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Sunday
September 19th
Crazy
is released
Just to remind
everyone that Britney's New Single "Crazy"
is being released across the UK and key countries in
europe tomorrow, Monday 20th September. Get your copy
now !!!!
Sunday
September 19th
Crazy
Making
MTV UK and
Ireland will be showing a Special behind the scenes
look of Britney's New single "Crazy". The
Special showing will be aired on Monday September 20th
at 9.00pm.
Thursday
September 9th
Britney
Dolls
This Christmas,
get ready for Britney! Supposedly Britney Spears dolls
will be the 'Big Craz' this year for the millennium.
Alongside with Pokemon toys, and the brand new doll
for girls, Ally! Not too long ago another big craz
included Spice Girls dolls! They were a big hit all
around the world with girls ages from 2-10! Will
Britney be as big as a hit???
Thursday
September 9th
Spears up for
multiple awards, set to perform
Teen queen
Britney Spears will be vying for three MTV Moon Men
trophies at the MTV Video Music Awards this Thursday.
Spears' "Baby One More Time earned her
nominations in the Best Pop Video, Best Female Video
and Best Choreography In A Video categories. Spears is
also scheduled to perform at the awards ceremony which
will take place at the Metropolitan Opera House in New
York, and broadcast live on MTV at 8 p.m. ET
Thursday
September 9th
Britney to
visit 'Good Morning America'
Britney Spears
will pay Diane Sawyer, Charles Gibson and the Good
Morning America crew a visit on Sept. 15 on the ABC
Network, check local listings for details.
Tuesday
September 7th
RIAA corrects
album sales number
The RIAA has
corrected a statement it issued in conjunction with
its August album certifications. Britney Spears'
"Baby One More Time" (Jive) is now tied with
LeAnn Rimes' "Blue" (Curb) as the
best-selling album by a teenaged female vocalist. Both
albums have been certified for sales of 6 million;
Rimes' set hit that level in March.
Friday
September 3rd
Spears
stands up Boston fans
It's been a
rough week for teen queen Britney Spears. These days
she spends almost as much time explaining as she does
performing. Since Spears took the pop world by storm,
the media have tossed questions her way about breast
implants (which she has denied having), steamy Rolling
Stone cover photos, and her relationship with `N Sync
singer Justin Timberlake (she says they are just
friends). On Wednesday, Spears let down at least 1,000
fans at a Boston in-store autograph session at
Filene's, because she was in Memphis visiting none
other than Mr. Timberlake, according to the Boston
Herald. The paper reports that Spears planned to take
a commercial flight from Memphis to Boston to make her
appearance, but the flight was canceled due to
mechanical problems. To her credit, Spears did make
her scheduled performance in Boston at the BankBoston
Pavilion that evening. Spears' record label issued the
following statement on Thursday regarding her absence:
"Britney
Spears would like to send her deepest heartfelt
apologies to Filene's and the May Department Stores
Company, the Tommy Hilfiger Corporation and most
importantly her fans, for missing her scheduled
in-store event Wednesday in Boston. Britney
understands the importance of her fans and would never
intentionally set out to disappoint them. Plans to
reschedule her personal appearance or a similar event
are being organized and everyone will be notified as
soon as possible."
Meanwhile,
Spears is still scheduled to chat online with fans
live on ABC.com at abc.go.com,
at 6 p.m. ET, on Sept. 13. On Sept. 24, Spears will
guest-star on the season premiere of "Sabrina,
The Teenage Witch," as previously reported.
Thursday
September 2nd
Britney
Spears top selling female teen
Britney Spears' "Baby One More Time" is now
the top-selling album by a teen-age female artist,
according to the Recording Industry Association of
America's August certifications. Spears' Jive debut,
now at 6 million units, leapfrogged LeAnn Rimes' 1996
Curb debut "Blue," which stands at 5 million
units. Another top teen group, Backstreet Boys, saw
their Jive set "Millennium" reach 7 million
units last month, tying it with 'N Sync's RCA debut as
the best-selling title of 1999 so far. Shania Twain's
1997 Mercury Nashville album "Come On Over"
arrived at 13 million; the set ties Whitney Houston's
1985 Arista debut as the No. 2 album by a female
artist. Alanis Morissette's "Jagged Little
Pill" (Maverick/Sire, 1995) holds the top slot,
at 16 million units. Pearl Jam's 1991 disc
"Ten" jumped to the 11 million mark, making
the Epic set the top-selling album by an alternative
rock act. U2's "The Joshua Tree" (Island)
and Nirvana's "Nevermind" (DGC) are both at
the 10 million level.
Thursday
September 2nd
Britney
to perform for Jay Leno
Teen sensation
Britney Spears is prepared to bring her high energy,
pop musings to "The Tonight Show with Jay
Leno" at 11:30 p.m. ET, Sept. 7 on NBC.
