BRITNEY IS ON BEST OF DECADE LISTS

With 2009 drawing to a close, music publications are releasing their "Best of the Decade" lists- and Britney Spears is popping up all over them! Here are just a few places her songs and albums ranked:

Rolling Stone: Toxic is #4 song of decade in Decade-end Reader's Poll.

Rolling Stone: Blackout is #7 album of decade in Decade-end Reader's Poll.

PopEater: Toxic is #2 pop song of decade

The Times: Blackout is #5 pop album of decade.

NPR's Most Important Recordings of the Decade: 'Toxic' and In The Zone

VOTE IN PEOPLE'S BEST OF 2009

Britney is nominated for two more awards you can vote for! People Magazine has nominated Britney for "Who Looked Fiercest in a Bodysuit?" and "Who was the most talked-about star of 2009?"

Also, don't forget to vote for Britney for these other honors:
- Billboard's Album of the Year and Album of the Decade
- 'Circus' for Fuse's Best Video of 2009
- Favorite Female Artist and Favorite Pop Artist at the People's Choice Awards
- Best Celebrity to Follow and Best Musical Artist to Follow in the Open Web Awards
- Best Solo Female 2009 and Twit of the Year (Best Twitter) 2009 in the Virgin Media Music Awards

'CIRCUS' UP FOR BILLBOARD AWARD

Britney's Circus album has been nominated for Best Album of the Year by Billboard. Click here to vote!

You can also nominate Oops, Britney, In the Zone, Blackout and Circus for Album of the Decade here (fans are rallying around Blackout).

Also, don't forget to vote for Britney for these other honors:
- 'Circus' for Fuse's Best Video of 2009
- Favorite Female Artist and Favorite Pop Artist at the People's Choice Awards
- Best Celebrity to Follow and Best Musical Artist to Follow in the Open Web Awards
- Best Solo Female 2009 and Twit of the Year (Best Twitter) 2009 in the Virgin Media Music Awards

NEW BRITNEY ALBUM TO BE RELEASED LATE SPRING 2010

Britney Spears will release the follow-up to 2008’s Circus in late spring 2010, it has been confirmed. According to her record label Jive, the singer is working towards a May release for her seventh studio album. US songwriter Sean Garrett recently confirmed that he is penning material for the new record. The 27-year-old is also expected to team up with Max Martin, who wrote previous hits including ‘…Baby One More Time’, ’If U Seek Amy’ and current single ’3′.

-DigitalSpy

REJECTED CIRCUS TRACK "TELEPHONE" NOW BEING USED BY LADY GAGA FEAT. BEYONCE

Check out Telephone written by Lady Gaga and produced by Darkchild this track was supposed to be on Circus but was registered and rejected. Here is Lady Gaga’s version feat. Beyonce used as Lady Gags’a second single from The Fame Monster “Not feeling it glad it was rejected!” Suits Gaga better.

I noticed what the article on the main page said, but it’s not entirely factual.

First of all, the song was meant to be on The Singles Collection, not Circus (even though it was recorded for the Circus Era). And it was a GaGa track from the get-go, but Britney was supposed to be on it, not Beyonce. Britney’s camp wanted the song for the Singles Collection, but Lady GaGa wanted to keep the song for the Fame Monster, and took Britney off the song (she still had the rights to it obviously) and put Beyonce on instead.

Pop Justice Source:
“Bonus fact: The guest vocalist on this was going to be someone else, but then the guest vocalist wanted to put the song on her own greatest hits album, so Lady Gaga made alternative arrangements.”

LISTEN TO THE SONG YOURSELF

EMINEM LOST BRITNEY NOTEBOOK?

