The following italicized article is from www.x17online.com:Britney Spears is scheduled to appear at Los Angeles Superior Court tomorrow for hearings regarding both her astronomical legal fees as well as her driving without a license case.Last month it was determined that Spears owed nearly three quarters of a million dollars to her attorneys as well as those representing her ex-husband Kevin Federline. Spears' attorney Stacy D. Phillips is seeking $407,000 for four months worth of work on Spears' custody case, while Laura Wasser, who took over the case in June, is seeking nearly $60,000 for two months of work. Additionally, Spears previously agreed to pay $250,000 to Federline's lawyers, bringing her total legal bill to around $716,000. Any payments must be approved by the Los Angeles court commissioner, and attorneys representing Spears' and her father's interests stated last month that they intend to contest Phillips' bill. The hearing to review the legal fees has been set for 8:30 a.m. tomorrow morning.Additionally, there will be a preliminary hearing tomorrow morning for Spears' driving without a license case. Almost exactly a year ago, Spears was charged with driving without a license as well as a hit-and-run causing property damage, though the latter charge was dismissed several months ago. Two weeks ago, Spears' attorney Michael Flanagan requested that the case be dismissed, but Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James A. Steele delayed a decision on whether or not Spears would stand trial.Source: X17
The following italicized article is from www.justjared.com:All eyes are back on Britney Spears, so paparazzi have now re-interested themselves in following the comeback pop princess. Earlier today (Monday), Brit Brit was seen getting her caffeine fix at Starbucks in Los Angeles.Her label Jive/Zomba announced earlier this week that her first single, “Womanizer”, off her much-anticipated album Circus will drop next Monday, Sept. 22. She’s reportedly been recording the album at pal George Maloof’s Palms Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.UK’s The Mirror is also reporting that Brit will perform in a comeback performance live from Las Vegas this New Year’s Eve. We’re all rooting for you, Britney!!!!!Source: Just Jared
The following italicized article is from www.celebrity-gossip.net:Still riding high on her big night at the MTV Video Music Awards last week, Britney Spears was spotted picking up a luscious libation at her local Starbucks café earlier this afternoon (September 15).The “Piece of Me” songstress looked cute and colorful in a pink tank top teamed with a pair of white cutoff shorts and matching white flip flops as she emerged with her Frappuccino blended beverage.As for her big comeback album, it sounds like we’ll be getting some new Spears tunes before the year’s end, according to a recent report.Brit’s new single “Womanizer” is schedule to drop September 22nd, with her full-length LP Circus hitting stores December 2nd, which also happens to be her 27th birthday.See all the pics here!Source: Celebrity Gossip
The following italicized article is from www.dailymail.co.uk:They are the very picture of a happy family - perched on the kerbside they chat and laugh as they admire the latest addition to the family.But just months ago this scene would have been unimaginable. Back then Britney Spears was estranged from her mother Lynn and younger sister Jamie Lynn. But there was no hint of the horrors of the past year as the teen idol celebrated her two son's birthdays yesterday with a family reunion.Jamie-Lynn had flown in from her home in Louisiana to Los Angeles to celebrate the birthdays of Britney's sons, which are only two days apart.Sean Preston turned three on September 14 and Jayden was two on September 12. It is not clear if their father Kevin Federline, from whom Britney is divorced, was present at the party.
Looking at the family portrait it seems incredible to think that in June last year the 26-year-old served her mother with a restraining order to stop her having any contact with her grandsons.Then in January, in an image that shocked her fans, she was pictured sobbing uncontrollably on a kerb at the side of the road with only her puppy for comfort.Britney then suffered a very public meltdown, shaving her head and losing custody of her sons to her ex-husband in February.Her increasingly erratic behaviour led to her being taken into psychiatric care under a mental health order. A judge made her parents her guardians, giving them control of her money to stop her being taken advantage of by hangers on.Since emerging from the mental health unit in the spring Britney has remained at home in LA with her father Jamie, getting her life back together.Having been virtually estranged from her parents, Britney is now described as being 'incredibly close' to them again. This represents a major turnaround, since at the height of her troubles Britney publicly blamed her woes on her father.Now, Jamie says: 'We've grown a lot. I've been able to come back into my daughter's life, and that was an adjustment anyway, because I'm an alcoholic and it's the first time we've really been able to share. 'It's wonderful. It's new for both of us. She sometimes calls me 50 times a day and asks me things that light my life up. But, like all daughters, she is very cunning. So she gets what she wants a lot.'And Britney, who found out about her then 16-year-old sister's pregnancy from a paparazzi, is once again close to Jamie Lynn. After months of not speaking the pop star attended her sister's baby shower, marking the beginning of a new relationship for the two.Source: Daily Mail
