By Rya Backer
Warning: This might be the cutest, most adorable thing you'll see all day.
A couple hours ago, three videos were released of 2-year-old Jayden James and 3-year-old Sean Preston, Britney Spears' sons, dancing to her songs.
The videos were presumably recorded during a rehearsal or warm-up before Britney's first show on the European leg of her tour, at London's O2 arena. One features a remix of the pop megastar's first hit, "... Baby One More Time," and the other two are a remixed version of "Toxic."
Sean and Jayden, dressed in nearly matching polo shirts and plaid shorts, danced exactly how you'd expect boys their age to dance — lots of attempts at headstands, erratic jumping, lots of flailing arms and even some hula hoops thrown in for good measure. In the background, other dancers can be seen stretching and practicing routines for the evening's show.
So, thank you, boys — you made our day.
Britney Spears has taken her Circus across the pond and kicked off the European leg of her tour Wednesday night at London's O2 Arena. But instead of just bringing over the same tour she had Stateside, the singer has some new song remixes of old favorites and some new looks as well.
According to her Web site some of the remixed tracks include "Baby One More Time," "Do Something," "Piece of Me," "I'm a Slave 4 U" and "Womanizer." After the show, Britney Tweeted excitedly, "Just wrapped my first show in London. I love all the remixed tracks and new costumes!"
Although we're sure Spears' loyal fans loved the show, the same can't be said of some of her critics. The reviews are in, and some professional concertgoers described it as dull. The Sun said of Brit's performance, "Madonna is twice her age and does double the dancing." Read more...
By Nicole Guanlao
When it comes to image and musical style, Britney Spears and Marilyn Manson are on opposite ends of the spectrum. One is a pop princess who made her mark as a dancing schoolgirl in " ... Baby One More Time," while the other is a shock rocker who wears makeup and creepy contact lenses.
A duet from these two would be odd and unlikely (which makes it genius!), but thanks to the Circus tour, Brit's fans got pretty close to a Manson/Spears collaboration. During the concert, a video pops up on the jumbo screen of Miss Spears gyrating on a set of couches with masked men and women caressing her as she sings along to Manson's cover of the Eurythmics classic "Sweet Dreams." The dark rocker can't be seen in the video, but his voice and aesthetic influence are recognizable.
Some of Manson's videos can make Spears' younger supporters a little scared (remember the video for "Beautiful People"?!), which begs the question: Do the screaming fans in Spears' concerts even know who Marilyn Manson is and that he's the artist singing in the background?
To my surprise, many of the fans we spoke to at Brit's Pittsburgh concert knew all about Manson and his "Sweet Dreams" rendition. They were even stoked that their favorite pop star was incorporating it into her act.
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By Eric Ditzian
Another Britney Spears concert, another YouTube moment. We've already seen her enthusiastically greet a crowd in San Jose, California, with, "What's up Sacramentoooo!," delay another concert because it was too smoky in the arena, and get caught saying embarrassing things about her lady parts on a live mic.
On Wednesday night in Oakland, California, the
Circus tour magic continued. During one song, Spears was splayed out on a chaise lounge when one of her leather-clad dancers, suspended by wires, was lowered down to pick her up for a mid-air snuggle. Only problem was that some of her hair extensions were stuck to the chair and were ripped out as Spears was lifted into the air. Had to be painful, but Britney nonetheless spun through the air with her mohawked dancer before being gently returned to Earth.
Tonight the Circus tour lands in Glendale, Arizona. No word yet if the missing extensions also made the trip.
By Ashley Mastronardi
Britney rocked Pittsburgh's Mellon Arena last week with a nice mix of new songs like "Womanizer" and classic hits like " ... Baby One More Time" and "Toxic." Although the crowd went wild for almost every song, we figured that her die-hard fans must have their all-time favorites.
"I don't even care ... it's Britney! Any song is amazing," fan Emily McCalmont said.
But other fans did care, and there seemed to be a split among old-school fans and new ones. Stephanie Morgan, 24, was looking forward to hearing Brit perform " ... Baby One More Time" because, as she said, "It's time to bring the old stuff back!" Copley Fry, however, is a fan of "If U Seek Amy," because "it's her best new song." Another fan chimed in, "It's naughty and great to work out to!" Read more...
