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    • Tuesday, 28 September, 2021
      ReviewTelevision
      Britney vs Spears — cache of leaked files fuels new Netflix film

      Documentary delves into the legal wrangling and bitter disagreement between the star and her conservator father

    • Saturday, 18 September, 2021
      Jo Ellison
      Britney Spears and the perils of female celebrity

      The singer may be slowly finding her freedom — but is the world really getting kinder to women in the public eye?

    • Friday, 25 June, 2021
      Henry Mance
      How Britney Spears was trapped in a web of injustice

      The pop star’s nightmarish story underscores that US guardianship rules are unfit for purpose

    • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
      ReviewTelevision
      Framing Britney: how media coverage and legal binds turned toxic

      A gripping examination of the pop star’s career comes to Sky Documentaries

    • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
      Mia Levitin
      Britney Spears: our part in her downfall

      ‘Framing Britney Spears’ offers an eye-opening take on celebrity and misogyny

    • Monday, 27 August, 2018
      ReviewLife & Arts
      Britney Spears, O2 Arena, London — highly rehearsed but underpowered

      The singer’s show was fast, slick and impersonal

    • Monday, 19 February, 2018
      ReviewLife of a Song
      Cyndi Lauper’s Time After Time — a 1980s-defining romantic ballad

      Miles Davis’s version was one of the first successful jazz covers of a new-wave pop song

    • Friday, 17 November, 2017
      US & Canadian companies
      Spotify buys music recording start-up Soundtrap
    • Friday, 10 November, 2017
      ReviewLife & Arts
      Podcast: What Really Happened? — new perspectives on past events

      The latest episode re-examines Britney Spears’ public meltdown

    • Tuesday, 3 October, 2017
      Life of a Song
      How Joan Jett has had a career in the shadow of ‘I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll’

      The song took years to surface but, when it did, it was a monster

    • Monday, 22 May, 2017
      Life of a Song
      (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction: it’s about more than sexual frustration

      The Rolling Stones song is a rejection of the white heat of consumerism

    • Friday, 26 August, 2016
      ReviewLife & Arts
      Britney Spears: Glory — review

      The album features a medley of sharply produced beats through which the singer’s vocals flow with clever digital processing

    • Friday, 18 September, 2015
      Life of a Song
      The Life of a Song: ‘Toxic’

      The Britney Spears hit co-written by three Swedes has been deconstructed and used in a play about a post-apocalyptic future

    • Tuesday, 2 June, 2015
      ReviewLife & Arts
      Ariana Grande, O2 Arena, London — review

      A strong performance underlined Grande’s accomplished move from child stardom to the next stage

    • Friday, 29 November, 2013
      ReviewLife & Arts
      Britney Spears: Britney Jean

      An over-preponderance of ballads makes good on the singer’s promise, or threat, to deliver her most ‘personal’ record yet

    • Tuesday, 26 February, 2013
      Media
      Music sales hit first upbeat since 1999
    • Friday, 22 February, 2013
      Life & Arts
      Jewel personalities

      Brands are turning to stars with big social media followings to promote their wares

    • Friday, 23 March, 2012
      ReviewLife & Arts
      Madonna: MDNA

      The queen of pop’s latest album opens in unrestrained dance-pop mode

    • Friday, 16 March, 2012
      ReviewLife & Arts
      Miike Snow: Happy to You

      Personable vocals and upbeat tunes from a temperate summer album

    • Tuesday, 29 November, 2011
      Tech blogTechnology sector
      RIM said to open up to rivals
    • Friday, 4 November, 2011
      Life & Arts
      Are they not fragrant?

      Celebrity perfumes are among the bestsellers but how do they rate as fragrances?

    • Sunday, 30 October, 2011
      ReviewLife & Arts
      Britney Spears, O2 Arena, London
    • Wednesday, 21 September, 2011
      Case Studies
      Case study: Making money from music

      Lady Gaga harnessed power of social media

    • Friday, 29 July, 2011
      Life & Arts
      The new upper middle
    • Thursday, 14 July, 2011
      ReviewUS & Canadian companies
      Spotify launches in the US
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