Britney Spears on Apple Music To preview a song, mouse over the title and click Play. Open iTunes to buy and download music. Biography More than any other single artist, Britney Spears was the driving force behind the return of teen pop in the late '90s. The blockbuster success of the Spice Girls and Backstreet Boys certainly paved the way for her own commercial breakthrough, but Spears didn't just become a star -- she was a bona fide pop phenomenon. Not only did she sell millions of records, she was a media fixture regardless of what she was (or wasn't) doing; among female singers of the era (many of whom followed in her footsteps), her celebrity star power was rivaled only by Jennifer Lopez. From the outset, Spears' sex appeal was an important part of her image. The video for her debut single, "...Baby One More Time," outfitted her in full Catholic-school regalia and sent her well on the way to becoming an international sex symbol. Yet Spears' handlers seemed to be trying to have it both ways -- there was a definite tension between the wholesome innocence Spears tried to project for her female audience and the titillating sexuality that enticed so many male fans.

Those marketing tactics made Spears a somewhat controversial figure, the subject of endless debates concerning appropriate role models for teenage girls. Early on, Spears tried to defuse the controversy by preaching abstinence until marriage, and even denied that she was consciously cultivating such a sexualized image. Of course, the more provocative and revealing her on-stage wardrobe became, the less plausible that claim seemed. But apart from her ability to tiptoe the line between virginal coquette and brazen tart, Spears had a secret weapon in Swedish pop mastermind Max Martin, who had a hand in the vast majority of her hits as a writer and/or producer. With Martin crafting the sort of contemporary dance-pop and sentimental ballads that made stars of the Backstreet Boys, Spears kept on delivering the goods commercially, as her first three albums all topped the charts. Britney Jean Spears was born December 2, 1981, in the small town of Kentwood, Louisiana, and began performing as a singer and dancer at a young age. With a nationally televised appearance on Star Search already under her belt, Spears auditioned for the Disney Channel's The New Mickey Mouse Club at age eight.

The producers turned her down as too young, but one of them took an interest and introduced her to an agent in New York. Spears spent the next three years studying at the Professional Performing Arts School, and also appeared in several television commercials and off-Broadway plays. At 11, she returned to The New Mickey Mouse Club for a second audition, and this time made the cut. Although her fellow Mouseketeers included an impressive array of future stars -- *NSYNC's Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez, Christina Aguilera, and Felicity actress Keri Russell -- the show was canceled after Spears' second season. She returned to New York at age 15 and set about auditioning for pop bands and recording demo tapes, one of which eventually landed her a deal with Jive Records. Spears entered the studio with top writer/producers like Eric Foster White (Boyzone, Whitney Houston, Backstreet Boys) and Max Martin (Ace of Base, Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC).

In late 1998, Jive released her debut single, the Martin-penned "...Baby One More Time." Powered by its video, in which Spears and a troupe of dancers were dressed as Catholic-school jailbait, the single shot to the top of the Billboard charts. When Spears' debut album of the same title was released in early 1999, it entered the charts at number one and stayed there for six weeks. Once the ubiquitous lead single died down, the album kept spinning off hits: the Top Ten "(You Drive Me) Crazy," the near-Top 20 ballad "Sometimes," and the Top 20 "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart." By the end of 1999, ...Baby One More Time had sold ten million copies, and went on to sell a good three million more on top of that. Its success touched off a wave of young pop divas who included Christina Aguilera, P!nk, Jessica Simpson, and Mandy Moore. Spears was a superstar, drooled over in countless magazines, including a Rolling Stone cover that prompted immediate speculation about the still 17-year-old having received breast implants.

By the time ...Baby One More Time finally started to lose steam on the singles and album charts, Spears was ready to release her follow-up. Oops!...I Did It Again appeared in the spring of 2000, and the title track was an instant smash, racing into the Top Ten. The album itself entered the charts at number one and sold over a million copies in its first week of release, setting a new record for single-week sales by a female artist. Follow-up singles included "Lucky," the gold-selling "Stronger," and "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know," which was co-written by country diva Shania Twain and her producer Mutt Lange. A year after its release, Oops!...I Did It Again had sold over nine million copies. Rumors that Spears was dating *NSYNC heartthrob (and fellow ex-Mouseketeer) Justin Timberlake were eventually confirmed, which only added to the media attention lavished on her. For her next album, Spears looked ahead to a not-so-distant future when both she and much of her audience would be growing up.

Released in late 2001, Britney tried to present the singer as a more mature young woman, and was accompanied by mild hints that her personal life wasn't always completely puritanical. It became her third straight album to debut at number one, although this time around the singles weren't as successful; "I'm a Slave 4 U," "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman," and "Overprotected" all missed the Top Ten. In early 2002, Spears' feature-film debut, Crossroads, hit theaters, but its commercial performance was somewhat disappointing; moreover, her romance with Timberlake fizzled not long after. Spears next made a cameo appearance in Mike Myers' Austin Powers: Goldmember, and contributed a remix of "Boys" to the soundtrack. Meanwhile, sales of Britney stalled at four million copies, perhaps in part because a new breed of teenage female singer/songwriters, like Michelle Branch and Avril Lavigne, was emerging as an alternative to the highly packaged teen queens. Spears took a break from recording and performing for several months, and began work on a new album in early 2003.

