Thoughts On Britney’s BBMA ‘16 Performance

[Princessmimi]

9 minutes ago, DoYouDare? said:

This medley, & some of her Circus era performances were her best, for sure.

True.

I like the performance of Womanizer that she did on the X-Factor.

[DoYouDare?]

3 hours ago, Mathew Bergeron said:

This was hands down my favorite outfit and performance. Post 2011, you felt her sincerity and hunger.

You’re right, she absolutely had a bit of a spark, I’d say.

[Captain Marvel]

This medley highlighted all of the best moments in her POM shows.  It was great.  

[icybaby]

This is an iconic Britney Spears performance. She was nervous in the beginning. But then she started enjoying it and did really amazing. It was a little funny in toxic as she was wearing that thing and i believe was a second late with choreo. But breathe slave and touch were really amazing. The moves were simple but she delievered them with sharpness and seksyness. i would do a lot to see this kind of performance maybe with less songs. 

[MissSpearsSaysSo]

I was just so slayed.. that’s all I’m gonna say..  💅🏻✨⭐️

[one2threesaymyname]

I love it, in this video you can see the moment where she went from being a nervous mess to a popstar in minutes.

[Derrick]

I LIVED for it! I dunno what was going on in mid 2015 through 2016 but she was feeling herself and she seemed to genuinely have a good time. Then like a light switch you could see how much anxiety she had on stage during POM in Vegas. It was so sad to watch because she was STRUGGLING! 
I'm glad as a fan I got to experience her though during another peak because tbh I didn’t think we’d ever get one! 

[PolySpears]

is everyone ignoring that she sung work b live? no backing track?

and that Slave and Toxic had pre-recorded + live vocals? HMM? 

[BPI]

Until she undressed I was afraid that she was immobilized, then it was beautiful, of course choreographically it is not the best, but she showed that she has a stage presence that few have.

[Inherzone]

what did ashton say to mila?? i wanna know till this day……

[Seel]

13 hours ago, Baronesse said:

Her last moment as a pop star 

Agree 

[Dama Etro]

It was amazing. I liked the outfits, the song choices, and her stage presence. I would have loved to see more fast choreo moments and at least full pre-recorded vocals though.

[Fab britney]

It has its moments but honestly think the choreo is p stiff in it. She looked great, womanizer break, I love rock n roll, and toxic are the standouts. My issue is in between the dance breaks she’s very stiff. 

[DanjaMouse]

I like it for the most part, however those weird robotic moves at the the beginning of WB ‘you wanna hot body’ …. ‘sip maaaarteeenniiss’ píss me off every damn time. 

[Britneystanley]

Loved it then and love it now. 
 

it was a great performance but also a great moment as a fan to watch and know she was nervous and know it was a big deal and she delivered. 
 

never bothered me there wasn’t a new song but always bothered me that BOM , TOMH and ILRNR were performed. Enjoy these songs but not for a greatest hits awards performance. Should have been BOMT/OOPS/ Gimme More/ TTWE in my opinion 
 

 

[whenthedogscaneout]

The best part about this performance is how loved she is, you can how see all these fellow celebrities LOVE to watch her do well. That alone makes it pretty special to me. 

She also did great, of course. The beginning is a bit uncomfortable to watch cause you can just sense the anxiety, but other than that - it’s her true “comeback” performance. 

[troubleforyou]

12 hours ago, PolySpears said:

is everyone ignoring that she sung work b live? no backing track?

and that Slave and Toxic had pre-recorded + live vocals? HMM? 

My poor friend. There were 0 live vocals. They precorded new WB vocals from the dress rehearsal and she lipped to those. New adlibs at the start of ILR&R and Toxic, too.

They were great additions for sure! But her microphone was off/disconnected as usual. 

[troubleforyou]

The dance breaks in Womaniser and the Slave original choreo were highlights for me.

She looked like a Queen. 
I am so proud of this performance.

I’m happy that when you go on YouTube, for new fans or GenZ, they will still be able to see this as her most recent high profile performance and be impressed. For sure it’s not VMA2001, but it’s definitely better than VMA2016.  

[stanLOONA]

She did an amazing job. It was magical 

I thought she looked really stiff in some parts, especially the beginning and very "1, 2, step, ok, walk" and I didn't like the inclussion of TOMH 

[DoYouDare?]

16 hours ago, Derrick said:

I LIVED for it! I dunno what was going on in mid 2015 through 2016 but she was feeling herself and she seemed to genuinely have a good time. Then like a light switch you could see how much anxiety she had on stage during POM in Vegas. It was so sad to watch because she was STRUGGLING! 
I'm glad as a fan I got to experience her though during another peak because tbh I didn’t think we’d ever get one! 

I agree with you, she definitely had some spark during that time. Just think about some of her Glory era music, you could sense more personality, & passion with her singing for sure —but yes, I also loved this performance. She did amazingly.

Edited August 25 by DoYouDare?