For The record: Britney Spears

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On Wednesday, cameras finally rolled on Britney Spears’ video shoot for Madonna’s tour. In the clip, Brit, clad in a gray hoodie, walks into an elevator and nervously paces as it begins its ascent. She then kicks and smacks the elevator walls, screams into the camera and pulls down her hood to yell, “It’s Britney, bitch.”

Source: MTV

Wrap Stars

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

THEY will need to invent a 27th letter of the alphabet to classify this.
If you thought MADONNA and BRITNEY SPEARS’ snog at the MTV Awards in 2003 was X-rated, their latest collaboration makes that look tame.

The Sun revealed on Saturday how the Queen Of Pop and its fallen princess will join forces for Madonna’s Sticky & Sweet tour.which kicks off next month.

Now details of their sessions have reached me — and they are hotter than the Los Angeles police on Britney driving the wrong way up a one-way street with both her sons on her lap.

The pair’s sexy shenanigans will be broadcast to the crowd on Madge’s upcoming world tour via 20ft screens. What a terrifying thought. I hope Britney doesn’t ask if her bum looks big on that.

They will perform a mash-up of Madge track Beat Goes On and Britney’s Piece Of Me, while they are unwrapped from costumes that can only be described as bondage mummy.

The pop duo will be wrapped in BANDAGES which will then be unravelled by leather thong-clad male dancers in scenes that would put even RUSSELL BRAND’s moral compass in a spin.

An on-set source revealed: “It’s absolutely classic Madonna. Probably the raunchiest stuff she has ever done. It leaves nothing to the imagination and will be very controversial.

“Britney and Madonna are unwrapped like mummies, to appear together almost naked apart from tiny leather bondage pants and knee-high boots.

“They then dance closely together, pressing their hands and bodies together.

“There will be big rows over whether it is sexy, shocking or both.”

Crazy

Britney has been filming scenes at a Hollywood studio and was snapped leaving a nearby hair salon looking more spruced up than she has for ages.

It’s good that Madonna is helping her rebuild her career, but I’m still not convinced I’m ready to see her stripped down to her smalls.

The Toxic singer will also perform to Madge’s 1995 track Human Nature.

And in one scene to be broadcast during the tour — which opens in Cardiff on August 23 — Britney loses her mind after getting stuck in a lift in a short film by New York photographer STEVEN KLEIN.

The source added: “We’ll see Spears going crazy in an enclosed space — screaming, pulling her hair and banging her fists on the lift walls as it’s stuck between floors.

“She really loses it.”

I think that’s what luvvies call method acting.

Source: The Sun

Smile Everyone!

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Nothing makes us happier than seeing Britney Spears looking happy and healthy - so imagine how thrilled we were to discover these pix of the Queen B smiling wide as she left B2V yesterday!

And if that's not enough to brighten up your day, don't forget - Britney's cookin' up something hot for her fans right now! Sure, it's unfortunate that Madonna wasn't able to participate - but anything new from Brit brings a grin to our face!

See more pics here

Source: X17

Going Up? Britney Hits the Elevator for Madonna Concert Video

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Here's the scoop, bitch.

Cameras started to roll today on the video that Britney Spears is making for Madonna's upcoming Sticky & Sweet tour, which, sources tell E! News, will be the opening video for each show.

The "Are you ready to rumble?!" video, if you will.

The shoot took place today at the Lot in West Hollywood, the former site of Warner Hollywood, United Artists and the Samuel Goldwyn Studios.

An on-set source said that Britney arrived at around 9 a.m. and was holed up in her dressing room by 9:30. The "Toxic" singer didn't start shooting her scenes until noon.

According to our insiders, the planned "short movie" will take place inside an elevator, where seven cameras will be strategically placed to capture the magic. The scene-by-scene breakdown goes like this:

Britney, partially disguised by a gray hoodie, walks into the elevator. As she starts traveling upward, she seems particularly nervous and anxious. The popster starts pacing back and forth. Then she progresses to kicking and smacking the walls, all frantic-like. She screams into one of the cameras. Then she starts climbing the wall, pulls down her hood and, into another camera, says:

"It's Britney, bitch."

