Britney Spears Reportedly Signs $15 Million 'X Factor' Deal: Who Is Pop Music's Biggest Comeback Kid?
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2012/04/12 16:32:52
SLIDESHOW: Pop Music's Biggest Comeback Kid?
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Jennifer Lopez
Accuracast ranked 1 billion online Google searches from 2004 to late 2011 to determine that Jennifer Lopez had the biggest music comeback of the time period, thanks to "Idol" and the success of her album "Love?"
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Britney Spears
Spears has reportedly agreed to a $15 million deal to star as a judge on "The X Factor." The former pop princess has certainly come along way from her 2006-2008 breakdown (today, she has a full head of hair).
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Jennifer Lopez
Accuracast ranked 1 billion online Google searches from 2004 to late 2011 to determine that Jennifer Lopez had the biggest music comeback of the time period, thanks to "Idol" and the success of her album "Love?"
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Paula Abdul
Abdul made her comeback as an "American Idol" judge in '02. She left the show in '08, but she had ANOTHER comeback in 2011 when Simon Cowell asked her to be on "The X Factor." She got the boot after season one.
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Steven Tyler/Aerosmith
The "Idol" judge just announced that Aerosmith will be touring again. It’s not his first comeback: After success in the ‘70s, Steven says "wasn't really all there" for the '80s, but returned in the late '80s/'90s.
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Chris Brown
Brown was persona non grata after he pleaded guilty to assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna, but three years later, he won a Grammy for Best R&B Album for "F.A.M.E."
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Tina Turner
Turner was a star in the '60s and '70s, but lost popularity in the mid-'70s as her marriage fell apart. She "came back" in the '80s with hits like "What's Love Got to Do With It."
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Heart
Rock's favorite sisters rose to fame in the mid-'70s, fell out of favor in the early '80s, and returned with hits from 1985 into the '90s.
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Santana
Carlos Santana became famous in the late '60s and early '70s with his band, Santana, then "came back" in the late '90s/early '00s with pop hits including "The Game of Love" with Michelle Branch.
Britney Spears Reportedly Signs $15 Million 'X Factor' Deal: Who Is Pop Music's Biggest Comeback Kid?
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Call it a comeback -- Britney Spears has agreed to a $15 million deal to star as a judge on "The X Factor," an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap.
According to the report, Brit Brit will receive about $13 million to sit on the judging panel with Simon Cowell and record executive L.A. Reid, and the rest as a bonus for performing on the show.
Wow. Britney has certainly come along way from her 2006-2008 breakdown, when she divorced, lost custody of her kids, shaved her head and otherwise went bananas. Come to think of it, reality TV seems to be today's comeback vehicle of choice for stars of yore. We're looking at you, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler.
From Britney to J-Lo to Chris Brown, click through our slideshow and let us know: Who is pop music's biggest comeback kid?
According to the report, Brit Brit will receive about $13 million to sit on the judging panel with Simon Cowell and record executive L.A. Reid, and the rest as a bonus for performing on the show.
Wow. Britney has certainly come along way from her 2006-2008 breakdown, when she divorced, lost custody of her kids, shaved her head and otherwise went bananas. Come to think of it, reality TV seems to be today's comeback vehicle of choice for stars of yore. We're looking at you, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler.
From Britney to J-Lo to Chris Brown, click through our slideshow and let us know: Who is pop music's biggest comeback kid?
Top Opinion
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Aspect of B 2012/04/12 20:12:28
psshhh...geesh lol :)
Imagine Bieber was actually liked by pretty much everyone. (Didn't know a person who didn't like her, at least to some extent). Now, imagine he had about five years near on constant success.
Then...all of a sudden everything starts falling to pieces for him. Friends dying young due to cancer, two divorces, hounded by the press... then the depression kicks in. I mean, it really kicks in, when you see people claiming depression and just being a bit mopey for a few weeks...that's just being slightly unhappy as far as this depression is concerned.
Thus effectively Bieber loses many of his fans, all record deals flop with no new ones coming up, almost completely destroying his career from the top down.
That is what Britney Spears effectively went through. Now to hear that shes come back and snatched a $16 USD deal is amazing. Regardless about what people think about her, she's done really well.
Guess Simon Cowell didn't have as many people wanting to come on board as he thought.
Surprised anyone would want to, after the choices he made about the judging panel after last season.
Aerosmith broke up for a while, patched things up and have been doing pretty well ever since.
Tina turner went away & came back strong. Same with Heart.
Santanna is great. But, his comeback was kinda short lived.
I gotta laugh at Britney Spears being #1 right now because her comeback hasn't even happened yet.
Besides, how well is it going to go over? She embarrassed herself the last time she attempted a comeback.
Not wishing her any bad luck or anything. Just saying we can't judge it because it hasn't happened yet.
Yes.