FORBES: It’s Been A Decade Since Britney Spears Changed Las Vegas Forever

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New Forbes article praising Britney’s Las Vegas residency run: 

"Before her arrival, Las Vegas residencies had a reputation as a refuge for artists whose glory days had long passed. These residencies were viewed as a last-ditch effort to relive the past, performing hits from yesteryears to dwindling fan bases. But then, Spears rewrote the rulebook, as she had done before in her career.

She was not a has-been seeking one last hurrah; she was a pop icon close to the zenith of her career. Her residency quickly became a testament to her enduring star power and an unequivocal message that Las Vegas was open for business for contemporary hitmakers.

The impact of Spears’s residency extended far beyond her own success. It was a game-changer, dismantling the outdated notion that Las Vegas was the retirement home for once-iconic artists. It showcased the potential for current, chart-topping musicians to shine on the Strip, and make some real money at the same time.

Spears's triumph in Las Vegas became a catalyst for a wave of A-list artists to consider Sin City for their own residencies. The city that had been synonymous with faded stardom rapidly evolved into a prime destination for top-tier talent. In the wake of her groundbreaking residency, names like Adele, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry soon followed suit, each making their unique mark on the Las Vegas entertainment scene."

It’s Been A Decade Since Britney Spears Changed Las Vegas Forever

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The singer launched her electrifying Las Vegas residency, Britney: Piece of Me, in 2013, and by doing so...

 

[GaSt]

Queen of Vegas

[Baronesse]

[BadBunny]

Thank you Celine Dion!

[femmefataledoll]

I can't believe it has been that long Insert image from URL

[Theonetheonly]

That’s my girl 

[blackingouthenegativity]

Queen of changing cities forever

[SosEtaSeth]

Okay, there's definitely someone in the editorial team at Forbes who's a stan, and I need to know who

[easy]

How about an article about her missing money, Forbes?

[PlatinumB]

2 minutes ago, easy said:

How about an article about her missing money, Forbes?

[Markoct]

Thats a lot of subtle shade to Miss Dion, but love me some Britney positive article 

[MikeHunt]

 

[PokemonSpears]

Everyone that keep trying to deny Britney's impact, and saying that Celine and Shania did it first, are completely missing the point.

They not only were way older than Britney when they started their residencies, but they didn't really have current hits anymore and their audience was just older people in general. They were just part of the same basket as Elton or Cher: legendary acts that had their hits back in the day but could no longer compete with the current music scene or even target the same public demographic as current acts. Of course they were successful doing this formula, but Britney's residency was just unprecedented.

Britney was mocked in the beginning by critics and fans of other artists alike, because it meant that at 32 years old, her career had already come to this state, the end of her career. It was just a weird and questionable career decision, but she proved to be something completely different and successful.

Now JLo, BSB, Ricky Martin, Gaga, Katy Perry, Adele, Christina Aguilera herself (whose fans mocked Britney the most) and idk how many more people have had their residencies and it's seen as something completely normal, but only because of Britney's Piece of Me. And Vegas residencies are no longer seen as something exclusive to older public, or artists who are on the verge of retirement.

 

The most ironic part, she did this while being in an abusive conservatorship, and still it was a game changer. Had she had all the artistic freedom and the chance to choose how many shows to do, etc, the impact could've been bigger. She might've done more residencies, alternated with tours, and she could've kept releasing more albums and hits to keep the setlist interesting and fresh.

[Heitorzinho]

12 minutes ago, PokemonSpears said:

Everyone that keep trying to deny Britney's impact, and saying that Celine and Shania did it first, are completely missing the point.

They not only were way older than Britney when they started their residencies, but they didn't really have current hits anymore and their audience was just older people in general. They were just part of the same basket as Elton or Cher: legendary acts that had their hits back in the day but could no longer compete with the current music scene or even target the same public demographic as current acts. Of course they were successful doing this formula, but Britney's residency was just unprecedented.

