Bibliograph

Being Britney, pieces of a modern icon, a biography by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike

Type

Label

Being Britney, pieces of a modern icon, a biography by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike

Language

eng

resource.biographical

individual biography

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Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Being Britney

Responsibility statement

a biography by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike

Sub title

pieces of a modern icon

Summary

A timely and unique portrait of one of music's most talented, troubled and talkedabout modern icons, reexamining the prolific career, publicised life and continued cultural relevance of pop princess Britney Spears. With her canon of bestselling singles, electrifying stage performances and iconic music videos, Britney Spears is undoubtedly a modern pop superstar. But her story has long been clouded by society's dark obsession with beauty, youth and fame a relentless glare that has threatened to eclipse her musical success. A mother, an entrepreneur; a victim, a fighter; an entertainer, an enigma Britney's life is as multifaceted as the very contradictions, pressures and expectations that helped create her. Yet, beyond the eyecatching headlines and frontpage fodder, an almost indecipherable question remains: who is the real Britney? Part biography, part social history, Being Britney pieces together a collage of vignettes, stories, interviews, legends and fan experiences to construct a definitive portrait of the artist and her complex, farreaching orbit. Written by acclaimed music author Jennifer Otter Bickerdike, this unique narrative is the first to provide a sympathetic yet objective reexamination of Britney's cultural impact in the wake of major collective shifts surrounding feminism, celebrity and mental health. Despite her career spanning five presidents, multiple creative reinventions and over 100 million album sales, Britney's ability to come back again and again from highly publicised personal adversity has rarely been acknowledged. However, her successes keep stacking up and her relevance seems to grow with each passing year, culminating in a gamechanging Las Vegas residency, a shocking conservatorship battle and a powerful #FreeBritney support campaign. Being Britney is the compelling account of a talented, troubled and talkedabout icon, whose life, work and individual significance will be recognised for many years to come

Target audience

adult

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