Sunday, November 30, 2008

Britney Spears: "I Worry All the Time."

The following Italicized article is from www.ok-magazine.com:

Few people — and even fewer celebrities — ever have a year like the one Britney Spears has had in 2008.

From a nasty custody battle to hospitalizations to handing over the reins of her life to her father, this could easily have been the lowest point in her life. But then again, she's got a hit song, a new album, a reinvigorated relationship with her formerly estranged family — so 2008 hasn't been without its good side.

"The whole year has been a hell of a year for me," the pop superstar admits in the new issue of Glamour. "I didn¹t know exactly where I stood with everyone."

A big turning point for Brit was her triumphant return to the MTV Video Music Awards in September, one year after almost throwing her career away with a dazed and lazy performance at the ceremony. "When I received the awards and [the audience] stood for me, it showed me how much love is out there," she explains.

"Recording this album has helped take my mind off certain things," says Britney about her new CD, Circus, which will be released on Dec. 2, which also happens to be her 27th birthday. "For me, my music is therapy."

The one-time party girl, who has photographed pantie-less with the likes of Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan also says that that's not the real Britney. "I don't like going out," she reveals. "I hate clubs. I hate being around too many people. I love my home and staying in bed and watching Dancing With The Stars or reading a Danielle Steel novel. I'm kind of boring."

With the clock running out on 2008, Brit's mind is on her resolutions for 2009. "I would like to stop worrying so much, because I worry all the time. And to learn how to be happier, just in general. I have to learn to take things not so seriously. And to stop biting my nails!"

Source: OK Magazine

Behind the Britney Story: A Conversation With Writer Jenny Eliscu

The following Italicized article is from www.rollingstone.com:

Rolling Stone contributing editor Jenny Eliscu first interviewed Britney Spears in RS 877, when Spears appeared on her third cover. Here Eliscu talks about the changes she's seen in Britney over the years, and what it was like getting access to the star for her new story, Britney Returns.

When did you first meet Britney?


It was in summer of 2001. She had just moved into a new house in the Hollywood Hills and she was decorating it with her mom. She was dating Justin at the time. We went into her bedroom into the walk-in closet there was a shirt in the closet that was obviously Justin's. It was a cowboy shirt. It was hanging by itself — I looked at it and I remember thinking, "That's Justin's! He must sleep over here!" And she was very down-to-earth and friendly and silly — I was charmed by her immediately. She was easy to be around. She was just in jeans and a T-shirt and her eyeliner was from last night — which always seems to be the case with Britney. We went to the studio together, and she was working with producer B.T. She got in the booth and sang, and it was surprisingly effortless for her.

How would you compare the girl then to the girl now?

What's the most different was the experience. I had interviewed her a handful of times since that first story, and we'd even talked about doing a book together a couple years ago. I mean, she used to send me Christmas cards and thank-you notes and stuff. Which, by the way, is super rare for anyone to do after you've written about them. Given all this background, I was really suprirsed by the restrictions on my access to her. I was like,"'What's the problem here?" That made me immediately uncomfortable. So, to answer your question is tough, because, compared to my previous experiences with her, this one was so much more micro-managed. I saw her several times over the course of September and October, but I was only allowed to speak with her on two of those occasions. My impressions are based on the very limited constraints that were put on us. That said, the first time I saw her on this story, my first impression was that she looked great. She looked like Britney. But there was much more of a sense of "can we get this over with" and her manager had to sit in. It wasn't possible to engage with her in the ways I was used to, both in my past interviews with her and compared to what it's normally like in general to talk in-depth with a subject.

You've heard her quote from the documentary about how she feels like a prisoner. Did you get that vibe from her?

The thing is, when I met with her, I wasn't looking for that. I had started to feel uncomfortable with all the restrictions, like submitting my questions for approval and not being left alone with her. And whenever I asked who was making these rules, I was told it had to do with the conservatorship. Like most people I didn't know much about conservatorships or how they're supposed to work. Of course, the funny coincidence is that the most famous conservatorship in recent years isn't even Britney's: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were being run by a government conservatorship. And we see how brilliantly that turned out. Anyway, I had done some preliminary research into it, but I was not yet aware how hard Britney had tried to fight it initially and why. As my research progressed, it started to become clear to me that this might not be something that should still be in place. Because it is designed, ideally, to protect people who are seriously ill. We're talking about people who are non compus mentis, according to the lawyers I consulted. Or they're in a vegetative state. Or they're just so old that they can't take care of themselves anymore. But Britney? It was making less and less sense as time went on.

So, as I say, it wasn't until after my last meeting with her that I realized how far beyond the scope of my interview this level of control extended into all facets of her life. And so, unfortunately, I wasn't, like, checking to see if she blinked out an S.O.S. code or whatever. But in hindsight, I did have a new understanding of the quote of hers at the end of the story, which is the last thing she said to me, in the context of being interviewed. She was describing this song she wrote about artistic expression and masquerade — pretending to be other people and putting on shows. And she says, "Through this you create your world." The song is about a girl who likes to live in a world of make-believe, and she's got all these people trying to come into her world that she didn't invite in. It's pretty telling. When you think about it, Britney Spears is an artist — a pop artist, in the truest sense — and sometimes artists do crazy things. I'm not sure why Britney isn't allowed to act out in the ways that we normally consider acceptable from artists. And we're guilty too because we created this Britney Spears character and we won't let her change.

What do you think will happen next? Is this conservatorship thing going to be a problem for Britney in the future?

It's a problem for her now. And the commissioner recently granted their request to make it permanent. If something doesn't change — if somebody doesn't contest it — it would theoretically remain in effect until her father dies. So far, Britney has failed in her attempts to hire her own lawyer.

Why do you think the court keeps approving the conservatorship?

