
- 201Britney Spears on Having A Bad Date: 'Being Famous Doesn't Make You Different'Cat Williams — August 31, 2016
- 202Glory: With A New Album and a Record-Breaking Hit Show in Las Vegas, Britney Spears Finds Her Energy And Her PeaceRyan Slattery — Caesar Palace — November 17, 2016
- 203Watch Britney Spears and Tinashe's raunchy 'Slumber Party' videoLuke Britton — Caesar Palace — November 16, 2016
- 204MagazineWho Is Britney Spears' Boyfriend, Sam Asghari?Chelsey Sanchez — February 9, 2021
- 205MagazinePeople's Choice Awards 2017: See the Full List of WinnersJanuary 19, 2017
- 207Britney Spears to make first tour of Japan since 2002April 2, 2017
- 208NewsBritney Spears announces Manila concertMarch 28, 2017
- 209Israel postpones vote due to Britney Spears concertDelaney Strunk — CNN — April 6, 2017
- 211NewsBritney Spears Opens Children's Cancer Foundation Campus in Vegas After Donating $1 MillionNovember 4, 2017
- 212NewsBeyoncé has replaced Taylor Swift as the richest woman in musicNovember 21, 2017
- 213Britney Spears Ends 'Piece Of Me' Vegas Residency With Box Office RecordJanuary 3, 2018
- 214MagazineDick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest Bests Grammys as 2017's Top Music SpecialColin Stutz — January 2, 2018
- 215Britney Spears Unveils New Fragrance 'Sunset Fantasy'January 8, 2018
- 216NewsPop queen Britney Spears announces world tour dates for 2018January 23, 2018
- 217NewsBritney Spears adds extra dates to UK 2018 tour due to overwhelming demandHarriet Flook — February 13, 2018
- 218NewsBritney Spears adds new dates to 'Piece of Me' UK tour and announces support actFebruary 9, 2018
- 221MagazineBritney Spears Just Landed A Major Fashion Campaign With KenzoZoe Anastasiou — March 20, 2018
- 222KenzoMay 30, 2023
- 223NewsBritney Spears to be Honored at 29th Annual GLAAD Media AwardsFebruary 13, 2018
- 224Now Is the Perfect Moment for a Britney Spears Fashion LineChavie Lieber — April 27, 2018
- 225Britney Spears Is Launching a A Unisex Fragrance Called PrerogativeJenna Rosenstein — July 18, 2018
- 226MagazineBritney Spears' Strange Vegas Residency Rollout Belies a Big RaiseChris Willman — October 19, 2018
- 228Britney Spears and Bruno Mars 'Look to Boost the US Grand Prix in Austin'ESPN — April 26, 2018
- 229Britney Spears Announces 'Indefinite Work Hiatus,' Cancels Las Vegas ResidencyJoe Coscarelli — January 4, 2019
- 230Britney Spears' Father Jamie Calls on Court to Reappoint Co-Conservator Who Resigned in 2019Gabrielle Chung — August 20, 2020
- 231All Your Questions About Britney Spears' Latest Mental-Health Crisis, AnsweredJill Gutowitz — April 24, 2019
- 232Why Did Britney Spears Have to Confirm She's Not Being Held Hostage?Marissa Martinelli — April 24, 2019
- 233NewsWhat Is Actually Happening With Britney Spears?Julia Jacobs — May 17, 2019
- 235Kevin Federline files complaint alleging altercation between his son and Britney Spears' fatherDiana Dasrath — NBC News — September 5, 2019
- 236You are now entering 'The Zone': An immersive Britney Spears experience brings early 2000s teen pop back to LADan Shapiro — March 31, 2020
- 237At the Britney Spears pop-up museum (yes, museum), a vacant Kmart becomes a selfie shrineMolly Lambert — February 2, 2020
- 238Britney Spears Drops 'Mood Ring (By Demand),' Her First New Music in 4 YearsChris Murphy — May 29, 2020