EMINEM is still hoping his lost Britney Spears notebook containing a collection of lyrics and song ideas shows up - because it features some of his best rhymes. The rapper reveals he used the Spears fan journal to scribble down words for what was to become The Marshall Mathers Album - but lost it before he got the chance to hit the studio with it. He says, "It had five or six songs in it and I never got it back. (It had) all of my ideas. Some of them I remembered, but most of them were gone." Eminem admits fans and critics alike have been trying to dupe him into thinking they'd found the diary over the years. He adds, "People were putting Britney Spears notebooks, like, with fake lyrics in it, and stuff like that, on the Internet, and whatever, but I never found it."

-Contact Music

BRITNEY'S CONCERT IN POLAND TO BE HELD UNDER ACTUAL CIRCUS TENT!

Pop star and comeback queen Britney Spears will put on the largest show a Polish audience has ever seen on 24 July.

The tabloid favorite is touring Europe to promote her sixth and latest studio album Circus.

Spears’ show in Warsaw will be held under a giant circus tent that will be unpacked from 38 heavy goods vehicles by a team of 200 people.

Madonna’s fans will be green with envy as her 15 August concert tickets range between 22—1100 zloty. Britney, a down-to-earth Mississippi native, undercuts the Material Girl’s prices with tickets ranging between 120-400 zloty.

Tickets for Ms. Spears’ 24 July concert go on sale on 15 May. The concert will be held at the Horse Racetrack in Sluzew, a southern district of Warsaw.

-Polskieradio.pl

BREAKING NEWS: RADAR IS BRITNEY'S 4TH SINGLE

BritneySpears.com can confirm that 'Radar' will be the fourth single off of Britney's platinum-selling album, 'Circus'.

CIARA ANNOUNCED AS SUPPORT TO BRITNEY SPEARS ON LONDON TOUR DATES

Multi-platinum singer Ciara will support Britney Spears on her London tour dates commencing on 3rd June at the O2 Arena. This will follow on from the release of her new single 'Love Sex Magic' released on April 27th and new album 'Fantasy Ride' on May 4th. Co-written by Timberlake and produced by The Y's, 'Love Sex Magic' is an electric, dance-friendly single that will be featured on Ciara's forthcoming album, 'Fantasy Ride'.

She will be supporting Britney Spears on the following dates:

3rd June O2 Arena, London
4th June O2 Arena, London
6th June O2 Arena, London
7th June O2 Arena, London
10th June O2 Arena, London
11th June O2 Arena, London
13th June O2 Arena, London
14th June O2 Arena, London

Tickets are available from www.aeglive.co.uk and the 24 – Hour hotline: 0871 230 4422

-Top 40 Charts

BRITNEY SPEARS TO GIVE FIRST LIVE SHOW IN RUSSIA

Fans get ready! American pop star Britney Spears is coming to St.Petersburg for her first concert in Russia. PMI, the organizers of the concert, say the venue is still being discussed. However, according to the official booking operator, the concert will take place at the ice hockey arena.

The date is July 19, and tickets are already available for preliminary booking. The performance in St.Petersburg will be part of Britney’s global tour “The Circus Starring: Britney Spears” launched in support of her latest sixth studio album, “Circus.” Britney Spears has decided to recreate the atmosphere of a circus at the concert: she plans to bring the action to the ring in the middle of the hall, and the audience’s places will surround it.

A special VIP zone will be constructed right next to the scene, offering a limited number of Love seats (sofas for two), the press-service of PMI reports. The show will be accompanied by a set of special effects, moving scenery, and screens. Circus actors will also be a part of the show. The tour was officially announced on December 2, 2008 to coincide with the release of Britney’s sixth studio album. Rehearsals for the tour began in January 2009, in preparation for a March kick off. “The Circus” has been named among the five best CDs in the charts of seven countries worldwide; 3,500,000 copies have already been sold.

Britney Spears – the American pop singer and actress, has established a number of records in the history of modern music: over 80,000,000 CDs were sold in less than 10 years; seven singles have become number one worldwide hits; four albums successively appeared in first place of the Billboard Top 200. Spears occupies eighth place among the USA’s performers for the most recordings sold in history, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.