The results, In the Zone, reflected a wish to be taken seriously as a mature (though still highly sexualized) adult. Predictably, it topped the charts and launched several singles into orbit, including the musically adventurous "Toxic," "Everytime," and "Me Against the Music." In the Zone hit number one on the Billboard 200, and "Toxic" snagged a Grammy for Best Dance Recording, but in 2004 Britney's personal life started to hit the tabloids on a regular basis. She had a brief two-day marriage to childhood friend Jason Alexander, followed by the controversial Onyx Hotel tour, which was eventually canceled despite positive financial numbers. Soon, Britney revealed her relationship with her former backup dancer Kevin Federline. Spears and Federline married in September and were tabloid regulars in the months after the ceremony; some of this relationship was documented in Chaotic, a UPN reality show consisting mostly of their own home videos. The year 2005 was no less eventful for Spears. She released Greatest Hits: My Prerogative that January, but it was the announcement of her pregnancy that really garnered the headlines.

Sean Preston Federline was born in September, and a bidding war ensued for first rights to the baby photos. As the hubbub surrounding Sean's birth continued, Britney released a remix album just in time for the holiday season. In 2006, Spears discovered she was pregnant again; shortly after the birth of her second son, Jayden James Federline, she divorced Federline. Following another headline-grabbing incident in early 2007 (in which Spears spontaneously shaved her head at a salon in Tarzana, California, much to the delight of nearby photographers), Spears sought help at Malibu's Promises Treatment Center. After leaving the center, she began working on her comeback album and performed a few small shows at House of Blues locations in Los Angeles, San Diego, Anaheim, and Las Vegas that May. Despite ongoing turmoil in her life that summer and fall, Blackout arrived in October 2007. It proved to be her least successful album to date, charting three Top 40 hits but failing to achieve platinum certification within its first year of release.

Spears was dealt more blows in early 2008 when she lost custody of her children, made several court appearances, and was placed on involuntary psychiatric hold twice in one month. Blackout nevertheless won several MTV-sponsored awards, including Album of the Year from the Europe Music Awards in November 2008. That same fall, "Womanizer," the leadoff single from Spears' next record, became her first number one single in nearly a decade. The full-length Circus arrived in December, featuring a mix of syrupy ballads and uptempo dance numbers that were designed to fuel Spears' comeback. In 2009, the single "3" followed "Womanizer" to the top, and appeared on her career-spanning compilation The Singles Collection. In 2011, Spears returned with the studio album Femme Fatale, featuring the single "Hold It Against Me," which became her fourth single to top the Billboard Hot 100. The second single, the Ke$ha co-written "Till the World Ends," didn't top the charts but it was a bigger hit, going double platinum in the US.

Britney supported Femme Fatale with an international tour that ran until the end of 2011; at the end of the year, the home video Live: The Femme Fatale Tour was released. Spears made a splashy return to television in 2012 when she signed to be one of the celebrity judges on the second season of the U.S. version of Simon Cowell's The X Factor. The show returned in the fall of 2012. Spears did not return to the show for its third season. Also in 2012, Britney appeared on will.i.am's track "Scream and Shout." This was the beginning of a greater partnership, as will.i.am wound up as the executive producer for her eighth studio album, Britney Jean. Preceded by the single "Work Bitch" -- along with a Britney cameo on Miley Cyrus' 2013 album Bangerz and the announcement of a two-year residency in Las Vegas -- Britney Jean appeared during the first week of December 2013. Although Britney Jean debuted in the Top 5 on the Billboard 200, it would be her lowest-performing album to date.

In the following years, she continued her Vegas residency and contributed to a pair of new tracks: "Pretty Girls" with Iggy Azalea and a cover of Suzanne Vega's "Tom's Diner" for Giorgio Moroder. Early in 2016, Spears announced that she would release her ninth album later that year. "Make Me," a midtempo track featuring rapper G-Eazy, appeared in July and August saw the release of the full-length Glory. ~ Steve Huey Top Albums Britney Spears New Album 2016 To Be Released Soon: The Singer Is Geared Up To Rock The Billboards Again? : TRENDING : Youth Health Magzine Sign up to get the latest news delivered to your inbox every week! Please enter the valid email address. (Photo : David Becker | Getty Images News) Britney Spears confirmed that her new album will be released soon. Billboard informed its readers last year in Nov. that the pop superstar confirmed that she's moving forward with a new album. This will be her ninth studio album after a long hiatus and the fans are waiting to hear this pop diva with eagerness. Britney Jean Spears popularly known as Britney Spears is an American singer and actress.

In 1999, she released her first studio album ''Baby One More Time.'' The second album ''Oops!... I Did It Again'' was released in the year 2000. Advertisement She immediately became a teenage icon as both the albums were international successes. The first album became the best-selling album by a teenage solo artist. The title tracks "Baby One More Time" and "Oops!... I Did It Again" broke international sales records and launched Britney's career on a superfast growth trajectory. Her third studio album ''Britney'' came up in 2001 and the fourth one named ''In the Zone'' in 2003. The single ''Toxic'' from her fourth album was on the lips of every pop lover those days. Britney's fifth studio album ''Blackout'' loaded with singles like "Gimme More" and "Piece of Me" were also appreciated by the music lovers.