By Talia Manzo
Britney Spears' Circus Tour has been packing arenas all across the country for almost a month now, and judging by fans' reactions, it's a roaring success. I remember the first time I ever heard her name. My father had bought me tickets to 'NSYNC's first tour (the one with the super-cool space suits!) and when he asked who was opening, I replied, "Some girl, something Spears, never heard of her." Little did we know what she'd turn out to be!
However, there are actually a lot of similarities between that show and this one. The first time I saw her she was decked out in a shiny pleather outfit with blinding glitter and synchronized dancers swarming around her — and a lot of moments on the Circus tour are basically like that, but let's just say it's not really a PG-rated show anymore!
In this clip, she performs her hit "Piece of Me" while vamping around inside a golden cage. Her black dominatrix outfit perfectly suits the song's attitude, and as she hits the lyrics "They're still gonna put pictures of my derriere in the magazine …" let's just say there's no question which part of her body she's talking about!
Anyhow, no one does it quite like Britney, and I think this tour proves that no one ever will.
By Ashley Mastronardi
Britney's Circus tour wouldn't have been complete without her barely there bodysuits, glitter, hats, feathers and pasties. The Britster's costumes ran the gamut of sexy: she was a corseted cop, a domineering drill sergeant, a ringmaster in red and even a fire-wielding welder in a sleek black one-piece.
But most fans seemed to rate Brit's costumes in terms of how they complemented her body, which has been under a microscope since Britney hit the public eye. "She rocked the house with her body!" Dawn Carson said of Spears' fashion.
These were the overwhelming favorites at Brit's Pittsburgh concert Saturday:
5. Welder Britney
Britney hit the stage as a sexy welder in a slimming black one-piece, sunglasses and ankle boots for "Do Something" and "Slave 4 U." "She's keeping up with the latest fashion trends in this look," one fan said. "It made her look really cool."
(More outfit descriptions and photo gallery, after the jump!)
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Britney Spears is about to make her debut as the new spokesmodel for Candie's, following in the footsteps of other pop stars like Fergie and Hilary Duff.
Britney sports many looks in the footage while dancing, smiling and eating what appears to be a deli meat of some sort.
"My favorite set-up was against the gigantic wall of pink cotton candy," Britney said in a statement, adding, "I had so much fun shooting the Candie's for Kohl's campaign. I got to wear the cutest clothes and they are perfect for summer!"
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Remember when Jenny McCarthy posed on the toilet for Candie's? Or the time that Sugar Ray frontman Mark McGrath made out with a lady in the bathroom in his ads for the brand? Now, Britney Spears is following in the time-honored, sugary footsteps of other Candie's spokesmodels — who also include Fergie, Hayden Panettiere and Hilary Duff — and fans will get their first taste of her spring 2009 campaign for the brand on April 15 in a full-size poster available exclusively in Us Weekly.
According to a press release, the ads for the teen-centric clothing line will feature a collage of celebrity photographer Mark Liddell's color and black-and-white snapshots of Britney, who is no stranger to posing in skimpy outfits. Earlier this month on BritneySpears.com, Britney gave fans a sneak peek of the shoot, in which she mugged for the camera in a sports bra and panties, a leopard-print crop-top and a plaid dress.
"My favorite set-up was against the gigantic wall of pink cotton candy," Britney said in a statement about the campaign. Unlike many of the other past campaigns which have taken place in a bathroom setting, no word if there will be any toilets involved in Brit's ads.
By Ashley Mastronardi
"Prep for this concert started months ago," Joe Moeller, Britney Spears’ unofficial number-one fan, told me during a tailgate party he was hosting outside Brit’s concert last night in Pittsburgh. "We got the setlist as soon as it came out on the Internet, and we made a mix CD so that we could listen to the whole thing."
It wasn't hard to find Britney’s die-hard fans at last night's Circus tour stop. Almost everyone I spoke to was a Britney devotee. Out of the bajillion people I interviewed, only one girl I approached said she was dragged there by a friend. I even met John Mitchell, a dad from Ohio, who claimed he couldn't afford to take his kids to the concert but went by himself because he's such a big fan.
Moeller’s friend Jamie Margel got in on the preshow action too: "We also got some sexy corsets to properly accent the circus theme. And we got some fake eyelashes, ‘cause we gotta look glamorous and fabulous for Britney."
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