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{{Infobox Musical artist
| Name            = Britney Spears
| Img             = Britney Europe.jpg
| Img_capt        = Penampilan Britney Spears Menyanyikan lagu "Hold It Against Me" pada saat tur Femme Fatale Tour yang Konsernya di Eropa pada tahun 2011
| Years_active    = 1992-Sekarang
| Background      = penyanyi solo
| Birth_name      = Britney Jean Spears
| Birth            = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1981|12|2}}<br />[[McComb, Mississippi|McComb]], [[Mississippi]], [[Amerika Serikat]]
| Origin          = [[Kentwood, Louisiana|Kentwood]], [[Louisiana]],<!--Britney tumbuh dan besar di Kentwood--> [[Amerika Serikat]]
| Genre           = [[Musik pop|Pop]], [[Musik dansa|dance]]
| Occupation      = Penyanyi<br />[[Penari]]<br />[[Penulis lagu]]<br />[[Aktris]]<br />Penulis<br />[[Pianis]]<br />Sutradara musik video
| Instrument      = [[Vokal]]<br />[[Piano]]
| Vocal_Type      = [[Soubrette]]<ref>Britney Spears Voice Type http://prince.org/msg/8/264879</ref>
| Years Active = 1993—sekarang
| Label           = [[Jive Records|Jive]], [[RCA Records|RCA]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/rca-s-peter-edge-tom-corson-on-the-shuttering-1005394732.story |title=RCA's Peter Edge, Tom Corson on the Shuttering of Jive, J and Arista |publisher=Billboard.biz |date=2011-10-07 |accessdate=2011-11-05}}</ref>
| Associated_acts = [[Madonna]],[[Janet Jackson]],The New Mickey Mouse Club,[[Justin Timberlake]]
| URL             = {{URL|britneyspears.com}}<br />{{URL|britney.com}}
}}

'''Britney Jean Spears'' (lahir 2 Desember 1981) adalah seorang [[artis rekaman]] [[Amerika]] dan [[penghibur]]. Lahir di [[McComb, Mississippi]], dan dibesarkan di [[Kentwood, Louisiana]], ia tampil peran bertindak dalam produksi panggung dan acara televisi sebagai seorang anak sebelum penandatanganan dengan [[Jive Records]] pada tahun [[1997]]. Selama dekade pertama di industri musik, ia menjadi [[tokoh]] terkemuka dalam [[musik]] populer arus utama dan budaya populer, diikuti dengan kehidupan pribadi yang banyak dipublikasikan. Spears pertama dan kedua studio album [[... Baby One More Time]] (1999) dan [[Oops! ... I Did It Again]] (2000) menjadi keberhasilan [[internasional]], menjadi album terlaris oleh [[artis solo remaja]]. "... Baby One More Time" dan "Oops! ... I Did It Again" memecahkan rekor penjualan internasional. Pada tahun [[2001]], Spears merilis album ketiga [[Britney]] dan memainkan peran utama dalam film [[Crossroads]]. Dia diasumsikan kontrol kreatif album keempatnya "In The Zone" (2003), yang menghasilkan sukses di seluruh dunia berkat lagu "Toxic".

Setelah merilis dua album kompilasi, perjuangan pribadi Spears mengirim karirnya ke hiatus. Album kelima "Blackout" (2007) menelurkan hits "Gimme More" dan "Piece of Me". Perilaku tidak menentu dan rawat inap Spears menyebabkan dia ditempatkan di bawah [[conservatorship]] pada tahun [[2008]]. Album "Circus" keenam dirilis akhir tahun itu, yang termasuk chart-topping single "Womanizer". Tur pendukungnya "The Circus Starring Britney Spears" adalah paling sukses [[tur konser]] global pada tahun [[2009]]. Kemudian bulan Oktober, "3" menjadi single ketiga Spears untuk mencapai nomor satu di [[Billboard Hot 100]]. ketujuh album "Femme Fatale" (2011) menjadi pertama untuk menghasilkan tiga sepuluh single di [[Amerika Serikat]] "Hold It Against Me", "Till The World Ends" dan "I Wanna Go". Pada tahun 2012, Spears tampil di [[will.i.am]] 's singel "Scream & Shout", yang menduduki puncak tangga lagu di lebih dari 24 negara. Dia juga menjabat sebagai juri selama musim kedua versi [[Amerika]] dari [[The X Factor]].

Spears membangun dirinya sebagai [[ikon pop]] dan dikreditkan dengan mempengaruhi ''kebangkitan pop remaja selama akhir 1990-an''. Dia menjadi 'artis remaja terlaris sepanjang masa' sebelum dia genap berusia 20, mengumpulkan gelar kehormatan nya seperti "Princess of Pop". Karyanya telah menerima berbagai penghargaan dan penghargaan, termasuk [[Grammy Award]] , enam [[MTV Video Music Awards]] termasuk [[Lifetime Achievement Award]], sembilan [[Billboard Music Awards]], [[Rock & Roll Hall]] of Fame dan sebuah bintang di [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]. Pada tahun 2009, Billboard peringkat sebagai Artis keseluruhan 8 Dekade, dan juga diakui sebagai artis terlaris perempuan dari dekade pertama abad ke-21, serta kelima secara keseluruhan. Rekaman industri Association of America (RIAA) bernama Spears sebagai artis wanita terlaris kedelapan di Amerika Serikat, dengan 34 juta album bersertifikat. Nielsen SoundScan peringkat nya kesepuluh terlaris seniman digital negara, dengan lebih dari 28,6 juta single digital sebagai [[Januari]] [[2012]] Ia telah menjual lebih dari 100 juta album di seluruh dunia, membuatnya salah satu seniman musik terlaris sepanjang masa Sarana Batu diakui sukses instan sebagai salah satu Top 25 Teen Idol Breakout Moments sepanjang masa, sementara VH1 peringkat kesebelas nya di "100 Wanita Terbesar di musik" mereka daftar pada tahun 2012, dan [[Forbes]] menamai dia wanita berpengaruh di dunia. Dan Forbes melaporkan bahwa Spears adalah musisi termahal wanita tahun [[2012]].

==Kehidupan dan karier==

===1981–1997: Awal kehidupan dan awal karir===

Britney Jean Spears lahir pada tanggal 2 Desember 1981, <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.biography.com/people/britney-spears-9542229 | title = Britney Spears Biography  | publisher = [[People (magazine)|People.com]] | accessdate = December 27, 2012}}</ref> anak kedua dari [[Lynne Spears|Lynne Irene]] (née Bridges) dan James Parnell Spears. Nenek dari pihak ibu, Lillian Portell, adalah [[English American|English]] (lahir di London), dan salah satu Spears ibu besar-besar-kakek adalah Malta. [[Maltese people|Maltese]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1056674/EXCLUSIVE-First-photos-Britney-Spears-newly-discovered-British-family.html|title=Exclusive: First photos of Britney Spears' newly-discovered British family|work=Daily Mail |location=UK |date=September 17, 2008|accessdate=June 4, 2010|last=Thomas|first=Liz}}</ref>{{better source|date=January 2013}}<ref>{{harvnb|Spears|Craker|2008|p=4}}</ref> Saudara-saudaranya adalah Bryan James dan Jamie Lynn. Pada usia tiga tahun, ia mulai menghadiri pelajaran [[tari]] di kota kelahirannya [[Kentwood, Louisiana]], dan terpilih untuk tampil sebagai [[artis]] [[solo]] di resital tahunan. Selama masa kecilnya, ia juga menghadiri [[senam]] dan pelajaran [[suara]], dan memenangkan banyak [[kompetisi]] tingkat [[negara]] dan menunjukkan bakat [[anak-anak]]. Spears membuat debut [[panggung]] setempat pada usia lima, menyanyikan "What Child Is This? " di wisuda [[TK]] nya. Dia mengatakan tentang ambisinya sebagai seorang anak, "Aku berada di dunia saya sendiri, saya menemukan apa yang saya lakukan pada usia dini" Pada usia delapan tahun, Spears dan ibunya Lynne. perjalanan ke [[Atlanta]] untuk audisi di tahun [[1990]]-an kebangkitan [[The Mickey Mouse Club]]. Direktur Casting [[Matt Casella]] menolaknya karena terlalu muda untuk bergabung dengan seri pada waktu itu, tapi memperkenalkannya kepada [[Nancy Carson]], seorang agen bakat [[New York City]]. Carson terkesan dengan [[vokal]] Spears dan menyarankan mendaftar nya di [[Professional Performing Arts School]], tak lama setelah itu, Lynne dan putrinya pindah ke menyewakan apartemen di [[New York]]. Spears disewa untuk peran [[profesional]] pertamanya sebagai pengganti untuk peran utama Tina Denmark di Off-Broadway [[musik]] kejam!. Dia juga muncul sebagai kontestan pada acara [[televisi]] [[populer]] [[Star Search]] dan berperan dalam sejumlah iklan. Pada Desember [[1992]], dia akhirnya berperan dalam The Mickey Mouse Club, namun kembali ke Kentwood setelah acara itu dibatalkan. Dia mendaftar di Parklane Academy di McComb dekatnya, [[Mississippi]]. Meskipun ia berteman dengan sebagian besar teman-teman sekelasnya, ia membandingkan sekolah untuk "adegan pembuka di [[Clueless]] dengan semua geng. Aku sangat bosan. Aku adalah point guard di tim [[basket]]. Aku punya pacar saya , dan aku pergi ke kampung halaman dan merayakan [[Natal]].

Pada [[Juni]] [[1997]], Spears sedang dalam pembicaraan dengan manajer [[Lou Pearlman]] untuk bergabung dengan grup pop perempuan [[Innosense]]. Lynne meminta teman keluarga dan pengacara hiburan [[Larry Rudolph]] pendapatnya dan menyerahkan rekaman Spears bernyanyi atas lagu karaoke [[Whitney Houston]] bersama dengan beberapa [[gambar]]. Rudolph memutuskan dia ingin pitch-nya ke [[label rekaman]], karena itu dia membutuhkan [[demo]] [[profesional]]. Dia mengirim Spears sebuah lagu yang tidak terpakai dari [[Toni Braxton]], ia berlatih selama seminggu dan merekam [[vokal]] di studio dengan sound engineer. Spears melakukan perjalanan ke [[New York]] dengan demo dan bertemu dengan para [[eksekutif]] dari empat label, kembali ke Kentwood pada hari yang sama. Tiga dari label menolaknya, dengan alasan bahwa penonton ingin band pop seperti [[Backstreet Boys]] dan [[Spice Girls]], dan "tidak akan ada yang menjadi lain [[Madonna]], [[Debbie Gibson]] dan lainnya." Dua minggu kemudian, eksekutif dari [[Jive Records]] kembali panggilan ke Rudolph. Wakil presiden senior A & R Jeff Fenster dinyatakan tentang [[audisi]] Spears bahwa "Ini sangat langka untuk mendengar seseorang bahwa usia yang bisa memberikan konten emosional dan daya tarik komersial. Untuk setiap [[artis]], motivasi, mata seperti singa sangat penting. Dan Britney punya itu. "Dia kemudian menyanyikan Houston "I Have Nothing" ([[1992]]) untuk para eksekutif, dan menandatangani [[kontrak]] dengan label. Mereka menunjuk dia untuk bekerja dengan produser Eric Foster White  selama satu bulan, yang kabarnya berbentuk suaranya dari "Lower and less poppy" pengiriman untuk "khas, agaknya Britney." Setelah mendengar bahan rekaman, presiden Clive Calder memerintahkan untuk merekam albumnya secara penuh. Spears awalnya direncanakan seperti "Sheryl Crow, tetapi lebih dewasa muda kontemporer" merasa baik-baik saja dengan pilihan label nya, namun spears menolaknya "Itu membuat lebih masuk akal untuk pergi ke genre pop, karena aku bisa menari, itu lebih menjadi diriku." Dan akhirnya pilihan spears disetujui oleh pihak label, dia terbang ke Cheiron Studios di Stockholm, [[Swedia]], di mana setengah dari album ini direkam dari bulan [[Maret]] sampai [[April]] [[1998]], dengan produser Max Martin, Denniz Pop dan Rami Yacoub, dan lainnya.

===1998–2000: ''...Baby One More Time'' and ''Oops!... I Did It Again''===
After Spears returned to the United States, she embarked on a shopping mall promotional tour to promote her forthcoming album. Her show was a four song set and she was accompanied by two back up dancers. Her first concert tour followed, as an opening act for [['N Sync]].<ref>{{harvnb|Blandford|2002|p=28}}</ref> Her debut album, ''[[...Baby One More Time (album)|...Baby One More Time]]'', was released on January 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/britney-spears-teen-queen-rolling-stones-1999-cover-story-20110329|title=Britney Spears, Teen Queen: Rolling Stone's 1999 Cover Story|work=Rolling Stone|year=2011|accessdate=January 22, 2010}}</ref> It debuted at number one on the U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and was certified two-times [[Music recording sales certification|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] after a month. Worldwide, the album topped the charts in fifteen countries and sold over 10 million copies in a year.<ref>{{harvnb|Blandford|2002|p=30}}</ref> It became the biggest selling album ever by a teenage artist.<ref name=foxnews/> The [[...Baby One More Time|title track]] was released as the [[lead single]] from the album. Originally, Jive Records wanted its music video to be animated; however, Spears rejected it, and suggested the final idea of a Catholic schoolgirl.<ref name="Hughes 2005 147"/> The single sold 500,000 copies on its first day, and peaked at number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], topping the chart for two consecutive weeks. It has sold more than 10 million as of today, making it one of the [[List of best-selling singles|best-selling singles]] of all time.<ref>{{harvnb|Blandford|2002|p=29}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Bronson|2003|p=377}}</ref> "...Baby One More Time" later received a [[Grammy]] nomination for [[Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance|Best Female Pop Vocal Performance]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2000/grammys.htm|title=Rock On The Net: 42nd Annual Grammy Awards – 2000|work=[[National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences]]|publisher=RockOntheNet.com|year=2010|accessdate=June 5, 2010}}</ref> The title track also topped the singles chart for two weeks in the United Kingdom, and became the fastest-selling single ever by a female artist, shipping over 460,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://everyhit.com/record4.html|title=Record-Breakers and Trivia |publisher=Everyhit.com|year=2010|accessdate=June 5, 2010}}</ref> It would later become the [[UK Million-Selling Singles|25th most successful song of all time in British chart history]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://everyhit.com/bestsellingsingles.html|title=Best Selling Singles Of All Time|publisher=Everyhit.com|year=2010|accessdate=June 5, 2010}}</ref> Spears is also the youngest female artist to have a million seller in the country.<ref name=ukchart>{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/BRITNEY%20SPEARS/|title=Britney Spears&nbsp;| publisher=The Official Charts Company|year=2010|accessdate=June 5, 2010}}</ref> "[[(You Drive Me) Crazy]]" was released as the third single from the album. It became a top-ten hit worldwide and propelled ''[[...Baby One More Time (album)|...Baby One More Time]]'' to sell even more. As of today, ''[[...Baby One More Time (album)|...Baby One More Time]]'' has sold 30 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. It is also the best-selling first album by any artist ever.<ref name="petridis1">{{cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/nov/28/britney-spears-circus |location=London |work=The Guardian | title=Britney Spears: Circus | date=November 27, 2008 | first=Alexis | last=Petridis}}</ref>

