I le masina o Aokuso 2003, na tatalaina ai e Spears le MTV Video Music Awards faatasi ai ma Christina Aguilera, ma faatinoina le pese "Like a Virgin". Sa auai atu Madonna i le afa o le latou tausuaga. Na faalauiloa tele le mea na tupu. I le 2008, na lisiina ai e le MTV le faatinoga o le numera tasi i le talafaasolopito o le MTV Video Music Awards, ae na taʻua e le mekasini o le Blender o se tasi o le luasefulu-lima musika sili ona feusuaʻi i le talafaasolopito o televise. Na tatalaina e Spears lana album lona fa, In the Zone, ia Novema 2003. Na ia manatu e sili atu le puleaina o le fatufatuaʻi e ala i le tusitusi ma le tuʻufaʻatasia o le tele o mea. Na taʻua e Vibe o le "A supremely confident dance record that also illustrates Spears's development as a songwriter". Na lisiina e le NPR le album o se tasi o le "The 50 Most Important Recording of the Decade", ma faaopoopo atu e faapea "o le sefulu tausaga o
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