Thursday
September 2nd
Spears
receives nod from Canada's MuchMusic
Britney Spears
received a MuchMusic Award nomination from her
Northern neighbors - the teen pop sensation is up for
the People's Choice Award for Favorite International
Artist. Spears will also be performing at The
MuchMusic Awards ceremony slated for 8 p.m. ET, Sept.
23. The show, broadcast from MuchMusic's parking lot,
will air live throughout Canada.
Thursday
September 2nd
Spears
fills teen bill in Cleveland
Britney
Spears wowed the teen-age population of Cleveland
during her performance at the Nautica Stage on Aug.
26. Even though her high energy set pleased the young
fans in attendance, her performance offered little to
suggest that the so-called "queen of teen"
won't vanish as quickly as she appeared on the pop
horizon.
Spears
kicked off her elaborately choreographed set with
"(You Drive Me) Crazy," and went through no
less than six costume changes throughout her
performance. Accompanied by a five-piece band, two
back-up vocalists and a co-ed troupe of dancers,
Spears sang most of the songs on her album, including
"Sometimes," "Soda Pop" and
"I Will Be There." Smattered throughout the
night's lineup were a handful of covers including an
over-the-top version of Journey's "Open
Arms," and Madonna's "Material Girl."
For Janet Jackson's "Nasty," she attempted
to further project the song's fierce attitude by
squeezing into a sexy, tight black leather outfit.
Spears,
whose voice was serviceable but not special, closed
the show with an encore of "...Baby One More
Time," and overall the sold out crowd of 4,100
fans would feel the night's performance was a valiant
effort by the current "queen of teen."
Spears will hit the SNET Oakdale Theatre in
Wallingford, Conn. on Sept. 3 and the Pier Six Concert
Pavilion in Baltimore on Sept. 4
Thursday
September 2nd
Britney
Spears is the first!!!
Singer Britney
Spears has become the first teenage girl to top the
six million mark with an album, according to the
Recording Industry Association of America. The
17-year-old chart-topper accomplishes the feat with
her debut album "...Baby One More Time"
surpassing previous record held LeAnn Rimes.
Thursday
September 2nd
Teen
Choice Awards Take 2
If you missed
the Teen Choice Awards that aired not too long ago, it
will be playing again on September 3rd, at 8pm ET
(check local listings for central time) on FOX.
Britney being one of the performers alongside w/
N'SYNC, Blink 182, and more, had an excellent performance!
Be sure to catch it!.
Monday
August 30th
UPN
Premieres L’Oreal/Paris Summer Music Mania ‘99
Every
teen’s fantasy comes true on Tuesday, August 31 as
UPN premieres the hottest and most exciting live
concert event ever aired on national television.
L’Oreal Paris Summer Music Mania ‘99 heats up the
screen with live performances by eleven of the top pop
music acts in the country including ‘N Sync, Britney
Spears, 98 Degrees, Christina Aguilera, LFO, 702,
B*Witched and Tyrese.
The sold-out show, which was taped before a live
audience at the Universal
Amphitheater in San Diego, CA, has been compared to
groundbreaking rock experiences such as Woodstock and
Lilith Fair. Organizers, who see the show as a
“Lollapalooza for the teen audience,” planned a
program that reads like a “who’s who” on the
Billboard Charts. Featuring outstanding appearances by
the biggest names in music today, the sold-out crowd
of 17,000 screaming fans was treated to performances
by the fastest selling music acts of the year,
including three of the Top 10 songs in the US (by
Christina Aguilera, LFO and 702).
Double platinum band 98 Degrees spearheaded a touching
group effort by all eleven acts in which a portion of
their talent fees from the show were
donated to the “A Friend Of Mine Foundation.” The
charity was established in memory of the victims of
the Columbine High School tragedy to benefit the
survivors.
Host Bill Bellamy (MTV Jams) tied the non-stop action
together treating the
viewers to revealing behind-the-scenes coverage and
entertaining backstage interviews with artists
and special guests, including Melissa Joan Hart (star of
the upcoming 20th Century Fox film “Drive Me
Crazy” and television’s “Sabrina the Teenage
Witch”). In addition to current chart toppers,
L’Oreal Paris Summer Music Mania ‘99
features music numbers by rising stars Jessica
Simpson, 3rd Storee and Boyz N Girls United.
The show will be presented by L’Oreal Paris and the
highly anticipated 20th
Century Fox film “Drive Me Crazy.” Sponsors
of the event and broadcast
include Arizona Jeans, America’s Dairy Farmers and
Milk Processors, Kodak, Office of National Drug
Control Policy, Nabisco and Lycra. Bob Bain and Mike
Burg are Executive Producers.
