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[edit] Quick vote - infobox image

Please fix the page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.50.221.45 (talk) 10:24, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm just wondering what your opinions on which image should go into the infobox? This one: Image:Baby One More Time (1).jpg - an older image, but more clearly shows her face or this one: Image:Britney Spears.jpg - a newer image (still, many years old), doesn't clearly show her face and is kind of blurry.

What do you think? Also, it'd be really nice if anybody owns the copyright to any Spears photos could find it in their heart to release them under a free license :) Save-Me-Oprah(talk) 11:09, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Vandal ate something

I saw someone put back a whole bunch of stuff that got lost in a vandal attack... but its still garbled and generally icky. I wont touch it for fear of making it worse. Someone take a look at the bottom of the article. Queerbubbles | Leave me Some Love 13:54, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

Y Done I fixed it :) The error occured during the two vandal edits by User Jeffreyc48 at 08:23, 11 March. And when User HBow3 reverted those 2 vandal edits, he somehow forgot to close the last citation template in "Music videos" and so the entire "Number one singles" table became part of that citation. Oidia (talk • contribs) 15:02, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Filmography

I deffintley think her Filmography needs to be split into two sections one as a Main Filmography (acting, not just a simple appearance that lasted all of nothing more than 5 minutes) such as Mickey Mouse Club, Crossroads, Robbie the Rein Deer, Will & Grace, & How I Met Your Mother. And then a second for Guest Appearances/Short Roles such as Sabrina, Goldmember, etc... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Poisonparadise98 (talk • contribs) 04:19, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Madame Tussauds

Would it be interesting or beneficial in anyway to put a picture of Spears's wax figure at Madame Tussauds anywhere in the article? There are many images that are free. If so, where would it go?

I was thinking of maybe making a "Spears in Popular Culture" or "References in Popular Culture" section or something but then I thought that it would be way too hard to write it and complete it due to her huge exposure.. thoughts? Save-Me-Oprah(talk) 20:15, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

I know this is late, but I think thats a great idea Oprah. Queerbubbles | Leave me Some Love 22:05, 31 March 2008 (UTC)
Ok. I've done it :) Feel free to add and/or make changes etc. Save-Me-Oprah(talk) 04:59, 6 April 2008 (UTC)lol

[edit] Discography

I attempted to put her discography back to where it was before someone delted everything except the Studio albums section, can someone go back and please fix it back to where it was and add the Compilation albums section as well Poisonparadise98 (talk) 03:14, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Leave Her Alone

I was wondering if it might be appropriate to add a section to mention that there has been a sort of movement to leave her alone? I'm refering to Chris Croker, South Park, etc...

I think that it's fairly relevant, but I wouldn't really know where to start in creating it.

Also, the second image is better, in my opinion. TheGreatHerald (talk) 08:25, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Please write a bit about Chris Crocker in "Cultural references". 76.124.165.253 (talk) 11:35, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Mention all notable singles

The current "rule" in the article to include only one single per album does not make sense. Many of her songs that aren't lead singles enjoyed as much success as the lead singles - this further presents a dilemma of what exactly we should choose to mention. Songs are the pillar of a singer's career - we shouldn't bar notable singles from being mentioned while having 2 medium-length quotes of reviews about her album, and 2 more about "Gimme More". We also have two immensely long quotes about In The Zone - these are unnecessary and should definitely go to the album page while the other notable singles should at least be mentioned. Moreover, for a superstar like Spears, the article is not that long at all. Madonna has 98 KB, Michael Jackson 104. While it is best to keep it short, adding a few sentences about notable singles wouldn't hurt. Herunar (talk) 11:04, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

You raised some good points. It's a fairly good idea to include more singles apart from the lead ones. As you've mentioned, the real difficulty is determining which singles are notable enough for this article. And how much mention should we give for those single, one sentence? Two sentences? Three sentences? On the other hand, I feel the current length for the album reviews are just right. But if we are to mention more singles, then yes, the album reviews can be slightly shortened. Oidia (talk • contribs) 23:20, 5 April 2008 (UTC)


