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The big draw of Thursday's Hollywood Reporter/Billboard Film & TV Music Conference was undeniably producer Dr. Luke, who not only packed the afternoon Q&A session moderated by ASCAP's Randy Grimmett, but got bombarded by throngs of his own fans not a moment after the talk ended. It's a good thing he's spent so much time around megastars like Katy Perry, Ke$ha and Avril Lavigne because he handled the unruly bunch with aplomb, but coming up next is perhaps his most stressful gig yet: as co-executive producer on Britney Spears' forthcoming seventh studio album. Luke's partner? Swedish hitmaker Max Martin, who's been both a mentor and collaborator and has worked with Spears on and off since her 1999 Jive Records debut, ...Baby One More Time. Dr. Luke contributed several tracks to 2008's Circus.
A dream team, no doubt, but with Sony Music seeing a 10 percent drop in sales last quarter, and that's including Usher's platinum-plus Raymond v. Raymond under the LaFace banner, the pressure is most certainly on. "She's such an icon, I don't want to let anyone down," Dr. Luke told THR. "But most importantly, I want to make good music." The LA-based Luke, who's just coming off a repackage of Ke$ha's Animal, says he's just starting to wrap his head around the Britney album now. He anticipates it will be out in early 2011, while an insider tells THR, it will definitely hit stores before March 31, the end of Sony's fiscal year. A Jive Records rep would not comment on a release date or confirm a timeline. Other producer-songwriters said to be working on it include Darkchild and, according to Luke, Montreal newcomer Billboard (listen to a remix Billboard did of Britney's 2009 track "3" at his Myspace page).
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Britney Spears leaves a bakery after getting some sweet treats on Tuesday (October 26) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Over the weekend, the 28-year-old pop princess went to the Marmalade Cafe in Calabasas for dinner with her boyfriend Jason Trawick, who left with a bag of leftovers.
Britney took to her blog to stamp a “BS” label to the story that one of her new songs was leaked, which supposedly infuriated her and her executives at Jive.
Britney Spears was enjoying a night out too – at the Mondrian Hotel in L.A. The singer stopped by SkyBar with a younger guy but sans entourage or security. Spears, who sported a green turtleneck, stuck to juice and hung out poolside, occasionally approaching the deejay booth to check out the action as DJ Lindsay Luv spun.
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A new track from Britney Spears upcoming album has been leaked months before its planned release, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.
The pop sensation plans to release Pleasure You - a three minute tune in which Spears stays true to form and sings about being submissive, a servant and doing whatever it takes to please her man.
The track was played to RadarOnline.com by a source connected to the singer.
The leak has infuriated record bosses at Spears’ label JIVE, who were stunned when informed of the unauthorized release by RadarOnline.com.
"We are totally unaware of the song being leaked," a JIVE rep told RadarOnline.com.
"We don't know how her song or any other artists song could have been released. We're looking into the issue."
One verse of the track is particularly colorful where the pop star sings:
"If you want to get rough in that lay on your back, I got the max suddenly I'll pull you through whatever just to pleasure you."
The song beat is soft and slow, curiously, like that of an R&B song — a monumental shift for the pop starlet.
"We can't discuss details as to if she's working on a new album," the rep told RadarOnline.com.
Source: Radar Online
Update - Britney's team confirmed this story as BS.
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Britney Spears leaves the Marmalade Cafe with her boyfriend Jason Trawick, who left with a bag of leftovers, on Sunday (October 24) in Calabasas, Calif.
Last week, the 28-year-old pop princess ate dinner at Mirabelle Restaurant in West Hollywood.
Britney is currently up for two People’s Choice Awards! Fans can currently vote to nominate their favorite stars. Britney is being considered for “Favorite TV Guest Star” for Glee and “Favorite Web Celeb!”
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In Touch claims in this week’s issue that as Britney Spears‘ conservatorship is reportedly drawing to a close, “She’s fired the security team she blames for many of her recent problems.”
Referring to the sexual harassment suit filed by Spears’ former bodyguard Fernando Flores, which the singer is fighting, a so-called “insider” tells In Touch, “Britney felt the old guys knew too much about her baggage from the past… She wants to create a new, confident, independent Britney – and doesn’t want anyone around who remembers what she was like before.”
