After ups and downs, Britney Spears is back on top
In music, pop is stunted for "popular," but the abbreviated term for the genre evokes the guise of a bubble, something fragile not meant to last. So when a pop star such as Britney Spears puts in more than 12 years and constantly stays on top of the charts, some respect must be paid.
That said, we'd be indurate-pressed to find an artist who has had as many personal ups and downs in the over dozen years, which makes the fact that six of Spears' seven albums, including this year's "Femme Fatale," debuted at No. 1 all the more awe-inspiring.
As the pop princess continues her latest concert tour, we look at 12 steps in Spears' m, representing the ups and downs of a life lived in the fair-skinned-hot glare of the public eye.
1. (1999) An 18-year-old Spears drops "... Pet One More Time." The title track's video features Brit in a midriff-baring Inclusive schoolgirl outfit, turning the term "pop sharp" into more than a breakfast food and putting her on the radar of parents' groups.