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Thursday December 23rd
Spears sets release date for new album

Britney Spears recently hit her fans with a one-two punch of high profile Britney news. On the heels of announcing her U.S. tour plans for early next year, Spears has set an in-store date of May 16 for her eagerly awaited second album. The teen queen, who worked on the album with producers Max Martin and "Mutt" Lange will kick off her U.S. tour on March 8 in Pensacola, Fla.

Tuesday December 21st
Spears working with Twain's husband

Britney Spears and Shania Twain have a few things in common these days. Spears recently returned from Sweden, where she was working with Twain's husband, producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange, on the follow-up to her hit album "Baby One More Time." Twain and Spears also lead the list of American Music Award nominees with three nominations apiece. The 27th annual American Music Awards will be telecast at 8 p.m. ET Jan. 17

Tuesday December 21st
Britney Spears phones MTV's 'TRL'

While enjoying some much needed time off, Britney Spears decided to phone into MTV's "TRL" and help premiere her new video, "From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart." Currently resting and relaxing at her home in Louisiana, Spears' shared with host Carson Daly and the "TRL" audience that she just had her wisdom teeth removed, and provided the low down on her upcoming U.S. tour, set to begin on March 8 in Pensacola, Fla

Friday December 17th
Britney Spears, LFO to tour this spring

Teen sensation Britney Spears and top-selling pop act LFO will pair for a month long U.S. tour. The 25-date outing kicks off March 8 in Pensacola, Fla., and returns to Florida to wrap up in Ft. Myers on April 9. Spears has enjoyed a banner year in 1999. Her debut Jive album, "Baby One More Time," has sold more than 7 million copies, according to SoundScan, and currently sits at No. 4 on The Billboard 200. The young vocalist garnered four Billboard Music Awards, including female artist and new artist of the year, at last week's ceremony in Las Vegas. LFO's single "Girl On TV" is racing up The Billboard hot 100, jumping three spots to No. 11 this week. The group's self-titled Arista album resides at No. 47. Here are the LFO/Britney Spears tour dates, subject to change:

- 3/8 Pensacola, Fla., Pensacola, Civic Center.
- 3/11 Little Rock, Ark., Alltell Arena.
- 3/12 Memphis, Tenn., The Pyramid.
- 3/13 Louisville, Ky., Freedom Hall.
- 3/14 Evansville, Ind., Roberts Stadium.
- 3/16 Cincinnati, Firstar Center.
- 3/19 Grand Rapids, Mich., Van Andel Arena.
- 3/20 Detroit, Palace of Auburn Hills.
- 3/21 Madison, Wis., Kohl Center.
- 3/22 Moline, Ill., Mark of the Quad Cities.
- 3/23 Chicago, Rosemont Horizon.
- 3/25 Worcester, Mass., Worcester Centrum.
- 3/26 Baltimore, Baltimore Arena.

Tuesday December 14th
Britney Spears finishing off historic year

In addition to winning female artist of the year honors at last week's Billboard Music Awards, Britney Spears also won the new artist of the year award, as well as the female Hot 100 singles artist and female albums artist of the year honors. Spears turned 18 Dec. 2 and despite her young age, she's got the second biggest-selling album of the year. The singer, who made her national singing debut in 1989 on television's "Star Search" when just 8 years old, has always been mature for her age. "I think because I surround myself with so many adults, I can't help but feel a little bit older," she said.

The teen will always remember 1999 as her breakthrough year. This year she became the first solo artist ever to have a No. 1 debut album and single on the Billboard charts at the same time. Her debut album, "Baby One More Time," received the Recording Industry Association of America's Diamond Award in the U.S. this year, selling more that 10 million copies and making her the youngest artist ever to reach the milestone. The album is currently holding strong at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart after 47 weeks on the chart. "This year has been amazing," she said. "I remember last year at this time I was just excited because my single went gold. And now we just found out it went diamond. So finally all this hard work has really paid off and I just feel really blessed and really thankful."

Sunday December 5th
Britney Smashes Hits again

There is no stopping Britney right up to the end of 1999. Britney, at only 18 years of age received yet more awards during the 1999 UK Smash Hits. Winning the awards for the the Best Female artist of 1999, and the most fancy-able female, which Britney tried to laugh off. Britney still in real good spirit, especially since the UK presented her with 4 awards only recently in the MTV awards even showed the fans she knows the moves from fellow Jive Records label "Steps".

