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To say that Britney Spears�s life has changed over the course of the past two years is somewhat of an understatement. Since the release of her Jive Records debut "�Baby One More Time" (which made Britney the youngest artist in Soundscan history to have a certified RIAA 12x platinum album, and included four hit singles including the title track and "(You Drive Me Crazy"), Britney has gone from being a star in the making to a superstar and the Queen Of Teen. In 1999 alone she was nominated for two Grammys (including the coveted Best New Artist), swept the 1999 MTV Europe Awards (where she nabbed Best Female, Best Pop, Best Breakthrough Artist and Best song), brought her explosive live show around the globe and appeared on every major televised award show both here and in Europe.

Perhaps even more importantly than the accolades and the sales figures, Britney has become an icon to millions of fans worldwide and her infectious brand of pop/R&B has become the template for girl pop.

Now Brit is back ready to take it to the next level. Featuring tracks from Diane Warren, Rodney Jerkins, Mutt Lange, Max Martin and Britney herself, "Oops!� I Did It Again" is destined to be the album of the summer and is much more than just a follow-up. It�s a record that shows the progress from phenomenon to artist. A bit wiser and more confident and self-assured, "Oops!� I Did It Again" is Bit-bit as you�ve never heard her: sexy, sassy and solidly in control.

Ask Brit about the direction of her new CD and she is modest. "I'm not really doing anything different this time around but I am really growing up, as a person and that just all flows with the overall sound and feel of this record. There�s no master plan! I�m just gonna be me and hope it all works out!"

Signs are evident that it has already begun to "work out". The title track, which deals with romantic misintentions, was written and produced by longtime collaborators Max Martin and Rami and has already broken the record for first week adds at CHR/Pop radio with 155 adds. "It�s an incredible song!" Brit declares, I think it�s even better than "Baby One More Time!" Also incredible is the video whose futuristic/Barbarella concept was Britney's idea.

The most noticeable aspect of the single, the video and the album is maturity, which is just what Brit had in mind. "People have to remember that when I did my first album I was only 16. I had never been in the studio, it was all new to me and so before I let people help me out and honestly I think that was because I was just so new to the music industry, not only because I was young. But making records and being part of the process and becoming more in charge of my sound was something I had to experience and grow with and on this album I�ve had the chance to do that. This album is closer to who I am. It�s funkier!"

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