Ellen Drama

According to several Britney fansites Britney's Ellen appearance/skit/interview/performance (one of those) is canceled.

No word from Britney's or Ellen's camp yet.

Britney's GMA Performance Changes Venue

Due to the inclement weather forecast for this Sunday in San Francisco, “Good Morning America’s” exclusive Britney Spears performance will be moved indoors to the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium to protect the safety of the performers, crew and fans. Spears will perform several songs for “Good Morning America” to coincide with the release of her highly-anticipated album, “Femme Fatale.”

WHEN: Spears’ performance will be taped on Sunday, March 27 at noon PT to air Tuesday, March 29 on “GMA” (“GMA” airs 7-9 am ET/PT)

WHERE:
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
99 Grove Street
San Francisco, CA 94102

AUDIENCE: Due to limited capacity, this will be a ticketed event. Please visit www.abcnews.com/gma after Noon ET/9am PT tomorrow [March 24] for ticket information. You MUST show your printed Ticketmaster receipt to enter the auditorium. All seating is General Admission and doors will open to the public at 10:30am/PT.

Source: Britney.com

Britney Previews GMA Stage

Britney Spears: Gymboree with the Boys!

Britney Spears does some shopping with her sons Sean and Jayden at the Calabasas Mall on Wednesday (March 23) in Los Angeles.

The 29-year-old singer took the boys to the Gymboree store, where Jayden played with a toy dinosaur!

Britney will record her appearance for Good Morning America this weekend at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco instead of an outdoor venue due to possible weather conditions.

Brit’s performance will air on March 29, the same day that her album Femme Fatale drops!

See more pics here!

Source: Just Jared

Ellen Previews ''Femme Fatale'' Tracks

If she wasn't gay I'd marry her in a second.

BTW, note that a performance is still not confirmed.

25 Things You Don't Know About Britney Spears

Britney Spears, 29, (Spears' new album Femme Fatale, drops March 29) shares 25 things you don't know about her with UsMagazine.com.

1. My favorite ice cream is orange sherbet.

2. I take two baths a day.

3. I love chewing ice.

4. I make a mean fake dinosaur when playing with the two loves of my life, Sean, 5, and Jayden, 4.

5. My favorite flowers are white lilies.

6. I'm a huge fan of animated films.

7. I can eat chocolate morning, noon and night.

8. I love boutique shopping.

9. I have more than 50 purses in my closet.

10. I have more than 50 jackets in my closet.

11. I love to draw.

12. I enjoy cooking spaghetti.

13. I'm secretly a photographer.

14. I'm addicted to shopping online.

15. I collect dolls.

16. I love Adele's new album.

17. I really want to learn another language.

18. I played basketball -- guard -- in high school.

19. I don't own a cellphone.

20. I'm constantly cleaning my house.

21. My favorite drink is sweet ice tea.

22. I love I Love Lucy.

23. I make my own bed every morning.

24. I made the first move on [beau] Jason Trawick.

25. I wrecked my mom's Lexus in high school.

Source: US Weekly

Mediabase Chart Update

''Till The World Ends'' is currently at #17 on Mediabase with 4628 spins and 31.461 million listeners.

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Source: Break The Ice

Rumor - Britney to Perform on Friday in Las Vegas

Just a quick update but according to both Radar Online and a site that breathes rather heavily Britney will be performing at Rain at the Palms on Friday.

Like always, keep your expectations low since no official source has said anything about a performance.

But just in case it is happening I've already made my funeral plans. It's really going to be a lovely ceremony with ''Get Naked'' blasting from my church.

GMA Performance Details

Is the Bay Area ready for Britney?

We'd better be, since -- ready or not -- the 29-year-old megastar pop vocalist is headed our way. She's set to perform a free concert on Sunday in San Francisco's Castro neighborhood, which will then be aired two days later — on Tuesday — on ABC-TV's "Good Morning America."

Here's what you need to know if you plan on watching what could turn out to be the biggest local pop-culture event of the season:

Showtime: Brit Brit will take the stage at noon for a one-hour show. The concert -- or, at least, some portion of it will then be aired on Tuesday's "Good Morning America." The show runs 7-9 a.m. on ABC-TV (local affiliate is KGO).