The sixth studio album ''Circus'' which was released in 2008 gave the world a chartbuster song ''Womanizer.'' Her seventh studio album, Femme Fatale (2011), became her first to yield three top-ten singles in the United States: "Hold It Against Me", "Till the World Ends" and "I Wanna Go". Spears's eighth studio album ''Britney Jean'' was released in 2013. However, it became the lowest-selling record of her career. It included a song "Work Bitch" which reached to the top 15 hit in the music charts, however owing to her personal issues and frequent hospitalisations, her work had affected a lot. Advertisement In March 2015, People magazine confirmed that Spears would release a new single, "Pretty Girls", with Iggy Azalea, on May 4, 2015. The song debuted and peaked at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 and charted moderately in international territories. YHM covered that release in details. In Oct. 2015 Spears confirmed she had begun recording her ninth studio album, posting a tweet, "JUST finished recording some vox.

LOVE this song. It makes ME smile, and I hope it will make you smile too... #B9". In Nov. 2015, Spears guest-starred as a fictionalized version of herself on The CW series, ''Jane the Virgin.'' Since Spears is back in the Music arena with a bang, will her ninth studio album get her any awards like the single "Toxic" got her a Grammy in the '' Best Dance Recording'' category in 2005? Britney Spears - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Your continued donations keep Wikipedia running! Britney Spears Britney Spears performing at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. in 2003. Background information Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 , 1981 ) is an American pop singer , dancer , actress , author and songwriter . She is best known for her studio albums , music videos , and songs such as " ...Baby One More Time ", " Oops!...I Did It Again " , " Toxic " and " Everytime " Spears has sold over seventy-six million records worldwide according to TIME magazine.

[1] Having sold over 31 million albums in the U.S., Spears ranks as the eighth best-selling female artist in American music history. Spears first came to fame as a member of the Mickey Mouse Club in the early 1990s, after which she took a five-year break from entertainment. She subsequently emerged at the forefront of the pop music scene in late 1998, thanks to her chart-topping debut album, ...Baby One More Time , which was crafted by producer - songwriter Max Martin . Her second album, Oops!...I Did It Again , which was released the following year, was a similarly huge hit. In the early 2000s, Spears' success as a singer led her way to high-profile advertising deals, most notably for Pepsi , as well as forays into other forms of media, including film and reality television . Her third and fourth albums were released during this era and included more artistic input from Spears. In 2004, she married dancer and aspiring rap artist Kevin Federline and the following year she gave birth to their son, Sean Preston. Their second son, Jayden James, was born in 2006.

Eight weeks after the birth of her second child, Spears filed for divorce from Federline, citing irreconcilable differences . Spears' fifth studio album is due to be released in early 2007. Contents [ edit ] Biography [ edit ] Childhood and discovery Spears was born in McComb , Mississippi [2] and raised Southern Baptist in Kentwood , Louisiana . Her parents are James Parnell Spears, a building contractor , and Lynne Irene Bridges (born 1956), a former grade school teacher . Spears' brother, Bryan (born 1977), is one of her managers , and her sister, Jamie-Lynn (born 1991), is an actress and singer. Her maternal grandmother, Lillian Woolmoore (1924–1993), was an English war-bride , who met Spears's maternal grandfather, Barnett O'Field Bridges (1919–1978), in England during WWII, and subsequently moved with him to the US . Her paternal grandparents were June Austin Spears (born 1930) and Emma Jean Forbes (1934–1966).

Spears was an accomplished gymnast, attending gymnastics classes until age nine and competing in state-level competitions. She performed in local dance revues and her local Baptist church choirs, and was auditioning for the Disney Channel 's The New Mickey Mouse Club by the time she was eight. Although she was considered too young to join the series at the time, a producer on the show introduced her to a New York agent. Spears subsequently spent three summers at NYC's Professional Performing Arts School and also appeared in a number of off-Broadway productions, including 1991's Ruthless!. In 1992, she landed a spot on Star Search , and though she won the first round, she lost in the second (her opponent would later appear on a 2001 episode of the game show I've Got a Secret with his "secret" being the win against Spears). Spears then returned to the Disney Channel for a spot on the New Mickey Mouse Club and was accepted. She was featured in the 1993–1994 seasons from the ages of 11–13.

She performed several backflips for the New Mickey Mouse Club , which she would later repeat for the " ...Baby One More Time " video. Other performers on the show included Justin Timberlake , future boyfriend of Spears, and Joshua Chasez (both of whom later became members of the pop group 'N Sync ), Keri Russell (star of the TV show Felicity ), fellow pop singer Christina Aguilera , and actor Ryan Gosling . After the show ended, Spears and her five friends ( Jenny Morris , Veronica Finn , Mandy Ashford , Danay Ferrer , and her Mouseketeer co-star Nikki DeLoach ) co-formed American pop-dance group Innosense . Finally, once Spears was not part of the group, she could go as a solo artist in 1997. A few years later, Spears recorded a demo tape , which landed in the hands of Jive Records . She was signed to their label and began touring American venues for a series of concerts sponsored by American teen magazines , before joining *NSYNC and becoming their opening act.

