Britney Spears took creative control on her fifth album, and with three words, the lead single made a now-iconic statement of defiance: “It’s Britney, bitch”
Madonna – 4 Minutes (Feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland)
Madonna teamed up with Timbaland and Justin Timberlake for ‘4 Minutes’, but in doing so, some argued that she ended up sounding like a guest on her own single.
Nelly Furtado – Say It Right
As a new era for the charts dawned, ‘Say It Right’ was every inch the look and sound of a global superstar at the height of her powers.