The following italicized article is from www.usmagazine.com:Even the Jonas Brothers get star struck every now and then.At last weekend's MTV Video Music Awards, they met Britney Spears for the first time."Hell yes - we were so excited!" Kevin Jonas told Usmagazine.com at Sunday's City of Hope benefit concert in Universal City, Calif. "It is an honor and privilege to meet Britney Spears, of course. She looked great." Added Joe Jonas, "We didn't want to become a 'Hi, Britney Spears, nice to meet you' and take a picture [type-of-thing]."I said, 'We have always loved your music,' and I told her she was the first CD I have ever bought," he went on."She was like, 'Wow! Thank you,'" Joe told Us. "She asked us how Big Rob [her famous old bodyguard] and Felicia [Culotta, Spears' former longtime personal assistant] were doing."The boys told Us they're about to begin production on their upcoming Disney Channel original series, J*O*N*A*S. "We are kind of here for 5-6 months shooting the TV show," Nick Jonas said.Joe said the show will focus on "being a band and living every day life, whether that be taking the trash out or going to school."It is going to be really cool," he added. "We are helping to design the show, from the clothing to the set design."Source: US Weekly
The following italicized article is from www.billboard.com:Fresh off winning three top awards at last weekend's MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears has confirmed she will release a new album before year's end. "Circus" is due Dec. 2 via Jive; the first single is "Womanizer," produced by the Outsyders. Among the other contributors are Dr. Luke, who wrote and produced the title cut, Danja, Guy Sigsworth, Max Martin and Bloodshy & Avant. The album's release coincides with Spears' 27th birthday.Last month, Spears told OK Magazine of the new album, "I think it is more urban," adding that she'd been writing everyday on a piano in her living room."Circus" is the follow-up to last year's "Blackout," which has sold 894,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The project was largely overshadowed by Spears' tabloid-fodder personal life and her disastrous performance of the single "Gimme More" during the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas.Source: Billboard
OMG. So, do you want the good news or the great news first? Good news is that BRITannica's back, bitches. Sorry for being MIA, but I still love you. GREAT news is that the album rumors are true!!! Brit will be releasing her sixth studio album, Circus, on her 27th birthday, Dec. 2. And the best part?? First single off the record hits NEXT WEEK on Sept. 22! The track is called "Womanizer," and I freakin' loves it. The album features collabs with Dr. Luke, Bloodshy & Avant, Danja and more. I'm hyperventilating... SO EXCITED!!! This is Britney's year, bitches! The icing on the cake would be an official tour annoucement, and I'll bet you my signed copy of ...Baby One More Time that it happens. So tell me, what do YOU think "Womanizer" might be about? I got a thousand guesses...xx♥BRITannicaSource: Britney.com
The following italicized article is from www.abcnews.com:Britney Spears' second comeback is in full swing: She's due to release a new album in December, on her 27th birthday."Circus" is set for release Dec. 2, a little over a year after she released last November's "Blackout," which was perhaps her most critically acclaimed CD, but came during her infamous year of erratic behavior, rehab, custody battles and at least one hospitalization. She barely promoted it, and the album — though it was certified platinum — was one of her least successful.But these days, Spears has been in the spotlight for all the right reasons. She won three MTV Video Music Awards for her clip "Piece of Me" and appeared on the Sept. 7 awards show looking fit and stunning, a reversal of her disheveled, widely panned appearance in 2007. She also drew praise for her guest appearances on CBS' "How I Met Your Mother."Spears' life seems to have rebounded after her father, James Spears, went to court and took control of her personal and professional life as her conservator. She also resolved her custody battle with former husband Kevin Federline, with Federline retaining custody of their two young sons and Spears receiving visitation rights.Among the producers on Spears' new CD are Nate "Danja" Hills and Max Martin, who produced some of her biggest hits, including her first, "Baby One More Time." The first single, "Womanizer," will be released to radio Sept. 22, her record label, Jive/Zomba, announced MondaySource: ABC News
The following italicized article is from www.justjared.com:Britney Spears will be releasing her sixth studio album, Circus on her birthday, Tuesday, December 2nd! Her label Jive/Zomba announced the first single, “Womanizer”, will drop next Monday, Sept. 22. and was produced by the up-and-coming Atlanta production team The Outsyders. Britney also enlisted the help of other established producers/writers for Circus including Dr. Luke (who wrote and produced the album’s title track, “Circus”), Danja, Max Martin, Bloodshy & Avant and Guy Sigsworth (Madonna, Alanis Morissette, Bjork).Britney recently walked away with three Moonmen awards at this year’s MTV VMAs for “Video of the Year,” “Best Female” and “Best Pop Video” for “Piece of Me.''How excited are you for Britney’s new album????? WOO!!!!!!Source: Just Jared
The following italicized article is from www.ok-magazine.com:Mark your calendars, Britney Spears fans!After scooping up three Moonmen at last week's VMAs and showing the world she's back and ready to shine, Britney has given us something else to get excited about: As OK! reported earlier, her next album, Circus, will be released in December – on her birthday!Jive Records announced the Dec. 2 release date in a statement this morning, adding that the first single from the album is called "Womanizer," produced by Atlanta-based group The Outsyders, and will hit airwaves on Sept. 22.It's been a long but successful road for Britney as she's climbed her way out of an intense custody battle, health problems and erratic episodes in front of the paparazzi. As reported by OK!, she's changed her diet, has been working out, and is spending more time with her sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James.The hits just keep on coming!Source: OK Magazine