The April 1999 cover of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' featured Spears lying on her bed, clad with a bra, shorts and an open top. The [[American Family Association]] (AFA) referred to the shoot as "a disturbing mix of childhood innocence and adult sexuality" and called to "God-loving Americans to boycott stores selling Britney's albums." Spears responded to the outcry commenting, "What's the big deal? I have strong morals. [...] I'd do it again. I thought the pictures were fine. And I was tired of being compared to Debbie Gibson and all of this [[bubblegum pop]] all the time."<ref>{{harvnb|Blandford|2002|p=36}}</ref> Shortly before, Spears had announced publicly she would remain a [[virgin]] until marriage.<ref name=foxnews/> On June 28, 1999, Spears began her first headlining [[...Baby One More Time Tour]] in North America, which was positively received by critics,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/S/Spears_Britney/1999/07/10/749831.html|title=Spears takes aim at fame|date=July 10, 1999|accessdate=January 1, 2010|last=Stevenson|first=Jane|work=[[Jam!]]|publisher=[[Quebecor Inc.]]}}</ref> but generated some controversy due to her racy outfits.<ref>{{harvnb|Blandford|2002|p=38}}</ref> An extension of the tour, titled Crazy 2k, followed in March 2000. Spears premiered songs from her upcoming second album during the show.<ref name=rs2/>

''[[Oops!... I Did It Again (album)|Oops!... I Did It Again]]'', her second studio album, was released in May 2000. It debuted at number one in the US, selling 1.3 million copies, breaking the [[SoundScan]] record for the highest debut sales by any solo artist.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite journal|url=|title=Oops!...She Sold 1.3 Million Albums: Britney Spears |date=May 25, 2000|work=Rolling Stone|publisher=Jann Wenner|last=Skanse|first=Richard|issn=0035-791X|ref=harv}}</ref> The album sold over 25 million copies worldwide to date, making one of the best-selling albums of all time.<ref name=oopssales>{{cite web|url=http://www.britneyspears.com/2010/05/oops-week-10-fun-facts.php|title=Oops! Week: 10 Fun Facts|date=May 20, 2010|accessdate=June 5, 2010|last=Staff|first=Michael|publisher=BritneySpears.com Brandcasting Unlimited|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100606172346/http://www.britneyspears.com/2010/05/oops-week-10-fun-facts.php|archivedate=June 6, 2010}}</ref> [[Rob Sheffield]] of ''Rolling Stone'' said that "the great thing about ''Oops!''&nbsp;– under the cheese surface, Britney's demand for satisfaction is complex, fierce and downright scary, making her a true child of [[rock & roll]] tradition."<ref name=rsoops>{{cite journal|url=|title=Britney Spears: Oops!...I Did It Again : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone|date=June 8, 2000|work=Rolling Stone|publisher=Jann Wenner|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|issn=0035-791X|ref=harv}}</ref> The album's lead single, "[[Oops!... I Did It Again]]", peaked at the top of the charts in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and many other European nations.<ref name=ukchart/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp?interpret=Britney+Spears&titel=Oops!...+I+Did+It+Again&cat=s|title=ultratop.be&nbsp;— Britney Spears&nbsp;— Oops!... I Did It Again:|work=[[Ultratop]]|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=June 5, 2010}}</ref> The album as well as the title track received Grammy nominations for [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album|Best Pop Vocal Album]] and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2001/grammys.htm|title=Rock On The Net: 43nd Annual Grammy Awards – 2001|work=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|publisher=RockOntheNet.com|year=2010|accessdate=June 6, 2010}}</ref>

The same year, Spears embarked on the [[Oops!... I Did It Again World Tour]], which grossed $40.5&nbsp;million; she also released her first book, ''[[Britney Spears products|Britney Spears' Heart-to-Heart]]'', co-written with her mother.<ref name=foxnews/> On September 7, 2000, Spears performed at the [[2000 MTV Video Music Awards]]. Halfway through the performance, she ripped off her black suit to reveal a sequined flesh-colored bodysuit, followed by heavy dance routine. It is noted by critics as the moment that Spears showed signs of becoming a more provocative performer.<ref name=vma>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1568995/20070906/spears_britney.jhtml|title=Britney Spears' Greatest VMA Hits: Barely There Costumes, Giant Snakes And A Scandalous Lip-Lock|date=September 6, 2007|accessdate=June 5, 2010|last=Montgomery|first=James|publisher=MTV}}</ref> Amidst media speculation, Spears confirmed she was dating 'N Sync member [[Justin Timberlake]].<ref name=foxnews/>

===2001–03: ''Britney'', ''Crossroads'', and ''In the Zone''===
[[File:Britney Spears.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Spears performing at the NFL Kickoff Live (2003).]]
In February 2001, Spears signed a $7–8 million promotional deal with [[Pepsi]], and released another book co-written with her mother, entitled ''A Mother’s Gift''.<ref name=foxnews/> Her third studio album, ''[[Britney (album)|Britney]]'', was released in November 2001. While on tour, she felt inspired by hip hop artists such as [[Jay-Z]] and [[The Neptunes]] and wanted to create a record with a funkier sound.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1450334/20011024/spears_britney.jhtml|title=Britney Says Britney Reflects Who Britney Is|date=October 25, 2001|accessdate=June 5, 2010|last=Moss|first=Corey|publisher=MTV}}</ref> The album debuted at number one in the ''Billboard'' 200 and reached top five positions in Australia, the United Kingdom and mainland Europe and sold over 12 million copies worldwide.<ref name=ukchart/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.store.livenation.com/Product.aspx?cp=13281_16771_16305_16306&pc=MUDD413 |title= ''Britney'' sold over 12 million copies worldwide|year=2010|accessdate=June 12, 2010|publisher=[[Live Nation]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp?interpret=Britney+Spears&titel=Britney&cat=a|title=ultratop.be&nbsp;— Britney Spears&nbsp;— Britney|work=Ultratop|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=June 5, 2010}}</ref> [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] of [[Allmusic]] called ''Britney'' "the record where she strives to deepen her persona, making it more adult while still recognizably Britney. [...] It does sound like the work of a star who has now found and refined her voice, resulting in her best record yet."<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r556064|pure_url=yes}}|title=Britney > Overview |year=2001|accessdate=June 5, 2010|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|publisher=[[Rovi Corporation]]}}</ref> The album was honored with two Grammy nominations—Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "[[Overprotected]]"— and was listed in 2008 as one of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'''s "100 Best Albums from the Past 25 Years".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2003/grammys.htm|title=Rock On The Net: 45nd Annual Grammy Awards – 2001|work=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|publisher=RockOntheNet.com|year=2010|accessdate=June 6, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20207076_20207387_20207337,00.html|title=The New Classics: Music|work=Entertainment Weekly |year=2010|accessdate=June 6, 2010}}</ref> The album's first single, "[[I'm a Slave 4 U]]", became a top-ten hit worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp?interpret=Britney+Spears&titel=I%27m+A+Slave+4+U&cat=s|title=ultratop.be&nbsp;— Britney Spears&nbsp;— I'm a Slave 4 U|work=Ultratop|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=June 6, 2010}}</ref>

Spears's performance of the single at the [[2001 MTV Video Music Awards]] featured a caged tiger and a large [[Burmese python|albino python]] draped over her shoulders. It was harshly received by animal rights organization [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals|PETA]], who claimed the animals were mistreated and scrapped plans for an anti-fur billboard that was to feature Spears.<ref name=vma/> To support the album, Spears embarked on the [[Dream Within a Dream Tour]]. The show was critically praised for its technical innovations, the ''[[pièce de résistance]]'' being a water screen that pumped two tons of water into the stage.<ref name=livedesign>{{cite web|url=http://livedesignonline.com/mag/britneys_big_splash/index.html?smte=wr|title=Britney's Big Splash|date=July 1, 2002|accessdate=June 6, 2010|last=McHugh|first=Catherine|work=Live Design|publisher=[[Penton Media]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://livedesignonline.com/mag/lighting_singin_rain/index.html|title=Singin' in the Rain|date=August 1, 2002|accessdate=June 6, 2010|last=Singlerland|first=Amy L.|work=Live Design|publisher=Penton Media}}</ref> The tour grossed $43.7&nbsp;million, becoming the second highest grossing tour of 2002 by a female artist, behind [[Cher]]'s [[Living Proof: The Farewell Tour|Farewell Tour]].<ref name=gross>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/73086/mccartney-notches-years-highest-grossing-tour|title=McCartney Notches Year's Highest-Grossing Tour|year=2002|work=Billboard|publisher=[[Nielsen Company]]|accessdate=January 26, 2010}}</ref> Her career success was highlighted by ''[[Forbes]]'' in 2002, as Spears was ranked the world's most powerful celebrity.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.forbes.com/lists/home.jhtml?passListId=53&passYear=2002&passListType=Person|title=Forbes Celebrity 100 2002|year=2002|accessdate=June 6, 2010|work=Forbes|publisher=Forbes Publishing|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20101202174403/http://www.forbes.com/lists/home.jhtml?passListId=53&passYear=2002&passListType=Person|archivedate=December 2, 2010}}</ref> Spears also landed her first starring role in ''[[Crossroads (2002 film)|Crossroads]]'', released in February 2002. Although the film was largely panned, some critics praised Spears's acting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1112549-crossroads/|title=Crossroads Movie Reviews, Pictures&nbsp;— Rotten Tomatoes|year=2002|accessdate=June 6, 2010|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Flixster]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/films/crossroads-film-review-2625.html|title=Crossroads Film Review&nbsp;— Crossroads Film Pictures, Crossroads Film Trailer|date=April 2, 2002|accessdate=June 6, 2010|work=View London|publisher=2 View Group Ltd.}}</ref><ref name=cross>{{harvnb|Hughes|2005|p=152}}</ref> ''Crossroads'', which had a $11 million budget, went on to gross over $57 million worldwide.<ref name=cross/>

In June 2002, Spears opened her first restaurant, Nyla, in New York City, but terminated her relationship in November, citing mismanagement and "management's failure to keep her fully apprised".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458900/20021126/spears_britney.jhtml|title=Britney Spears Bails On Her New York Restaurant, Nyla|date=November 27, 2002|accessdate=June 6, 2010|last=Moss|first=Corey|publisher=MTV}}</ref> In July 2002, Spears announced she would take a six-month break from her career; however, she went back into the studio in November to record her new album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458526/20021105/spears_britney.jhtml|title=Britney Spears' Hiatus Is History|date=November 5, 2002|accessdate=June 6, 2010|last=Moss|first=Corey|publisher=MTV}}</ref> Spears's relationship with Justin Timberlake ended after three years. In December 2002, Timberlake released the song "[[Cry Me a River (Justin Timberlake song)|Cry Me a River]]" as the second single from his [[Justified (album)|solo debut album]]. The music video featured a Spears look-alike and fueled the rumors that she had been unfaithful to him.<ref name=itself>{{cite web|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/node/226195/thi|title='This one’s for you': Ex-music couples sing of their love woes|date=October 4, 2009|accessdate=June 6, 2010|last=Sanchez|first=Rowena Joy A.|work=[[Manila Bulletin]]|publisher=Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp.}}</ref><ref name=sawyer>{{cite web|url=http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/stories/contributors/259121/britney-revealed|title=Britney revealed|date=November 23, 2003|accessdate=June 6, 2010|last=Sawyer|first=Diane|work=[[ninemsn]]|publisher=[[PBL Media]] / [[Microsoft]]}}</ref> As a response, Spears wrote the ballad "[[Everytime]]" with her backing vocalist and friend [[Annet Artani]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muumuse.com/2010/02/annet-artani-from-everytime-to-alive.html#more-5249|title=Annet Artani: From "Everytime" to "Alive"|date=2010-02|accessdate=June 6, 2010|last=Stern|first=Bradley|work=MuuMuse.com|publisher=Bradley Stern}}</ref> The same year, [[Limp Bizkit]] frontman [[Fred Durst]] said that he was in a relationship with Spears. However, Spears denied Durst's claims.<ref name=Jacks/> In a 2009 interview, he explained that "I just guess at the time it was taboo for a guy like me to be associated with a gal like her."<ref name=Jacks>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1607309/20090319/spears_britney.jhtml|title=Fred Durst Looks Back At His Relationship With Britney Spears|date=March 19, 2009|accessdate=June 6, 2010|last=Jacks|first=Brian|publisher=MTV}}</ref> Spears opened the [[2003 MTV Video Music Awards]] with [[Christina Aguilera]], performing "[[Like a Virgin (song)|Like a Virgin]]". Halfway through they were joined by Madonna, with whom they both kissed. The incident was highly publicized.<ref name=cross/>

Spears released her fourth studio album, ''[[In the Zone]]'', in November 2003. She assumed more creative control by writing and co-producing most of the material.<ref name=foxnews/> ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' called it "A supremely confident dance record that also illustrates Spears's development as a songwriter."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/spearsbritney/inthezone|title=In The Zone reviews at Metacritic.com:|year=2003|accessdate=June 6, 2010|work=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]}}</ref> [[NPR]] listed the album as one of "The 50 Most Important Recording of the Decade", adding that "the decade's history of impeccably crafted pop is written on her body of work."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120400577|title=The 50 Most Important Recordings: S-Z : NPR|date=November 16, 2009|accessdate=June 6, 2010|work=NPR.com|publisher=[[National Public Radio]]}}</ref> ''In the Zone'' sold over 609,000 copies in the United States and debuted at the top of the charts, making Spears the first female artist in the SoundScan era to have her first four studio albums to debut at number one.<ref name=foxnews/> It also debuted at the top of the charts in France and the top ten in Belgium, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp?interpret=Britney+Spears&titel=In+The+Zone&cat=a|title=ultratop.be&nbsp;— Britney Spears&nbsp;— In the Zone|work=Ultratop|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=June 6, 2010}}</ref> ''In the Zone'' sold over 10 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.store.livenation.com/Product.aspx?cp=13281_16771_16305&pc=MUDD417 |title= ''In the Zone'' sold over 10 million copies worldwide|year=2010|accessdate=June 12, 2010|publisher=[[Live Nation]]}}</ref> The album produced the hit singles: "[[Me Against the Music]]", a collaboration with Madonna; "[[Toxic (song)|Toxic]]"—which won Spears her only Grammy for [[Best Dance Recording]]; "[[Everytime]]" and "[[Outrageous (song)|Outrageous]]".<ref name=foxnews/>