- 239MagazineBritney Spears, Backstreet Boys Team Up for New Song 'Matches'Jon Blistein — December 11, 2020
- 240Britney Spears Hearing: Judge Overrules Father's Objections to Joint Conservatorship OrderGene Maddaus — February 11, 2021
- 241NewsBritney Spears to speak directly to LA court on her conservatorshipJill Serjeant — April 27, 2021
- 242Live updates: Britney Spears addresses court over conservatorshipChloe Melas et al. — CNN — June 23, 2021
- 243Britney Spears Asked A Judge To End The Conservatorship That Sparked The #FreeBritney MovementStephanie K. Baer — June 23, 2021
- 244NewsCompany Set to Manage Britney Spears' Estate Asks to WithdrawJuly 1, 2021
- 245NewsBritney Spears' manager resigns after 25 years.July 6, 2021
- 246NewsBritney Spears and Sam Asghari Are Engaged: 'I Can't ... Believe It!'Daniela Avila et al. — September 12, 2021
- 247NewsBritney Spears' father files to end court conservatorshipAndrew Dalton — September 7, 2021
- 248NewsBritney Spears 'on cloud nine' after father suspended from conservatorshipLisa Richwine — September 30, 2021
- 249NewsBritney Spears Conservatorship Has Been Terminated: Live UpdatesJoe Coscarelli — November 12, 2021
- 250MagazineBritney Spears Is Pregnant With Her First Child With Fiancé Sam AsghariLauren Puckett-Pope — April 11, 2022
- 251NewsBritney Spears says she has lost her baby early in her pregnancyChloe Melas — May 14, 2022
- 252Britney Spears Marries Sam Asghari in Intimate Los Angeles CeremonyChris Gardner — June 9, 2022
- 254NewsBritney Spears' Sons Preston and Jayden Won't Be at Wedding but Are 'Happy' for Her: LawyerGeorgia Slater et al. — June 9, 2022
- 255NewsBritney Spears' ex-husband arrested after trying to crash her weddingCaitlin O'Kane — June 10, 2022
- 256NewsAfter crashing Britney Spears' wedding, ex Jason Alexander hit with restraining orderKenan Draughorne — June 14, 2022
- 257Elton John, Britney Spears duet 'Hold Me Closer' confirmedErin Keller — August 8, 2022
- 258Britney Spears and Elton John Finally Drop 'Hold Me Closer' DuetThania Garcia — August 26, 2022
- 259Listen to Elton John and Britney Spears' new collaboration 'Hold Me Closer'Will Richards — August 26, 2022
- 261Britney lands highest-charting single in the UK in 10 years with Elton John duetSam Damshenas — September 5, 2022
- 262NewsBritney Spears needs helpEmily Bootle — 27 February 2026
- 263Everything You Need To Know About Those Wild Britney Spears Conspiracy TheoriesJess Pullar — January 9, 2023
- 264Britney Spears Asks Fans to 'Respect' Her Privacy After Calls to Police Prompt Welfare CheckRachel DeSantis — January 26, 2023
- 265MagazineBritney Spears to Return With New Will.i.am SongTomás Mier — July 18, 2023
- 266Britney Spears and Husband Sam Asghari Separate After 14 Months of Marriage: SourcesDaniela Avila — August 16, 2023
- 267MagazineBritney Spears Settles Divorce From Sam AsghariBill Donahue — May 2, 2024
- 268MagazineBritney Spears and Sam Asghari Settle Their Divorce 9 Months After FilingDaniela Avila — May 2, 2024
- 269NewsBritney Spears and Sam Asghari's Spousal Support Decision RevealedE! — May 2, 2024
- 270NewsAuthorities dispatched to Britney Spears' home over video showing singer dancing with knivesJosh Campbell — CTV News — September 28, 2023
- 271Britney Spears Lands Multimillion-Dollar Book DealFebruary 21, 2022
- 272NewsBritney Spears' $15 Million Book Deal Shows Why Success Is The Best RevengeLisette Voytko — February 22, 2022
