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The release of Spears's fifth album, Blackout, was rescheduled to October 30, 2007 rather than November 13, 2007 due to online leaks.^[118][119] Blackout debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200.,^[120] making Spears the only female music artist to have her first five albums go to number one and two. It was fairly well received by critics.^[121] As of June 2008, there have been 3.1 million digital downloads of the songs and remixes from the album in the United States.^[122] Rolling Stone gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars.^[123] Allmusic also rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, calling Blackout "coherent and entertaining" and stating that "it holds together better than any of her other records".^[124] Blackout's lead single, "Gimme More" leaked on the internet on August 30.^[118] The song, which was Spears's first produced by Danja, peaked at number three on Billboard's Hot 100 on October 3, making it her most successful single in the U.S. since her debut, "...Baby One More Time".^[125][126] Spears's highly anticipated performance of "Gimme More" at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards was panned.^{[127][128][129]} britney spears oops The BBC stated that "her performance would go down in the history books as being one of the worst to grace the MTV Awards",^[130] and The Times noted that "Spears was out of synch as she lip-synched and at times just stopped singing altogether".^[131] Despite the criticism on her performance,^[132] the single has achieved worldwide success.^{[133][134][135]} The second single, "Piece of Me", was certified platinum in the US.^[136]

The singles did not perform as well; Britney's britney spears sex lead single "I'm a Slave 4 U" peaked at 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 making it the album's biggest hit.^[50] To help promote the album, Spears embarked on the Dream Within a Dream Tour in November 2001. The tour was forced to cut short in Mexico City due to bad weather.^[51] With the end to her tour, Spears announced she would take a six month break from her career.^[52]

Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star on the television series The New Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994. britney sprears sex tape After a brief membership with the pop musical group Innosense, Spears signed a recording contract with Jive Records, releasing her debut album ...Baby One More Time in 1999. The album established her as a pop icon and "bona fide pop phenomenon", credited for influencing the revival of teen pop in the late 1990s.^[1]