One credible theory goes that the conservatorship manages to remain in effect due to political pressure on the courts to keep Britney off the streets. Her reckless behavior definitely was a problem for tax-paying Los Angelenos, who deserve to be able to drive their roads without fear of being run down by a Britney-led paparazzi chase, you know? She was creating mayhem, and it's fair to consider the impact on her neighbors and community. But I also think it's important for conservatorship not to be manipulated into a form of censorship. As Britney herself notes in that documentary, the punishment for her antics ought to fit the crime. At this point, it's like we're punishing her for acting shamlessly. and for being tacky. And this is America! If Britney is famous for acting tacky, we've got no one to blame but ourselves.

Source: Rolling Stone

Britney At The Glamour Magazine Shoot

Source: Glamour

Hlamour Magazine Shoot

Source: Glamour

'Circus' Ad


Thanx BritLover.

Britney Spears Makes Her Big Apple Arrival

The following Italicized article is from www.celebrity-gossip.net:

Back in the States following an international flight from London’s Heathrow Airport, Britney Spears has officially landed in the Big Apple after hitting the runway at JFK on Sunday afternoon (November 30).

Surrounded by papa Jamie Spears and her staffers, the “Womanizer” songstress is currently preparing for her album’s release on Tuesday morning followed by a big birthday bash at Tenjune later that night.

As previously reported by Gossip Girls, Miss Spears just finished up with a mini-tour throughout Europe in advance of the release of “Circus”.

While there, the pop tart also was treated to a pre-birthday bash at the hip London hotspot G-A-Y, during which time she was presented with a cake while fans sang out “Happy Birthday”.

See more pics here!

Source: Celebrity Gossip

Britney Spears Heads Back to the States

The following Italicized article is from www.celebrity-gossip.net:

Accompanied by her conservator father every step of the way, Britney Spears was spotted jetting out of Heathrow Airport in London, England on Sunday (November 30).

The “Gimme More” singer just finished up her “Circus” mini-tour overseas, now ready to head to New York City for her album release/birthday party in the Big Apple on Tuesday (December 2).

As previously reported by Gossip Girls, Miss Spears performed at the Bambi Awards ceremony in Offenburg, Germany a few days back, along with making an appearance on the French TV show “Star Academy” on Friday night.

Her weeklong trip culminated with a guest spot on the music talent show “X Factor,” during which time she performed her new single “Womanizer” while the show’s five remaining contestants each sang one of her hit tunes.

Talking about her stay in the UK capital city, Spears enthusiastically told press, “I met so many different people. I love being here in London - it’s awesome.”

See more pics here!

Source: Celebrity Gossip

Britney At Club G-A-Y

Source: Breathe Heavy

Exclusive: Britney Birthday Video


Check out this EXCLUSIVE video Britney sent us today.

Britney decided to drop by British nightclub G-A-Y to celebrate her birthday and hang out with friends before heading back to NYC for Tuesday's Good Morning America performance.

Eek, just a couple more days before the big birthday event. Who's excited?

Source: BritneySpears.com

X-Factor Backstage Pictures

Source: Unusual Britney

Britney Leaves X-Factor

Source: Untouchable Britney

Britney Does It One More Time

The following Italicized article is from www.newsoftheworld.co.uk:

The pop princess lip-synched to her new song Womanizer because, insiders told me, she wanted to concentrate on her dance routine.

And after her shambolic public outing just over a year ago, where she stumbled around the stage at the MTV Awards, who could blame her?

Like everyone watching X Factor at home, I waited with bated breath to see if she had recovered from the demons that have plagued her—and the signs were positive.

I was just two rows from Brit, close enough to see the sweat on her brow, and watched as she gave it her all.

And I can reveal that earlier she left Simon Cowell uncharacteristically speechless—when she admitted she hadn’t watched the show from her dressing room.

I was the only journalist backstage when Britney met the show’s judges and I saw her stun Simon, 49, into near-silence.

I couldn’t help but giggle when the usually cocksure music mogul was reduced to a bumbling wreck despite having rolled out the red carpet for Britney’s UK comeback performance.

He asked her if she had seen the five remaining acts perform moments earlier— covering her songs—and she responded with a point-blank “No!”


There followed a moment of awkward silence as Simon stood open-mouthed in amazement before blurting out: “Oh, that’s okay, not to worry."

Afterwards an X Factor insider told me: “It took Simon by surprise. Obviously everyone expected her to actually watch the show from her dressing room. And afterwards, it was a bit of a case of ‘contestants, who?’”

The insider continued: “Britney mimed so she could concentrate on her dancing.

“It was a big occasion for her and she wanted everything to be just right. When she messed up the MTV Awards she was just trying to do too much at once and she vowed never to make that mistake again.

“Britney rightly feels she is back where she belongs - as one of the world’s biggest popstars.”

Security was at an all-time high for the arrival of the pop princess—and even ITV supremo Peter Fincham was ushered out as she swept through to her dressing room.

Famous faces in the audience for included supermodel Kate Moss, 34. But there was no sign of her on-off boyfriend Jamie Hince, 39.

Simon Cowell’s ex-girlfriend Terri Seymour was also in the audience for the first time since her split with the judge in September.

Source: News Of The World

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Britney Performing On X-Factor

New 'Circus' Review: Britney's Back

The following Italicized article is from www.newsday.com:

Don't call it a comeback.

"Comeback" doesn't even come close to describing what Britney Spears has done on her new album, arriving in stores Tuesday, her 27th birthday. Not only is "Circus" (Jive) the best album of her career, but it could return her to the kind of massive, multiplatinum sales that she hadn't seen since the turn of the century.

"Circus" is overflowing with smart, savvy dance pop -- the kind of hits that she has hinted at in the past with "Toxic" and "I'm a Slave 4 U" -- that creates the perfect escapist soundtrack for these downsized times. All these accomplishments are made that much more incredible considering how low she had sunk -- personally and professionally -- last year with her string of tabloid-worthy exploits and the embarrassment of her clumsy train wreck of a performance on MTV's "Video Music Awards."

Her last album, "Blackout," sounded so cobbled together and half-done that many wondered if Spears would even be able to record another album, much less one as impressive as "Circus." Though she worked with essentially the same producers and songwriters this time out, the results are so different that Spears herself -- generally known for her choreography and packaging rather than her studio chops -- must be responsible for the change.

