BBC News - UK — Singer Britney Spears performs at an awards ceremony in Germany where she is named best international pop star. more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Britney Spears made her first live stage appearance since her disastrous performance at the MTV VMAs last year - and used the opportunity to emulate her pop mentor Madonna. more info

ContactMusic — BRITNEY SPEARS made her first live stage appearance since her disastrous performance at the MTV VMAs last year (07) - and used the opportunity to emulate her pop ... more info

TMZ — Filed under: Britney Spears If by "live" you mean she was alive, then yes -- this counts as a live performance. Britney Spears performed "Womanizer" at a German awards show yesterday. At least she looked conscious this time.... Permalink more info

Perez Hilton — viewNode("2570ea23b079e", { player_profile:'vega4', width: 410, height: 315 }); Britney Spears took to the stage at the Bambi Awards in Germany on Thursday night and… She didn't suck! She wasn't great, but she wasn't embarrassing. And, considering ... more info

The Telegraph — A return to her old image and a new album of catchy chants - three cheers for Spears, says Bernadette McNulty. more info

USA Today Music — Britney Spears stares out a window at the Mondrian Hotel in West Hollywood, then turns and looks squarely into the camera. more info

ContactMusic — BRITNEY SPEARS' mother LYNNE is convinced her daughter will soon return to her superstar status - because she is "in her element" when she is performing. The Gimme ... more info

ContactMusic — BRITNEY SPEARS' mother LYNNE has downplayed the star's much publicised breakdown - comparing the TOXIC hitmaker's troubles to a teenager starting college. The singer ... more info

ContactMusic — BRITNEY SPEARS' mother LYNNE has praised the star's parenting skills - insisting that despite the media circus around her, she is a "normal" mother. The Womanizer ... more info