[edit] No panties

Why is there nothing at all about her intentional lack of panties? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.246.153.217 (talk) 02:58, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Because it's not of any note. Save-Me-Oprah(talk) 04:14, 6 April 2008 (UTC)
How is it not of any note? It was front page news on several magazines!205.246.153.217 (talk) 06:58, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
Is it now? The thing of it is... the whole, "No Panty" thing was a blip. It was important for about a two week period, and now what? Thats why its not in the article. Queerbubbles | Leave me Some Love 11:48, 8 April 2008 (UTC)
Most of this stuff in the article was only important for two weeks, yet it's included because without it, there'd be no article! The point is that at one point in time, the no panty thing was very notable, and so it should be included. A good analogy is the thing about her losing her kids being in the article; that was important for maybe two weeks but now no one cares about it anymore.205.246.153.217 (talk) 06:01, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
On the contrary... she still does not have entire custody of her children. But on a larger note... are you really comparing children, human beings, to panties? There are many things not in the article despite discussion. Check the archive for various discussions such as Adnan, the umbrella, the shaved head, her panties (or lack thereof, yes, that was discussed), and that svengali of hers that I cant remember the name of off the top of my head. We work by concensus, and the panty thing was already discussed. Queerbubbles | Leave me Some Love 09:52, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Personal Life 2007 - 2008

At the end of this section is a sentence claiming that Britney has been doing charity work for animal rights campaigns. The reference attached to this (160) says nothing about this. Should this item be deleted?--Wee Charlie (talk) 17:40, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Make the article shorter.... TOO BIG!!

Someone that has the time and want's to. Please cut the Britney page to a smaller size. As it is very big, some sentences not make proper sense and unnecessary pieces of information. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dirtyharry1994 (talk • contribs) 10:32, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

I think the length of the article is just fine. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.156.226.202 (talk) 15:30, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The Front Pic's Weird

They should put on a new pic. Her hair looks spiky in the one they have right now on the front page, dunnit?

its true it does i totally know that —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.194.242.219 (talk) 22:38, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] PAGE DELETED

Please fix this up! Some lowlife has deleted the whole article! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.104.71.214 (talk) 15:25, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Associated Acts

I don't really think they fit in. Britney never released anything with the girl group Innosense (sure she may have been part of it at the get-go, but she left the group before they released anything). She is Jamie Lynn's sister, that doesn't make them musically associated and the same goes with Kevin Federline (she is simply his ex-wife). It just doesn't fit and should be deleted in my opinion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.234.7.48 (talk) 22:48, 4 May 2008 (UTC)

You just gave several reasons for those things being included in an Associated Acts section. Phoenix1304 (talk) 19:33, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Britney Spears in Latin American's pop culture

Nobody has mentioned how Britney inspired pop culture in Latin America. For example there's a Mexican singer, called Martin Ricca who has a song named "Enamorado de Britney Spears" which means Fell In love of Britney Spears http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcYLRcg4Pig and there's else a song made by various artists in 2007 called "Britney tu no estás sola" (Britney you're not alone) supporting her. Is it important? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alvaro3043 (talk • contribs) 14:11, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] New picture and new link

Can someone change the picture on the top of the main page of Britney (maybe to something from her "In The Zone" photoshoot)? The picture being used isn't flattering at all, and theres a lot of pictures of her that are better than that one...

Can someone also put this website at the bottom under useful links? The address is http://unreleasedbritneyspears.4mg.com ...its information about her unreleased songs, albums, etc...it can be interesting to fans. —Preceding unsigned comment added by S11125 (talk • contribs) 03:34, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] New 2008 Album In The Works

Hi,

I know its early stages and all but I really think we should think about making a new section for Britneys Upcoming Album. The rumours about it are going stronger.

The Sun saying it will be released around Christmas:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article1142622.ece

Tmz said that she was in the recording studio with Damon Elliot, the producer:

http://www.tmz.com/2008/04/23/britney-s-psychic-friend-connection/

Her multiple trips to the recording studio:

http://britneybreakstheice.blogspot.com/search/label/Recording%20Studio —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ikkomuitnederland (talk • contribs) 21:45, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Monument to Pro-Life

121.97.133.121 (talk) 04:56, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Should something be mentioned about the sculpture in which she's depicted giving birth? [1] --Masamage ♫ 05:20, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

She didnt make it, and it received very little press coverage. Queerbubbles | Leave me Some Love 09:28, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Britney and Mel Gibson

britney spears and Mel Gibson are headed to Costa Rica where they will vacation with the singer's father and Gibson's wife, a source tells PEOPLE.