===2004–06: Marriage and motherhood===
[[File:Shadow Live 2004.jpg|thumb|left|Spears performing live on The Onyx Tour (2004).]]
In January 2004, Spears married childhood friend Jason Allen Alexander at [[The Little White Wedding Chapel]] in [[Las Vegas]]. The marriage was [[annulment|annulled]] 55 hours later, stating that Spears "lacked understanding of her actions".<ref name="MSNBC">{{cite news|url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/3869708/|title=Judge dissolves Britney's 'joke' wedding&nbsp;|date=April 6, 2004|accessdate=June 10, 2010|agency=Associated Press|publisher=MSNBC|publisher=[[NBC Universal]] / [[Microsoft]]}}</ref> In March 2004, she embarked on [[The Onyx Hotel Tour]] in support of ''In the Zone''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1485503/20040302/spears_britney.jhtml|title=Britney Checking Into Onyx Hotel Wearing Rubberlike Outfit|date=March 2, 2004|accessdate=December 24, 2009|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|publisher=MTV}}</ref> In June 2004, Spears fell and injured her left knee during the music video shoot for "[[Outrageous (song)|Outrageous]]". Spears underwent [[arthroscopic surgery]]. She was forced to remain six weeks with a thigh brace, followed by eight to twelve weeks of rehabilitation, which caused The Onyx Hotel Tour to be canceled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,652994,00.html|title=Britney Cancels Tour Due to Bad Knee|date=June 16, 2004|accessdate=December 27, 2009|last=Silverman|first=Stephen M.|first2=|last2=|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|publisher=[[Time Warner]]}}</ref> During 2004, Spears became involved in the [[Kabbalah Centre]] through her friendship with Madonna.<ref name=kabbalah>{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12920032/|title=Forget Kabbalah, Britney's baby is her religion&nbsp;— Entertainment&nbsp;— msnbc.com|date=June 1, 2004|accessdate=June 10, 2010|last=Walls|first=Jeannette|publisher=NBC Universal / Microsoft}}</ref>

In July 2004, Spears became engaged to American dancer [[Kevin Federline]], whom she had met three months before. The romance received intense attention from the media, since Federline had recently broken up with actress [[Shar Jackson]], who was still pregnant with their second child at the time.<ref name=foxnews/> The stages of their relationship were chronicled in Spears's first reality show ''[[Britney & Kevin: Chaotic]]''. They held a wedding ceremony on September 18, 2004, but were not legally married until three weeks later on October 6 due to a delay finalizing the couple's prenuptial agreement.<ref name="Heller 2007 80">{{harvnb|Heller|2007|p=80}}{{citation not found}}</ref> Shortly after, she released her first fragrance with [[Elizabeth Arden]], ''[[Curious (fragrance)|Curious]]'', which broke the company's first-week gross for a perfume.<ref name=foxnews/> In October 2004, Spears took a career break to start a family.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1492692/20041016/spears_britney.jhtml|title=Britney Spears Announces She's Taking A Break From Her Career|date=October 16, 2004|accessdate=June 10, 2010|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|publisher=MTV}}</ref> ''[[Greatest Hits: My Prerogative]]'', her first greatest hits [[compilation album]], was released in November 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1490190/20040813/spears_britney.jhtml?headlines=true|title=Britney Covers Bobby Brown's 'My Prerogative' For Forthcoming LP|date=August 13, 2004|accessdate=October 6, 2010| last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|publisher=MTV}}</ref> Spears's [[cover version]] of [[Bobby Brown]]'s "[[My Prerogative]]" was released as the lead single from the album, reaching the top of the charts in Finland, Ireland, Italy and Norway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Britney+Spears&titel=My+Prerogative&cat=s|title=Britney Spears&nbsp;— My Prerogative (song) |year=2004|work=Ultratop|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=October 6, 2010}}</ref> The second single, "[[Do Somethin']]", was a top ten hit in Australia, the United Kingdom and other countries of mainland Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/uk_singles_top_75/2005/10|title=UK Singles Chart|date=March 7, 2005|accessdate=October 6, 2010|publisher=[[The Official Charts Company]]. aCharts}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp?interpret=Britney+Spears&titel=Do+Somethin%27&cat=s|title=Britney Spears&nbsp;– Do Somethin' (song)|year=2005|accessdate=October 6, 2010|publisher=UltratopHung Medien}}</ref> The greatest hits album sold over 5 million copies worldwide.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.britney.com/mx/career-highlights|title=Biography – Sales|year=2010|accessdate=June 5, 2010|publisher=Britney.com. Sony Music Entertainment|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20101224220054/http://www.britney.com/mx/career-highlights|archivedate=December 24, 2010}}</ref> In September 2005, Spears gave birth to her first child, Sean Preston Federline.<ref name="Britney Welcomes Home Sean Preston">{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1039012_1107631,00.html|title=Britney Welcomes Home Sean Preston|date=September 21, 2005|accessdate=October 6, 2010| work=People}}</ref>

In November 2005, she released her first remix compilation, ''[[B in the Mix: The Remixes]]'', which consists of eleven remixes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1512630/20051031/spears_britney.jhtml|title=Surprise: Britney's Releasing An Album In Just Two Weeks|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|publisher=MTV|accessdate=November 8, 2005|date=October 6, 2010}}</ref> It has sold over 1 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-britneyalbums_1103gl.ART.State.Edition1.4209e2e.html|title=Britney Spears' recordings find art imitating life|last=Daniel|first=Mike|date=November 6, 2007|accessdate=September 10, 2011|work=[[Denton Record-Chronicle]]|publisher=[[A. H. Belo]]|archiveurl=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:VaVPZ3evtAsJ:www.dentonrc.com/sharedcontent/dws/ent/stories/DN-britneyalbums_1103gl.ART.State.Edition1.4209e2e.html+%22Britney+Spears%27+recordings+find+art+imitating+life%22&cd=1&hl=pt-BR&ct=clnk&gl=br&|archivedate=January 13, 2012}}</ref> In February 2006, pictures surfaced of Spears driving with her son Sean, on her lap instead of in a car seat. Child advocates were horrified by the photos of her holding the wheel with one hand and Sean with the other. Spears claimed that the situation happened because of a frightening encounter with paparazzi, and that it was a mistake on her part.<ref name=foxnews/> The following month, she [[Guest appearance|guest-starred]] on the ''[[Will & Grace]]'' episode "[[Buy, Buy Baby]]" as closeted lesbian Amber Louise.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-03-29-britney-sidebar_x.htm|title=USATODAY.com&nbsp;— Britney maybe one more time|last=Thomas|first=Karen|work=USA Today|accessdate=March 29, 2006|date=October 6, 2010}}</ref> She announced she no longer studied Kabbalah in June 2006, explaining, "my baby is my religion."<ref name=kabbalah/> Two months later, Spears posed nude for the cover of ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]''. The picture was heavily compared to [[Demi Moore]]'s [[More Demi Moore|August 1991 ''Vanity Fair'' cover]].<ref name=foxnews/> In September 2006, she gave birth to her second child, Jayden James Federline.<ref name="people.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,1550177,00.html|title=Britney's Baby Name: Jayden James Federline&nbsp;— Britney Spears |date=October 24, 2006|accessdate=October 6, 2010| work=People}}</ref> In November 2006, Spears filed for divorce from Federline, citing [[irreconcilable differences]].<ref name="http">{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1556096,00.html|title=Britney Spears Files for Divorce&nbsp;— Divorced, Britney Spears, Kevin Federline |date=November 7, 2006|accessdate=October 6, 2010| work=People}}</ref> Their divorce was finalized in July 2007, when the couple reached a global settlement and agreed to share joint custody of their children.<ref name="Hall">{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b55767_Britney_Kevin_Back_to_Being_Single_.html|title=Britney, Kevin Back to Being Single&nbsp;— E! Online|date=July 30, 2007|accessdate=October 6, 2010|last=Hall|first=Sarah| work=E! Online|publisher=[[E!]]}}</ref>

===2007: Personal struggles and ''Blackout''===
Spears's aunt Sandra Bridges Covington, with whom she had been very close, died of [[ovarian cancer]] in January.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20169661,00.html|title=Lynne Spears Visits Sister's Grave Amid Crisis&nbsp;— Britney Spears, Lynne Spears|date=January 5, 2008|accessdate=October 6, 2010| work=People}}</ref> In February 2007, Spears stayed in a [[drug rehabilitation]] facility in [[Antigua]] for less than a day. The following night, she shaved her head with electric clippers at a hair salon in [[Tarzana, Los Angeles]]. She admitted herself to other treatment facilities during the following weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/Health/story?id=2885048&page=1|title=Bald and Broken: Inside Britney's Shaved Head&nbsp;|date=February 19, 2007|accessdate=October 6, 2010|last=Marikar|first=Sheila| work=[[ABC News]]|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company]]}}</ref> In May 2007, she produced a series of promotional concerts at [[House of Blues]] venues, titled [[The M+M's Tour]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1558527/20070502/spears_britney.jhtml|title=Britney's Back! Spears Returns To The Stage With Five-Song Dirty Dance Party|date=May 2, 2007|accessdate=June 10, 2010|last=Van Horn|first=Teri|publisher=MTV}}</ref> In October 2007, Spears lost physical custody of her children to Federline. The reasons of the court ruling were not revealed to the public.<ref name="edition.cnn.com">{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/01/spears.federline/index.html|title=Spears will lose custody of children |date=October 2, 2007|accessdate=June 11, 2010|publisher=CNN}}</ref> Spears was also sued by [[Louis Vuitton]] over her 2005 music video "Do Somethin'" for upholstering her [[Hummer]] interior in counterfeit Louis Vuitton cherry blossom fabric, which resulted in her video being banned on European TV stations.<ref>Hollyscope Team, "Louis Vuitton Sues Britney Spears", hollyscoop.com, November 19, 2007</ref>

In October 2007, Spears released her fifth studio album, ''[[Blackout (Britney Spears album)|Blackout]]''. The album debuted at the top of charts in Canada and Ireland, number two in the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200, France, Japan, Mexico and the United Kingdom and the top ten in Australia, Korea, New Zealand and many European nations. In the United States, Spears became the only female artist to have her first five studio albums debut at the two top slots of the chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/britney-spears-debuts-1-on-european-albums-chart-and-debuts-1-on-us-digital-albums-chart-58819832.html|title=Britney Spears Debuts No. 1 on European Albums Chart and Debuts No. 1 on... |date=November 8, 2007|accessdate=June 11, 2010|publisher=[[PR Newswire]]}}</ref> The album received positive reviews from critics and has sold over 3 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/nov/28/britney-spears-circus|title=CD review: Britney Spears: Circus |date=November 28, 2008|accessdate=June 11, 2010|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|work=The Guardian |location=UK }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2007/nov/11/shopping.popandrock1|title=CDs: Britney Spears, Blackout and Kylie Minogue, X |date=November 11, 2007|accessdate=June 11, 2010|last=Robinson|first=Peter|work=The Observer |location=UK }}</ref> ''Blackout'' won Album of the Year at [[MTV Europe Music Awards 2008]] and was listed as the fifth Best Pop Album of the Decade by ''[[The Times]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/2008/11/07/britney-spears-seals-comeback-with-two-gongs-at-mtv-europe-music-awards-86908-20875355/|title=Britney Spears seals comeback with two gongs at MTV Europe Music Awards&nbsp;|date=November 7, 2008|accessdate=June 11, 2010|last=Lyons|first=Bev|last2=Sutherland|first2=Laura|work=The Daily Record |location=Scotland}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6922991.ece|title=The 100 best pop albums of the Noughties&nbsp;|date=November 21, 2009|accessdate=June 11, 2010|work=The Times |location=UK|first1=Anushka|last1=Asthana}}</ref> Spears performed the lead single "[[Gimme More]]" at the [[2007 MTV Video Music Awards]]. The performance was panned by many critics.<ref name=bbc>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6986539.stm|title=
Britney's MTV comeback falls flat|date=September 10, 2007|accessdate=February 24, 2010|last=Willis|first=David|publisher=BBC }}</ref> Despite the backlash, the single rocketed to worldwide success, peaking at number one in Canada and the top ten in almost every country it charted.<ref name=can>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/canada_singles_top_100/2007/41|title=Canada Singles Top 100|date=October 13, 2007|accessdate=February 23, 2010|work=Billboard|publisher=acharts.us}}</ref><ref name="ultratop2007">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Britney+Spears&titel=Gimme+More&cat=s|title=Britney Spears&nbsp;– Gimme More (song)|year=2007|accessdate=February 23, 2010|work=Ultratop|publisher=Hung Medien}}</ref> The second single "[[Piece of Me]]" reached the top of the charts in Ireland and reached the top five in Australia, Canada, Denmark, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The third single "[[Break the Ice (Britney Spears song)|Break the Ice]]" was released the following year and had moderate success due to Spears not being able to promote it properly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/australia_singles_top_50/2008/06|title=Australian Singles Chart|date=March 1, 2008| accessdate=February 6, 2010|publisher=acharts.us}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/uk_singles_top_75/2007/52|title=UK Singles Chart|date=December 23, 2007| accessdate=February 10, 2010|work=[[The Official Charts Company]]|publisher=acharts.us}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Britney+Spears&titel=Piece+of+Me&cat=s|title=Britney Spears&nbsp;– Piece of Me(song)|year=2008|accessdate=February 10, 2010|work=Ultratop 50|publisher=Hung Medien}}</ref> In December 2007, Spears began a relationship with [[paparazzo]] Adnan Ghalib.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20168997,00.html|title=Britney Pap-Happy with Her New Guy&nbsp;— Britney Spears|date=January 3, 2008|accessdate=February 12, 2010|work=People}}</ref>

===2008–10: Conservatorship and ''Circus''===
[[File:Britney SpearsMontreal3.jpg|right|thumb|Spears performing "Freakshow" at [[The Circus Starring Britney Spears]] (2009).|alt=Image of a blond female performer. She has a headset around her hand and is wearing sparkly silver and black lingerie, fishnet stockings and knee-high black boots. She stands in front of a black and golden couch.]]
In January 2008, Spears refused to relinquish custody of her sons to Federline's representatives. She was hospitalized at [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]], after police that arrived at her house noted she appeared to be under the influence of an illicit substance. The following day, Spears's visitation rights were suspended at an emergency court hearing, and Federline was given sole physical and legal custody of the children. She was committed to the psychiatric ward of [[Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center]] and put on [[5150 (Involuntary psychiatric hold)|5150 involuntary psychiatric hold]]. The court placed her under temporary [[conservatorship]] of her father James Spears and attorney Andrew Wallet, giving them complete control of her assets.<ref name=foxnews/> She was released five days later.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/feb/07/local/me-britney7|title=Spears is released from UCLA hospital psychiatric ward&nbsp;— Los Angeles Times|date=February 7, 2008|accessdate=June 12, 2010|last=Blankstein|first=Andrew|last2=Winton|first2=Richard|work=Los Angeles Times|publisher=[[Tribune Company]]}}</ref> The following month, she guest-starred on the ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' episode "[[Ten Sessions]]" as receptionist Abby. She received positive reviews for her performance, as well as bringing the series its highest ratings ever.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2008/03/24/2008-03-24_britney_spears_begins_rehab_of_image_wit-1.html?ref=rss|title=Britney Spears begins rehab of image with wacky cameo on CBS sitcom|date=March 25, 2008|accessdate=June 12, 2010|last=Hinckley|first=D.|work=Daily News |location=New York }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3ia2cce804ce40901d82b7a82b3af831e3?imw=Y|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080606035305/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3ia2cce804ce40901d82b7a82b3af831e3?imw=Y|archivedate=June 6, 2008|title=Spears delivers 'Mother's' highest ratings|date=March 25, 2008|accessdate=June 12, 2010|last=Hibberd|first=James|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=e5 Global Media}}</ref> In July 2008, Spears regained some visitation rights after coming to an agreement with Federline and his counsel.<ref name="people1">{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20213350,00.html|title=It's Over: Britney & Kevin Reach a Custody Settlement&nbsp;— Scandals & Feuds, Britney Spears, Kevin Federline|date=July 18, 2008|accessdate=February 12, 2010|last=Lee|first=Ken|work=People}}</ref> In September 2008, Spears opened the [[2008 MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Video Music Awards]] with a pre-taped comedy sketch with [[Jonah Hill]] and an introduction speech. She won [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video|Best Female Video]], [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video|Best Pop Video]] and [[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year|Video of the Year]] for "Piece of Me".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2008/|title=Highlights, Winners, Performers and Photos from the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards|year=2008|accessdate=June 12, 2010|publisher=MTV}}</ref> A 60-minute introspective documentary, ''[[Britney: For the Record]]'', was produced to chronicle Spears's return to the recording industry. Directed by Phil Griffin, ''For the Record'' was entirely shot in [[Beverly Hills]], Hollywood, and New York City during the third quarter of 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1596736/20081009/spears_britney.jhtml|title=Britney Spears 'Sets The Record Straight' In Documentary Airing November 30 On MTV|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|date=October 9, 2008|publisher=MTV|accessdate=January 1, 2011}}</ref> The documentary was broadcast on MTV to 5.6 million viewers for the two airings on the premiere night. It was the highest rating in its Sunday night timeslot and in the network's history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mtvpress.com/music/release/britney_for_the_record_scores_staggering_3_54_p12_34_rating/|title="Britney: For the Record" scores staggering 3.54 P12–34 rating in Sunday debut on MTVh|date=December 2, 2008|publisher=MTV|accessdate=January 2, 2011}}</ref>