Concert site: Spears will be performing on a stage erected in front of the historic Castro Theatre. The audience will assemble in a two-block section of Castro Street. Specifically, it will gather in the 400 and 500 blocks, which covers from Market to 19th streets. This area will be closed to traffic.

Cost: It's free, and admission will be granted the old-fashioned way -- first come, first served.

Crowd size: A capacity limit has not been set, according to the office of Supervisor Scott Wiener, whose district includes the Castro. The final say on the topic belongs to members of the San Francisco Police Department, who will be on site to determine when the crowd has reached an appropriate size. At that point, no more people will be allowed into the concert area.

When to arrive for concert: The gates will open at 9 a.m. Fans are being told to line up no earlier than 8 a.m. There's no official word, however, on just how that directive will be enforced.

Where to line up: There will be two entrances to the roped-off concert venue -- at the northwest and northeast corners of Castro and 18th (the 400 block of Castro). The 400 block will be filled first, and then organizers will begin populating the 500 block.

If you don't get in: The "official" performance space is that two-block area of Castro Street, but many others will enjoy the show from just beyond the "velvet" ropes. The concert will be heard, if not seen, from blocks away. So, expect to see fans on the sidewalk along the 600 block of Castro -- as well as further afield. And, of course, the concert will be broadcast on TV two days later, when you can easily find a prime spot on your couch.

Traffic impact: The 400 and 500 blocks of Castro, from Market to 19th streets, will be closed to traffic beginning at roughly midnight Saturday to 4 or 5 p.m. Sunday. Bus lines 24, 33, 35 and F will be rerouted during the closure.

Business impact: Businesses in the Castro will be open during the concert.

Why Britney is doing this: The Castro appearance is part of a major marketing blitz surrounding the singer's seventh studio album, "Femme Fatale," which hits stores Tuesday.

Why the Castro is doing this: It's good publicity for both San Francisco and the Castro, according to Wiener, since some 10 million people watch "Good Morning America."

Source: Mercury News

New Promo Shot

Britney to Attend MTV Special

DO YOU WANT TO ATTEND MTV's BRITNEY SPEARS SPECIAL in LAS VEGAS? We are casting HUGE fans of Britney Spears to be a part of an MTV Special in Las Vegas. This show is at the Palms Casino Resort on March 25th. Want Free Tickets to be in the audience? Tickets are Free and available exclusively to our members, but space is limited so hurry and apply for your ticket today. You must be 21 years old or older to apply for this show.

After your ticket request is submitted, some members, NOT ALL, will receive an E-Ticket via email prior to the show. Check your email daily to see if your request for tickets was accepted. Simply print out your ticket and bring it with you to the show. Not a member yet? Sign up today, it’s easy and it’s Free. You must be a member to apply for tickets to this or any of our shows.

You MUST be 21 and over to apply. Tickets are FREE. ONLY sign up if you live in or will be in Las Vegas on March 25th. Tickets start going out Tuesday.

Source: Onset Productions

Mediabase Chart Update

''Till The World Ends'' is currently at #18 on Mediabase with 4365 spins and 30.422 million listeners.

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Britney Spears: Take Me Out to the Ball Game!

Britney Spears comes out to support son Sean Preston at his Little League baseball game on Saturday (March 19) in Los Angeles.

The 29-year-old pop star sat in the bleachers with her younger son Jayden and boyfriend Jason Trawick.

Brit’s ex, Kevin Federline, was also at the game as one of the team coaches

See more pics here!

Source: Just Jared

Mediabase Chart Update

''Till The World Ends'' is currently at #19 on Mediabase with 3581 spins and 26.427 million listeners.

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Source: Break The Ice

Digital Spy Reviews ''Femme Fatale''

Let's be honest, Britney's last album Circus wasn't bad by your average artist's standards - 'Womanizer', 'Shattered Glass' and 'Unusual You' anyone? - but as a follow-up to the near-perfect Blackout, we don't mind telling you that we were left somewhat underwhelmed. Given that she's spent two-and-a-bit years working on a follow-up - one that she claims is built "for the clubs" and is her "edgiest and most mature sound yet" - we have a sneaking suspicion that the feeling was mutual. Question is, does Femme Fatale hit the mark?

