Lady GaGa: 'Britney Spears is Delicious'

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

Lady GaGa thinks Britney Spears is "deliciously good-looking".

The Just Dance hitmaker - who is known for walking around town in skimpy clothing - says if she had the choice she would love to look like the Toxic singer.

She reveals, "I am not sexy in the way that Britney Spears is sexy - which is a compliment to her because she's deliciously good-looking.

"I just don't have the same ideas about sexuality that I want to portray. I have a very specific aesthetic - androgyny. I just have a very specific way of seeing things. It's supposed to be different from everybody."

Source: Showbiz Spy

A Fan Doing His Own Britney Videos

Britney and the boys at Disney World

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Source: BritneySpears.com

Britney's Fans Love Her Again

The following italicized article is from www.ok-magazine.com:

The critics have weighed in on Britney Spears' comeback Circus tour – but what are her fans saying?

One OK! reader who went to see the Britster live and in person on March 5 at Atlanta's Phillips Arena couldn't be happier with the "Womanizer" singer's showmanship. Superfan Jenna Galliard let us know exactly how she feels when it comes to the concert experience.

The old energy has returned to the star: "She just seemed like she was genuinely having fun throughout the whole thing. You could just tell through her facial expressions that she was enjoying herself and loved the crowd's reaction. When she talked to the audience after the second song, she got such a great response from the crowd that it looked like she was blushing or embarrassed and didn't know how to react to everyone going crazy."

Brit's body is back, too: "She looked great, her body is amazing for having two kids. It's obviously not completely the 'old Britney' body but she has really come a long way and she looks great!"

Costume changes are a bit much: "Britney had a lot of costume changes, probably at least seven or eight. It got to a point where we noticed every few songs she was underneath the stage and there would be either a pre-recorded video playing of her or there were breakdancers dancing, or people doing karate to Britney Spears music. It was like two minute breaks every couple songs, that kind of got annoying."

Brit works hard, and it shows: "She definitely did a good job at working the room. There were three round stages and she worked them all making sure every side got enough time. There was always so much to look at and you never got bored. If there was a slow song, she was being swung in the air from a giant umbrella or she even got picked up from the ground by a dancer that was suspended from the air. She just made everything interesting."

She's a crowd-pleaser!: "They picked a guy out of the crowd and Britney sang "Breathe on Me" to him on stage which was kind of cool, the crowd liked that. Also, she did a really good mixture of songs – from her newest album all the way back to 'Baby One More Time.' There wasn't a song you wished she'd left out. "

Overall, she's a hit: "It was just a really amazing show! Very entertaining – if you've ever been a Britney fan it was very fun and definitely worth seeing!"

Source: OK Magazine

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K-Fed's Girlfriend: "I Don't Feel Threatened By Britney"

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

It takes a strong woman to hold down the fort while her boyfriend is across the country hanging out with his ex-wife and their kids -- especially if that ex-wife is Britney Spears. But Kevin Federline's girlfriend Victoria Prince barely bats an eye about him traveling for at least the first leg of Spears' Circus tour.

"Sure, it's hard being apart but I don't feel threatened by Britney," Prince told RadarOnline.com exclusively. "I'm a confident woman too!"

The six-foot blonde stunner, who shares a birthday with Spears, graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2006. A volleyball player, she competed against living legends Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh in an AVP match in Hermosa Beach, California in 2007.

"I think it's great that Kevin and Britney are working together for their sons," she said. While Federline watches over Preston and Jayden as Spears performs from city to city, Prince remains at his Tarzana home and is staying mum about whether she will eventually join him on tour.

"Everything is good between us and everybody is trying to make the best of the situation," Prince added with a smile. "At the end of the day, the boys' needs are being met with this arrangement."

While the media circus she suddenly finds herself in can be "difficult" to deal with at times, the Washington native seems to be committed to staying true to who she is: "I just try and stay as normal as I can."

Source: Radar Online

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Gwen Stefani's Is Son A Britney Fan

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

No Doubt is going on tour for the first time in five years and Gwen Stefani gave her first interview where she talked about hitting the road, her kids, and even Britney Spears. Stefani revealed that No Doubt was beginning to craft their new album, their first since 2001's "Rock Steady", before they decided they wanted to go out on their North American tour.