The monster hit "Womanizer" is only the beginning of the radio-ready barrage Spears is about to throw down. The title track, written by Dr. Luke, is another sleek dance-floor filler, as is the dizzying "Mannequin." And she has the disco-influenced "Lace and Leather," with its scratch guitar and Chic-inspired bass line.

"Lace and Leather" is another example of the biggest surprise of "Circus" -- the way that it nods to previous classics before taking the songs in a new, contemporary direction. Spears has never been one to look back in her music, but there's a bit of Tina Turner's "River Deep, Mountain High" on "Mmm Papi," a bouncy little multi-culti trifle that telescopes several decades of sugary pop into a little more than three minutes. "Kill the Lights" -- which chronicles her dealings with paparazzi, or maybe one particular paparazzo ex-boyfriend, as she says, "Is that money in your pocket or are you happy to see me?" -- opens with a call-and-response similar to Aretha Franklin's "Respect." And on the bonus track "Amnesia," one of the album's catchiest tracks, Spears comes over like a cross between the Ronettes and Fergie as she coos, "I get amnesia when I'm sitting next to you-ooh-ooh."

It's all part of what seems like a new direction for Spears, one that values musicianship. She tackles some ballads, both from Robbie Williams collaborator Guy Sigsworth, that accomplish their missions. "Out From Under" shows how her voice, which is still a bit limited, can carry a song, even with spare accompaniment, while "My Baby" is a bit schmaltzy, as it conveys how Spears is a loving mother now -- the cornerstone of her image rehab.

In many ways, "Circus" has Spears switching musical role models. She seems determined to be more like Gwen Stefani, a hit maker who knows how to use her strengths and weaknesses, and less like Madonna, who thrives on shock value and controversy. Yet somehow, Spears has delivered the biggest shock of all -- compelling reasons to reverse her cartoonlike tabloid image and take her seriously as a singer.

Forget the release of "Chinese Democracy" as the year's biggest surprise. "Circus" is a Britney Spears album I never expected to hear -- one that matters.

BRITNEY SPEARS: "Circus," in stores Tuesday

GRADE: B+

BOTTOM LINE: A pleasant surprise

Source: News Day

Win A Trip To Japan To Meet Britney Spears

The Sunday Telegraph and Sony Music are giving you the chance to meet Britney Spears in Japan in December.

One lucky winner and their guest will recieve return economy airfares to Japan, 3 nigths accommodation and the chance to meet Britney after she appears on Japanese TV.

For your chance to win, enter your details below and tell us in 25 words or less "Why you want to meet Britney in Japan?"


Sign up here!

Source: Daily Telegraph

Britney Has Arrived At X-Factor

Are you sitting comfortably?

Then we’ll begin. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, we need to make an announcement of pant-wetting proportions…

BRITNEY HAS ARRIVED!

News from The X Factor studios has filtered through and informed us that the pop princess is officially in the building!

She flew in from Paris earlier today and is currently in her Winnebago preparing for her dress rehearsal… she'll be singing Womanizer on the results show later tonight.

Britney fever has swept through The X Factor corridors and excitement levels are quadrupling by the minute.

When we know more, you’ll know more.

[Scream!]

Source: X-Factor

Britney's Back In Town

The following Italicized article is from www.star-magazine.co.uk:

BRITNEY Spears will help The X Factor reach a record audience tonight.

The 26-year-old will make her first UK TV appearance for five years.

Bosses expect her fans to give them a boost by tuning in for new single Womanizer during the results show.

Britney warmed up for her appearance with a show-stopping act in Germany.

An X Factor source said: “We’ve had some big names on the show, but Britney’s outshining them all.

“We’ve never had so much interest in a guest. We hope she will attract the biggest ever audience for one of our results shows.”

The last five acts will all sing Britney’s hits tonight.

Boyband JLS are performing her debut smash …Baby One More Time.

The first show will feature a recorded performance by Hannah Montana sensation Miley Cyrus, 16.

Britney will then perform in the results show, which has been scheduled against BBC1’s Match Of The Day.

Source: Star Magazine UK

Britney's Bambi Rehearsel

Britney Arrives In London

Source: Untouchable Britney

PCD Opening Britney's Tour?

According to several online rumors the Pussycat Dolls will be opening up for Britney on her upcoming tour: "The Circus Starring: Britney Spears." This was reportedly confirmed by an e-card from AEG Live, the company that is funding the tour.

Glamour Magazine Scans

Source: Breathe Heavy

Rolling Stone Scans

Click on the pic to see them!

Source: Breathe Heavy

Friday, November 28, 2008

Britney Performing On Star Academy




Britney Spears: Pretty in Paris

The following Italicized article is from www.celebrity-gossip.net:

Continuing on her European promotional tour for her forthcoming album Circus, Britney Spears was spotted out and about in Paris, France earlier today (November 28).

The “Womanizer” songstress smiled and waved to fans and paparazzi as she peered over the balcony of the Plaza Athenee, later making an exit out the main entrance.

See more pics here!

Source: Celebrity Gossip

EXCLUSIVE: Britney at her dope German digs

Check it: These are pictures taken at Britney's hotel in Germany. The photos with her family and crew are taken on her balcony. The group shot is Adam, Larry, Jamie, Brett and Britney.

Ahhh, the life. It must be sweet.

See more pics here!

Source: BritneySpears.com

Britney Leaving Her Hotel In France

Source: Untouchable Britney

Britney's Back!

The following Italicized article is from www.people.com:

It's official. She's ba-ack!


Britney Spears slipped back into her hotpants Thursday at a German awards show – her first live performance since her disastrous turn at the 2007 VMAs.

Looking remarkably like onetime B.F.F. Madonna, the 26-year-old donned black patent leather boots, a sheer blouse and a top hat for a live rendition of "Womanizer" at the Bambi awards in Offenburg, Germany. (Like many pop stars, she seemed to be either lip syncing or singing with the assistance of a loud backing track.)

