Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Britney Spears: Dance, Dance, Revolution!

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

Britney Spears arrives with her Blackberry and sneakers in tow at the International Dance Studio in Hollywood on Tuesday.

The 26-year-old singer has recently put her Beverly Hills estate on the market for $7.9 million. Purchased in Dec. 2007 for approximately $7 million, she would stand to gain about $1 million in profits.

The house totals 7,500 square feet with six bedrooms, six and half bathrooms, a media room, library and maid’s quarters. It also contains a balcony, screening room, pool and hot tub.

The pop princess is reportedly looking for a new place that would be better suited for her two sons, Sean and Jayden.

Source: Just Jared

For Sale: Britney Spears's Home for $7.9 Million

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

Britney Spears's six-bedroom, six-bathroom Studio City, Calif., home is on the market with an asking price of $7.9 million.

Described in the real estate listing as an "exquisite gated Italian Renaissance-inspired villa," the 7,500-square-foot home has three garages and a "grand entrance foyer."

The pop star, 26, has lived in the hilltop home for less than two years – and had to leave the house twice early this year to be forcibly hospitalized.

Spears's father Jamie, who remains in legal control of his daughter until Dec. 31, sought permission from a court in June to sell the home.

"Having more privacy and wide open spaces for her to raise her boys has been a goal for some time," a source close to Spears previously told PEOPLE.

The singer is rumored to be eyeing a new home an hour drive north of Los Angeles in Calabasas, Calif.

Source: People

The Dude Who Leaked Britney Spears’s New Single Speaks

The tool...uh.... overeager radio DJ who leaked the snippet of Britney Spears’s new single Womanizer last week (and was subsequently fined by Sony/BMG and removed from his job at his radio station because of it) is now talking to Tennessean.com in order to tell his side of the story … while he still can cuz in about 45 mins. no one is gonna even remember his name (which I’m confused about … the initial reports stated that his name is Adam Sevalia but this new article claims his real name is Adam Davis):
WRVW (The River) personality Intern Adam said today he has been taken off the air for leaking the new Britney Spears’ single, “Womanizer” on the radio station’s Web site. “I was the first person in the world who had this, the Britney Spears’ comeback single,” he said. “I got excited; I got eager. I wanted to get this out there already, so I did. And I guess I got a little too eager.” Intern Adam, whose real name is Adam Davis (and he’s not an intern), said he doesn’t yet know if he’s been suspended or fired from the station for which he’s worked since 2004. WRVW’s Rich Davis did not return a call today. Intern Adam, 25, taped the song during a Jive Records conference call with radio programmers and posted it on the station’s Web site. He said he never played the song on the air. He would not comment on whether anyone else at the station knew beforehand what he had done. “If anyone has ever listened to The River, they know I”m a big supporter of Britney Spears. It’s ironic that Britney’s biggest supporter on the air here is off the air because I played a Britney Spears song. I don’t know what is going to happen next,” he said. “All I can say is bad press is better than no press when you are off the air. Hopefully, I’m not fired. Hopefully they’ll let me back.”

See, it’s one thing to be a supporter of someone’s professional career but I find it highly unlikely he was out for anything other than his own fame at being the first person to leak the new Britney Spears track. Did he really believe he was helping Britney by leaking a snippet of a low quality, unfinished version of her new song? I really don’t think so. In the end, he acted extremely unprofessionally and I’m not surprised that Britney’s record company is going after him and that his radio station employers have yanked him off the air. He’s really trying to ride this wave of “fame” for as long as he can … I hope he enjoys the ride. I doubt it’ll last much longer.

Source: Pink Is The New Blog

Britney Spears: Focused on the Future

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

Continuously working as she readies for her big comeback, Britney Spears was spotted arriving at the International Dance Studio in Hollywood, California on Wednesday (September 23).

The “Gimme More” singer has been practicing up her dance moves as she prepares for her re-emergence into the world of pop music - with Brit’s mother Lynne confirming her daughter’s big future plans, saying, “She’s releasing music, she has plans to do tours and some other little secrets that I can’t tell you. It’s going to be fabulous though.”

See more pics here!

Source: Celebrity Gossip

Hot Property: Britney Spears puts Beverly Hills house on the market for $7.9 million

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

Googling " Britney Spears" just now yielded 98,600,000 hits; googling " President Bush," 44,600,000. Makes you wonder what's wrong with this planet, doesn't it?

