Easily the worst kept secret in the media-scape, today saw Britney Spears‘ role as a judge on The X Factor USA confirmed. Finally.
An undeniable coup for Fox and Simon Cowell, the move ensures the show is a cemented hot topic pre, while, and post-airing. A relative stroke of genius given NBC’s decision to air season 3 of rival show The Voice at the same time this Fall (instead of next February).
After all, if the ratings follow the competitive patten of both shows’ key players, Spears and Christina Aguilera, the big X looks poised to come out on top. Yet, at what price?
Almost 7 years have passed since Britney could perform or remember a simple 8-count. A tragic far cry from the air of “show-stopper” that defined her early-mid career. And that’s not to mock the 30 year old. Indeed, well-documented are the emotional and mental strains that have plagued her personally. Strains only those who’ve reached such dizzy heights of stardom could even begin to fathom. Strains, that for all the milking of her “brand”, are still overwhelmingly apparent (see: stunt doubles, lack of spark, hyper-controlled interviews, and the like).
One has to wonder, then, if The X Factor as an apt platform to rehabilitate her image – especially given the fragility of her “everything” at present. As the likes of Nicole Scherzinger learnt last year, public scrutiny is a guarantee on such a show; and while Spears’ hefty $15 million pay-packet is certain to include all sorts of clauses to ensure she come across “present” courtesy of the producers, there’ll be no hiding once the live shows commence.
Unlike many, our gripe comes not from her inability to sing live. It simply stems from the question of why is Spears signing on to look for the X Factor in others when her own has been missing for years?
From this vantage-point, Spears simply needed a lengthy break to re-discover “self”, with her performer “spark” following organically thereafter. How doing that in front of the public will help her remains to be seen. What is palpable, though, is that her stint on the show has all the makings of car-crash TV. And while we’re hoping to be proven wrong, like many we’ll be watching expecting the worst. Sigh…
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poor dat!
ThatGrapeJuice needs to _/ , Britney has been in the industry for years her struggles where/are struggles of a Megastar . She doesn’t need to be on this show to be succesful ( see : Femme Fatale , Hold It Against Me , 3 , Till The World Ends ) Britney has a steady fanbase which allows her to be able to have her mess ups because we like her and value her use. Regardless of all her flaws if you go to a Britney show you get a SHOW , not some basic girl walking around the stage flipping her hair and gyrating .
This blog is always harping for the worst and thrives off of negativity. She had her battle 4-5 years ago, if you linger in the past how can u advance forward?
Y’all be doing the most for articles
And I’m not even a Britney stan but Homegirl is a legend and household name. Y’all better get it together.
Britney has always had and will continue to have the X-Factor. For even though she can’t sing, perform, dance or do anything her music allways sits at the top of the chart. A testament to her star power and “X-Factor”…..if 15 mil for her first season doesn’t say enough.
Anyway, this Britney vs. Xtina thing 10 years later should be fun lol
Brit in 5 years will be a flop!!!
all her success now just because of the drama in her life which kept her in the spotlight .. that’s it
if she was under the radar in her life was kept in private she would be A FLOP ..
+ Adding Demi to the judging panel made simone cowell look like A DESPARATE B**** .. just want the rating , poor him\
THE VOICE >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> X FACTOR
#bye
This is ridiculous. Plucking ridiculous conclusions from nowhere. It’s disgraceful that people still bring up 2008 to underestimate what she’s capable of and this is exactly why she’s so heavily guarded in interviews. Journalists refuse to move on no matter how much distance Britney puts between herself now and then. Yes she’s not as good as she used to be but she’s been in the game for a LONG time. It’s almost impossible to keep that kind of steam going.
Britney haven’t danced the same since she injured her knee in 2004 (I notice TGJ never mention that) she has more experience than Nicole & Demi would ever have…& she could use her past issues to show whoever she mentors that you could go through whatever but still comeback! Instead of downing her she should be congratulated! I’m glad she is keeping her name in the spotlight in a goodway and staying relevant…
By me being a fan of Britney’s from the beginning, I doubt Britney’s team and Britney herself would sabortage her career. I doubt Britney would put herself in a situation as to whenshe thought she wouldn’t be uncomfortable in. It’s been a lengthy gap from her Femme Fatake Tour and til now. So I’m sure she’s given this some thought. Also it’s not like Britney needs the money. She has BANK!!!! I also don’t think she needs or needed X-Factor to quote on quote re-juvenate her career. What Britney has been lacking these past few year is personality and performing. Reason people like myself that continue to continue to stay by her side is because WE know she still got that IT factor in her. It didn’t just vanish. But I still have hope and I’ll be watching.
So Sam took my comments and ran with it…..cute! But thank goodness one of you bloggers have raised the question. Only Wendy (banshee) Williams has had the where with all to question if this is good for Brit to be put under this amount of pressure and scrutiny.
This is not out of “nowhere”. Brits mental stability and her fragility have been evident since Federline.
That grape juice need to suck a big d***!! THIS SITE REALLY PISSES ME OFF! always posting bad stuff about Britney, Rihanna and other major stars…. and suck up under Beyonce who is now a HAS BEEN! Britney will do her best and she will kick ass! WATCH how she is gonna blow!!!!!!!!!!1
She’s getting paid 15 Million to be on XFACTOR, no wonder you’re pressed Sam,
Yes Sam read S****** in Beysus name!! How S****** gonna mentor people when she has no talent? This will be a TRAIN WRECK!! Sam is speaking the truth!!! S****** has more talent as a barber than a singer! Sam continue to speak the truth!!
Sam you ole messy jealous queen! Britney is boss. Stop bringing up the past. Messy drag show reject!
My note of dead careers:
* Brandy CHECK
* Ashanti CHECK
* J.LO CHECK
* Ciara CHECK
* Keri Hilson CHECK
* Christina Aguilera CHECK
* Britney Spears CHECK
I miss the time when SINGERS were actually singers not reality show celebrities. Thanks God Beyoncé does’t need reality shows to keep relevant like Christina Aguilera, J.Lo and now Britney do.
Anway, Britney Spears can’t judge anyone. She can’t sing and dance. LMFAO. If I were one of contestants of this show and if she dared to say something bad about my performance, I would drag this b**** ass down and make her life unbearable. Who does she think she is? SHE CAN’T SING. She’s just another label’s puppet.
