Britney Scores First #1 Single In 9 Years

Billboard's got deets on the massive success of 'Womanizer'.

Watch the track's official video here.

Visit Britney on MySpace.

MP3: Britney Spears - Womanizer (BW Mix)

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Britney Spears Unveils New Video

Enjoy Circus's 'Womanizer' below. Download a Britney track at bottom of post.


MP3: Britney Spears - Everytime

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The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #804

Britney Spears - Womanizer (Teenagers Mix)

Visit The Teenagers on MySpace.

Enjoy Brad Walsh's reinterpretation of the tune here.

MP3: Britney - Womanizer (Teenagers Mix) [alt link]

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The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #801

Britney Spears - Womanizer (Brad Walsh Mix)

Learn all about Brit's new LP, Circus, here.

Visit BW at his official site.

MP3: Britney Spears - Womanizer (Brad Walsh Mix)

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Britney Titles New Album, Preps First Single

Brace yourselves for Circus.

The LP will hit shops on 12/2.

'Womanizer' will drop next week.

More info can be found here.

MP3: Britney Spears - Gimme More (Remix)

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Conor Oberst Defends Britney Spears

He tells Blender: *We played The Tonight Show last fall and went across the street to this Mexican restaurant. The place was swarming with cameras. Britney Spears was eating in the other side of the restaurant. The way people treated her was the saddest, most disgusting thing I’ve ever seen. It was like the circus. I couldn’t shake it for a couple of days.*

Catch Conor at an upcoming in-store.

MP3: Conor Oberst - Danny Callahan

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Rufus Wainwright Explains Britney's 'Fascination' With Him

He tells The Mail: *Britney Spears has a strange fascination for me. Right now, I think I'm probably the one person who can really help her. I've been in clubs when she has been there and I get these taps on the back from various members of her posse who tell me that she wants an audience with me. Each time we've both just stood and stared at each other in silence for a long time and then I walk away. For Britney it's probably just another mad episode in her out-of-control life. She is the product of Dark Disney and she needs help. No one seems to be giving her much right now..."* Read the remainder of the article here.

MP3: Rufus Wainwright - One Man Guy

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The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #418

'Billy's Toxic Britney Bitch'

'Billie Jean' & 'Toxic'

VERSUS

'Super Freak' & 'The Hardest Button To Button'

MP3: 'Billy's Toxic Britney Bitch'

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The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #297

Amy Winehouse v. Britney Spears - Toxic Rehab

It was only a matter of time.

Thank you, Popbytes!

Learn more about the DJ behind the mash-up here.

MP3: Amy vs. Britney - Toxic Rehab [alt link]

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Sons & Daughters Compare Themselves To Britney

The band shares the following in their NME tour blog: *We will keep you filled in on what it's like to make a video. Not like in that Britney Spears way where she's like: "This is such an amazing experience! I'm so lucky!". We've been badly burned by video making in the past, with our unbelievably bad video for JOHNNY CASH. Just like Britney frequently does, we look like fuds through no fault of our own.* Learn more about their forthcoming release, Wags In Space, here. Enjoy the video for Music Slut favorite, 'Dance Me In', below.

MP3: Sons & Daughters - Monsters (via More Than Milk)

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Say Hello To The All-Britney Art Gallery

E! Online reports: *Will Britney Spears make it to the opening of the art show she inspired? Wouldn’t that be a hoot? Tonight is the opening of Just Britney, a group show featuring more than 30 pieces of art inspired by the pop princess at the World of Wonder gallery in Hollywood. I’m told Ms. Spears has received a formal invite through one of her dancers. She has yet to RSVP. I’m not sure what she’d think about some of the cruder works, but she’s so unpredictable these days, I could imagine her buying a piece or two.*

For sneak peeks into the featured works, check here.

MP3: Britney Spears - Overprotected

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Britney-Loving YouTube Crier Gets His Own Reality Show

I kid you not. Variety's got all the gritty details: *The "Leave Britney Alone" guy could be getting his own TV show. Reality shingle 44 Blue Prods. has inked a development deal with Chris Crocker, the Internet superstar whose tear-filled defense of Britney Spears has generated nearly 8 million hits on YouTube in just one week.

