Editing Britney Spears (section)

===2011–2012: ''Femme Fatale'' and ''The X Factor''===
In March 2011, Spears released her seventh studio album, ''[[Femme Fatale (Britney Spears album)|Femme Fatale]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rcarecords.com/news/7th-britney-spears-album-femme-fatale-set-for-march-29th-release |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516150410/http://www.rcarecords.com/news/7th-britney-spears-album-femme-fatale-set-for-march-29th-release |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 16, 2012 |title=7th Britney Spears Album 'Femme Fatale' Set for March 29th Release |publisher=Jive Records |date=August 2, 2011 |access-date=March 6, 2011}}</ref> The album peaked at number one in the United States, Canada, and Australia, and within the top ten on nearly every other chart. Its peak in the United States tied Spears with [[Mariah Carey]] and [[Janet Jackson]] for the third-most number ones among women.<ref name="billboard_472190">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/britney-spears-snares-sixth-no-1-on-billboard-200-with-femme-fatale-472190/ |title=Britney Spears Snares Sixth No. 1 on Billboard 200 with 'Femme Fatale' |magazine=Billboard |date=April 6, 2011 |access-date=December 21, 2021 |archive-date=March 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319203552/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/britney-spears-snares-sixth-no-1-on-billboard-200-with-femme-fatale-472190/ |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Femme Fatale'' has been certified platinum by the [[RIAA]] and as of February 2014, it had sold 2.4 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite certification |region=United States |artist=Britney Spears |type=album}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a551856/britney-spears-song-unbroken-surfaces-online-listen/ |title=Britney Spears song 'Unbroken' surfaces online |work=[[Digital Spy]] |date=February 17, 2014 |access-date=December 21, 2021 |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221201637/https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a551856/britney-spears-song-unbroken-surfaces-online-listen/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Britney_HIAM_Cleveland.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Spears performing on her [[Femme Fatale Tour]], July 2011|alt=Image of a blonde female performer wearing a white leotard and black fishnets.]]

The album's lead single, "[[Hold It Against Me]]", debuted atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming Spears' fourth number-one single on the chart and making her the second artist in history to have two consecutive singles debut at number one, after [[Mariah Carey]].<ref name=hiamrecord>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/britney-spears-hold-it-against-me-single-premieres-473718/ |title=Britney Spears' 'Hold It Against Me' Single Premieres |magazine=Billboard |date=January 10, 2011 |access-date=December 21, 2021 |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221210448/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/britney-spears-hold-it-against-me-single-premieres-473718/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The second single, "[[Till the World Ends]]", peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in May,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/listen-britney-spears-nicki-minaj-and-kehas-till-the-world-ends-remix-471903/ |title=Listen: Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj and Ke$ha's 'Till the World Ends' Remix. |magazine=Billboard |date=April 23, 2011 |access-date=August 20, 2011 |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221210439/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/listen-britney-spears-nicki-minaj-and-kehas-till-the-world-ends-remix-471903/ |url-status=live}}</ref> while the third single, "[[I Wanna Go]]", reached number seven in August. ''Femme Fatale'' became Spears' first album in which three of its songs reached the top ten of the chart. The fourth and final single "[[Criminal (Britney Spears song)|Criminal]]" was released in September 2011. The music video sparked controversy when British politicians criticized Spears for using replica guns while filming the video in a London area that had been badly affected by the [[2011 England riots]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a341976/britney-spears-angers-mps-over-criminal-video-shoot/ |title=Britney Spears angers MPs over 'Criminal' video shoot |last=Copsey |first=Robert |work=Digital Spy |date=October 31, 2011 |access-date=December 21, 2021 |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221210442/https://www.digitalspy.com/music/a341976/britney-spears-angers-mps-over-criminal-video-shoot/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Spears' management briefly responded, stating, "The video is a fantasy story featuring Britney's boyfriend, Jason Trawick, which literally plays out the lyrics of a song written three years before the riots ever happened."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1671542/britney-spears-criminal-video-gun-criticism-response/ |title=Britney Spears Responds To 'Criminal' Video Controversy |last=Montgomery |first=James |date=September 26, 2011 |access-date=December 21, 2021 |publisher=MTV |archive-date=December 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222044037/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1671542/britney-spears-criminal-video-gun-criticism-response.jhtml |url-status=dead}}</ref> In April 2011, Spears appeared in a remix of [[Rihanna]]'s song "[[S&M (song)|S&M]]".<ref>{{cite web |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1661717/britney-spears-rihanna/ |title=Rihanna Says Britney Spears' 'S&M' Remix 'Had To Be Major' |publisher=MTV |date=April 11, 2011 |access-date=April 24, 2011 |archive-date=May 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511105523/http://www.mtv.com/news/1661717/britney-spears-rihanna/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> It reached number one in the US later that month, giving Spears her fifth number one on the chart.