Greatest Hits Cristal Tony Vega at Amazon
| Most helpful customer reviews 182 of 197 people found the following review helpful. 80 of 90 people found the following review helpful. Many people have questioned the release of a “Greatest Hits” with only five years in the business. Britney herself has decided, at this point, to take two years off before she plans on returning to the music scene and reiventing herself. What “Greatest Hits: My Prerogative” does is show off Britney’s greatest accomplishments. While the CD leaves you wanting more, this DVD satisfies you and captivates the audience. Many video collections leave something out and causes an uproar because fans wonder why their favorite video wasn’t collected. This is not the case here. Every video Spears has done in her career, from “Baby One More Time…” through “My Prerogative” are included. Even a very short clip of the video “Outrageous” that was going to be released along with the movie Catwoman. Someone was very generous in including much more for the fan. There are a great number of videos that are included in the “alternate” menu. With this option, you have the chance to watch unedited versions of videos including “Oops!… I Did it Again” and “Everytime.” There are many hidden surprises throughout the DVD, including an acapella “Im A Slave 4 U” with Britney singing too you, an alternate version of “Toxic” that includes the words and has Britney wearing nothing but her diamonds, and a very humrous “Don’t Let me be the Last to Know” that takes you on a trip through her vidoes, looking at some of the leading men. Another thing to gush over is the fact that the international videos have been included. There’s the album version of “Overprotected” that was shown overseas in Europe. There’s also the remixed version as shown in the United States. “Born to Make You Happy” also has been included and “I Love Rock and Roll” is here. There are many more clips and intimate moments hidden throughout the DVD and it is simply breathtaking and impressive. Even if you are not a fan of Britney’s music, I think it would be hard to not marvel at her video work and performances. In some other review someone complained about the sound quality. It may not be 5.1 surround sound but it doesn’t kill the DVD. It’s nothing to complain over. The sound quality is great and the visual quality of the DVD is enhanced and looks better than ever. The DVD menu for me was a little hard to navigate at first but I really liked the presentation. The idea was to make the entire DVD like a time capsule- the videos progress from present to the first, “Baby One More Time.” They are elso seperated into Britney eras. Different songs from each of the album periods play as you decide which one to go to or where you want to go. Packaging was also impressive. The booklet that came along with it was nice- a pullout poster of Britney with the video listing included printed on the back. There’s also a montage of many pictures and items from Britney’s music career, performances, and shows. If I had to make one complaint about the DVD it would be that with all the extra features that were included, a performance or two from perhaps one of the Video Music Awards- such as the big shocker with Madonna, or even the “Satisfaction/Oops,” or “Slave” could have been included. Also, there was a “Megamix” video that Spears released on her website and put alongside her “My Prerogative” video. I’d think they would have found a place for it on the DVD but it is also absent. For me though, these are the only things to complain about. I was expecting a good DVD but Spears delivered. If this is just the end of a part of her career, I look forward to see where she’s willing to go in the future. Looking at this DVD, it was fun to see the “Sometimes” Britney after seeing her more haunting side as featured in “Everytime.” It was fun seeing the “Lucky” Britney and then being able to see her take a personal stance and attack towards being famous in “My Prerogative.” Of course, it was nice to see that racey side of her in “Baby One More Time” and then see her rather mature and scandelous side in modern day in the “Outrageous” clip. In all, this was one great DVD that exceeds expectations. There is no need to list the content really because every video she’s done is here. The quality all around is impressive and definately worth your money, attention and would make a great gift to anyone looking for some good entertainment from the artist Britney Spears.
Billboard is considered the creator of the most authenti music charts in the world, compiling it is charts each week from sales data gathered by Nielsen Soundscan and airplay info assembled by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. From 1990-2006, Billboard Magazine sponsored the Billboard Awards each year in December to honor the past year’s successes within the music industry, based on it is year-end music charts, and therefore, on popularity. From the outset, awards included Top Album, Top Artist, and Top Single in each genre. A Billboard Century Award was added in 1992, to honor the artisan with the most particular originative contributions to the music industry. During it is seventeen years, the Billboard Awards show was broadcast on the Fox network; but in 2007, circumstances including the expiration of contacts led to the cancellation of the awards ceremony that year, and it has not resumed since in spite of attempts to revive the program. Instead, in the absence of the ceremony, Billboard has continued announcing the winners in each category as a portion of each year’s final Billboard Magazine issue. Although the American Billboard Awards have faded, Billboard Latin America still presents it is ceremony each year to honor the biggest of the past year’s Latin Music artists. Janet Jackson holds the record for recipient of the most Billboard Awards in the show’s history, with thirty-three awards. In 1999, Mariah Carey was esteemed as Billboard’s Artist of the Decade. In 2009, Eminem received the honor. Whitney Houston follows almost with 30, Michael Jackson ranks third with 29, and Mariah Carey trails right behind him with 28. The initial hosts were Paul Shaffer and Morris Day, along with Jerome Benton. Later hosts have included Phil Collins, Jon Stewart, Chris Rock, Kathy Griffin, Bernie Mac, Cedric the Entertainer, and Ryan Seacrest. Kathy Griffin is the most frequent host at three times, in 1998 with Andy Dick, in 1999 with Adam Corolla, and in 2000 with N Sync. The ceremonies in 1990 and 1991, the basi two, were aired after taping. Since then they have aired live from 1992-2006 and have taken place in the Los Angeles area, New York, and Las Vegas. Crystal awards staged honor accomplishments in the genres of R&B, Rap, Country, Modern Rock, Classical, and shed the spotlight on Independent artists & albums as well. Categories include Artist of the Year, Best New Artist, Duo/Group Album of the Year, Hot 100 Producer, Hot 100 Songwriter, Hot 100 Single of the Year, Best Touring Venue, Best Concert Venue, Best Soundtrack Single, Best Digital Track, Bestselling Single, and the Century Award and Artist of the Decade Award when appropriate. Artist of the Year winners have included MC Hammer (the initial year’s winner), TLC, Alanis Morissette, Mariah Carey, Destiny’s Child, Chris Brown, LeAnn Rimes, and most not long ago Taylor Swift. Garth Brooks, Destiny’s Child, Usher, 50 Cent, and Chris Brown have all received the honor twice. Century Award winners have included George Harrison, Billy Joel, Joni Mitchell, Carlos Santana, Sting, Stevie Wonder, John Mellencamp, Annie Lennox, and Tony Bennett Billboard’s Latin Music Awards have likewise been staged each year since 1990 in acknowledgement of the Latin music industry’s top performers, albums, and songs based on their performance on the past year’s Bill board charts reflecting airplay and sales. Its awards include the traditionalisti musical categories, along with the Spirit of Hope Award (in honor of humanitarian contributions) and the Lifetime Achievement Award. The awards ceremony has been broadcast on the Telemundo television network since 1999, earning the most eminent ratings of any of the network’s music specials.
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