The heat is on Down Under. The Australian government is stepping into a lip-synching scandal erupting over portions of Britney Spears’ Perth concert tour. The Minister for Fair Trading is demanding a disclaimer, which states that part of the show is pre-recorded, be placed on all tickets sold to see Britney.
Britney performed to over 17,000 fans at the Perth Burswood Dome last night, but thousands of disgruntled fans — some having paid up to $1,500 per ticket — reportedly stormed out of the Australian debut of The Circus concert, infuriated by the pop singer’s “appalling” performance on stage. Read the rest of this entry »
Britney Spears and her entire “Circus Tour” touched down in Australia Thursday morning.
“Longest flight ever but we had a great time,” Britney Tweeted early Thursday. “Really cool plane and the V staff took great care of us. So excited to be here!”
The pop tart will take the stage in nearby Perth for the first of 15 concerts Down Under on Friday. Tickets are going for up to $1,360 for her shows.
Britney’s Australian “Circus” crewreportedly consists of 225 crewmembers, 45 band members and dancers, and 15 circus performers – plus 150 local workers that are hired in each city that the show plays.
Britney Spears is hoping “3” is her new lucky number. After teasing us with snippets and set photos over the past few weeks, the pop princess unveiled the official music video for her raunchy hit single “3″ on Friday morning.
The song, which BritneySpears.com describes as a “racy paean to the joys of three-way sex,” is part of Britney’s latest Greatest Hits compilation, The Singles Collection, available Nov. 24.
We’ve been feenin’ for some dish on Brit — celebrity gossip just isn’t the same without Ole Baldie. Have you seen official promo for the star’s new Greatest Hits Compilation. In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Britney’s debut on the music scene, Jive Records will be releasing a new collection of Brit’s career charttoppers on Nov. 24.
The 17-track Singles Collection will come in two editions – a standard version and the massive Ultimate Fan Box Set, which include each of the star’s 29 singles in its own slip sleeve case plus a DVD of her music videos.
Wow — we haven’t heard any new Britney gossip in ages. Here’s a tidbit: The comeback kid will debut the video for her song sleazy single “3″ this Friday!
“1…2…3 days until the premiere of my new video but don’t stress, I will be sending out lots of pics and clips for the next 3 days,” she wrote on her official site Wednesday.
Britney Spears‘ latest single has topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and as a momento of her gratitude to fans, The Britster has released the first flicks from the upcoming video for the raunchy hit song, “3.”
“I want to thank my fans for making ‘3′ the # 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100,” Britney wrote on BritneySpears.com Wednesday. “I am truly blessed with the greatest fans in the world and I am so happy y’all love it because I do this all for you. I can’t wait till you see the video.”
Britney’s “3″ is #1. The pop princess’ tawdry tale of triangle sex in the NC-rated single “3″ will debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this Thursday, y’all!
According to Billboard.com, Britney is the first artist in more than three years to debut in the top spot on the Billboard chart. In fact, the last single to earn the distinction was Taylor Hicks’ “Do I Make You Proud” back in July 2006.
The last time a single from a non-American Idol singer debuted at No. 1 was 1998, when Lauryn Hill took the top spot for “Doo Wop (That Thing). The song is the third Britney recording to top the Billboard Hot 100 –her 1999 debut “…Baby One More Time” and last year’s hit “Womanizer” also sailed to the top of the charts.
Britney Spears is going “Down Under” next month, and the pop star has asked her entourage to undergo regular drug and alcohol tests before they hit the continent.
The 27-year-old hitmaker will perform for the first time in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth in November and has laid down strict disciplines for her employees if they want to be on the tour, tattles tell The Herald Sun.
“Britney’s rule is clear zero tolerance. No drink. No drugs. If you do not comply, you do not tour with Britney,” says a spy.
Britney Spears is preparing to move for full custody of her two sons with former husband Kevin Federline, The National Enquirer claims in its Oct. 19 issue.
The “Toxic” star is considering filing a motion to restore her rights as primary guardian of sons Sean Preston, 4, and Jayden James, 3, once her conservatorship with father Jamie Spears ends in November.