Well, at least she shouldn't have trouble remembering her lines.
We're told that the 26-year-old mother of two acted "very professional" throughout and, a day after the shoot was postponed due to technical difficulties, everything seemed to be back on schedule.

Meanwhile, despite rumors that Madonna was going to wing her way west for a quick set visit, the Material Girl stayed put in New York today. According to a witness privy to her comings and goings, she went to her studio this morning and then returned to her Manhattan apartment.

Where, if Madonna weren't used to the current tabloid climate, she would have bolted the door, drawn the shades and pulled the covers over her head.

But she probably just ate lunch.

Source: E! Online

Get the Scoop on Britney Spears’s New Baby-Blonde Locks

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Britney Spears is gearing up for a come-back appearance in a video segment that will be played during Madonna’s upcoming tour. Looking better than ever, Brit lightens her locks and lets down her hair — and her hair stylist, Kim Vo, gives PEOPLE the scoop on the new look.

“I took her into the baby-blonde spectrum, like a child who’s been at the beach,” Vo says of softening the star’s darker blonde color. “She now has a lot of streaks — including some dark in the back — but the effect is baby-blonde. She is blonder than she’s been, which she loves.”

But why suddenly so light? Vo had to take into account Madonna’s golden hair and give Britney something that would contrast and complement the Material Girl’s look.

The straight style, however, was Britney’s call. And Vo kept fly-aways at bay with one of the star’s favorite products. “Britney loves the Perfect Polish Dry Serum. It’s a product that keeps her hair polished and frizz free. When we’re doing a straight hair style this is a must.” We think Brit’s straight blonde style is the perfect summer look for her.

Source: People

X17 Exclusive - Britney's On The Set

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OUR PHOTOGS SAY BRIT IS ON THE SET, IN HER DRESSING ROOM, READY TO SHOOT HER VIDEO FOR MADONNA'S TOUR!

BUT HERE'S THE REAL NEWS ... OUR SOURCE IS TELLING US THAT MADONNA IS HERE!!! OUR SOURCE SAYS BRIT AND MADONNA ARE IN THEIR DRESSING ROOMS RIGHT NOW -- I HOPE IT'S TRUE THAT MADGE IS HERE -- STAY TUNED TO X17ONLINE!!!

UPDATE! - MADONNA IS NOT ON SET, BUT ARRIVING SOON! BRIT AND THE EXTRAS ARE SHOOTING AN ELEVATOR SCENE RIGHT NOW!

UPDATE #2! - BRIT IS IN HAIR & MAKEUP NOW AND HER COSTUME IS A GRAY HOODIE ... WE WERE HOPING FOR SOMETHING A BIT SEXIER :(

UPDATE #3! - BRIT IS ON THE SET! OUR SOURCE SAYS: "She is wearing pretty much all black including a black hoody and black Nikes! She is in a great mood and came down briefly to say hi to everyone."

UPDATE #4! - STILL NO MADONNA AND NOW OUR GUYS IN NYC THINK THEY MAY HAVE SPOTTED HER THERE. BUT BRIT'S IN COSTUME AND ON SET SHOOTING WHAT OUR SOURCE DESCRIBES AS: "Literally a skit/ short movie of sorts." HE GOES ON TO SAY OF BRITNEY: "She's extremely professional on set!"

Source: X17

Britney 'Excited' to Work with Madonna Again

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Britney Spears is collaborating with Madonna again, and the embattled singer is psyched to reunite with her idol, says a pal. The pop icons are teaming up to film a segment that is expected to be part of Madonna's upcoming Sticky & Sweet tour. "Britney is excited, but in a grown up way," says the source, who has seen the singer through her recent ups-and-downs. "She has come a long way in the last year."