Friday
August 27th
Spears
to perform at U.S. Open charity event
Britney
Spears is set to perform at the fourth annual Arthur
Ashe Kids' Day, the annual pre-U.S. Open charity
event, Saturday, at the USTA National Center in
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, N.Y. Arthur Ashe Kids'
Day is a day-long festival of child oriented
activities including tennis clinics, games and musical
entertainment. Highlights of the day's events include
a program in Arthur Ashe Stadium, co-hosted by Rosie
O'Donnell and CBS' Mark McEwen, which is set to
feature a musical performance by Spears, as well as
tennis exhibition matches showcasing the biggest names
in tennis including Pete Sampras, John McEnroe and
others.
Over
the last three years, Arthur Ashe Kids' Day has raised
over $1 million for the Arthur Ashe Foundation and
other children's charities. The stadium show,
including Spears' performance, will take place from
12-2 p.m. on Saturday and will be broadcast nationally
by the CBS network on Sunday, from 12-2 p.m. ET.
Wednesday
August 25th
Britney
teams up with old Mickey pals
Teen pop singers
Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, JC Chavez and 'N
Sync's Justin Timberlake — all former members of the
New Mickey Mouse Club — will participate in the
Disney Channel's upcoming New Mickey Mouse Club
marathon. Channel spokesperson Steven Clark said the
eight-hour block of programming airs on Labor Day. The
18-year-old Aguilera's "Genie in a Bottle"
is the #1 pop song in the country this week. Spears'
album ... Baby One More Time and 'N Sync's self-titled
debut appeared at #1 and #2, respectively, on the
Billboard 200 albums chart in late January.
Wednesday
August 25th
Britney
wins MTV Awards
Teen
Queen of Pop, Britney Spears has just received 4 MTV
Video Award nominations for her platinum debut single
"...Baby One More Time" The Nominations
included; Best Pop, Best Female, Best Choreography,
and Viewers Choice (Russia).
Wednesday
August 25th
Britney
Spears releases "You Drive Me Crazy" in
Style
Britney
Spears is attempting to follow up the success of
"Baby One More Time" and
"Sometimes" with "(You Drive Me)
Crazy," the third single from her debut album,
"Baby One More Time." The single, which was
released to radio Monday, will also be available on
the soundtrack to the forthcoming film "Drive Me
Crazy." Other upcoming appearances for Spears
include Arthur Ashe Day on CBS Saturday, UPN's Summer
Music Mania next Tuesday, "The Tonight Show with
Jay Leno" Sept. 7 and the MTV Video Music Awards
Sept. 9. The "Drive Me Crazy" soundtrack,
featuring Spears, Steps and Don Philip will be
released Sept. 28. The film, starring Melissa Joan
Hart, opens nationwide Oct. 1.
Wednesday
August 25th
Britney
Spears earns Comet Award
Britney
Spears was one of a few to win an awards at this
year's Comet awards, one of Germany's most prestigious
music awards presented in connection with the Popkomm
music fair here. The Comets are awarded by VIVA,
Germany's top music channel. In the Friday awards
event, Spears won in the best international newcomer
category and the Offspring was honored for the best
international act. The Backstreet Boys snatched the
audience appreciation award, indicating that German
fans haven't forgotten the clean-cut boy band that got
its start here before breaking into the U.S. market.
Saturday
August 14th
Britney
Spears releases 3rd single
Britney
Spears is hoping to follow up the success of
"Baby One More Time" and
"Sometimes" with "(You Drive Me) Crazy
- (The Stop Remix!)," the third single from her
debut album, "Baby One More Time." The
single, which will be released to radio Aug. 23, will
also be available on the upcoming soundtrack to
"Drive Me Crazy."
Thursday
August 12th
Spears
up for Teen Choice Awards
Britney
Spears will be vying for two awards at the 1999 Teen
Choice Awards to be broadcast Thursday on Fox at 8:00
p.m. ET. The teen sensation is up for Breakout
Artist/Group and Single of the Year for "Baby One
More Time." In addition to her nominations,
Spears, along with Blink 182, 'N Sync, Gloria Estefan
and the recently announced Christina Aguilera, will
headline the awards ceremony.
Sunday
June 20th
It's
Position #3 for Britney in the UK
Britney has
entered the UK Charts at a highly respectful Position
3 following heavy airplay of her second new single
"Sometimes". Britney, 17 who's first single
"Baby One More Time" went straight into
Position One in the UK has proved critics wrong who
have in recent weeks tipped that "Sometimes"
was a weak follow up to her debut single. "Baby
One More Time is also doing well, and is still placed
in the UK top 40 at position 36.
Sunday
June 20th
Sometimes
Enters Australian Charts
Britney Spears
new song "Sometimes" has Debut in the
Australian Chart at #3,This is her Highest debut in
the Aus Chart, Good on ya Britney!, Baby One Time a
former Australian Number One is still riding high
placed at 32 and the debut album is at 11.
