Britney Spears calls Taylor Swift: "the most iconic pop woman of our generation"

The Instagram update included a backstage throwback of Britney with Taylor Swift that dates all the way back to 2003, plus a picture of herself and Taylor at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. Three years after their initial meeting, Swift released her debut single, "Tim McGraw".

Spears explained that the first time she met Swift was when a member of her team approached her backstage during her Oops!... I Did It Again Tour,. "He said, 'I have a girl named Taylor who wants to come in and sing for you.' I was like of course !!! He walks in, and she sings a beautiful song with her guitar."

Adding her initial reaction to the moment, and Swift's subsequent success, Spears added: "I was like wow wow she's unbelievable !!! We took a picture, and she then became the most iconic pop woman of our generation. Kinda cool she plays stadiums, and I prefer her videos over movies any day."

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Taylor Swift is currently in the midst of a South America run of shows for The Eras Tour. She recently released 1989 (Taylor's Version), and celebrated the release of TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR concert film, with Beyoncé appearing alongside her on the opening night.

Meanwhile, Britney Spears has just released her debut memoir The Woman In Me, which reveals “for the first time her incredible journey (and) strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history,” according to a press release from Gallery Books.