Oh, I forgot. She is not only a judge but also a MENTOR. (LET ME BREATHE)… L M F A O. Britney. Spears. Mentor. I can’t. She’s going to share her experiences of lip-synching and fooling her delusional fans. I’m expecting major lols on this show.
the public gets the impression that christina’s career is dead because the media refuses to focus on anything about her unless it’s negative.
after ‘bionic’ she made numerous appearances. she was invited to perform on cnn’s hero’s. when she performed the star spangled banner she flubbed a line but soldiered thru the song unfazed. participated in the grammies tribute to aretha in which her parts got the loudest ovations.
her movie ‘burlesque’ grossed nearly 100ml ww wasn’t not a blockbuster but was not the flop the media labeled it. it the dvd sold 1.5ml ww which was the 19th highest selling dvd in 2011. the movies was up for 15 or more different awards. one for christina was alma for favorite for leading actress in a comedy or musical. the ‘burlesqe’ soundtrack was on the bb 200 chart about 10 weeks longer than ‘femme fatale’
her collab with maroon 5 ‘moves like jagger’ was #1 for 6 weeks on bb hot 100, has been in the top 50 for about 47 week (longer than any other single) and has sold 7 ml. this puts it among the highest selling singles of all time.
even her successful show ‘the voice’ garners her little media attention. that would ruin their determination to continue to portray her as a lesser.
meanwhile they keep britney’s career on life support with overblown hype. not because she’s talented but because “she’s nice”!
Really ??? Im not a britney fan to say the least but come one it’s Britney f****** spears she became and icon out of the gate with her 1st cd or maybe 2nd so what if she’s not the girl she used to be this woman still packs shows & sell cd off her name alone no matter if she does nothing and she has a die hard fan base whos fan base only can be match by the likes of like Beyonce and her rabbit fans. She’s a star and that’s what the show is looking for
These Beyonce stans are only bitter because Britney’s “no singing ass” has outsold , and out toured Beyonce’s whole career ; hell she also outsold Beyonce + Destiny’s Child too.
I cannot believe the absurdity of this situation… two supposedly new bipolar judges on the X-Factor.
Britney supposedly couldn’t even sign the contract herself, her husband did.
And worst of all…. there are people in this world who prefer Britney over Christina….. this is a joke and a baffling, perplexing mess.
Christina = intelligent, articulate, honest, immensely talented
Britney = unintelligent, inarticulate, fake, not talented
What’s better? I mean really? WTF is wrong with people. LMAO?????
People are in serious denial.
People cannot stand to see a bad@** feminist like Christina Aguilera, be so epic.
Go ahead, keep praising the Britney zombie instead of the amazing Christina. Go ahead, idiots. I roll my eyes.
@NT The same could be said for Britney, being as though Bey has out-grammied (as if that’s even a word) out-celebrated (see Billboard Millennium award & when Brit praised Beyonce like an idiot after her own tribute at the VMA’s) out-talented, & out-performed Britney. Not to mention Beyonce has managed to have a much bigger net worth than Britney & a more successful acting career (see Emmy nominated actress, & highest paid black actress at one point) I won’t even bring up the mess that is Cross Roads. Don’t play Beyonce to be this second place runner up to Britney cause all she has is her album sales, funny how you didn’t compare talent. Thank god you were smarter than that. Though I did call Brit a pop icon on my last comment (I give credit where its due).
Britney has her limitations but the girl has had the X factor. How else do you explain her album sales? X-tina sings a hell out a lot better than Brit but more people bought Brit’s stuff because she seems like a nice person and not full of herself like Christina. Plus Britney did have some vocal skills —->From the Bottom of My Broken Heart, Everytime, etc and she sings about her personal issues ie the Blackout album. People need to give her more credit than they do. I just hope she can handle the pressure.
She had it. She is still media fodder but that sparkle in her has all but fizzled out. She looks mentally frail and I think most are concerned that this could do her more harm than good both mentally and professionally.
@BRITBRAT Beyonce a has-been yet she was dubbed as the most beautiful woman by People, received a journalism award, was praised by Vogue for her Givenchy number at the Met, & had to add an extra show to her already sold out concert due to high demand. That sounds like a has-been, specially considering we’re not even through half of the year. Nice try tho.
I love Britney but i’m not happy with this, i mean what’s next Madonna on a talent show, this could be the end for her, she has this kind of mythical figure because, we don’t see much of her in tv and that’s has worked in her favor but now she’s gonna be overexposed and she will lose that mistery that make people go mad for her, another thing is her mental help, she could have another breakdown if the medias attack her for not being a good judge or something, you know they always find something, i don’t know how the hell her team let this happen, i know Madonna is not happy about this, you know she loves Britney and she knows exactly what is good for her. I hope in the future i have to eat my words, i really do because i love Britney but i think this is a bad choice in her career, i mean not even Beyonce is on a tv show, why the hell such a Legendary Icon like Britney is doing this, i don’t get it.
Stop trying to read Sam because you read at a 4th grade level. gorl bye.
I’m an XTINA fan, and i have no problem if Britney will be in X-Factor. That will be ok.
If Christina has THE VOICE!!!
Bitney has the X-FACTOR!!!
Lol
But i still prefer the format of The Voice.
@MONSTERHIVE
Beyonce may be more “talented” but talent is based on your personal thoughts , where as i could say Britney in her prime was more talented because of her dancing . You could see Beyonce’s more talented because of her weave flinging and singing ( see how i said singing and not banshee screaming) .
But Britney’s main JOB is being a pop icon so her album sales are part of all of that , like Beyonce’s singing is part of her Beyonce thing.
@ Gilberto. You Bey stans are a real piece of work.
Beyonce’s career is not so hot at this rate, and it showed in her ladt album full of flop singles, and barely no airplay even with all of the promotion. The only reason 4 managed to push a million copies was thanks to that fake pregnancy stunt she pulled. Beyonce just might take up a music reality show in the future, and see how dumb you will all look then.
Britney is hella relevant, and needs no career boost. She has never been in a huge career slump, ie, J.Lo, Mariah, Christina, Brandy, Janet, etc, for example.