Plan is to develop a docu-soap built around Crocker, a 19-year-old who lives with his grandparents in Tennessee. Even before the Britney clip, Crocker had developed a large Net audience via numerous video performances posted on MySpace.com. "Chris first got on our radar a year ago," said 44 Blue prexy/co-founder Rasha Drachkovitch, who said he wants to develop a show that plays to Crocker's strengths. "It's going to pretty much be the 'Chris Crocker experience,'" he said. "We consider him a rebel character that people will find interesting. He's going to be a TV star." Since posting "Leave Britney Alone," Crocker has become a darling of the mainstream media, appearing on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and inspiring countless spoofs, including one from actor Seth Green ("Robot Chicken").*

In case you've been living under a rock, check out the clip right here.

MP3: The Magnetic Fields - Why I Cry

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The Universe Responds To Britney's VMA Disaster

Hilarity, randomness & cries for help ensue. Check out the madness (+ a Brit MP3) below.









MP3: Britney Spears - Overprotected

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The Bitch Is Back

People Mag reports: *Britney Spears's long-awaited comeback single, "Gimme More," has finally arrived, and Jive records tells PEOPLE exclusively that the album is scheduled for a Nov. 13 release. The club-friendly dance track officially premiered Thursday night on New York radio station Z-100's Web site. The song's official debut came just minutes after versions of it were leaked to at least two other Web sites, Perezhilton and TMZ. "The track that leaked is off of Britney Spears's forthcoming album. The song is "Gimme More," produced by Danja, [and is] written by Nathaniel "Danjahands" Hills, James Washington, Keri Hilson, Marcella Araica," a Jive Records spokesperson told PEOPLE. The song features the pop star's signature breathy vocals, melodic electronic bleeps over a driving beat and a catchy hook that's is true to the song's title. Spears opens the sexy and sassy tune by defiantly saying, "It's Britney, b---", and producer Hills ends it in a shout out, saying, "Bet you didn't see this coming."

On Wednesday, news of the single's imminent release, which comes from the singer's fifth studio album, was reported by Entertainment Weekly. Also on Wednesday, singer/songwriter Ne-Yo, who wrote several potential songs for Spears, told Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS-FM radio show "[Britney has] gotta remind people why they love her in the first place. She's gotta get their minds off her personal life and back on the music." Over the last several months, Spear's personal struggles, including a stint in rehab and the ongoing custody battle with ex-husband Kevin Federline, have all overshadowed her career. Still, in May, she performed several live shows in Los Angeles and Florida – during which she performed her old material. Since then, the singer has been seen taking dance classes and shooting a music video. Up next for Spears: She is scheduled to host the opening of LAX nightclub in Las Vegas on Friday. It's not clear yet on if she plans to perform at the event.*

MP3: Britney Spears - Gimme More (alternate link)

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The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #100!

Britney Spears featuring Madonna - Me Against The Music (Justice remix)

I've yet to dislike a single Justice remix out of the dozens I've heard these last few months. The French duo can turn any guilty pleasure pop ditty into gold - the Brit/Madge collabo is no exception, whatsoever. Enjoy the foot-stomping reworking of the '04 chart-topping single below.

MP3: Britney/Madge - Me Against The Music (Justice remix)

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Bjork Sympathizes With Britney

When reminiscing about her rise to fame in the mid-'90s and the chaos during that time in her life (a la the now infamous attack on a journalist), Bjork had the following to say about Britney and her current paparazzi-induced post-rehab lifestyle: "I definitely feel sympathy for Britney, but I had a choice. I could move away.

She can't."

In other Britney news (in case you missed it yesterday), I'm From Barcelona has just recorded a track dedicated to Ms. Spears. More info on that song here.

MP3: Bjork - Pneumonia

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I'm From Barcelona Pens Song About Britney

And it's GLORIOUS!

Listen to the tune here on IFB's MySpace page.

Sample lyric: 'Why do we care if good ol' Britney wants to shave her hair?/They don't know a thing about you/Girl I wanna look like you".

No word yet on potential release of the ditty, but I truly hope it sees the light of day sooner rather than later.

Nice work, Swedes.

Read our review of the band's debut LP here.

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Amy Winehouse Meets Britney In YouTube World

And it's a friggin' riot! Enjoy! Funniest 30 seconds of your day, guaranteed.



Amy has a VERY sold out show at Bowery Ballroom scheduled for March 13th!

MP3: Amy Winehouse - Rehab (Hot Chip mix) (via The Yellow Stereo)

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