About this episode
For the first in our five-part series on Britney Spears, The New Yorker ’s Doreen St. Felix returns to Pop Pantheon to chart the birth of a pop princess. Doreen and Louie dig into Britney’s origin story, from Star Search and The New Mickey Mouse Club to her Jive deal and development in Sweden with Max Martin. Then, they tackle her legendary breakout smash and music video, “...Baby One More Time," and her 1999 album of the same name, which shot her to the front of the teen pop pack. Next, they parse 2000’s hit-packed Oops!... I Did It Again , which solidified Britney’s spot as the most important pop star of the new Millennium. Join us next week for Part 2, in which we’ll discuss 2001’s Britney and 2003’s In The Zone . Check out Pop Pantheon's Britney Spears Essentials Playlist Come to Main Pop Girls on 3/21! Come to Gorgeous Gorgeous NYC on 3/1 Come to Gorgeous Gorgeous LA on 3/14 Join Pop Pantheon: All Access, Our Patreon Channel, for Exclusive Content and More Shop Merch in Pop Pantheon's Store Follow DJ Louie XIV on Instagram Follow DJ Louie XIV on Twitter Follow Pop Pantheon on Instagram