The point of this thread was to demonstrate how Britney's light has burn out. She may have inspired the 90's gurls BACK THEN, but were in the new decade.
I hate it when you Britney stans automatically jump to "Yep, Britney's more impactful"...in what...sales? Sure. But if were actually talking about impact, Beyonce has inspired more of the up and coming artists.
You don't even need to look far at her inspiring successful artist like Rihanna and Adele. Like I'm so over at the under-appreciation of Beyonce's impact simply because she wasn't exclusively a pop star!
The point of that thread was impact, which Britney has more of. It's not denying Beyonce has done something worthy of a million notes. And, it's not even just in the 90s where her impact is visible it's in various spectrum's of pop culture today.
Well, she does. Now if you were talking about a Britney vs. Madonna impact war then yeah there would be intense bias, but in this case the facts and receipts are there. Also, I hope you know impact has more to than just sales and influencing artists. It's about making your mark on the industry and pop culture which Britney has done time and time again (even during her breakdown).
You act as if Britney hasn't inspired peoples careers though. Just off the top of my head Taylor Swift (don't even try her music because she has acclaim) who looked up to her. It's all a matter of opinion anyway, but the majority normally chooses Britney in this scenario.
Duca gurl...you don'T wanna go there. Imma take it light and have you watch this video:
Even without the success of IASF or the impact of "Single Ladies" BEYONCE was the one being introduced in the same breath as Michael as the "Queen of Pop".
Though it may not be completely accurate. It goes to show that Britney's impact faded after 2004/3/2 or whenever it happened.
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Britney Spears has spent the past week shattering records: her incredible new song “Hold It Against Me,” which smuggles industrial, dubstep, and rave beats onto American radio, annihilated Mariah Carey’s first-day spin record to debut with an astonishing 700 plays — only to go on to defeat Eminem for the first-week spin record, too, racking up an unprecedented 4,600 plays. The song is set to debut at a mind-blowing #16 on the pop charts, tying Madonna’s “Frozen.” “Hold It Against Me” outdid “Dreamlover” on all of the fundamentals.
Most incredibly, though: the track is set to follow “3″ to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Britney only the third artist ever — Celine Dion and Mariah Carey are the others — to have more than one #1 debut to her name — and only the second ever — besides Mariah Carey — to have two consecutive #1 debuts.
There is only one other artist who could have dropped a single, grant no radio interviews, no live performances, and no buzz campaign — and have it arrive to this kind of reception. His name was Michael Jackson.
This confirms that Britney’s “competition” is now taking place primarily in the history books, not the charts. The new argument should be about where she ranks amongst pop legends: others in her lane include Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, and Madonna. Lady Gaga is in the rearview mirror, trying to outdo contemporaries like Rihanna, Katy Perry, and Ke$ha. All of these artists have been on the scene for only a few years. That Britney is even being compared to them is merely testimony to the fact that she is sublimely relevant this far into her career in a way that Celine Dion was not fifteen years into hers. The interest in Britney has not let up and shows no signs of doing so: and right now, it’s for all the right reasons — her top-rate pop music and the imminent return.
Britney Spears has retained a mystique that other artists simply can’t come close to: an intangible aura that makes people want to know what her next move is — even nearly thirteen years after her debut. She doesn’t have to rely on gimmicks, she doesn’t have to embark on a media blitz, and she doesn’t have to “live her act” in public — indeed, her humility and down-to-earth sensibility is evident for all to see every time she goes out in some trashy weave or refuses to bother with make-up. She just doesn’t care about public image — and thank God for it. She lets her work speak for itself — and it does. She smiles, places her single on iTunes — “Oh, I’ll just leave this here” — and the entire pop world loses its mind. The power of Britney in that arena is like nothing since Michael Jackson. If we’re going to talk comparisons, Britney’s total domination should draw questions of whether she has cemented herself as being in the same ranks as Madonna and Michael Jackson yet, or whether it’s going to take another five years — not whether she can outdo the latest It-Girl who only hit it big two years ago.
I'm not looking to be educated. I don't care what ya'll think. That's an outdated mentality that needs to change.
Britney's tribute at the VMA's was just a peek into how her impact...is tbqh...deadened by Beyonce.
At 24, Bey was having up and coming acts like Rihanna, current act like Usher, and even legends like Patti LaBelle tribute her. That alone says enough.
Bottomline, you gurls need to fast forward to 2011 where Beyonce's pregnancy is more important than Britney's legacy.
Depends in which way. I don't hear too many artists aspiring to be a great performer and singer like Britney. Nor do I recall any president and their family stanning for Britney to the point that they invited her to sing at their inauguration.
Influence on pop culture is a different story... although I'd say that they're both equal, with Bey easily eclipsing Britney in the present tense.
I don't know if your'e shading her or defending her.