Thursday December 2nd
Britney Spears doll selling fast

Teen pop sensation Britney Spears is a hit on the music charts these days. She's also been a hit in toy stores. Since its introduction Oct. 15, the Britney Spears doll has become one of the hottest-selling celebrity dolls to date, causing a frenzy among fans and doll collectors. A spokesperson for KB Toys said the stores are having difficulty keeping the doll in stock. The six different Spears dolls feature the pop star in different outfits from each of her three hit videos. The dolls retail from $14.99 to $19.99. The president of Play Along Toys, which makes the dolls, said, "I knew that the Britney Spears doll would be a hit, but we are astonished by just how big a hit she has become so quickly. We're predicting that Britney will be the hottest celebrity fashion doll of all time."

The singer celebrated her 18th birthday at an exclusive party in New York City Wednesday evening. Spears also joined Enrique Iglesias and 'N Sync Wednesday at 67th annual tree-lighting ceremony at New York's Rockefeller Center.

Friday November 26th
Prince William Spears Britney

Prince William and Britney Spears are rumoured to be on the verge of a unbelievable romantic entanglement.

According to certain reports, the Prince has been a fan of the US teen sensation for some time. On hearing of his interest, Britney apparently sent the Prince a copy of her album and some saucy photos.

A matter of weeks later, Britney was said to be 'overjoyed' when she received a note from the son of Prince Charles, inviting her to 'contact him' when she next visits the UK.

Britney, who won four awards at the MTV Europe ceremony two weeks ago and is just a few months older than William, is now set to hook-up with the Prince in a clandestine liaison which promises to split the Royal Family asunder.

A Britney insider reportedly said: 'She's been walking around on Cloud Nine since receiving his thank you note and can't stop showing people her note from a real Prince.'

Monday November 22nd
Britney Spears leads Billboard finalists

Britney Spears leads the list of finalists for the 1999 Billboard Music Awards, to be held Dec. 8 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The teen singer is in the running in six categories: artist of the year, female artist, new artist, Hot 100 singles artist, album artist and album of the year, for "Baby One More Time." Spears' labelmates Backstreet Boys also fared well, becoming finalists in five contests, including artist of the year and album of the year ("Millennium"). R&B act TLC is in the running in five categories - among them artist and duo/group artist of the year. In addition, Shania Twain, Jay-Z, Whitney Houston and R. Kelly were finalists in three categories each.

Additionally, Backstreet Boys, Kelly, Vitamin C and Brian McKnight will make special appearances on the program, along with previously announced artists Celine Dion, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Christina Aguilera, Aerosmith, Lou Bega, 98 Degrees, 'N Sync, Mary J. Blige, Everlast, ZZ Top, Sugar Ray and Blink 182.

Saturday November 20th
Next single confirmed and new album information

Well it's the news many have been emailing us about for ages. Thanks to our close links with the music industry, we have put pressure on the people in the know to find out news about Britney's up and coming songs. Well we have been informed that Britney's next single will come from the current Album and will be the track "Born to make you Happy" for europe and "From the bottom of my broken Heart" for the US audience. The new album has been also been confirmed as will hit the streets in March - May 2000 depending where you are in the world. We put further pressure and have got the names of some of the tracks, 2 of which are planned as future singles. These are as follows "Asking for Trouble", "What you see is what you get" and "Walk on By" a remixed version of an early 90's classic.  

Friday November 19th
Launch.com takes 'Time Out' with Britney Spears

Launch Media Inc., in cooperation with Jive Records, will be previewing exclusive footage of Britney Spears from her upcoming Home Video release, "Time Out With Britney Spears." Exclusive clips from the home video, featuring exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from the making of her three music videos, will be available at www.launch.com through Wednesday. In addition, Launch will kick off a contest where visitors can enter to win the grand prize of an autographed Britney poster, autographed "Baby One More Time" CD and a copy of her new home video. Ten runners-up will receive a copy of the home video. For this promotion, Launch has created a custom content section featuring clips from "Time Out With Britney Spears," a contest entry form and the singer's four videos that are currently housed on Launch.com. Spears currently has three music videos on the Launch.com Top 10. The "Time Out With Britney Spears" video will be available Nov. 23 at retail outlets.

Thursday November 11th
Britney Steals the show at 1999 MTV European Awards

Britney stole the show at this years 1999 MTV music awards, by winning all four awards that she was nominated for. Collecting the awards for Best Female, Best Pop, Best Breakthrough and Best Song of 1999, Britney started the evening when collecting the first award for Best Female by saying "It's just so amazing that I been nominated for these awards, it was very unexpected". Throughout the evening Britney continued to thank god, her family, Jive Records, the fans and everyone that has made it all possible during 1999.

