Canadian Chart Update For The Week Ending Of March 21th

In the official single chart 'Break The Ice' rises 16 places to #30 in its 5th week on the chart.

Source: Break The Ice

Is The Business Of Britney In A Recession?

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

Britney Spears’ second release from the psych ward was a gold mine for the paparazzi.

Between tabloids, her recording career and her life in general, the revenue generated from all things Britney brought in up to $120 million in the past year. But now that Britney is staying home, is the business of Britney in a recession?

"Since her father has her under his control, we certainly haven't seen the number of photos that we used to see coming in of Britney," X-17 co-owner Brandy Navarre told Access Hollywood. "The subject of the photo is just not as interesting as it once was, so the prices do go down."

X-17 saw a 10 percent increase in overall profits with the help of exclusive photos like bald Britney, which made them a half-million dollars.

Now, with the pop star’s recent cleaned-up behavior, the amount of Britney pictures are way down – from more than 1,000 a day to a couple hundred, forcing the photo agency to change focus.

"It’s a different game now," Navarre explained. "It's a different challenge. We're moving on to other celebrities like Brad [Pitt] and Angelina [Jolie and] Jamie Lynn Spears. We’ve moved on to Britney’s sister."

Needles to say, Britney has shifted in priority.

"We had as many as maybe10 photographers chasing after her. Now we have probably three or four photographers working on her at any given time," she said.

And Spears’ gated community is empty these days. The main road once littered with paparazzi is a much different scene now that Britney’s dad, Jamie, has taken charge.

"After he took over the conservatorship, it got really, really slow for us," Britney’s trusted paparazzo friend Felipe said.

He was scheduled to follow Britney daily, from 4 PM to 4 AM, but has since undergone a dramatic shift change.

"She's not going out at night as much as she used to … you know I started working the daytime between 11 AM to 11 PM," he said.

OK! magazine features editor Rob Chilton has noticed the change in his magazine’s focus, as well.

"There are fewer shots now of Britney doing crazy things," Chilton told Access. "Now we're seeing a more stable, more calm Britney so there are less shocking stories about Britney these days."

As for Us Weekly, Britney was only on the cover once in the last six weeks, a far cry from last September through mid-February. Then, around the time of her custody battle and hospitalizations, Britney was Us Weekly's hot topic in 23 out of 24 issues.

And with no Britney scandal to report, this week’s tabs feature Britney-free covers.

But there is proof that Spears still sells. TV Guide put "Tudors" star Jonathan Rhys-Meyers on the cover of the new issue mailed to subscribers, but chose to put Britney on the cover of the issue available on newsstands in an attempt to boost sales.

"People want to read about Britney," Chilton said. "There is still that fascination with her whether it's good or bad."

Source: Access Hollywood

Prosecutors Refuse to Drop Driving Charges Against Britney Spears

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

Prosecutors refused to drop driving without a license charges against Britney Spears on Thursday.

Her lawyer Charlie Unger had pleaded that Spears, 26, "seems to be getting her life together. She has nothing on her record other than the infraction-type tickets we all get."

But Los Angeles city attorney Michael Amerian said Spears' hit-and-run charge had already been dropped from the incident last August when her Mercedes hit a parked car.

Pursuing the driving without a license charges, Amerian argued, is "the fairest way to treat her. [We're] not affected by her celebrity status."

The case will continue June 18.

Spears' attorney, Unger, told Access Hollywood, "We’re still hoping we can work this all out."

Source: US Weekly

The End Of Britney Mania!

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

The B!tch Replies: What Britneymania? Ever since daddy Jamie took away Britney's stumbling permit and strapped her into a $1,500-a-week spending limit, the minute-by-minute coverage of the pop star's meltdowns has died down considerably.

Aside from that scintillating news about her driver's license trial being postponed, shocking details about her having soup for dinner, some incident involving Mel Gibson and the South Park episode itself, we got nothing. At least, not this very second.

Still, this B!tch has compiled a list of what might make Britney's media interest go away completely, leaving the worst-case-scenario—Spoiler Alert!—for the South Park guys. Here are the rest:

1. Miley Cyrus: A suddenly very warped, drunk and preferably pregnant Miley Cyrus—a Miley who has dropped the well-scrubbed hillbilly family routine, dipped herself in a massive vat of glitter-caked Vaseline and engaged in decidedly un-Disneylike relations on video with some or, preferably all, members of the Jonas clan.

"We'd need a shift in spotlight to someone else who people find even more interesting right now," says Kirk Olson, vice president of the trend research firm Iconoculture. "And the only person who fits is Miley Cyrus."

2. More money, less war: Seriously. Americans always gravitate toward salacious gossip and light news when they're feeling insecure and crave escape, Olson says. We also like to see other people fail whenever our money is running low and our death tolls are high. "In times that are uncertain, consumers gravitate toward this icon-toppling behavior," Olson tells this B!tch.

3. Britney turns into Carrie Underwood: And it bores us into fleeing.

4. Nothing: "I don't think the interest is ever going to go away," says MediaWeek's Lucia Moses. "Sociologically speaking, celebrity seems to answer an inner need for people. I do think we've naturally reached a limit of media outlets covering the subject, though."

That's a comfort. Sort of. Not.

Source: E! Online

Ireland Chart Update For The Week Ending Of March 20th

In the official singles chart 'Piece Of Me' drops 4 places to #21 in its 14th week on the chart.

Also, Britney's new single 'Break The Ice' debuts at the chart comming in at #37.

In the offcial album chart 'Blackout' rises 4 places to #22 in its 21th week on the chart.

Source: Break The Ice

Mediabase Chart Update!

'Break The Ice' is currently at #35 on Mediabase with 1271 spins and 12.245 million listeners!

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Source: Break The Ice

'Blackout' Sales Update!

'Blackout' is currently at #89 on The Billboard 200 selling 8,110 copies this week.

So far it has sold a total of 794,444 copies since its release in the US on October 30th, 2007.

Source: Break The Ice

Big Britney News!

Britney is back and with a vengeance!

The once and future Princess of Pop is regrouping, reprioritizing and getting her life and career back on track.

Spears is also keeping busy with new projects and focusing on the future.

A source close to Britney reveals exclusively to PerezHilton.com that she is going to open her own dance studio."

"It will be right near Millennium [her favorite dance studio in the Valley," says our source. "And she plans to call it The Basement."

Spears has recently been teaching classes to children at Millennium, and opening her own dance studio is the natural evolution from that.

Good for her! We wish Britney all the best.

Source: Perez Hilton