That same source goes on to say, “Firing her security team is a typical example of her wanting to blame someone else for her problems. She can fire everyone around her but at the end of the day, it’s still going to be the same old Britney when she gets home.”
All very interesting psychobabble – but entirely wrong.
First (and last), Spears did NOT fire her security staff.
A source close to the singer assures Gossip Cop that talk of Spears firing her security team isn’t true.
That’s shocking considering how spot-on In Touch has been with its stories about Spears, including her being Mel Gibson’s secret confidante and her “wish list” of men she wants to date such as Ryan Phillippe, Avatar star Sam Worthington and yes, “The Situation.” Source: Gossip Cop
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Getting an early start to the day, Britney Spears stepped out on Tuesday morning (October 19) on her way to grab a coffee in Calabasas, CA.
The pop-princess donned a cute hat and rain boots on the still-dry day, interestingly changing her mind about the java boost mid-walk while turning around to go back to her car.
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Britney Spears worked hard for her money, now she wants her money to work for her ... with the help of some big shot financial advisors.
It seems Brit has "several million dollars" laying around in a trust account that isn't making nearly as much money as Brit's conservators believe it should.
So the conservatorship went to the courts -- asking for permission to give control of the money to financial advisors at Merrill Lynch and UBS Financial Services ... to invest the cash as they see fit.
According to documents filed at L.A. County Superior Court, the judge signed off on the move -- and Brit's money will be stimulating the economy in no time.
Jive has submitted ''3'' for the following categories:
Britney Spears Record of the Year – 3 Song of the Year – 3 Best Female Pop Vocal Performance – 3 Best Short Form Music Video – 3
Not sumbitting ''3'' for Best Dance Recording is almost as hilarious as who ever sumbitted ''Bionic'' for Record of the Year. I swear, Heidi Montag getting a Grammy is more likely to happen than that.
Choreographer Dan Karaty who worked with Britney in her earlier years just gave an interview on Dutch TV in which he gave us a small insight in Britney's current world.
He said that he still sees her every now and then and that right now she's at a really good place in her life and happy with what she's accomplished. He also said that while work is still very important to her it's no longer her top priority.
All in all, it's nothing we didn't know already but in times like these, when we're wondering why Britney isn't releasing album's every year or doing every magazine cover there is, it's nice to be reminded that there is more to Britney than just the performer. There's the person, the mom, the lover, the freak, etc...
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I already told you that Britney Spears might be getting "freaky" on her upcoming—and mucho anticipated—album.
How's that coming along? Well, I just got word that her team recently put together a "writing camp" of top music producers and writers. They were apparently flown to Dallas for a few days to brainstorm and collaborate on new songs for Spears...
"I know that 'Usual You' off the last album [Circus] has been tossed around like, 'Use this as kind of a jumping off point,' " OneRepublic frontman and über-hitmaker Ryan Tedder told me last night at Ralph Lauren's Big Pony Collection fragrance launch event at the Chateau Marmont hotel.
"It's mind-bendy and trippy," Tedder said, adding, "I applaud the label for saying, 'We're not going to do what's always been done.' I think Britney's such an innovator. She needs to be in the forefront, you know what I mean? You can't come out with something sounding like someone else."
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Drawing an end to the week, Britney Spears was spotted out shopping with her bodyguards at the Oaks Mall in Thousand Oaks, CA on Friday (October 8).
Wearing a lacy white bra under her see-through shirt, the "Womanizer" singer dutifully checked out the offerings at the local shops before proceeding back to the homefront.
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Gearing up for the fall season, Britney Spears shopped up a storm in Santa Monica, California on Wednesday afternoon (October 6).
The "Gimme More" singer opted to visit the popular Only Hearts boutique on Montana Avenue before leaving clad in a brand new outfit while her bodyguard toted a fresh pair of Frye boots as they headed to their nearby car.
Britney Spears' "3" tops the 2 million mark. It's Spears' third song to reach this level, following "Womanizer" and "Circus" (though many of her biggest hits pre-dated the digital revolution).
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Glee fans weren’t the only ones pleased with last week’s Britney Spears episode. The pop star herself was thrilled!
So much so that she gave actress Heather Morris, who performed some of Brit’s hits on the show as Brittany S. Pearce, a special gift!
“She sent me flowers saying ‘Good job! Love, Britney’” Heather told E! Online. “So I’m gonna make her something and send it to her.”
