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Turning The Tables

The 150 Greatest Albums Made By Women

July 24, 2017 • NPR's list of the greatest albums made by women, from 1964 to the present.

Britney Spears Inadvertently Delays An Election In Israel

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The Record

Britney Spears Inadvertently Delays An Election In Israel

April 6, 2017 • A primary election for Israel's Labor Party has been moved — because of a Britney Spears show taking place next door.

The Decade In Music: Britney Spears' 'Toxic' (2004)

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The Decade In Music: Britney Spears' 'Toxic' (2004)

November 13, 2009 • A product of the post-teen-pop, pre-Kevin Federline Britney Spears of early 2004, "Toxic" was the second single from Spears' fourth studio album, In the Zone. No longer apologetic or defensive for breaking away from her '90s virginal teeny-bopper image and sound, the Spears in "Toxic" is out to have a good time on her own terms.

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Music Reviews

Britney Spears' Creative 'Blackout'

Fresh Air

November 28, 2007 • Britney Spears has had a busy year: A child-custody fight, a much-derided MTV Video Music Awards performance, a public tonsorial meltdown. But she has a new album — Blackout, her first studio disc since 2003 — and the music is what matters, right? Rock critic Ken Tucker has a review.

Britney Spears' Creative 'Blackout'

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Review

Music Reviews

Britney Spears Is So Back — and Now It's Personal

October 30, 2007 • Test listen new music from Britney Spears, Kanye West and the new Bob Dylan biopic.

Britney Spears Is So Back — and Now It's Personal

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All Songs Considered

The 50 Most Important Recordings Of The Decade: S-Z

November 16, 2009 • All Songs Considered's list of the 50 most important recordings of the decade continues, from Britney Spears to Amy Winehouse.