This Week’s New Reviews: Akon, Britney Spears, Neil Young
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As the pre-holiday album releases continue their surge, today sees another handful of high-profile new records. Britney Spears’ Circus drops today, as does Akon’s Freedom. Jody Rosen says Akon is “secretly an old-fashioned romantic, and his third album is his most heart-on-sleeve.” Click below for the full reviews of Freedom and Circus, as well [...]
Dlisted — Stephen Colbert has a mission for America. He wants all of us to purchase his Christmas album on iTunes this Wednesday at 5pmEST so that he can push Kanye West off the #1... more info
Topix — It's time for another Britney Spears comeback: Call this one the remix version. It was only last year that our damaged diva attempted to put the focus back on her once sp... more info
Rolling Stone — In this week’s New Music Report, Rolling Stone’s Christian Hoard takes a look at the latest albums from Britney Spears and Kanye West and also goes over the latest ne... more info
MTV.com News — 'I think she's grown as an artist,' offers one fan after purchasing the new album.By Jocelyn Vena
Britney Spears fans everywhere hope Tuesday (December 2) is the day ... more info
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Though they’ve got one of the year’s top-selling and most acclaimed records in Viva La Vida, the men of Coldplay are still humble about their world tour.... more info
The Newsroom — Britney Spears drops her sixth studio CD, 'Circus,' on her 27th birthday. Also new this week: Akon's third album, 'Freedom,' and the soundtrack for 'Cadillac Records,' fe... more info
The Newsroom — Hundreds of fans waited for their chace to catch Britney Spears' concert under the big top Tuesday. Check out some footage given to the AP by a fan inside the circus tent... more info
ContactMusic — Pop superstar BRITNEY SPEARS loves her new slender figure - but admits she hates working out to stay in shape.
The Womanizer hitmaker, 27, has been wowing European fans ... more info
ContactMusic — R+B singer AKON is desperate to break-up superstar couple JAY-Z and BEYONCE KNOWLES - he wants to team up with the pair separately in the music studio.
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Rolling Stone — The 2008 Hot Issue represents Britney Spears’ seventh appearance on the cover of Rolling Stone. Click above for exclusive behind the scenes footage of Spears’ latest ... more info
New Zealand HeraldBritney Spears Circus is back -- new album, tourReuters - 2 hours agoNEW YORK (Reuters) - Britney Spears starred in her own Circus on Tuesday, performin... more info
USA Today Music — Britney Spears is taking her Circus act on the road. In an appearance on ABC's Good Morning America, the pop star announced that ...
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Perez Hilton — Were y'all still in a turkey coma or do you just not care anymore????
Britney Spears' much-hyped documentary "tell all", For the Record, didn't live up to expectations.
O... more info
Rolling Stone — Britney Spears made her return to network television this morning, performing “Circus” and “Womanizer” from her new album Circus (out today) on Good Morning Ameri... more info
NME — Take That's new album 'The Circus' is currently on course to beat Britney Spears' new album to the Number One spot next Sunday (December 7) in the UK albums chart. more info
Perez Hilton — What we really want is for Britney Spears to come out and say that K-Fed is a raging douchebag with a douchenozzle cherry on top!
But we'll settle for the Pop Princess' t... more info
The Independent — Britney Spears tried to put her widely-criticised appearance on X Factor behind her today as she celebrated her 27th birthday with a special show on US television. more info
E! Online — Britney Spears can't stop turning 27—or at least celebrating it, anyway.
Not only did she have a candle-covered cake at a London nightclub on Saturday, but just ... more info
Stereogum —
Stephen would like to thank Colbert Nation for making his Xmas album #1 on iTunes, except he can't because that slot belongs to "sunglasses mannequin Kanye West." In an ... more info
Detroit Free Press — The world just can't stop clicking the "Circus" act. Britney Spears was the most popular search term on Yahoo for the fourth year in a row -- her seventh time toppin... more info
ET Online — Almost a decade after taking the music scene by storm, Britney Spears has launched her newest album, Circus, for her 27th birthday. Watch as ET celebrates Britney's amazi... more info
Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britney Spears starred in her own "Circus" on Tuesday, performing songs from her new album of that name under a big top in New York City, unveiling p... more info
The Newsroom — Twilight actors caught smoking pot and drinking, Britney Spears continues her comeback, Amy Winehouse husband agrees to walk away, and Donnie Wahlberg near death experien... more info
The Newsroom — Coldplay was the hottest iTunes album download this year: Its "Viva la Vida" was crowned the best-selling album of 2008, while Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love" was named the... more info
Perez Hilton — It's been a good year for Coldplay too!
The group had the most downloaded album on iTunes this year.
Their Viva la Vida was named the best selling album of 2008.
And, si... more info
Perez Hilton — Former UCLA Medical Center employee Lawanda Jackson pleaded guilty on Monday to selling celebrity medical information to the tabloids.
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Rolling Stone — The Pretenders are back on the chain gang with their first headlining tour since 2003, Britney Spears and her Circus come to town this Spring and Pete Wentz hires a babys... more info
ContactMusic — Brits COLDPLAY and LEONA LEWIS are the darlings of the download world after topping iTunes' album and singles charts for 2008.
