Britney Spears Praises Her Pop ‘God’ Janet Jackson: ‘She’s Not Trying to Be Sexy … She Just Is’

Britney Spears has praised Janet Jackson as a defining influence, recalling how Jackson’s music videos captivated her when she was 13. Spears said Jackson’s mysterious presence and voice spoke to her, and described her as an entertainer who can move audiences across generations.

Jackson reshared Spears’s Instagram tribute with affectionate emojis. Jackson has had 10 No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100, while Spears has had five. The article also notes their shared connection to Justin Timberlake, who apologised to both in 2021, and Spears’s recent release of a song she and Timberlake wrote more than two decades ago.