Thursday November 11th
MTV European awards hit screen today

Don't forget the MTV Europe awards are on tonight live across Europe. Britney is to do a live performance and is also nominated for 4 awards which include Best Female, Best Breakthrough, Best Pop and Best Song of 1999.

Broadcasts are live from Dublin across Europe on MTV and also in the UK on ITV from 8pm. Many of the national European countries are also taking live feeds of the show, so check local listing for more details.

As normal Absolute Britney will be first with the results, especially in the 4 categories listed above.

Wednesday November 10th
Britney Spears takes top honours at YoungStar Awards

Britney Spears picked up her first Hollywood Reporter YoungStar Award as the best young recording group or artist last Sunday at Universal Studios, Calif. Her album "Baby One More Time" beat out some hefty competition: Christina Aguilera's self-titled RCA debut, Hanson's "Live From Albertane" and Jonny Lang's "Wander This World." Although Spears was unable to attend because she is on tour in Europe, the awards show didn't lack representation from the music world. Jason Schwartzman, a member of the band Phantom Planet, won a glass trophy for best young actor or actress in a comedy feature film for his role as Max Fischer in "Rushmore." "It's cool," he said. "I was a little nervous about going up against the 'Big Daddy' twins."

The night also featured some dance-heavy, pop-savvy performances from No Authority (who played "If You Wanna Dance"), the Moffatts (who performed "Misery"), country singer Traci Andrews (who sang "My Mistake"), Nobody's Angel and soul singer Renee Olstead, who is also known for her theater productions, TV movies and shows like "Touched By An Angel." Actor Adam Wylie ("Picket Fences," "Hey Arnold!") and singer-dancer Ginger Kinison ("Grease") teamed up for a duet performance of "Jump, Jive and Wail." "This is our audience, but they are also our peers. They know what it is like to get up early, have to travel a lot and be in front of large audiences," says Scott Moffatt of the Moffatts. The show was hosted by Melissa Joan Hart ("Sabrina the Teenage Witch") and Donny Osmond.

Tuesday November 9th
Stars join Nickelodeon's Help-a-Thon

Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, 'N Sync, Elton John and soccer star Mia Hamm are just a few of the celebrities taking part in Nickelodeon's 6th-annual Help-a-Thon. The event promotes volunteerism in young people and benefits Habitat for Humanity, March of Dimes and over 20 other charitable organizations. This year's event, dubbed the Big Holiday Help-a-Thon, will be take place on both coasts, with a Big Help Holiday Jam dance party taking place in both Los Angeles and New York City. The Nov. 22 Los Angeles event will be hosted by Nickelodeon star Kenan Thompson and will feature performances by Spears and 'N Sync. The L.A. Big Help Holiday Jam will also include teen pop acts A'Teens, My Town and Aaron Carter. Nickelodeon veteran Mike O'Malley will host the Big Help Holiday Jam on Dec. 11 in New York.

During the dance party, kids will be asked to call in to pledge volunteer hours in their communities and nominate their towns for a visit by Nickelodeon's Big Helpmobile. The Nickelodeon Big Holiday Help-a-Thon will include taped footage from the Nov. 22 event and is scheduled to air from 8-10 p.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 11. Big Help spokesperson Carey, along with John and Hamm, will join the campaign through the Team Big Help All-Stars, a series of behind-the-scenes looks at how celebrities got involved in volunteer activities and how their personal causes have made an impact. The network will continue to focus the program on local volunteer efforts by making hundreds of visits around the country, including 10 Team Big Help Tour stops to refurbish community parks.

Friday November 5th
Britney Spears gearing up for TV appearances

Britney Spears has several upcoming television appearances scheduled, beginning with "Christmas In Rockefeller Center" at 9 p.m. ET Dec. 1 on NBC. The show will also feature Spears' label-mates, 'N Sync. Spears will also perform Dec. 8 on the 1999 Billboard Music Awards "Live from Las Vegas" and on Nickelodeon's "Big Holiday Help-A-Thon 99" Dec. 11. "Time Out With Britney Spears," the singer's debut home video, is set for a worldwide release Nov. 23. A DVD version will arrive in stores Dec. 14. The video includes exclusive home photos, a never-before-seen personal interview and behind-the-scenes footage of Spears in the studio and at video shoots. This week, and for the third week in a row, Spears holds steady at Billboard's No. 5 position with her eight-times platinum album, "Baby One More Time." The album has been in the top 10 on the Billboard 200 chart since it was released 42 weeks ago. Spears is currently in the studio recording her new album, which is scheduled for release in the second quarter of 2000.

