Britney's lack of drive when it comes to her music career IS a problem, but I don't want to start a fight. I understand she's a mother now with higher priorities.
I am never disappointed in Britney, mostly because I don't really expect too much from her. Gaga on the other hand... I'm often disappointed.
People have lowered expectations for nu-Britney so they praise her when she manages to actually do something correctly....thus keeping her relevant because the standard for her was dropped in comparison to other artists that continuously try to raise the bar, but falter in their attempts.
I hope the "old" Britney never comes back. That Britney was a workaholic and also a teenager. Now she is a 30-year-old mom, and she is finally enjoying the life. Why would anyone want her to be the "old" Britney once again? I'm fine with Britney as she is. After long thirteen years, still ahead of her time, still making great music, still setting trends, breaking records, still atop the charts, still a great performer, still making big-budget videos, still putting on spectacles, still unique, and still the only and only. She’s survived among her peers with minimal to no effort, proving that she's above them all. Only a bad bitch.
I hope the "old" Britney never comes back. That Britney was a workaholic and also a teenager. Now she is a 30-year-old mom, and she is finally enjoying the life. Why would anyone want her to be the "old" Britney once again? I'm fine with Britney as she is. After long thirteen years, still ahead of her time, still making great music, still setting trends, breaking records, still atop the charts, still a great performer, still making big-budget videos, still putting on spectacles, still unique, and still the only and only. She’s survived among her peers with minimal to no effort, proving that she's above them all. Only a bad bitch.
I hope the "old" Britney never comes back. That Britney was a workaholic and also a teenager. Now she is a 30-year-old mom, and she is finally enjoying the life. Why would anyone want her to be the "old" Britney once again? I'm fine with Britney as she is. After long thirteen years, still ahead of her time, still making great music, still setting trends, breaking records, still atop the charts, still a great performer, still making big-budget videos, still putting on spectacles, still unique, and still the only and only. She’s survived among her peers with minimal to no effort, proving that she's above them all. Only a bad bitch.
I hope the "old" Britney never comes back. That Britney was a workaholic and also a teenager. Now she is a 30-year-old mom, and she is finally enjoying the life. Why would anyone want her to be the "old" Britney once again? I'm fine with Britney as she is. After long thirteen years, still ahead of her time, still making great music, still setting trends, breaking records, still atop the charts, still a great performer, still making big-budget videos, still putting on spectacles, still unique, and still the only and only. She’s survived among her peers with minimal to no effort, proving that she's above them all. Only a bad bitch.
I don't want old Britney back either, however -- I DO want her to feel PASSIONATE about what she does. She may "genuinely enjoy what [she] does", however...I want her to be PASSIONATE. Speak up and make the music that she wants to, and dance like she MEANS it instead of going through the motions.
I don't want old Britney back, however, I do want her to stick around -- and she can't stick around if she keeps giving a half-hearted effort. If people can't name anything but the "X" factor as to why Britney is still relevant, then it won't be long until people are fed up with her.
GeezusHaberdash was right when he said that Britney is hitting that curve where she can't grow up with her audience anymore. Now is not the time to get lazy, she needs to step it up because her fans might not be around for much longer -- we're getting OLDER: jobs, relationships, etc....Britney won't have our consistent support for much longer.
I didn't know Britney was a teenager during In The Zone...
And lol @ there being something wrong with being a workaholic.
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Because she's a legend, simple as.
She hasn't had a major, culture-permeating hit since Gimme More but who gives a ****? She's Britney ****ing Spears. Her name and her story were/are a major part of a generation.
It's like asking why Madonna is relevant when she hasn't had a hit since 2008.
So you think 6 years of Britney's prime years is on par with Madonna's 15 years? Not a comparison. Madonna not having a hit in a few years is not the same thing as having zero personality and no performance/singing/dance skills anymore.
unlike the other gerls Britney can play both the "bad girl" role and the "good girl". she can be sexy, fierce and x-rated and then flip it and convincingly play the innocent good girl
its like when Christina tries to be innocent and everyone falls off they seats laughing or when Beyonce has to create an alter ego just to be sexy (because she cant do it herself)
Grow up and GET THE **** OVER IT. In that case, **** all of Michael Jackson's eras. The "thriller" era is the only era that makes Michael worthy. Stupid ass people, I swear!!!!
