In the upcoming issue of V Magazine, Britney Spears discusses her management team, calling them "her second family," and poses for photos with them. Well, the second part of that is up for debate. The images have attracted considerable scrutiny, with some remarking on how quickly Spears seems to have slimmed down for this particular shoot.

"She has clearly been working out regularly in an effort to achieve such a healthy, lean look," the Daily Mail (UK) notes judiciously. Fans were less PC. "Photoshopped a dillion! That's her head on someone else's body," remarked one fan site. "Even Ray Charles can see the terrible 'Cut and Paste' job."Weight-wise, it's not like Britney has been letting herself go lately. In fact, she's thinner at the end of her recent tour than she has been in months. The lighting is off and her body seems to glow almost unnaturally. Are they posing with a Britney cardboard cutout? Or is that really Brit's face on someone else's body?

Read the rest of this entry »

It's among the most famous kisses in TV history. At the 2003 MTV Music Video Awards, pop icons Madonna and Britney Spears shared a lip lock on screen. During an interview on ABC's "Nightline" on Thursday (Jan. 12), the Material Girl fondly revisits the moment.

Madonna says of the smooch with Britney, "Nice moment, good kisser, cool." But when asked whether she'd do it again, the 53-year-old says, "No, I already did it. I don't like to repeat myself."

Perhaps this last comment about not repeating herself shouldn't be much of a surprise from a woman who seemingly reinvented her image every year during her heyday. That said, she didn't comment about a follow up kiss with Christina Aguilera.

Read the rest of this entry »

Last month Britney Spears announced her plans to tie the knot to Jason Trawick, her former agent, in a sporadically capitalised, exclamation mark-heavy tweet. “OMG,” the pop star wrote. “Last night Jason surprised me with the one gift I’ve been waiting for. Can’t wait to show you! SO SO SO excited!!!” Social media cynics’ confirmation came a few days later when Spears flashed an engagement rock at Trawick’s 40th birthday bash. By then there was mounting speculation as to what the bride-to-be would wear on the big day; Spears may not be the most stylish celebrity on the planet, but her sartorial choices (double denim, red PVC and midriff tops) are, at the very least, memorable.

Of course, this won’t be Spears’ only wedding to date. The first cab off the rank — which can best be summed up as “shotgun nuptials in Las Vegas” — saw Spears walk down the aisle in ripped jeans and a trucker cap; she was wife to childhood friend Jason Alexander for all of 55 hours. Spears made a second attempt at matrimonial bliss in 2004. She wore a strapless gown by Monique L'Huillier and a tiara, but it was an occasion marked by the groom — perennially undershirt-clad dancer Kevin Federline — giving attendants white tracksuits with the word "Pimp" written on the back, and revellers chowing down chicken wings. The newlyweds shared home videos of their courtship on a reality show, Britney & Kevin: Chaotic, and, for a while, things seemed ok. But, eventually, the relationship turned sour. Enter: Britney’s head shaving / crotch shot phase, and K-Fed getting fat enough to be a contestant on weight-loss series Excess Baggage.
 
So, what can we expect for wedding instalment number three? We might very well see more chicken wings; according to a source with Perez, Spears wants “a traditional Southern-style wedding with comfort food, surrounded by her family, her two sons and all of her childhood friends.” As for the frock, the Belfast Telegraph is reporting that Spears is “thinking about asking one of her favourite designers, someone like Betsey Johnson or her friend Jeremy Scott. If it’s Jeremy, it’ll be more futuristic. If she picks Betsey, it’ll still be edgy but more traditional, with a lot of layering.”


 

Read the rest of this entry »

Britney may or may not want to face it, but she's no Spring chicken anymore. The singer turned 30 last month, which is young, but in star-time—and given Britney's grueling last decade—she safely could be considered middle-aged.

Yet, Britney Spears keeps proving she's still got what it takes to do what she's best at, topping the pop charts. She was just listed on MTV's weekly "5 Must-Hear Pop Songs of the Week."

Along with Lana Del Rey, Nicola Roberts, Emeli Sande, and Neon Hitch, Spears is holding her spot with "Look Who's Talking Now." Her record label said she's taking a break in 2012 to spend time with family and friends. No doubt, this also means a lot of time with new fiancé Jason Trawick.

