Kanye West: I'm A Douche

In a new interview with KROQ, Kanye West explains his recent statement regarding Britney and her VMA awards:

quote:

"Im not trying to diss Britney or anything like that. One of my favorite songs last year was "Gimme Gimme." Like, I love that record. But I just feel like Rihanna had a really breakout year and became the biggest artist... like Rihanna sells more records than me all together if you include her in national sales and she is arguably the biggest artist in the world right now."

Someone tell him the real name of the song please. And while you're at it, kick him in the shins and sing "stronger, better, faster, strong." And in that crazy synthesized voice, too. We'll show him.

Source: Breathe Heavy

Ew...I just agreed with Jordan :/

“Mmm Papi” Is Not About Adnan!

Nicole Morier in an exclusive statement to Perez Hilton:

"I never said that to the US Weekly! The song is definitely not about Adnan and in the whole time I worked with her last spring and summer I never once saw that guy. We strictly wrote the song for fun. the Mmm Papi part came out of Mmm Papa Luv U and I came up with it because the track was a fun up beat track and we wanted to do something crazy like mmmpapamowow.

The mmm papi part came later as rhythmic idea and it was also more inspired by Hey Mami from the group Fannypack and is our ode to all the Latino hotties in the world such as yourself! Please be kind to Britney and I and post this correction. She was oh so sweet and professional to work with, and I believe she's really gotten her life together."

Source: Perez Hilton

Jamie Spears Nixes $20,000 Britney Spears Holiday Card Photoshoot

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

Papa Jamie Spears is taking special care to ensure that his little cash cow daughter, pop star Britney Spears, doesn’t fork over any of her hard-earned cash without securing his approval first.

And that’s precisely why Brit won’t be sending out any high-quality, glossy Christmas cards this holiday season.

We hear Jamie, who has indefinitely been placed as conservator over all of the 26-year-old’s affairs, recently pulled the plug on an elaborate photoshoot Britney had planned for this year’s family Christmas card after discovering the pictures came with a $20,000 pricetag.

“She wanted to rent real reindeer and even buy fake snow,” a Spears snitch spills in this week’s edition of Star Magazine. But when Jamie, who as her conservator has control of her finances, heard the bill would be $20,000, he hit the roof. “He asked why she couldn’t just put the kids in Christmas sweaters and use her digital camera.”

Source: Pop Crunch

New Interview In UK OK! Magazine

2 interviews in 1 day! Heaven! Check out a new interview of Britney in the UK's OK! magazine.

"I make mistakes, says Britney in the interview. "If I do something wrong, I don't want teenagers to feel like they should go out and do that as well. If you're a role model, that's what happens... I'm just a human."

Source: Breathe Heavy

New 'For The Record' Stills

See more here!

Source: MTV

Britney Has A Crush On David Beckham

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

BRITNEY SPEARS has a crush on DAVID BECKHAM - and is begging the British star to give her soccer lessons.

The Toxic hitmaker is a big fan of the sport but admits her skills on the pitch are less than impressive.

And she has called on the Los Angeles Galaxy star to give her some helpful tips on how to play the game.

She tells OK! magazine, "David Beckham - he's a cutie. I am not a very good soccer player, so I have to get someone in to help me. Maybe he can."

Source: Contact Music

Britney and David are sitting in a tree...Childish? Thought so...

More Rehearsel Pics

So now that you've checked out Britney's new moves at dance rehearsal, here are some new photos of Britney breaking it down with her new crew.

What song off of Circus do you think Britney is dancing to? Do you have a new favorite dancer?

See more pics here!

Source: BritneySpears.com

9 days...

Britney's Back - The Proof

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

HERE’S BRITNEY SPEARS proving that she is back to being the pop star we all used to know and love.

The singer conveys an aura of gracefulness in these new black and white pictures taking during dance rehearsals.

Shut away from the hectic circus that surrounds her, the unique photographs give an insight into the hard work Britney has put into getting her career firmly back on track.