[ edit ] 1998–2000: Early commercial success Spears clad in a provocatively modified Roman Catholic school girl's uniform in the video for " ...Baby One More Time " (1998/1999). Towards the end of 1998, Spears' debut single " ...Baby One More Time " began to appear on MTV. Led by a music video that featured the 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) pop princess in a Roman Catholic Schoolgirl outfit, the song became an international success, earning platinum sales and going to number two in the UK , as well as going number one in a large number of countries throughout the world. Released in early 1999, her debut album ...Baby One More Time topped the charts in several countries, including USA (where it is certified 14x Platinum [3] ). Spears was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone [4] magazine in April 1999. The photo shoot triggered widespread speculation (denied by her representatives) that the still-seventeen-year-old had opted to have breast implants . That summer, she kicked off her first headlining tour, the ...Baby One More Time Tour .

By late 1999, Spears had become one of the year's biggest stars, a claim backed-up by the amount of award nominations she received that season. In December, she took home four Billboard Music Awards including one for Female Artist of the Year, and the next month won for Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist at the American Music Awards . At the Grammy Awards , held in February 2000, Spears received two nominations, including one for Best New Artist , losing out to Christina Aguilera . The other was for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for ...Baby One More Time but she lost that to Sarah McLachlan . Oops!... I Did It Again (2000) broke a record for selling over 1.3 million units during its first week in the U.S. Following the short-lived Crazy 2K Tour , the lead single from Spears' second album, " Oops!... I Did It Again ", was released. The song broke a record for most radio station adds in a single day [5] and quickly became a U.S. top ten hit and number one single in other countries. Released in May 2000, the album Oops!...

I Did It Again debuted at number one in the U.S., where it sold over 1.3 million units during its first week (breaking the record for biggest first-week sales of an album by a female artist). Concerning both musical content and sales, the album was very similar to Spears' debut, although it fared better with critics. [6] "Oops..." also had input from country queen Shania Twain , who penned the track Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know with husband Mutt Lange . Twain, arguably the most successful female in terms of album sales and exposure in the late 90s, contributed her adult-40 brand of country-crossover infusion to the record. The lyrics of the song also pay homage to fellow blonde superstar Madonna , as in "come on baby, come on darling," an obvious ode to Madonna's " Borderline ." Spears kicked off her first world tour (titled the Oops!... I Did It Again World Tour) in the summer of 2000, and co-wrote the book Britney Spears' Heart-to-Heart with her mother, Lynne which was a bestseller.

During a performance at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards , she ripped off a black suit to reveal a provocative nude-colored and crystal-adorned outfit that generated controversy due to her young age. In late 2000, she won two Billboard Music Awards, and in early 2001, she was nominated for two American Music Awards . At the Grammys, her two nominations were for Oops!... I Did It Again in the categorys of Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance but again she did not win. [ edit ] 2001–2003: Career development In early 2001, Spears struck a USD$ 7–8 million promotional deal with the soft drink giant Pepsi . In September of the same year, she performed at the MTV Video Music Awards, and in addition to criticism for being scantily clad, she angered animal rights organization PETA for the use of animals, including an albino python , in her performance. In November, she released her third album Britney . It debuted at number one on both the U.S. and Canadian charts, selling over 741,000 units during its first week in the U.S.

The success of this album made Spears the only female artist in SoundScan history to have her first three albums debut at number one. Although four million copies of the record have been sold in the U.S. [7] , it was a decline from the sales of her first two albums, and the lead single " I'm a Slave 4 U " was the album's only hit in the U.S. Britney was the first album on which Spears assumed some creative control; she co-wrote five of the album's tracks. To help promote the album, Spears embarked on the Dream Within a Dream Tour during the same year. Spears was nominated for two Grammy Awards , Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for Overprotected and Best Pop Vocal Album for Britney which she lost both to Norah Jones . Britney recorded a Christmas song for Now That's What I Call Christmas! called My Only Wish (This Year) . In 2001, Fort Worth , Texas KEGL-FM DJs Kramer and Twitch on created a panic for her fans when they falsely reported that she and her then-boyfriend, 'NSYNC's Justin Timberlake, were in a car accident involving a pretzel truck and that she had died in the crash.

In reality, they were both alive and well and had not been in any car wreck. [8] Later, in October 2001, a website spoofing CNN also stated that she had been killed in a car crash. [9] In February 2002, Spears had her first starring role in the film, Crossroads . The next month, Spears' four-year relationship with Justin Timberlake ended. The break-up was publicized, with rumors circulating that Spears had been unfaithful. Timberlake himself left the impression that she had cheated on him through his song " Cry Me a River ", and its subsequent music video. In response to this, Spears later said, "I'm not technically saying he's wrong, but I'm not technically saying he's right, either." [10] Afterward, despite Spears' claims that she had remained a virgin ― and wished to remain one until marriage ― Timberlake insisted they had sex during their relationship. Spears later acknowledged this to be true, saying, "It was two years into my relationship with Justin, and I thought he was the one.