In December 2008, Spears's sixth studio album ''[[Circus (Britney Spears album)|Circus]]'' was released. It received positive reviews from critics and<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/spearsbritney/circus | title=Circus reviews at Metacritic.com | publisher=[[Metacritic]] | accessdate=June 12, 2010}}</ref> debuted at number one in Canada, Czech Republic and the United States, and inside the top ten in many European nations.<ref name="ultratop2007"/><ref name=circus>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1300468/britneys-circus-debuts-atop-album-chart|title=Britney's 'Circus' Debuts Atop Album Chart|date=December 10, 2008|accessdate=June 12, 2010|last=Hasty|first=Katie|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media}}</ref> In the United States, Spears became the youngest female artist to have five albums debut at number one, earning a place in the ''[[Guinness Book of World Records]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britney.com/us/blog/britney-earns-another-guinness-world-record|title=Britney Earns (Another) Guinness World Record|date=September 27, 2009|accessdate=June 12, 2010|work=Britney.com|publisher=Jive}}</ref> She also became the only act in the Soundscan era to have four albums debut with 500,000 or more copies sold.<ref name=circus/> The album was one of the fastest-selling albums of the year,<ref name=forbes>{{cite news|url=http://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/53/celebrity-09_Britney-Spears_PREW.html|title=#13 Britney Spears&nbsp;— The 2009 Celebrity 100 |date=March 6, 2009|accessdate=June 12, 2010|last=Reporter|first=Staff|work=Forbes}}</ref> and has sold 4 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hmv.co.jp/news/article/909250129/ |title=Britney Spears' Singles Collection |publisher=HMV Store Japan |date=June 1, 2010 |accessdate=June 1, 2010}}</ref> Its lead single, "[[Womanizer (song)|Womanizer]]", became Spears's first number one in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 since "...Baby One More Time". The single also topped the charts in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Norway and Sweden.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1043782/spears-scores-record-setting-hot-100-jump|title=Spears Scores Record-Setting Hot 100 Jump|date=October 15, 2008|accessdate=June 12, 2010|last=Reporter|first=Billboard|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Company}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/en/showitem.asp?interpret=Britney+Spears&titel=Womanizer&cat=s|title=Britney Spears&nbsp;— Womanizer (song)|year=2008|accessdate=June 12, 2010|work=Ultratop|publisher=Hung Medien}}</ref> It was also nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Dance Recording.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www2.grammy.com/grammy_awards/52nd_show/list.aspx|title=Nominees list for the 52nd Grammy Awards|date=December 2, 2009|work=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=December 3, 2009}}</ref> In January 2009, Spears and her father James obtained a restraining order against her former manager Sam Lutfi, ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib and attorney Jon Eardley—all of whom, court documents claim, had been conspiring to gain control of Spears's affairs. The restraining order forbids Lutfi and Ghalib from contacting Spears or coming within 250 yards of her, her property or family members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Britney-Restraining-Order-1002335.aspx|title=Britney Gets Restraining Order Against Former Manager, Ex-Beau and Attorney|date=January 31, 2009|accessdate=June 12, 2010|last=Mitovich|first=Matt|work=[[TV Guide]]|publisher=OpenGate Capital}}</ref> Spears embarked on [[The Circus Starring Britney Spears]] in March 2009. With a gross of U.S. $131.8 million, it became the fifth highest grossing tour of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pollstarpro.com/SpecialFeatures2009/2009YearEndTop50WorldwideConcertTours.pdf|title= 2009 Year End Top 50 Worldwide Concert Tours|year=2010|accessdate=February 8, 2010|publisher=[[Pollstar]]}}</ref>

In November 2009, Spears released her second greatest hits album, ''[[The Singles Collection (Britney Spears album)|The Singles Collection]]''. The album's lead and only single, "[[3 (song)|3]]" became her third number one single in the U.S.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267070/3-to-1-britney-beats-odds-to-debut-atop-hot-100|title='3' To 1: Britney Beats Odds To Debut Atop Hot 100|date=October 14, 2009|accessdate=January 4, 2010|last=Pietroluongo|first=Silvio|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Company}}</ref> In May 2010, Spears's representatives confirmed she was dating her agent Jason Trawick, and that they had decided to end their professional relationship to focus on their personal relationship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20368457,00.html|title=Britney Spears and Jason Trawick Split&nbsp;– Professionally&nbsp;— Britney Spears |date=May 11, 2010|accessdate=June 12, 2010|last=Jordan|first=Julie|work=People}}</ref> Spears designed a limited edition clothing line for [[Candie's]], which was released in stores in July 2010.<ref name="Vena">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1642722/britney-spears-design-clothing-candies.jhtml|title=Britney Spears To Design Clothing For Candie's|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|date=June 30, 2010|accessdate=April 5, 2012|publisher=MTV. MTV Networks}}</ref> In September 2010, she made a cameo appearance on a Spears-themed tribute episode of American TV show ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'', titled "[[Britney/Brittany]]". The episode drew ''Glee'''s highest ratings ever.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/09/glee-ratings-britney-is-bigger-than-madonna.html|title='Glee' ratings: Britney is bigger than Madonna|first=Rick|last=Porter|work=[[Zap2it]]|publisher=[[Tribune Media Services]]|date=September 29, 2010|accessdate=September 29, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/09/29/tuesday-finals-glee-no-ordinary-family-ncis-dancing-up-raising-hope-detroit-1-8-7-running-wilde-down/65835|title=Tuesday Finals: Glee, No Ordinary Family, NCIS, Dancing Up; Raising Hope, Detroit 1–8–7, Running Wilde Down|last=Gorman|first=Bill|date=September 29, 2010|work=TV by the Numbers|accessdate=September 29, 2010}}</ref>

===2011–12: ''Femme Fatale'' and ''The X Factor''===
[[File:Britney GM Detroit FFT.jpg|left|thumb|Spears performing "Gimme More" at the [[Femme Fatale Tour]] (2011).|alt=Image of a blond female performer surrounded by a group of dancers. She is sitting on a purple coach and wearing a golden outfit. The dancers are wearing short black hooded sweatshirts.]]
In March 2011, Spears released her seventh studio album ''[[Femme Fatale (Britney Spears album)|Femme Fatale]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jiverecords.com/news/7th-britney-spears-album-femme-fatale-set-for-march-29th-release|title=7th Britney Spears Album "Femme Fatale" Set for March 29th Release|publisher=Jive Records|date=August 2, 2011|accessdate=March 6, 2011}}</ref> The album peaked at number one in the United States, Canada, and Australia, and peaked inside the top ten on nearly every other chart. Its peak in the United States ties Britney with [[Mariah Carey]] and [[Janet Jackson]] for the third-most number ones among women.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/472190/britney-spears-snares-sixth-no-1-on-billboard-200-with-femme-fatale |title=Britney Spears Snares Sixth No. 1 on Billboard 200 with 'Femme Fatale' |work=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |date=September 14, 2009 |accessdate=April 24, 2011}}</ref> It has sold 1,000,000 copies in the United States and 2.2 million worldwide, and has been certified platinum by the [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/469344/adele-katy-perry-rule-mid-year-soundscan-charts|title=Adele, Katy Perry Rule Mid-Year SoundScan Charts|work=Billboard|date=June 6, 2011 |accessdate=June 9, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Britney Spears|type=album}}</ref> The album's lead single "[[Hold It Against Me]]" debuted at number-one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], becoming Spears's fourth number-one single on the chart and making her the second artist in history to have two consecutive singles debut at number-one, after [[Mariah Carey]].<ref>http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473718/britney-spears-hold-it-against-me-single-premieres</ref> The second single "[[Till The World Ends]]" reached peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in May,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/471630/adeles-rolling-in-the-deep-tops-hot-100 |title=Listen: Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj and Ke$ha's 'Till the World Ends' Remix.|work=Billboard |date=September 14, 2009 |accessdate=August 20, 2011}}</ref> while the third single "[[I Wanna Go]]" reached number seven in August. ''Femme Fatale'' became Spears's first album in which three of its songs reached the top ten of the chart.<ref>{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=glynn kerslake|chart=all}}</ref> The fourth and final single "[[Criminal (Britney Spears song)|Criminal]]" was released in September 2011. The music video caused controversy when British politicians criticized Spears for using replica guns while filming the video in an area of London that had been badly affected by the [[2011 England riots]].<ref name=hackney>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a341976/britney-spears-angers-mps-over-criminal-video-shoot.html|title=Britney Spears angers MPs over 'Criminal' video shoot|last=Copsey|first=Robert|publisher=Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi (UK) Ltd|date=October 31, 2011|accessdate=September 23, 2011}}</ref> Spears's management briefly responded, stating, "The video is a fantasy story featuring Britney's boyfriend, Jason Trawick, which literally plays out the lyrics of a song written three years before the riots ever happened."<ref name=threeyears>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1671542/britney-spears-criminal-video-gun-criticism-response.jhtml|title=Britney Spears Responds To 'Criminal' Video Controversy|last=Montgomery|first=James|date=September 26, 2011|accessdate=October 31, 2011|publisher=MTV. MTV Networks}}</ref> In April 2011, Spears appeared in a remix of [[Rihanna]]'s "[[S&M (song)|S&M]]".<ref>{{cite web|last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1661717/britney-spears-rihanna.jhtml |title=Rihanna Says Britney Spears' 'S&M' Remix 'Had To Be Major' |publisher=MTV |date=April 11, 2011 |accessdate=April 24, 2011}}</ref> It reached number one in the US later in the month, giving Spears her fifth number one on the chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/471954/rihannas-sm-reigns-on-hot-100-lady-gagas-judas-debuts|title=Rihanna's 'S&M' Reigns on Hot 100, Lady Gaga's 'Judas' Debuts|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=April 20, 2011|accessdate=September 26, 2011|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media}}</ref> On ''Billboard''{{'}}s 2011 Year-End list, Spears was ranked number fourteen on the Artists of the Year,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/top-artists?begin=11&order=position|title=Best of 2011: The Artists|accessdate=December 19, 2011|work=Billboard}}</ref> thirty-two on ''Billboard'' 200 artists and ten on ''Billboard'' Hot 100 artists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/the-billboard-200-artists?begin=21&order=position|title=Best of 2011: Billboard 200 Artists|accessdate=December 19, 2011|work=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/hot-100-artists|title=Best of 2011: Hot 100 Artists|accessdate=December 19, 2011|work=Billboard}}</ref>

In June 2011, Spears embarked on the [[Femme Fatale Tour]].<ref name=fftour>{{cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pop-superstar-britney-spears-announces-special-guest-nicki-minaj-to-join-the-highly-anticipated-all-female-femme-fatale-tour-119685009.html|title=Pop Superstar Britney Spears Announces Special Guest Nicki Minaj to Join the Highly Anticipated All Female Femme Fatale Tour|publisher=[[PR Newswire]]|author=[[Live Nation]]|date=April 12, 2011|accessdate=April 12, 2011}}</ref> The tour received positive reviews from many critics noting that Spears sang more of the concert live in response to lip-synching accusations during The Circus Starring Britney Spears, and that the dancing is some of her best in years.<ref name=fftourreviews>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/britney-spears-earns-raves-for-femme-fatale-tour-opener-2011176|title=Britney Spears Earns Raves for Femme Fatale Tour Opener|publisher=[[Wenner Media]]|author=[[Us Weekly]]|date=April 12, 2011|accessdate=July 27, 2011}}</ref> The first ten dates of the tour grossed $6.2 million, landing the fifty-fifth spot on Pollstar's Top 100 North American Tours list for the half-way point of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/Charts2011/07181Ttop100NorthAmericanTours.pdf|title=Top 100 North American Tours|publisher=Pollstar|date=June 30, 2011|accessdate=July 9, 2011}}</ref> The tour ended on December 10, 2011 in Puerto Rico after 79 performances.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1675774/britney-spears-tour-wrap.jhtml|title=Britney Spears Wraps Femme Fatale Tour|publisher=MTVdate=2011-12-12|accessdate=December 19, 2011}}</ref> The DVD of the tour was eventually released in November 2011<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/Britney-Spears-Live-Femme-Fatale/dp/B005TQAI6G/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1319587212&sr=1-2|title=Britney Spears Live: The Femme Fatale Tour (2011)|publisher=Amazon.com|date=October 25, 2011|accessdate=October 25, 2011}}</ref> In August 2011, Spears received the [[MTV Video Vanguard Award]] on [[2011 MTV Video Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1669862/britney-spears-lady-gaga-kiss-vmas.jhtml|title=Britney Spears Accepts Video Vanguard VMA – And A Kiss From Lady Gaga|date=August 28, 2011|accessdate=August 28, 2011|publisher=MTV. MTV Networks|last=Mitchell|first=John}}</ref> The next month, she released her second remix album, ''[[B in the Mix: The Remixes Vol. 2]]''.<ref name=idolator>{{cite web|url=http://idolator.com/6006322/britney-b-in-the-mix-remixes-vol-2-track-listing|title=Britney Spears Reveals ‘B In The Mix: The Remixes Vol. 2′ Track Listing|date=September 9, 2011|accessdate=September 9, 2011|last=Bain|first=Becky|publisher=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]. [[Buzz Media]]}}</ref> In December, Spears became engaged to her long-time boyfriend Jason Trawick, who had formerly been her agent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1676248/britney-spears-engagement-ring.jhtml|title=Britney Spears' Engagement Ring: How Does It Stack Up?|date=December 19, 2011|accessdate=December 19, 2011|work=MTV News|publisher=MTV|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn}}</ref> Trawick became a co-conservator of Spears, alongside her father, in April 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/britney-spears-fiance-jason-trawick-approved-as-co-conservator-2012254|title=Britney Spears' Fiance Jason Trawick Approved as Co-Conservator|date=April 25, 2012|accessdate=January 12, 2013|work=Us Weekly|publisher=Us Weekly|last=Eggenberger|first=Nicole}}</ref> In January 2013, Spears and Trawick ended their engagement. Trawick was also removed as Spears's co-conservator, restoring her father as the sole conservator.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20657207,00.html |title=Britney Spears and Jason Trawick Split|publisher=People|last = Laudadio|first = Marisa|date=January 11, 2013 |accessdate=January 12, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2013/01/11/britney-spears-jason-trawick-break-up-split-divorce/|title=Britney Spears and Jason Trawick - SPLIT|publisher=TMZ|date=January 11, 2013 |accessdate=January 12, 2013}}</ref>