The following italicized article is from www.buddytv.com:The third season of CBS’ How I Met Your Mother was spiced up by none other than pop princes Britney Spears, who is slowly but surely getting her groove back by recently landing three awards including Video of the Year in the recently concluded MTV Video Music Awards. The 26-year-old performer previously guest starred on How I Met Your Mother as receptionist Abby, in one of the show’s highest rated episodes of the season. Late last month, E! Online reported that the pop singer will be back for another round of guest stints on the show, which kicks off with season four on September 22, Monday at 8:30pm."We're all so thrilled to have Britney joining us once again," HIMYM creator Craig Thomas told E! Online. "And just to head it off at the pass this time around: Yes, Mom, Britney's very nice and no, I can't get her autograph for you."Meanwhile, we also previously reported quite a number of juicy tidbits for the show’s fourth season. TV Squad recently spoke to co-creator Carter Bays, who also shared his insights on the new season.Bays reveals, “the first scene takes place immediately after where we left off and then we move ahead a few months and Barney is out of the hospital because Neil (Patrick Harris) is too good a physical comedian to keep in a body cast.”Bays adds that for this season, "We sort of knew the story we wanted to tell. We kind of had to adjust the timeline of it dependent on Sarah Chalke's schedule. That was a big factor in how we tell the stories this season but we got it all worked out so it's pretty much going according to plan...we love having Sarah around so we're always trying to make it work."Also, he promises that this season of How I Met Your Mother will be filled with intriguing surprises."We've got some secrets coming up. They're some big events, and it's hard to know how much of it to reveal because we want it to be a surprise," he says. "We said we want to do more stand alone episodes and not make it so serialized this year and I think we've kept that promise although as we started writing, story lines unfold and it's kind of hard not to pick up; if something big happens one week it's hard to not pick up from that the next week and go on with the story."Catch season 4 of How I Met Your Mother as it debuts on Monday, September 22 at 8:30pm.Source: Buddy TV
The following italicized article is from www.accesshollywood.com:Britney Spears will release her sixth album, “Circus,” on December 2.The first single, “Womanizer” is set to hit radio on September 22.Brit’s new album, produced by the Atlanta production team The Outsyders, has the pop star teaming up with Max Martin, Dr. Luke, Danja, Bloodshy and Avant.The release of “Circus” coincides with Brit’s 27th birthday.Source: Access Hollywood
The following italicized article is from www.celebrity-gossip.com:The past year has brought along numerous life-changing events for both Britney and Jamie-Lynn, but the Spears sisters still appear to know just how to enjoy a quiet and happy evening in one another’s company. And last night (September 14), the two were spotted visiting a Los Angeles Blockbuster video store as they wound down from an active weekend celebrating Britney’s sons birthday parties. According to an onlooker, an exhausted Britney yawned her way through the aisles of the store, appearing worn out from the weekends festivities. Meanwhile, younger sister and new mother Jamie Lynn was the one who picked out the nights rental and paid for them.Despite both Spears siblings looking plain worn out, the insider told that the duo’s interaction was “sweet and genuine” as they chatted quietly before making their exit. See more pics here!Source: Celebrity Gossip
The following italicized article is from www.people.com:Britney Spears has arranged a wonderful birthday present for herself: her sixth studio album, Circus, due for release Dec. 2 – the day she turns 27, her label announced Monday. Coming so soon after her triple victory – for video of the year, best female video and best pop video for "Piece of Me" – at MTV's Video Music Awards on Sept. 7, Circus follows up her well-received 2007 album Blackout and continues the upward spiral the sometimes-troubled pop star has been experiencing. The Outsyders, described by Spears's label, Jive records, as an up-and-coming Atlanta production team, have produced the first single from the album, "Womanizer," which will drop Sept. 22. Other producers and writers with a hand in the album, according to Jive, include Dr. Luke (writer-producer of the title track, "Circus"), Danja, Max Martin, Bloodshy & Avant and Guy Sigsworth – who's collaborated with such other artists as Madonna, Alanis Morissette and Bjork. Overtakes Paris's RecordIn all, Spears has sold more than 62 million albums internationally, including 1999's Baby One More Time, 2000's Oops! … I Did It Again, 2001' Britney, 2003's In The Zone and the previously mentioned Blackout. Her sales records include eight No. 1 worldwide singles and four consecutive No. 1 albums. Also on Monday, Guinness World Records revealed another accolade for Spears: she has replaced Paris Hilton as the Most Searched Person on the Internet in 2007.Source: People
The following italicized article is from www.usmagazine.com:Just in time for the holidays: Britney Spears.The singer's new album, Circus, will drop on December 2 -- her 27th birthday -- her music label Jive/Zomba announced Monday.The first single, "Womanizer," will hit radio September 22.Spears -- who won big at last weekend's 2008 MTV Video Music Awards (including Video of the Year) -- has been in the studio all summer."She’s working with a team of top-notch producers and songwriters and we’re very excited about what she’s accomplished so far," her manager Larry Rudolph said in July.Spears took a break from work this past weekend to celebrate her boys' birthdays.
