Where Will We See Britney Spears' Spread?

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The mystery surrounding the Britney Spears photo shoot continues.

Now that we know Patrick Demarchelier is not shooting the comeback kid for Vogue, what could it be for?

Maybe Brit's getting an early jump on Christmas by posing with Sean Preston and Jayden James for their annual holiday card?

Um, probably not...

Most industry insiders I've spoken to put their money on Glamour.

Why?

"Patrick shoots for Glamour all the time," one insider explains. "She's perfect for Glamour. If it's not Vogue, who else could it be for?"

A rep for Glamour would not confirm or deny an upcoming appearance by the "Oops!...I Did It Again" singer. "We don't comment on upcoming issues," the rep said.

While known primarily as Vogue's main shutterbug, Demarchelier is allowed to shoot for other mags like Glamour as long as they're within parent company Condé Nast's empire.

Besides, another insider says, Spears has a good history with Glamour. She appeared on the cover of their Women of the Year issue in 2003 and "it sold very well," the insider says.

Spears then appeared at the annual Women of the Year awards alongside other honorees like former POW Jessica Lynch and Seabiscuit author Laura Hillenbrand.

Demarchelier has also shot Spears in the past for Rolling Stone and CosmoGirl.

A long-shot prediction? Vanity Fair. Editor-in-Chief Graydon Carter has made some unconventional choices in the past, including a much-criticized cover of Paris Hilton and, to a lesser degree, Lindsay Lohan.

But a V.F. spokesperson says she doesn't think a Spears story is in the works: "It's not something that I've been told or heard about."

A rep for Spears at her music label did not comment, and emails sent to Demarchelier's office went unanswered.

Source: E! Online

Spears Tops Best Comeback Poll

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BRITNEY SPEARS' MTV Video Music Awards appearance has been voted the greatest comeback ever.

The troubled pop star was awarded three gongs at the ceremony on Sunday (07Sep08) - and it has landed her the top spot in an online survey.

British boy band Take That were awarded second place in the comeback poll, after they burst back onto the music scene in 2006 following a 10-year absence.

Australian singer Kylie Minogue was voted third, for returning to the limelight in 2006 after battling breast cancer.Fourth and fifth places were handed to John Travolta and Robert Downey Jr. respectively, in the survey conducted by Onepoll.

Source: Contact Music

Jamie Lynn Hangs with Britney in L.A.

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Maddie Briann has gone Hollywood.

Okay, maybe not just yet, but Jamie Lynn Spears did bring her two-month-old kid to L.A. all the way from Louisiana on Wednesday to hang out with Auntie Britney and her two boys.

Mom and daughter, along with Spears matriarch Lynne, were spotted heading into Brit's home during one of the pop star's court-sanctioned visits with Sean Preston and Jayden James, who happen to be turning three and two respectively this weekend.

So who else joined the party?

Brit's ex, Kevin Federline, apparently hung out with everyone for quite some time when he came by to pick up his sons.

While, yes, this can all be construed as nothing more than just family members spending some quality time together, we'd still love to be a fly on this particular reunion wall nonetheless.

Source: E! Online

Sean Garrett: 'I'm Gonna Do Something Really Crazy For Britney'

Source: Rap-Up TV

Jonas Brothers Offer Support to Britney and Jamie Lynn Spears

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The Jonas Brothers have offered their friendship and support to Britney Spears and her younger sister Jamie Lynn Spears. The trio says they are praying for Britney, whose troubles lead to a forced hospitalization earlier this year, and Jamie Lynn, who fell pregnant at 16 and gave birth to her daughter in June.

“It’s hard when everyone’s watching you. All we can do is say, ‘We’re here,’ if they ever need us. They don’t know us, but they’re in our prayers,” says Kevin Jonas.

Meanwhile, the Jonas Brother have shaken off criticism for wearing purity rings. At the VMAs, British comedian Russell Brand slammed the brothers for wearing the rings as a symbol of their vow not to have sex before marriage. Joe Jonas told reporters that all they are worried about is making their mother proud.

