5. The Tragedy of Britney Spears

We’re comparing and contrasting two articles profiling our queen: Rolling Stone’s 1999 cover story Britney Spears, Teen Queen: Inside the Heart and Mind (and Bedroom) of Britney and The Tragedy of Britney Spears from the same publication 9 years later.

It's Britney, bitch.

Additional Reading:

• Losing a Pop Legend to the Media - Britney Spears in 2007 by Deep Dive
• Miley Cyrus & The Social Distancers cover of Gimme More from Miley Cyrus Backyard Sessions
• Britney Spears & *NSYNC’s “Baby One More Time”/Tearin’ Up My Heart 1999 VMAs performance compared with Britney Spears’ “Gimme More” 2007 VMAs performance
• From the Bottom of My Broken Heart music video (1999) compared with Gimme More music video (2007)
• Leave Britney Alone (2007) by Chris Crocker

Extra Credit:

• Follow us at @wedidthereading
• Read more of Clementine’s words at @clementinevonradics
• See more of Pia’s drawings at @pia_marchetti

#FREEBRITNEY