In fact Spears, who has gone to a lightened baby blonde hair color for the shoot, arrived at 9 a.m. Wednesday to begin filming her segment at The Lot in West Hollywood.

According to the source, Spears, 26, who used to make headlines for her late-night outings and reckless driving, has been showing new signs of maturity. "She has settled down and is full of life but not childish," says the pal. Under the supervision of her father, Jamie, Britney regained overnight visits with her sons, Preston, 2, and Jayden, 1, and has also re-teamed with her former manager, Larry Rudolph.

"Working with Madonna is a dream, but I think she feels like it's one she’s earned," says the pal. "She’s respectful but full of her own ideas about the work."

The friend also maintains that Spears has also regained her focus, both mentally and professionally. "I think that so many people have no idea that Britney is fully aware of what’s going on. She may not always have been, but she is now," says the pal. "And she is – if not in control – in partnership with her father and her managers in her future."

Source: People

Bronzed and slim Britney prepares for a comeback that will 'blow fans away'

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Looking groomed and tanned, Britney Spears was barely recognisable as the troubled star photographed everywhere she went earlier this year.

But having taken some time out to focus on herself and her sons, it seems the singer could be capable of making the astounding comeback her industry insiders have promised.

Sporting her trademark long beach-blonde hair, a slimline Britney stepped out of Beverly Hills BV2 hair salon where she had spent a reported four hours preparing for her upcoming appearance on Madonna's tour.

In a knee-length, high-necked sundress and oversized sunglasses the Baby One More Time singer looked every inch the star who once dominated the charts.

And if insiders are to be believed Britney will be regaining her Princess of Pop moniker very soon.

The 26-year-old star is currently making a video that will be screened on the Queen of Pop's upcoming 'Sweet and Sticky' performances.

However, fans should expect a changed Britney in her next venture back into music.

An Spears insider said to E! News: 'The video will be very deep. You’ve never seen Britney like this before. It will blow your mind.”

Although filming is currently halted due to technical glitches, the video will feature the star performing in an elevator.

Madonna's publicist Liz Rosenburg has confirmed Britney is being filmed for the 50-year-old's tour but refused to reveal more.

She said: “There is footage being shot of Britney some time this week in conjunction with Madonna’s upcoming tour. That is all the information I have available. The rest is a secret.”

Source: Daily Mail

Britney Spears is a Jolly Ol’ Brit

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Britney Spears smiles from cheek to cheek as she leaves the B2V hair salon in Beverly Hills on Tuesday. She’s looking better than evah, folks!

Brit was supposed to shoot her video montage Madonna’s upcoming Sticky and Sweet tour in Hollywood but there were technical glitches and other production delays with the elevator she will dance on/around.

“The video will be very deep,” a source in the Spears camp tells E! News. “You’ve never seen Britney like this before. It will blow your mind.”

Madge’s publicist, Liz Rosenberg, has said, “There is footage being shot of Britney some time this week in conjunction with Madonna’s upcoming tour. That is all the information I have available. The rest is a secret.”

Source: Just Jared

Britney Projects Self On Madonna

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So Madonna's peeps have said Brit will be doing something for Madonna's upcoming concert tour. We have a little info....

Our sources says she'll be shooting a video -- very soon -- that will be played on a projection screen during Madonna's concert. They won't tell us if she'll sing on the video. And a sloppy kiss is weird when you're on a projection screen.

Source: TMZ

World Exclusive: Meet Baby Maddie!

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Since giving birth on June 19 to baby girl Maddie Briann Aldridge, Jamie Lynn Spears has taken to doing what any good first time mom would do — making sure her brand new daughter has everything she needs.

And, in an exclusive interview and photoshoot, the younger sister of Britney Spears tells OK! that being away from the shining lights of Hollywood is making it all easier to learn the ins and outs of first-time motherhood. "Around here, everyone has the same focus," Jamie Lynn tells OK!. "The focus is family, and that's a good way to live."

