Madonna has teamed up with Britney Spears for the sexy duet, "Me Against the Music." However, many are wondering if it's Britney against the music, as the pop star continues to bare more than her soul. Has Britney gone too far with her new sexy image?
"There's quite a few people who think what Britney's doing is OK. I think it's OK," Nelly told Access.
"I don't think there's any right or wrong of it. It's just what people are, what their talent is and what people want to buy," said Jewel.
At 21 years old, Britney has sold more than 52 million CDs. That's more than Janet, Beyonce and Faith Hill. But, is it her sex appeal or musical talent that's selling albums?
"Sex over substance, yeah," said Carson Daly. "She's always been a performer and just like Madonna, not known for her impeccable five-octave range. So I think as she transitions into a young woman, which she already is, she's going to go through these stages of re-inventing."
When Britney was 18, in an interview with Access Hollywood's Nancy O'Dell, she talked about her idol Madonna and about stripping down for the camera.
"Is Madonna your idol?" asked Nancy.
"Yes, she is my idol. I love her," said Britney.
"You're not going to pop up posing nude anywhere?" asked Nancy.
"No, no," said Britney.
Times have certainly changed for Britney since three years ago. Britney leaves little to the imagination on the latest covers of Esquire and Rolling Stone magazines and a backlash is already underway. The wife of Maryland Governor Kendel Ehrlich made a shocking comment about the superstar.
"If I had an opportunity to shoot Britney Spears, I think I would," said Ehrlich in reference to the sexier image Britney is portraying.
Ehrlich later publicly apologized. "I really regret making the statement. It was off-handed, it was in jest," said Ehrlich.
With her new CD "In the Zone" out Nov. 18, the question is: Can Britney still
sell? Newsweek music critic Lorraine Ali spent the day
with Britney for the magazine and was one of the first to hear her new
CD.
"The album is really surprisingly good," said Ali. "[On] this album
she's got some great people she's working with. She worked with
Moby, she worked with R. Kelly. It's a great
club album and her voice is just kind of a nice decoration on the top of it,
basically."
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