Holding a number of ballerina-style positions, she shines like the true professional that she is.

Source: The Sun

Beyonce On Britney

Beyonce on a rumored Britney Spears collaboration:

“It’s not true. It would be cool. Maybe in the future.”

Source: Rap Up

Upcoming Contest: Win A Pair Of Britney Tour Tickets

Want a chance to win tickets to Britney's first show on tour? Then listen up!

Radio station 96.1 kiss FM in Pittsburgh, PA wants to give BreatheHeavy readers the heads up on an upcoming contest they're hosting to win a pair of tickets for you and a guest to watch Britney perform on the opening night of her upcoming tour scheduled for this spring!

Grand Prize: "A trip for 2 to the opening night city. Trip consists of two (2) round-trip airfare tickets, 2 nights hotel accommodations, ground transportation from the airport to the hotel, to the concert and back to the hotel, and two (2) tickets to the Britney Spears concert.

"The contest does not launch until Dec. 2nd, but once it's live it will simply be a register to win. As long as you have a username and password on their site and sign up for the contest you're eligible. Sounds simple enough!

Sitenote: Any radio stations / media outlets with similar contests giving away tickets to Britney's tour, send me an email! OH, and I wouldn't mind if you wanted to pass a few tickets to Brit's Vegas show (wink wink). Heh, just saying.

Thanks for the heads up KIIS fm!

UPDATE: Readers have been emailing in about the FINE PRINT:

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3. Eligibility and Limitations. Participants and winner(s) must be legal U.S. residents at least 18-years old as determined by the Company and reside within 75 miles of the Station's Total Survey Area (TSA) as defined by Arbitron Inc. If the contest is open to minors, a parent or guardian of any participant who is a minor must sign a release on behalf of the minor to be eligible to receive a prize, however, the Company reserves the right to refuse to award a prize to any minor. Unless otherwise stated above, only one (1) entry per person. Only one (1) prize per household for the Contest. Only one (1) prize per household, valued at $600 or more within one year of winning a national, multi-market, and/or group contest conducted by the Company. Only one (1) prize per household for the Contest for any thirty (30) day period. Employees of the Company, the Contest’s participating sponsors and their advertising agencies, employees of other radio or television stations, and members of the immediate family of any such persons are not eligible to participate and win. The term "immediate family" includes spouses, siblings, parents, children, grandparents, and grandchildren, whether as "in-laws," or by current or past marriage(s), remarriage(s), adoption, co-habitation or other family extension, and any other persons residing at the same household whether or not related.

Source: Breathe Heavy

Britney Grabs A Starbucks, Heads to Dance Studio

Source: X17 Video

Britney Rehearses At Van Nuys Dance Studio

After dinner at Sur last night, Britney was spotted heading to the Van Nuys dance studio in Beverly Hills with her assistant Brett.

Wearing dark sunglasses and a baseball cap, Britney did her best to hide from the paparazzi as she made her way into the studio.

Britney revealed in a promo released earlier today that dancing is her therapy. Dance away Brit!

Source: PoB

Britney Driven Around In Malibu

Britney was spotted being chauffeured around in her white Mercedes by her assistant Brett in Malibu this afternoon.

In an attempt to hide from photogs, Brett, while smoking a cigarette, shielded Britney's face with a pad of paper. Hide your face instead!

Source: Piece Of Britney

3rd "For The Record" Promo

New 'For The Record' Promo's

Britney Spears Calls Her Life Worse Than a Jail Sentence

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

Britney Spears says that since her breakdown, her life has been worse than a jail sentence – but that she's slowly healing one day at a time.

"I have really good days, and then I have bad days," the singer, 26, admits in a new fly-on-the wall, 90-minute documentary, Britney: For The Record, to air in the U.S. Nov. 30 on MTV and in the U.K. Dec. 1 on Sky1.