"They're just going away for a few days to relax," says a source.

The group plan to stay at Gibson's Costa Rican home. They will be back early next week.

The unlikely pair were first spotted together back in mid-March when they dined at Russian restaurant Romanov in Studio City. However, it wasn't their first meeting. Gibson and Spears and their families met a number of times after the pop star was hospitalized in February, a different source told PEOPLE at the time.

"Mel and his wife Robin clearly saw a woman in crisis and wanted to extend themselves in any way possible," the source said.

Gibson and Spears used to be neighbors when the singer previously lived in Malibu. "There are no expectations, there is no agenda," the source added. "It's simply an act of human kindness – one neighbor reaching out to the other. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.97.133.121 (talk) 04:54, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Sounds interesting, we'll keep our eyes open and ears listening if anything else notable happens with this new relationship... thanks! Qb | your 2 cents 14:12, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] NPOV

This article looks like it was written by a delusional fan, it's full of references to her being the greatest ever etc. It just needs a little cleanup, I already edited the lead section a bit. There should also be more reporting of critical reception of her work.AleXd (talk) 08:25, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] 4th best-selling female in the U.S.?

RIAA did not proclaim her as the 4th best-selling female but according to the site, she's the "8th" best-selling female behind Barbra, Madonna, Mariah, Whitney, Celine, Shania, and Reba, in particular order. Kindly correct the intro. Thanks! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.225.92.93 (talk) 12:55, 18 May 2008 (UTC) Yea and she also hasn't sold anywhere near that many albums. She's sold 83 ot 85 million if you count Blackout which has only sold 2 million. And she isn't worth anywhere near that amount of money either. What idiot got away with publishing this crap!? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.25.44.15 (talk) 14:22, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] What is going on?

I have been coming to Britney's Wikipedia page regularly - mainly to create and update a section on the chart performance of Blackout - and just noticed how much of the introduction has been changed! Its ridiculous? She has made $2.7 billion dollars? What? Hardly anyone in the world, let alone any singer has made that much money! Also, the number of records and albums she has sold has been changed and the grammar and sentence structure is disjointed and confusing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by David Rush (talk • contribs) 02:28, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Yea also that info about the album sales is wrong. She's sold 83 million albums, not including singles. Sort it out please. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.25.32.174 (talk) 06:36, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] New Main Picture

Can someone change the picture of Britney on her main page...this is a good picture of her to use, or this, they both look a lot better than the one being used now. A picture from her tour in 2004, like this or this would be good too...even this picture from an awards show would be good. Someone please change the picture! —Preceding unsigned comment added by S11125 (talk • contribs) 02:44, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Are those pictures released with a free license? Dont know? Then we cant use it. Qb | your 2 cents 21:35, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Yes the pictures are free to use. S11125 (talk) 01:39, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Where on the websites does it say that they are releasable under a free license? I couldnt find one. Qb | your 2 cents 09:46, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

The pictures are available for download...fans use them usually to make blends so I don't see why one of them couldn't be used on Wikipedia. Nothing will happen if you use one of them on here. On BritneyRes.com it even gives instructions of how to save them, so I theres no reason they can't be used. How do you even know the picture being used now was under a free license? —Preceding unsigned comment added by S11125 (talk • contribs) 18:41, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Please see here as to what a free license is and what it entails. This is a commercially vast website, and those pictures for download are for private use. There is a ginormous difference. Qb | your 2 cents 18:45, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

If I get permission from the site owner of one of the fansites with her pictures on it, would I be able to change the main picture? —Preceding unsigned comment added by S11125 (talk • contribs) 14:52, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Probably not, because most fansites steal their pictures. You need to find the actual copyright owner, and have him release the image under GFDL. Not easy to find, and not easy to convince.Kww (talk) 15:05, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Does anyone know of any other free-licensed pictures of Britney besides the one being used? —Preceding unsigned comment added by S11125 (talk • contribs) 15:34, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

This is an uphill battle... if we had one, dont you think we would have replaced it with a newer picture by now? Qb | your 2 cents 19:38, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

OK...but someone has to know of another free-licensed picture of her besides that ONE picture... —Preceding unsigned comment added by S11125 (talk • contribs) 21:29, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Neither is Britney the 6th biggest female singer in the U.S.

