So in reply to the actual topic and not the more recent posts ('cause I'm slow): I don't like her music so much, but she's not a horrible artist.
I definitely wouldn't say she's "the most discussed artist in this point in time", but she's definitely not far from it. Forming an opinion about her on a personal level wouldn't be right, as more than half of the rumors I've heard about her are presumably untrue. However, I must admit that it takes some guts and willpower to be able to do what she's done, and since I can only judge a person by their actions, "Bravo, Brittany Spears".
While I don't like her genre of music, I do believe she is one of, if not the best at it. Some songs are rather catchy, while others I wouldn't be caught dead listening to. As for her being the "Pop Queen", I really don't have an opinion on that right now. I don't listen to very much pop, so I couldn't compare. She is a very talented individual, though, and I think the media needs to stop focusing on all the bad and start focusing on all the good.