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Originally posted by Britney Spears
I still don't understand why people here feel threatened by Britney. She's a the nicest and loveliest pop girl out there. If it's about the success, aren't they claiming she's a has-been?  |
Basically, she's their faves' fave.
But to address your statement.
Stats Legacy-
She is the 6th best selling female artist of all time. don't you think they'd want their fave to even rank top 10 much less #6.
Now for the top 5...barbra stans don't really exist here. Madonna stans usually support Britney unless they are anti because they wanted xtina to be the chosen one, Mariah stans might shade her because of vocals. Celine stans don' really frequent the base and Whitney stans might be shading her like the mariah stans but Britney made it out of her troubles and whitney didn't so they might be bothered.
Albums. Who's going double diamond outside of adele in a few months? Who's literally top 50 (#8 female) most certified album artists in US history? Who had 7 platinum albums (people are barely halfway there or just over halfway and struggling to keep their base)? Who is reported as selling 100M albums WW? Who has albums that define pop culture for a particular brand in the pop landscape
Singles. Who has #1 hits as a lead in 3 different decades? Who didn't need airplay and Cd singles to still have the most top 40 pop hits and more memorable than top 10s/#1 hits of that time?
Influence- while there are pop stars and crossover stars who are supposedly legends and impactful (even if they push their music so much to force it down GPs throat -- pause) but the amount of artists that are influenced by Britney her music/success/impact/dance/videos/performances/image etc not only can be seen in the younger generation but also her peers. Hell even in 2001 my girl Mary J blige started sexing up her image and getting toned. I remember everyone was like that's the new Mary. The toned and tanned look was all Britney...Jlo did it as well but she was known for the perfect rump. When people look back at the late 90s/00s they will remember the stick skinny thing was out. The toned, tanned and still curvy look was in.
Catalog-
Performances. Who is making memorable performances? The last memorable performance was the bad one by Miley. People have bad performances and some have great ones but are they remembered or even referenced past their stans
Videos. britney is in the league of Madonna/Janet/Michael regarding videos that transcend her peers and are forever embedded into pop culture.
Songs. her catalog consists of late 90s, early 00s, mid 00s, late 00s, early 10s huge hits.
hits in the mid/late 10s will solidify her undeniable as a legend.
Spirit indestructible-
She outlasted everything against her
She was supposed to be a one hit wonder.
She was supposed to be a one album wonder.
She was supposed to only last when the teen pop era was big.
She was supposed to lose her career once Timberlake burst the perfect pop princess bubble.
She was supposed to lose her career once she married and had kids and lost her sex symbol status.
She was supposed to lose her career once she went on a downward spiral.
She was supposed to die. AP already created her obituary (poor taste IMO).
She was not supposed to comeback.
She was not supposed to last after her comeback.
She was not supposed to have another hit after taking on the Xfactor.
She was not supposed to make more money/be bankable after her breakdown than before.
She was not supposed to remain relevant if she ever flopped - BJ.
She was supposed to be a hasbeen accepting a vegas deal.
She was supposed to not be successful as Elvis, tina, cher, elton, celine or shania because they are "legends with a catalog of hits" and Britney apparently didn't have that status.
Meanwhile, vegas was a great move for her career, bankable profits for PH, put her in the league of older legends and proved that EVEN after a flop era her catalog of hits for her first 7 albums are so upper echelon that she can keep a residency going for two years based off of it.
They extend her residency with more money for less shows.
She's outlasted all the negativity and "career ending" things and come out on the other side happier, healthier and in a great place and weekly if not daily reference in media. That's not irrelevance
Iconic- she can state a phrase, have a messy interview, have a bad look, have great things and it will be embedded into pop culture.
We've seen her grow up basically and she can write the book on the good, bad and ugly things of fame via of her legacy.
90% of these others can't get away with making too many mistakes or being that known without it being over for them.
So, it does bother people that she was able to comeback after falling so hard and low knowing their faves wouldn't be able to.
She has the music, personality, performances, videos etc.
She has single handedly laid a blueprint for teen stars to transition out of teen pop/disney into adult pop (with or without backlash years). Obviously selena gomez, miley, bieber but also Rihanna too. This doesn't take from her influence/impact on Beyonce, xtina, jessica simpson, jlo, gaga, taylor, katy and many other pop girls
