Jargon, explained
Explained: 25 years after 'Britney,' 5 new Britney Spears songs showcase a pop icon at a transformative moment
Compiled Nov 6

Britney Spears' self-titled third album 'Britney' was released in 2001, just ahead of her 20th birthday.
- conservatorship
- A legal arrangement giving another person control over an individual's personal and financial decisions.
- quadruple platinum
- Certification indicating an album has sold four million copies.
- The Neptunes
- Production duo Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, known for R&B and pop hits.
- hyperpop
- A glitchy, exaggerated pop subgenre referenced in describing the song 'When I Say So.'
- falsetto
- A high-pitched vocal register used by singers above their normal range.