And at least she’s real. She doesn’t have to fake pregnancies and put on fake hips and a smile just to garner some media attention. You Bey stans better start watching your tongues.
Brit is a WW icon, and X-Factor NEEDS HER. She doesn’t need them.
Fans went crazy for Brit outside of her hotel in NY for this announcement in thousands. Has-beens don’t get that type of support, and she also has several WW twitter topics going at this rate. This b**** still has it.
Heres hoping that she proves naysayers wrong, and be on her best behavior as I don’t think this is a good idea. But perhaps it is what she needs, just to try something new. Ratings are gonna skyrocket because even the naysayers are gonna tune in.
@NT
“But Britney’s main JOB is being a pop icon so her album sales are part of all of that”
Flop Fatalle isn’t even CLOSE to be Platinum in US and it barely sold 100k in UK to date. She isn’t doing her job then.
@Gilberto – I’m sorry but hasn’t Britney’s Femme Fatale era outsold , Beyonce or ” King Beys” whole 4 era ? Because i thought it did but maybe i was wrong when Britney had 3 top 10 hits off of her album , one of which that debuted atop of the Billboard hot 100 ? or was that Beyonce? _/
Britney Spears is a living legend, those Beyonce fans who are talking s*** about her can suck my d***.
@Nichole
If Beyoncé’s career isn’t hot, I don’t even have words to describe Mariah’s. DEAD @ you using Beyoncé’s pregnancy. LMFAO. What kind of people BUY ALBUMS based on pregnancy? Probably, only you do… Excuses, excuses and more excuses. Her album has been selling over 4k for weeks and her last promo was in AUGUST. I can’t.
Speaking of it, when Mariah got pregnant (and she looked like she was preg of a baby elephant, b**** was so fat) it didn’t boost the album sales of her flop album. I don’t remember what it was called because she had several flop albums so I stopped counting after Glitter.
Oh! I thought Battleship and Floproads were bad, but Glitter takes the cake as the worst movie. MAJOR FLOP. DEAD @ its reviews. DEAD.
I used to like Mariah, but now she lip-syncs as much as Britney. And her fans (all 3) are delusional as HELL. BYE, basic b****.
@NT
“@Gilberto – I’m sorry but hasn’t Britney’s Femme Fatale era outsold , Beyonce or ” King Beys” whole 4 era ? Because i thought it did but maybe i was wrong when Britney had 3 top 10 hits off of her album , one of which that debuted atop of the Billboard hot 100 ? or was that Beyonce? _/”
Oh, yeah, I forgot Britney is a single artist. LMFAO! With 3 top 10 hits, her album isn’t even close to Platinum. AND DEAD @ you comparing ALBUM SALES to SINGLE SALES. I refuse.
Britney Spears’ stans are so retarded that it’s quite hard to have a discussion with them. They don’t know NOTHING about history, marketing, talent etc. They just get easily impressed by any big number.
BYE, gurl. I’m tired of your excuses. Talk to me after Britney gets an award for BEST VOCALS, that is, don’t talk with me in your next 3 rebirth.
@Gilberto
Britney’s untalented , blah , blah ,blah .
Are you upset because Britney’s a living legend , or because she’s a TOURING ARTIST . Britney’s album could sell 2 copies and she’d still have one of the most succesful tours of the year.
Oh and Britney’s Femme Fatale is like 15k away from selling a million plus . It’s stans like you that make people loath Beyonce .
@NT Comparing single sales to album sales is a sad excuse to justify your faves failed album. Let’s remind ourselves, an album starts at $10, a single costs $1.29. Lets not. & for the album to not even sell 500K in the UK is sad, I mean I even bought Britney’s last album. @NICHOLE aren’t you the same Mariah stan that called Beyonce fat? Yup it’s you. Girl sit down & I didn’t forget about that fat comment, you got a lot of nerve when your fave is shaped like a damn Jenga Block.
S****** Blonde
“Britney Spears is a living legend, those Beyonce fans who are talking s*** about her can suck my d***.”
I have never said Britney wasn’t a legend. Actually, I think she’s a legent. BUT that doesn’t make her TALENTED. She is on a show that is seeking for a new singing talent, and she lacked of it on her entire career. She used to be a great dancer and performer, but now she’s just a shameful reflection of what she used to be. I don’t know what she can bring to the contestants to make them develop as musicians. Her career was controlled by others, she can’t sing and now she can’t perform to save her life. All she’ going to do is bring ratings. That is? Is this her talent? Bringing ratings to a tv show? Oh! Excuse me then.
That’s why I hate these “search for a new talent” kind of shows. They’re f****** lie. No one is worried looking for a new star, they just want to get money as fast as possible. That’s why [insert t the name of the show here] can’t make a real idol.
@naturalBEAUTY Britney doesn’t need to sell another ALBUM or SINGLE for the rest of her life and she’s set ; she’s just having fun at this point.
@Gilberto
Dude, if you know how to cook (you are talented), if you know how to speak (your talented), if you know how to f*** (your talented)——–everybody is talented in some ways.
@NT
“Oh and Britney’s Femme Fatale is like 15k away from selling a million plus . It’s stans like you that make people loath Beyonce .”
“15k away from selling a million” Where? In a your perfect world? Because according to Soundscan/Billboard, Femme Floptale sold less than 750k to date and it is already out fot Hot 200. B****, don’t talk about charts to me if you don’t know what you’re saying because I’ve been following charts since 2006 and you can’t fool me with your delusional posts.
Let’s compare their last tours. The Femme Fatale tour grossed 79 million (& that was with Nicki Minaj). The I Am… tour grossed 103 million. What’s the big hoopla about? I mean you Britney stans are reaching. & if Britney is a bigger tour headliner isn’t it sad that Beyonce is worth 325 million while Britney has 200 million (see Forbes). Who’s doing the thinking at the Spears camp?
@naturalBEAUTY
I hope you don’t think that TROLL on your gravatar is beautiful coz you would be the last person to talk s*** about fat people.
@S****** Blonde
“Dude, if you know how to cook (you are talented), if you know how to speak (your talented), if you know how to f*** (your talented)——–everybody is talented in some ways.”