Britney also live-tweeted during the episode, “Awww Heather Morris is sooo cute! Brittany S Pearce. Ha! She was so fun to work with and was really sweet in person.”
FYI: “Britney/Brittany” brought in 13.3 million viewers - the highest ratings ever for the show!
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Britney Spears' conservatorship is coming to an end, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
The conservatorship held over the pop star will most likely end within three months, a source close to the situation revealed exclusively to RadarOnline.com.
"Britney has made tremendous progress in the past three to four months. She seems to be firmly in control again," the source said.
Spears met privately with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Reva Goetz on Thursday morning in the judge's chambers.
"Judge Goetz needed to meet with Britney and talk to her face-to-face, to see how she was doing," said the source.
"It's one thing to read medical reports about her, but the in-person meeting was very important.
"Britney's court-appointed attorney, Sam Imgham was the only other person in chambers during the 35-minute meeting.
"Judge Goetz also met with Britney's father, Jamie separately, as well as with Brit's therapist."
It will be the judge's decision if and when to end the conservatorship and while Judge Goetz is carefully considering all the facts, the source said the singer should expect the conservatorship to end in three months.
The conservatorship has been in place since February 2008 -- after Spears had several public breakdowns -- and was subsequently hospitalized at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute.
She lost visitation with her sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James.
But these days things are much different -- and better.
"Britney essentially has joint custody of the boys with Kevin. They co-parent them," the source said.
"Her boys are simply the most important thing in the world to her.
"Britney also will be releasing an album in 2011, and there are other projects in the works. Britney knows that she came close to losing everything before, and she doesn't want that to happen again."
People close to Spears credit her turnaround to the efforts of her father, Jamie.
"Jamie put his life on hold to save his daughter," said one source.
"He knew he had to step up in order to save her. Jamie and Britney have had their fair share of fights, but now they have a very strong father-daughter bond.
"Britney recognizes the sacrifices her dad has made."
No one, including Jamie, wants to end the conservatorship before Spears is ready to take control of her life again.
"No one wants Britney to fall prey to the people that were in her life during the time when her problems overwhelmed her," said the source.
"Britney's inner circle now is very close, and trusted.
"The other man that has played a tremendous role in her life is her boyfriend, and former manager, Jason Trawick. Britney truly loves and trusts him. Jason stood by her even when they weren't dating and he's wonderful with her sons and they adore him."
The conservatorship likely will end in two phases, with Spears taking control of her financial affairs in the second stage.
"There will be a hearing for the conservatorship to end. This won't be done in secret," the source told RadarOnline.com. "There is nothing to hide, everyone just wants to be cautious that it's the right time, and all signs seem to indicate that it is."
The next conservatorship hearing is scheduled for October 14.
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Stepping out for a midday retail session, Britney Spears and Jason Trawick were spotted shopping for the boys at Toys"R"Us in Woodland Hills, CA on Saturday (October 2).
Showing off her three butterfly tattoos while her pink bra popped out from her shirt, the "Gimme More" singer and her man loaded up on toys including a gumball machine from which Sean Preston and Jayden James can get their candy treats.
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Under the category ... hired help costs a frickin' fortune ... Britney Spears is being sued by a former nanny who claims she's owed $35,202 for one month's work.
Ferial Zaltash claims Britney hired her as a personal assistant and nanny to her children in September, 2007. Zaltash claims she resigned a month later.
For that month, Zaltash claims Spears owes $35,202 for nanny and personal services. The suit claims Zaltash made a demand for payment but Brit refused.
Zaltash also wants $19,940 for penalties for unpaid wages and overtime.
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Britney Spears was enjoying a night out too – at the Mondrian Hotel in L.A. The singer stopped by SkyBar with a younger guy but sans entourage or security. Spears, who sported a green turtleneck, stuck to juice and hung out poolside, occasionally approaching the deejay booth to check out the action as DJ Lindsay Luv spun.
As for what type of scent he finds alluring on girls, Bieber said, “I actually like the Britney Spears perfume on girls. It smells good.”
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Choreographer Dan Karaty who worked with Britney in her earlier years just gave an interview on Dutch TV in which he gave us a small insight in Britney's current world.
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Britney Spears' "3" tops the 2 million mark. It's Spears' third song to reach this level, following "Womanizer" and "Circus" (though many of her biggest hits pre-dated the digital revolution).
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