This time her "break" appears to be the good kind—unlike Spears' forced hiatus following her public breakdown in 2008. If Britney Spears can manage to stay on track and keep her name in charts, she's likely to follow in the steps of divas such as Mariah Carey, who also took a "rest" after bizarre behavior and a break-up with crooner Luis Miguel. Carey recovered into a loving wife and mother and regained her reputation.

It seems Spears is settling into her 30s quite comfortably. Unlike some stars who start out young and then end up members of the lonely girls' club, literally still clubbing and showing off their old dance moves, it looks like Spears wants to be a grown-up.

According to Forbes, she just rented a "palatial" house in the "more suburban" community of Thousand Oaks, California. Before this, Spears lived in a prestigious house in a high-security lock and key enclave, Hidden Hills, which J Lo, the Osbournes and the Kardashians also call home.

Forbes states Britney Spears has had 10 homes since she was 18 and hit it big. Six of those 10, she's purchased. The others, she rented.

It's not clear how long Spears will continue renting this new home, but it could be a sign that she's settling down--possibly planning a new baby's room--and hopefully, enjoying a very successful marriage and career.

Read the rest of this entry »

As pop music divas go, Britney Spears and Stevie Nicks are pretty much opposites in just about every way, but they blend together nicely on a new mashup remix called ‘Till the Dream Ends.’

The track combines Brit’s smash hit ‘Till the World Ends’ with ‘Dreams,’ from Fleetwood Mac’s legendary 1977 album ‘Rumours.’ The construction of the remix is simple — the instrumental music from Spears’ dance song is placed under Nicks’ vocals from the Fleetwood Mac classic.

The tempo picks up as Nicks hits the chorus, “Thunder only happens when it’s raining / Players only love you when they’re playing / Say women, they will come and they will go / When the rain washes you clean you’ll know.” The remix hits its peak near the end as Spears’ “Whoa-oh-oh-oh” vocal loop finally appears.

We’ve never imagined Stevie Nicks as a synth-pop performer, but ‘Till the Dream Ends’ makes it work. Brit obviously approves — she posted the mashup on her official Tumblr page. We’re guessing Nicks doesn’t mind being paired with Britney, since she was cool with Destiny’s Child sampling her ‘Edge of Seventeen’ guitar riff in ‘Bootylicious.’

Read the rest of this entry »

Britney Spears looked radiant as she released a report that announced plans to return to her roots with a Southern-style wedding, complete with comfort food and family. Along with the announcement, Spears and fiancé Jason Trawick posed, displaying their engagement ring for photographers, and smiled radiantly. According to a report on AOL, while details have not been released yet about what Britney will wear or how she will style her golden hair as she walks down the aisle, it is likely that her signature smoky eye makeup will be part of her ensemble.

Smoky Eye Makeup Like Britney Spears
Get Britney's smoky eye makeup look by using a palette such as NYX Cosmetics 10-shade Eye Shadow in Bohemian Rhapsody, $10.90, amazon.com. Get started by applying a base coat of natural-toned luminescent eye shadow to your entire eyelid from the lashes up to your eyebrows. Then outline your eyes with brown eyeliner and gently smudge the lines to soften the look. Apply dark brown eye shadow on the eyelid and halfway up to the brow bone.

Make It All Sparkle
Turn ordinary smoky eye makeup into extraordinary eye makeup for an event as special as a wedding by adding some sparkle. Use a soft makeup brush to dust a thin layer of eye shadow glitter, such as NYX Loose Eyeshadow Glitter in Silver, $3.95, amazon.com, from the center of the eyelid out to the edge of the under-brow bone. Complete the look by sweeping on a coat of your favorite brown mascara. Wait until the mascara dries completely, then apply a second coat and allow that to dry also.

Read the rest of this entry »

We're from the school of thought that if you add Fleetwood Mac and/or Stevie Nicks to any situation, said situation will undoubtedly become at least 80% better (totally scientific estimate). And we're not the only ones who think so. Britney Spears recently posted a new mashup to her Tumblr -- "Till The Dream Ends" combines Britney's "Till The World Ends" with Fleetwood Mac's 1977 classic "Dream," and the result will live at the top of our most-played songs list for what's sure to be an embarrassing amount of time.