I agree with you. But when you say your you’re a professional musician, have a record deal with a major label and release albums and singles, then you should know how to sing. I am not saying that everyone should be on Whitney or Anita Baker’s level, but using lip-syncing is on your entire career is unacceptable. Unless, you admit that Britney isn’t a singer but an entertainer (don’t confuse it to performer, they have different meaning).
@NT Exactly! Britney doesn’t have to do anything else she is set! Beyonce is set as well (see 16 Grammys, 4 consecutive #1 albums, 325 million to her name) so what do you want Beyonce to prove? Ask the legends who praise Beyonce & solidify her as an icon, Barbra Streisand, Patti Labelle, Tina Turner, Stevie Wonder, Bono & so on. & even Britney LOVES Beyonce! So what else does Beyonce need to prove?
@ONYX Use your head you f****** c***, it’s a contradiction.
@Gilberto
You know what i can’t deal with you, all Beyonce fans are the same, you overhyped her as a singer, performer and entertainer, in your eyes there is not such a great thing on earth as her so is mission impossible with people like you, you don’t like Britney’s voice don’t go to her concert coz i bet you hate her voice even if she doesn’t lip-syncing, good-bye my friend.
@NaturalBEAUTY
Thank God, i thought you was crazy.
@ONYX I am 🙂
@S****** Blonde
B****, you hate Beyoncé fans because we aren’t delusional and we don’t get easily impressed by basic b******. It’s quite hard to deal that Britney is a mediocre singer. Who have praized her as a singer? Not charisma. Not sales. I’m talking about damn VOCALS. Isn’t it what singers do? Everyone in the industry knows that she can’t sing to safe her life. It’s a fact. I’m no making this up, it’s damn the truth. I refuse call her as a singer, she’s an entertainer at best.
We don’t overhype Beyoncé. We just write what legends, critcs and us see when she hits the stage. It isn’t our fault that your fave can’t carry a tune on a bag. It isn’t our fault that she can’t sing. It isn’t our fault that your fave dances as a cheerleader who had a hip replacement procedure. It isn’t our fault that Beyoncé got several awards for BEST VOCALS and your fave doesn’t even know what vocals mean.
Your fave is a basic b**** because she is lazy and lack of real talent. Don’t blame US for that.
DEAL.
Gilberto
May 14, 2012 at 9:25 pm
@S****** Blonde
B****, you hate Beyoncé fans because we aren’t delusional and we don’t get easily impressed by basic b******. It’s quite hard to deal that Britney is a mediocre singer. Who have praized her as a singer? Not charisma. Not sales. I’m talking about damn VOCALS. Isn’t it what singers do? Everyone in the industry knows that she can’t sing to safe her life. It’s a fact. I’m no making this up, it’s damn the truth. I refuse call her as a singer, she’s an entertainer at best.
We don’t overhype Beyoncé. We just write what legends, critcs and us see when she hits the stage. It isn’t our fault that your fave can’t carry a tune on a bag. It isn’t our fault that she can’t sing. It isn’t our fault that your fave dances as a cheerleader who had a hip replacement procedure. It isn’t our fault that Beyoncé got several awards for BEST VOCALS and your fave doesn’t even know what vocals mean.
Your fave is a basic b**** because she is lazy and lack of real talent. Don’t blame US for that.
DEAL.
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Well Damn.
Brit seems kinda shy, I just cant see her doing this. She is a pop icon, but she has also fallen off a bit. But she seems happier now and she’s looking better…so hey..
I wont get into the Beyonce vs. Brit debate….. I think Beyonce is the more talented one , and Brit is the pop icon.
I loved Beyonce and Brit when I was younger…. as i got older I began to appreciate Beyonce the artist more and more. And now Im a fan her talent because it has grown. Brit, not so much. As i got older, it seems like Brit’s talent became more water down. To now when I see Brit live, I kinda cringe.
Anywho…. I will be watching X-factor. I liked the last season.
@GILBERTO
I don’t see why your love of all things Bey causes you to be so negative towards other artists. And before you say “well she started it”, that’s childish. Britney hasn’t been in her right mind for years, shading her is pointless. Everybody’s journey is different, Bey and Britney have both made their marks. There is no one on earth the BEST at anything.
Damn, after reading these comments I feel like I need to interject! LOL
I was born in the early 90s so I witnessed the rise of Britney Spears and Beyonce / DC. Growing up in a predominately Black area and going to an almost all Black school, Destiny’s Child was popular due to the fact that they appealed to Black people (the amount of times girls would turn down “dates” because they would ask ‘can you pay my bills?’ or say that they don’t want to catch cooties from a ‘bugaboo’ LOL); it;s the same with TLC, damn near every Black person in America knew the lyrics to ‘No Scrubs’, whether they’d admit that or not. When Beyonce crossed over, judging from the public’s reaction (my classmates / teachers, radio disc jockeys, family members, etc) no one really cared about what she was doing. She had a nice ass, she could carry a note, and some of her songs were catchy and vaguely reminiscent of DC. Looking at her rise with DC to now, she just comes across as shady (no shade intended): DC in and of itself was dodgy (age fabrication, rotating group members, one lead singer and a bunch of backups etc), the fact that she tried to catapult herself into stardom with Austin Powers Goldmember (which not only has Britney in it, but shows that from then until now Beyonce hasn’t made that much improvement in her acting skills) then when Goldmember failed they rushed Kelly Rowland’s project out and revamped Beyonce’s image, etc. Basically Beyonce seems fake, and while she is a great singer and can gyrate really well (she is very talented) she has to CONSTANTLY stay in the spotlight in order to stay relevant – hate to say but she’s pretty much Rihanna with vocals.
Britney on the other hand always had “IT”. When I was 9 my parents took my sister and I to the MJ concert at Madison Square Garden. Destiny’s Child performed Bootylicious and people (including MJ) were in their seats jamming, and Beyonce stole the spotlight from the other two group members. After that I dozed off because it was late and I honestly didn’t care about the performers (I wanted to go back to the hotel and watch cartoons lol), but I woke the hell up not too long after that because the CROWD went wild. Why? Because Britney came out on stage with MJ and they screamed at her for damn near two minutes. Then she walked up and down on stage and they screamed some more. I feel like I’m going off on a tangent, so I’ll wrap it up. Yes, Beyonce is much more talented than Britney Spears – but she is definitely nowhere near as likeable or interesting, which is why she goes overboard with publicity. And as for the 2011 MTV Awards, that was set up by MTV / Beyonce’s team to bring publicity to Beyonce, her pregnancy and her lagging album: a shitload of Britney fans tuned in to watch her ‘tribute’ / acceptance speech (which was a joke), but were suckered in so they witnessed Beyonce perform that wackass song and expose her baby bump (a family friend works for MTV and had a hand in the awards ceremony production, so that was firsthand knowledge) – Britney was clearly reading a teleprompter script that WAS NOT written by her.