Britney was mocked in the beginning by critics and fans of other artists alike, because it meant that at 32 years old, her career had already come to this state, the end of her career. It was just a weird and questionable career decision, but she proved to be something completely different and successful.

Now JLo, BSB, Ricky Martin, Gaga, Katy Perry, Adele, Christina Aguilera herself (whose fans mocked Britney the most) and idk how many more people have had their residencies and it's seen as something completely normal, but only because of Britney's Piece of Me. And Vegas residencies are no longer seen as something exclusive to older public, or artists who are on the verge of retirement.

 

The most ironic part, she did this while being in an abusive conservatorship, and still it was a game changer. Had she had all the artistic freedom and the chance to choose how many shows to do, etc, the impact could've been bigger. She might've done more residencies, alternated with tours, and she could've kept releasing more albums and hits to keep the setlist interesting and fresh.

[itsxrichiexbish]

i bet britney would hate this article 

[RadicalOptimism]

1 hour ago, BadBunny said:

Thank you Celine Dion!

Love Celine, but she is not to thank for this. Britney is the one that made the impact for newer artists to have a Vegas residency 

[BadBunny]

18 minutes ago, CrazyButItFeelsAllright said:

Love Celine, but she is not to thank for this. Britney is the one that made the impact for newer artists to have a Vegas residency 

How though? Celine Dion first saw mainstream success in 1990/91 with 'Unison'. By 1993, she was on her way to being a household name. 'A New Day' launched 10 years later in 2003. She was 35. Just a year prior, she had also scored a #1 global album that went triple platinum in the States and had sold well over 10 million worldwide with 'A New Day Has Come' which was used to promote the residency. 'One Heart' was also a global success and was certified double platinum in less than a month. She was still a relevant force in the industry and 'My Heart Will Go On', arguably her biggest song, was only just five years prior to that. 

Britney was also in her 30s (slightly younger) but she was well into more of a decline than Celine was when she began her residency. She just made more dance-pop music and notably started off as teen act. Then again, the trend of younger or teen-oriented solo artists became more prominent after 1998 which was partly spearheaded by Britney's instant wave of success. When Celine broke into the industry, it was all about adult-contemporary and power-ballads which by nature gravitated towards an older audience.

Point is that Britney wasn't this 'newer' artist in 2013 or hardly any less 'newer' than Celine when she started hers. 

Edited September 13, 2023 by BadBunny

[Gutterguppy]

11 minutes ago, BadBunny said:

How though? Celine Dion first saw mainstream success in 1990/91 with 'Unison'. By 1993, she was on her way to being a household name. 'A New Day' launched 10 years later in 2003. She was 35. Just a year prior, she had also scored a #1 global album that went triple platinum in the States and had sold well over 10 million worldwide with 'A New Day Has Come' which was used to promote the residency. 'One Heart' was also a global success and was certified double platinum in less than a month. She was still a relevant force in the industry and 'My Heart Will Go On', arguably her biggest song, was only just five years prior to that. 

Britney was also in her 30s (slightly younger) but she was well into more of a decline than Celine was when she began her residency. She just made more dance-pop music and notably started off as teen act. Then again, the trend of younger or teen-oriented solo artists became more prominent after 1998 which was partly spearheaded by Britney's instant wave of success. When Celine broke into the industry, it was all about adult-contemporary and power-ballads which by nature gravitated towards an older audience.

Point is that Britney wasn't this 'newer' artist in 2013 or hardly any less 'newer' than Celine. 

I see what you're saying, but Lady Gaga, Adele, Christina, etc. aren't Celine's contemporaries, they are Britney's. Maybe newer artists isn't the best term, but it makes sense they'd be inspired to do a residency after witnessing Britney's be so successful. 

Edited September 13, 2023 by Gutterguppy2.0

[Spicechinodiva]

2 hours ago, BadBunny said:

Thank you Celine Dion!

She wasn't a has been, but Britney audience wasn't checking for Celine,  nobody my age was saying let's go to vegas. 