The LP's two trailer singles have already raised the bar from what Circus offered us, having served up a pair of club-thumping stompers in the form of saucy 'n' seductive 'Hold It Against Me' and hi-NRG 'Till The World Ends'. Both helmed by producer-du-jour Dr Luke and longtime mixing buddy Max Martin, their dub-pop hybrid is both fresh yet undeniably 'Britney'.

Fortunately the LP's ten remaining tracks continue the trend, with the anthemic 'I Wanna Go', self-assured '(Drop Dead) Beautiful' and ballsy 'Gasoline' all tailor-made dancefloor choons; while the lyrics range from 'Inside Out's' blatantly slutty: "Baby shut your mouth and turn me inside out," to the supremely self-assured: "I wanna go down town where my posse's at/ Because I got nine lives like a kitty-cat" on 'How I Roll'.

Despite the album's well-worn producers and slightly obvious theme, the production is polished, intriguing and - best of all - fun. The dub-steppy 'Inside Out', the much-welcomed piano breakdown on the will.i.am-assisted 'Big Fat Bass' and the pagan-like flutes in closing track 'Criminal' all keep us guessing - albeit while feeling suitably pumped - for the full 65 minutes.

Future singles? She's spoilt for choice here, but if 'I Wanna Go', 'How I Roll' and 'Criminal' don't at least get a look-in, well, we'll be having strong words.

It may have taken four years to arrive, but Femme Fatale ultimately feels like the post-Blackout comeback we were waiting for, albeit with one important distinction: rather than feeling like we'd caught a worse-for-wear Britters at an underground, Red Stripe-soaked "party", this time we're joining her at an altogether classier venue, locking arms and ushering the barman for a round of raspberry Mojito's before throwing some serious shapes. Yes, she's teamed up with producers that her contemporaries are well-aquainted with, and the subject matter rarely shifts from the superficial, but what ultimately sets it apart is Spears's unrivaled ability to seduce us, which, given the album's title, is something she clearly knows all too well.

5/5 stars.

Source: Digital Spy

Britney Spears' “Femme Fatale” Is An Aural Assault

Britney Spears, the self-declared living legend, has done it again by (somehow) managing to live up to all the hype and speculation surrounding her seventh studio album Femme Fatale.

It would be too easy to say that this album is representative of today’s pop music scene (for better or worse), rather, it’s more than that. It’s not a concept album. There are no thinly veiled (read: made up) political themes as a means to drive listens. So what is it then?

Femme Fatale is a high-octane, slickly produced dance album comprised of at least 10 potential single-worthy tracks brimming with ridiculously infectious beats and gobs of sexual innuendo. It’s heavy on synthesizers, light on substance, and will straight up assault your eardrums.

By now, we’re all well versed in “Hold It Against Me,” the Dr. Luke/Max Martin production that dissolves into a jaw-dropping dubstep breakdown as well as the Ke$ha penned “Till The World Ends” that is so similar to her own single “Blow” that there are moments where we can’t tell the two songs apart. But that’s OK because the difference is while Ke$ha can write an earworm-worthy song, she doesn’t have the clout to make an impact the way Britney Spears does.

In total, Dr. Luke and Max Martin are responsible for seven of the album’s twelve tracks, but it’s the Bloodshy produced “How I Roll” that elevates Femme Fatale above the latest albums from Lady Gaga, Ke$ha, and Katy Perry, all pop divas in their own right who have cashed in on the Luke/Martin gravy train. The song is unlike anything you’ve heard in Billboard’s Top 100 full of pops, sputters, hand-claps and hollow, robotic Britney vocals. It’s irresistible to anyone with a heartbeat and it could easily have been a b-side from Body Talk, Robyn’s 2010 standout album.

Then there’s the mid-tempo break-up-turn-one-last-romp song,“Inside Out,” which at first listen might appear to be the odd man (uh…song) out on the beat-thumping Femme Fatale, but it’s not. The song is masterful in its own right thanks to Spears’ hazy delivery. Stans will even get a kick out of the little nod in the chorus to the song that started it all, “…Baby One More Time” when she purrs “You know what I want right now/Hit me one more time it’s so amazing…”

Point being – it’s time we all come to terms with the fact that Britney Spears is the real deal regardless of how present or involved she is in deciding her career’s direction (jury is still out there). We’re all guilty of dismissing her talent (yes,talent), chalking her success up to being a great marketing tool (maybe in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s), but the fact is it’s now over a decade since “…Baby One More Time” changed pop music and her latest effort, Femme Fatale, is more progressive than its nearest competitor by a longshot.