But I was wrong!" [11] In June 2002, Spears branched out as a restaurateur with the opening of a New York City eatery, NYLA, which was named for its mix of New York and Louisiana cuisine . It was not a success and closed the following year but Spears apparently had very little to do with management. In 2002 Spears received at least some good news when Forbes named her the most powerful celebrity in the world. [12] Spears returned to the spotlight in August 2003 when she performed at the MTV Video Music Awards with her idol Madonna , pop singer Christina Aguilera and rapper Missy Elliott . Spears and Aguilera performed Madonna's song " Like a Virgin ", danced suggestively and each locked lips with Madonna. Spears' kiss with Madonna attracted publicity that lasted several months, while Aguilera's kiss with Madonna attracted less publicity. In 2003, Britney Spears began studying Jewish mysticism, also called Kabbalah , and became a member of the Kabbalah Centre after having been introduced to Jewish mysticism by friend and mentor Madonna.

Soon after joining, Britney's mother Lynne became a member, and Britney had a Hebrew tattoo inked onto her neck (מהש) representing one of the seventy-two names of God in Kabbalah. Britney previously had a Kabbalah-inspired Hebrew tattoo inked onto her neck that was proved to be meaningless in an incident that was her second tattoo-related mishap; in the first, she had Japanese characters inked onto her leg that she thought to mean "mysterious" - it actually said "strange."[ citation needed ] In the Zone (2003) is generally considered Spears' most overtly sexual album to date.[ citation needed ] November 2003 saw the release of Spears' fourth studio album, In the Zone . Jettisoning the Max Martin -produced synthpop of her earlier releases, the album took in lesser-known producers such as RedZone and big names including Moby and R. Kelly . Spears co-wrote nine of the album's thirteen songs and co-produced some of her material for the first time. In the Zone went to the top of the U.S. charts in its debut week, selling over 609,000 copies.

This made Spears the only female in music history to have her first four albums debut at number one. The album spawned the international number one and U.S. number nine hit single, " Toxic ", which won Spears her first Grammy in the category of Best Dance Recording . [ edit ] 2004–2006: Career hiatus, children and divorce On January 3 , 2004 , Spears married her childhood friend Jason Alexander at The Little White Wedding Chapel on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada . Spears wore jeans and a baseball cap and the bellhop walked her down the aisle. [13] An annulment was promptly arranged (at the behest of manager Larry Rudolph and her family) and was granted on January 5 , ending their fifty-five hour marriage. The annulment request stated that Spears "lacked understanding of her actions to the extent that she was incapable of agreeing to marriage because before entering into the marriage the Plaintiff and Defendant did not know each other's likes and dislikes, each others' desires to have or not have children, and each other's desires as to State of residency".

[14] Spears later said, "Honestly, I really wanted to see what it was like to be married". [15] In 2004, Spears embarked on her fourth world tour, The Onyx Hotel Tour . The tour grossed over US$38 million and was seen by over 650,000 fans in North America and Europe , but the remaining dates were cancelled in June, after Spears injured her knee during the filming of the video for the single " Outrageous ". She was taken to an undisclosed hospital, where she received an MRI that showed floating cartilage in her knee. [16] The following thirty-seven stops on the tour were canceled, costing Spears US$750,000 to US$1,000,000 a night in guaranteed fees from concert promoters. [17] In July 2004, Spears announced her engagement to dancer Kevin Federline , three months after they met at a club in Hollywood . Their whirlwind romance sparked criticism due to the fact that Federline had very recently been in a relationship with actress Shar Jackson , who was still pregnant with their second child.

On the night of September 18 , 2004 , Spears married Federline before twenty-seven guests in a surprise, non-denominational ceremony at a residence in Studio City, California . The legitimacy of the marriage was initially questioned, but on November 18 , 2004 , a representative of the Los Angeles County registrar's office confirmed Spears and Federline had successfully filed their marriage license with the county within ten days of their ceremony, and were therefore legally married. The exact sequence of events surrounding the marriage took a further turn for the unusual when it was later revealed by the website The Smoking Gun that the wedding ceremony that occurred on September 18 was a "faux" ceremony [18] , and that the real date of the start of their wedding was October 6 , 2004 . According to some reports, Spears initially refused to sign a prenuptial agreement with Federline but her family and manager Larry Rudolph forced her to sign the prenup. A short time after the wedding, Spears fired Rudolph for allegedly interfering with her marital affairs.

After initially spending their honeymoon in Spears' hometown of Kentwood, Louisiana , Spears wrote on her official site that, "Unfortunately, we couldn't take our honeymoon right after the wedding because of the closing on our new house." In October 2004, they flew to Fiji . During the later half of 2004, Spears announced she would be taking another career break in order to start a family. Immediately after her marriage to Federline, she had told People , "I want to be a young mom. Next year, at 23, I'm so there." Although she made few public appearances, the 'Britney Spears industry' continued to run itself. Spears endorsed a fragrance, " Curious ", for which she earned a reported US$12 million. After one year of sales, the product netted more than US$100 million. Curious was named the best selling perfume of 2004. [19] Following the success of "Curious", Spears released her next Elizabeth Arden fragrance, " Fantasy ", in September 2005 which was another big hit at department stores. In April 2006 , Spears released a third fragrance Curious: In Control.