“You know, we're just trying our best every day," Joe told reporters. "We're just trying to make our mom proud every day."

Source: Trans World News

Britney and Jamie Lynn's Family Reunion

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Meet your cousins!

Jamie Lynn Spears brought two-month-old daughter Maddie to Los Angeles Wednesday for the baby's first ever play date with Britney's two sons.

The 17-year-old flew from Louisiana – along with her baby and her mother Lynne (whose memoir comes out next week). The whole family then headed to Britney's Studio City house, where the singer was enjoying a regular visitation day with her two boys, Preston, who turns 3 on Sunday, and Jayden, who turns 2 on Friday.

Britney’s ex, Kevin Federline, came to pick up his sons himself, and stayed for about an hour to take part in the reunion.

Source: People

Will The Real Jamie Lynn Please Stand Up?

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Is this Jamie Lynn or fake Jamie Lynn?! Or is it the Pope because who else gets a security detail like that through an airport?!?!

In attempt to throw off the paps and fans, a Jamie Lynn Spears decoy was used in LAX yesterday and it was kind of the worst decoy ever. Since when does JL have a bob haircut? A long blonde, wig with cheap highlights would have sufficed. Also the bike cop added a nice touch of importance and heightened security.

Apparently Jamie Lynn is in Los Angeles with Maddie Briann to visit big sis and aunt Britney. An Olan-Mills photo sesh of all the cousins needs to be arranged immediately!

Source: INF Daily

Britney Spears' Collaborators Promise New Album Will Be Her Real Comeback

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Britney Spears' performance at last year's VMAs was a bad omen for her subsequent release of Blackout, it stands to reason that Brit's new album may be as promising as her successful appearance at the 2008 VMAs. And the producers of her new work in progress assure us that's the case.

"You always want to give her something she can feel intrigued by, because she's done so much," songwriter and producer Sean Garrett told MTV News. "She's had some incredible albums. She's been through so much, so you want to do things that will raise her eyebrows as well as her fans', so we're going to work really hard to give her something exceptionally special."

The singer has been popping in and out of recording sessions in Los Angeles and Las Vegas all summer, and she's been lining up a steady stream of collaborators for the new album, including Rodney Jerkins, Nate "Danjahandz" Hills, Keri Hilson and even Lil' Jon.

Getting Spears' music back in the clubs is a priority, Garrett said, but he's also working on giving her songs with a longer shelf-life than your average dance track.

"This time, we're going to try some different sounds," he said. "We're really trying to push the sound limits. We're definitely going to make sure it's hot, you know, great songs that fans will go crazy over, but I'm not just [aiming to] 'stay in the clubs.' If it's a ballad, a midtempo, fusing techno with hip-hop or whatever it is, what matters is that it has some sounds we've never heard before."

While Garrett wants to push Spears sonically, Hilson said she wants to push the singer lyrically and get some more meaningful songs on the album.

"Of course, everybody's giving her party smashes, and I've heard some of them, and they're great," Hilson said. "But I think we can dig a little deeper this time. I want it to feel a little more real and organic. That's where I want to go with her."

Hilson is due to sit down with Spears in the next week to get on the same page. "We need to figure it out," she said. "Sit down, have a conversation, and see what she's feeling at the moment, and take a bird's-eye view of that."

Beyond that, Hilson doesn't want to overplan her writing sessions with Spears. "Songwriting is one of the most unorthodox things in the world," she said. "Songs come from all sorts of different ways, places and times."

Garrett, meanwhile, is going to play his cards close to his chest for this project. "What's smart to do is not to tell anybody too much about it while it's happening," he said. "Don't tell anybody. Everything is so predictable these days, because the information is right there and no one is keeping secrets anymore. Remember how Michael Jackson used to be mysterious? That's what superstars should do."