"Britney looked a little nervous," said an onlooker. "[But] she had the audience excited."

After the elaborate routine, legendary designer Karl Lagerfeld emerged to present Spears with the Pop International Bambi (which is, naturally, in the shape of a deer).

"I admire you ... not just for your art, but for your energy," he told her at the podium. "[You are] coming back not only as a phoenix, but as a bird of paradise."

Spears, still winded from her performance, smiled brightly and waved at the crowd saying, "Thank you, Germany!"

That was the first stop on the singer's comeback tour, as she promotes her new album, Circus, and continues to put the troubles of the past year behind her.

Even before the awards show had ended, Spears and her dancers hopped a flight to France, where she reportedly holed up at Paris's luxurious Hotel Plaza Athénee. On Friday, she'll reprise the "Womanizer" routine on the top-rated Star Academy, France's answer to American Idol.

Then it's on to London, where she'll perform on Simon Cowell's hit X Factor.

The singer – who turns 27 on Dec. 2 – will be back in the States in time for her special "Happy Birthday" appearance on Good Morning America.

Source: People

Exclusive Britney Behind The Scenes 'Rolling Stone' Pics

If you guys are like me, you can't get enough of the sexy Rolling Stone photos of Britney. She looks hot!

So, because BritneySpears.com never leaves our readers hungry, we have some more EXCLUSIVE shots taken from behind the scenes at the photo shoot with Peggy Sirota.

And to answer your question, NO. These photos are not photoshopped or airbrushed in any way, shape or form. Britney just looks THAT fabulous!!

See more pics here!

Source: BritneySpears.com

Britney Leaves Germany Heads To France

Source: Untouchable Britney

Britney Spears Performs At Germany’s Bambi Awards

The following Italicized article is a review from www.accesshollywood.com:

Britney Spears made her return to European TV screens on Thursday night, appearing at Germany’s Bambi Awards.

Dressed in a top hat, fishnets and a figure-hugging black outfit, Britney performed “Womanizer” at the awards show where she was honored as Best International Pop Star, by the German media.

Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld presented the pop princess with the statue, which resembles a shining gold deer, but it was the pop star’s performance that attracted the most attention.

The performance, clips of which have already surfaced on YouTube, featured a host of “Circus”-themed dancers, who paraded around as Britney appeared in silhouette at the start of the number. Britney then walked through a ring of fire, hitting the stage looking as shapely as ever as she danced and strutted her way through the song, before ending it atop a metal globe.

On Saturday, Britney will appear on British TV screens, performing on Simon Cowell’s “X-Factor,” an “Idol”-like talent competition.

Britney releases her sixth studio album, “Circus,” stateside on December 2.

Source: Access Hollywood

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Exclusive Behind The Scenes Bambi Awards Pics

Here are some EXCLUSIVE pics of Britney and her crew behind the scenes at tonight's Bambi Awards. Britney's dancers looked awesome, and so did she!

Make sure you catch Britney's PHENOMENAL performance and check out all 16 of our exclusive photos by clicking on any image.

See more pics here!

Source: BritneySpears.com

Positive Circus Review

The following Italicized article is a review from www.thesun.co.uk:

***1/2

IT is a decade since school-uniformed Britney Spears back-flipped her way to the forefront of popular culture – achieving her first and only number one in the States with Baby One More Time.

The world has since watched in horrified fascination her steady decline from teen queen virgin to a twice-divorced fallen star.

After 2007’s ill-timed and overproduced Blackout, an unconvincing attempt at maintaining her once glossy façade, Britney has finally chosen to embrace the pantomime chaos and release a more honest body of work on new album Circus.

Britney proves that it truly is show time, as she steps into the ring on tip-top form and wears her heart on her sleeve.

She confronts issues of fame, broken relationships and motherhood against a masterfully engineered soundscape, which at times verges on the electronic complexity of a Daft Punk remix.

Having already found global success with the first single — the dark and aggressive pop powerhouse that is Womanizer — and with a guest spot on tomorrow night’s X Factor, it looks like Britney’s new extravaganza will be coming to speakers near you.

Here POPPY COSYNS takes you on a track-by-track taste of the album, which sees the Princess of Pop transformed from media clown to whip-cracking ring mistress:

WOMANIZER: Siren synths trigger the start of what is already a dance floor favourite from Louisiana to Lewisham. Savvy lyrics and an obnoxiously repetitive chorus guarantee pop perfection.

CIRCUS: “All eyes on me in the centre of the ring just like a circus/When I crack that whip everybody gonna trip just like a circus,” sings Brit, reaffirming her bad-girl image on the album’s infectious second single.

OUT FROM UNDER: A starker vocal and acoustic guitar backing herald the first of the few slower tracks. This is a sincere story of a suffocating relationship.

KILL THE LIGHTS: A full-on bolshy tirade, attacking sleazy parasitic paps with a vocal performance reminiscent of leotard-era Madonna.

SHATTERED GLASS: Creepy electro beats pulsate through this warped tale of an irreparable partnership and it becomes positively robotic as it reaches its crescendo.

IF U SEEK AMY: “Oh baby baby,” starts this track recalling a certain sound byte in our audio archives and the “ha ha hee hee” chorus is appropriate to the album’s carnivalesque overtone.

UNUSUAL YOU: The backing track on this tune leaves it sounding like the discovered dregs of a would-be late Nineties hit.

BLUR: An anthem for all those who have misbehaved under the influence: “Can’t remember what I did last night/I gotta get my head right, where the hell am I? Who are you? What’d we do last night?” showing Britney at her brutally honest best.

MMM PAPI: Mashing up whimsical sound effects with girlish vocals and bizarre lyrics which reference her love/hate father-daughter turmoil.

MANNEQUIN: Another Queen Madge moment, this slickly produced feisty pop number is one of three tracks co-penned by Spears herself.