Blame Outrageous music video choreography. It caused her injury + surgery, which led to K-Fed, which led to the pregnancy which led to her being constantly followed by paparazzi, which led to her breakdown.
She was already with Kevin by than.
Maybe blame the long baggy ass jeans she was wearing that caused her to trip during the spins.
unlike the other gerls Britney can play both the "bad girl" role and the "good girl". she can be sexy, fierce and x-rated and then flip it and convincingly play the innocent good girl
its like when Christina tries to be innocent and everyone falls off they seats laughing or when Beyonce has to create an alter ego just to be sexy (because she cant do it herself)
Britney is the Queen. She opened doors for so many, and grew up in the public eye, she is the best performer ever besides, she is unique.
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bubblegum bandwagon? u do know that during the 90s there was a HUGE pop backlash and like mariah carey Britney basically helped bring pop music back to the forefront. As for her leaving her earlier sounds its called maturing. She wasn't going to sing songs like baby one more time and sometimes in her 20s. can you tell me who was singing songs like in the zone and toxic in 2003?
Also who did britney follow with her blackout album? if anything pop was in a state of Limbo in 2004-2006 without britney. Once blackout came out we saw a re-emergence of dance pop.
Pop was already brought back before Britney hit the scene. Hanson, the Backstreet Boys and the Spice Girls did that. Britney didn't even want to make a pop record, but because it was the trend that's what she ended up doing.
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The American dream is to get rich & famous only to break down and up medicated and under heavy surveillance? People love Britney but she's probably not one of the most envied celebrities around. Her story is pretty tragic actually.
Britney is still popular because she built a strong and loyal fanbase during the days when she actually used to be the best female pop performer in the world. And because her personal life is fascinating. She's so fragile and that makes people want to watch her and root for her. She has America wrapped around her finger and that's why it doesn't matter that she can't sing or dance or do anything anymore.
1- She has some of the best mainstream pop music out there.
2- She is fascinating & endearing. For a while, she was this picture-perfect popstar but now she's seen as a human being after everything she's been through.
3- She's probably the most hated & ridiculed popstar thus giving a reason to people to root for her and to her stans to defend her.
4- I think the general public (those who didn't stalk her performances) is more at ease now admitting they like her songs than before.
5- The way she owns pop songs.
People tend to critic her voice (which I repeat is not even her real voice, go listen to "Let Go" or "He About To Lose Me" for that) and I don't know how to explain it for the narrow minded snobs in here...
You have lyrics and you need to pull them off in a convincing way. So much that you're overshadowing, the more technical singer that sing the demo. So much that it's impossible to imagine anyone else singing your songs (even though you didn't write them).
So much that you can create a powerful alchemy between your voice and the intricate production...
The list goes on and on but these are some elements to explain pop singing at it's very best.
What she's been doing since 1999.
6- She, along with Michael & Madonna, defined a movement in pop music.
One of my friend, and he doesnt' like her by the way, told me "Musically, those who grew up in the late 90's and the greater part of the 00s are part of the Britney era." He's 100% right.
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She's only a little past 10 years into her career & the majority of her stans are only in their late teens to early twenties. 10 years into Janet's career she was just about to release "janet.;" 10 years into Madonna's she was ending the "Erotica" era and starting "Bedtime Stories" era; 10 years in Michael's he has just released "Thriller." In comparison, Britney has burned out faster, but artists of the past were able to space out the releases of their albums more and society wasn't as ADD as it is now so that has to be taken into account.
Britney's impact on pop culture's demo (teens to 20 year olds) still hasn't made it through pop's digestive system. The answer isn't as mystifying as some of you are making it. It would be more appropriate to ask this in 2020 if she's still as relevant then. But who knows, she might release a "Ray Of Light" between now & then. To me it seems like the stars are aligning for Brit to take the more artistic route anyway. She'll have her personal freedom soon, her sons, & prob a new husband. She'll no longer be shackled to her label's or father's greed and will be able to do whatever she pleases without having to worry about adding more years to her conservatorship. It's all up to her.