The perfume was limited edition and has sold well since its release. Spears will launch another perfume, Midnight Fantasy, in the near future. Spears' first hits collection, Greatest Hits: My Prerogative , was released in late 2004. The album debuted at number four on the U.S. charts with over 240,000 copies sold. In addition to her biggest hits, it featured three new songs, including " My Prerogative " and " Do Somethin' ". During the spring of 2005, Spears' reality show with husband Kevin Federline, Britney and Kevin: Chaotic , premiered on MTV in the U.S. The five-episode series credited Spears and Federline as executive producers . Chaotic was panned by most critics and between 2-3 million people watched the shows 5 episodes. The series was later released on DVD in September 2005. The DVD included a bonus music disc which featured her newest song and music video at that point in her career, " Someday (I Will Understand) ". Spears announced her pregnancy via her official website in April 2005.

That month she was rushed to a hospital in Destin , Florida , where she spent forty-eight hours under a doctor's surveillance. [20] Spears later told People, "There was just a little bit of bleeding, but we went there, and everything was fine." Despite her eagerness to have a baby, she admitted to ELLE magazine that, "I have a feeling I'm going to have an operation. I don't know why. But I hope so. I don't want to go through the pain". On September 14 , 2005 , 6 lb. 11oz. baby boy Sean Preston Federline was born in the Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica , California , by a scheduled caesarean section . Two days later, Spears and her son were released from the hospital and back at home in their 9,000-sq.-ft. Malibu, California mansion. [21] The birth of Spears' son was the inspiration behind a statue by Daniel Edwards , Monument to Pro-Life: The Birth of Sean Preston, which was unveiled in March 2006.

The statue features an idealised Spears giving birth in a provocative pose while hunched on all fours and clutching a bearskin rug. Controversy was further stoked by it being partly supported by the Manhattan Right to Life Committee. [22] The statue has in no way been recognized by Spears and is therefore unofficial. It has also sparked controversy as Spears gave birth by caesarean section , unlike the natural birth depicted in the statue. Since the birth of her first child, Spears' career had remained relatively low-profile. In November 2005, Jive released a remix album entitled B in the Mix: The Remixes . It lacked promotion of any kind in the U.S. and debuted outside the top one hundred, with about 16,000 copies sold in its first week of release. The remix album spawned the international and U.S. Hot Dance Airplay hit single, " And Then We Kiss ", and a remix of Spears' most recent song "Someday (I Will Understand)". The remix album was more successful overseas and has since sold over a million copies. Spears made a guest appearance on Will & Grace in April 2006.

In May 2006, she announced her second pregnancy with a surprise appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman . [23] Spears appeared on Dateline NBC in June 2006 to discuss tabloid rumors about an impending divorce from her husband, future career plans, her emotional state and motherhood. In response to the controversy over her driving with her infant son unrestrained in her lap, Spears told The Today Show 's Matt Lauer that, "I did it with my dad. I'd sit on his lap and I drive. We're country." She also addressed the concerns over her parenting skills, saying, "I know I'm a good mom." It was confirmed in the interview that she will not release a studio album for at least another year, saying that she would like to wait until her children get older. She also confirmed a new baby clothes line, entitled "Baby's All Rock 'n' Roll". [24] Following Dateline NBC, Spears posed nude for the August 2006 cover of Harper's Bazaar .

In the interview with the magazine, Spears stated that she is not ready to retire from performing, saying, "I can't wait to do that again." Spears also plans to get back in shape after the birth of her second child, saying, "After this baby, I'm going to get really intense with it." [25] In the August 28 , 2006 issue of People, Spears confirmed that her next studio album is due in 2007 and described it as "cooler than ever—fun, upbeat, and sexy." In the article Spears had also commented that her impending childbirth , a second scheduled caesarean section , "[would] be a piece of cake." [26] On August 20 , 2006 , Spears introduced her husband, Kevin Federline , at the Teen Choice Awards . This was her first appearance at an awards show in almost two years. Spears and Federline also appeared via satellite at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards to present the award for Best R&B Video.

They performed a quick skit, though, in subsesquent replays of the VMA's on MTV, the skit is completely edited out and goes right from Jack Black introducing Spears and Federline to them announcing the nominees. [27] On September 12 , 2006 , Spears gave birth to their second son, Jayden James Federline. He was born at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California , again by a scheduled caesarean section . [28] Spears was featured on Federline's debut album, Playing with Fire , on a song entitled "Crazy" but the album failed miserably in stores. Spears filed for divorce from her husband Kevin Federline in early November , citing irreconcilable differences and asking for both physical and legal custody of their two children, with visitation rights for Federline. According to various celebrity tabloid magazines, Spears has been said to have reunited with manager Larry Rudolph soon after filing for divorce. [29] The following day Federline filed a response to Spears' divorce petition, seeking both physical and legal custody of their two children. [30] Laura Wasser has been hired to represent Spears in the case.

[31] According to a rep for Federline's lawyer, the divorce filing "caught Kevin totally by surprise." [32] [ edit ] Acting career In February 2002, Spears starred in a film, Crossroads , which reached number two on the box-office charts in its first weekend, but had a relatively short life in the coming weeks at movie theaters. The film ended up making a bit over $60 million worldwide more than four times its budget. Songs from the album Britney appeared in the film. The movie, along with Spears' performance in it, was poorly received by critics [33] and she netted herself a Razzie Award for Worst Actress. The film won the Razzie for the Worst Original Song " I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman ". Spears has made cameo appearances on the films Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) as herself, and Longshot (2000) as a Flight Attendant. She also appeared on a Documentary titled Guest List Only which focused on the Los Angeles Club Scene. [34] For the film Chicago , producer Harvey Weinstein wanted Spears for the role that eventually went to Lucy Liu .