BRITNEY WINS ALL 3 OF THE BRAVO A LIST AWARDS SHE WAS NOMINATED FOR

A-LIST ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Awarded to the artist that kept us coming back for more.
· Beyonce
· No Doubt
· Katy Perry
· Britney Spears *
· Kanye West

A-LIST ALBUM
Presented to the album that rocked our year.
· Beyonce – I Am…Sasha Fierce
· Coldplay – Viva La Vida
· MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
· Britney Spears – Circus *
· Kanye West – 808s & Heartbreak

A-LIST DOWNLOAD
Given to the song that kept you dancing.
· Beyonce – Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)
· Britney Spears – Circus *
· Coldplay – Viva La Vida
· Madonna featuring Justin Timberlake – 4 Minutes
· Katy Perry – I Kissed a Girl

BRITNEY SPEARS-AMNESIA REMIX

When I heard this remix I fell in love with it. It's one of my favorite songs from the album. Hope you enjoy. If you would like to download it, click here.

BRITNEY SPEARS' TOUR TAKE: $24M IN 3 WEEKS

Britney Spears’ “Circus” tour made $24 million in its first three weeks on the road (from March 3 to March 24), according to concert grosses reported by Billboard.

By contrast, Britney’s Circus album, which has sold more than 1 million copies in the U.S., has generated roughly $19 million since it was released in early December, proving once again that high ticket prices continue to make touring a more lucrative revenue stream for musicians, even in a recession.

Also noteworthy: not a dime went to major concert promoter Live Nation, since rival AEG Live is putting on the tour.

OFFICIAL 'IF YOU SEEK AMY' IS THE 3rd SINGLE OFF BRITNEY SPEARS ALBUM CIRCUS

It’s official: ‘If U Seek Amy’ is the third single off Circus to be released. No other info is available in terms of video, cover art, etc. at this time.

PICTURES OF BRITNEY AT STUDIO

Just recently returned to the west coast after attending her brother’s wedding back home in Kentwood, Britney Spears was spotted hard at work at a studio in Hollywood on Sunday evening (January 4).

Dressed in a trendy tan winter coat, knee-high boots and sunglasses, Britney made her way into the studio holding a can of Coca Cola as a crowd of paparazzi and fans looked on. Speaking of Coke, according to Star Magazine, Britney is "addicted" to the Cola, claiming "she was a Pepsi spokesperson for the money. But it's Coke that she’s addicted to. She store cans in her garage. If she runs out, she freaks."

Britney is currently in the midst of preparing for her big North American tour, in what her first arena tour in five years, Miss Spears will be traversing across a 27-city schedule as she belts out tunes from her new album “Circus.”Also to feature the Pussycat Dolls as the opening act!

FORMER BF ALLI SIMS IN LEGAL MESS

Remember Alli Sims? The girl that no one knows if she's actually related to Britney or not? Yeah, me neither! But have no fear; this new legal drama will refresh our memories. Alli apparently tried to claim that a business management team mishandled her ‘career prospects’ and she wanted ‘out’ of their deal. Representatives for the company said aw hell naw, and gave her quite a lashing in their responding legal doc. Here are the choicest bits:

1. You lied to us about money causing out-of–pocket expenses. We were unaward that you had made a deal with Claus Hjelmbak and Sam Lufti to pay your rent for the year of 2008. You should not have asked us to pay your rent and personal expenses since May 2008 for 6 months.

2. You lied to us about your relationship with Britney Spears. We were in the understanding that we would help you make a record album and music videos about your relationship with Britney Spears. You grossly misrepresented yourself as a singer and as a friend of Britney Spears.

3. You brought questionable friends to business trips and meetings designed to finance your album. It jeopardized our relationships with our investors and caused us loss of money.

4. After a business trip to St. Tropez fully paid for by our company and our investor you went behind our backs and started developing and filming a pilot for a reality show when you returned.

