Britney Spears Sings Live! And Isn't Terrible!

The pop princess shows her live vocal chops for the first time in years--and she’s not as bad as we thought

The unthinkable happened this Labor Day weekend: Britney Spears actually sang live during a show! At her tour stop in North Carolina, B-babe took a break from fake-belting her own hits and sang a cover of Alanis Morissette's "You Oughtta Know."

OK the angsty tune's sorta a karaoke staple at this point, but bonus points to a more confident Brit for at least trying. We thought we'd never see the day when B.S. would actually turn her mic on while strutting her stuff onstage and let the world know what she sounds like sans studio mixers.

What's next, an acoustic album? Probably not.

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Awful's Singing Spears Poll

What do you think of actually hearing Britney's singing voice live?

It's better than I expected; she should sing live more often

It's better than I expected; she should sing live more often

62.8%

Is that a cat dying? Brit should stick to lip-syncing

Is that a cat dying? Brit should stick to lip-syncing

11.4%

Her voice is nowhere near as bad as that outfit

Her voice is nowhere near as bad as that outfit

25.8%

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