Multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning pop icon Britney Spears is one of the most successful and celebrated entertainers in pop history with nearly 150 million records worldwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the U.S. alone, she has sold more than 70 million albums, singles and songs, according to Nielsen Music. Born in Mississippi and raised in Louisiana, Spears became a household name as a teenager when she released her first single \u201c\u2026Baby One More Time,\u201d a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 smash and international hit that broke sales records with more than 20 million copies sold worldwide and is currently 14x Platinum in the U.S. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her musical career boasts countless awards and accolades, including six Billboard Music Awards and Billboard\u2019s Millennium Award, which recognizes outstanding career achievements and influence in the music industry as well as an American Music Award and the 2011 MTV Video Vanguard Award. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So far, Spears has earned a total of six No.1-debuting albums on the Billboard 200 chart and 22 top 40 hit singles on the Billboard Hot 100 \u2014 four of which went to No. 1. Spears has been nominated for eight Grammy Awards and won for Best Dance Recording in 2005.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"