In May 2012, Spears was hired as a judge for the [[The X Factor (U.S. season 2)|second season]] of the [[The X Factor (U.S. TV series)|American version]] of ''[[The X Factor (TV series)|The X Factor]]''. With a reported salary of $15 million, she became the highest-paid judge on a singing competition series in television history.<ref name=x15>{{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/britney_spears_will_get_15_million_be_x/307137|title=Britney Spears Will Get Record $15 Million Payday to Be X Factor Judge|last=Bromley|first=Melanie|date=April 12, 2012 |accessdate=April 12, 2012 |publisher=[[E!|E! Online]]}}</ref> She mentored the Teens category; her final act, [[Carly Rose Sonenclar]], was named the runner-up of the season. Spears will not return to the series for its third season.<ref>http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/01/britney-spears-officially-leaving-the-x-factor/</ref> Also that year, Spears was featured on [[will.i.am]]'s song "[[Scream & Shout]]", which was released as a single from his album, ''[[Willpower (will.i.am album)|#willpower]]'' (2013). The song later became Spears's sixth number one single on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at #3 on US Billboard Hot 100.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/68479/william-Teases-Britney-Spears-Shakira-Alicia-Keys-Collaborations|title=will.i.am Teases Britney Spears, Shakira, Alicia Keys Collaborations|last=Kitchener|first=Shaun|date=January 30, 2012|accessdate=September 11, 2011|publisher=Entertainment Wise}}</ref> In December, ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine named her music's top-earning woman of 2012, with estimated earnings of $58 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/12/britney-spears-is-musics-top-earning-woman-of-2012/ |title=Britney Spears Is Music’s Top Earning Woman of 2012 - ABC News |publisher=Abcnews.go.com |date=December 12, 2012 |accessdate=January 4, 2013}}</ref>

===2013–present: Eighth studio album and Las Vegas residency===
Spears is currently working on her eighth studio album,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a444888/britney-spears-begins-work-on-eighth-studio-album.html |title=Britney Spears begins work on eighth studio album - Music News |publisher=Digital Spy |date=December 12, 2012 |accessdate=January 4, 2013}}</ref><ref>http://music-mix.ew.com/2013/01/03/britney-spears-new-album/</ref> which is tentatively scheduled to be released in fall 2013;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heatworld.com/Celeb-News/2013/03/Producer-Hit-Boy-talks-about-working-with-Britney-Spears-on-a-new-album/|title=Producer Hit-Boy talks about working with Britney Spears on a new album|author=Rhiannon Evans|publisher=HeatWorld|date=March 19, 2013|accessdate=April 1, 2013}}</ref> [[will.i.am]] has been enlisted as its [[executive producer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/1560153/william-executive-producing-new-britney-spears-album|title=Will.i.am Executive Producing New Britney Spears Album|author=Jason Lipshutz|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=May 1, 2013|accessdate=May 4, 2013}}</ref> The album will be released through [[RCA Records]] due to the disbandment of [[Jive Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/rca-s-new-executive-team-named-under-ceo-1005324782.story|title=RCA's New Executive Team Named Under CEO Peter Edge Amid Layoffs|date=August 23, 2011|accessdate=October 19, 2011|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|last=Christman|first=Ed}}</ref> On April 17, 2013, Spears announced she recorded the song "Ooh La La" for the soundtrack of ''[[The Smurfs 2]]''. The song is produced by Dr. Luke, Ammo Cirkut, and is written by Luke, [[Bonnie McKee]], J Kash, Lola Blanc, and Fransisca Hall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/1558421/britney-spears-records-new-song-for-smurfs-2-soundtrack |title=Britney Spears Records New Song For 'Smurfs 2' Soundtrack |publisher=Billboard |date=April 17, 2013 |accessdate=April 17, 2013}}</ref>

After several months of speculation, Spears finally confirmed to [[Shape (magazine)|Shape Magazine]] that she will be performing a residency with [[Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino]] in Las Vegas, beginning in the fall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/1560824/britney-spears-las-vegas-shows-will-be-a-massive-party-from-start |title=Britney Spears: Las Vegas Show Will Be 'A Massive Party From Start To Finish' |publisher=Billboard |date=May 8, 2013 |accessdate=May 8, 2013}}</ref>

==Artistry==

===Musical style===
Following her debut, Spears was credited with leading the revival of [[teen pop]] in the late 1990s. ''[[The Daily Yomiuri]]'' reported that "[m]usic critics have hailed her as the most gifted teenage pop idol for many years, but Spears has set her sights a little higher-she is aiming for the level of superstardom that has been achieved by Madonna and [[Janet Jackson]]."<ref>{{Cite news|title=Teen pop idols stage comeback|newspaper=Yomiuri Shimbun|page=1|date=November 25, 1999|postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref> Rob Sheffield of ''Rolling Stone'' wrote: "Britney Spears carries on the classic archetype of the rock & roll teen queen, the dungaree doll, the angel baby who just has to make a scene."<ref>{{cite web|title=Oops!...I Did It Again – Album Review|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/oops-i-did-it-again-20040609|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|date=June 9, 2004|accessdate=October 8, 2009|work=Rolling Stone|publisher=Jann Wenner}}</ref> Rami Yacoub who co-produced Spears's debut album with lyricist Max Martin, commented, "I know from [[Denniz Pop]] and Max's previous productions, when we do songs, there's kind of a nasal thing. With N' Sync and the Backstreet Boys, we had to push for that mid-nasal voice. When Britney did that, she got this kind of raspy, sexy voice."<ref name="billboard book">{{cite book | last = Bronson | first = Fred| title = The Billboard book of number 1 hits | publisher=Billboard Books | year = 2003 | page = 377 | isbn = 978-0-8230-7677-2}}</ref> Following the release of her debut album, Chuck Taylor of ''Billboard'' observed, "Spears has become a consummate performer, with snappy dance moves, a clearly real-albeit young-and funkdified voice&nbsp;... "[[(You Drive Me) Crazy]]", her third single&nbsp;... demonstrates Spears's own development, proving that the 17-year-old is finding her own vocal personality after so many months of steadfast practice."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Taylor | first=Chuck | title=Britney Spears: (You Drive Me) Crazy | newspaper=Billboard |volume=111|issue=35| page=27 | date=August 28, 1999 |postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref> Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic referred to her music as a "blend of infectious, rap-inflected dance-pop and smooth balladry."<ref>{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen|title=...Baby One More Time|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r384763|pure_url=yes}}|year=1999|accessdate=October 8, 2009|postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref> Spears later commented, "With ''[[...Baby One More Time (album)|...Baby One More Time]]'', I didn't get to show my voice off. The songs were great, but they weren't very challenging".<ref>{{Cite news | title='One more time' for Spears | newspaper=[[San Antonio Express-News]] | pages=4F | date=December 16, 1999 | postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref>

''Oops!...I Did It Again'' and subsequent albums saw Spears working with several contemporary R&B producers, leading to "a combination of bubblegum, urban soul, and [[raga]]."<ref>{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen|title=Oops!...I Did It Again|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r478679|pure_url=yes}}|year=2000|accessdate=October 8, 2009|postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref> Her third studio album, ''Britney'' derived from the teen pop niche, "[r]hythmically and melodically&nbsp;... sharper, tougher than what came before. What used to be unabashedly frothy has some disco grit, underpinned by Spears' spunky self-determination that helps sell hooks that are already catchier, by and large, than those that populated her previous two albums."<ref>{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen|title=Britney|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r556064|pure_url=yes}}|year=2001|accessdate=October 8, 2009|postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref> Guy Blackman of ''[[The Age]]'' wrote that while few would care to listen to an entire Spears album, "[t]he thing about Spears, though, is that her biggest songs, no matter how committee-created or impossibly polished, have always been convincing because of her delivery, her commitment and her presence. For her mostly teenage fans, Spears expresses perfectly the conflicting urges of adolescence, the tension between chastity and sexual experience, between hedonism and responsibility, between confidence and vulnerability."<ref name="The Age">{{Cite news|last=Blackman|first=Guy|title=Musical Spears|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/music/2009/10/24/1256147928875.html|newspaper=[[The Age]]|date=August 25, 2009|accessdate=November 21, 2009|postscript=<!--None--> | location=Melbourne}}</ref> Since her self-titled album, ''Britney'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Laakso|first=Jim|title=britney spears: britney|url=http://www.yaleherald.com/archive/xxxii/11.09.01/ae/p13britney.html|work=[[The Yale Herald]]|publisher=[[Yale University]]|accessdate=November 3, 2012}}</ref> Spears has explored and heavily incorporated the [[Synthpop|electropop]] genre in her albums, including songs from the albums ''Blackout'' and ''Femme Fatale''.<ref name=blender>{{cite journal|url=|title=Blackout&nbsp;— Blender|date=October 30, 2007|last=Lim|first=Dennis|work=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]|publisher=Alpha Media Group|issn=1534-0554|ref=harv}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New Music: Britney Spears f/ will.i.am – ‘Big Fat Bass’|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/03/12/new-music-britney-spears-f-will-i-am-big-fat-bass/|work=[[Rap-Up]]|publisher=Devin Lazerine|accessdate=November 3, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='Hold It Against Me' Is Primo Britney|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/blogs/pop-life/hold-it-against-me-is-primo-britney-20110110|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|publisher=[[Jann Wenner]]|accessdate=November 3, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Marikar|first=Sheila|title=Britney Spears Drops ‘Till the World Ends,’ Mimics Ke$ha|url=http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2011/03/britney-spears-drops-till-the-world-ends-keha/|work=[[ABC News]]|publisher=[[The Walt Disney Company]]|accessdate=November 3, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|title=Britney Spears, Till the World Ends|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1067901/britney-spears-till-the-world-ends|work=[[Billboard (magazine){{!}}Billboard]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|accessdate=November 3, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ganz|first=Caryn|title=Spears at her most daring and innovative — really! Dark, dangerous, fascinating.|url=http://www.emusic.com/listen/#/music-news/review/album/britney-spears-blackout/:|work=[[eMusic]]|accessdate=November 3, 2012}}</ref>

===Voice and performances===
{{Listen|pos=right|filename=Britney Spears - You Got It All.ogg|title="You Got It All"|description= The cover of [[The Jets (band)|The Jets]] song was the first song recorded by Spears for her then-label Jive in 1997.<ref>{{harvnb|Knopper|2009|pp=92}}{{citation not found}}</ref> The prominent use of [[melisma]] and [[vibrato]]s as she continuously raises key into a high range was viewed as a [[Mariah Carey]] influence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1004945/a/...Baby+One+More+Time.htm|title=...Baby One More Time – Album Review|work=[[CD Universe]]|publisher=[[Intermix Media]]|accessdate=March 4, 2011}}</ref>|format1=[[Ogg]]|filename2=Britney Spears - Freakshow.ogg|title2="Freakshow"|description2=The track is built around the 'wobbler' effect of [[dubstep]], and her vocals are pitched down low, making her sound masculine.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/features/poptimist/6734-poptimist-10/| title=Poptimist #10: Britney in the Black Lodge (Damn Fine Album)|last=Ewing|first=Tom|date=November 20, 2007|accessdate=August 8, 2011|publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]]. Ryan Schreiber}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/oct/26/popandrock.shopping| title=Britney Spears, Blackout|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|date=October 26, 2007|accessdate=August 8, 2011|work=The Guardian |location=UK|publisher=Guardian Media Group}}</ref> She was credited as one of the artists who prompted the genre within a pop mainstream audience.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2011/jan/10/britney-spears-hold-it-against-me | title=New music: Britney Spears – Hold It Against Me | first=Michael | last=Cragg | date=January 10, 2011 |work=The Guardian |location=London }}</ref>}}
Spears possesses a [[soprano]] vocal range;<ref>{{cite news| url = http://uk.music.ign.com/articles/829/829550p1.html| title = Britney Spears – Blackout Review| work=IGN| date=October 23, 2007| accessdate=January 28, 2012}}</ref>  her vocal ability however has been criticized.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1219
 |title="Blackout" review |last=Cinquemani |first=Sal |publisher=Slant magazine |date=October 23, 2007 |accessdate=February 20, 2010}}</ref> Critic Allan Raible derides her overdependence in ''Circus'' on digital effects and the robotic effect it creates. "She’s never been a strong vocalist..." writes Raible, "Could she handle these songs with stripped down arrangements and no vocal effects? More importantly, would anyone want to hear her attempt such a performance? Does it matter? No. The focus is still image over substance."<ref>{{cite web|author=Allan Raible |url=http://blogs.abcnews.com/allan_raible/2009/01/review-britney.html |title=Review: Britney Spears’ "Circus" – On the Record |publisher=Blogs.abcnews.com |date=January 16, 2009 |accessdate=August 14, 2010}}</ref> Her image and persona are also often contrasted to Christina Aguilera. David Browne of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' observed "Christina Aguilera may flash skin and belly button, but in her music and manner, she's too eager not to offend&nbsp;— she's a good girl pretending to be bad. Spears, however, comes across as a bad girl acting good&nbsp;... Spears' artificial-sweetener voice is much less interesting than the settings, yet that blandness is actually a relief compared with Aguilera's numbing vocal gymnastics."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,64697,00.html | title= Review |work=Entertainment Weekly | accessdate=July 17, 2009 | date=May 19, 2000}}</ref> In contrast, Allmusic comments: "Like her peer Christina Aguilera, Britney equates maturity with transparent sexuality and the pounding sounds of nightclubs&nbsp;... Where Christina comes across like a natural-born skank, Britney is the girl next door cutting loose at college, drinking and smoking and dancing and sexing just a little too recklessly, since this is the first time she ''can'' indulge herself."<ref>{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen|title=In the Zone|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r666680|pure_url=yes}}|year=2004|accessdate=October 8, 2009|postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref> Sal Cinquemani of [[Slant Magazine]] notes, "The disparity between Aguilera and Spears can't be measured solely by the timbre and octave range of their voices&nbsp;... [Aguilera's] popularity has never reached the fever pitch of Britney's."<ref>{{Cite document|last=Cinquemani|first=Sal|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1219|title=Blackout|date=October 23, 2007|publisher=[[Slant Magazine]]|postscript=<!--None-->|ref=harv}}</ref>

