Britney and mother Lynne Spears are battling over control of Jamie Lynn Spears’ burgeoning recording career. Record companies are interested in signing the sixteen year old ‘Zoey 101′ star/ Britney is trying to get her sister to join her label, Jive Records, while mother Lynne wants to control the teenager’s career herself.

“Lynne was responsible for Britney’s hugely successful career. Now she is focusing on helping Jamie Lynn achieve the same level of fame,” an insider reports to the press.

“But Britney doesn’t want Jamie Lynn to end up like her. Jamie Lynn loves them both and doesn’t know what to do.”

A spokesman for Jive Records remarked: “She’s highly talented but she’s not on our books.”

A mole said of Lynne Spears: “She worries about Britney but attempts to heal their rift have been met with tantrums.”