The problem is that Britney Spears’ fans can’t accept others opinions. I just said that she wasn’t the best person to judge and help other singers to develop their careers. Isn’t it what X-Factor do? She’s going to be a mentor of future idols. She can neither help them with vocals nor with stage presence. Just see her last performances… They are dreadful. The fact that she’s an icon, a legend, sold 10 billions of records, have 1 billion of followers on Twitter won’t help her to help them!
xfactor > the voice
britney is the american sweetheart she will do an amazing job in the x factor
14 years in the industry more than 100 million sales worldwide 6 albums nº 1
QUEEN B!
Wow so same is worried britney wont be able to tell if someone can sing or nt or if their perfrmance entertained her or nt
Despite selling over an impressive 100 million records worldwide without vocal talent underneath her belt, you realize her career has only last from 1998 to 2003 SUCCESSFULLY? There was nothing that hype about her after 2003 except her personal life. Not her music. So yeah she’s iconic in the early 2000’s just like JLO. Not anymore. We have rihanna, lady gaga, and beyonce now. Britney is iconic but not relevant….and it’s mostly becuz her lacking of stage prescence and energy. She obviously doesn’t care about being famous anymore. She obviously wants her 15 million and that’s it.
@Gilberto so all those people you just named careers are dead? But at the end of the day I bet u they still chart, sign endorsements, and get their money!! But of course in a bey stan’s mental capacity, if they are not at beyonce’s level, their career is automatically dead. Anyways, rihanna’s career is near dead too. You might as well throw her in there while you’re at it. At least most of those people you named can sing far better than her and write their own music.
I think it is mean to make comments like “Almost 7 years have passed since Britney could perform or remember a simple 8-count.” This site continues to bash Britney while at the same time giving her an underhanded complement for her previous work just like it does with Rihanna. In my opinion back in the day Britney was not a a super great dancer and definitely not a singer. Why are you expecting so much from her? If the talent is not there, it simply is not there. Her fan base is huge and that is why she sold a lot of albums…her personality, looks, and her fan being about to relate to her. I think she will do great as a job as a judge. Her personality is similar to Paula Abdul, her speaking voice is s***, and lots of southern viewers can relate to her.
Pffffffffffffffffft!
Really?
Britney’s XFactor is many things. Mainly her name, likeability, and down to earth nature. Thats what keeps people interested. Pretty sure she has NOT lost any of those things!
Second to that would be her dancing, vocal talent, etc.
Bogus post. America not only LOVED Britney Spears, but the WORLD loves Britney Spears. This post = major shade.
* * America not only LOVES* *
@PRETTIGURLROCKD Yes gawd b****! Your avi is giving me the life I need!
Until I see Simon on stage singing, dancing, and performing get the f*** outta here with this Britney no-talent s***. Y’all so pressed!
Britney Spears is a f****** legend and as long as she lives your fave will never!! Beyoncé will never be as much of a hot topic as Britney. That’s a fact!
Clock out and go home.
I CAN’T at a bey stan shading mariah and brandy and their careers. Not today and not here. The two queens of the 90’s! Paved the way for shouting b****** like beyonce. Beyonce respects them. The least you could do is respect them too well since u r ummm probably nobody anyways….and I don’t have to say a name. You know who u r.
@CUNTINESS Umm your argument is IRRELEVANT being as though Simon is NOT a musician. He is an A&R executive, he makes superstars, he has every right to judge someone on a musical aspect. Britney is a singer, as a singer you should be required to actually sing. See the difference? & for you to say that “Beyonce will never be as much of a hot topic as Britney” & than call that a “fact” actually gave me a good laugh. Funny you say that cause Beyonce’s People most beautiful woman issue is everywhere & her Givenchy dress was a hot topic in itself. You’re reaching for the stars, keep trying dear 🙂 (BTW I actually want Britney on the X Factor)
I’m horribly confused by this article since it is soooo f****** bias? Where do u get off implying in title it MUST be a trainwreck b/c it is Britney Spears! This is awoman who went thru hell and she picked herself back up from the ashes w/ the help of ppl around her who cared enough to acknowledge she just need some extra support. Her last two records debuted at No.1 and her last two tours were successful. She is now engaged to be married with two beautiful children ans a family to look after. I’d say she is making a strategic move for the next chapter of her legendary, flawless career. It is an absolute shame TGJ a blog I fell in love with use her name to garner hits but shade her immensly b/c she can’t be Beyonce. Sorry TGJ but in the words of the other pop chick u hate on but use up #neaux1curr what your opinion is for Britney. Her rise, fall, rise again should be respected. You should respect show some respect for her if nothing else!
@PRETTIGURLROCKD Are you referring to me? Cause I called Mariah’s body shape a Jenga Block after one of your fellow Mariah stans called Beyonce fat. Mariah Carey stans are in no position to make any comments about anyone’s body. & that other Bey stan did say Brandy’s career is dead, let’s face it, she will flop like Monica. When’s the last time she’s had a memorable performance or a #1 album? It’s not shade when it’s factual. No one is shading their vocal abilities, I love Mariah.
So far as I am concerned, if Cheryl “lipsynch” Cole can be a judge on the (UK) X-Factor, there is no reason why Britney shouldn’t be one. She is a lot nicer than Cheryl as well. The worry is how bitchy the X-Factor judges can get, not to mention the viewing public. Can she cope with the inevitable criticism that will come from some quarters? Still, its a nice amount of money, enough for her to retire if she wanted to spend more time with her children, only time she looks happy now.
