Spears will also perform at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards where she will get the award.
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To celebrate that achievement, the In The Zone icon is going to be performing a medley of her hits.
Previous recipients of Billboard’s Millennium Award include Whitney Houston and Beyoncé. The honor acknowledges an artist’s outstanding career achievement and influence in the music industry.
Singer Justin Bieber will perform his new single Company at the awards show, with performances also scheduled from the likes of DNCE, The Go-Go’s, Shawn Mendes and Pink.
Watch the Billboard Music Awards May 22 on ABC15 starting at 5 p.m. The finalists were determined by fan interactions via “album and digital songs sales, radio airplay, streaming, touring and social engagement”. Since her debut in 1999 (…Baby One More Time), six of her eight albums debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. The awards are based on the reporting period of tracking dates March 23, 2015 through March 17, 2016 and Billboard chart dates April 11, 2015 through April 2, 2016.
Spears is now still enjoying her residency at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, as well as working on her ninth studio album.
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According to USA Today, the pop star will be presented with the respected award at the upcoming Billboard Music Awards show being held later this month (May16).