 

My parents and grandparents yes, if anything Celine only contemporary to.do vegas after Britney was Mariah Carey,  now I'm not gonna call her a has been but I'm keeping it legit her Christmas queen status is why she's still here.

 

Cos as quiet as it's kept.

 

Caution underperformed,  60K worldwide,  even Madame x did better with 500K, and courage by Celine dion did better same with disco by Kylie Minogue,  did better than the 15th studio album by Mariah Carey and a bulk of that 60K was from the states. 

 

Even 2014's Me. I am Mariah bombed as well.

 

Nobody is checking for Mariah outside christmas if we're being honest. But she is a legend..

[BadBunny]

58 minutes ago, PokemonSpears said:

Everyone that keep trying to deny Britney's impact, and saying that Celine and Shania did it first, are completely missing the point.

They not only were way older than Britney when they started their residencies, but they didn't really have current hits anymore and their audience was just older people in general. They were just part of the same basket as Elton or Cher: legendary acts that had their hits back in the day but could no longer compete with the current music scene or even target the same public demographic as current acts. Of course they were successful doing this formula, but Britney's residency was just unprecedented.

Britney was mocked in the beginning by critics and fans of other artists alike, because it meant that at 32 years old, her career had already come to this state, the end of her career. It was just a weird and questionable career decision, but she proved to be something completely different and successful.

Now JLo, BSB, Ricky Martin, Gaga, Katy Perry, Adele, Christina Aguilera herself (whose fans mocked Britney the most) and idk how many more people have had their residencies and it's seen as something completely normal, but only because of Britney's Piece of Me. And Vegas residencies are no longer seen as something exclusive to older public, or artists who are on the verge of retirement.

 

The most ironic part, she did this while being in an abusive conservatorship, and still it was a game changer. Had she had all the artistic freedom and the chance to choose how many shows to do, etc, the impact could've been bigger. She might've done more residencies, alternated with tours, and she could've kept releasing more albums and hits to keep the setlist interesting and fresh.

Celine was 35. Britney was 32. How exactly is that 'way older'?

In 2002-03 (prior to her residency), Celine scored 2 very successful international hits so yes she did have "current hits". Sure, maybe they weren't as big in the States but the U.S. isn't the world. Celine was very much as current or relevant than Britney was when beginning her residency. She wasn't a tabloid starlet or made dance-pop or teen music like Britney (or like many of the 2000s girlies) but again, she was still very much current.  'My Heart Will Go On', her biggest hit, was just 5 years prior and still fresh in people's minds as the Titanic was being played and promoted on all television stations across the world for years like hotcakes. Remember that when Celine broke mainstream into the industry, it was all about adult-contemporary and power-ballads which by nature gravitated her towards an older audience. The same applied to Mariah, Whitney and everyone who started off as a vocalist. Also, Britney became mainstream as a teenage act at the height of a teen pop movement whereas prior to that, most solo artists would reach their peaks at 25 or older. 

As far as Britney, a residency made the most sense for her lifestyle and was bound to happen (if not Britney, it was going to be someone else from the 90s/00s generation crop of stars who had dominated for years). If it wasn't Britney, it was going to be JLo, Christina, Avril or some other nostalgia act who wanted to settle down. It became the nature of the industry and the economy in the 2010s as the evolution of entertainment in Vegas was reaching a new age. Ironic enough, Britney essentially retired after her residency. She even hinted that she wanted to retire from as early as 2011 so again, a Vegas residency was a good way for her to balance that kind of lifestyle where she didn't have to travel the world but instead have fans come to her. 

Also in 2023, who exactly is a "fresh" artist in Vegas who is doing a residency right now other than Adele and maybe Lady Gaga? Like Britney, they were also 10+ years in their mainstream careers when they began theirs and were into their 30s. Last, a Britney stan wrote this article so it's going to be biased towards Britney. The same way if you decided to study journalism and cater your articles towards Britney for Forbes.