Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Oops, I've Really Done it Now
by Shanon Corbin, [X]press Online
On the sixth anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks, President George W. Bush discussed the possibility of some troops coming home from Iraq. Yet my concern was focused toward an insignificant but nationally anticipated performance . Britney Spears’ appearance at the Video Music Awards was similar to a flaming car crash. After the performance, I wondered: is Britney -- not so gracefully -- crying out for help or just rebelling against her fame?
Honestly, Britney Spears is an entertainer. She is not an artist or a musician; She is a dancer, a performer. Spears, in my opinion, is an entertainer without a strong voice like Whitney Houston, Nina Simone or Mariah Carey. She uses her body, sexuality, beauty and a great marketing team to move her career. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, Spears ranks as the eighth best-selling female artist in American music history. Her career has steadily climbed into music history since she began with her first album and hit single ‘Hit Me Baby One More Time.’ But, for lack of better words, Spears has not been herself lately.
Many television viewers and people watching Spears’ performance from the audience did not see the same performer that once kissed Madonna -- nope. Britney Spears’ Video Music Awards performance looked like it came from someone who happened to look like her – someone who got an outfit and was told to fill in for Spears because she was “under the weather.” That person’s words of encouragement: “Break a leg!” I find it sad that Spears is slowly eroding her success with such stunts and attitude. Could it be that Britney Spears’ performance is her way of communicating that she is no longer interested in the music and notoriety that she has worked so hard for? If so, maybe Spears’ VH1 Behind the Music will earn an Emmy.
On the sixth anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks, President George W. Bush discussed the possibility of some troops coming home from Iraq. Yet my concern was focused toward an insignificant but nationally anticipated performance . Britney Spears’ appearance at the Video Music Awards was similar to a flaming car crash. After the performance, I wondered: is Britney -- not so gracefully -- crying out for help or just rebelling against her fame?
Honestly, Britney Spears is an entertainer. She is not an artist or a musician; She is a dancer, a performer. Spears, in my opinion, is an entertainer without a strong voice like Whitney Houston, Nina Simone or Mariah Carey. She uses her body, sexuality, beauty and a great marketing team to move her career. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, Spears ranks as the eighth best-selling female artist in American music history. Her career has steadily climbed into music history since she began with her first album and hit single ‘Hit Me Baby One More Time.’ But, for lack of better words, Spears has not been herself lately.
Many television viewers and people watching Spears’ performance from the audience did not see the same performer that once kissed Madonna -- nope. Britney Spears’ Video Music Awards performance looked like it came from someone who happened to look like her – someone who got an outfit and was told to fill in for Spears because she was “under the weather.” That person’s words of encouragement: “Break a leg!” I find it sad that Spears is slowly eroding her success with such stunts and attitude. Could it be that Britney Spears’ performance is her way of communicating that she is no longer interested in the music and notoriety that she has worked so hard for? If so, maybe Spears’ VH1 Behind the Music will earn an Emmy.
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