Source: The Round Table

Britney Tweets Pic from TTWE Video Set

New Press Release Regarding Promo

New York, NY -- Britney Spears is gearing up for a week of appearances and surprise performances to promote the release of her seventh studio album, Femme Fatale.

First off is a special performance on ABC's Good Morning America from San Francisco's historic Castro district. This is the first time the show has filmed a concert from the location, and due to the time difference and logistics Britney will pre-tape the performance on Sunday, March 27th and the concert will air on GMA on March 29th. She is scheduled to make several appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres Show week of release and MTV is celebrating Femme Fatale with a Britney take-over day on March 29th. Britney is confirmed to participate on Nickelodeon's Kid's Choice Awards on April 2nd.

In between rehearsals, Britney is shooting the video for her newest song, "Till The World Ends" in Los Angeles. Ray Kay has been tapped to direct the video.

Britney is currently featured on the covers of V magazine and Out magazine's first ever "Ladies We Love" issue.

Source: BritneySpears.com

Just to be safe, it does not say she's performing on Ellen. Something to think about...

New GMA Promo

Britney Spears On Her New Album, Her Favorite Music and Working With Will.I.Am

Do your kids like the new record? What have they said about it?
Yes. They definitely dance to it but its kind of funny because they are still confused …. It’s like, ‘who is this Britney Spears singer in contrast to mommy?’

How has your involvement in the record-making process changed over the years?
I have always been heavily involved in every album I have ever made. I’m very stubborn when it comes to recording and will only record songs I love, which is why it takes me a long time to make an album. I have to feel connected before I record and the song has to spark something inside me. Very few songs do that. I guess it’s a good process because I love all of my music. I know there are a lot of artists that hate songs they recorded. I don’t feel that way.

What was your idea for the overall sound of this album?
I wanted to make a fresh-sounding album for the clubs or something that you play in your car when you’re going out at night that gets you excited but I wanted it to sound different from everything else out right now. I also wanted to experiment with all the different types of music I love which is why you hear a mixture of pop, hip-hop and dance throughout the album. I also really wanted to play with my voice and change up my sound here and there which was really fun.

You hear traces of some real cutting-edge dance music on the album – for instance, the dubstep break on “Hold It Against Me.” How do you find new sounds?
I listen to a lot of different music from all over the world and I guess I just gravitate towards what sounds fresh and what makes me want to move. I really didn’t want to record anything on this album that could be mistaken for anyone else out there. I think my first two singles, “Hold It Against Me” and “Till The World Ends,” sound completely different from anything else and I think when my fans hear the rest of Femme Fatale they’ll see how fresh every song is.

Do you still go out to clubs? What kind of dance music do you like?
I don’t go out that much anymore but when I do, I definitely like to go out and dance. I’m a big vibe person when it comes to music so a song really has to make me feel a certain way in order for me to fall in love with it. I love hard pounding dance songs with really beautiful melodies over them. Those are my favorites.

What kind of music do you listen to at home?
I love the Peas but I also love Deadmau5. I guess I’m all over the place. Lately I have been listening to Robyn and Adele non-stop but I also love to find new artists that very few people know about. It’s one of my favorite things to do because it’s like being part of a secret. Friends and people around me are always showing me new artists that they love and that’s how I learned about Sabi and ended up working with her on “(Drop Dead) Beautiful.” I have always wanted to feature a new artist on one of my albums and she is really cool.

What led to your collaboration with willi.am? What was it like working with him?
The Peas make incredibly catchy, fun pop/dance records and I LOVE will.i.am’s style. I have always wanted to do a song with him and would love to work with him more in the future. He is so interesting.

Dr. Luke has become a big-name producer in his own right since your last album – is it different working with him now?
Not really. We have known each other for a really long time. Most people don’t know this but we actually worked together when I was recording “Blackout.” He was incredible back then and he has only gotten better over the years.

Dr. Luke said last fall that “I want [the sound] to get harder in some ways, and maybe a little more deep into electronic — grimier.” Did you have that same agenda for the album? Do you feel like you accomplished that?
When we first sat down to talk about Femme Fatale I knew I wanted to make a dance album that was ahead of everything else out there but unique to me which is why I was so picky with the recording process. I only wanted songs that I immediately connected to. I also wanted to make sure that this album was completely different from Circus or anything else I had ever recorded. I love Circus but I wanted something darker and edgier. I also wanted to make an album and didn’t want to just record a bunch of songs and put them together. I think Femme Fatale is really connected from start to finish.