The 17-year-old actress opens up to OK! about everything — from taking parenting classes to life inside the new home she shares with Maddie and boyfriend Casey Aldridge, to her first experience with labor pains.

"They'd told me it would be an eight- to 12-hour labor, and I was ready to have the baby in three to four hours," Jamie Lynn tells OK!. "I had a perfect pregnancy and a perfect delivery. I was very blessed."

While the former Zoey 101 star and her fiancé have not yet set a date for their wedding, the couple remains closer than ever. Jamie Lynn, who tells OK! that while her labor was induced, she gave birth naturally and without complications, says that Casey was the one person she wanted in the delivery room with her.

"Once I got in there, my doctor was just so calm and so good it was not bad at all," she says. "I was just talking to Casey. And you know what's so weird? I was asking him if he was okay. He was like, 'Yeah.' We were both so excited."

A baby nursery is set up for little Maddie at the other end of the house, but for now her proud parents like having her next to them at night, so she sleeps in a bassinet in the same room as Jamie Lynn and Casey.

"She is very good," says Jamie Lynn. "She'll feed every two or three hours. When she wakes up in the middle of the night, I'll feed her and she goes right back to sleep. There's no screaming and crying."

The proud mama continues, "We get up in the morning, and she gets her little bath. Then I get my bath. We have a routine, and I love routines. I've worked one out with her, and we're happy going about our little life."

For the entire interview and exclusive photoshoot with Jamie Lynn, Casey and Maddie, pick up the new issue of OK! — on newsstands everywhere Thursday!

Source: OK Magazine

Britney Gets Her Hair Done At Kim Vo's Salon

Check out a smiley Britney leaving celebrity hair stylist Kim Vo's salon this afternoon. Britney was reportedly scheduled to shoot her cameo for Madonna's "Sweet & Sticky" world tour, but was delayed due to technical reasons. She looks kick ass! Love that million dollar smile.

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Set Issues Derail Britney's Madonna Shoot

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Britney Spears and Madonna's latest hookup has been temporarily derailed by a technical glitch.

Spears had been scheduled to begin shooting a video montage for Madonna's upcoming tour this morning at the Lots soundstage in Hollywood. But production insiders say that because the set was not finished in time, cameras will not roll until tomorrow.

The set features an elevator, in, around and on which Spears will dance.

"The video will be very deep," a source in the Spears camp tells E! News. "You've never seen Britney like this before. It will blow your mind."

Madonna reached out to Britney to do the project, says the source.

The Material One's publicist, Liz Rosenberg, would only say that "there is footage being shot of Britney some time this week in conjunction with Madonna's upcoming tour" and that the segment was not a music video.

"That is all the information I have available," the rep added. "The rest is a secret."

Source: E! Online

Jamie Lynn Spears Efforts to Keep Baby Away From Britney Spears, Hollywood

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Britney Spears little sister Jamie Lynn Spears is a brand new mom at the very young age of seventeen and as this isn't "Juno" she is keeping her baby and has been bonding at home in Liberty, Mississippi with daughter Maddie Briann, who was born June 19. It has been reported that Jamie Lynn spears really wants to keep her little one away from Hollywood and that of course means away from Britney.

Jamie Lynn is happy to be home. "She sings to her, holds and rocks her and takes at least 100 pictures a day," a family insider tells weekly entertainment magazine Life & Style. "Jamie Lynn is so protective of Maddie," the insider says. "She's taken to being a mother so naturally."

There was so much drama surrounding the birth it is good to hear at least one report that claims that Jamie Lynn is making an effort to keep her child out of the Britney like spotlight. Her sister Britney was at the birth but that was even high drama according to an earlier report from the Enquirer.

The magazine reported at the time that after acting like a spoiled brat when her little sister gave birth, Britney Spears flew back to Los Angeles after only one day, leaving even before her sister got out of the hospital. "Britney seemed very anxious and couldn't sit still. She was moody and complained about everything. Plus, she had to fly commercial, and that really pit her in a foul mood," said an insider.