- 273Britney Spears Sets Fall Date for 'Brave' Memoir 'The Woman in Me' — See the Book Cover Reveal (Exclusive)Elizabeth Leonard — July 12, 2023
- 274News'I felt like I was being ritually tortured': the most shocking moments in Britney Spears' memoirLaura Snapes — October 24, 2023
- 275NewsBritney Spears's Memoir Sells 1.1 Million Copies in US in First WeekJulia Jacobs — November 1, 2023
- 276MagazineBritney Spears' Memoir Sells Over 1 Million Copies in First Week: 'I Am Grateful to My Fans and Readers'Angel Saunders — November 1, 2023
- 277NewsBritney Spears sells rights to entire music catalogueFebruary 11, 2026
- 278NewsBritney Spears denies reports of a new album: 'I will never return to the music industry'Laura Snapes — January 4, 2024
- 279MagazineCharli XCX Confirms She Did Write Music for Britney Spears (But It Was Never Recorded)Rania Aniftos — May 7, 2024
- 280NewsBritney Spears arrested in California for DUIOwen Myers — March 5, 2026
- 281MagazineBritney Spears Vows to 'Never Perform in the U.S. Again'Gil Kaufman — January 9, 2026
- 282Britney Spears Sells Music Catalog, Other Rights to Primary WaveJem Aswad — February 10, 2026
- 283NewsBritney Spears arrested for DUI in CaliforniaLisa Respers France — March 5, 2026
- 284NewsBritney Spears goes into rehab after driving under the influence arrestIan Youngs — April 13, 2026
- 285NewsBritney Spears charged with DUI after arrest last month in Southern CaliforniaSaba Hamedy et al. — April 30, 2026
- 286NewsBritney Spears officially charged with DUIWesley Stenzel — April 30, 2026
- 287NewsBritney Spears Will Be Offered Probation for DUI, Avoid Jail Time If She Pleads Guilty to Reckless Driving ChargeRachel DeSantis et al. — April 30, 2026
- 288NewsSpears Out of Rehab and "Feeling Very Positive"WKFR 103.3 — May 1, 2026
- 289MagazineBritney Spears Pleads Guilty to Reckless Driving After DUI Arrest, Ordered to See Psychiatrist Twice a MonthDaniela Avila et al. — May 4, 2026
- 290NewsBritney Spears pleads guilty to reckless driving after DUI arrestSossy Dombourian et al. — May 4, 2026
- 291MagazineBritney Spears Wishes Mariah Carey a Happy Birthday With the Sweetest MessageRania Aniftos — March 27, 2020
- 292NewsThe State of Britneydom: Teen-pop Queen declares 'I'm on the verge of being a woman'Ed Masley — November 2, 2001
- 293BookMadonnastyleCarol Clerk — Omnibus Press — 2002
- 294NewsBritney Previews LP, Denies Rumors Of 'Cry Me A River' ResponseJennifer Vineyard — MTV News — May 30, 2003
- 295Britney Gives Sirius XM Venus A Track By Track of "Glory"ukbritney.tv — September 3, 2016
- 296NewsLuscious JacksonElysa Gardner — July 28, 2000
- 297VideoBritney: For the RecordMTV — November 30, 2008
- 298News'Britney' strengthens claim to pop tiaraShane Harrison — November 6, 2001
- 299Exclusive Interview: Britney Spears On Tabloid Fame and Vegas TakeoverNovember 12, 2013
- 300Who inspires Britney? Beyonce, Bruno and her ex JTMarco Cava — December 29, 2013
- 301Britney Spears 'comeback' album inspired by Selena GomezSeptember 28, 2016
- 302Britney Spears revela que Selena Gomez e Ariana Grande são "inspirações"September 28, 2016
- 304MagazineOops!...I Did It Again – Album ReviewRob Sheffield — June 9, 2004
- 305...Baby One More TimeStephen Erlewine — 1999
- 306Oops!...I Did It AgainStephen Erlewine — 2000