@NaturalBeauty I can’t be certain if it was you or not. And who cares about Brandy FLOPPING? That don’t mean dead. When she has fans loyal fans who love her? Face it. Brandy got famous off of TALENT. Not gimmicks. Her career aint dead. There was about 400 comments on her debut song on grapejuice. I’m sure if brandy turned herself into a commercial s**** and shaked her ass she’d be just as successful as beyonce.
i lost interest about 8 years ago.
@NICHOLE
Girl sit the f*** all the way down. 4 is still getting radio play for an album that came out last f****** year. I can’t say the same for Brittney and her flopped ass album. Has it even went platinum yet?
Beyonce still got #1’s on Billboard Chats for these “flopped singles” and I don’t see you gurls speaking on that, yet harp on Hot 100 when its convent to try and shade. Beyonce continues to slay Britney in every aspect of her career right now. When was the last time you heard Britney putting on a f****** show?
Don’t try to use that she “was injured in ’05 can could barely dance like old Brit” excuse because if she really wanted to she would of gotten that damn knee fixed years ago.
And if my memory serves right didn’t Mariah wanted to be the judge of all judges on X-Factor when she was suppose to be on there to guest judge? We all know the reason why she opted no to guest judge on there.
there’s nothing wrong with stanning hard for your fave but it’s different when you wonder off the cliff into delusion.
ok, so from 1999 to 2003 her record sales were phenomenal but they’ve been nothing to scream about since.
you show how far off the deep end you are when you start claiming that her career is outworking beyonce’s. beyonce has been mopping up britney in record sales and definitely concert tours. britney came in #11 in concert earnings for 2011 but to listen to her fans you’d think she was beating everyone down.
her ‘femme fatale’ cd fell off the bb hot 200 before christina’s ‘burlesque’ and it was a soundtrack with damn little airplay. moroon 5’s mlj single featuring christina was #1 off and on for about 6 weeks and has been in the top 50 of the bb hot 100 for 46 weeks.
adele, bey, rihanna, etc are putting britney to shame. all you have to hang on to is her phenomenal record sales from 1999 to 2003.
as long the media keep way overhyping her to make her appear relevant all you fans will keep deluding yourselves that she’s the 8th wonder. the media love and pity her because they say she’s is sweet and personable.
the media hates christina and if it means constantly shading and ripping christina to sheds to keep her from outshining britney that’s what they’ll do.
Who the hell is talking s*** about Mariah Carey on this post when her talent slays both Britney and Beyonce big way?
These kids…
I’ve said all I wanted to say since the rumours started being spread. No need for an extra essay, I’ve expressed my opinion. To sum it all up, she has nothing to gain from XF but A LOT to lose, her public image being the main example. Crossing over to the celebrity/ TV personna side when you’re just 30 and still massively commercially viable is a horrible choice and completely unecessary. When Britney churns a damn song out, at least 1,5 million people ww buy it wihtout even promoting. All she needs is international promo plan, NOT TV shows that could potentially flop and damage her career.
beyonce stans this post isn’t about flopyonce so GTFO
Will not be watching, this is a joke. Brittney can’t sing to save her life and who’s this other chick.
BRITNEY > beyonce
Gilberto
May 14, 2012 at 9:25 pm
@S****** Blonde
B****, you hate Beyoncé fans because we aren’t delusional and we don’t get easily impressed by basic b******. It’s quite hard to deal that Britney is a mediocre singer. Who have praized her as a singer? Not charisma. Not sales. I’m talking about damn VOCALS. Isn’t it what singers do? Everyone in the industry knows that she can’t sing to safe her life. It’s a fact. I’m no making this up, it’s damn the truth. I refuse call her as a singer, she’s an entertainer at best.
We don’t overhype Beyoncé. We just write what legends, critcs and us see when she hits the stage. It isn’t our fault that your fave can’t carry a tune on a bag. It isn’t our fault that she can’t sing. It isn’t our fault that your fave dances as a cheerleader who had a hip replacement procedure. It isn’t our fault that Beyoncé got several awards for BEST VOCALS and your fave doesn’t even know what vocals mean.
Your fave is a basic b**** because she is lazy and lack of real talent. Don’t blame US for that.
DEAL.
i’m not a Britney fan but definitely i prefer her than Beyonce, vocals, vocals, vocals is all that you see, Beyonce is not Mariah or Whitney, this is why a lot people hate on Beyonce because of you, her fans, if you were more sweet with others artists, people would not embarrass you, telling you the truth about that b****, FAKE, she’s fake from her hair to her FAKE baby bump.
Britney has been dead since 2000. It doesn’t even seem that she mastered lip syncing well enough. She was stepped on by Beyonce since (a long time ago) beyonce receiving all the grammy, honored by WMA,AMA, and snatched all the major billboard awards.0 Beyonce has even extended to buisness and movies claiming to be the best paid entertainer and black actress. Britney cannot sing live and perform. he is as stiff as a board. Don’t be delusional I want the fact that Britney is an official legend. Don’t tell me that we have to refernece Britney legendary status from 2003. We are now in 2012. Doesn’t make sense. Britney has not had a great performance and a great show. She has nothing special going on. Britney fans need to wish for improvement in her career and stop hanging on to 2003 please. not a good look.
Whoever said she has nothing to prove? wrong. she needs to prove that she has the talent she claimed she had back in the day when we had no internet. Now we know better and the internet just expose her.
Britney need to find her own xfactor instead of helping someone else. Sam said all what i wanted to say and GILBERTO whoever you are, you hit it on the spot well done.
To the mariah fans talking about flop, please lets not get into mariah flop history both music and movies and the fact that she is stuggling to sing live at the age of 41. Aretha, barbara and patti has not lost their voices at what age?
To all the Britney fans coming for Xtina. Xtina has vocla talent to share. She has so mauch she doesn’t even know how to balance them
@ S****** BLONDE. why are you mad at GILBERTO. Beyonce fans say the same things the music industry has been saying for years. Speaking the truth doesn’t mean that you are hating. Do you think that it is easy to support an artist who gives everything on stage including live vocals to accept another artist who does absolutely nothing on stage and shows no sign of improvement. Britney fans buy her perfumes, her music and her concert tickets but just to show some appreciation and rehearse and for christ sake sing for her fans is a problem for her? If that is what you like then your standards are too low buddy. When you have a high standard you are not easily impressed.