Nevertheless, here's one more contribution to Google: Britney Spears, pop princess or pop pariah, has listed her Beverly Hills Post Office home for $7.9 million.

The house is in a gated community and has about 7,500 square feet, with six bedrooms and 6 1/2 bathrooms. There's a wet bar, a library, a den, high ceilings and stone and mosaic tile floors. The master bedroom has a fireplace and a loggia. Then there's the pool, spa and arbor. It is being offered for sale partially furnished and decorated. And we suspect neighbors are popping open Champagne bottles.


This is the very same house that Spears was wrenched from in January by a well-executed LAPD plan to skirt the paparazzi and have the singer involuntarily committed to a psychiatric ward at UCLA Medical Center.

Neighbors are unlikely to forget that winter night with helicopters buzzing overhead and more than 100 paparazzi who chase Spears for a living hovering at the gates.

Spears, whose every move has been dutifully recorded by paparazzi, the courts, her fans and her detesters, was last seen looking for a new place to live in the Hidden Hills and Calabasas areas. Definitely gated.

The midriff-baring 26-year-old singer is planning a tour -- or at least so says her mother. So maybe her new neighbors won't have the same headaches that her old neighbors had.

Tomer Fridman of Ewing & Associates, Sotheby's International Realty in Calabasas, has the listing, according to the Multiple Listing Service.

Source: LA Times

Britney’s New Single Pushed Back

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

Fans waiting to hear Britney Spears’ new material are going to have to wait a little bit longer.
“Womanizer,” the first single from the pop princess’ sixth studio album, has been pushed back in order to finalize the audio mix, a rep for Jive Records told Access Hollywood.

The single was previously due for release on Monday, Sept. 22. A new release date has not been revealed, though Brit will reportedly perform the song in December on Simon Cowell’s U.K. reality show, “The X Factor.”

Fans are anticipating a big comeback from Brit after the star earned three awards, including Video of the Year, at the MTV VMAs on Sept. 7 for “Pieces of Me,” a single from her 2007 album “Blackout.”

Source: Access Hollywood

Britney Spears' Former Assistant Still Profiting Off The Star?

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

Britney Spears' former assistant and pretend cousin Alli Sims is reportedly still trying to profit from her time at the singer's side.

The hard-up wannabe singer is said to be trying to make a quick buck by off-loading a collection of junk jewellery and various other freebies she collected whilst working with the songstress.

“Alli literally got thousands of dollars worth of swag during that year she was at Britney's side," a source tells Life & Style.

"She hasn't been working, so she needs the money more than she needs the stuff."

Alli is even said to have adopted the identity of Britney's cousin to boost interest in her money-making scheme.

The source continues, “It's so funny that she promoted the sale as Britney's cousin, when she isn’t, and she’s basically been cut off from any contact with the family.”

But despite her best efforts, business hasn't been booming so far.

The insider adds, “The first sale wasn’t all she'd hoped for. People trickled in and out for a few hours – something like 20 people the whole afternoon.

"They made some money, but nothing to write home about."

Source: Entertainment Wise

Britney Spears' Mother Confirms Tour Plans

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

Britney Spears' mother Lynne has confirmed her daughter plans to hit the road for a world tour.

Spears hasn't played a full string of live dates since her Onyx Hotel world tour in 2004.

But the Toxic hitmaker was recently rumoured to be planning a major international trek next year (09) to coincide with the release of her new album, Circus, in December (08).

And now her mother Lynne has confirmed the plans, saying, "She's releasing music, she has plans to do tours and some other little secrets that I can't tell you. It's going to be fabulous though."

Meanwhile, Spears, 26, was left 'furious' after her new single, Womanizer, was leaked onto the internet.

A source said, "She is finally getting herself back on the straight and narrow, but is still finding it hard to trust people again.

"The fact someone has secretly recorded rehearsals and leaked her single on to the interney has really upset her.

"She's really nervous about her comeback, probably more than last time.

"She was shaking like a leaf at the MTV awards recently."