- 307Twitter Reacts to Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea's "Pretty Girls"Christopher Rosa — VH1 — May 4, 2015
- 308Why Britney Spears and her team opted for tradition with the release of 'Glory'Gerrick D. Kennedy — September 7, 2016
- 310Britney hits us one more timeDavid Veitch — Mike Power — May 13, 2000
- 311Britney Spears: BritneyTed Kessler
- 312NewsBritney Spears, 'Britney Jean' (RCA) – album reviewKevin Harley — December 1, 2013
- 313Femme Fatale – Britney SpearsStephen Thomas Erlewine — AllMusic. Rovi Corporation — March 28, 2011
- 314NewsBritney Spears, BlackoutAlexis Petridis — October 26, 2007
- 315Oh Baby Baby! Nicole Scherzinger Does a Near-Flawless Impersonation of Britney SpearsBlake Bakkila — August 27, 2016
- 316Magazine'Britney Spears wanted to be a star': An oral history of '...Baby One More Time'Jessica M. Goldstein — October 23, 2018
- 317Yep, 'It's Britney, B*tch,' Is Still The Most Inspirational Catchphrase EverAmy Roberts — Bustle — October 5, 2017
- 319Poptimist #10: Britney in the Black Lodge (Damn Fine Album)Tom Ewing — November 20, 2007
- 320NewsNew music: Britney Spears – Hold It Against MeMichael Cragg — January 10, 2011
- 321NewsBritney Spears – Blackout ReviewOctober 23, 2007
- 322NewsSoprano to bass: Can you find your voice?Tim Rhys-Evans — BBC
- 323NewsBritney Spears' 2016 VMAs Performance: An Effective, But Not Entirely Glorious, Bid to Regain Pop SuperstardomJennifer Keishin Armstrong — August 26, 2016
- 324BookSuccessful Singing AuditionsJeremy Fisher et al. — Bloomsbury Publishing — May 27, 2014
- 325BookBritney Spears Is Coming-back!Pradeep Thakur — Pradeep Thakur & Sons — 2010
- 326NewsMusical SpearsGuy Blackman — August 25, 2009
- 327NewsThe Interview: William OrbitHunger TV — June 20, 2014
- 328Unedited Britney Spears Song Without Auto-Tune Leaks And It's PainfulAly Weisman — July 1, 2014
- 329Britney Spears: The Outworldly Confusion of 'Alien' VideoJonathan Brown — July 9, 2014
- 330Blackout – Britney SpearsStephen Thomas Erlewine — AllMusic
- 331NewsBeneath Her Sexy Growls, a Girlhood InterruptedJoan Anderman — December 7, 2001
- 332Pop queen loses voice on 'Britney Jean'Kayla Upadhyaya — December 10, 2013
- 333These Were Britney Spears' Best Performances of All TimeChristian Allaire — December 2, 2018
- 334MagazineRolling Stone Readers Pick Their 10 Favorite Dancing MusiciansMatthew Perpetua — July 14, 2011
- 335'It was a bit of a blur': Britney Spears on the making of ...Baby One More TimeMichael Cragg — August 11, 2018
- 337MagazineVMAs 2016: A Brief History of Britney Spears At The MTV VMASCady Lang — August 26, 2016
- 338Spears' Awards Fiasco Stirs Speculation About Her FutureJeff Leeds — September 13, 2007
- 339It's not just Ariana Grande; female pop stars are becoming terrible dancersAlex Abad-Santos — August 19, 2014
- 340Is Britney Spears ready to Stand On Her Own?Serge F. Kovaleski et al. — May 4, 2016
- 341Photos: Britney Spears reigns supreme as pop royalty with 'Piece of Me' at Planet HollywoodRobin Leach — December 28, 2013
- 342Britney Spears responds to claims she lip-syncs at her live showsNick Levine — June 28, 2017
- 343MagazineThe Ten Most Infamous Lip Sync Incidents in Pop History: Where Does Mariah Rank?Andrew Unterberger — January 4, 2017
- 344BookThe Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas 2017Bob Sehlinger — Unofficial Guides — 2017