Britney has not been in the game for 15 years cause half of that time she was in the crack house shaving her head. Madonna is the lipsyncing queen but alteast at age 50 she still has showmanship. Britney at 30 has none. LAWD help us all. Her femme fatale DVD has not even sold 100k yet. gaga, and beyonce dvd’s released same date is still flying off the shelves over 100k to date.
It is clear that Simone Cowell is using Britney for ratings and if it doesn’t work she will be out next season just like his good friends paula and nicole. blind b**** no one forgot the horrid performance on AI when simone criticized her ass and promise never to have her to perform again. Her fans may have forgotten. youtube
BRITNEY FANS PLEASE LEAVE BRITNEY IN HER GRAVE?
@kimberly
I’m not mad at him but there is not need to bash someone like Britney just because you don’t like her, believe or not there are people who don’t like Beyonce’s voice, call them basic or whatever you want but is the truth, her fans need to know that Beyonce is not essential and the same goes to Britney, but contrary to Beyonce fans, Britney fans are not attacking others artists.
@s****** blonde
a few questions..
R u @onyx?
Is that kurt cobain in that pic? I think i remember that photo.
And are you referencing the inxs song for your name?
Lol! Thx
HEY NOW THIS IS UNNECESSARILY HARSH!
Leave Brit-Brit alone! Why is her involvement in this show being questioned? I heard nothing of the sort when J-HO signed on for AI. In fact, her involement is what SAVED HER CAREER! People Magazine lied and named her the “Worlds Most Beautiful Woman <– LOL as if? Of course this is the same magazine just 3 weeks prior that slammed her saying she was out of shape and looking old!
Christina Agularia was the same damn way. She was a DRUNK, STUMBLING UP AND DOWN THE STREET! She was arrested for being drunk snd disorderly. She was falling completely apart and then came the gig on the Voice! Now she's calling out Beyonce's Pet Camel …."I wish you didn't sing 99 Problems becuase Jayz is a MISOGYNIST"! @SAM/TGJ I wondered why you didn't do a post on her quote? You told us what that s**** DiO-BLOW said about Chris and Beyonce. Why not Christian's SLAM OF JAYZ? *side-eye*
Anyway, GET IT BRITNEY SPEARS, I'LL BE WATCHING! 🙂
ass
May 15, 2012 at 9:18 am
@s****** blonde
a few questions..
R u @onyx?
Is that kurt cobain in that pic? I think i remember that photo.
And are you referencing the inxs song for your name?
Lol! Thx
Yes i am, i was trying to change my nickname yesterday but i have to change my E-mail ect, ect… such a mess but i think i got it know, i have to use the two nickname yesterday but for now i have this new one, maybe Onyx comeback one day i don’t know, i’m very bipolar haha and yes my nickname is a reference to the INXS song, glad some people here know something about Rock bands, you know it seems to me people here just listen to Dance or R&B, Love&Peace.
@ S****** BLONDE well i seems so, not because a beyonce fan says some TRUTH about another artist they are being mean. point blank. Everyone has their favorites and the reason but the attack a beyonce fan on what has been circulating and proven factual for years is beyond me.
I support britney, not to the fullest but i have to be honest, she hasn’t been great since 2000 and you fans keep hoping and praying but her world tour proved that she doesn’t care.
que bueno y te seguiran reconociendo
@s****** blonde
oh i love all kinds of music bro! I dont know how some people can just listen to one type their whole lives. That’s crazy to me. My mood dictates what i want to here.
Today i been in a rock mood. Listen to:
1- the cranberries
2- social distortion
3- NIN
4- sponge
5- system of a down
by tonight on to the next mood 😉 lol
@ass
The same for me, all depends of how i feel.
@kimberly
i hear what you are saying. I agree on your feelings toward britney. It’s just that some of the other bey stans didn’t just state an opinion, it came of really rude and disrespectful. I mean the tone is not necessary, and i think that is what @s****** is saying.
If we want others to respect our faves, we should’nt be venemous to other’s faves. Critizism is one thing, but don’t be vicious.
Britney seems like a nice sweet retarded non-threatening person so that is why people buy her albums?????????????
WHAT AN ABSOLUTE FWUCKING ABOMINATION OF A MESS!!!!!!!!
I am so glad I stan for Christina Aguilera and buy someone’s music because of their music and not because they are so nice!!!
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ ASS I HAVE READ A LOT OF COMMENTS FROM THE HIVE AND IT IS NOT SHADING. IT IS THE TRUTH. These are things everyone says not only the hive? I know there are some that come off as rude and it is because they retaliate based on what was said before or on another post. i do sometimes but I always say the truth. People can like which ever artist they want but hey have to learn to accept criticism because of what the artist they choose are lack in.
PEACE
That Grape Juice makes media takeout, look like the New York Times
Invest the 15 million well…just in case
This BLOG is so NEGATIVE …
this isnt a stan-off Beyonce stans take a seat. Both QUEEN Bs are living Legends they’ve both been in the game for a similar amount of time and both shared a similar amount of success and fame.
X Factor will slaaaay the TV rating just because Britney is on it. the Britney Vs Christina battle has always had one winner Britney. She has more than twice outsold Xtina and has had more hit singles. Xtina can however sing better.
im not sure why Demi Lovato is judging… If I was Nicole or Paula I’d feel quite insulted that they thought a 19 year old girl could judge talent better than me.
the dream would have been Simon, Britney, Kelly Rowland and LA
but DEMI LOVATO…
they must have been cash strapped after forking out for brit
Those who can do
Those who cant, write stories for That grape juice
Kimberly, have a seat. Mariah is a songwriter a real musician she had way more vocal talent and superiority than beyonce had in her prime. It don’t matter if u ppl say she is fat and can’t sing no more the fact still remains she slays Britney and beyonce with her 200 million records and musicianship is justification enuff for her legendary status.
BRITNEY IS A LEGEND who is beyonce???? nobody talks about her because she always do the same thing BORING she needs a change to become a legend like britney & maybe rihanna
BRITNEY>RIHANNA>beyonce
I don’t care about all! just to see her make me happy! with her beautiful smile!
I think it should be a good experience for her!
kiss britney! I love U!