Source: Showbiz Spy

Jive Records Legal Action Over Britney Spears “Womanizer” Leak

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

Heads will roll over the recent leak of Britney Spears’ latest single. Jive Records is threatening legal action over whoever is responsible for secretly recording 40-second soundbite of the track “Womanizer,” which will kick off the release of the pop tart’s forthcoming sixth studio album.

“Record company bosses have been frantically trying to pull the material from the internet,” a source tells the Daily Mirror. “But anything about Britney spreads like wildfire.”

“Bosses are considering legal action when they find whoever leaked it. The track wasn’t finished. It’s not good for Britney’s comeback if people aren’t getting to listen to the polished version.”

In fact, a Nashville-area DJ has been suspended from his job at 107.5 The River after he played a leaked version of Spears’ much hyped comeback track.

The station was fined $500,000 by Jive because New York City’s Z100 and Los Angeles’ KIIS are the only two stations in the United States given the right to play the song before it is released nationwide October 7.

Source: Pop Crunch

Britney Spears: Dancing Diva

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

She’s pulling out all the stops for her latest comeback attempt, and last night Britney Spears was spotted on her way home from yet another dance rehearsal.

The MTV VMA award-winner looked sporty in a pink tank top underneath an orange zip-up hoodie teamed with a pair of black velour pants and white athletic sneakers.

Source: Celebrity Gossip

Britney Spears' Distress Over Comeback Single Leak

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

Video footage of Britney Spear's new single Womaniser has been leaked onto the internet, prompting fears that her comeback may not go as smoothly as planned.

The video which shows the singer rehearsing with her dancers in a studio found its onto the web last week.

Since then a radio station decided to play a 40 second clip, resulting in thousands of fans wanting to take a sneak peak at the most highly anticipated pop comeback of the year.

The Mirror quotes a source as saying: "Record company bosses have been frantically trying to pull the material from the internet."

But anything about Britney spreads like wildfire.

"The track wasn't finished. It's not good for Britney's comeback if people aren't getting to listen to the polished version. It is a massive glitch in the promotional campaign the record company were planning to roll out."

The source added how distressed this is making Britney: "She is finally getting herself back on the straight and narrow, but is still finding it hard to trust people again."

The fact someone has secretly recorded rehearsals has really upset her. She's really nervous about her comeback, probably more than last time.”

Source: Entertainment Wise

Britney is Womanizer Waiting

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

Britney Spears goes for another rehearsal at a dance studio in Hollywood on Monday night.

Yesterday, it was reported that Brit’s single “Womanizer” went back into the studio for remixing and remastering. Zomba Label Group/Jive Records spokesperson Wendy Washington said on Monday that the single’s release was pushed back. “Yes, the mix is being finalized and is expected to be done within a week,” she said.

The 26-year-old pop princess will release her album Circus on her 27th birthday on Dec. 2.

Meanwhile, Adam Sevalia, the intern at Nashville’s 107.5 The River radio station who leaked a clip of “Womanizer” was canned. “Don’t expect any posts from [Intern Adam],” his former official site says. “He is not here. We are sorry to inform you he is not on the air with Woody & Jim In The Morning. No details will be given at this time, however we are sure you can fish around the internet gossip blogs to figure stuff out.”

Source: Just Jared

Britney’s New Single. Back For A Re-Mix?

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

Radio stations were supposed to start playing Britney Spears’ new single “Womanizer” on Monday. But instead the pop star’s record label pushed back the release by a week.

The last minute delay comes after a 37-second segment of “Womanizer” was leaked and played on the Web site of a Nashville, Tennessee, radio station on Friday. The leak had a short life that day, as Spears’ record label, Zomba Label Group/Jive Records, told the station to take the song off its site.

Wendy Washington, a spokeswoman for the record company, said on Monday that the single’s release was pushed back.

“Yes, the mix is being finalized and is expected to be done within a week,” Washington said.

The leaked segment of “Womanizer” was not an immediate hit with commentators on the Web. The site Hollyscoop.com said the fake song “Candy From Strangers,” posted online last week by a Spears impostor, was more catchy than the leaked song from Spears herself.

The single is off Spears’ album “Circus,” which is scheduled to be released on the pop star’s 27th birthday on Dec. 2.

Spears has a lot riding on the album, because after a turbulent public meltdown last year she appears to have gotten her life back on track, giving her the chance to make what could be the biggest comeback in years in the rollercoaster music business.

Source: Reuters
 

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