[35] She was considered for the part of Allie Hamilton in The Notebook , but was beat out by Rachel McAdams . [36] She auditioned for the role in I ♥ Huckabees that went to Naomi Watts . [37] Spears initially expressed interest in the role of Daisy Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard but lost interest in playing the character following her marriage and plans for a family. The role went to fellow pop singer and reality television star Jessica Simpson . [38] As for theatre, in her youth Spears had a role in the off-Broadway play, Ruthless!, in which Natalie Portman was an understudy . In 2005 she was offered the title role in the Broadway musical Sweet Charity . Producers of the musical began eyeing Spears for the role of the unlucky-in-love dancer Charity after Christina Applegate announced she would no longer be returning as the character. Spears seriously considered taking that part, but decided that she did not want to move her family to New York City to appear in the musical. [39] She was asked to appear in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode " I Was Made to Love You ," but turned down the role due to scheduling conflicts.

[40] This is similar to what happened in her scheduled guesting for the show Dawson's Creek . In March 30 , 2006 , Spears was a guest-star on an episode of NBC 's television show Will & Grace titled "Buy, Buy Baby". Britney played "Amber-Louis", a closeted Democrat lesbian posing as a conservative Christian and right-wing Republican who is to cohost with Jack McFarland on his talk show "JackTalk" after a large corporation takes over "OutTv", the show's network. This marked her debut on a scripted primetime television show playing someone other than herself. NBC received criticism from conservative Christian groups for the episode. [41] [42] In addition, she has appeared on Saturday Night Live twice as host and musical guest: once on May 13 , 2000 , then again on February 2 , 2002 . [43] On October 18 , 2003 , she appeared as musical guest with Halle Berry as host. At 18, she was the youngest person in SNL History to host and be the musical guest at the same time.

Spears is also the only female to host and perform in the same episode more than once. She was set to host a third time in December 18 , 2004 but cancelled due to her knee injury. [ edit ] Public image Britney Spears on the April 1999 cover of Rolling Stone Britney Spears' personal life has attracted considerable media attention. Some people believe that she has courted it by cultivating, in her early years at least, a chaste, God-fearing and "wholesome" image. This was somewhat at odds, not only with the traditional pressures, temptations and opportunities of "pop 'n' roll," but with the increasingly sexualized content of her own image and songs. Spears' kiss with Madonna at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards received much media attention, as have her marriages and romantic relationships. It began in April 1999 when a then 17-year-old Spears was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone [44] magazine in a sexually suggestive Lolita -themed photoshoot which triggered widespread speculation (denied by her representatives) that the singer had gotten breast implants .

In August 2003, Spears caused more controversy with a photoshoot by photographer Michael Thompson which appeared in W . The photos displayed Spears in a dominatrix -inspired shoot, complete with sexually suggestive poses. In the interview by Rob Haskell which accompanied the photos, Spears admitted to having lost her virginity to ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake two years into their relationship. She also revealed that she enjoys tobacco smoking , and that she kissed Colin Farrell but had no serious relationship with him. [45] The sexualized public image of Spears once again became a topic of debate as a result of her November 2003 semi- nude photospread for men's magazine Esquire . Prompted by this, Playboy reportedly offered the star over one million USD to pose nude for their magazine, but Spears publicly declined. [46] In an interview with Diane Sawyer , she was asked if she had ever gone further than she wished she had with the sexualized photoshoots. Spears responded, "No, I don't think so, no." After the Esquire photos were held up in front of her, she said, "Okay. Now those are a little much. Yeah, those are a little much.

That's one picture, I must say, that I felt kind of weird about, yeah." Spears on the August 2006 cover of Harper's Bazaar . The 2004 Onyx Hotel Tour brought new criticism. While Spears and her on-stage dancers performed her songs " Touch of My Hand " and " Breathe on Me ", they were seemingly nude and performing routines simulating gay sex , orgies and masturbation . As there were underage fans in the audience, there was some outrage at the alleged lack of decency of the performances, as well as reports of adult chaperones angrily storming out with the children they brought to the concert. Spears responded to parents' concerns by stating she is "not their babysitter. It's the parents' responsibility. If you don't like it, then just change the channel. The only person I want to be a role model to is my sister, Jamie Lynn ." (From ABC's Primetime interview with Diane Sawyer ) In December 2005, Spears sued US Weekly for a story the magazine published in the column "HOTstuff" of their October 2005 publication. The column, with the headline "Brit & Kev: Secret Sex Tape?

New parents have a new worry: racy footage from 2004.", claimed that Spears and her husband had made a sex video and feared it would be distributed. Spears denies the existence of a sex tape, while the magazine states that they have a credible source, which they did not mention in the article. In November of 2006 it was reported that the case was dismissed. [47] On June 28 , 2006 , after her televised Dateline interview a pregnant Spears posed nude for the August 2006 cover of Harper's Bazaar , in a photo similar to Demi Moore 's September 1991 cover of Vanity Fair . In one photo, Spears is shown wearing only a g-string and open fur coat, and in another she is completely nude with her hands covering her breasts. Her son, Sean, is also featured in the photospread. [48] In August 2006, a video of Spears began circulating the Internet .

