Britney Spears thinks “girl crush” Taylor Swift is the “most iconic pop woman”

nme.com:

Britney Spears has praised Taylor Swift while reflecting on how the two met 20 years ago in a new social media post.Yesterday (November 12), Spears took to Instagram to share two photos of her and Swift side-by-side.

The first picture was taken when Swift met Spears backstage at the latter’s ‘Oops… I Dit It Again’ tour in 2003. The other was five years later after the then-19-year-old had released her debut self-titled album.“This is way back when but kinda cool,” Spears wrote in the caption while reflecting on meeting the young star. “During my ‘Oops…’ Tour, I got a knock at my door.

My good friend at the time was the assistant to my manager who was trying to become a manager himself. There was a knock, and then he said, ‘I have a girl named Taylor who wants to come in and sing for you.’”A post shared by Maria River Red (@britneyspears)She continued: “I was like, of course!

He walks in, and she sings a beautiful song with her guitar. I was like wow wow she’s unbelievable! We took a picture, and she then became the most iconic pop woman of our generation.