- 345Britney Spears, O2 Arena, London, reviewNeil McCormick — October 28, 2011
- 346In Sync We Trust: Pop Music's History of Lip-Syncing (and Lying About It)Rich Juzwiak — June 29, 2017
- 347Haters Go Home: Britney Dominates L.A. ShowEvelyn McDonnell — June 20, 2011
- 34812 Times Britney Spears Actually Sang LiveSabrina Weiss — Refinery29 — November 9, 2016
- 350The Greatest: 50 Greatest Women of the Video EraVH1. MTV Networks
- 351MagazineThe 100 Greatest Music Video Artists of All Time: Staff ListAugust 27, 2020
- 352Why Britney Spears' fans are convinced she's being held captiveConstance Grady — Vox — July 24, 2020
- 354Magazine25 Teen Idol Breakout MomentsAndy Greene — May 11, 2012
- 355MagazineBritney Spears, Teen Queen: Rolling Stone's 1999 Cover StorySteven Daly — April 1999
- 356NewsSpeaking of Britney ... What About All Those Other Women?Jessica Bennett — February 27, 2021
- 357NewsFrom A To Z: A Guide To All Things Britney SpearsStacy Lambe — VH1 — December 3, 2013
- 358News7 bizarre times Teletubbies collided with popFraser McAlpine — BBC — March 31, 2017
- 359MagazineFirst Time on the Cover of Rolling StoneNovember 1, 2011
- 360NewsThe Age of (Not That) InnocenceJeff Weiss — May 14, 2020
- 361News19 Years In The Life Of Britney SpearsJen Ortiz et al. — December 2, 2011
- 362MagazineBiography – Britney SpearsSteve Huey — 2007
- 363MagazineThe Evolution of Britney SpearsOctober 12, 2016
- 364The 30 Greatest Britney Spears Songs (In Honor of Her 30th Birthday)Mark Graham et al. — VH1 — December 2, 2011
- 365NewsSchoolyard Superstar Aims For a Second Act, as an AdultOctober 6, 2002
- 366In the Zone – Britney Spears AllMusicStephen Thomas Erlewine — AllMusic. Rovi Corporation — November 18, 2003
- 367Is Britney Spears a Next Level Gay Icon?Brittany Spanos — September 30, 2013
- 368Timeline: Britney's MeltdownMichelle Singer — CBS News — February 20, 2007
- 369MagazineThe Tragedy of Britney Spears: Rolling Stone's 2008 Cover StoryVanessa Grigoriadis — February 21, 2008
- 370MagazineBritney Bounces Back With Three VMA WinsSeptember 8, 2008
- 372Britney Spears opens up about taking "responsibility" for her mental healthNaomi Gordon — June 26, 2017
- 373NewsMadonna Tops the List as VH1 Counts Down Music's '100 Sexiest Artists'September 18, 2002
- 375The 100 Hottest Female Singers of All TimeLauren Nostro et al. — December 10, 2012
- 376MagazineBritney Spears: Sex & The Singles GirlChris Nashawaty — November 9, 2001
- 37750 Most Beautiful PeopleMichelle Tauber — May 12, 2003
- 378Britney Spears Reflects On Her "Awful" Twenties In New InterviewPaper Magazine — 26 June 2017
- 379Spears: "I'm a tomboy at heart"RTÉ — 6 September 2012
- 380NewsBritney's all manEvening Standard — 13 April 2012
- 381Magazine7 Times Britney Spears Earned Her Gay Icon StatusPatrick Crowley — February 13, 2018
- 382Why Do Gay Men Love Britney Spears?Manuel Betancourt — Vice — February 21, 2017
- 383Lest We Forget Why Gay Men Love Britney And MadonnaBen Appel — October 16, 2017
- 384The Fall and Rise of Britney Spears: The Real Story Behind the Day the Biggest Celebrity in the World Lost EverythingMelanie Bromley — E! — February 16, 2017
- 385BookBritney Spears's BlackoutNatasha Lasky — Bloomsbury Academic — 2022
- 386Britney Spears Tops Yahoo SearchesNBC Washington — December 1, 2008