Struggling to gain control of her life again after her public meltdown earlier this year, she says candidly: "Even when you go to jail, y'know, there's the time when you're gonna get out. But in this situation, it's never ending. It's just like [the Bill Murray movie] Groundhog Day."

She adds, "I'm having to pay for it for a really long time."

Spears was hospitalized for mental evaluation in January, which resulted in her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, being granted sole custody of their sons, Preston and Jayden. Her father, Jamie Spears, also gained legal control over her affairs.

Not Being Heard

"If I wasn't under the restraints that I'm under right now, I'd feel so liberated," she says in the film, which follows the singer as she records and promotes her new album Circus. "When I tell them the way I feel, it's like they hear me, but they're really not listening."

A camera crew followed the singer for three months as she moved to pull her life back on track. "I wanted to make this film because I started to feel like I wasn't being seen in the light that I wanted to be seen in," Spears said. "This is an opportunity to set the record straight and talk about what I've been through and where I'm headed."

Overall, she says, "I think I've learned my lesson now, and enough is enough."

Source: People

New 'Circus' Promo!

Source: BritneySpears.com

Britney Spears' "Circus" is "Blackout" Taken a Step Further

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

Britney Spears is cleaning her act up and reinstating her name in the music industry. After last year's tumultuous happenings, Blackout was supposed to be her comeback album, but failed to do so. She's teamed up with several of the writers from that album such as Avant and Nicole Morier.

Britney had her first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with her hot single "Womanizer" that seems to be settling well with all people alike, the media, fans and critics. The song represents a man who uses a woman and she can't take it anymore. Ironically, "Womanizer" uses a line "You think I'm crazy/ I got your crazy," maybe hinting at her hectic past in the spotlight and being thrown under the bus for being "crazy."

The title track "Circus" was produced by hot producer and writer, Dr. Luke. Luke is a former SNL band member who is responsible for Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" and cowrote "Behind These Hazel Eyes" with Clarkson. He's also responsible for Pink's "U + Ur Hand" and both of Katy Perry's first two singles. The song isn't his typical heavy pop rock signature sound as she sings about the dance floor being her stage. She's right in the center being watched like she's in a circus. Britney's ready to party. This will be Britney's second single, coincidentally released around the time Clarkson's new single will be released, also written by Dr. Luke.

Another popular producer and writer Guy Sigsworth joined the project as well. He's known for producing with Bjork and more recently collaborated with Alanis Morissette on her album Flavors of Entanglement for the entire project. His sounds are usually pretty futuristic with his warping of bassline instruments. "Out From Under" is a ballad that shows Britney's vulnerable side. "Even when I cross the line/ It's like a lie I've told a thousand times... I don't want to dream about/ All my things that never were/ Baby I could live without when I'm out from under/ I don't want to feel the pain/ What good would it do me now/ I'll get it all figured out when I'm out from under" she sings painfully. "Out from Under" is definitely a stand out track and unlike her previous ballads, is slightly haunting.

Sigsworth shows up one more time on the album on "My Baby." It's admirable to sing a song about your children, however the song is weak in production and her vocal capability doesn't stand out, attempting singing in a falsetto voice. Lyrically the song is also pretty generic using common rhymes schemes.

"Kill the Lights" turns the disco up with a rhythmic pattern and she's ready for her close-up. She's requesting that the lights be taken down and to get close without fear. Though this is slated to be Britney's big comeback finally, the quality of the songs are there but the performances tend to get weak and repetitive through the record. "Kill the Lights" doesn't stand out against any other song.

Produced by Bloodshy and Avant, "Unusual You" is a trance feeling jam that actually compliments her soft spoken vocals. She's expecting someone to break her heart, but he hasn't yet and she thinks that's unusual.

A song from her last record, "Radar," has made the final cut as a bonus track with a slightly different production. The song was one of her most popular non-single songs produced by Bloodyshy and Avant as well.