LACE AND LEATHER: Something of a return to Lucky era Britney, only this time with racier lyrics and moments of electro pizazz – in particular the guitar which cuts in halfway through.

MY BABY: The most pared-down track on the album, fully exposing Spears’ fragile vocal – this is a tooth-numbingly saccharine ode to her babies. Aw.

RADAR: A hearty helping of electronic R&B which sounds like the Pussycat Dolls at their most risqué.

AMNESIA: Almost Eighties-sounding in its synth-led campness, Britney tops off her show with an old school pop formula, marrying chorus, bass line and melody in a perfect trinity of chart-topping potential.


Source: The Sun

'Womanizer' performance in HQ

Britney In The Press Room

Source: Untouchable Britney

Lynne Spears On Britney’s Return To Performing: ‘This Is When She’s Most In Her Element’

The following italicized article is from www.accesshollywood.com:

On the eve of Britney Spears’ return to U.K. television this coming Saturday, her mother Lynne Spears told Britain’s “GMTV” that the pop star is eager to perform.

“I think Britney’s just ready to get started again,” Lynne, who appeared via satellite, told “GMTV” host Lorraine Kelly “This is when she’s most in her element.”

As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, Britney will appear on “The X-Factor” in Britain this weekend, following a stop in Germany, where the singer is presently.

When asked if Britney’s recent career moves mean she’s back, Lynne, who was promoting her own memoir during the appearance – “Through The Storm” — said things are still working themselves out, but everything was following the right path.

“The balance is going to have to be worked out with work and everything, like any other performer has to do,” Lynne said. “But… everything is gonna be fine because we have a lot of people… that are helping us now. We’re gonna get this done and it’s all gonna be good. You just wait and see.”

When asked why Britney has been doing so well of late, Lynne said it was thanks to the support of those that love the singer.

“I think with a lot of love and care and help,” Lynne said. “Sometimes you have to just settle down. You have to stop [and] think. There’s a lot of people that care about Britney and love Britney and Britney’s doing great now.”

And the singer is also thriving as a mother to Sean Preston, 3, and Jayden James, 2, Lynne said.

“She’s a wonderful mother,” Lynne smiled. “She’s funny, she’s extremely affectionate and she’s just a normal mother.”

Source: Access Hollywood

New GMA Promo

The Making Of 'Circus'

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

US Weekly Review

The following italicized article is from www.usmagazine.com:

Has Britney Spears benefited from things getting less chaotic? Though she’s called her postmeltdown life under father Jamie’s conservatorship merely “existing,” she’s produced a polished follow-up to last year’s Blackout with her sixth studio CD. The amped-up title track has a triumphant Spears declaring, “I call the shots,” and she recalls Prince on the club-pleaser “If U Seek Amy.” But the real shocker is the self-penned ballad “My Baby,” on which Spears evokes — yes — Mariah Carey while singing about her sons with the best vocals of her roller-coaster career.

Source: US Weekly

New 'For The Record' Promo

Kanye West On Britney

YO THIS IS REALLY GOOD! TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK AGAINST ALL ODDS! I'M REALLY PROUD OF HER AND WISH HER THE BEST!!

Source: Kanye West's Official Website

New Britney Interview + Footage

Re-Post: Blazin’ Mag Needs Your Help + Please Comment!

Blazin’s coming back and they need your help!

For their comeback issue they have a new article called ‘What Do You Think Of Britney's Comeback, So Far?’

They want your opinion on video’s, photoshoots, promotion and most importantly if you think Britney’s ready. So, what are your feelings on this comeback and what could be improved?

Let us know by commenting on this post and you might find your opinion in the next issue of Blazin’!

Source: Blazin' Magazine

Britney's New Tour Is Called...

Exclusive: Countdown to ET's World Premiere of Britney Spears' Music Video 'Circus'!

The following italicized article is from www.etonline.com:

ET has the exclusive world premiere of Britney Spears' all-new music video "Circus," and the countdown is on!

Only Entertainment Tonight will bring you the world premiere of "Circus" on Friday, Dec. 5. It's the second video off of her new album, and it's her best video to date!

Britney is back and better than ever! Her new documentary "Britney: For the Record," will air on MTV on Nov. 30.

The pop megastar will release her new album "Circus" on Dec. 2, which is Britney's 27th birthday. She'll kick off the release of the highly-anticipated album with a live performance on ABC's "Good Morning America."

Source: ET Online

X17 FIRST! - Britney Off To Rehearse For Bambi Awards In Germany

The following italicized article is from www.x17online.com:

We caught a glimpse of Brit in her car, arriving to rehearsals for tomorrow night's Bambi Awards in Offenburg, Germany (in the cold Black Forest region) just hours ago.

The jury for the prestigious awards said on Tuesday:

"The pop princess is back on her throne, better than ever before. The one-time teen idol has become a mature young woman who overcame the greatest crisis of her life with flying colors. Britney Spears achieved her triumph thanks to her iron discipline, her unique musical talent and her millions of fans, who remained loyal to the star even in her darkest hours."

Britney will pick up the Bambi in the Pop International category and will take the stage to perform Womanizer.

Congrats, Brit!!

Source: X17

Britney Spears Prepares For An Important Live Performance In Germany

Yesterday we saw photos of our dear Britney Spears causing a commotion at LAX airport here in LA as she made her way to Germany where she is scheduled to appear and PERFORM at the Bambi Awards in Düsseldorf, Germany tomorrow night. Here are a couple pics of Brit Brit leaving rehearsals in Germany yesterday ahead of her first live performance in about a year’s time:
I’m not entirely sure what Britney is scheduled to perform at the Bambi Awards but I suspect that since she is performing Womanizer on both Star Academy in France and on X-Factor in the UK later on this week (and presumably on Good Morning America next Tuesday) she will also be performing the same song/routine in Germany. Tomorrow night’s performance will be Britney’s first since her disastrous debacle at the 2007 MTV VMAs last year. While I have no doubt that she is in a much better position this year to put on a killer performance, I’m still a bit nervous to see this performance. I’m sure she’s got it in her to pull it off … do you?
Source: Pink Is The New Blog

Britney Leaving Bambi Rehearsels

In the run up to the release of her new album, 'Circus', and appearances on the French and British editions of X-Factor, Britney Spears is pictured leaving a German television studio following rehearsals for tomorrow's 'Tribute To Bambi' awards show.

