Britney Spears

Last time out, the sexed up grind of "I'm A Slave 4 U" won Britney some long-deserved critical acclaim. Here, the Queen of Hot hits the point where Madonna's Erotica, Lovesexy-era Prince and today's hip-hop intersect. The result is a record that blows her teen pop roots out of the water (finally).

Say goodbye to Britney the virginal tease, and say hello, bay-bee, to Britney the
freakazoid. None of that "not yet a woman" stuff this time around. There's no question that
Spears wants In the Zone to be erogenous, so she lays on the heavy breathing and offers
herself for hookups on and off the dance floor. Madonna shows up in the album's first song,
"Me Against the Music," as if endorsing Spears' foray into come-hither posing and... More >