Source: National Ledger

Britney Spears Won't Be Performing on Madonna Tour

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Tuesday! And it's actually been quite a good news day today -- so we've all been extremely busy!

Anyway, a round-up of some of our favorite stories of the day, below.

Madonna Producers Deny Britney Spears' Live Stage Performance On Tour

Madonna's tour producers have shot down reports Britney Spears will join her in a live stage performance. It had previously been reported the Material Girl singer asked Spears to join her on her Sticky + Sweet tour earlier this month in a bid to help the troubled star resurrect her own singing career. But while Spears will appear with Madonna in a short video that will be broadcast on big screens during the show, she will not be taking to the stage with the pop superstar.

Source: Showbiz Spy

Britney Spears to film footage for Madonna tour

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NEW YORK (AP) — Madonna has recruited Britney Spears for a virtual appearance on her upcoming tour.

"There is footage being shot of Britney some time this week in conjunction with Madonna's upcoming (Sticky & Sweet) tour," Madonna's publicist, Liz Rosenberg, said in an e-mail Tuesday to The Associated Press. "That is all the information I have available. The rest is `a secret.'"

Rosenberg denied reports that Spears, 26, is shooting a music video.

Madonna guest starred in a music video for Spears' single "Me Against the Music" in 2003. The singers stirred up controversy that year with an open-mouth kiss at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Madonna, 49, will kick off her tour Aug. 23 in Cardiff, Wales, and wind through European destinations including London and Paris before jumping to the U.S. in October.

She'll wrap it up Nov. 30 in Mexico City.

Source: Associated Press

Britney Spears To Film Video For Madonna's Sticky & Sweet Tour

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Madonna personally requested Spears' participation, one source says.

Five years after they famously locked lips at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, Madonna and Britney Spears are set to work together again. This time, however, their hook-up will be long-distance.

According to People magazine, Spears is slated to film a video piece soon that will be included as part of the stage show for Madonna's upcoming Sticky & Sweet Tour. "Britney is going to film something for Madonna's show in the next week or so," said Madonna's longtime spokesperson, Liz Rosenberg, according to the magazine. Details on what the clip will include, however, were scarce, as Rosenberg declined to comment on what role Spears will play in the production or where she will be filming. "I don't know. It's a secret," she said

She did, however, deny published reports that Spears is in New York to film the video and that she's already shot the bit. This would be the second high-profile cameo for Spears in the past month. She shot some footage for the Pussycat Dolls' "When I Grow Up" video last month, but her part was left on the cutting-room floor at the last minute.

An unnamed source told USMagazine.com that "Madonna specifically asked to work with Britney again." The singers have not shared a stage since the infamous VMA kiss, but Madonna did speak out in Spears' defense earlier this year when the singer was going through some hard personal times.

At the time, Madonna also said she was digging Spears' Blackout album, which she listened to while working out.

Spears' manager, Larry Rudolph, confirmed to "Access Hollywood" that the video tribute would be taking place but quashed rumors that Spears would actually be touring with or performing live with Madonna. The Sticky & Sweet Tour kicks off in the U.S. on October 4 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Source: MTV

Britney Spears Will Make Taped Appearance On Madonna's Tour

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Britney Spears will tape a performance that will air during Madonna's "Sticky & Sweet" tour.

"Madonna specifically asked to work with Britney again," a source tells Usmagazine.com.

The singers – who famously kissed while performing at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards with Christina Aguilera will reunite, albeit virtually.

Source: Us Magazine

Madonna And Britney Spears Together Again

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ET confirms that Madonna and Britney Spears are set to sing together again! The headline-making entertainers taped a performance over the weekend that will be shown at the Material Girl's "Sticky & Sweet" tour, kicking off August 23 in Cardiff, Wales.