It has been widely reported that Spears [[lip-sync]]s in concert. Author Gary Giddins wrote in his book ''Natural selection: Gary Giddins on comedy, film, music, and books'' (2006) that "among many other performers accused of moving their lips while a machine does the labor are Britney Spears, [[Luciano Pavarotti]], Shania Twain, [[Beyoncé Knowles|Beyoncé]], and Madonna."<ref name="Giddins">{{Cite book|last=Giddins|first=Gary|title=Natural selection: Gary Giddins on comedy, film, music, and books|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|page=288|year=2006|isbn=978-0-19-517951-4|postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref> Rashod D. Ollison of ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'' observes: "Many pop stars&nbsp;... feel they have no choice but to seek vocal enhancement. Since the advent of MTV and other video music channels, pop audiences have been fed elaborate videos thick with jaw-dropping effects, awesome choreography, fabulous clothes, marvelous bodies. And the same level of perfection is expected to extend beyond the video set to the concert stage. So if Britney Spears, Janet Jackson or Madonna sounds shrill and flat without a backing track, fans won't pay up to $300 for a concert ticket."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ollison|first=Rashod|title=The pressure to be perfect singing live ; Audiences expect CD-quality sound; Observation|newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|page=1.C|date=October 26, 2004|issn=19308965|postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref> Giddins adds, "it was reported Britney Spears fans prefer her to lip-sync—despite her denials of doing so (contradicted by her own director)—because they expect flawless digitalization when they pay serious money for a concert."<ref name="Giddins"/>

In Australia, NSW Fair Trading Minister Virginia Judge has advised disclaimers be printed on any ticket for concerts which contain any prerecorded vocals. She commented: "There could have been some instances where people actually go and purchase a ticket thinking that they're going to have a live performance ... for some people that means that everything is live, it's fresh, it happens instantaneously, it's not something that's been pre-recorded. You want to make sure that they're actually paying for what they think they're getting."<ref>{{Cite document|title=NSW: Fans deserve to know if concerts are mimed&nbsp;— minister|publisher=[[Australian Associated Press|AAP]] General News Wire|date=November 6, 2009|postscript=<!--None-->|ref=harv}}</ref> Noting on the prevalence of lip-syncing, ''[[Los Angeles Daily News]]'' reported "in the context of a Britney Spears concert, does it really matter? Like a Vegas revue show, you don't go to hear the music, you go for the somewhat-ridiculous spectacle of it all".<ref>{{Cite news |title=The Hype; Navel Maneuvers; Britney Spears, Fronting Her Own Career Now, Gives The Pond A Bellyful |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-80254256.html |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Daily News]] |pages=L.5 |date=November 22, 2001 |postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref> Similarly, Aline Mendelsohn of the ''[[Orlando Sentinel]]'' remarked: "Let's get one thing straight: A Britney Spears concert is not about the music&nbsp;... you have to remember that it's about the sight, not the sound."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mendelsohn|first=Aline|title=BRITNEY SPEARS' CONCERT ABOUT SIGHTS, NOT SOUND|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|page=E.1|date=March 31, 2004|postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref> Critic Glenn Gamboa comments her concert tours are "like her life—a massive money-making venture designed to play up her talents and distract from her shortcomings with a mix of techno-tinged sex appeal and disco-flavored flash. And, like her life, it is, more or less, a success."<ref>{{Cite document|last=Gamboa|first=Glenn|title=Britney Spears rocks Nassau Coliseum on 'Circus' tour|publisher=Tribune Business News|date=March 12, 2009|postscript=<!--None-->|ref=harv}}</ref>

===Influences===
{{Double image|right|RayOfLightSticky&Sweet cropped.jpg|159|JanetJacksonTour.jpg|130|[[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] (''left'') and [[Janet Jackson]] (''right'') are Spears's two biggest influences.}}
Throughout her career, Spears has drawn frequent comparisons to [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] and [[Janet Jackson]], in terms of vocals, choreography and stage presence, citing both as influences in her work. She has also named [[Michael Jackson]] and [[Whitney Houston]] as sources of inspiration.<ref name="shane">{{Cite news|last=Harrison|first=Shane|title='Britney' strengthens claim to pop tiara|newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|page=C.1|date=November 6, 2001|postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref><ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMXZgFMzhe8 Britney Spears flashback - March, 1999 - YouTube<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> According to Spears: "I know when I was younger, I looked up to people... like, you know, Janet Jackson and Madonna. And they were major inspirations for me. But I also had my own identity and I knew who I was, you know."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Masley|first=Ed|title=The State of Britneydom: Teen-pop Queen declares 'I'm on the verge of being a woman'|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|page=W.22|date=November 2, 2001|issn=1068624X|postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref> In the 2002 book ''Madonnastyle'' by Carol Clerk, she is quoted saying: "I have been a huge fan of Madonna since I was a little girl. She's the person that I've really looked up to. I would really, really like to be a legend like Madonna."<ref>{{cite book | last = Clerk | first = Carol | title = Madonnastyle | publisher=Omnibus Press | year = 2002 | page = 56 | isbn = 978-0-7119-8874-3}}</ref>

Many critics have argued that Spears should not be considered in the same league of talent as Jackson or Madonna. Journalists Erika Montalvo and Jackie Sheppard of the ''[[Rocky Mountain Collegian]]'' observed "[s]ome may argue that Spears is not only a good recording artist but also an important cultural icon."<ref name="UWIRE"/> However, in examining her level of skill as an artist, it is questioned that "[a]lthough she has been classified among female elites such as Janet Jackson and Madonna, what does Ms. Spears really have in common with these divas of rock?"<ref name="UWIRE">{{Cite news|last1=Montalvo|first1=Erika|last2=Sheppard|first2=Jackie|title=CONCERT REVIEW: Pop's princess still reigns ... for now|newspaper=[[Rocky Mountain Collegian]]|publisher=[[UWIRE]]|date=November 16, 2001|postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref> Joan Anderman of ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' remarked that "[t]hirteen costume changes in 90 minutes won't bless her with Madonna's intelligence or cultural barometer. An army of cutting-edge R&B producers won't supply her with Janet Jackson's sense of humor or sincere smile&nbsp;... Britney's heroes aren't great singers. But they're real singers. Spears sounds robotic, nearly inhuman, on her records, so processed is her voice by digital pitch-shifters and synthesizers."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Anderman|first=Joan|title=BENEATH HER SEXY GROWLS, A GIRLHOOD INTERRUPTED|newspaper=[[Boston Globe]]|page=D.1|date=December 7, 2001|issn=07431791|postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref>

Reporter Ed Bumgardner commented her transition from teen pop start to adult sex symbol with her third studio album ''[[Britney (album)|Britney]]'' "takes its cues from two other successful performers—Madonna and Janet Jackson—both of whom she brazenly rips off and both of whom, like Spears, are passable singers, at best."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bumgardner |first=Ed|title=CONFUSED: WOMAN OR A GIRL? SPEARS CAN'T DECIDE|newspaper=[[Winston-Salem Journal]]|page=1|date=November 9, 2001|postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref> Critic Shane Harrison wrote: "From the minimalist thump and "[[Nasty (song)|Nasty]]" feel of "[[I'm a Slave 4 U]]" to the scattered quotes in "[[Boys (Britney Spears song)|Boys]]", [''Britney''] feels like [Spears's] attempt at '[[Control (Janet Jackson album)|Control]]'."<ref name="shane"/>

Citing Jackson's resolve to incorporate personal and social issues into her work and Madonna's ability to constantly redefine the boundaries of socially acceptable material in the industry, Spears's catalog ultimately pales in comparison, because "[w]hile Jackson and Madonna wrote their own music about subjects of importance, [Spears's] music sounds like an upbeat version of either, 'I want to grow up but the media won't let me,' or 'Here kitty, kitty, I'm wearing my underwear outside of my leather pants'-type ballads."<ref name="UWIRE"/> In contrast, Guy Blackman argues that although "no one would argue that Spears is some kind of pioneering pop auteur, there’s still a lot to like about her back catalogue. During her world-conquering peak, she was just about as cutting edge as you could get in the world of global pop superstardom. Spears didn’t just work with big names, she gave big names their names, and maintained her high currency in the world’s most fickle industry for years, when most aspiring starlets are lucky to manage months."<ref name="The Age"/>

After meeting Spears face to face, Janet Jackson stated: "she said to me, 'I'm such a big fan; I really admire you.' That's so flattering. Everyone gets inspiration from some place. And it's awesome to see someone else coming up who's dancing and singing, and seeing how all these kids relate to her. A lot of people put it down, but what she does is a positive thing."<ref>{{Cite news|author=Elysa Gardner|title=Luscious Jackson|newspaper=USA Today|date=July 28, 2000|page=1.E|issn=07347456|ref=harv|postscript=<!-- Bot inserted parameter. Either remove it; or change its value to "." for the cite to end in a ".", as necessary. -->{{inconsistent citations}}}}</ref> Madonna's respect for Spears has also been a subject of observation. Santiago Fouz-Hernández and Freya Jarman-Ivens, authors of ''Madonna's drowned worlds: new approaches to her cultural transformations, 1983–2003'' (2004) note that the most well known cross-generational relationship exists between Spears and Madonna in which "the entertainment newsmedia almost became obsessed with their relationship of mutual admiration."<ref name="MDW">{{Cite book|last=Hernández|first=Santiago|coauthors=Freya Jarman-Ivens|title=Madonna's drowned worlds: new approaches to her cultural transformations, 1983–2003|publisher=Ashgate Publishing|page=162|year=2004|isbn=978-0-7546-3372-3|postscript=<!--None-->}}</ref> The biographers also report "[s]ome observers of popular culture, however, feel that the comparisons between the two artist are meaningless and fail to recognize Madonna's unique contribution: Madonna was never 'just another pop star' whereas Britney can more easily be seen as a standard manufactured pop act."<ref name="MDW"/>

==Legacy==
{{see also|List of awards and nominations received by Britney Spears}}
[[File:Britney Spears Hollywood Star.jpg|right|thumb|Spears's star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].]]
Spears became an international [[pop icon|pop culture icon]] immediately after launching her recording career. ''Rolling Stone'' magazine wrote: "One of the most controversial and successful female vocalists of the 21st century," she "spearheaded the rise of post-millennial teen pop&nbsp;... Spears early on cultivated a mixture of innocence and experience that broke the bank".<ref>{{cite web | title = Britney Spears: Biography: Rolling Stone |work=Rolling Stone | year = 2008 | url = http://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/britney-spears/biography | accessdate =August 9, 2008}}</ref> She is listed by the ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' as having the "Best-selling album by a teenage solo artist" for her debut album ''...Baby One More Time'' which sold over thirteen million copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite book | last = Folkard | first = Claire | title = Guinness World Records 2003 | publisher=Bantam Books | year = 2003 | page = 288 | isbn = 978-0-553-58636-7}}</ref> Melissa Ruggieri of the ''[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]]'' reported, "She's also marked for being the best-selling teenage artist. Before she turned 20 in 2001, Spears sold more than 37 million albums worldwide".<ref>{{Cite news |last= Ruggieri | first=Melissa | title=Music Notes | newspaper=[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]]| pages=D.13 | year=2002 | date=December 19, 2000 |postscript= <!--None-->}}</ref> As of 2011, she has sold over 100 million albums worldwide, making her one of the [[List of best-selling music artists|best-selling music artists]] of all time based on album sales alone.<ref name="Mirror2011"/> She was also ranked as the fourth [[VH1]]'s "50 Greatest Women of the Video Era" show list, ahead of most of her contemporaries and only behind veterans Madonna, Janet Jackson, and Whitney Houston.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/photos/gallery/?thumbnails=true&fid=1477005|title=The Greatest: 50 Greatest Women of the Video Era |accessdate=December 17, 2009|publisher=VH1. MTV Networks}}</ref> Spears is also recognized as the best-selling female artist of the first decade of the 21st century, as well as the fifth overall.<ref name=21sells>{{cite web|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/34074/chart-watch-extra-the-top-20-album-sellers-of-the-2000s|title=Chart Watch Extra: The Top 20 Album Sellers Of The 2000s|date=May 29, 2009|accessdate=May 3, 2010| last=Grein|first=Paul|work=[[Yahoo! Music]]|publisher=Yahoo!}}</ref> In December 2009, ''Billboard'' magazine ranked Spears the 8th Artist of the 2000s decade in the United States.<ref name=bbad>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266420/artists-of-the-decade|title=Artists of the Decade|year=2010|accessdate=May 3, 2010|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media}}</ref>
Spears is also known for her iconic performances and music videos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/music/tuner/2011-12-02/the-30-greatest-britney-spears-songs/|title=The 30 Greatest Britney Spears Songs (In Honor Of Her 30th Birthday)|date=December 2, 2011|accessdate=March 6, 2012|last1=Graham|first1=Mark|last2=George|first2=Kat}}</ref> The music video for her debut single, "...Baby One More Time", was ranked number one on ''[[Total Request Live|TRL's]]'' Final Countdown of the most iconic music videos.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2008/11/review-trls-tot.html |work=Los Angeles Times| publisher=[[Tribune Company]]|title=Show Tracker|first=Robert|last=Lloyd| date=November 17, 2008}}</ref> On the [[2000 MTV Video Music Awards]], before performing "[[Oops!... I Did It Again]]", the singer appeared behind a backlit screen, and descended a spiral staircase and started performing "[[(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction]]", while wearing a [[tuxedo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1428580/britney-eminem-nsync-get-wild-weird-vma-sets.jhtml|title=Britney, Eminem, 'NSYNC Get Wild, Weird For VMA Sets|last=Basham|first=David|date=September 7, 2000|accessdate=August 27, 2011|publisher=[[MTV Networks]]}}</ref> After performing a shortened version of the track, she tore the tuxedo off, revealing a skin-tight flesh-coloured outfit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2000/|title=MTV Video Music Awards of 2000|date=September 6, 2000|accessdate=August 27, 2011|publisher=[[MTV Networks]]}}</ref> The following year, Spears performed her single "I'm a Slave 4 U". Jocelyn Vena of MTV summarized the performance, saying, "draping herself in a white python and slithering around a steamy garden setting – surrounded by dancers in zebra and tiger outfits – Spears created one of the most striking visuals in the 27-year history of the show."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1669706/britney-spears-mtv-vma-history.jhtml|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|title=Britney Spears' Iconic VMA History: Snakes, Stripteases And Smooches|date=August 25, 2011|accessdate=March 6, 2012|publisher=MTV. MTV Networks}}</ref> She also duetted "[[The Way You Make Me Feel]]" with pop singer [[Michael Jackson]] on his 30th anniversary concert a few days earlier.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1614768/britney-spears-on-michael-jacksons-death-im-devastated.jhtml|title=Britney Spears On Michael Jackson's Death: 'I'm Devastated'|date=June 26, 2009|accessdate=March 6, 2012|publisher=MTV. MTV Networks|last=Aswad|first=Jen}}</ref> During the opening of the [[2003 MTV Video Music Awards]] on August 27, 2003, Spears joined Madonna, Christina Aguilera, and Missy Elliott.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1477729/20030828/spears_britney.jhtml|title=Madonna Smooches With Britney And Christina; Justin, Coldplay Win Big At VMAs|last=Moss|first=Corey|date=August 23, 2003|publisher=[[MTV Networks]]|accessdate=August 12, 2009}}</ref> Halfway through the performance, Madonna kissed Spears and Aguilera on the lips.<ref name=perm>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2003/|title=MTV VMA 2003 highlights – Madonna performance video|publisher=[[MTV Networks]]|accessdate=August 24, 2009}}</ref> The kiss between Spears and Madonna generated strong reaction from the media.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/people/news/article_1231611.php/Paglia_The_rise_and_fall_of_Britney_Spears|title=Camille Paglia says Madonna Gave Britney the "Kiss of Death"|last=Paglia|first=Camille|date=December 8, 2006|work=Us Weekly|publisher=[[Jann Wenner]]|accessdate=August 12, 2009|authorlink=Camille Paglia}}</ref> This performance was listed by ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' magazine as one of the twenty-five sexiest music moments on television history.<ref>{{cite journal|url=|title=The 25 Sexiest Music Moments in TV History!|last1=Collis|first1=Jonah|last2=Weiner|date=February 15, 2004|work=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]|publisher=Alpha Media Group|issn=1534-0554|ref=harv}}</ref> MTV listed the performance as the number-one opening moments in the history of [[MTV Video Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1593419/20080822/madonna.jhtml|title=The Top 10 Opening Moments In VMA History: From Madonna To The Present|last=Vera|first=Jocelyn|date=August 24, 2008|publisher=[[MTV Networks]]|accessdate=August 12, 2009}}</ref>