[49] In the three-minute video, which had already been released as a bonus on the Britney and Kevin: Chaotic DVD, Spears is seen having a conversation with her husband Kevin Federline, who is filming her as she is sitting at a table eating. In the video, Spears seems very disoriented and confused. The video includes her asking to go to the movie theatre to see a film which, according to Federline, has already been out on DVD for four months and has already been played "on the bus". Spears then begins to claim that she is "missing out on life" and that she is generally behind everyone else. Federline tells her it is because of all the partying, to which she strongly disagrees with and begins to bang the table. Spears then begins to try and legitimately convince him that the concept of time travel that is portrayed in the Back to the Future series is real. In November, shortly after her breakup with Federline, Spears was seen on the dance-club circuit with Paris Hilton , and was photographed with no panties by several paparazzi.

Divorce lawyer Dylan Mitchell told FOX News that the appearances could hurt her child custody case if Federline chose to argue that Spears is "never home and other people are parenting the children." [50] [ edit ] In pop culture Spears is one of the highest selling female artist of the 2000s, with 76 million albums sold worldwide. In 2002, she was ranked as the most powerful celebrity in the world by Forbes . Spears was ranked number 20 out of the 200 top pop culture icons of all time by VH1 and People . She topped FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women 2004" and "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2004" polls. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Spears was a notable trendsetter within the United States and the world, inspiring several fashion crazes and fads , such as the use of low-rise jeans [51] [52] lower back tattoos , navel piercings , [53] and the whale tail [54] among young women. She has also topped Yahoo!

's annual list of the most-searched names three times in the past four years. [55] Main article: Britney Spears products Britney Spears has had four books published including A Mother's Gift . She has also had seven DVDs including her 2005 reality series Britney and Kevin: Chaotic , a doll , a video game , and participated in seven tours including The Onyx Hotel Tour in 2004. She has grossed over $150 million USD from tour ticket sales and over $35 million USD in merchandise from her tours. Her Elizabeth Arden perfume range is a bestseller worldwide. Curious, Fantasy, and Curious: In Control ranked over $40 million in sales in their first eight weeks on the market. She is set to release her next perfume, Midnight Fantasy, early 2007.

Music-versary: Britney Spears released ‘Oops!…I Did it Again’ LP on May 16, 2000 | SiriusXM Music-versary: Britney Spears released ‘Oops!…I Did it Again’ LP on May 16, 2000 SHARE THIS Release date: May 16, 2000 Backstory: She definitely did it again. After enjoying huge success with her first album, …Baby One More Time, Britney Spears released her sophomore album in the spring of 2000. It sold 1.3 million copies in its first week, breaking the Nielsen SoundScan record for highest debut sales by any female artist at the time. Oops!…I Did it Again went multi-platinum in just one month and solidified Spears as the quintessential teen pop queen (although now in her 30s, some probably still think of her as such). Released by JIVE Records, no one can deny that Spears and her production team knew exactly how to capture the hearts of millions of tween and teens by putting out a sequel to …Baby One More Time with the same sugary pop and R&B flavor and computerized beats, but a tad bit more maturity.

The title track and first single Oops!…I Did it Again earned Spears a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. The catchy, frisky song also garnered international success and topped the charts in several countries. Lucky, Spears’ second single off the album, is about fame and the downside of having it all. It peaked at No. 1 in Austria, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland and reached the Top 10 across Europe. The third single, Stronger, a more R&B-tinged tune with a hefty dance beat, which touched on liberation from a domineering, unfaithful boyfriend, peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold by the RIAA. Producers Robert John “Mutt” Lange and Rodney Jerkins, respectively, lent their expertise on tracks Don’t Let Me Be the Last to Know and the Rolling Stones cover (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction, two gems that round out the album nicely. On the charts: Oops!…I Did it Again peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. One month after it was released, the album reached Platinum status by the RIAA, and by Jan.

24, 2005, Oops!…I Did it Again was certified diamond with 10 million units sold. To this day, it’s one of the highest selling albums of all time. Oops!…I Did it Again is an entertaining, well-constructed and -produced album that is just as memorable as it is spirited. That’s why it’s no surprise that the album received favorable reviews from critics and even more admiration from the millions of fans who sang and danced along to it relentlessly. Credits: Britney Spears (vocals), Rodney Jerkins (producer, engineer, vocal arrangements), Robert John (producer), Timmy Allen (producer), David Krueger (composer, keyboards, mixing engineer, producer, programming), Rami Yacoub (composer, keyboards, mixing engineer, producer, programming), Robert John (producer), Kristian Lundin (composer, keyboards, mixing engineer, producer, programming), Steve Lunt (composer, producer, string arrangements), Per Magnusson (composer, keyboards, mixing engineer, producer, programming), Max Martin (composer, keyboards, mixing engineer, producer, programming), Diane Warren (composer), Alexander Kronlund (composer), Harvey Mason Jr. (engineer), Harvey Mason Sr.

(editing), Michel Gallone (engineer, mixing engineer), John Amatiello (engineer), Eric Gast (engineer), Dan Gellert (engineer). Click here for complete list.

Question: What was the title of Britney Spears' second album (and the single that was released from it)?
Answer: Oops!...  I Did It Again