And though Brit's collaborators won't spill the details, they will express confidence that we'll like what we hear, once we hear it.

"I'm sure it'll be great," Hilson said. "She's very focused."

"It'll be her real comeback," Garrett said. "At the end of the day, it's about the music, and this is incredible music."

Source: MTV

Jonas Brothers' Britney duet

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The Jonas Brothers want to record a song with Britney Spears.

The American band - who were in London, England, last night (10.09.08) for the European premiere of their new Disney Channel Original Movie 'Camp Rock' - admit they would love to be given the chance to collaborate with the talented singer.

When asked if they would like to work with Britney, the band's lead singer Joe Jonas - who stars as troubled rock star Shane Gray in the film - replied: "Oh yeah, that would be crazy!"

Guitar player Nick Jonas added: "We met Britney at the MTV Video Music Awards recently and that was great."

The band's third member Kevin told BANG Showbiz: "We actually lost against Britney in the category we were nominated in at the awards. To lose against Britney Spears was an honour!"

Source: My Park Mag

Add The New Britney Album To Your Christmas Wishlist...

Here is the news on the new Britney Spears album:

1. We've heard it's coming this year.

2. Which is to say that it's not now due in February.

3. The single will be out at the end of November.

4. The album will be out in December.

5. She's likely to be performing international promo duties.

The End.

Source: Popjustice

Britney Painting eBay Auction Launches

As I mentioned yesterday, the Spears family, who wanted fans to have the first look, is auctioning off an autographed 4x5 ft. oil painting by Daniel Maltzman on eBay with proceeds benefiting The Promises Foundation, an organization that provides behavioral health services to low-income women and their children.

In a written statement verifying it's authenticity, dad Jamie Spears says:

quote:

"I hereby verify that the portrait of my daughter, Britney, has been in our home since it was completed by the Daniel Maltzman Studio. I also authenticate that it is Britney's original signature on the painting.

Sincerely,
Jamie Spears"

The bidding starts at a pricey $10,000. Happy bidding!

Jamie Lynn & Lynne Arrive In L.A.

Britney Spears' 17-year-old sister, Jamie Lynn, arrived in LA on Wednesday, September 10, along with her nearly 3-month-old daughter Maddie Briann, and headed straight to Britney's house.

Britney's former husband Kevin Federline was at Britney's house when Jamie Lynn arrived; he had come to pick up the toddlers, (b. September 14, 2005) and Jayden James (b. September 12, 2006), after a visitation, and perhaps help Britney plan their birthday party.

According to x17, Kevin and Britney were inside the house alone for nearly 45 minutes.

Meanwhile, Britney took part in a photo shoot by French born fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier at her Bel Air residence earlier on Wednesday.

It is likely the 26-year-old pop star, who has made a dramatic comeback from a tail spinning lifestyle, will feature on the cover of a magazine.

Britney recently told OK! magazine that her new album will be released by late December.
"It's my best work ever," she said proudly.

Source: Sawf News

Keri Hilson On Britney

After writing four songs for Spears' Blackout, Hilson developed a nickname for Britney: "One-Take Jake." "With Britney, I need to get as much of any song done as I can [before she enters the studio]," says Hilson. "She likes to record quickly, partly because she doesn't like to stand up for too long."

Source: Rolling Stone

Britney Spears Is Not In Vogue

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Reports of Britney Spears appearing on an upcoming issue of Vogue have been greatly exaggerated.

In fact, it ain't happenin' at all!

So what gives?

The confusion began this morning when gossiper Liz Smith reported that "Vogue's celebrated Patrick Demarchelier has come to the U.S. from London to photograph Britney Spears."

Sure he shoots for Vogue, but Spears must be posing for another magazine, a source tells me.

Spears' first and only appearance on a Vogue cover was back in November 2001 for an issue dedicated to American fashion (it hit stands just weeks after Sept. 11). The issue was a flop, according to the source.