Along with her family -- including sister Jamie Lynn and her daughter Maddie, brother Bryan, mom Lynne and dad Jamie -- she threw her sons a car-themed joint bash in Beverly Hills on Saturday.Sean Preston, who turns 3 on Sunday, and Jayden James, who turned 2 on Friday, were given miniature SUVs with personalized license plates."Britney was looking on like a very proud mommy," a source tells Usmagazine.com. "She got a kick out of watching the boys in their cars and was laughing and smiling."Source: US Weekly
Jive/Zomba Records has just announced that Britney Spears will be releasing her new album, titled Circus, on December 2, 2008 (her birthday) with the disc’s first single, titled Womanizer, scheduled to be released to radio on September 22!!!!
Britney Spears has arranged a wonderful birthday present for herself: her sixth studio album, Circus, due for release Dec. 2 – the day she turns 27, her label announced Monday. Coming so soon after her triple victory – for video of the year, best female video and best pop video for “Piece of Me” – at MTV’s Video Music Awards on Sept. 7, Circus follows up her well-received 2007 album Blackout and continues the upward spiral the sometimes-troubled pop star has been experiencing. The Outsyders, described by Spears’s label, Jive records, as an up-and-coming Atlanta production team, have produced the first single from the album, “Womanizer,” which will drop Sept. 22. Other producers and writers with a hand in the album, according to Jive, include Dr. Luke (writer-producer of the title track, “Circus”), Danja, Max Martin, Bloodshy & Avant and Guy Sigsworth – who’s collaborated with such other artists as Madonna, Alanis Morissette and Bjork.OMG!!! We finally have a release date!!!!! OMG!!! She’s working with Max Martin and Bloodshy & Avant again!!!! OMG!!! This is amazingly exciting news … let the comeback commence, y’all :)Source: Pink Is The New Blog
First Single "Womanizer" Is Slated To Hit Radio On September 22nd.Jive/Zomba recording artist Britney Spears announces her sixth studio album, Circus, set for release December 2nd. The first single from the album is titled "Womanizer" and was produced by the up-and-coming Atlanta production team The Outsyders. The album release date coincides with Spears' birthday.On the heels of an MTV VMA awards sweep, where Britney walked away with three Moonmen awards for "Video of the Year," "Best Female" and "Best Pop Video" for "Piece of Me," Jive Records is preparing her latest album, Circus, a follow-up to her critically well received album, Blackout. For her latest effort, Britney has enlisted a stellar group of established producers/writers that include Dr. Luke (who wrote and produced the album's title track, "Circus"), Danja, Max Martin, Bloodshy & Avant and Guy Sigsworth (Madonna, Alanis Morissette, Bjork).Britney Spears is one of the top-selling artists of the last decade, and to date, she has sold in excess of 62 million albums worldwide that include Baby One More Time (1999), Oops!...I Did It Again (2000), Britney (2001), In The Zone (2003), and Blackout (2007), eight #1 worldwide singles and four consecutive #1 albums.The Zomba Label Group consists of record labels Jive, LaFace, Volcano, Verity, GospoCentric and Fo Yo Soul. These labels represent a varied group of artists including Justin Timberlake, R. Kelly, Usher, Tool, Ciara, Chris Brown, Pink, Britney Spears, OutKast, Kirk Franklin, Three Days Grace, 311, Nick Lachey, T-Pain, Byron Cage, Bullet For My Valentine, Buddy Guy, Living Things, Anthony Hamilton, Donnie McClurkin, John P. Kee, Fred Hammond, Hezekiah Walker, Marvin Sapp, Kelly Price, J. Moss and Backstreet Boys.Source: Jive/Zomba
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