Source: Untouchable Britney

More "Circus" Music Video Goodness

Go Behind the New Rolling Stone Cover: Britney Spears

The following italicized article is from www.rollingstone.com:

For the 2008 version of the Rolling Stone “Hot Issue,” Britney Spears found her way onto the cover of the magazine for the seventh time on the heels of her new album Circus and her seemingly unlikely comeback. Click above to go behind the scenes at Britney’s cover shoot and to hear Rolling Stone’s Jodi Peckman discuss the ideas behind the cover.

Source: Rolling Stone

Britney's Big Apple Birthday

The following italicized article is from www.ok-magazine.com:

Britney Spears is already set to drop her new album Circus on Good Morning America on her birthday, Dec. 2, so it's no surprise that there's talk of a big birthday bash for the comeback queen that night.

Page Six reports that the Britster will have a "very private, Circus-theme event" at Tenjune in NYC, a club she's had some fun times at in her partying past.

The NYC celebration of both her birthday and her new album will be quite different from the Sharon Stone-hosted party in a Bel Air mansion last year, which included guests like former friends Sam Lufti and cousin Alli Sims.

Paris Hilton also showed up last year, focusing much of the paparazzi attention on herself; while Britney picked up expensive items in a gifting suite and blew out candles on a small round cake with a handful of friends watching.

Here's to hoping 27 is a better year for Brit!

Source: OK Magazine

Britney Confirms UK Concert Dates

The following italicized article is from www.bbc.co.uk:

US singer Britney Spears is to play two concerts at the O2 arena in London next June - the only European shows on her forthcoming world tour.

Tickets for the dates on 3 and 4 June will go on general sale on 5 December - although fans who register with her website can buy them 24 hours earlier.

"It's going to be very special," said Rob Hallett of tour promoter AEG.

The concert, he said, would take its theme from her latest album The Circus, which is released next week.

"We're creating a musical circus," he said. "Expect to see jugglers, dancers, tattooed ladies and acrobats."

According to the promoter, the concerts will be Spears' only dates in Europe "for the foreseeable future".

Spears last performed in the UK in 2004 when her Onyx Hotel tour visited Birmingham, Glasgow, Belfast, Manchester and Wembley Arena in London.

'Radiant'

The 26-year-old will be in the capital this weekend to appear on ITV1 talent show The X Factor.

Before that she will travel to Germany to attend the annual Bambi entertainment awards in Dusseldorf.

The singer will be named best international pop star after achieving what organisers have called a "stunning comeback from an absolute low point".

"Britney Spears is back," said host Hubert Burda. "Radiant and better than ever, the erstwhile idol has reclaimed her throne."

In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, the performer admitted she felt "like an old person" now her much-documented troubles are behind her.

"I go to bed at, like, 9.30 every night and I don't go out or anything," she is quoted as saying. "I just feel like an old fart."

Spears' mother Lynne, meanwhile, has been telling the BBC how happy she is that her daughter has got her life back on track.

"Britney wants to do it right," she told Radio 5 Live's Colin Paterson, attributing her recent turnaround to having "good people around her" and "lots and lots of prayer".

Source: BBC

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Rolling Stone 'Circus' Review

Britney may have left the psych ward, but on Circus, she proves she's still a freak. The clubby, adventurous pop on her sixth album — her first since getting committed and losing custody of her kids — would have made a fine follow-up to 2003's In the Zone. "Toxic" producers Bloodshy & Avant hit pay dirt again with the melodic, glowing "Unusual You." The Max Martin-produced "If U Seek Amy" (say it fast) is a saucy, swinging standout, and the photographer-taunting stomper "Kill the Lights" recalls the synth crush of 2007's Blackout.

Britney's vocals on Blackout sounded phoned in, but on Circus, she put in real studio time, actually singing some slow jams. Frou Frou's Guy Sigworth contributes "Out From Under," Spears' best ballad since "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman." But there are creepy ones too: Danja's "Blur" updates 2003's hungover "Early Mornin'," as the mom of two sighs, "Where the hell am I?" She does her kids a greater disservice with "My Baby," the trite ballad dedicated to them. And Mommy shows she has psychodrama to spare on "Mmm Papi," a go-go romp with daddy issues ("Grab me tight and don't let go/Mmm Papa, love you"): Is it about the papa who controls her affairs or the paparazzi she had an affair with? The fact that we're even curious shows Britney hasn't lost her talent: Her fans still can't look away.


Source: Rolling Stone

Britney to Commish: I Gotta Dance!

The following italicized article is from www.tmz.com:

Britney Spears and her conservators have formally asked the court commissioner handling her conservatorship to allow her to go on a U.S. tour next year, with the possibility of taking it worldwide.

We've learned when Britney was in court Friday, she told the judge she wants to tour, feels competent to do so and she wants her conservators to make the necessary deals with backup singers, roadies, venues, ticket brokers and the many others involved.

We're told the conservators, including daddy Jamie, are on board and have laid out how the deals will be structured. They told the commish they will submit all of the contracts for court review.

The proposed order is on the commissioner's desk, and she could sign it as early as tomorrow. If that happens, we're told the conservators will immediately begin making deals for the tour.

This is an incredibly complicated undertaking, in no small part because Britney can't legally make any of the deals herself.

Source: TMZ

30 Second "Circus" Music Video Preview!


Source: Britney.com

Britney Spears Is More 'Self-Conscious' And 'Reserved' Now, Rolling Stone Photo Editor Says


The following italicized article is from www.mtv.com:

Jodi Peckman isn't new to working with Britney Spears on a photo shoot. Rolling Stone's director of photography has worked with the pop star several times over her career and admits that 2008 Britney isn't the bubblegum pop star she met back in 2002.