Coldplay's Viva La Vida LP beat Jack ... more info
MTV.com News — Experts weigh in with their first-week sales predictions.By Chris Harris
Britney Spears' Circus
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This time last year, it was as if Britney S... more info
MTV.com News — Pop star announces 25 dates in North America and two in the U.K. next spring.By Gil Kaufman
Britney Spears
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Britney Spears is... more info
Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news -
Britney Spears has delighted fans by announcing the dates of the North American leg of her upcoming world tour - and she plans to take in twen... more info
TMZ — Filed under: Britney Spears
What Britney lacked in dance moves on "Good Morning America," she definitely made up for in the ab department.Spears brought her now infamou... more info
Rolling Stone — • Live Nation To Sell Tix Through Blockbuster
Top stories from the last three days:
• Madonna Tour Setting Sales Records
• Springsteen Unveils Video for “My Lucky... more info
Buzzgrinder — I'm not joking right now. This is the release list for tomorrow. And I was being generous by including Blackout Beach because I have no clue who that is.
So... how 'bo... more info
Associated Press — LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A former employee of UCLA Medical Center pleaded guilty Monday to selling information from the medical records of celebrities and high-profile pat... more info
BBC News - UK — An ex-hospital worker pleads guilty to selling medical files of stars including Britney Spears and Farrah Fawcett to a newspaper. more info
Telegraph.co.ukBritney Spears' television appeal to find a new manTelegraph.co.uk - 2 hours agoBy Stephen Adams The multi-millionairess, who suffered a breakdown after he... more info
ContactMusic — BRITNEY SPEARS has delighted fans by announcing the dates of the North American leg of her upcoming world tour - and she plans to take in twenty different cities.
The ..... more info
ET Online —
The numbers are in for Britney Spears’ MTV documentary.
"Britney: For The Record," which debuted on Sunday night, averaged 3.7 million viewers, says The Hol... more info
KATE TAKES LIBERTY: It looks like Kate Moss collection for Topshop will take a floral turn for spring. The model is collaborating with London-based Libertys print designe... more info
PopSugar — Kate Moss and Jamie Hince continued their late night antics on Friday, heading out to see their friends in the band Primal Scream after dining earlier in the day with Kat... more info
ET Online —
On the eve of her 27th birthday and the release of her new album "Circus" on Tuesday, the dates for Britney Spears' North American tour have just been posted!
Brit... more info
PopSugar UK — We're singing Happy Birthday to Britney Spears here at Sugar UK HQ, as the princess of pop turns 27 today. It's been a busy week for Britney, what with her performances i... more info
Topix — Coldplay was the hottest iTunes album download this year: Its "Viva la Vida" was crowned the best-selling album of 2008, while Leona Lewis's "Bleeding Love" was named the... more info
Rolling Stone — Photo: Cattermole/Getty
As the pre-holiday album releases continue their surge, today sees another handful of high-profile new records. Britney Spears’ Circus drops tod... more info
Yahoo! Music UK — Press Assoc. - Britney Spears tried to put her widely-criticised appearance on X Factor behind her as she celebrated her 27th birthday with a special show on US televisio... more info
VH1 News — Britney Spears kicked off her 27th birthday Tuesday with a performance on "Good Morning America" in New York's Times Square. She also announced dates for her Circus world... more info
MTV.com News — Singer also announces Circus world tour.By Jocelyn Vena
Britney Spears performing on ABC's "Good Morning America" Tuesday
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ContactMusic — BRITNEY SPEARS drew a crowd of 3.7 million viewers who tuned in to watch her TV documentary on Sunday (30Nov08).
The pop star talked about the series of public meltdowns... more info
ContactMusic — BRITNEY SPEARS has turned New York into a Circus show with another hit TV performance, days after wrapping her whirlwind European tour.
The pop star followed televised .... more info
Yahoo! Music UK — Press Assoc. - Britney Spears tried to put her widely-criticised appearance on X Factor behind her as she celebrated her 27th birthday with a special show on US televisio... more info
ET Online —
Britney Spears celebrates her 27th birthday in grand circus style at her live U.S. television comeback debut!
Britney appeared on ABC's "Good Morning America" dr... more info
Yahoo! Music UK — Press Assoc. - Britney Spears was the most popular search term on Yahoo for the fourth year in a row - her seventh time topping the list. more info
Rolling Stone — Photo: Getty
iTunes has revealed its top-selling albums and songs for 2008. While Lil Wayne and Tha Carter 3 will likely finish the year as the Soundscan champ, Coldplay ... more info
PopSugar — Britney Spears's 27th birthday got off to a great start as she performed on Good Morning America today. Britney showed off those famous abs of hers singing "Womanizer" an... more info
NME — Take That's new album 'The Circus' is currently on course to beat Britney Spears' new album to the Number One spot next Sunday (December 7) in the UK albums chart. more info
The Telegraph Blog — Britney Spears has launched two new perfumes for Christmas called Curious and Fantasy. Presumably Lipsync and Paparazzi were already taken.
My bed ridden mother-in-law c... more info
Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news -
Britney Spears has delighted fans by announcing the dates of the North American leg of her upcoming world tour - and she plans to take in twen... more info
Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britney Spears starred in her own "Circus" on Tuesday, performing songs from her new album of that name under a big top in New York City, unveiling p... more info
Yahoo! Music — Reuters - Britney Spears starred in her own "Circus" on Tuesday, performing songs from her new album of that name under a big top in New York City, unveiling plans for a ... more info
VH1 News — Chris Brown, Britney Spears, Coldplay, Leona Lewis and Alicia Keys are all the top artists of 2008, according to charts released by iTunes, Yahoo! and others. more info
MTV.com News — As Yahoo!, iTunes and a cable on-demand service release their year-end charts, the results are all over the place.By Gil Kaufman
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