Editor-in-chief Anna Wintour "will never put her on the cover again," the source says. "She's just not a Vogue kind of girl."

No matter because Ms. Spears is still a hot commodity. And no doubt there are plenty of other editors doing backflips and more to get the comeback pop princess on their covers.

See ya on the newstand, Brit!

Source: E! Online

Jonas Brothers: “Britney Was Incredible!”

Joe revealed: “We met a lot of people there- we met Britney Spears and she was incredible!”

Kevin added (sincerely): “It was an honour to lose to her as well.”

Source: MTV

Britney Poses Pretty Preparing For December Album Release!

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

Britney Spears was back to work yesterday posing at a shoot with Vogue photographer Patrick Demarchelier in Beverly Hills after which she rewarded herself with dinner at Magnolia. If the pictures end up in the magazine, it should line up with the rumored December release of Britney's star-studded new album. That will make it almost a year since the worst of her breakdown — thankfully she has come so far and the biggest headlines about the singer are about her VMA wins and planning a joint birthday bash for her boys who were born two days apart in September. Even the press about Lynne Spears's controversial revealing new book has become more positive.

Source: Pop Sugar

More Developments In the Impending Britney Comeback

With the Britney Comeback quickly gathering support, the Britster was photographed for Vogue yesterday and announced her album will be out late December.

Source: E! Online

Britney Does A Photoshoot In Bel-Air!!

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Britney Spears is a busy woman y'all! Coming fresh from her three VMAs wins she had a photoshoot yesterday in Bel-Air with legendary fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier. In case you don't know your editorial fashion photogs, Patrick was referenced in both Sex And The City AND The Devil Wears Prada, and he is a regular shooter for Harper's Bazaar, so we smell a long Britney article/photo spread coming up, and soon!

As soon as Brit showed up, the stylists quickly straightened her hair and did her makeup, and by the looks of it, her real hair has grown quite a bit. Maybe it's almost time to lose those extensions and show off a cute Hayden Panettiere/Jenny McCarthy style bob?

See more pics here!

Source: X17

Britney Spears is Back in Business

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Britney Spears faced her demons, and defeated them at the 2008 MTV VMAs, winning for Best Female Video, Best Pop Video and Video of the Year.

The 26-year-old comeback pop princess just revealed her next album will be released by late December. “It’s my best work ever,” Britney proudly told OK!.

Britney also said she is planning a big birthday bash to celebrate Jayden’s second birthday on Sept. 12 and Preston’s third birthday on Sept. 14, with the help of her father.

“I want to have a traditional party,” she said. “I have some friends with kids who I am going to invite.”

And as far as her custody battle goes, “her goal is to regain joint custody of her sons as soon as her dad, Jamie’s status as her conservator ends,” a Spears insider revealed.

Source: Just Jared

Reassembled Britney

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The Britney Spears Comeback Tour rages on as the conservatorship wonder continues to shock and awe -- kinda sorta.

And her weave is finally starting to look as healthy as she does.

Source: TMZ

Talk About Fan Dedication

Lynne Spears: 'Every Mother Makes Mistakes'

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Lynne Spears says that even knowing what she knows now, she would still let her daughters Britney and Jamie Lynn pursue stardom.

"I think you have to let them follow their dreams," she says in a new interview with PEOPLE. "I think it would be worse in the end if you didn't."

But she does express regrets about not listening to her "gut" at times: "Was I the perfect mom? No."

In an exclusive excerpt from her new memoir, Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World, Lynne, 53, details the highs – and lows – of her family's journey from Kentwood, La., to the harsh international spotlight. "Every mother makes mistakes," she writes, "and I'm no different."

"I wanted the truth out in my own words for myself and my family," she tells PEOPLE of writing the book, which chronicles Britney's highly publicized troubles and Jamie Lynn's pregnancy at 16. The latter, says Lynne, "was probably the hardest time in my life."

