Confirmed: Britney NOT Performing at the Grammy's

Need to clear something up. This Grammy rumor is just that, a rumor. @BritneySpears was NEVER performing.

Source: Adam Leber's Twitter

Rep: Britney’s ‘Hold It Against Me’ Video Not Dropping After Super Bowl

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

Britney Spears fans will have to wait a little bit longer than Super Bowl Sunday before they see the video for her new single, “Hold It Against Me.”

Despite an online report claming the pop star will debut the video in between the game and a special Sunday episode of “Glee,” Britney’s manager, Larry Rudolph, told Access Hollywood’s Billy Bush that this is not true.

“Definitely not premiering Super Bowl Sunday!” Larry told Billy on Wednesday morning.

The latest Britney rumor comes on the heels of another online report that the pop princess was scheduled to perform at the upcoming Grammy Awards, which her rep also shot down.

According to Britney’s Twitter, the video is still in the works.

“I’m so excited to see the 1st cut of the #HIAM video next week. I asked for more pics to send to you guys. Hopefully tmw…. – Brit,” she Tweeted on Tuesday.

Source: Access Hollywood

Britney Spears Will Not Perform at Grammy Awards

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

Don't hold it against her – but Britney Spears isn't performing at this year's Grammy Awards, her label tells PEOPLE.

Contrary to reports online Tuesday, the pop star, 29, who just released her new single, "Hold It Against Me," which already rose to No. 1 on iTunes charts, has no plans to sing live on the Feb. 13 telecast.

Adds a source: "I really doubt it."

A full list of Grammy presenters and performers is expected to be announced in the coming weeks. The awards show will air live from L.A.'s Staples Center on CBS.

Source: People

Daily B: Britney to Perform at the 2011 Grammy Awards

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

I’m actually too stunned to write anything intelligible right now, but it must be said:

Britney is PERFORMING at the 2011 Grammy Awards.

According to both Perez and my own sources (you know, the same ones that led to my “Hold It Against Me” Excluusive), this is actually happening. CONFIRMED.

EDIT: Oh, so you want MOAR? Okay, I’ll give you more–but seriously, hold onto your wigs:

I’m hearing we’re getting A MEDLEY OF HITS,
plus a performance of “Hold It Against Me.”

Shaking and crying does not even slightly describe what I’m feeling right now…TREMORS AND TEARDROPS. TREMORS. AND. TEARDROPS.

DEAR GODNEY: PLEASE DON’T LET ME DIE BEFORE FEBRUARY 13.

Source: MuuMuse

Updated - Britney Spears WILL Perform At The Grammy Awards!

Sources reveal exclusively to PerezHilton.com that Britney Spears will be performing at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 13th.

Wow! Wow! Wow!

We're shocked! We didn't expect her to do much promo for this new album!

This will be Spears' first "live" TV performance in years!

Right now there are no plans for her to open the show but we're told that "she's been rehearsing for weeks and it's gonna be a truly great performance!"

We can't wait!!!!

Update: A rep for Britney Spears tells us, "We have not confirmed a performance at the Grammys at this time."

Mmmhhmmmm!

Source: Perez Hilton

''3'' Submitted for Grammy's

Jive has submitted ''3'' for the following categories:

Britney Spears
Record of the Year – 3
Song of the Year – 3
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance – 3
Best Short Form Music Video – 3

Not sumbitting ''3'' for Best Dance Recording is almost as hilarious as who ever sumbitted ''Bionic'' for Record of the Year. I swear, Heidi Montag getting a Grammy is more likely to happen than that.

Britwick at the Grammy's

Source: Untouchable Britney

Britney Spears: Miami Before The Grammys!

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

Britney Spears takes a break from recording at a studio on Friday (January 29) in Miami, Fla.

The 28-year-old pop princess took a cancer stick break and sat outside with BF Jason Trawick and other friends.

Access Hollywood reports that Brit will be attending Sunday evening’s Grammy Awards and that she’ll be sitting in the front row near Elton John, Jay-Z and Beyonce.

Can’t wait to see her!!

See more pics here!

Source: Just Jared

Britney Spears Earns Grammy Nomination for Best Dance Recording with 'Womanizer'

Britney Spears has scored a Grammy nomination for her No. 1 hit single "Womanizer" in the Best Dance Recording category. Spears previously earned a Grammy win in the same category with her mesmerizing hit "Toxic" in 2004.

"Womanizer" was the lead single from her sixth studio album Circus and climbed to the coveted No. 1 position on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. The song rocketed to No. 1 in over 10 countries outside of the U.S. In addition to setting new records with the song last December, the global icon earned critical-accolades: Rolling Stone praised "Womanizer" as an "electro-glam stomp" and went on to describe the song as "head-boppingly hypnotic." Overall, The New York Times praised Circus, noting that "most of her new songs are crisp, cunning dance pop..." Upon the release of the album, Spears became the first female ever to have five No. 1 album debuts, and both the single and album resonated with her fans as evident by the sales. "Womanizer" sold close to 3.5 million combined digital/mobile units domestically while the album has sold 3.4 million units worldwide to date.

Spears, who has just wrapped up her international tour, recently set another record when she became the first artist in over three years to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with her new song, "3." The catchy song is from Britney Spears' new album The Singles Collection which hit stores last month. "3" has already sold over one million tracks and is presently the No. 2 pop song in the country (Source: Mediabase) and ranks No. 10 (with a bullet) on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart.

Source: Jive Records

Jive Records is Pushing for Multiple Grammy Nominations

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

Submissions for the 2010 Grammy Awards won’t take place until September of 2009, but we are told that Jive Records will push for the final nail in Britney’s comeback: several Grammy nominations. Her album, Circus, was released in November of 2008 and has been one of the biggest selling albums of the past year. All her singles, “Womanizer,” “Circus,” and “If U Seek Amy,” have been major hits as well.