[[File:Britney Spears at VMA 2011.png|thumb|left|150px|Spears at the [[2011 MTV Video Music Awards]] with her Video Vanguard Award (2011).]]
Barbara Ellen of ''[[The Observer]]'' has reported: "Spears is famously one of the 'oldest' teenagers pop has ever produced, almost middle aged in terms of focus and determination. Many 19-year-olds haven't even started working by that age, whereas Britney, a former Mouseketeer, was that most unusual and volatile of American phenomena&nbsp;— a child with a full-time career. While other little girls were putting posters on their walls, Britney was wanting to be the poster on the wall. Whereas other children develop at their own pace, Britney was developing at a pace set by the ferociously competitive American entertainment industry".<ref>{{Cite news |last= Ellen | first=Barbara | title=Comment: Britney Spears: Growing up is hard to do: America's apple- pie cheerleader is feeling the pressure as she tries to break free from her clean teen image. So is it all proving too much for Britney Inc, as she pulls out of tonight's Smash Hits Poll Winners' party and takes to her bed: The Observer Profile: Britney Spears | newspaper=[[The Observer]] | page=27 | date=December 10, 2000|issn=00297712 |postscript= <!--None-->}}</ref> In 2011, Adam Markovitz of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' commented on the cultural significance of Spears's voice and music. "We don't ask a whole lot from Britney Spears as an entertainer...we'll still send her straight up the charts simply because she's Britney. She's an American institution, as deeply sacred and messed up as pro wrestling or the filibuster. Musically, though, Spears will always have to measure up to her own gold standards of pop euphony: the operatic slither of 2004's 'Toxic' and the candied funk of 2000's 'Oops!...I Did It Again.' Spears is no technical singer, that's for sure. But backed by Martin and Dr. Luke's wall of pound, her vocals melt into a mix of babytalk coo and coital panting that is, in its own overprocessed way, just as iconic and propulsive as [[Michael Jackson]]'s yips or [[Eminem]]'s snarls."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20475684,00.html|title=Music Review: Femme Fatale|last=Markovitz|first=Adam|work=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Time Warner|date=March 23, 2011|accessdate=March 24, 2011}}</ref> 'Britney Spears' was [[Yahoo!]]'s most popular search term between 2005 and 2008, and has been in a total of seven different years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcwashington.com/entertainment/celebrity/Britney_Spears_Tops_Yahoo_Searches.html|title=Britney Spears Tops Yahoo Searches|date=December 1, 2008|accessdate=April 5, 2012|publisher=[[WRC-TV|NBC Washington]]}}</ref> Spears was named as Most Searched Person in the ''Guinness World Records'' book edition 2007 and 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/celebrity/Angelina__Brad___Britney_Set_Guinness_World_Records.html|title=Angelina, Brad & Britney Set Guinness World Records|date=September 15, 2008|accessdate=March 6, 2012|publisher=NBC Chicago}}</ref> She was later named as the most searched person of the decade 2000 – 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techdigest.tv/2009/12/britney_spears_1.html|title=Britney Spears is the most searched for celebrity of the decade|author=Gerald Lynch|date=December 21, 2009|accessdate=May 26, 2012|publisher=techdigest.tv}}</ref> Spears is the most followed person on Google's social network, [[Google+]]. Reaching 100,000 in under two months of the sites launch, quadrupling the amount within 10 days. By November she had over 760,000 followers,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2396897,00.asp|title=Britney Spears Ousts Google CEO as Most-Followed on Google Plus|publisher=pcmag.com|author=david murphy|date=November 27, 2011|accessdate=May 26, 2012}}</ref> and by the end of December 2011, Spears became the first person to reach over 1 million followers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2397948,00.asp|title=Britney Spears First to Reach 1 Million Google+ Followers|publisher=pcmag.com|author=damon poeter|date=December 21, 2011|accessdate=May 26, 2012}}</ref>

Spears has been cited as a musical inspiration by contemporary artists. [[Gwyneth Paltrow]]'s character on 2010 drama film ''[[Country Strong]]'' was inspired on the singer's public meltdown. According to film director Shana Fest, "that's where this movie came from. I mean, I was seeing what was happening in the media to Britney Spears. I think it's tragic how we treat people who give us so much, and we love to see them knocked down to build them back up again, to knock them down again."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1654456/britney-spears-inspired-country-strong-lead-director.jhtml|title=Britney Spears Inspired 'Country Strong' Lead, Director Says|date=December 16, 2010|accessdate=March 6, 2012|publisher=MTV. MTV Networks|last=Ziegbe|first=Mawuse}}</ref> [[Nicki Minaj]] has cited Spears as a major influence on her career, and commented, "the fact that she came back out with just so much fire inspires me, and it inspires young women and people all over the world. It just inspires you. A lot of my fans feel like they are the underdog and feel like they are the people who aren’t ever accepted for themselves, or who are laughed at or poked fun at forever. It just goes to show that once you keep at whatever it is you’re doing, people may not like you, people may not love you, but they will have to respect you at the end of the day. And that respect is all that matters."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.out.com/entertainment/interviews/2011/05/09/catching-nicki-minaj|last=Michelson|first=Noah|date=September 5, 2011|accessdate=March 6, 2012|title=Catching Up With Nicki Minaj|work=[[Out (magazine)|Out]]|publisher=Joe Landry}}</ref> [[Lana Del Rey]] revealed that she is compelled by Spears in an interview with MTV, saying, "I'm not really interested in a ton of female musicians but there is something about Britney that compelled me – the way she sings and just the way she looks."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1678375/lana-del-rey-britney-spears.jhtml|title=Lana Del Rey 'Compelled' By Britney Spears|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date=February 2, 2012|accessdate=February 24, 2012|publisher=MTV. MTV Networks}}</ref> Del Rey also said that the "Toxic" music video is a main inspiration of her work.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2012/01/11/lana-del-rey-mtv-britney-spears-bruce-springsteenphoto/|title=Lana Del Rey Visits MTV, Talks Britney & Bruce, We All Collectively Fall In Love Even Harder (PHOTO)|date=January 11, 2012|accessdate=February 24, 2012|publisher=MTV. MTV Networks|last=Anitai|first=Tamar}}</ref> During the [[2011 MTV Video Music Awards]], [[Lady Gaga]] said that Spears "taught us all how to be fearless, and the industry wouldn't be the same without her."<ref name=vanguard>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1669862/britney-spears-lady-gaga-kiss-vmas.jhtml|title=Britney Spears Accepts Video Vanguard VMA – And A Kiss From Lady Gaga|date=August 28, 2011|accessdate=March 6, 2012|publisher=MTV. MTV Networks}}</ref> [[Miley Cyrus]] credits Spears as her biggest inspiration, and has referenced the singer in her hit song "[[Party in the U.S.A.]]" (2009).<ref>{{cite web|last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1618447/20090810/cyrus__miley.jhtml |title=Miley Cyrus On Britney Spears: 'I'm Proud Of Her' |publisher=MTV. MTV Networks |date=August 11, 2009 |accessdate=August 14, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/mileycyruspartyintheusa.htm |title=Miley Cyrus&nbsp;— Party in the USA&nbsp;— Review of Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus |publisher=[[About.com]]. [[Rovi Corporation]] |date=June 19, 2010 |accessdate=August 14, 2010}}</ref> Spears's personal breakdown was also cited as an inspiration for [[Barry Manilow]]'s album "''15 Minutes''".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-conversation-20110605,0,3882843.story |title=The Sunday Conversation: Barry Manilow |work=Los Angeles Times |date=June 5, 2011 |accessdate=August 20, 2011 |first=Irene |last=Lacher}}</ref>

Spears has also become a major influence among many new artists, including fellow ''[[The X Factor (U.S. TV series)|The X Factor]]'' judge [[Demi Lovato]],<ref name=younginf>{{cite web|url=http://www.younghollywood.com/scene/she-did-it-again-britney-spears-lands-back-on-top.html|title=SHE DID IT AGAIN: BRITNEY SPEARS LANDS BACK ON TOP|last=Boyce|first=Shannon|date=September 1, 2011|accessdate=January 7, 2012|publisher=[[Young Hollywood]]}}</ref> [[Katy Perry]],<ref name=younginf/> [[Kristinia DeBarge]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rhapsody.com/kristinia-debarge |title=Kristinia DeBarge&nbsp;— Rhapsody Music |publisher=Rhapsody.com |accessdate=August 14, 2010}}</ref> [[Little Boots]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/artist-to-watch-2009-little-boots-20090807|title=Artist to Watch 2009: Little Boots: Little Boots |work=Rolling Stone |publisher=Jann Wenner |accessdate=August 14, 2010}}</ref> [[Marina and the Diamonds]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/london/hi/people_and_places/music/newsid_8083000/8083745.stm|title=Marina and The Diamonds in the BBC Introducing hotseat|date=June 9, 2009|accessdate=March 12, 2012|publisher=[[BBC Music]]|last=Crowley|first=Gary}}</ref> [[Pixie Lott]],<ref>{{cite news|author=Pixie Lott |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/aug/27/pixie-lott-diary |title=Pixie Lott's diary: 'After the single hit No 1, it went crazy' |work=The Guardian |location=UK |date=August 27, 2009|accessdate=August 14, 2010 }}</ref> [[Girls' Generation]], and [[The Saturdays]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thesaturdays.co.uk/girls/mollie/| location=London | work=The Saturdays official website| first=Mollie| last=King| title=The Saturdays influences | date=May 2010}}</ref> In 2007, [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer [[Beyoncé Knowles]] also expressed her love for Spears in an interview with ''[[Total Request Live|TRL Italy]]'', saying, "I love Britney, I'm a fan of hers. I like her new album," referencing to her then-recent album "[[Blackout (Britney Spears album)|Blackout]]".<ref>{{Cite episode |title= |episodelink=http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xnvroo_beyonce-trl-italy-full-17-12-2007_music |url= |accessdate=March 6, 2012 |series=[[Total Request Live|Total Request Live Italy]] |serieslink= |credits= |network=MTV |station= |city= |airdate=2007-12-17 |began= |ended= |season= |seriesno= |number= |minutes=19 |time=19 |quote=I love Britney, I'm a fan of hers. I like her new album. }}</ref> [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]] of [[The Black Eyed Peas]] revealed to ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' that she was happy with Spears's return to the music industry, and continued, "It's amazing. For this many years being in the business, and everything she's been through, it's wonderful to see her make this huge of a comeback. Really, it's a beautiful thing."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/billboard-music-awards-fergie-expresses-191034|title=Billboard Music Awards: Fergie Expresses Support for Britney Spears|last=Halperin|first=Shirley|date=May 22, 2011|accessdate=March 6, 2012|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=Lynne Segall}}</ref> [[Simon Cowell]] explained that he is "fascinated by [Britney]. The fact that she’s one of the most talked about – not just pop stars – but people in the world today, means that you’ve got this star power. [...] She’s still hot, she’s still having hit records and she’s still controversial, there’s a reason for that."<ref name=cowell>{{cite web|url=http://www.okmagazine.com/news/simon-cowell-wants-britney-spears-%E2%80%98-x-factor%E2%80%99-%E2%80%9Ci%E2%80%99m-fascinated-her%E2%80%9D|title=Simon Cowell Wants Britney Spears on ‘The X Factor’: "I’m Fascinated By Her"|last=Blickley|first=Leigh|date=February 28, 2012|accessdate=March 1, 2012|work=[[OK!]]|publisher=[[Northern & Shell]]}}</ref> [[Hyoyeon]] of the Korean girl group [[Girls' Generation]] has also been compared to Spears, due to her blonde hair and abilities as a dancer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soompi.com/2012/07/02/girls-generations-hyoyeon-is-getting-prettier-by-the-day/|publisher=soompi.com|date=July 3, 2012|accessdate=Sep 25, 2012|title=Girls’ Generation’s Hyoyeon Is Getting Prettier by the Day}}</ref> Welsh singer-songwriter Marina Diamandis, known by her stage name Marina & The Diamonds named Spears as the main influence for her ''[[Electra Heart]]'' album, stating that, "I think people thought I was joking about that for a long time. But when I was a teenager there was a genuine connection with this sweet girl who also had this very sexual side that people didn't really want to accept [...] Britney is really smart. And in the way that she inspired ''Electra Heart'', if you step back from all the cynical stuff, it actually focuses on the idea of innocence being mixed with darkness. For some reason I really like that combination. I suppose because you don't really connect innocence with darkness."<ref>{{cite web |last=Michelson |first=Noah |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/21/marina-and-the-diamonds-electra-heart_n_1819306.html |title=Marina And The Diamonds Chats About 'Electra Heart,' Britney Spears, Lady Gaga And More |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |date=August 21, 2012 |accessdate=August 22, 2012}}</ref> Diamandis has also stated that Spears is her main influence when it comes to popular culture and that Spears is one she aspired to being growing up.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muumuse.com/2012/04/daily-b-marina-and-the-diamonds-talks-britney-to-q-magazine.html/|title=DAILY B: MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS TALKS BRITNEY TO Q MAGAZINE|publisher=muumuse.com|author=Bradley Stern|date=April 27, 2012|accessdate=October 2, 2012}}</ref>
Spears has had a direct influence on singer [[Porcelain Black|Porcelain Black's]] work after growing up around her music as a child. Black describes her music as a "love child between" [[Marilyn Manson]] and Spears, with Spears's work being one of the main inspirations for [[Mannequin Factory|Black's debut album]]. She also stated that Spears inspired her deep love for choreography.<ref name=lat>{{cite web|last=Kennedy|first=Gerrick|title=Porcelain Black knows she's rock and roll, and doesn't care who says otherwise|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/04/porcelain-black-knows-shes-rock-n-roll-doesnt-care-who-says-or-thinks-otherwise.html|publisher=Pop & Hiss: The L.A. Times music blog|accessdate=September 16, 2011}}</ref> [[Bebo Norman]] wrote a song about Spears, called "[[Britney (Bebo Norman song)|Britney]]", which was released as a single. Boy band [[Busted (band)|Busted]] also wrote a song about Spears called "[[Britney (Busted song)|Britney]]", which was on their debut album. South Korean singer, [[BoA]] has also spoken of love and Spears's influence on her. First meeting in 2003 while Spears was promoting "In The Zone" – Britney would later provide a writing credit to the song, Look Who's Talking, on BoA's [[BoA (album)|eponymous]] debut English album. Spears's version of the song leaked in 2012.<ref name="AvexProfile">{{ja icon}} {{cite web | url=http://www.avexnet.or.jp/boa/profile/index.html | title=BoA's profile | publisher=[[Avex|Avex Marketing Inc.]] | accessdate=August 30, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ccmmagazine.com/just_for_you/story_behind_the_song/11581817 |title=STORY BEHIND THE SONG: Bebo Norman’s "Britney" |publisher=Ccmmagazine.com |accessdate=August 14, 2010}}</ref> [[Richard Cheese]] called Britney Spears "a remarkable recording artist" and also went on to say that she was "versatile" and what the industry calls an "artist". ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine and MTV reported that October 1, 2008, [[the Bronx]]'s [[John Philip Sousa Middle School]], named their music studio in honor of Britney Spears.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom.mtv.com/2008/10/02/britney-spears-gets-bronx-middle-school-music-studio-named-in-her-honor/ |title=Britney Spears Gets Bronx Middle School Music Studio Named In Her Honor |publisher=Newsroom.mtv.com |date=October 2, 2008 |accessdate=August 14, 2010}}</ref> Spears herself was present during the ceremony and donated $10,000 to the school's music program.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bartolomeo |first=Joey |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20230241,00.html |title=Britney Spears Goes Back to School&nbsp;– for a Cause |work=People |date=October 1, 2008 |accessdate=August 14, 2010}}</ref> In August 2011, Spears was honored with the [[MTV Video Vanguard Award]] by [[Lady Gaga]], for having made a profound effect on the MTV culture, with Gaga stating that "the industry wouldn't be the same without her."<ref name=vanguard/><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1669862/britney-spears-lady-gaga-kiss-vmas.jhtml|title=Britney Spears Accepts Video Vanguard VMA - And A Kiss From Lady Gaga Gaga's Jo Calderone alter ego introduced a dance tribute to Brit's best videos.|date=August 28, 2011|accessdate=August 30, 2011|publisher=mtv.com|author=John Mitchell}}</ref>

