Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Even as Britney Spears’s hiatus from all things music continues, ...

A 23-year-old Britney Spears is singing a Madonna song while walking around a hotel room in a scene from the reality show Britney and Kevin: Chaotic. Dressed in a classic 2000s ’fit of low-rise jeans, ...

Dec. 20 -- If year-end sales figures are any indication, teen-pop showed no signs of relinquishing its vigorous grip on the charts in 2000. At the cash registers, the year’s biggest stars were the ...

Nora Princiotti's "Hit Girls" thoroughly examines the 2000s through the lens of some of the decade's music icons, including Britney Spears and Beyoncé. (Ian West / PA Images via Getty Images) Growing ...

Growing up in a small town in New Hampshire, Nora Princiotti lived two hours away from the nearest mall, so the Scholastic Book Fair was her lifeline to pop culture purchases. In fall 2003, the then-9 ...