Some may laugh at the prospect of Britney Spears winning several Grammies. However, Grammy voters not only love comebacks, but have also been more keen to dance music lately. The only categories that Britney doesn’t have a chance in are Best Female Pop Vocal Performance (for obvious reasons) and Song of the Year. She is definitely ripe for an Album of the Year nomination as well as one for Record of the Year. She’s also ripe for Best Pop Album.

One year ago, everybody was saying that Britney Spears was over with. Now, Britney is filling up arenas at top ticket prices during one of the worst recessions ever. One has to not only credit Ms. Spears for curbing her destructive behavior, but her management, father, and Jive Records deserve thumbs up as well.

Source: Examiner

Britney Confirmed Guest For Pre-Grammy Party

According to USA Today, Britney is a confirmed guest for for Clive Davis' pre-Grammy soiree.

New Report: Britney To Attend The Grammy's

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

Jewellery designer DARA DUBINET has designed a $27,000 (GBP18,000) black Chinese agate rock ring for BRITNEY SPEARS to wear to the Grammy Awards in February (09).

Dubinet started work on the huge gem after she spotted Spears wearing a Tourmaline ring she had created and sent to the pop star when she appeared on U.S. morning show Good Morning America on her 27th birthday in December (08).

The designer tells Life + Style magazine she was told Spears "loved" her birthday gift.

And a source tells the publication, "She's worn it several times, She says it has a positive energy, and it just makes her smile."

Source: Contact Music

Britney Spears attacks Amy Winehouse’s Grammy performance

The following italicized article is taken from www.showbispy.com:

Bitter Britney Spears reportedly attacked Amy Winehouse’s amazing Grammy Awards performance - even shrieking: “She is so obviously stoned!”

Spears’ last public performance, at the MTV Video Music Awards, was so universally mocked and criticized - many wondered if it would kill off her career. But that did not stop the star trashing most of the people on-stage at the Grammys, even having harsh words for former Beatle Ringo Starr, according to a friend who was with her when she watched the show.

“Too bad the least talented Beatle was the one who showed up,” Britney reportedly sniped. “They should have got Paul [McCartney].”

But the harshest words were for five-award winner Amy - and also the most ironic, given Britney’s own last big performance.

The friend insists Britney could not get over how “stoned” Amy looked - even though most people thought the British singer was in good form and the biggest attack against Britney for her VMA’s performance was SHE looked stoned. “Look at her! Look how stoned she is!,” Britney screamed at her friends, according to a U.S. report. “She is so obviously stoned!”

Britney told her friends that the show was “a mess”, according to the U.S report, especially the parts celebrating the 50-year history of the Grammys. “They didn’t explain to kids why the old stuff was important,” she reportedly complained.

One performance she did love, however, was Tina Turner - but not her partner on-stage, Beyonce. “She sure knows how to toss her hair,” Britney said sarcastically. “Too bad she can’t dance as good as Tina — who’s old enough to be her grandmother!”

Along with raving about “how great” she thought Turner’s performance was, Spears was moved to tears by Kanye West’s emotionally charged tribute to his late mother, Donda West, as he performed “Hey Mama”.

And she also loved another part of the show - the hat worn by John Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono, saying she would “kill for it”.

The star was also full of criticism for Recording Academy president Neil Portnow who was an almost constant presence throughout the show. “Nobody knows who he is … and they care less,” said Spears, according to the friend.

Source: Showbiz Spy

Britney Spears: The Grammy Awards Can "Kiss My A--"

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

Don't count on Britney Spears making a surprise appearance at tonight's Grammy Awards.

When asked if she was attending the Grammys tonight, the one-time winner screamed, "Kiss my a--!" at photographers following a session at Millennium Dance Studios in North Hollywood Saturday.

The singer spent about two hours rehearsing at the dance studio yesterday.

Clad in ripped fishnet tights, her favorite brown boots and with her newly caramel hair in a knot on top of her head, Spears took two smoke breaks and spoke in a British accent briefly.

Her father Jamie checked up on her around 5:45 p.m.

The singer left solo in a chauffeured Escalade (instead of her new $50,000 Mercedes) at 6:30 p.m.

Source: US Weekly

Some Good News: Michael Jackson & Britney Could Assit At 50th Annual Grammy Awards

The following italicized article is taken from www.britney.cl:

As more and more artists are announced to highlight the 50th Annual Grammy Awards, more are also spilled on the ‘rumored list’. Michael Jackson’s name erupted as the latest artist who will pop up his face at the event, either only attending or better still, performing.Reporter Diane Dimond who wrote a book on Jackson’s molestation case, reportedly received a memo that leaked on the way. The content of the memo is not specified but it is known that Sony BMG is “pulling out all the stops to help its one time mega-star re-enter the pop music scene.”In the memo, it is also mentioned that 2008 will be made the year for ‘Thriller’, a new release from Jackson which marks the 25th anniversary of the legendary album. It will be released two days after the Grammys gala is held on February 10, leading to speculations that his appearance at the event is timely.“I’m 90 percent sure that Michael Jackson will make an appearance at the Grammys,” Dimond told Los Angeles Times reporter Tom O’Neill. “I’ve heard that he’s going to be there, but I’m not sure if he’s going to perform or just make an appearance.”The 50th Annual Grammy Awards will be held at Staples Center, Los Angeles and broadcast by CBS television on 8:00 to 11:30 P.M. ET. Other rumored performers at the event are Britney Spears, Janet Jackson and Amy Winehouse.

Source: Bad Media Karma