Thursday November 4th
Singers reach European album-sales milestones

Shania Twain's "Come On Over" (Universal) reached sales of 3 million units in Europe in October, earning the album a triple Platinum Europe Award from the IFPI. Britney Spears' "Baby One More Time" (Zomba) reached double IFPI Platinum Europe status last month, and Welsh indie group Catatonia won its first Platinum Europe Award, for "International Velvet" (Warner Music).

Wednesday October 27th
Britney considers Alice

Britney Spears is considering adding movie star to her growing list of teen queen credentials. Entertainment Weekly reports that Spears is pondering the lead in "Alice," a Y2K version of "Alice in Wonderland" for MTV Films. While Lewis Carroll's Alice first experiences Wonderland by following a white rabbit, in the updated version Britney would start by being hit by a white Rabbit - as in a Volkswagon Rabbit. "After that, it's chaos," screenwriter Sarah Thorpe tells EW. According to Spears' agent at this time the teen queen "is considering the script but hasn't committed to it yet."

Thursday October 21th
SHANKS & BIGFOOT VS BRITNEY SPEARS

UK production duo Shanks & Bigfoot have revealed that they are writing for Britney Spears' new album. Shanks said: "It obviously won't be our traditional 2-step sound, but it will use our drum sounds, orchestration and overall melodic feel." 

Friday October 15th
Spears, McIntyre special to air this Saturday

Britney Spears recently revisited her Mouseketeer routes and filmed a concert special with Joey McIntyre at Disney World's "Rock 'n' Roller Coaster." Set to air Saturday at 7 p.m. ET on the Disney Channel, "Britney Spears And Joey McIntyre In Concert" features not only performances by Spears and McIntyre, but will also include interview segments with each artist, as well as a behind-the-scenes tour of the theme park with the two heartthrobs.

Tuesday October 12th
Spears on Pokemon

Britney Spears is just one of a few artists contributing tracks to the soundtrack for the first-ever animated Pokemon feature film - "Pokemon: The First Movie" - opening in theaters nationwide on Nov. 12. "Pokemon Mania" is on a meteoric rise, much like the careers of the young pop musicians contributing tracks to "Pokemon: The First Movie: Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture." Released last summer in Japan, the film became the year's fourth-highest grossing Japanese film, and the phenomenon has spread to the U.S.

Pokemon the soundtrack, out Nov. 9, will be specially packaged with four different cover images, and it will contain a bonus Pokemon mini-poster inside. "Don't Say You Love Me" by Atlantic recording artists M2M will be the first single and video released in conjunction with the film. The track list for the soundtrack:

The final decision was to you "Soda Pop" as Britney's contribution to the movie.

Friday October 8th
Britney Spears not likely to hit 'Dawson's Creek'

Britney Spears has been making plans for an appearance on the television series "Dawson's Creek" for some time. Fans of the teen singing sensation are going to have to wait even longer to see Spears pay a visit to Capeside, according to producers of the show. "Although both sides view her guest appearing on 'Dawson's Creek' as positive, a specific role has not been created and nothing has been filmed," the producers said in a statement. Meanwhile, Spears is concentrating on her music and the 17-year-old singer said that she is pleasantly surprised by all of the attention she has received. "It is weird sometimes," she said. "But it's a good feeling to know that people really appreciate your music and they're singing the words to your songs. It's overwhelming - it's really the best feeling in the world." Spears' debut album "Baby One More Time" is currently at No. 10 after 37 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart.

Thursday October 7th
Pop 101: Academia takes on Britney Spears

"Their feminist conditioning was colliding with their post-feminist culture," Lowe said of several teen girls' reactions to Spears videos and photos. "These girls are seeing right through what media studies say is an influence," Lowe said later. "They're much more sophisticated than you think they are."

Tuesday October 5th
Britney to take MTV Europe by Storm

Tuesday October 5th
Britney Kicks Leanne Rimes' Ass

Tuesday October 5th
Britney Spears explains growth

Saturday October 2nd
Make your mind up

Friday October 1st
Spears gets back to roots with McIntyre

Friday October 1st
Breast Implants or Not?

Thursday September 30th
Spears gets immortalized in plastic

Wednesday September 29th
'Mini' Britney doll out in Oct.

Wednesday September 29th
Britney dating details!

Tuesday September 28th
Brit makes it up, but not for everyone!

Tuesday September 28th
Canada lauds Spears, Backstreet Boys

Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys received props from their Canadian fans last week. Spears won the People's Choice award for Favorite International Artist and the Backstreet Boys received the People's Choice award for Favorite International Group at Canada's MuchMusic Awards Thursday night

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