==Other ventures==

===Product and endorsements===
In 2000, the singer released a limited edition of glasses titled ''Shades of Britney''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://everything2.com/title/Britney+Brands%252C+Inc.|title=Britney Brands, Inc.|date=June 18, 2012|accessdate=May 14, 2012|publisher=Everything2 Media, LLC}}</ref> In 2001, Spears signed a deal with shoe company [[Skechers]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=109838&page=1#.T7EV9utYsi0|title=Britney Spears to Promote Pepsi|date=February 7, 2011|accessdate=May 14, 2012|publisher=[[American Broadcasting Company]]}}</ref> and a $7–8 million promotional deal with [[Pepsi]], their biggest entertainment deal at the time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1157766.stm|title=Britney joins the Pepsi generation|date=February 7, 2001|accessdate=May 14, 2012|publisher=BBC }}</ref> Aside from numerous commercials with the latter during that year, she also appeared in a 2004 Pepsi television commercial in the theme of "Gladiators" with singers [[Beyoncé Knowles|Beyoncé]], [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], and [[Enrique Iglesias]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Britney, Beyoncé, Pink star in Pepsi ad |url=http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2004-01-27-pepsi-ad_x.htm |work=USA Today |publisher=Gannett Company |date=January 27, 2004 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/65A8hRCJZ |archivedate=February 3, 2012}}</ref> On June 19, 2002, she released her first multi-platform video game, ''Britney's Dance Beat'', which received positive reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/britneys-dance-beat/|title=Britney's Dance Beat|publisher=Game Spot|date=June 19, 2002|accessdate=May 14, 2012}}</ref> In March 2009, Spears was announced as the new face of clothing brand ''[[Candie's]]''.<ref name=candy>{{cite web|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-03-03/entertainment/17918560_1_bright-future-marder-britney-spears|title=Britney Spears, Candie's Girl?! Jr. brand banks on pop star's future – not her past|last=Miller|first=Korin|date=March 3, 2009|accessdate=May 14, 2012|work=Daily News}}</ref> Dari Marder, chief marketing officer for the brand, explained why they choose the singer, saying, "everybody loves a comeback and nobody's doing it better than Britney. She's just poised for even greater success."<ref name=candy/> In 2010, Spears designed a limited edition line for the brand, which was released in stores in July 2010.<ref name="Vena"/> In 2011, she teamed up with [[Sony]], Make Up For Ever and [[PlentyofFish]] to release her music video for "Hold It Against Me", earning her $500,000 for the product placement.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2011/02/22/2011-02-22_britney_spears_hold_it_against_me_video_earns_her_500000_katy_perry_slams_produc.html|title=Britney Spears 'Hold It Against Me' video earns her $500,000; Katy Perry slams product placement|date=January 22, 2011|last=Roberts|first=Soraya|work=Daily News|publisher=Mortimer Zuckerman|accessdate=January 28, 2011}}</ref> Spears also teamed up with [[Hasbro]] in 2012 to release an exclusive version of [[Twister (game)|Twister Dance]], which includes a remix of "Till the World Ends".<ref name=hasbro>{{cite web|url=http://style.mtv.com/2012/04/12/britney-spears-twister-dance/|title=Britney Spears Looks Amazing In $20,000 Bra|date=April 12, 2012|accessdate=April 12, 2012|publisher=MTV. MTV Networks|last=Catarinella|first=Alex}}</ref> The singer was also featured on a commercial, which was directed by [[Ray Kay]], to promote the game.<ref name=hasbro/>

Spears range of commercial deals and products also includes beauty care products and perfumes. She released her first fragrance with [[Elizabeth Arden]], ''[[Curious (fragrance)|Curious]]'' in 2004, which broke the company's first-week gross for a perfume.<ref name=foxnews/> By 2009, she had released seven more fragrances, which earned her the recognition of the best-selling celebrity fragrance line on the market. The singer's Elizabeth Arden scents make up 34% of celebrity fragrance sales.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britneyspears.com/2009/05/britneys-perfume-line-on-top.php|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090525095140/http://www.britneyspears.com/2009/05/britneys-perfume-line-on-top.php|title=BRITNEY'S PERFUME LINE ON TOP|archivedate=May 21, 2009|date=May 21, 2009|publisher=BritneySpears.com}}</ref> In 2010, Spears released her eighth fragrance, ''[[Radiance (fragrance)|Radiance]]''. In March 2011, company Brand Sense filed a lawsuit against Spears and Elizabeth Arden seeking $10 million in damages, claiming that the singer and her father, Jamie, allegedly stopped paying their thirty-five percent commission that was agreed as part of the contract terms.<ref name=x17>{{cite web|url=http://www.x17online.com/celebrities/britney_spears/britney_spears_fragrance_perfume_radiance_elizabeth_arden_brand_sense_033011.php|title=Britney Spears Facing $10 Million Lawsuit In Connection With Fragrance Deal|date=March 30, 2011|accessdate=August 21, 2011|publisher=x17 Online}}</ref> In July 2011, a Los Angeles judge denied the request by the company lawyers, claiming the fact that Spears is still under conservatorship.<ref name=radar1>{{cite web|url=http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2011/07/britney-spears-doesnt-have-be-deposed-lawsuit-judge-rules|title=Britney Spears Doesn't Have To Be Deposed In Lawsuit, Judge Rules|date=July 11, 2011|accessdate=August 21, 2011|publisher=[[Radar Online]]}}</ref> Brand Sense, however, stated that they would appeal the decision.<ref name=radar1/> In 2011, ''Radiance'' was re-issued in a new fragrance titled ''Cosmic Radiance''.<ref name=fragantica2>{{cite web|url=http://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Britney-Spears/Cosmic-Radiance-12288.html|title=Cosmic Radiance Britney Spears perfume – a new fragrance for women 2011|accessdate=August 20, 2011|publisher=Fragantica}}</ref> Worldwide, Spears has sold over one billion bottles in only five years, which earned her an estimated $1.5 billion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1684879/britney-spears-x-factor-deal-judge.jhtml|title=Britney Spears 'X Factor' Deal: By The Numbers|date=May 10, 2012|accessdate=May 14, 2012|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|publisher=MTV. MTV Networks}}</ref>

===Philanthropy===
The singer founded The Britney Spears Foundation, a charitable entity set up to help children in need. The philosophy behind the Foundation was that music and entertainment has a healing quality that can truly benefit these kids.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britneyspears.com/foundation-bsf.php|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20041102011049/http://www.britneyspears.com/foundation-bsf.php|archivedate=November 2, 2004|accessdate=May 14, 2012|publisher=BritneySpears.com|title=THE BRITNEY SPEARS FOUNDATION: HELPING CHILDREN IN NEED}}</ref> The Foundation also supported the annual Britney Spears Camp for the Performing Arts, where campers had the opportunity to explore and develop their talents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britneyspears.com/foundation-camp.php|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20041025234104/http://www.britneyspears.com/foundation-camp.php|archivedate=November 2, 2004|accessdate=May 14, 2012|publisher=BritneySpears.com|title=THE BRITNEY SPEARS CAMP FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS}}</ref> In April 2002, through the efforts of Spears and The Britney Spears Foundation, a grant of $1 million was made to the Twin Towers Fund to support the children of uniformed service heroes affected by the disaster of September 11, 2001, including New York City Fire Department and its Emergency Medical Services Command, the New York City Police Department, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the New York State Office of court Administration and other government offices.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britneyspears.com/foundation-mission.php|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20041018091735/http://britneyspears.com/foundation-mission.php|archivedate=November 2, 2004|accessdate=May 14, 2012|publisher=BritneySpears.com|title=THE BRITNEY SPEARS FOUNDATION: MISSION STATEMENT}}</ref> However, it was reported in 2008 that the Foundation had a deficit of $200,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,388104,00.html|title=Britney Spears' $200G Deficit|last=Friedman|first=Roger|date=July 22, 2008|accessdate=May 14, 2012|publisher=Fox News}}</ref> After the singer went through conservatorship, her father and lawyer Andrew Wallet zeroed out the effort, leading to its closure in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbiz411.com/2011/07/21/britney-spears-zeroes-out-her-charitable-foundation-its-over|date=July 21, 2011|accessdate=May 14, 2012|title=Britney Spears Zeroes Out Her Charitable Foundation: It’s Over|last=Friedman|first=Roger|publisher=Showbiz 411}}</ref>

On October 30, 2001, Spears, alongside [[Bono]] and other popular recording artists under the name "Artists Against AIDS Worldwide", released a single titled "[[What's Going On (song)|What's Going On]]", with the intention to benefit AIDS programs in Africa and other impoverished regions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hopeforafricanchildren.org/New/Press/pr_103001.html|title=Artists Against AIDS Worldwide's New Superstar Version of Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On' in Stores Tuesday, October 30|date=October 29, 2001|accessdate=May 14, 2012|publisher=Hope for African Children}}</ref> In the wake of [[Hurricane Katrina]] in 2006, Spears donated $350,000 to [[Music Rising]].<ref name=lts>{{cite web|url=http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/29-britney-spears|title=Britney Spears Charity Work, Events and Causes|publisher=Look to the Stars|accessdate=May 14, 2012}}</ref> Later in 2011, the singer raised $200,000 during An Evening of Southern Style at a private residence in Beverly Hills to benefit the [[St. Bernard Project]], with the help of several celebrities, including [[Hilary Duff]], [[Selena Gomez]], [[Kelly Osbourne]], [[Kellan Lutz]] and [[Kim Kardashian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2011/05/13/britney_spears_raises_200000_for_hurri|title=Britney Spears Raises $200,000 For Hurricane Katrina Charity|date=May 13, 2011|accessdate=May 14, 2012|publisher=Starpulse}}</ref> Spears has also helped several charities during her career, including Madonna's Kabbalah-based Spirituality for Kids,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,368961,00.html|title=Britney Spears' Charity in the Red|last=Friedman|first=Roger|date=June 19, 2008|accessdate=May 14, 2012|publisher=Fox News}}</ref> cancer charity Gilda's Club Worldwide,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/Britney-Spears-Donates-50-000-To-Cancer-Charity-4759.shtml|title=Britney Spears Donates $50,000 To Cancer Charity|date=July 14, 2005|accessdate=May 14, 2012|publisher=[[Softpedia]]}}</ref> Promises Foundation, and [[United Way of America|United Way]], with the latter two focused on giving families from various disadvantaged situations new hope and stable foundations for the future.<ref name=lts/>

== Filmografi ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Tahun !! Judul !! Sebagai !! Keterangan lain
|-
| 1991 || ''[[The Mickey Mouse Club]]'' || Various Roles || Seasons 6-7, 1991–1993
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1999 || ''[[The Famous Jett Jackson]]'' || Ia sendiri || Ia menyanyikan  "[[...Baby One More Time]]" dan "[[Sometimes (lagu Britney Spears)|Sometimes]]".<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNVjsZJqThQ&feature=related Britney on The Famous Jett Jackson]</ref>
|-
| ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'' || Ia sendiri || Cameo (Bernyanyi "[[(You Drive Me) Crazy]]" on show)
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2000 || ''[[Longshot (film)|Longshot]]'' || Flight Attendant || Cameo
|-
| ''[[The Simpsons]]'' || Ia sendiri || Episode: "[[The Mansion Family]]"
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2002 || ''[[Austin Powers in Goldmember]]'' || Ia sendiri || Cameo/Soundtrack
|-
| ''[[Crossroads (film 2002)|Crossroads]]'' || Lucy Wagner || Lead Role/Feature Film
|-
| ''[[Stages: Three Days in Mexico]]'' || Ia sendiri || Biography/Documentary <ref>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0819847/</ref>
|-
|| ''[[Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost Tribe]]'' || Donner || English version/Animation
|-
|-
|rowspan="1"| 2004 || ''[[Britney & Kevin: Chaotic]]'' || Ia sendiri || Reality Show
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Will & Grace]]'' || Amber-Louise || Episode "Buy, Buy Baby"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2008 || ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' || Abby || [[List of How I Met Your Mother episodes#Season 3: 2007-2008|Season 3]]: "[[Ten Sessions]]" dan "[[Everything Must Go]]"
|-
| ''[[Britney: For the Record]]'' || Ia sendiri || Biography/Documentary
|-
|}

== Diskografi ==

* ...Baby One More Time (1999)
* Oops!... I Did It Again (2000)
* Britney (2001)
* In the Zone (2003)
* Blackout (2007)
* Circus (2008)
* Femme Fatale (2011)


== Tur dunia ==
* ...Baby One More Time Tour (1999)
* Crazy 2k Tour (2000)
* Oops...I Did It Again Tour (2001)
* Dream Within A Dream Tour (2002)
* Onyx Hotel Tour (2004)
* House Of Blues Tour (2007)
* The Circus Starring: Britney Spears Tour (2009)
* Femme Fatale Tour (2011)

== Pranala luar ==
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* {{en}} [http://www.britneyspears.com/ Situs web resmi]
* {{imdb nama|id=0005453|nama=Britney Spears}}

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