Britney Heads to Dance Studio

The following italicized article is from www.celebrity-gossip.net:

Fresh off of the release of the debut single from her upcoming album, Britney Spears was spotted making her way to the dance studio in Los Angeles, California on Tuesday (January 11).

Dressed casually in a pink hoodie, orange t-shirt and black tights, the 29-year-old walked alongside her staffers as she readied to work on her moves in preparation of an expected tour.

See more pics here!

Source: Celebrity Gossip

Britney Spears Will Not Perform at Grammy Awards

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

Don't hold it against her – but Britney Spears isn't performing at this year's Grammy Awards, her label tells PEOPLE.

Contrary to reports online Tuesday, the pop star, 29, who just released her new single, "Hold It Against Me," which already rose to No. 1 on iTunes charts, has no plans to sing live on the Feb. 13 telecast.

Adds a source: "I really doubt it."

A full list of Grammy presenters and performers is expected to be announced in the coming weeks. The awards show will air live from L.A.'s Staples Center on CBS.

Source: People

Britney Spears Shatters Records with ''Hold It Against Me''

New York, NY - Perhaps USA Today sums it up best, "Spears’ new single delivers enough dizzying dance-pop ecstasy to ensure another chart-topping ride...”

Following the digital release of "Hold It Against Me" on Monday, 1/10/11, Britney Spears shatters all previous records for the most number of spins for a first or one-day at both Mediabase and BDS, according to one of the radio industry’s top analysts Kevin McCabe, founding principal of Musicrunch.

“Top 40 outlets across the country immediately put 'Hold It Against Me' in rotation and received instant-reaction airplay at America's most-influential stations including Z100 and WXRK in New York and KIIS and KAMP in Los Angeles,” states McCabe.

Sharon Dastur, program director for New York’s Z100, one of the top influential pop radio stations in the country says, "Ever since we played it yesterday, the reaction has been phenomenal. The audience loves it!"

In addition to the overwhelming fan response at radio, the sales story is also impressive; in less than a day of its release, "Hold It Against Me" is the #1 Song on iTunes.

Britney had 619 spins at Mediabase in what was only a partial day of spins for Monday, 1/10/11. At BDS, Britney had 595 first or one-day spins - also on a partial day's worth of airplay. Britney's big one-day powered her onto the BDS one-day building chart at 16* and perhaps even more impressive was her audience debut at 7*.

As expected, Spears is also a trending topic on twitter worldwide.

Source: Britney.com

Daily B: Britney to Perform at the 2011 Grammy Awards

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

I’m actually too stunned to write anything intelligible right now, but it must be said:

Britney is PERFORMING at the 2011 Grammy Awards.

According to both Perez and my own sources (you know, the same ones that led to my “Hold It Against Me” Excluusive), this is actually happening. CONFIRMED.

EDIT: Oh, so you want MOAR? Okay, I’ll give you more–but seriously, hold onto your wigs:

I’m hearing we’re getting A MEDLEY OF HITS,
plus a performance of “Hold It Against Me.”

Shaking and crying does not even slightly describe what I’m feeling right now…TREMORS AND TEARDROPS. TREMORS. AND. TEARDROPS.

DEAR GODNEY: PLEASE DON’T LET ME DIE BEFORE FEBRUARY 13.

Source: MuuMuse

Updated - Britney Spears WILL Perform At The Grammy Awards!

Sources reveal exclusively to PerezHilton.com that Britney Spears will be performing at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 13th.

Wow! Wow! Wow!

We're shocked! We didn't expect her to do much promo for this new album!

This will be Spears' first "live" TV performance in years!

Right now there are no plans for her to open the show but we're told that "she's been rehearsing for weeks and it's gonna be a truly great performance!"

We can't wait!!!!

Update: A rep for Britney Spears tells us, "We have not confirmed a performance at the Grammys at this time."

Mmmhhmmmm!

Source: Perez Hilton

''Hold It Against Me'' Continues to Break Records

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

In less than 24-hours, Britney Spears has officially won the entire pop music lovin’ world back — need proof? Let's go to the numbers!

Not only did Britney’s new single “Hold It Against Me” rocket to the number one spot on iTunes' singles chart, but it got there in less than eight hours. The only other artist to claim the spot faster was Taylor Swift, with her song “Mine,” which got there in a little under six hours last August.

But Brit's appeal spans the globe as well, with the song claiming number one spots in 14 other countries. A figure that keeps rising with every additional hour the song is available for download.

In the world of radio, the track hit a record breaking 705 spins its first day, decimating Mariah Carey’s “Touch My Body," which held the throne with 498 spins back in 2009.

Overall it is Britney’s most played, best selling debut to date. And the hits will keep on coming as the singer also announced that her still untitled album will drop on March 15th -- a disc that will include at least one more Max Martin produced single, titled “I I I Wanna Go."

After only being able to hold onto the iTunes top spot for a sprinkle of a moment with his song “Grenade,” we wonder how Bruno Mars feels about Brit blowing up his spot. Well, if it makes him feel any better, Megan Tonjes (our favorite acapella YouTube sensation) has put together a “Hold It Against Me/Grenade” mashup, which is officially on office repeat.

Source: NY Post

Updated - The Official Snatching Wigs & Weaves iTunes Post

#1 - New Zeeland
#1 - Spain
#1 - Mexico

#1 - Sweden
#1 - United States

#1 - France

#1 - Greece

#1 - Finland

#1 - Portugal
#1 - Australia
#1 - Italy

#1 - Canada
#1 - Norway
#1 - Denmark

#1 - Belgium

#1 - Switzerland

#3 - Luxembourg

#3 - The Netherlands

(Massive) Mediabase Chart Update

Godney's new, holy single 'Hold It Against Me' has debuted at #44 on Mediabase with 619 spins and 7.584 million listeners.

According to reports several starlets have had their wigs snatched and are currently sobbing uncontrollably in a corner while screaming: ''SHE JUST TOOK MY WEAVE! I STOOD NO CHANCE! HELP ME!''.

Click here to vote for 'Hold It Against Me' on your local radio station!

Source: Break The Ice