Archive for February, 2009

The elaborate costumes are packed. The 16 semis filled with magic props and big-top sets are on the road. 
When Britney Spears takes the stage at the New Orleans Arena on March 3 – the opening night of her Circus tour – the stakes will never be higher. 

After more than two years of personal drama, the tour will either make or break the professional comeback she began last fall. 

According to sources, Spears, 27, who left Friday for Louisiana, has been hard at work preparing for the show, which will feature her signature sexy dance moves, a stage filled with three circus rings, and magic tricks. 

“She’s pretty determined,” a friend tells PEOPLE. “She missed singing and performing and the freedom of that. It gives her an escape and it’s what she loves to do, so she’s definitely thankful to be doing that again.” 

 

Redeeming Herself

Though the pop star seemed to be back in old Britney form when shesang ”Womanizer” on Good Morning America in December, the concert will be her biggest performance since her disastrous, out-of-shape appearance at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards. 

“I’ve got to believe she’s ready and will do a professional show,” Gary Bongiovanni, editor-in-chief of the concert trade magazine Pollstar, says. “If she doesn’t, it’s over.” 

Spears’s last tour, in 2004, was canceled after the singer injured her knee during a video shoot. (She spent her newfound free time with then-boyfriend Kevin Federline; they were engaged that summer.) So far, the buzz for the upcoming 31-city outing is strong. 

“In general, the tickets have sold very well. Some shows are already sold out,” Bongiovanni says. “Obviously, it means there is significant fan interest in seeing her do her live show. That fact that she’s been off the scene for a while helps with the pent-up demand.” 

Lingering Issues

Of course, some interest may stem from the sideshow that has been her personal life. On Wednesday, her father, Jamie, was granted an extension on a restraining order against his daughter’s ex-manager Sam Lutfi. (Jamie holds indefinite legal control over her life following her two forced hospitalizations in January 2008.) 

In a hearing on Monday, Jamie testified that prior to his stepping in, Britney’s life “was pretty well a disaster. She had nothing going on, just mostly [being] in the tabloids. [But now] weight-wise she’s eating properly, she’s very stable, making her meetings, taking care of her babies [Preston, 3, and Jayden, 2], doing things she’s supposed to do,” he said. 

Jamie also testified that during her breakdown, Britney was “kind of wild” and “just very messed up.” 

Britney’s current manager, Larry Rudolph, told PEOPLE in November that dancing and singing is what helped the singer get her life back on track. “She identifies with her career in a lot of ways and getting her career back is a great therapeutic thing for her,” he explained. 

Seconds the pal, “She’s better when she puts her energy into that.” 

Still, legal experts say her father could remain in control for months or even years. She’ll only regain her independence once she proves to the court – backed by doctors’ opinions – that she can handle her own affairs. 

Is She Ready?

The pop star’s friend worries the tour may be too much for the singer to handle, but notes that “it’s what her team thought was best.” 

What will make the trip easier is that Federline is taking the couple’s kids on the road so they can keep up their regular visitation schedule with Mom. 

“Having the boys with her is going to make all the difference,” says a source. “They are the reason she can do this.” 

 

    

Click To Enlarge-More Pics in Set

Britney looking hot, and toned, look at those legs, was spotted an airport in McComb, Mississippi, and she was greeted by her father and mother with a kiss on the cheek! The kids accompanied her, as did her brother, Bryan, and his new wife!

 

Source: FadedYouth

 

Heres over 40 pictures of britney in the yard with the kiddies! how cute are they ?

   

Britney was spotted boarding her private jet to New Orleans. Sources reveal exclusively to X17online that Britney will put on a full costume performance for her family on Saturday before she kicks off her tour on Tuesday March 3 at the New Orleans Arena. Bet All You Louisiana fans are happy!!!! Have fun!

Source: X17 

Spears’ Marks Her First Back-To-Back No. 1 Singles And Fifth No. 1 Top 40 Hit Song

NEW YORK, Feb. 27 / Britney Spears continues her dominance on the charts, her latest single “Circus” is the No. 1 song on the Top 40 radio charts and her fifth No. 1 song overall. Currently she holds three songs in the Top 40 chart, her breakout first hit song “Womanizer,” “Circus” and her rapidly rising third single “If You See Amy.” Additionally this marks the first time in her storied career where Spears scores back-to-back No. 1 singles on the radio chart, according to industry trade Radio & Records. 

The platinum album Circus debuted at No. 1 and made Britney Spears the first female ever to have five No. 1 album debuts. Worldwide, the album has sold in excess of three million albums. Circus reunites Spears with previous collaborators Max Martin, Danja and Bloodshy & Avant and her latest video for “If You See Amy” recently wrapped shooting in Los Angeles and was directed by Jake Nava (Beyonce, Shakira, P!nk). 

Spears’ upcoming arena tour, “The Circus Starring Britney Spears” kicks-off in New Orleans on March 3, 2009. In the days following her tour announcement, tour promoter AEG Live immediately added six shows in Los Angeles, Toronto, New Jersey, Chicago, Long Island, NY and Anaheim, CA, in order to cover the overwhelming demand from fans worldwide. 

Britney Spears is one of the top-selling artists of the last decade, and to date she has sold in excess of 63 million albums worldwide: …Baby One More Time (1999); Oops!… I Did It Again (2000); Britney (2001); In The Zone (2003) and Blackout (2007). 

Source: Jive/Zomba

On my way to Kentwood…. five days left! So excited!

-Britney

I’m very excited too, B!

so I usually am 100% against shit stuff like this , but it must be done. Yes we were in the wrong for posting photos that were untagged by bh , but at the same time…. some people need to grow up.

please go to breatheheavy.com and view the photos of the outfits if you did not already do so when they were posted here earlier.

Love always – Jess

Britney.com, has just posted the official single cover for , IfUSeekAmy! Click here for the Hi-Res Version!

 

As Britney Spears gears up to kick off her Circus tour March 3 in New Orleans, PEOPLE enlisted the tour’s resident illusionist, Ed Alonzo, for a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the tricks – musical and otherwise – the star, 27, has in store for fans. 

So is this comeback for the serially-troubled Spears? “I don’t know if I would call it a comeback,” says Alonzo, a lead illusionist on MyNetworkTV’s Masters of Illusion. “It’s more of a continuation of the greatness she always had.” 

Britney Plays a Magician’s Assistant 
During one song (Alonzo won’t say which one), Britney becomes part of his magic act. “She’s incorporated into major illusions. She’ll do dissection, where she’s sawed in half, and transposition, where she’s in one place and ends up in another place. She’s doing all the classic elements of magic.” 

Yep, It’ll be a Spectacle 
“There are three giant [circus] rings with unbelievable things hanging in the air and flying around,” says Alonzo. 

Expect Outrageous Dancing 
“She’s dancing so hard in the show,” Alonzo says. “It’s elements of hip-hop, tumbling, it’s really outrageous. The kind of choreography in the show is similar to the kind of stuff you see in America’s Best Dance Crew.” 

Brit’s Back in Shape 
“She looks really incredible,” says Alonzo, who played Max, the owner of the diner hangout, in the ’90s TV hit Saved By The Bell. “She’s really toned. Her stomach looks fantastic. This is the Britney Spears people remember from the past. Even stronger and better.” 

This Time, Britney’s on Point 
Forget her bungled performance at the 2007 MTV’s VMAs. “She’s really got it together,” says Alonzo. “She’s totally focused. And she’s working her butt off.” 

Source: People

 

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