Sunday
June 13th
Britney
Spears, Pete Sampras, John McEnroe & Other
Tennis Stars Headline 1999 Arthur Ashe Kids' Day
Presented by Aetna
WHITE
PLAINS, N.Y., June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Singer
Britney Spears, Pete Sampras, John McEnroe and
other top tennis stars headline the fourth annual
Arthur Ashe Kids' Day presented by Aetna, held
Saturday, August 28 at the USTA National Tennis
Center in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, N.Y.
Tickets for the 1999 Arthur Ashe Kids' Day are on
sale now and are available through TeleCharge
(888-OPENTIX) or at the USTA National Tennis
Center box office. Arthur Ashe Kids' Day is a
day-long festival of kids' activities including
tennis clinics, games and musical entertainment.
The day is highlighted by a program in Arthur Ashe
Stadium hosted by CBS' Mark McEwen and featuring
musical performances by teenage sensation Britney
Spears, as well as tennis exhibition matches
showcasing the biggest names in tennis including
Pete Sampras and John McEnroe.
Arthur
Ashe Kids' Day will begin at 9 a.m. and continue
until 4 p.m. on August 28 (rain date: August 29),
two days before the start of the US Open, which
runs from August 30-September 12. The Arthur
Ashe Kids' Day stadium show will take place from
12-2 p.m. and will then be broadcast nationally by
CBS on Sunday, August 29, from 12-2 p.m.(ET).
The event benefits the Arthur Ashe Foundation.
Over the last three years, Arthur Ashe Kids' Day
has raised over $1 million for the Arthur Ashe
Foundation and other children's charities.
"Arthur Ashe Kids' Day has become the biggest
and most anticipated special event on the tennis
calendar and will once again kick off the US Open
in style," said USTA Director of
Marketing Pierce O'Neil. "The
participation of Britney Spears and the entire
tennis community will ensure that tennis fans of
all ages will be treated to a full day of exciting
tennis, music and family fun."
Tickets
for Arthur Ashe Kids' Day cost $5 for promenade
and $15 for loge; one free kids 12-and-under
ticket is available with the purchase of each
promenade ticket upon request. Tickets to
the Arthur Ashe Endowment for the Defeat of AIDS
Brunch, which include a seat at the brunch and a
courtside box seat, cost $150 each. Kids 12
-- and-under will receive either a Fila T-shirt or
a Nike hat on a first-come, first-served basis.
In addition, a special Arthur Ashe Kids' Day Kids'
Day meal (choice of peanut butter & jelly or
hot dog & chips, beverage and ice cream cup)
priced at $2 will be available at concession
stands, courtesy of Restaurant Associates and the
USTA. Arthur Ashe Kids' Day honors tennis legend
Arthur Ashe and continues his mission of promoting
education and bringing the sport of tennis to
kids. Kids' activities include the IBM Speed Zone,
American Express Skills Challenge, USA Tennis
clinics, Cartoon Network Smash Tennis,
International Tennis Hall of Fame 1999 US Open
exhibition, Nike Urban Tennis, Infiniti Scholars
Clinic, a HERO and Wheelchair exhibition, tennis
legends, face-painting and strolling performers.
The sold-out 1998 stadium show featured the
Backstreet Boys, Bill Cosby and tennis stars such
as Sampras, McEnroe, Andre Agassi, Venus &
Serena Williams, Martina Hingis, Anna Kournikova,
MaliVai Washington and Tracy Austin.
There
is no admission charge for participating in the
many interactive activities on the grounds of the
USTA National Tennis Center, but sneakers are
required. A ticket is required for each
person to enter Arthur Ashe Stadium for the live
stadium show beginning at 12:00 p.m.
Arthur
Ashe Kids' Day evolved from the Arthur Ashe AIDS
Tennis Challenge, held from 1992-1995. In
addition to Aetna, the presenting sponsor,
American Express, Canon, Citizen Watch, Evian,
Fila, Fujifilm, IBM, Infiniti, L'Oreal Kids, Nike,
The New York Times, Tennis Magazine, Pepsi and
Wilson are all sponsors of the 1999 Arthur Ashe
Kids' Day. Arthur Ashe Kids' Day is a USTA
produced event.
Founded
in 1881, the United States Tennis Association is a
not-for-profit volunteer organization with 530,000
individual members and more than 6,000
organizational members. As the national
governing body for the sport of tennis in America,
the USTA uses its $154 million annual budget to
promote and develop the growth of tennis, from the
grassroots to the professional levels. The USTA
owns and stages the U.S. Open and also selects the
teams that compete in Davis Cup, Fed Cup, the Pan
American and Olympic Games. The USTA's web
site address is http://www.usta.com
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