The pop star duo famously appeared together, alongside Christina Aguilera, at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2005 where the twosome shared an onstage kiss.

Source: ET Online

Britney & Madonna To Sing Again!

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Move over JT, Madonna and Britney Spears are collaborating once again!

Entertainment Tonight has confirmed that the two headline-making entertainers taped a performance over the weekend that will be shown at Madonna's Sticky & Sweet tour, which kicks off on August 23 in Cardiff, Wales.

The last time these two shared a stage was at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards, where the two-some performed alongside Christina Aguilera and shared a controversial onstage liplock!

Source: OK! Magazine

Britney Spears to Film Segment for Madonna's Tour

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Britney Spears will team up with Madonna – virtually – during the singer's upcoming Sticky & Sweet tour.

"Britney is going to film something for Madonna's show in the next week or so," Madonna's rep, Liz Rosenberg, tells PEOPLE.

As for details about what they will be doing – and where it will be filmed – Rosenberg says, "I don't know. It's a secret."

Contrary to published reports, Spears is not in New York to film the video segments, nor has she already shot anything.

This isn't the first collaboration for the pop stars. The two famously teamed up during the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, sharing the stage – and one memorable kiss – during the broadcast.

Spears is not expected to perform with Madonna, whose tour kicks off in Wales next month. The U.S. leg of her tour starts Oct. 4 in East Rutherford, N.J.

Source: People

HILTON SET TO TEAM WITH SPEARS & LOHAN IN REALITY SHOW

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PARIS HILTON is hoping to team up with fellow tabloid targets BRITNEY SPEARS and LINDSAY LOHAN for a new reality show about their lives in the spotlight.

The socialite wants to produce the two-hour special, which she hopes will include candid revelations from the stars, reports the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper.

Hilton was reportedly inspired by the success of Denise Richards: It's Complicated and Living Lohan, which are both produced by American Idol host Ryan Seacrest.

Source: Pr-Inside

Britney Spears And Madonna Together Again!

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"The Insider" confirms that Madonna and Britney Spears are set to sing together again! The headline-making entertainers taped a performance over the weekend that will be shown at the Material Girl's "Sticky & Sweet" tour, kicking off August 23 in Cardiff, Wales.

The pop star duo famously appeared together, alongside Christina Aguilera, at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2005 where the twosome shared a kiss onstage.

Source: The Insider

Britney To Join Madonna's World Tour In Video

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

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The last time Madonna and Britney Spears shared a stage together, the pop stars locked lips at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards in a kiss that shocked and delighted their fans.

But now, Access Hollywood has learned the music powerhouses will once again share the stage in Madonna’s upcoming “Sticky & Sweet” world tour-- though not exactly live.

Despite rumors that Brit would join Madge onstage, the blonde duo will appear together, but only through a taped video performance, Access has confirmed.

“Britney’s doing a video piece this week for Madonna’s new tour,” Brit’s manager, Larry Rudolph, told Access.

The duo filmed a portion of the video Sunday that will be used during the concert, a rep for Madonna said.

“Britney shot some footage with Madonna yesterday that will be used during Madonna’s upcoming tour,” the Material Mom’s rep, Liz Rosenberg, confirmed to Access.

As for a surprise appearance by Brit on stage alongside Madonna, fans should not hold their breath, according the rep.

“I do not believe that Britney will be appearing live on the tour,” she added.

Madonna’s “Sticky & Sweet,” with Britney on video, kicks off October 4 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Source: Access Hollywood

Britney "Considering" Shooting Video For Madonna Tour

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A Britney Spears insider tells E! News that Britney and Madonna soon might appear onstage together... sort of.

"She is considering doing a video piece for Madonna's tour," says the source. Her video would appear on giant screens onstage. The European leg of the Sticky & Sweet tour starts next month.

The source called a report in London's Sun newspaper "wrong" in saying that the Material Mom has invited the former Mouseketeer to perform with her and is taking further interest in her comeback.

Source: E! Online