"There was a difference now than in 2002," she told MTV News about the recent Rolling Stone cover story on Spears. "She was really childlike then. She came bouncing in with her iPod and chewing her bubble gum with her thick Southern accent. She was very outgoing.

"I think she feels less comfortable now, and that's natural for any woman getting older," she added. "I think she's more self-conscious now. She didn't hold back, it's just that she's more reserved."

Peckman also worked with Spears in 2003, and she already saw Spears rapidly maturing from a bouncy kid to a woman. "She was a little more down to earth in 2003. It was quite different," she told MTV News. "She was more to herself, smoking cigarettes in the parking lot. She kept to herself more. She was a bit more private."

Peckman has noticed over the years that the people and the energy surrounding Spears have never been the same. And despite any issues RS writer Jenny Eliscu had gaining access to the singer, Peckman said that the shoot went smoothly.

"It was much more low-key this time around. There was much less pressure on us," she said. "She arrived to the shoot before I did. She came with her publicist and her personal assistant. Her mom was with her; her manager showed up about an hour later. Very calm, very mellow. It was really stripped-down. The time before, it had been more high-intensity, more controlled."

The theme for the shoot was no theme at all. Peckman wanted to show everyone the natural Spears. No costumes, no sets, no drama. "She's still a young girl, but she looks more mature. There's something about her. She's a mom now, and she's been through a lot, and maybe just her motherly aura comes through."

And the inspiration was simple for the shoot: stripped-down Marilyn Monroe — not glossy, sexy Marilyn Monroe. "We wanted her to be natural, almost as a reference was Marilyn Monroe in the actor's studio," Peckman explained. "We just let her under the beautiful light and let her be herself. We kept it simple."

And the moment Spears took the picture that would end up as the cover shot, Peckman knew. "Well, first of all, having a celebrity on the cover where there's no eye contact with the reader isn't the norm. But it was such a spontaneous, caught moment. It wasn't posed that way," she said. "The minute we got that picture, I knew right away. Caught moments just translate so well.
"She's so great that she can do high-concept and stripped-down," Peckman added. "She really gives it to the cameras. ... We just wanted to make her look like a beautiful woman."

Source: MTV

"Circus" Music Video Release December 5th


Source: ET Online

Circus DVD Previews

A lucky Britney fan got their hands on the new Circus DVD which features more scenes from Britney's upcoming music video for "Circus" including a sick dance scene.

Click on the pic to see them!

Source: Breathe Heavy

More Pics From Rolling Stone Shoot

See more pics here!

Source: Rolling Stone

Fans At Britney's Times Square Ad

One of BTI's readers, Almir, sent me this cool picture of him and his friends under Britney's ad in Times Square.

Ps: If you have any cool pics of you at something Britney related please sent them to breaktheiceblog@aol.com and I'll put them up.

Britney Spears Takes Her ‘Circus’ To Europe

Britney Spears caused a mild fracas yesterday afternoon when she arrived at LAX airport here in SoCal to catch a plane bound for Europe. Our dear Britney, whose new album Circus is streaming in full right HERE on Pink is the new Blog and who is featured on the cover of the new issue of Rolling Stone magazine, has made her way to Germany to do some promo work for her new album there before she makes her way to France to perform on Star Academy and then to London to perform on X-Factor. Homegirl has got a lot of work to take care of this week leading up to the release of her new album next Tuesday. Here are a few pics of Britney and her entourage upon arrival at LAX yesterday afternoon:
Although a long holiday weekend is right around the corner, Britney Spears is getting to work promoting her upcoming album, Circus, in Europe. The singer boarded a flight from Los Angeles to Frankfurt, Germany on Monday for several appearances in support of the album, which is scheduled to be released Dec. 2. Spears is traveling with several close associates and family members, including her father, Jamie, and manager Larry Rudolph. According to an eyewitness, the singer – dressed in a brown fedora, black sweatpants and a pink top – jumped out of her white Cadillac Escalade smiling and holding her dad’s hand at the airport. After a short time in Germany, Spears is expected to appear on the French program, Star Academy, and on Simon Cowell’s X Factor in England before returning to the U.S. next week. She is scheduled to go on a worldwide tour in the spring of next year.

Here we go. As I keep saying, I really hope that she is ready for the coming onslaught. There is a lot coming her way. I sincerely hope it all goes smoothly … successfully and, most of all … healthily for her.

Source: Pink Is The New Blog

Britney Hits Frankfurt

The following italicized article is from www.celebrity-gossip.net:

With her new album Circus hitting stores next Tuesday (December 2nd), Britney Spears is hot on the comeback trail. And she was spotted arriving in Frankfurt, Germany earlier today to get her European Tour started.

The “Womanizer” singer was accompanied by her father/conservator of her affairs Jamie Spears as she joked with friends, lit up a cigarette, and hopped into a limousine.

See more pics here!

Source: Celebrity Gossip

Britney Spears On Her Kids & Opening Herself Up For ‘Circus’

The following italicized article is from www.accesshollywood.com:

They’re still toddlers, but Britney Spears said her sons are picking up some bad habits.

In a new interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Britney said her boys – Sean Preston, 3, and Jayden James, 2 — have started using some less-than-appropriate language.

“They’re starting to learn words like ‘stupid,’ and Preston says the f-word now sometimes,” Britney told the mag. “He doesn’t get it from us. He must get it from his daddy. I say it, but not around my kids.”

Britney, who spoke only about her
music and her children for the cover story, which hits newsstands on Tuesday, said she takes great joy in spending time with her two little ones.
“Every time they come to visit me, I think about how they’re such special people,” she said.

The singer, who was not asked about the conservatorship she is under during the interview, said she would spend more than the three days a week the
court has allowed her to see her children, if it weren’t for the break up of her marriage to Kevin Federline in 2007.

