Britney Jean Spears is an American singer. Often referred to as the "Princess of Pop",she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Spears has sold over 150 million records worldwide,making her one of the world's best-selling music artists. She has earned numerous awards and accolades,including a Grammy Award,15 Guinness world records,six MTV Video Music Awards,seven Billboard Music Awards,the inaugural Radio Disney Icon Award,and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Her heavily choreographed videos earned her the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
Britney is the third studio album by American singer Britney Spears. It was released on October 31,2001,by Jive Records. Looking to transition from the teen pop styles of her first two studio albums ...Baby One More Time (1999) and Oops!... I Did It Again (2000),Spears began to embrace a significantly more mature sound with Britney. The record incorporates genres of pop and R&B with influences of EDM and occasionally dips into disco,hip hop,rock,and electronica. Its lyrical themes address the subjects such as coming of age,adulthood,control,and sexuality. Contributions to its production came from a variety of collaborators,including Max Martin and Rami Yacoub. Spears herself assumed a more prominent role in the album's development,co-writing six of its tracks.
Karl Martin Sandberg,known professionally as Max Martin,is a Swedish singer,songwriter and record producer. He rose to prominence in the late 1990s making a string of hit singles such as Britney Spears's "...Baby One More Time" (1998),the Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way" (1999),Céline Dion's "That's the Way It Is" (1999) and NSYNC's "It's Gonna Be Me" (2000).
"Stronger" is a song by American singer Britney Spears from her second studio album,Oops!... I Did It Again (2000). It was released on October 31,2000,by Jive Records as the third single from the album. After meeting with producers Max Martin and Rami in Sweden,Spears recorded several songs for the album,including "Stronger". The dance-pop,synth-pop and teen pop song features self-empowerment lyrics about a girl who is tired of her cheating boyfriend and decides to move on without him. It received acclaim from music critics,who described the song as being both musically and lyrically innovative,with some deeming it the best track on Oops!... I Did It Again.
"I'm Not a Girl,Not Yet a Woman" is a song by American singer Britney Spears from her third studio album,Britney (2001). It was written and produced by Max Martin and Rami,with additional writing from Dido. The song was released as the second US and third international single from Britney on January 7,2002,by Jive Records. "I'm Not a Girl,Not Yet a Woman" is a song that speaks about the angst and heartache of adolescence. Spears considered the song inspirational and one of her favorite songs to perform.
"Boys" is a song by American singer Britney Spears from her self-titled third studio album (2001). It was written and produced by Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams. A version of the song titled "The Co-Ed Remix" and featuring guest vocals from Williams was released as the fifth single from Britney on June 24,2002. The new version also served as the second single from the soundtrack of Austin Powers in Goldmember. "Boys" is a R&B and hip hop song,including funk influences. The remix carries a slower tempo than the album version,and both versions were noted by critics to be reminiscent of music by American artist Janet Jackson. Some critics praised Spears and Williams' chemistry,as well as the production on the track,while others did not think the song worked well.
"Me Against the Music" is a song by American singers Britney Spears and Madonna for Spears' fourth studio album,In the Zone (2003). It was written by Spears,Madonna,Christopher "Tricky" Stewart,Thabiso "Tab" Nikhereanye,Penelope Magnet,Terius Nash and Gary O'Brien. The song was released on October 14,2003,by Jive Records,as the lead single of In the Zone. After bonding with Spears during a night in New York City,Stewart and Magnet started working on the song for her. During rehearsals for the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards,Spears played Madonna the track and asked her to do the song with her.
American singer Britney Spears has released nine studio albums,eight compilation albums,nine box sets,three extended plays (EPs),50 singles,11 promotional singles,two charity singles,and has made three guest appearances. In 1997,Spears signed a recording contract with American record label Jive Records in order to launch her career.
The discography of American pop vocal group Backstreet Boys consists of ten studio albums,31 singles,one live album,three compilation albums and 33 music videos. As of 2019,they have sold more than 130 million records worldwide,becoming the best-selling boy band of all time. Formed in Orlando,Florida in 1993,the group consists of Nick Carter,Brian Littrell,Kevin Richardson,A.J. McLean and Howie Dorough. Richardson left the group in 2006 to pursue other interests,but rejoined in 2012. The Backstreet Boys released their debut single "We've Got It Goin' On" in 1995,which peaked at number sixty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100. The single,however,entered the top ten in many European countries. Their debut album,Backstreet Boys,was released internationally in 1996,and was certified three times platinum in Europe,and diamond in Canada. In 1997,they released their second international album,Backstreet's Back,which continued their international success. At the same time,they released their second self-titled album in the United States. It peaked at number four and eventually became the tenth best-selling album of the 1990s.
"My Only Wish (This Year)" is a teen pop Christmas song by American singer Britney Spears. It was written and produced by Brian Kierulf and Josh Schwartz. It was released originally in the Christmas compilation album Platinum Christmas (2000). In the song,Spears asks Santa Claus to find her a lover during the holidays.