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihannas-sm-reigns-on-hot-100-lady-gagas-judas-debuts-471954/ |title=Rihanna's 'S&M' Reigns on Hot 100, Lady Gaga's 'Judas' Debuts |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=April 20, 2011 |access-date=December 21, 2021 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=September 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912152102/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihannas-sm-reigns-on-hot-100-lady-gagas-judas-debuts-471954/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On ''Billboard''{{'}}s 2011 Year-End list, Spears was ranked number fourteen on the Artists of the Year,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/top-artists?begin=11&order=position |title=Best of 2011: The Artists |access-date=December 19, 2011 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=May 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508100020/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/top-artists?begin=11&order=position |url-status=live}}</ref> thirty-two on ''Billboard'' 200 artists, and ten on ''Billboard'' Hot 100 artists.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/the-billboard-200-artists?begin=21&order=position |title=Best of 2011: Billboard 200 Artists |access-date=December 19, 2011 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=November 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110074820/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/the-billboard-200-artists?begin=21&order=position}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/hot-100-artists |title=Best of 2011: Hot 100 Artists |access-date=December 19, 2011 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=May 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508073650/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/hot-100-artists |url-status=live}}</ref> Spears co-wrote "Whiplash", a song from the album ''[[When the Sun Goes Down (Selena Gomez & the Scene album)|When the Sun Goes Down]]'' (2011) by [[Selena Gomez & the Scene]].<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://popcrush.com/britney-spears-whiplash-selena-gomez/ |title=Britney Spears Pens New Song 'Whiplash' for Selena Gomez |website=PopCrush |date=April 14, 2011 |access-date=October 23, 2018 |archive-date=October 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023120354/http://popcrush.com/britney-spears-whiplash-selena-gomez/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2011, Spears embarked on her [[Femme Fatale Tour]].<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pop-superstar-britney-spears-announces-special-guest-nicki-minaj-to-join-the-highly-anticipated-all-female-femme-fatale-tour-119685009.html |title=Pop Superstar Britney Spears Announces Special Guest Nicki Minaj to Join the Highly Anticipated All Female Femme Fatale Tour |agency=[[PR Newswire]] |publisher=[[Live Nation]] |date=April 12, 2011 |access-date=April 12, 2011 |archive-date=April 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415083634/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pop-superstar-britney-spears-announces-special-guest-nicki-minaj-to-join-the-highly-anticipated-all-female-femme-fatale-tour-119685009.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The first ten dates of the tour grossed $6.2 million (${{Format price|{{Inflation|US|6200000|2011|end_year={{Inflation-year|US}}}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}}), peaking at number 55 on ''[[Pollstar]]''{{'}}s Top 100 North American Tours list for the half-way point of the year.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/Charts2011/07181Ttop100NorthAmericanTours.pdf |title=Top 100 North American Tours |magazine=Pollstar |date=June 30, 2011 |access-date=July 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815160637/http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/Charts2011/07181Ttop100NorthAmericanTours.pdf |archive-date=August 15, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The tour ended on December 10, 2011, in Puerto Rico, after 79 performances.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1675774/britney-spears-tour-wrap/ |title=Britney Spears Wraps Femme Fatale Tour |publisher=MTV |date=December 12, 2011 |access-date=December 21, 2021 |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221210432/http://www.mtv.com/news/1675774/britney-spears-tour-wrap/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> A DVD of the tour was released in November 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005TQAI6G |title=Britney Spears Live: The Femme Fatale Tour (2011) |publisher=Amazon |date=October 25, 2011 |access-date=October 25, 2011 |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326032901/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005TQAI6G |url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2011, Spears received the [[Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award]] at the [[2011 MTV Video Music Awards]].<ref name="vanguard" /> The next month, she released her second remix album, ''[[B in the Mix: The Remixes Vol. 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://idolator.com/6006322/britney-b-in-the-mix-remixes-vol-2-track-listing |title=Britney Spears Reveals 'B in the Mix: The Remixes Vol. 2' Track Listing |date=September 9, 2011 |access-date=September 9, 2011 |last=Bain |first=Becky |publisher=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]. [[Buzz Media]] |archive-date=October 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231026190359/https://www.idolator.com/6006322/britney-b-in-the-mix-remixes-vol-2-track-listing |url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2011, Spears became engaged to Trawick.