She also revealed that her 2-year-old son Kingston is quite the Britney Spears fan. Spears and Stefani are actually Los Angeles neighbors. "He's really into her. She actually lives on my street and he's actually really into her a lot," she says. "He goes over and he flirts with her."

Source: All Headlines News

Official Statement about Britney's Sons on Tour

Contrary to rumors linked to false articles, Britney Spears' sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James, will be joining her on the entire Circus tour and will be attending shows as planned. Britney's family is a huge inspiration and she loves having them on the road with her.

Source: BritneySpears.com

Britney's New Costume For The Tour

Source: Exhale

Mediabase Chart Update

Britney's new single 'If U Seek Amy' is currently at #29 on Mediabase with 1483 spins and 16.9 est. million listeners!

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The Circus Continues In Atlanta

Britney Spears opens her Circus Tour show at Atlanta's Philips Arena on Thursday night, March 5, 2009. Atlanta was just the second stop in the tour, Spears' first in five years.

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Source: Access Atlanta

Britney At Disney World With The Boys!

The following italicized article is from www.ok-magazine.com:

With some time off between stops, comeback kid of 2009 Britney Spears did what every triumphant star does — she went to Disney World!

Brit-Brit, who launched her first tour in half a decade on Tuesday night in her home state of Louisiana, visited the Florida fun park on Thursday with her two adorable sons, Sean Preston, 3, and 2-year-old Jayden James.

The pop superstar, infamous for tooling around L.A. in her car, took Jayden and her assistant Brett Miller on the Tomorrowland Indy Speedway attraction at the Magic Kingdom.

The proud mom posed with her boys at Mickey’s Toontown Fair at the Magic Kingdom.

Tonight, Britney continues her Circus tour with a performance in Atlanta.

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Source: OK Magazine

Britney Spears's Cheering Section Includes Family and Kevin Federline

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

Britney Spears's comeback tour is getting rave reviews from those closest to the singer.

"Britney's whole family was there, her parents, [sister] Jamie Lynn, [brother] Bryan, his wife, her cousins [including] Laura Lynn [Covington], friends from Kentwood – everyone thought it was a fantastic show and she just nailed it," says a source close to Spears, referring to her kickoff concert Tuesday at the New Orleans Arena, the first stop on her 36-show tour.

Adds the source: "They all thought Britney was so amazing – her energy, her spirit."

Also in attendance: the singer's sons Preston, 3, and Jayden, 2, and their dad Kevin Federline. "He was there to support her as well," says the source, adding that the boys stayed backstage because "it's just too loud for them to watch."

The Cirque du Soleil-style show, which also got the thumbs-up from fans, marks the pop star's first tour in five years. New Orleans was the first stop for Spears, 27, who hits Atlanta on Thursday, followed by 10 shows on the East Coast.

"The show was completely sold out and it was just incredible," says the source. "Britney was just really happy."

Source: People

New BoA Song Co-Written By Britney

Korean singer BoA is about to release her first English studio album and it just so happens that our very own Britney co-wrote a track on the album.

The track in question is "Look Who's Talking" and is produced by Henrik Jonback.

It's probably a left over from 'Circus' as Henrik Jonback was a co-writer on 'Unusual You'.

Source: The Britney Circus*

*With additional reporting from BTI.

Britney's New "B" Logo

Source: ET Online

Billboard Chart Update

On the Billboard Hot 100 'Circus' rises 1 spot to #13. 'Womanizer' drops 8 spots to #40.

Also, Britney's new single 'If U Seek Amy' rises 22 spots on the chart coming in at #72.

On the Billboard 200 'Circus' rises 1 place to #24.

Source: Break The Ice

Britney Spears Fans Rave About 'Life-Changing' Circus Show

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

Britney Spears fans couldn't have been more proud to see that their girl has officially made her comeback. After not touring for five years, Spears kicked off her Circus tour Tuesday night in New Orleans, and her dedicated legion of fans admit that she looks better than ever.

