I love Britney, but I honestly don't see her maturing into a new sound as she gets older. Britney's vocal are very limited, confining her to upbeat dance/pop tracks and where does a woman over the age of thirty five fit into that niche? I mean, she's thirty and music sounds NO DIFFERENT from how it did when she started out.
Christina, on the other hand, has the vocal talent to be able to smoothly shift into a mature sound as she grows older. She can easily transition into fiery, young pop-star into mature, refined vocalist.
Madonna topping WW chart with dance tracks at 50.
Britney can still do her thing for another decade or 2.
She just needs to throw a different sounding album into the mix.
Something more mature/adult. He voice is not limited though.
2.2 octaves. e.g. gaga: 2.4 octaves. Britney just needs to use it.
And I have nothing against Christina, but it was an immediate K.O. when
Britney Spears said this epic quote in Blender magazine in 2004.
"You know what, Christina? I’m really not about the fake ******** anymore.
You’re scary and I feel really dark when I get around you, so I need to be
over here now." -- Britney Spears in reply to Christina Aguilera
referring to Spears as a "lost little girl."
The problem with that kind of debates is that it's too manichean with Christina as the talented flop and Britney as the talentless superstar.
But Britney's got talent too. She can play an instruments & compose beautiful songs.
Her natural voice & tone are very pleasant. What we've seen & heard from her is just the tip of the iceberg, really.
Unfortunately, I think Brit is disgusted by this industry (and I can't blame her for that) and mostly controlled by her handlers (like every popstars).
Maybe, they'll realize that the only way to make her very succesful again is for her to finally do the mature & "risky" pop album.
Even if she doesn't and she continues making great & progressive fun pop music, I don't think Christina will ever overshadow her.
Maybe, there'll be some success for her in the future. She's also talented (when she's not screaming like a fury).
I should have clarified myself, I don't exactly mean Britney is making the same song over and over.
I'm talking about her overall sound. She's been using the fun and spunky pop sound her entire career and has yet to SERIOUSLY dabble in any other genre.
Xtina has done it before, being more successful than Britney with "Stripped" vs "In The Zone" & "Back To Basics" vs "Blackout," iirc.
Britney and Stripped should be compared, since they both transitioned into a more "adult" image, the release dates are closer/eras collided, etc. Which in that case, she wasn't. As for Back To Basic and Blackout, they sold basically the same amount of albums worldwide, despite Britney releasing an entire year later, with the psychotic behavior. And despite their album sales in the states being 600k apart, all of Britney singles shat on Christina's between BTB & BO. Christina's era was just better since Britney was ******* crazy. So in reality, Christina hasn't really "done it before". Only when Britney was at her lowest, even then she hardly did any better.
The answer here is simple. Christina has always been the second-rate star. Not trying to be shady, but no one is here for Christina Aguilera anymore. They just aren't. That's why most people can only pinpoint one signature hit from her days of relevancy. And the one song that made her relevant after her debut, "Beautiful", has seemingly been bested by the inspirational songs of the new generation's stars. Britney will always be the higher name, and she'll always do better just because of that. No TV show appearance or collaboration on a duet that wasn't tailor-made for her will change that.
TBH, if Madonna can still scream "My sugar is rawwwwwwww, my sugar is rawwww" and make simple commercial music (for the most part) at 50 why can't Britney? Who said you have to become a mature and refined artist to be successful over 30? Same can also be applied somewhat to Mariah with songs like "Touch My Body", "It's Like That, etc.
True. I don't think it has to do with her sound, but more to do with her lack of effort.
TBH, if Madonna can still scream "My sugar is rawwwwwwww, my sugar is rawwww" and make simple commercial music (for the most part) at 50 why can't Britney? Who said you have to become a mature and refined artist to be successful over 30? Same can also be applied somewhat to Mariah with songs like "Touch My Body", "It's Like That, etc.
After 12 years in the music business, Britney Spears is still considered America's sweetheart. Britney Spears is like the Jennifer Aniston of the music business, while Christina Aguilera is the Angelina Jolie.
you tried it. if bionic wasn't a critical and commercial disaster, i'd be inclined to partially agree.
although subtextually comparing the creative plateau of jen's movie choices with britney's static position in the pop world is a fitting observation.
Nowadays both of them don't even give half of the **** the fans give about their careers so they should both fade away into obscurity in a few more years.
Yeah Till the World Ends sounds EXACTLY like Baby One More Time. How did I miss that one?
That's not maturing her sound, though. That's confining herself to what's ever hot at the moment, and how long will she be able to keep that up? She doesn't have the drive nor respect like Madonna, and even she matured her sound and targeted an older crowd successfully. At least Xtina proved that she is capable of appealing to an older crowd successfully. Her voice will be her saving grace in the future, but that's if she takes care of it.
X owned years when Brit could have.
The Burlesque Soundtrack that counts as an X album's currently outselling Brit's latest album without singles/promo.
MLJ's single sales go to X, and it's outselling Brit's highest sold single, and will do around 10 mill ww which Brit hasn't done. It got X another smash radio hit with over 100 mill AI while Brit only has 1.
Anyways all that matter's that Brit wants to be X. Her feelings not mine.
Please. More celebrities have praised britney (you want a list?) than her while lots of others have simply dissed her, and britney's albums got MUCH better reviews than xtina's. Even the so called 'masterpiece' stripped didn't pass 60 on metacritic.
These are facts, Madonna and Michael have co-signed Britney, need more be said? let's not also forget Britney is the only artist to have performed with both Madonna & Michael. Who else was doing it?
I should have clarified myself, I don't exactly mean Britney is making the same song over and over.
I'm talking about her overall sound. She's been using the fun and spunky pop sound her entire career and has yet to SERIOUSLY dabble in any other genre.
You clearly don't know what you're talking about.
Britney's done SEVERAL genres:
RnB
Reggae
Hip Hop
Jazz (On tour)
Country Pop
I should have clarified myself, I don't exactly mean Britney is making the same song over and over.
I'm talking about her overall sound. She's been using the fun and spunky pop sound her entire career and has yet to SERIOUSLY dabble in any other genre.
Because she doesn't need to. Britney Spears doesn't need gimmicks in her music.
She doesn't need to make a "Frozen" song or a "Rated R" type album to show "growth."
She's good at what she does and makes music that she wants to hear and music for her fans.
All your points are totally valid, and yet, I can't help returning to the bitch factor. People like Britney (even if they don't respect her as an artist); people admire Christina's talent (and yet she is constantly making an enemy of the media). I think the remarkable lack of humility or self-awareness in Christina's response to the massive flopitude of her career since Bionic just exemplifies the problem of "rootability" that will plague her for the rest of her carer. Sure, Christina's got a much more enduring and adaptable talent, but you can't be a superstar without an adoring public.
Britney has more charisma, more starpower, more likeability, is more iconic, will be remembered more just for her debut. All duly noted.
But Xtina has more room to grow. If she fails at one thing, or gets too old at something else, there are more paths she can take. Example: when she was flopping like mad, her voice landed her as the co-host of a big hit show. Which landed her on a #1 hit. Which will give her a platform to promote her next album.