Pop Crunch — Going Viral Today: The Marines meet Britney Spears in this new video. The pop princess is stoked (Gotta love ’80s slang…) about a web parody of Marine men and women [...] more info

ContactMusic — Britney Spears has reached out to a group of soldiers in Afghanistan who made a video tribute to her song Hold It Against Me, thanking them for their bravery and insisting she is delighted with their pop efforts. A number of U. S. Marines st... more info

USA Today Music — Britney Spears is tweeting her thanks to a group of U.S. Marines who are singing and dancing to her hit song, 'Hold It Against Me.' more info

TMZ — Filed under: Britney Spears, Music From the Halls of Montezuma ... to the shores of Tripoli ... they will fight our country's battles .... and then DANCE TO BRITNEY!!!!! The proud U.S. Marines from 266 Rein and HMLA... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — What do U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan do when they have a little bit of spare time on their hands? They cover Britney Spears, of course. In this YouTube video, Marines in Afghanistan do their best impression of Spears as... more info

TMZ — Filed under: Britney Spears, Lynne Spears, Music If you've got an acne problem ... Britney Spears ' mother may have the CURE ... because TMZ has learned Lynne Spears has taken a job as a skincare salesman -- and... more info

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Guardian Music — South Korea's music industry is thriving – and Sweden's biggest hitmakers are keen to learn the tricks of their tradeFor decades, songwriters have focused on getting their work covered by British and American artists. The three biggest music market... more info

ContactMusic — Britney Spears "was like a little kid" in the recording studio with will. i. am. The Black Eyed Peas star wrote the track 'Big Fat Bass' for Britney's new album 'Femme Fatale' and loved working with her because her enthusiasm was infectious&... more info

ContactMusic — An outfit Britney Spears wore for a Japanese TV commercial she filmed in 1999 and a 'crystal piano' donated by pop star Yoshiki have become the big items going under the hammer as part of an online auction to raise funds for earthquake relief. j-G... more info