Like most of the fans MTV News talked with briefly after the show, one female fan proclaimed to all her detractors that Britney is officially back. "We love Britney!" she told MTV News after the show. "She did a great job tonight. She rocked it! Britney is back!"

Another fan, whose friend described the show as "life-changing," added, "It was amazing. The comeback has officially begun!" Fans were excited to share the details of the show with MTV News by describing the aptly named tour as a full-on circus that included "midgets," fire and magic.

"We saw a full circus, baby," one fan said. "We are from New Orleans and we've watched Britney [from the beginning]," adding that Britney said she felt "at home" onstage in her home state. "She opened the tour with a bang."

Fans said she looked "amazing" and didn't skimp at the merch table. "I have everything," a fan named Justin told MTV News, adding that he even splurged on the "Britney popcorn bag." "It was amazing. Britney, don't worry about a thing, we love you!"

There was also one moment that really stuck out for a concertgoer. "She brought a random guest up onstage and danced in his face," the fan described. "It was hot!"

While the show was filled with people you might expect to see at a Britney Spears concert, MTV News managed to find a metalhead, who really put it all into perspective.

"I've seen Kiss, Disturbed, Korn and Ozzfest — this was the best!" he excitedly recalled. "I love you Brit. Will you marry me?"

Source: MTV

Britney Spears Unveils Her Circus Stimulus Package

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

Britney Spears should probably be president at this point. She knows how to get things done.

This was more than evident on Tuesday night at the New Orleans Arena, when Britney pulled back the flaps on her Circus tour, a two-hour spectacle of lights and sounds (and more lights and sounds), a dizzying mélange of epic dance numbers, bare midriffs, flames, wayward acrobatics, burlesque tassles, floating furniture and very little actual singing. Not as if that last part mattered.

In fact, we could probably debate for hours about whether or not Britney actually sang a note during her show (and I'm sure we will in the comments below), but suffice it to say it didn't look like she did. At one point, she was placed in a box and sawed in half by that dude who used to be on "Saved by the Bell," and her vocals didn't even waver a note, surely a first in the world of performing — and, to be honest, it was almost better that way. To debate such a minor detail as singing would be missing the entire point of the evening. And of Britney Spears.

Because for 120 amazing minutes on Tuesday, Britney positively killed it. She was in her element, holding the squealing masses in the palm of her hand, and she did not let up until the bitter end, when she was dressed as a sexy cop and bathed in a shower of sparks. Say what you want about her — and there's certainly plenty to say — but you can never again argue that she does not put on a total and complete show. Not after Circus, at least.

This was Spears facing up to her detractors. This was her doing things the way she wanted: Singing be damned, let's dance. If Britney Spears fans couldn't care less about hearing her sing and would rather see her look amazing and dance all nasty, well, then the Circus tour is for Britney fans, and no one else. President Obama should take notes.

Because Circus is Britney's stimulus package. I didn't realize this until hours after the show, as I sat in my hotel room watching CNN, but it makes sense. It's a metaphor that works on many levels (her outfits got a rise out of many, to say the least), but let's focus on just one: It's her bit of necessary evil, a somewhat troubling bit of musical legislation that, had she gone any other way but her own, had she listened to the naysayers, certainly wouldn't have worked. Where Obama made concessions to Republicans (tax cuts) to get his package passed, Britney steamrolled over the haters and just did things her way. There are no tax cuts on this tour, just lots of dancing and a few martial-arts sequences. And that's why Britney's stimulus package will succeed, while Obama's isn't looking so hot right now.

And while that seems like a long — not to mention incredibly over-generalizing — way to go to make a relatively insane point (since when has that stopped me in the past?), allow me to continue onward for just a few more paragraphs. See, before I flew to New Orleans on Tuesday, I was sort of like the Bobby Jindal to Britney's package. I was ardently opposed to practically everything she had ever done. I thought she was short-sighted and somewhat irresponsible and would saddle our future generations with debt beyond their wildest contemplation. Now, after seeing her strut and sweat her way across the stage for two hours, after realizing just how brave the Circus is, I am completely changed. I am a supporter. I think it will work. At the very least, I will definitely accept funds from it.