5. Slandering my company, myself and my associates. Lying about my business in France and damaging relationships I have with my business partners.

6. Lied to the media in “In Touch” Magazine about writing a song about Britney Spears. Continuing to lie about working on an album that has not even started. As well as many media reports of you writing and recording music behind our backs which we both know is a complete and utter lie.

7. You lied about your relationship with Sam Lufti and Claus Hjelmbak and the sneaky financial deals that collapsed your relationship with the entire Spears family. We hope this is the last we’ll here about the conniving, lying Sims!

BRITNEY RUMOR CONTROL-ANDREW IS A 'HANDSOME MAN OF MISTERY'

We’re only two days in to 2009 and already the paps are making silly mistakes. Shouldn’t have expected anything more from them I suppose. This time those sneaky paps followed Britney to Kentwood, LA, and snapped her outside a local restaurant with a guy they labeled a “handsome man of mystery.” Sure, he may be handsome, but if you’re a fan of Britney and read BritneySpears.com on a regular basis you will know what the paps don’t…. that the mystery man is Andrew, Britney’s Director of Content, and fellow member of Team Brit. You can see him in Britney’s birthday photo album and backstage with Britney at GMA. Oh silly paps. One minute she’s dating random Indian guys and the next she’s seen with a mystery man. Do your research, fools.

BRITNEY SPEARS 'CIRCUS' OPENING 2009 WITH A PLATINUM CERTIFICATION

Britney Spears latest album, ‘Circus’ has been certified 1x Platinum for U.S. Sales.This fourth week of sales, the album has sold 203,000 copies, The biggest week for ‘Circus’ since the debut week with 505,000 copies. Britney Spears regains her spot on The Billboard Hot 200 grabbing the #3 position, Beyonce’s album ‘I Am…Sasha Fierce’ also enjoyed a boost, she leaped from #5 to #2 this week, Taylor Swift’s just don’t let the #1 go, Grabbing the first spot on the list for the fourth non-consecutive week, selling 262,000 copies this week counting more than 2 million copies sold. With this fourth week of sales, ‘Circus’ sold officially 1,104,343 copies in the U.S.A. receiving 1x Platinum certification.

BRITNEY'S STILL GOT IT-RANKS TOP ON YEAR-END LIST

Personal troubles or no, Britney Spears is still the hottest human being on Planet Earth, according to USA Today’s annual Celebrity Heat Index, which measures how much exposure a star gets in print and online. Britney got more media attention than anyone else for 11 weeks this year, meaning she earned the top spot on the index for the second year in a row. That coverage included everything from her infamous breakdown last January to her best-selling album, just released on Dec. 2. It’s just another feather in Britney’s cap, following her selection by PEOPLE readers as having the “best comeback” of 2008 as well as being the “most talked about celebrity.” Nipping at Spears’s heels on the index were Angelina Jolie (No. 2), Jennifer Aniston (No. 3) and the man they have in common, Brad Pitt. Paris Hilton and Anna Nicole Smith, meanwhile, dropped out of the Top 10 altogether.

BRITNEY SPEARS CIRCUS IS #1 ON UNITED WORLD ALBUMS CHART

Outselling by just 100 copies the second place, Britney Spears latest album ‘Circus’ grabbed number #1 spot on The United World Albums Chart. The second place, is to another ‘Circus’ — british band Take That climbed from #3 last week to #2, as Britney Spears, that spent two week at #2 managed to get #1 as there wasn’t any japanese debut for the week. Britney’s ‘Circus’ already sold 1,6 million copies worldwide, and 412,000 copies the third week, As for U.S. charts, the album caught #4 position selling 196,000 copies on The U.S. Billboard Hot 200 Albums, placing Beyonce’ one-spot down and losing #1 to Taylor Swift and #2 and #3 spots to Keyshia Cole and Jamie Foxx both debuting albums last week.