Britney Spears
Britney Spears Is Still Trapped By the Stigma of Her Breakdown
Ten years and five albums after she shaved her head, people won't stop judging Britney by her mental health.
The Resurrection of Britney Spears
We love Britney because she was—and remains, for many of us anyway—a symbol of our youth.
I Spent a Day Pretending I Was 17
Everything used to be better when I was a teenager – including Gwyneth Paltrow, Pokémon and myself.
A Woman Shorn: The Disruptive History of the Female Shaved Head
Nine years after Britney Spears famously buzzed off her hair, we look back at the shifting significance of women who shave their heads—from Joan of Arc to Grace Jones.
These Problematic Music Videos Are So Lucky They Came Out Before Twitter Was A Thing
All your favourite bangers, ruined.
The Shifting Image of the Teenage Female Pop Star: How We Got from Britney Spears to Lorde
Female pop stars are embracing a punky grit and millennial darkness that is eclipsing the bubblegum pop of the past.
Britney and Iggy's "Pretty Girls": Let's Stop Patting People on the Back for Winning the Genetic Lottery
“Pretty Girls” is completely out of step with everything we’ve come to expect from female performers in the past few years.
Mayday! Shamir's Stranded in the Desert in His Video for "Darker"
In which the XL-signed artist accidentally channels Britney…
Why Did Britney Spears Just Quietly Drop an Album then Take it Down Again?
'Life is a Beach' caused a ruckus in her fandom after appearing on iTunes and Spotify.
The World’s Biggest Popstars are Walking Contradictions
Pop music is inherently authentic yet very, very fake. Here’s a theory on why we keep buying into it
Did a White Guy Steal a Popular Gossip Site from Three Black Teenagers?
Oh No They Didn't grew from a LiveJournal community to an honest-to-god brand, but the people who run it today have been accused of exploiting the original founders.
Britney Spears Made a Response Song to “Cry Me A River” That You’ve Never Heard
Britney hand-delivered this forgotten confession to a radio station just a few days before New Year's Eve. It was never played again.