Editing Britney Spears (section)

===Influences===
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Spears has cited [[Madonna]], [[Janet Jackson]], and [[Whitney Houston]] as major influences, her "three favorite artists" as a child, whom she would "sing along to&nbsp;... day and night in [her] living room"; Houston's "[[I Have Nothing]]" was the song she auditioned to that landed her record deal with Jive Records.<ref>{{cite AV media |people=Horvitz, Louis J. (Director) |date=November 16, 2012 |title=Britney Spears Wishes Mariah Carey a Happy Birthday With the Sweetest Message |magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Spears also named [[Mariah Carey]] as "one of the main reasons I started singing".<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Britney Spears Wishes Mariah Carey a Happy Birthday With the Sweetest Message |first=Rania |last=Aniftos |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/britney-spears-mariah-carey-happy-birthday-9345527/ |magazine=Billboard |date=March 27, 2020 |access-date=December 21, 2021}}</ref> Throughout her career, Spears has drawn frequent comparisons to Madonna and Jackson in particular, in terms of vocals, choreography, and stage presence. According to Spears: "I know when I was younger, I looked up to people&nbsp;... like, you know, Janet Jackson and Madonna. And they were major inspirations for me. But I also had my own identity and I knew who I was."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Masley |first=Ed |title=The State of Britneydom: Teen-pop Queen declares 'I'm on the verge of being a woman' |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |page=W.22 |url=https://old.post-gazette.com/ae/20011101britney1102fnp2.asp |date=November 2, 2001 |issn=1068-624X |access-date=December 21, 2021 |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221210433/https://old.post-gazette.com/ae/20011101britney1102fnp2.asp |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the 2002 book ''Madonnastyle'' by Carol Clerk, she is quoted saying: "I have been a huge fan of Madonna since I was a little girl. She's the person that I've really looked up to. I would really, really like to be a legend like Madonna."<ref>{{cite book |last=Clerk |first=Carol |title=Madonnastyle |publisher=Omnibus Press |year=2002 |page=56 |isbn=978-0-7119-8874-3}}</ref> Spears cited "[[That's the Way Love Goes (Janet Jackson song)|That's the Way Love Goes]]" as the inspiration for her song "Touch of My Hand" from her album ''In the Zone'', saying "I like to compare it to 'That's the Way Love Goes,' kind of a Janet Jackson thing."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1472181/britney-previews-lp-denies-rumors-of-cry-me-a-river-response/ |title=Britney Previews LP, Denies Rumors Of 'Cry Me A River' Response |publisher=MTV News |last=Vineyard |first=Jennifer |date=May 30, 2003 |access-date=December 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221201535/http://m.mtv.com/news/article.rbml?id=1472181 |archive-date=February 21, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> She also said her song "Just Luv Me" from her ''Glory'' album also reminded her of "That's the Way Love Goes".<ref>{{cite web |title=Britney Gives Sirius XM Venus A Track By Track of "Glory" |url=https://www.ukbritney.tv/2016/09/03/britney-gives-sirius-xm-venus-a-track-by-track-of-glory/ |publisher=ukbritney.tv |date=September 3, 2016 |access-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-date=August 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803204954/https://www.ukbritney.tv/2016/09/03/britney-gives-sirius-xm-venus-a-track-by-track-of-glory/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

After meeting Spears face to face, Janet Jackson stated: "she said to me, 'I'm such a big fan; I really admire you.' That's so flattering. Everyone gets inspiration from some place. And it's awesome to see someone else coming up who's dancing and singing, and seeing how all these kids relate to her. A lot of people put it down, but what she does is a positive thing."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gardner |first=Elysa |title=Luscious Jackson |newspaper=USA Today |date=July 28, 2000 |page=1.E |issn=0734-7456}}</ref> Madonna said of Spears in the documentary ''[[Britney: For the Record]]'': "I admire her talent as an artist&nbsp;... There are aspects about her that I recognize in myself when I first started out in my career".<ref>{{cite AV media |people=Griffin, Phil (Director) |date=November 30, 2008 |title=Britney: For the Record |medium=Documentary |location=United States |publisher=MTV}}</ref> Spears has also named [[Michael Jackson]], [[Mariah Carey]], [[Sheryl Crow]], [[Otis Redding]], [[Shania Twain]], [[Brandy Norwood|Brandy]], [[Beyoncé]], [[Natalie Imbruglia]], [[Cher]], and [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] as inspirations,<ref name="shane">{{Cite news |last=Harrison |first=Shane |title='Britney' strengthens claim to pop tiara |newspaper=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |page=C.1 |date=November 6, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://lasvegasblog.harrahs.com/las-vegas-entertainment/exclusive-interview-britney-spears-on-tabloid-fame-and-vegas-takeover#sthash.I4BASJ84.dpuf |title=Exclusive Interview: Britney Spears On Tabloid Fame and Vegas Takeover |date=November 12, 2013 |access-date=November 12, 2013 |work=Vegas Player |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112195236/http://lasvegasblog.harrahs.com/las-vegas-entertainment/exclusive-interview-britney-spears-on-tabloid-fame-and-vegas-takeover/#sthash.I4BASJ84.dpuf |archive-date=November 12, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/12/29/britney-spears-inspired-by-beyonce-bruno-justin-timberlake/4218939/ |title=Who inspires Britney? Beyonce, Bruno and her ex JT |work=USA Today |date=December 29, 2013 |access-date=June 3, 2014 |first=Marco |last=Cava}}</ref> and younger artists such as [[Selena Gomez]] and [[Ariana Grande]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.francais-express.com/news/entertainment/-73744-britney-spears-comeback-album-inspired-by-selena-gomez/ |title=Britney Spears 'comeback' album inspired by Selena Gomez |work=Francais Express |date=September 28, 2016 |access-date=October 18, 2016}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vagalume.com.br/news/2016/08/30/britney-spears-revela-que-selena-gomez-e-ariana-grande-sao-inspiracoes.html |title=Britney Spears revela que Selena Gomez e Ariana Grande são "inspirações" |work=Vagalume |language=pt |date=September 28, 2016 |access-date=October 18, 2016}}</ref>