Britney is the "8TH" biggest selling female, just an FYI, per RIAA and neither does she have more number 1 singles in any other country than Madonna, who happens to have the most #1 singles worldwide. Who wrote this intro??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.225.92.93 (talk) 21:11, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Be bold and change it. Qb | your 2 cents 21:38, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
I highly agree with the comment above. Where are the links or URL that would prove she's the sixth best selling female in the US, which contradicts the one on the RIAA article stating she's the eight best selling. And where oh where is the link that justifies she has more number one songs than Madonna in any other country? Diphosphate8 (talk) 00:55, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
Spears is the 6th biggest selling female artist in US history, according to the RIAA. Number one songs do not have any sway in this discussion, sir. Dmurawski (talk) 02:20, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

Oh yeah? You have a proof or reliable source to back up your statement that Britney is the "sixth" best-selling female in the U.S.? I checked the RIAA site a hundred times now and I've seen 7 female artists before her name on the list. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.225.92.93 (talk) 21:10, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] MySpace

I was about to add her official MySpace page to the list of External Links when I saw the hidden comment about not adding any links until discussed or whatever. I just thought, considering most musicians have a MySpace page, it would be useful to add it here too?londonsista | Prod 17:24, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Actually, myspace pages are generally discouraged against, even if they are "official". See external links. The fact that they are present in other articles is really just setting a bad example. Wisdom89 (T / C) 02:55, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Future projects

I think instead of naming the new section "New album", it should be named "Future projects" 213.42.23.71 (talk) 14:59, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

But since the only project being discussed is an album, it doesn't really change much. Phoenix1304 (talk) 19:05, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Britney In General

I think there are to many details that are not necessary, for example naming every single realased...that wçmust be in the album article). Another thing is the images, there are a lot of photos of Britney more recent and showing her as an pop icon. I Don't think is necessary to call Britney "a songwriter", beyond she has co-writen many songs on her albums, it would be good just make mention of this in another part. Some information are changing constantly, please just make an objective article. And because I am a really fan of Britney I think she has enough power on herself as an icon and a outstanding figure, so don't put things and dobtful information just to raise her name, she is the best artist ever. She still on our minds...I think more than Madonna...and her ridiculous songs with Timbaland and a guy that could be her son. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.137.195.139 (talk) 01:35, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Britney Spears Movie 2009

She will be in a 2009 movie called With Love..... also the movie is starring dane cook, jim carey, jessica alba... and more. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Britney887 (talk • contribs) 18:50, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Incorrect wording

"The Recording Industry Association of America ranks her as the eighth best-selling female artist in the American music history, having sold over 37 million albums in the U.S.[3]"

No, it hasnt ranked her at all as the eight best selling female artist, only the eight best selling female "album" artist. The sentance is very misleading. — Realist2 (Come Speak To Me) 19:53, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Ivor Novello Award

Britney Spears has not won an Ivor Novello award. They are awarded to composers not singers. Will someone remove the category. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.144.109.86 (talk) 20:50, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Look in 2005MrMarmite (talk) 10:53, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

That source actually doesn't show that Britney Spears won the award. In fact, it says that the song won, which means the songwriters won the award, not Britney Spears. Since she doesn't write her own songs, and did not write this song, she didn't win the award since it was given to the writers of the song Toxic, not the performer. It should be taken off.NMBJ69 (talk) 02:27, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Most singles of any artist???

The introduction to this article states that Britney Spears has "8 number one singles in Ireland, the most by any artist in any country." What??? If I'm not mistaken, don't The Beatles hold the title for the most number one singles by any artist in any country? And they have 20 or 21, right? That by far surpasses Britney Spears... WikiFiend90 —Preceding comment was added at 20:48, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] I remember....

I remember reading somewhere, that in an upcoming Pussy Cat Dolls music video Britney Spears makes a cameo performance. She is only suppose to have a 20 second part, her driving past the PCD car while they were in traffic. The PCD girls smile and wave. I can't seem to find this infomation anywhere, if anyone is bothered to look for it and found it, please put it in Britney Spears Wiki. Cheers! Dirtyharry1994 (talk) 10:43, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

Look hereMrMarmite (talk) 10:53, 6 June 2008 (UTC)
Its here. But adding this on the page is funcrafty. --Efe (talk) 10:54, 6 June 2008 (UTC)