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1676248/britney-spears-engagement-ring/ |title=Britney Spears' Engagement Ring: How Does It Stack Up? |date=December 19, 2011 |access-date=December 21, 2021 |publisher=MTV News |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221210433/http://www.mtv.com/news/1676248/britney-spears-engagement-ring/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> Trawick was legally granted a role as co-conservator, alongside Jamie, in April 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/britney-spears-fiance-jason-trawick-approved-as-co-conservator-2012254 |title=Britney Spears' Fiance Jason Trawick Approved as Co-Conservator |date=April 25, 2012 |access-date=January 12, 2013 |work=Us Weekly |last=Eggenberger |first=Nicole |archive-date=April 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426235849/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/britney-spears-fiance-jason-trawick-approved-as-co-conservator-2012254 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In May, Spears replaced [[Paula Abdul]] as a judge for the [[The X Factor (American season 2)|second season]] of the [[The X Factor (American TV series)|American version]] of ''[[The X Factor]]'', joining [[Simon Cowell]], [[L.A. Reid]], and fellow new judge [[Demi Lovato]], who replaced [[Nicole Scherzinger]]. With a reported salary of $15 million (${{Format price|{{Inflation|US|15000000|2012|end_year={{Inflation-year|US}}}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}}), she became the highest-paid judge on a singing competition series in television history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/307137/britney-spears-will-get-record-15-million-payday-to-be-x-factor-judge |title=Britney Spears Will Get Record $15 Million Payday to Be X Factor Judge |last=Bromley |first=Melanie |date=April 12, 2012 |access-date=April 12, 2012 |publisher=[[E!]] |archive-date=July 12, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712210217/http://www.eonline.com/news/307137/britney-spears-will-get-record-15-million-payday-to-be-x-factor-judge |url-status=live}}</ref> However, [[Katy Perry]] broke her record in 2018 after Perry was signed for a $25-million salary to serve as a judge on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s revival of ''[[American Idol]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=O'Connell |first=Michael |title='American Idol' Producer Talks Revival Salaries, New ABC Home |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |date=August 3, 2017 |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/american-idol-producer-defends-revival-salaries-new-abc-home-1025604 |access-date=August 23, 2017 |archive-date=August 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810045359/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/american-idol-producer-defends-revival-salaries-new-abc-home-1025604? |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Vlada |last=Gelman |url=https://www.yahoo.com/music/american-idol-taps-lionel-richie-193208918.html |title=American Idol Taps Lionel Richie as Third Judge for ABC Revival |publisher=Yahoo! Music |date=September 29, 2017 |access-date=October 25, 2017 |archive-date=October 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026001909/https://www.yahoo.com/music/american-idol-taps-lionel-richie-193208918.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Spears mentored the Teens category; her final act, [[Carly Rose Sonenclar]], was named the runner-up of the season. After Spears decided not to return, [[Paulina Rubio]] was hired as her permanent replacement for the show's [[The X Factor (American season 3)|third and final season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/01/britney-spears-officially-leaving-the-x-factor/ |title=Britney Spears Officially Leaving 'The X Factor' |work=ABC News |date=January 11, 2013 |access-date=May 25, 2013 |archive-date=May 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518153713/http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/01/britney-spears-officially-leaving-the-x-factor/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

That year, Spears was featured as a guest vocalist on [[will.i.am]]'s "[[Scream & Shout]]", released as the third single from his fourth studio album, ''[[Willpower (will.i.am album)|#willpower]]'' (2013). The song later became Spears' sixth number-one single on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "Scream & Shout" was among the best-selling songs of 2012 and 2013 with denoting sales of over 8.1 million worldwide,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ipo.gov.tt/downloads/Relevant_Studies/Digital-Music-Report-2014.pdf |title=Top 10 Digital Songs of 2013 |publisher=[[IFPI]] |access-date=October 3, 2020 |archive-date=June 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617065145/https://ipo.gov.tt/downloads/Relevant_Studies/Digital-Music-Report-2014.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> the accompanying music video was the third most-viewed video in 2013 on [[Vevo]] despite the video being released in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/68479/william-Teases-Britney-Spears-Shakira-Alicia-Keys-Collaborations |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204000835/http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/68479/william-Teases-Britney-Spears-Shakira-Alicia-Keys-Collaborations |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 4, 2012 |title=will.i.am Teases Britney Spears, Shakira, Alicia Keys Collaborations |last=Kitchener |first=Shaun |date=January 30, 2012 |access-date=September 11, 2011 |publisher=Entertainment Wise}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=January 2015}} In December 2012, ''[[Forbes]]'' named her music's top-earning woman of 2012, with estimated earnings of $58 million (${{Format price|{{Inflation|US|58000000|2012|end_year={{Inflation-year|US}}}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}}).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/12/britney-spears-is-musics-top-earning-woman-of-2012/ |title=Britney Spears Is Music's Top Earning Woman of 2012 |work=ABC News |date=December 12, 2012 |access-date=January 4, 2013 |archive-date=January 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130101230804/http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/12/britney-spears-is-musics-top-earning-woman-of-2012/ |url-status=live}}</ref>