It means that she won’t be forgotten in the way normal mortals are forgotten. She could take a 5 year break and she’d still be The One, The Only, The Legendary Britney Spears. The slightest rumor that she’s about to do ANYTHING causes a flutter of excitement around the showbiz world. If there’s any solid news about a new album, it will become one of the most eagerly-awaited albums of the year. Admittedly, that has always been the case with Britney albums, but this time it’s different. “In The Zone” wasn’t very well reviewed by most of the press - mainly because they decided to review Britney instead of the album - and they’d already made up their minds that any attempt by this archetypal teeny pop girl to transcend her proper role and function was laughable. The result was reviews that were condescending at best.
But over the years since “In The Zone” came out, Britney seems to have moved far beyond that point. Most of the reviews of her singles and Greatest Hits album have been surprisingly positive. Everything written about her music in the last two years has been good and even the quality newspapers in the UK have been treating her with the respect that would normally be reserved for a Madonna. The wider world of music commentators doesn’t expect trashy teen music from her now - they expect her music to set a new benchmark for quality pop.
By Karen
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