- 387Angelina, Brad & Britney Set Guinness World RecordsNBC Chicago — September 15, 2008
- 388Britney Spears is the most searched for celebrity of the decadeGerald Lynch — Tech Digest — December 21, 2009
- 389NewsCredulous Republicans and the urban legend of a 'conservative' Britney SpearsJames Frazier — May 15, 2012
- 390Britney Spears: 'Trust our president in every decision'Tucker Carlson — CNN — September 4, 2003
- 391MagazineHillary Clinton Meets with Britney Spears for a Semi-Awkward Las Vegas SummitJosh Duboff — February 19, 2016
- 392MagazineBritney Spears Shows Support for Dream Act: 'We Are All Dreamers'Mitchell Peters — December 23, 2017
- 393MagazineBritney Spears: The 100 Most Influential People of 2021Paris Hilton — September 15, 2021
- 394MagazinePop Icon Britney Spears Wins Time's 2021 Time100 Reader PollSeptember 10, 2021
- 395Britney Spears Thanks #FreeBritney Movement For "Freeing Me From My Conservatorship"Dominic Patten — October 4, 2021
- 396NewsBritney Spears named most famous celebrity from Louisiana, study showsTyler Eschette — Yahoo! News — March 28, 2024
- 397The Curious Case Of Britney Spears: 5 Reasons Why The Princess of Pop RulesKeith Murphy — February 11, 2011
- 398MagazineBritney Spears: Biography: Rolling Stone2008
- 399MagazineThe Millennial 100Brittany Spanos — October 17, 2018
- 400MagazineBritney Spears' Pop Legacy Goes Way Beyond Her MusicMaura Johnston — July 21, 2021
- 401Britney Spears' 10 Best (and Worst) Songs of All TimeChristopher Rosa — November 27, 2019
- 402MagazineBritney Spears' Singing Voice: How Her 'Baby One More Time' Vocals Influenced a GenerationRobert Kelly — October 25, 2018
- 403MagazineThe 100 Greatest Debut Singles of All TimeMay 19, 2020
- 404Mandy Moore Reflects on Her Early Days in Pop Music Alongside Britney SpearsJess Cohen — E! — July 25, 2018
- 405BookChristina Aguilera: A Star is Made: The Unauthorized BiographyPier Dominguez — Amber Communications Group, Inc — 2003
- 406Jessica Simpson – Sweet KissesStephen Thomas Erlewine — AllMusic
- 407BookJessica Simpson and Nick LacheyTerri Dougherty — Lucent — 2005
- 408MagazineRankings The '00s Pop PrincessesCaitlyn Callegari — February 19, 2016
- 409The Complete History of Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears' Long-Running Rivalry—Including Everything You ForgotSarah Grossbart — E! — May 9, 2018
- 410Britney's Blackout ten years on – a mutant pop classicAlim Kheraj — October 26, 2017
- 411MagazineMusic Review: Femme FataleAdam Markovitz — March 23, 2011
- 412MagazineBillboard's Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: No. 6 — Britney SpearsJames Dinh — October 29, 2024
- 413MagazineBillboard's Top 100 Women Artists of the 21st Century Chart, Nos. 100-1Trevor Anderson et al. — March 19, 2025
- 414NewsBritney Spears Continues to Define the Modern Strip ResidencyBrock Radke — October 20, 2016
- 415NewsLady Gaga in Las Vegas: A history of Sin City residencies, from Liberace and Frank Sinatra to Celine DionJoe Somerlad — October 20, 2016
- 416Britney Spears Inspired 'Country Strong' Lead, Director SaysMawuse Ziegbe — MTV News — December 16, 2010
- 417MagazineCatching Up With Nicki MinajNoah Michelson — September 5, 2011
- 418NewsThe Sunday Conversation: Barry ManilowIrene Lacher — June 5, 2011
- 419Bebo Norman – Album ReviewAndree Farias — AllMusic — September 16, 2008
