BRITNEY IS THE 7th YAHOO!'S MOST SEARCHED MUSICIAN OF 2016

Britney Spears listed at #7 on this year's Yahoo! Most Searched Music Artist.

#7 Britney Spears

While continuing to keep busy with her ongoing Las Vegas residency show, Britney Spears excited fans early in 2016 with the news she was working on her ninth studio album — her first in three years. While everyone waited for the music, in May, she executed an eye-catching medley of her past hits for the Billboard Music Awards (as well as accepted the prestigious Billboard Millennium Award, an honor bestowed on only two other artists to date). It was rumored she was going to unveil her new single then; however, she waited until July to release "Make Me" f/G Eazy. Her full-length, "Glory," arrived the following month, dropping just after her much-publicized triumphant return to the MTV Video Music Awards — a stage she hadn't performed on since 2007, when her infamous "Gimme More" left viewers wanting less. By the end of the year, Spears was reportedly working on yet another album (details hazy at this point). (Photo: David Becker/Getty Images)