Ashleigh - Britney Spears – Throughout Her Entire Career

  Starting out by making her first TV appearance in 1992 on Star Search, Britney moved on and became well known when she became a member of The Mickey Mouse Club in 1993 and 1994 along with other stars such as Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake. To follow, Britney signed a recording contract with Jive in 1997 and instantly became a hit. I, among many other young girls became immediate fans of Britney’s music. At that time I was only nine years old and being that I was an aspiring singer myself and performed in everything from local community shows to off-broadway shows in New York City, I was hooked. Britney Spears was an inspiration to all young girls and became an instant pop icon. Britney began her successful career with her first hit album …Baby One More Time and followed with Oops!... I did it Again. Britney used PR by promoting her CDs, selling merchandise, and touring to get more and more people to fall in love with her music.

 

Then around 2006 and 2007 everything changed for Britney and her life fell apart. After giving birth to her second son, filing for divorce from her husband, and shortly after her aunt died of cancer; Britney went to a drug rehabilitation center and tried to get her life back on track. Eventually, as many witnessed, Britney then shaved her head and began getting a lot of negative attention from the media. All of the good PR that she had when she first began her singing career was ruined by her actions. Britney then was not granted full custody of her two children after her divorce and was forced to undergo random drug and alcohol tests until she got her act straight. She was also forced to undergo psychiatric treatment and was involved in incidents where she attacked the paparazzi with an umbrella and was also involved in a hit and run accident. Soon her father was given control of all of Britney’s assets. Basically, after having great PR in the beginning of her career everything failed. Her life completely changed and Britney only displayed bad PR, losing many of her fans. I mentioned that I was a huge fan of Britney Spears. She was the first person I ever went to see in concert and after she began to seemingly go crazy, I was no longer a fan.

 

Then, Britney made her comeback! In 2008 Britney began to attempt to have good PR by guest-starring in CBS’s television show How I Met Your Mother, and then opened the MTV Video Music Awards for the third time. Then on September 15^th Jive announced that she would be coming out with her sixth studio album, Circus. She came out with hits such as Womanizer, Circus, and If You Seek Amy. She then went on tour and even declared her support for same-sex marriages to help positively promote herself.

Now, Britney is back and is better than ever. Because of all her recent positive actions, she has gotten most of her fans back, including me. According to an article entitled, “Britney Spears’ Fans Remain Loyal,” one of her fans still believes, just like I now do, that Britney continues to be a pop icon. “I think she’s better. She has just reinvented herself. Despite the troubles in her life, she came back out on top, has gotten her life straight, gotten her kids straight and now she’s gotten music straight,” said Amy Lawhead, a Britney Spears fan. “I think she’s definitely come out better in the end.”