What is it about Max Martin that makes you so comfortable collaborating with him? How much bigger of a role did he take on this album than he did for “Circus”?Max played a huge role on this album and he has been there since the beginning so there is such a huge level of trust. He gets exactly what I am saying when I tell him what I want and don’t want musically. His melodies are incredible and he is always coming up with weird sounds, which I love. The whistle on “I Wanna Go” still gets me every time I hear it. Who would have thought of that? There is nobody I feel more comfortable collaborating with in the studio.

How would you characterize the studio relationship between Max and Dr. Luke?
They are two peas in a pod. It’s a total bromance.

Source: Rolling Stone

Rumor - Britney To Perform on Ellen Show Next Monday

IT’S PROMONEY, BITCH!

That’s right, B stans…Britney’s working it out for Femme Fatale!

According to a recently released sales sheet from Sony, Britney will be participating in two upcoming skits on the March 28 and 29 episodes of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, as well as performing (!!!) on March 30.

She will also be appearing at the Kid’s Choice Awards on April 2. (No word on whether this is a performance or if she’s appearing as a presenter yet.)

Additionally, the video for Britney’s second single, “Till The World Ends” is set to impact on April 6. DYING!

Finally–aside from the April issue of Out Magazine–Queen B will cover the upcoming June issue of Harper’s Bazaar.

To add validity to the sales sheet, a good friend of mine with internal ties to the Ellen show tells me that Britney is taping her performance next Monday and she’ll come armed with a really fun surprise for the lucky audience!

I CAN’T TAKE IT, TAKE IT, TAKE NO MORE!

Thanks to my good friend David at PopOnAndOn for alerting me of the Sony sales sheet!

Source: MuuMuse

Rolling Stone Reviews ''Femme Fatale''

Britney Spears is pop music's stealth avant-gardist. For years, critics have dismissed her as a cipher with a wisp of a voice. But from the minute she burst on the scene — heralded by the keyboard power chords of ". . . Baby One More Time" — her music has steered bubblegum into weirder, woollier territory. "Toxic" was a mélange of Bollywood and spy-movie guitar; "Piece of Me" was an essay on 21st-century tabloid infamy crooned over 22nd-century club rhythms. Then there's this year's "Hold It Against Me," which dissolves into a furious dubstep breakdown — easily the most assaultive beat on the Hot 100 right now.

Femme Fatale may be Britney's best album; certainly it's her strangest. Conceptually it's straightforward: a party record packed with sex and sadness. Max Martin and Dr. Luke, the world's two biggest hitmakers, are responsible for seven of 12 songs: big melodies and bigger Eurodisco thumps. But other producers go nuts, tossing the kitchen sink at Britney. The Bloodshy-helmed "How I Roll" is sputtering, oddly beautiful techno. In "Big Fat Bass," Will.i.am turns Britney into a cyborg obsessed with low-end. ("The bass is getting bigger!" she exults.) On nearly every track, Britney's voice is twisted, shredded, processed, roboticized. Maybe this is because she doesn't have much of a voice; it's certainly because she, more than almost any other pop diva, is simply game. Femme fatale? Not so much. But say this for Britney: She's an adventuress.

Source: Rolling Stone

Britney Spears & Kevin Federline's Parental Unity

Making for the second straight weekend spent alongside her current and ex lovers, Britney Spears and Jason Trawick joined up with Kevin Federline at a Little League baseball game in Calabasas on Sunday morning (March 13).

The "Hold It Against Me" singer and her manager beau were in attendance to show support for Sean Preston, who is competing in the kiddie baseball contests as K-Fed acts as one of the team's coaches.

Upon game's end, Britney and Jason made their way onto the field to join up with Kevin in congratulating Sean on his well-played performance.

See more pics here!

Source: Celebrity Gossip

Mediabase Chart Update

''Till The World Ends'' is currently at #31 on Mediabase with 1957 spins and 19.689 million listeners.

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Source: Break The Ice

New Out-take

Thanks AJ for reminding me to post this!