- 420MagazineNavel-Gazing: Britney Spears, Belly Buttons, and MeSonia Saraiya — August 19, 2021
- 421Pop Stars Are Bringing Back the Beloved '90s Belly Button Piercing in 2024Irene Kim — March 11, 2024
- 422Queen of the Ring: The Cultural History of Britney Spears' Belly Button PiercingDajve Citrus — Belly, Inc. — September 8, 2017
- 423MagazineBritney Spears to Perform Hits Medley at Billboard Music AwardsMay 2, 2016
- 424Britney SpearsHollywood Walk of Fame — October 25, 2019
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- 428The Woman in Me: Britney Spears' best songs of all time, ranked, from Piece Of Me to ToxicElizabeth Gregory — October 19, 2023
- 429MagazineAsk Billboard: Britney Spears' Career Album & Song Sales, on the 20th Anniversary of '...Baby One More Time' LISTGary Trust — January 13, 2019
- 430Chart Watch Extra: The Top 20 Album Sellers Of The 2000sPaul Grein — Yahoo! Music — May 29, 2009
- 431MagazineArtists of the DecadeDecember 9, 2009
- 432MagazineBritney Spears' '3' Decades of No. 1sFebruary 11, 2011
- 433MagazineGreatest Of All Time Top Dance Club ArtistsDecember 2016
- 434Britney Brands, Inc.Everything2 Media, LLC — June 18, 2012
- 435Britney Spears to Promote PepsiAmerican Broadcasting Company — February 7, 2011
- 436NewsBritney joins the Pepsi generationBBC — February 7, 2001
- 437NewsBritney, Beyoncé, Pink star in Pepsi adJanuary 27, 2004
- 438Britney's Dance BeatJune 19, 2002
- 439Britney Spears, Candie's Girl?! Jr. brand banks on pop star's future – not her pastKorin Miller — March 3, 2009
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- 441Britney Spears Looks Amazing In $20,000 BraAlex Catarinella — MTV — April 12, 2012
- 442BookBritney Spears Fantasy Fantasy Britney SpearsCindy Hinant — Cindy Hinant — 2012
- 443Britney's Perfume Line On TopBritneySpears.com — May 21, 2009
- 444Britney Spears Facing $10 Million Lawsuit in Connection With Fragrance Dealx17 Online — March 30, 2011
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- 448The Britney Spears Foundation: Helping Children in NeedBritneySpears.com
- 449The Britney Spears Camp for the Performing ArtsBritneySpears.com
- 450The Britney Spears Foundation: Mission StatementBritneySpears.com
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- 452Britney Spears Zeroes Out Her Charitable Foundation: It's OverRoger Friedman — Showbiz 411 — July 21, 2011
- 453Artists Against AIDS Worldwide's New Superstar Version of Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On' in Stores Tuesday, October 30Hope for African Children — October 29, 2001
- 454Britney Spears Charity Work, Events and CausesLook to the Stars
- 455Britney Spears' Charity in the RedRoger Friedman — Fox News — June 19, 2008
- 456Britney Spears Donates $50,000 To Cancer CharitySoftpedia — July 14, 2005
- 457Britney donates to childhood cancer charityDigital Spy — October 27, 2015
- 458Britney Spears donates $120,000 to Nevada Childhood Cancer FoundationOctober 26, 2015
- 462Britney Spears Campus – Grand openingNevada Childhood Cancer Foundation
- 464MagazineNeed Help? Slide Into Britney's DMsMarch 22, 2020
- 465MagazineBritney Spears Partners with N.Y.C.'s Glace on a 'Special' Valentine's Day Dessert for a Good Cause (Exclusive)Bailey Richards — February 13, 2024
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- 482BookBritney Spears: The Illustrated StoryAmanda Stevens — Billboard Books — 2001