@GILBERTO
Mariah is, was, and always will remain superior to Beyonce. Numerically, Mariah accomplished more than Beyonce has even before Mariah turned thirty. #1 songs, albums, videos, etc. are no longer a sure guarantee for her. She’s over short term successes like that. Her biggest accomplishment is sustaining her name and career achievements (and even blunders), so much so that you are able to recite almost all of them with no problem at all. She did that by proving her musicianship as a writer, producer and vocalist – 22 years in the running – all with the help of only “three” fans. Even if you don’t define her current career as “hot”, her contributions to popular music, the music industry, popular culture and her songs that are forever embedded in public consciousness will set her for life. I cannot say the same for Beyonce, who is ten years into her career and has yet to discover a song that she can identify as her signature, let alone classic. So we can compare where 30 year old Beyonce with 30 year old Mariah and Mariah would win with no effort at all. We can compare 30 year old Beyonce with 42-43 year old Mariah and Mariah would still win.
Yes, Beyonce is much more talented than Britney Spears – but she is definitely nowhere near as likeable or interesting, which is why she goes overboard with publicity. by g may 14 1005p
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@ g…
beyonce comes off as very likable and certainly every bit as interesting, if not more so than britney. when she did her stage walk with mj and outshined beyonce and dc she was in her heyday. that was then this is now and beyonce has been laying britney low for years.
britney fans are constantly blowing smoke about her selling cds without promo. because of her delicate condition she can’t do self promotion but numerous blog sites (this site alone has 3 britney articles in one post), celeb tv news, and even some regular news shows, celeb magazines etc see that she and her projects get plenty of promotion. when carson daley was on cnn’s piers morgan to promote his own show ‘the voice’ he was ambushed by a plug for britney and the x factor. must be nice to sit on your ass and let others do your promotion.
Why are you Beyonce stans always so desperate to start these stan wars , when Beyonce had nothing to do with BRITNEY SPEARS accomplishment?
Beyonce fans are just as stupid as she is. Mariah is everything that Beyonce wants to be,a real song writer,composer,artist. Beyonce who? Beyonce fans are so stupid it is beyond belief. The insane ones anyway. Mariah is in a league of her own. Beyonce is so great? What has she brought to this industry thats original? Not a damn thing. She can barely put a coplete sentence together.
Speaking of flop, were not even gonna talk about all of Beyonce’s desperate a** ploys to gain attention because her songs/album didn’t/couldn’t do the job for her.
hot as ICE
May 15, 2012 at 12:56 pm
BRITNEY IS A LEGEND who is beyonce???? nobody talks about her because she always do the same thing BORING she needs a change to become a legend like britney & maybe rihanna
BRITNEY>RIHANNA>beyonce
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i see why bey’s fans get their drawers twisted. it’s from stupid sounding comments like the one above. some of britney’s fans are in such a fantasy world they can’t grasp the fact that beyonce has been putting britney under in record and concerts sales. not to mention bey has talent and britney has been talentless for years. britney fans dwell in the bygone t*** queen era because that’s all they have left.
nothing’s wrong with fav stanning but when you start attacking artist that obviously have more going for them that’s way over the edge.
Personally I don’t think this move looks good career-wise. I mean, why would she need to do this? Her last album sold decently, had some big singles and she had a big headlining tour last year. Why on earth would she do the X factor??!! Wtf? Being a judge on one of these talent competitions has always been something hasbeens do in order to revive their career and it usually works. But Britney sure as hell didn’t fall off to the point of being a TV show judge the way Christina, JLO or Paula Abdul did. It doesn’t make much sense to me but whatev.
the reason is 15 million dollars
Tbozfan10
May 15, 2012 at 8:47 pm
Personally I don’t think this move looks good career-wise. I mean, why would she need to do this? Her last album sold decently, had some big singles and she had a big headlining tour last year. Why on earth would she do the X factor??!! Wtf? Being a judge on one of these talent competitions has always been something hasbeens do in order to revive their career and it usually works. But Britney sure as hell didn’t fall off to the point of being a TV show judge the way Christina, JLO or Paula Abdul did. It doesn’t make much sense to me but whatev.
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her ‘circus’ album sales were fairly good but ‘blackout’ took two years to go platinum in the u s. ‘femme fatale’ hasn’t gone platinum here and has only sold and has only sold about 1 million ww. it fell off the bb hot 200 chart months ago and i don’t believe a one of her singles is hanging in on the bb hot 100. it’s apparent her career could certainly use some reviving.
christina’s ‘burlesque’ soundtrack may not have sold as many copies as ‘femme fatale’ but it survived the bb chart longer. one of her songs was nominated for a golden globe.
the movie was nominated for numerous awards and christina was nominated for alma award for the favorite leading actress in a comedy or musical. the ‘burlesque’ dvd has sold 1.5 million copies and was the 19th best selling dvd of 2011.
christina was asked to sing the national anthem (of course a big was made that she missed a line). she was invited to participate in a salute to aretha franklin.
she was also asked to perform at a concert for mj.
her mlj single with maroon 5 was #1 on bb for about 6 weeks and has been in the top 50 for 46 weeks. it’s been on the charts longer than any other single including singles from adele. this maroon 5/christina collab has sold 7 million copies making it among the highest selling singles of all time.
i would say from these numbers her career could use some reviving.
correction:
the paragraph ‘ i would say from these numbers her career could use some reviving’ under the christina info is in error.
if britney actually squares up against christina in the same time slot the media will slaughter christina. no way will they let her outshine their darling britney no matter how lousy a job britney does.
LOL…A JUDGE WHO HAS NO TRUE TALENT.HHA
BRITNEY IS AMAZING
BRITNEY SPEARS MAY NOT SING VERY WELL NOW OR DANCE . but overall its britney spears b**** LOL SHE STILL GOT FANS . AND MONEY . SO ALOT PEOPLE WILL GO TO SEE THE PRINCESS OF POP
Hahaha i will be watching the show to LMFAO!!! Brit calling another person out on there performances/singing capabilities???? What kind of FOOLISHNESS is that??? If i was a contestant i would LOL on stage if she dared say anything bad about my performances…..
OMG. Beyonce is a flop. I can’t remember anything from her last ablum 4. by the way, it flopped so hard that no singles from it even reached top 20 despite all the promotion.