Singer to be honored at 2016 Billboard Music Awards

15:53 - 02 May 2016

Britney Spears

Britney Spears will be honored with the Millennium Awards by the Billboard Music Awards for her outstanding career achievements and influence in the music industry.

Britney Spears will be honored with the Millennium Awards by the Billboard Music Awards on May 22.

According to USA Today, Spears will also perform at the event to mark the honor. Billboard says the award acknowledges an artist’s outstanding career achievements and influence in the music industry. Whitney Houston was the last recipient in 2012.

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Over the course of her illustrious career, Spears has collected six Billboard Music Awards, and had six albums debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, with 24 Top 40 singles charting on the Billboard Hot 100 (five of which went to #1).

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