And you should too — not just because free money is good money. Trust me, it's not too late to jump on the Britney train. No one in the press box at the New Orleans Arena had made the leap yet, and there are millions out there just like them. Maybe you are one of them. I know I was. In tough times, we need decisive leaders, capable of taking action and making tough decisions. We need someone who is willing to go out on a limb, to shoulder the responsibility for ourselves and our future generations.

We need Britney Spears.

Source: MTV

Mediabase Chart Update

Britney's new single 'If U Seek Amy' is currently at #30 on Mediabase with 1410 spins and 17.2 est. million listeners!

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The Circus Is Finally Back In Town

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

The event: Resurgent and rehabbed pop idol Britney Spears launches a 45-date world tour 90 miles from where she grew up, in support of her Circus album.

The venue: New Orleans Arena, with 16,000 in attendance.

The merchandise: Black velvet jumpsuits are going for $150, but the most sizzling item is the $40 black T-shirt depicting a provocatively posed Spears beside the red-glitter wording "You want a piece of me." (It's a declarative statement, not a question.) Family-oriented gear includes a $20 toddler onesie branded in gold: "Oops I did it again."

Early start: Fans clutching tickets priced $95 to $250 begin lining up in the chill at 4:30 p.m. for an 8 o'clock showtime.

We're inseparable: "I feel closer to Britney wearing these," says Jenny O'Leary, 18, of Buffalo, after plunking down $20 for a pair of black Britney panties outside the arena. "This is her comeback from the chaotic life she's been living — her midlife crisis. I think she'll pull it off."

The crowd: Heavily female, mostly late teens to mid-20s. Super-short babydoll frocks are the uniform du jour.

Already jaded: "I've seen Miley Cyrus, but I'm more excited about Britney because of her comeback," says Isabella Healy, 13, of New Orleans. "Everyone's expecting really good things from her, and if she doesn't do a good job, it might affect her negatively. But I don't think she cares."

Opening act: The Pussycat Dolls prowl a round stage arranged with metallic platforms and pound out a 35-minute set of shriek-inducing pop, including their hits Don't Cha, Stickwitu and When I Grow Up.

Big-top tease: A three-ring circus arrangement dominates the center of the arena. As a thunderous pre-recorded track blares, a bare-chested male juggler appears on one of the two rotating side stages and does macho tricks with a giant metal cage. Then there's five jugglers tossing bowling pins; three black-clad martial arts performers doing a kung-fu routine; clowns on unicycles; more jugglers; a woman performing an incredibly athletic routine on a balance beam; and still more dancing clowns (including a dwarf). Finally, lights dimming, the red scrim shrouding the center stage lifts to reveal a 360-degree screen showing a video featuring celeb blogger Perez Hilton in Queen Victorian drag.

It's showtime: The screens rise, and Britney, attired in a red ringmaster's jacket, short-shorts and black spike-heeled boots and wielding a whip, descends from the ceiling in a small cage and launches into the title track of Circus. A dozen or more acrobats spin on giant rings in mid-air as jets of smoke burst from the stage floor.

Is it live?: Amid the spectacle, it's impossible to tell how much of the singing is real, but the crowd couldn't have cared.

Breather: The show is divided into segments with fast-paced intermezzos featuring martial arts performers, acrobats and magicians. During the Ooh Ooh Baby/Hot as Ice medley, Britney climbs into a magician's box and appears to be cut in half, then re-appears across the stage in another box that explodes in a shower of sparks. Looking trim and showing lots of midriff and cleavage, she commands attention amid the chaos surrounding her.

Bag of tricks: After the first few eye-popping numbers, the action becomes somewhat routine, as Spears prances center stage surrounded by a pair of bicyclists and a dozen strutting dancers. Current single If U Seek Amy draws a huge roar and sing-along from the crowd as Spears shakes her long blond mane and plays Whack-a-Mole with dancers popping up from the stage floor.

Ready for her close-up: Fans who couldn't see when she storms the side stages could immerse themselves in the dazzling videos projected in the round "ceiling" above the stage. Me Against the Music features a harem/Bollywood theme (love her turquoise I Dream of Jeannie get-up), and for the slower Everytime/I'm Scared segment, she grabs a giant parasol with a hook for a seat and sings while suspended far above the stage.