"Till The Dream Ends" uses Britney's "Till The World Ends" instrumentals under Stevie Nicks' famous haunting vocals: "Thunder only happens when it's raining/Players only love you when they're playing." (I hurrrd that, Stevie.) Brit's "Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh" refrain picks up at the end of the track, and if you're not dancing by then, well, you're a robot.

"Dream"'s lyrics about dangerous weather combined with Brit's post-apocalyptic underworld dance party have us about to get our extreme couponing on and go stock up on some bottled water -- why are you ladies so worried about disasters? We're pretty sure the asteroid will spare you!

Read the rest of this entry »

Britney, in her first tweet of 2012, sent the snap to her 12,239,754 followers which showed the Criminal singer stood in her dressing room smiling as she held out her left hand to show off her engagement ring.
The photo was accompanied by the words 'I can't stop looking at it!!'.

Spears' boyfriend, 40-year-old Trawick, popped the question to the singer late last year. Britney had previously hinted at the happy news with the tweet: 'OMG. Last night Jason surprised me with the one gift I've been waiting for. Can't wait to show you! SO SO SO excited!!!! Xxo’.

The pair's engagement was later confirmed on Access Hollywood with an agent telling the show: 'Yes, they are engaged'. 30-year-old Spears had previously been seen  flaunting her engagement ring at a birthday party for her fiancé in Las Vegas. 2012 seems to be looking up for the pop star as her Femme Fatale tour last year failed to break the bank, despite Brit inviting The Wanted to feature as a support act.

Read the rest of this entry »

Another day, another engagement ring beaming away at us from the pages of Twitter. This time though, it's one we've seen before - the sparkler that belongs to Britney Spears - but she wants us to see it again, because she's still in shock about the whole thing.

Britney, sporting a bouffanty blow dry, tweeted that 'I still can't believe it!' alongside a picture of her flashing her ring finger, which to be honest would be a little bit annoying if it was anyone else. But since it's Britney, and this seems to be the nice news she was looking for during the whole head shaving/ divorce/ crying on pavements sort of era, we're actually a bit warm inside. Though that could be the hot water bottle up our dress - cold today, isn't it?

Britney and Jason got engaged last month, and Britney broke the news over Twitter then too, saying 'OMG Last night Jason surprised me with the one gift I've been waiting for. Can't wait to show you! SO SO SO excited! Xxo'.

40-year-old Jason revealed he got down one on knee to pop the question toBritney, 30. Her sons, 6-year-old Sean Preston and Jayden James, 5,were on hand to witness it. This will be Britney's thirdmarriage - the first was to Jason Alexander in the Little White Chapelin Vegas - though that one was quickly annulled, and probably doesn't get mentioned a lot at family parties.

Her second, to Kevin Federline, was more successful, and the couple had two children, Jayden James and Sean Preston, but wasn't that successful because, er, they got divorced after two years. cSources say that for her third marriage, Britney will sign a pre-nuptial agreement. Smart move, Brit, though fingers crossed you don't need it. We think that's enough dramas for one life.

Read the rest of this entry »

Pop princess Britney Spears announced her engagement to Jason Trawick last month, and like any bride, is wasting no time thinking about the most important wedding detail: the dress. And rather than doing something predictable, like a choosing gown by the queen of wedding dress designers Vera Wang, or taking a page out of Kate Middleton‘s book and rocking a McQueen frock, the Belfast Telegraph is reporting that Ms.

Spears is “thinking about asking one of her favourite designers, someone like Betsey Johnson or her friend Jeremy Scott. If it’s Jeremy, it’ll be more futuristic. If she picks Betsey, it’ll still be edgy but more traditional, with a lot of layering.”If anything, her unorthodox taste in dress designers makes it clear that Britney wants to make a statement at her wedding. Here are a few pieces from Jeremy and Betsey that might fit the bill for what she’s looking for.

Read the rest of this entry »