"If U Seek Amy," produced by mega hit writer Max Martin, is like a "Womanizer" part II with different lyrics. Held up by dance production, she sings about loving or hating her, saying what they want about her, using a different name almost like Beyonce is using Sasha Fierce as an alter ego.

Fans of Spears will not be disappointed in any way with the new record. Spears merely took Blackout to a new height and a better team and look to help craft the record. Fortunately for her there has been much hype made about the record that it will make a huge impact at first, but is likely to slip down the charts after a few weeks as most albums by big names do now. One thing fans can be confident of though is that Britney Spears is finally getting her life together again.

Circus is in stores December 2nd which is also the pop star's birthday.

Source: Associated content

Britney Dines At Sur

Check out Britney leaving dinner at Sur in Hollywood Monday evening with her entourage. Britney knows how much the paparazzi love her designer bags, so she decided to hold it up over her face so they could get a good shot! Clever girl.

Source: Untouchable Britney

Britney: My New Life Is Worse Then Jail

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

WEEPING Britney Spears has admitted her new image is a SHAM — and claims she would feel freer if she was in prison.

The troubled pop princess moans that her new controlled lifestyle after hitting rock bottom last year feels “like Groundhog Day”.

Britney, 26, stunned delighted fans by bouncing back from her breakdown. But in a new fly-on-the-wall documentary she tearfully admits: “There’s no excitement, there’s no passion.

“I have really good days, and then I have bad days. Even when you go to jail you know there’s the time when you’re gonna get out.

“But in this situation, it’s never ending. It’s just like Groundhog Day every day.”

Britney, who performs on X Factor next weekend, believes she is still “paying” for her public meltdown when she shaved her head and lost custody of her two sons.

She says: “I think it’s too in control. If I wasn’t under the restraints I’m under, I’d feel so liberated. When I tell them the way I feel, it’s like they hear but they’re really not listening.

“If you do something wrong in your work, you can move on, but I’m having to pay for a long time.

“I never wanted to become one of those prisoner people. I always wanted to feel free.”

Former Mickey Mouse Club child star Britney admits her “weird” life is all she’s known, but didn’t realise how famous she was until her breakdown.

She adds: “I think I’ve learnt my lesson now and enough is enough.”

Source: The Sun

Britney Performing 3 Songs On Good Morning America?

File this under the rumor category:

A source close to the Highland Dance Complex In Hollywood has revealed exclusively to BreatheHeavy.com that Britney may perform more than just "Womanizer" during her Good Morning America performance on December 2nd.

As of now, Britney will "definitely" be performing her #1 single "Womanizer," and plans on performing her second single "Circus" off the new album. But get this, the source says Britney has been rehearsing "Piece Of Me" for the concert as well!

Stay tuned...

Source: Breathe Heavy

Exclusive Behind-The-Scenes "Circus" Music Video Set Pictures

An inside source has sent in these exclusive pictures for BreatheHeavy fans to enjoy! They are on-set pictures of Britney and her crew during the "Circus" music video shoot, as well as several set pictures which includes a circus ring and hallway.

Source: Breathe Heavy

New "For The Record" Promos On MTV!

Such A Tease

Ticketmaster.com claims Britney's upcoming tour dates are "scheduled nationally.

"Unfortunately, when you click the link to check out the tix, you receive the following error:

We currently don't have any tickets on-sale for Britney Spears

Fuckin tease! It's coming soon, y'all!

Source: Breathe Heavy

Britney Will Light Up Rockefeller Center's Christmas Tree Ceremony

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

It's official! Life & Style has learned that Britney Spears will definitely join the star-studded cast at the Dec. 3 lighting of the Christmas tree in New York City's Rockefeller Center.

"Details of her appearance are still being finalized, but she's confirmed to appear," an insider says. "She will be there."

The tree lighting airs on NBC from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. And Brit won't be the only star on hand. Also scheduled to appear: Beyoncé, Faith Hill, the Jonas Brothers, David Cook, Harry Connick Jr., Tony Bennett and Rascal Flatts.

Source: Life & Style