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Britney did not fully dive into the "Urban trend" when following the wave of urban infused sounds. The "Britney" era was the first album she experimented with a few songs being of urban influence, the album was released in 2001. Hip Hop & R&B began to pickup in the US the same time or after she released the Britney album. 2002-2006 was as urban as the Billboard charts got. Once again, she was ahead of the curve.
When she released In The Zone, the sounds on that album was a mixture of Pop, reggae, urban, Adult Contemporary, and so on. She released an album full of different sounds in a time where Hip Hop and R&B dominated the radio and billboard charts. Toxic was one of the few genuine Pop songs to spark interest across formats and praised by several critics.
I don't think we have to mention how Blackout along with Loose and FS/LS kickstarted a new age in Pop. Rihanna was the first new artist to help those three resurrect Pop by releasing GGGB and then Gaga came with The Fame to further help the efforts.
Britney has never conformed to what's in at the moment until Femme Fatale. Circus was just a a generic album with few standouts on it that were reflective of pop albums from earlier in the decade.
I think "Rawr" pretty much summed up the question to this thread and they explained it in a less "attention seeking" way.
Britney is very innovative, however she does hop on trends to maintain her relevancy.
She left the bubble-gum bandwagon and released more urban infused music which was prevalent during the early-mid 2000s. While it was a new and fresh sound for a white pop chick, everybody and their momma was working with the Neptunes then.
Britney jumps from trend to trend, however, she does manage to craft something that is fairly original within that.
say you're just a stan, i'm a little liar.
Get the **** out. BRITNEY was the first of the slew of bubble-gum Pop SOLO FEMALE acts. Yes, there were the boy bands. Yes, there were the few castaways overseas. But BRITNEY began the Jessica, the Christina, the Mandy Moore, the Willa Ford, etc. etc. etc.
Next, when Britney worked with The Neptunes - they were NOT that much of a hot commodity. Besides working with Kelis, Clipse (their posse), and Jay-Z numerous times, they had never worked with a Pop female - nor really explored such a mainstream area. Plus Britney has always favored a more "urban" sound. Bitch is HOOD. AFTER Britney, you saw The Neptunes a LOT more within mainstream music. Beyonce, Justin, Destiny's Child, Janet, Alicia, etc. But you can sit down, as they were not even at the front of the line as far as who was producing the Hip-Hop/R&B movement at that time. That can go to the likes of Jermaine Dupri, Scott Storch, Rich Harrison, Irv Gotti, Dr. Dre, etc. People Britney did not touch at all.
And Saba, girl, you still lurking this damn site for your Britney fix?
Get the **** out. BRITNEY was the first of the slew of bubble-gum Pop SOLO FEMALE acts. Yes, there were the boy bands. Yes, there were the few castaways overseas. But BRITNEY began the Jessica, the Christina, the Mandy Moore, the Willa Ford, etc. etc. etc.
Next, when Britney worked with The Neptunes - they were NOT that much of a hot commodity. Besides working with Kelis, Clipse (their posse), and Jay-Z numerous times, they had never worked with a Pop female - nor really explored such a mainstream area. Plus Britney has always favored a more "urban" sound. Bitch is HOOD. AFTER Britney, you saw The Neptunes a LOT more within mainstream music. Beyonce, Justin, Destiny's Child, Janet, Alicia, etc. But you can sit down, as they were not even at the front of the line as far as who was producing the Hip-Hop/R&B movement at that time. That can go to the likes of Jermaine Dupri, Scott Storch, Rich Harrison, Irv Gotti, Dr. Dre, etc. People Britney did not touch at all.
And Saba, girl, you still lurking this damn site for your Britney fix?
It's always refreshing to read posts by stands who know the tea because they have been there from the very start. WELL SAID Rico!!