Hot mama: Spears, a 27-year-old mother of two, sexed it up during the Freakshow/Peepshow segment of the show, sending the black tassels attached to her silver-and-black bustier flying here and there as she led her dancers around a weird gauntlet of oversized furniture and picture frames. For Breathe On Me/Touch of My Hand, Spears shed more cloth, down to panties and a barely-there sheer top with strategically placed cones, and sang while suspended inside a giant picture frame that slowly spun around center stage. Landing on a couch adorned with men, she donned a blindfold and ascended halfway to the rafters again. Finally, it was just her grinding away with a muscleman. And there was music involved as well.

Singe-inducing: Given the massive size of the center stage (painted to look like a target — we get it, Brit) and the non-stop visual and sonic bombast, the pop princess sometimes got swallowed up. Spark-shooting guns and rings of actual fire couldn't save one-note songs like Do Something and Slave. Fan-favorite Toxic, however, staged mostly with sci-fi-green lighting effects and a minimalist jungle-gym contraption, succeeded because the focus was solely on the star. And her biggest early hit, …Baby One More Time, stripped away all spectacle, with just her and the dancers stalking the bare stage, and was better for it.

Fold up the tent: The Circus show packs 17 song segments and every under-the-big-top cliché except Siegfried & Roy's white tigers into a crowd-pleasing hour and 45 minutes. A comeback, certainly, and a solid one at that. But all the sex, fire and stomp-and-slither choreography can't disguise the fact that the production needs a bigger, purely musical core (a few more songs from the current album would have helped) — and some spontaneity. It wasn't until Spears finally called out "Thank you, New Orleans" after finishing her Womanizer encore that the crowd got a glimpse into the heart of their homegirl from Kentwood.

Next stops: Continuing her warm-up in the South, Britney plays Atlanta on Thursday, Miami on Saturday and Tampa on Sunday.

Source: USA Today

Mediabase Chart Update

Britney's new single 'If U Seek Amy' is currently at #31 on Mediabase with 1348 spins and 16.9 est. million listeners!

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Britney Spears Fits Just About Everything Into First Circus Tour Stop

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

So, how was the opening night of Britney Spears' Circus tour? Well, here's how the first 20 minutes went ... that ought to give you a pretty good idea:

A red curtain descends upon the stage. Music starts pounding — the drumbeat of the apocalypse — and keeps building, until a lone ballerina and a mime appear. The mime is clutching a piece of chain-link fence, which he begins twirling faster and faster, until it turns into a geometric square. Then three jugglers and a little person take the stage, then Shaolin monks in black robes, who do a martial-arts routine, complete with kitanas and spinning axe kicks. Then clowns come out with nunchucks. They're followed by acrobats and gymnasts in long flowing robes, performing a routine to the music from "Kill Bill." Then everyone — mime, clowns, jugglers, little person and monks — do a sort of samba, and then Perez Hilton shows up on the video screens to deliver a monologue while dressed as Queen Elizabeth. Then Britney appears and murders him with a crossbow.

And then the show starts. Seriously.

Yes, welcome to Britney's Circus, a big, huge, loud, funny, nonsensical three-ring affair that includes everything under the big top — even an actual big top.

Broken down into four acts — "Circus," "House of Fun," "Freakshow/Peepshow" and "Electro Circ"— the two-hour show is every set designer and choreographer's wet dream, or nightmare, or both. There are literally dozens of costume changes, dancers of all shapes and sizes and acrobats and set pieces that fly about willy-nilly. (This is surely the first concert in history to feature cholos on tricycles, a Bollywood number and a pair of martial-arts routines). It's truly a sight to behold ... the biggest show under one roof.

At times, Britney herself is almost dwarfed by the spectacle. She looks great in her myriad of outfits (Genie! Drill Sergeant! Kinda Stripper!) And she can still move with the best of them ... it's just, well, she's almost lost in the sheer hugeness of the production around her.

Of course, there were still plenty of highlights — the one-two opening combo of "Circus" and "Piece of Me" was great, as Brit descended from the sky (and got trapped in a gilded cage), strutted and popped, the electro beats whirring around the arena and the lights popping.

