Stereogum — Before “My Prerogative” was a 2004 single for Britney Spears, it was a chart-topping, career-defining smash for Bobby Brown in 1988. Brown has now revealed that he’s not a fan of Spears’ cover. He shared his thoughts on a recent episode of... more info

Stereogum — The summer/fall 2025 issue of Gen V, an offshoot of high-fashion V Magazine, commissioned a glossy, splashy, Nicola Formichetti-styled cover story celebrating the “inauguration into pop royalty” of Canadian artist Tate McRae. Here is the lead ... more info

Stereogum — Back in 2009, Franz Ferdinand covered Britney Spears’ chart-topping hit “Womanizer” for BBC Radio 1. Sixteen years later, the Scottish rockers have another spears cover on deck for a different BBC station. In Radio 2’s piano room, Alex Kap... more info

Stereogum — The early 2000s were brimming with “it girls” on the covers of tabloids: Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, and, of course, Lindsay Lohan. more info

Stereogum — On Wednesday, a lot of musicians gave grandiose performances at the VMAs, such as Chappell Roan, Katy Perry, and Eminem. Another artist to do so was Sabrina Carpenter, and Britney Spears had some thoughts about it. more info

New York Post — Britney knows a thing or two about kissing girls on the VMAs stage. more info

New York Post — Megan Thee Stallion tried to "hold it down" for Britney Spears at the 2024 VMAs, but was left wanting to scream and shout. more info

Stereogum — Halsey has been rolling out her new era for the past few months. In June, she shared “The End,” co-produced by herself, Michael Uzowuru, and Alex G. The following month she shared “Lucky,” a song inspired by Britney Spears that led to a we... more info

Stereogum — “Maybe one day I’ll get away with something naughty,” a 21-year-old former Nickelodeon actor told the New York Times in a 2014 profile. But what, to Ariana Grande, did forgivable naughtiness entail? She may have risen to the public eye tha... more info

Stereogum — Halsey has yet to announce a new album, but she’s been trickling out new songs all summer while dealing with hostility from her own fans and Britney Spears (or someone with the password to Spears’ Twitter account, anyway). She went indie-folk ... more info