Tag: Britney Spears discography
The “Like a Virgin” Sensibilities of “…Baby One More Time”
As far as many were concerned, Madonna’s “Like a Virgin” might as well have been her debut single. For that’s the one that truly “invented” [Read More…]
Britney Spears Takes the Message of “She’ll Never Be Me” to Heart and Calls Out the Pop Star Copycats of Today
In the increasingly common tradition of musicians (mostly pop stars) releasing anniversary editions of their albums (see also: Mariah Carey with the Glitter Soundtrack), Britney [Read More…]
Reimagining Madonna’s “School” as the Song That’s Playing During Britney Spears’ “…Baby One More Time” Video
Because Britney Spears announced herself to the world in a way that essentially shouted, “Hey pedos, check me out!,” it would still be deemed problematic [Read More…]
Britney Spears Not So Coincidentally Releases “Scary” to Streaming Platforms Ahead of Kevin Federline’s “Tell-All”
While Britney Spears may not have released an album since 2016 (which means she’s going mano a mano with Rihanna in terms of retreating from [Read More…]
Britney Spears Is Ultimately Being Criticized For Not Doing Something for Money
The scrutiny that Britney Spears continues to undergo might not be as “intense” as it was in the early and mid-2000s, but that hardly means [Read More…]
Oops!…I Did It Again’s 25th Anniversary Edition Does Little to Elevate the Album
When Britney Spears’ sophomore album, Oops!…I Did It Again, was unleashed into the new millennium on May 16, 2000, Spears was still just eighteen years old [Read More…]
Charli XCX Gives Major Britney Spears Energy With the Rain Portion of the Brat Tour
It’s no secret that Britney Spears has influenced a great many of the pop stars who arrived onto the scene after her. From Miley Cyrus [Read More…]
Twin Songs in the Britney Canon: “Don’t Go Knockin’ on My Door” and “Lonely”
Although Britney Spears’ musical canon is filled with recurring motifs (packed with use of the epithet “baby”), perhaps the most “twin-like” songs in her oeuvre [Read More…]
Like Everything That “Pays Homage” to 00s Pop Culture, Halsey’s “Lucky” Is A Pale, Unsatisfying Imitation
The rollout of Halsey’s “new era” has been almost as rocky as Katy Perry’s. While the latter tried to pass off the Dr. Luke-produced “Woman’s [Read More…]
The “Toxic” Video for a New, Less Glamorous Era: Charli XCX’s “Von Dutch”
Although Charli XCX’s first album, True Romance, wasn’t released until 2013, she has always exuded the sonic and visual aura of being a daughter of [Read More…]
