Apparently she received a Tribute from the VMA tonight. Now, im not a hater or anything. As a 21 year old, i have pretty fond memories of hearing Brittney in the late 90s/early 00s. She was a pretty talented teenager/early 20 something, who could dance, and had a pretty nice voice. She couldn't sing as well as Beyonce or Christina, but she was the "it" girl of that time.
However, in more recent time, through a good amount of the last decade (and this one too), she went way downhill, and started making crappy autotuned songs, lip sinking in concerts, and lazy dancing. I know she is older, but i think an artist should mature as they age. I think she has digressed, if anything. But she is only 29, and is still young. She has plenty of days ahead of her. Which begs the question: shouldn't they wait a couple of decades or so to see how she plays out over the course of time?
She released her first single 13 years ago in 1998. 13 years sounds like a long time, but not that long ago actually. The kids who grew up listening to her, are still only teens/young adults. Not enough time has passed to see if she will still be looked up to by other younger generations, or if she is just simply 90s nostalgia for ageing generation y who is starting to grow up.
I also think that this tribute will just go to Brittney ego, and will give her more inspiration to make more crappy music. "I can lipsink, and sing on autotune, and i still get tributes. Might as well keep doing what im doing". Younger people's egos are harder to keep humble, and things go to their head easier, than say, if they waited 2 decades or so, when she is 49. Then she would have been around for a while, and have had her life figured out enough to the point where it wouldn't phase her.
just a thought...
However, in more recent time, through a good amount of the last decade (and this one too), she went way downhill, and started making crappy autotuned songs, lip sinking in concerts, and lazy dancing. I know she is older, but i think an artist should mature as they age. I think she has digressed, if anything. But she is only 29, and is still young. She has plenty of days ahead of her. Which begs the question: shouldn't they wait a couple of decades or so to see how she plays out over the course of time?
She released her first single 13 years ago in 1998. 13 years sounds like a long time, but not that long ago actually. The kids who grew up listening to her, are still only teens/young adults. Not enough time has passed to see if she will still be looked up to by other younger generations, or if she is just simply 90s nostalgia for ageing generation y who is starting to grow up.
I also think that this tribute will just go to Brittney ego, and will give her more inspiration to make more crappy music. "I can lipsink, and sing on autotune, and i still get tributes. Might as well keep doing what im doing". Younger people's egos are harder to keep humble, and things go to their head easier, than say, if they waited 2 decades or so, when she is 49. Then she would have been around for a while, and have had her life figured out enough to the point where it wouldn't phase her.
just a thought...