What do her kids – Britney, 26, Jamie Lynn, 17, and Bryan, 31 – think of the book?

She says Britney and Bryan have yet to read it, but "Jamie Lynn loved the book. I started to cry because I told her, 'I wanted so much for you to like it.' And she got up and kissed me on the cheek and said, 'Mama, thank you so much.'"

Lynne's once-troubled relationship with Britney "has undergone tremendous healing," she says. "We are back to four or five phone calls a day."

These days Lynne is also a doting "Me Maw" to her grandsons Preston, 3, and Jayden, 2, and granddaughter Maddie Briann, 2 months. Of Britney's boys, she says, "They are the cutest! The biggest personalities you've ever seen. Preston is the older brother and he's protective, but Jayden is tough as nails."

For more on this story, including Lynne's memories of Britney's early career and her hopes for Jamie Lynn's wedding, pick up the new issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday

Source: People

Britney Shoots New Music Video?

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This past Sunday night (September 7) was a big one for Britney Spears. She took home three MTV Video Music Awards and gained momentum for her big career comeback.

And yesterday the “Gimme More” songstress was spotted spending six hours at a Bel Air home she reportedly rented as a set for her new video. According to neighbors, there was loud music playing throughout the day and crew members moving furniture around.

Adding to the speculation that Brit was filming a video, there were signs posted outside telling people not to eat, drink, or smoke.

When she emerged, Miss Spears looked to be in high spirits, laughing and smiling as she walked to her car. Her father Jamie Spears, an assistant, and her bodyguard were all with her as well.

Source: Celebrity Gossip

OK! Cover Story: Britney's Back!

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On Sept. 7, Britney Spears faced the world from the stage at MTV's 2008 VMA awards, clear-eyed, fit and confident, one year after her disastrous performance at the 2007 awards show.

After beating out fierce competitors in all three of the categories she was nominated in (Best Female Video, Best Pop Video and Video of the Year) Britney not only captured her Moonmen, she proved to the world that she's back.

But winning the acceptance and applause of her peers is only one of the battles Britney is waging.

Her next album, which OK! can exclusively reveal will be released by late December, has to be a monster hit to sustain her comeback, and all signs indicate that it will deliver.

“It’s my best work ever,” Britney proudly told OK!.

Even more important in Britney’s battle is her effort to win joint custody of her sons, Preston and Jayden, from her ex-husband Kevin Federline.

“Her goal is to regain joint custody of her sons as soon as her dad Jamie’s status as her conservator ends,” a Spears insider tells OK!.

But before then, Britney has some other planning to do — party planning that is! As the proud mom told OK! during our exclusive interview, she is organizing a joint affair for her sons to celebrate Jayden’s second birthday on Sept. 12 and Preston’s third birthday on Sept. 14, with the help of her father.

“I want to have a traditional party,” she told OK!. “I have some friends with kids who I am going to invite."

Her mom, Lynne Spears, has also been making headlines with her new book titled Through the Storm: A Real Story of Fame and Family in a Tabloid World. Although gossip blogs buzzed over supposed scandalous details in the memoir, the book is more about Lynne's experience as a mother through Britney's tough times, as the Associated Press reported.

“Regardless of what people might think, Britney isn’t upset about the book,” an insider tells OK!. “After a tough last year, Brit and Lynne have a wonderful relationship again.”

Source: OK Magazine

Britney Takes Her Comeback To A Whole New Level…

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

Thought Britney’s VMA comeback rocked?

Well, now she’s rocking it even harder – she’s going to appear in fashion bible Vogue!!

Crikey – talk about a doing it in style. Britters was spotted taking part in a shoot yesterday, spending six hours at a house in Bel Air. Vogue’s esteemed photographer Patrick Demarchelier is reported to have flown from London to the US to snap Ms Spears and, following the shoot, Britney left the building “laughing and smiling”, according to reports.

Yay! We can’t wait to see the pictures. Welcome back Britney!

Source: Heat World