"Radar" was sultry, as Spears donned a sparkly Wonderbra and did a pole dance. And as she laughed and blew kisses to the cheering audience during the night's lone quiet moment, "Everytime" (which, it should be mentioned, she sang perched on the handle of a floating umbrella), she seemed genuinely touched by the warm reception given to her by the fans at the New Orleans Arena.

Still, by the time the third act ("Freakshow," which showcased her naughty side) rolled around, it was almost difficult to pick her out from all the noise. Again, this has less to do with Spears than it does the massive production she's surrounded herself with, though it must be said that her version of "I'm a Slave 4 U," complete with flames and a fierce dance routine, managed to rise above all the ephemera.

And by the time she said good night with another great one-two wallop ("Womanizer" and a reprise of "Circus"), dressed in a sexy policewoman outfit, she looked exhausted. But happy. And why not? She brought the circus to her hometown, and it was a huge, sold-out, screaming success. It probably just would've benefited from a little more Britney Spears, that's all.

Source: MTV

Spears Returns in First Concert Tour in 5 Years

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

Dressed as a sexy ringmaster and directing a colorful cast that included jugglers, acrobats and martial arts dancers, Britney Spears delivered a tightly choreographed, if perfunctory performance Tuesday night as she kicked off her first concert tour in five years.

The 27-year-old pop superstar's "Circus" tour kicked off in her home state of Louisiana at the New Orleans Arena before a nearly sold-out crowd that cheered on their idol as she gyrated and slithered across the stage while singing some of her biggest hits, from the recent "Womanizer" to her first and now classic song, "Baby One More Time."

The wild applause has been largely absent from Spears' life since the last time she went on tour in 2004, as the singer endured a devastating downward spiral: Due largely to personal troubles, she went from one of pop music's most profitable, in-demand entertainers to an out-of-control tabloid persona who seemed to be on a path to destruction.

But over the last year, that path has been reversed, as she's embarked on a successful comeback that has seen her image, as well as her career, rehabilitated.

The "Circus" tour was another strong step in the right direction. Spears didn't interact much with the crowd — the only thing she uttered to the audience was "Thank you, New Orleans" at the end of the nearly two-hour show — and appeared at times to be lip-synching. But fans didn't seem to care, screaming wildly at the first sight of Spears, who descended from the ceiling on hoops suspended by wires, wearing a short red and black ringmaster ensemble.

Spears started the show with the title track to her new CD, "Circus," then went right into "Piece of Me," which she performed largely from a cage, part of the elaborate, grandiose stage backdrops.

Acrobats twirled from suspended fabric as Spears sang and danced, showing off her toned body with flirty, seductive moves. She got frisky with two male dancers as she performed "Touch of My Hand" while sporting a blindfold.

When Spears slowed down the show for "Everytime," the audience could be heard singing the lyrics — "everytime I try to fly I fall, without my wings I feel so small" — along with her.

"We're so happy she's back," said 16-year-old Justin Scarbrough of New Orleans, wearing a T-shirt he designed himself that bears Spears' image and the words "I Support Britney Spears."

In the past five years, Spears has gone through more tumult than many endure in a lifetime: She's been married and divorced, had two kids, gone to rehab, gone through a custody battle, found herself briefly committed, and been so out of control that her father, Jamie Spears, was appointed by a court to oversee his daughters' personal and professional affairs indefinitely.

But over the past year, Spears' life and career has rebounded. Her "Circus" CD, released in December, has already sold more than 1.3 million copies, and she's had two hits off the CD, the No. 1 "Womanizer" and the top five "Circus."

Tuesday's "Circus" tour, which takes Spears to 27 cities in the United States before heading to Europe in June, is the pop star's biggest opportunity to connect with her still formidable fan base.

"That was awesome," said 21-year-old Lauren Baudoin of Lafayette, La., after the show. Baudoin's sister, 18-year-old Lindsey Baudoin, said she liked that there were entertainers between the songs.

"It kept going," Lindsey Baudoin said. "It was nonstop."

Source: ABC News