“I didn’t think my husband was gonna leave me,” Britney told writer Jenny Eliscu, who had to submit her questions for approval before the interview. “Otherwise I’d be with my babies 24/7. But since they’re almost like twins, they both take care of each other. I think they look like me.”
Because of the restrictions Rolling Stone said were put on the interview by the pop singer’s team, Britney revealed very little, but she did hint that her new album has a song that offers some insight into the 20-something woman.
“[It’s] about artistic expression and the masquerade of people acting and putting on shows,” Britney said of the unnamed cut she wrote last summer. “Through that, you create your own world. The song talks about how other people are coming into this girl’s world, but she didn’t invite them in. So she’s saying, ‘Why are you here, if I didn’t invite you?’ It’s complicated, but you can tell it’s me who wrote it, because it’s in my voice and there’s a difference.”

Though she revealed herself in at least one of the expected songs on “Circus,” Britney told the magazine she was frightened of being too open.
“It’s scary to put yourself out there and be like, ‘Oh, God, is that cool?’ If you’re not going to really go for it, you can’t just go there halfway,” she said. “But sometimes, when you go for it, you can’t lose.”

Source: Access Hollywood

Britney Returns

The following italicized article is from www.rollingstone.com:

There's an understanding among those who know Britney well: When she's blond, she's happy. When she's brunette, she's sad. When she's pink, she's crazy. Her hair was back to glowing and golden this fall, when she spent her time diligently shuttling back and forth from her Beverly Hills mansion to dance rehearsals and video shoots and recording studios, in preparation for her new album, Circus. It was a complete transformation, following a year in which she spent a month in rehab, endured a brutal custody battle with her ex-husband Kevin Federline and careened toward a massive — and very public — meltdown that culminated in two involuntary psychiatric hospitalizations in January.

"I feel like an old person now," she says one afternoon, as a manicurist applies rhinestones and girly pink lacquer to her chewed-up nails. "I do! I go to bed at, like, 9:30 every night, and I don't go out or anything, you know what I mean? I just feel like an old fart."

The beauty rest has done her well: In a Hollywood recording studio in September, dressed in black jeans, platform heels and a bedazzled hoodie, Spears looks more like her former self than she has in years. She has makeup on, but it's faded just enough that it could be yesterday's. She says she's considering lopping off the weave she's worn since shaving her head in 2007, and when she counts up her tattoos — "Seven! Oh, my God, y'all!" — she falls back into the couch giggling, kicking her feet in the air.

Spears has always been like this: silly, sweet, humble. She has never been very articulate, but she always tries to be accommodating. Tonight, she's listening to mixes and finishing work on a track called "Lace and Leather." When I ask how she knows if a song is going to be a hit, she says, "You just hear it, and you're like, oh, my God, if somebody else takes this song, you're gonna kill yourself, you know what I mean? Like, this one I'm doing tonight, I think it's good, and it's, like, really quirky and different and girly."

"A little naughty," says her manager, Larry Rudolph, 45, sitting nearby in a T-shirt and jeans.

"A little naugh-tay," Spears agrees, sounding half-embarrassed.

There are differences in Britney, too, from the last time I saw her, in 2006, when we hung out in her New York hotel room watching American Idol while her son Sean Preston crawled around on the bed nearby. She is shyer, more guarded, remote — like the old Britney but with the volume turned way down. Her last hit single, "Piece of Me," dealt with her public image ("I'm Miss Bad Media Karma/Another day, another drama"), but she says she's not sure she wants to include anything so revealing on Circus. "It's scary to put yourself out there and be like, 'Oh, God, is that cool?' If you're not going to really go for it, you can't just go there halfway." And then, as though changing her mind midthought, she adds, "But sometimes, when you go for it, you can't lose."

Of all the things Britney has lost in the past year, it's the custody of her sons, Sean Preston, 3, and Jayden, 2, that has shaken her hardest. "Every time they come to visit me, I think about how they're such special people," says Spears, who currently sees the boys three days a week, with one overnight stay. "Like, they're going to preschool now! I went there to pick them up on Friday, and seeing them in their little classroom and seeing Jayden being bad or not listening? It's like, those are mine, and it's just crazy, you know what I mean? And the things that are coming out of their mouths right now — they're learning so much, and it's new, and you never know what they're going to say, and they're so smart yet so innocent. They're obsessed with monsters, and every night we look outside, and we have to show them that there's no monsters out there. It's dark outside, but there's nothin' out there, you know?"

Ever since she was a little girl growing up in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears dreamed of having her own children. She considered the experience "the closest thing to God," she said in 2004 in a note on her fan site. "To be a really good mom, I feel your child needs to be your full-time job. I want to raise my kids and share all of those precious moments with them."

But things haven't turned out like she imagined. "I didn't think my husband was gonna leave me," she says, deadpan. She laughs to break the tension. "Otherwise, I'd be with my babies 24/7. But since they're almost like twins, they both take care of each other. I think they look like me," she says, going from affectionate to bitter as she gets distracted by thoughts of Federline, whom she sees only when one of them is picking up the boys. "They don't look like their father at all," she continues. "And it's weird 'cause they're starting to learn words like 'stupid,' and Preston says the f-word now sometimes. He doesn't get it from us. He must get it from his daddy. I say it, but not around my kids."

Of course, Britney hasn't quite turned out to be a model parent, either, and it was her own erratic behavior that led to her losing custody. During Britney's second trip to the psych ward, when her dad, Jamie, wanted to convince her to let him take control of her life, he told her he would help her get her babies back. He and attorney Andrew Wallet filed for a legal conservatorship that makes them responsible for overseeing her finances and her personal life — Britney today has about as many legal rights as when she was in the Mickey Mouse Club. She is watched over day and night by security guards Jamie hired (and she's paying for); it's also rumored that Britney's phone calls are closely monitored and that she's not allowed to drive her own Mercedes. Recently, says one source with ties to the Britney camp, Jamie fired a guard who let the singer use his phone. (Her rep denies the claim.)

Source: Rolling Stone
 

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