Circus is the sixth studio album by American singer Britney Spears. It was released to coincide with her 27th birthday on December 2,2008,by Jive Records. Transitioning from the "darker and more urban" themes of her fifth studio album Blackout (2007),Spears wanted to make her next project "a little bit lighter". She recorded much of the album between March and September 2008,after being involuntarily placed under a conservatorship earlier that year,following her highly-publicized personal struggles in 2007. As executive producers,Larry Rudolph and Teresa LaBarbera Whites enlisted Spears' previous collaborators such as Max Martin,Bloodshy &Avant,Guy Sigsworth and Danja,as well as new ones,including Dr. Luke,Benny Blanco and Claude Kelly. Their efforts resulted in a primarily pop and dance record,whose lyrical themes addressed fame,infidelity,and infatuation.
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is a rock song written by Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker and first recorded by the Arrows,a British rock band,in 1975. A 1981 cover version by Joan Jett &the Blackhearts,released as the first single from her album of the same name,became Jett's highest-charting hit,reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming the No. 3 song for 1982. The single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America,representing two million units shipped to stores. Jett's version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2016.
"It Should Be Easy" is a song recorded by American singer Britney Spears for her eighth studio album,Britney Jean (2013). It features the vocal collaboration of American rapper will.i.am. The song was written by Spears,will.i.am,David Guetta,Giorgio Tuinfort,Nicky Romero and Marcus van Wattum. According to EarOne,it was made available to Italian radio stations on June 13,2014. It is the third collaboration between Spears and will.i.am,following "Big Fat Bass" from Spears' seventh studio album Femme Fatale (2011),and "Scream &Shout" from will.i.am's fourth studio album #willpower (2013).
Glory is the ninth studio album by American singer Britney Spears,released on August 26,2016,through RCA Records. After renewing her contract with RCA,Spears began work on the album in 2014. Lacking a deadline for completion,she continued work into 2015 and 2016,which,according to Spears,provided her with the opportunity to create one of her favorite albums in her catalog. Primarily a pop record,it also contains elements of R&B,EDM,and hip hop music.
"Do You Wanna Come Over?" is a song recorded by American singer Britney Spears for her ninth studio album,Glory (2016). It was written by Mattias Larsson,Robin Fredriksson,Julia Michaels,Justin Tranter and Sandy Chila,and produced by Mattman &Robin. The song was released as the third promotional single from the album on August 18,2016,as an instant grat track for those who pre-ordered the album and for streaming. "Do You Wanna Come Over?" is a dance-pop and electropop song,with subtle keyboards,a strummed guitar and wobbly bass in its instrumentation.
"Slumber Party" is a song recorded by American singer Britney Spears for her ninth studio album,Glory (2016). It was written by Mattias Larsson,Robin Fredriksson,Julia Michaels and Justin Tranter,and produced by Mattman &Robin. The duo was also responsible for vocal production along with Mischke. The song was released as the second single from the album on November 16,2016,featuring vocals from American singer Tinashe in a remix version. It was sent to US contemporary hit radio on November 22,2016. A reggae-pop and R&B track,"Slumber Party" features brass,marimba,"syncopated synths",percussion and a horn section in its instrumentation. Lyrically,the song is defined as an ode to fornication and making sex tapes,where Spears uses double entendre,while evoking one-night stands,the ritual of sleepovers with friends and the teenage game of seven minutes in heaven.
"Boys" is a single by English singer Charli XCX,released on 26 July 2017 by Asylum Records and Atlantic Records UK. The song was originally intended to be the second single from her then-upcoming third studio album. However,the song became a stand-alone single when the projected third album was leaked on the internet and cancelled. The song makes use of a sample from the Nintendo video game Super Mario Bros.
"Mood Ring" (also known as "Mood Ring (By Demand)" upon its 2020 international release) is a song recorded by American singer Britney Spears for her ninth studio album,Glory (2016). It was written by Dijon McFarlane,Nicholas Audino,Te Whiti Warbrick,Lewis Hughes,Jon Asher,and Melanie Fontana. The "electro-tinged" R&B song was produced by DJ Mustard and co-produced by Twice as Nice,with vocal production provided by Asher.
"Swimming in the Stars" is a song by American singer Britney Spears from the deluxe reissue of her ninth studio album Glory (2020). It was released as the lead single of the reissue on December 2,2020,coinciding with the singer's 39th birthday. The song was conceived during the initial recording of Glory,with the track being written in 2015 by the producers Matthew Koma and Dan Book,with an additional writing provided by Alexei Misoul. An electropop ballad focuses on optimism and escapism over a synth groove.
"Hold Me Closer" is a song recorded by English singer Elton John and American singer Britney Spears. It was released as a single on 26 August 2022,through EMI. The song combines elements from John's songs "Tiny Dancer" (1971),"The One" (1992),and "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1976). It appears on the digital reissue of John's collaborative album The Lockdown Sessions (2021). The song marked Spears' first new musical release in six years and her first release after the termination of her controversial conservatorship.
