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Britney Spears To Guest On 'Modern Family'? Maybe

Posted 2/1/12 9:56 am EST by in Britney Spears, Television


Last night, Twitter nearly caught fire with buzz that Britney Spears was set to appear on ABC's award-winning ratings smash "Modern Family." So prevalent and widespread was the chatter, that the Princess of Pop actually responded to the rumors, taking to Twitter to say, "I would love to be on it!"

The rumor took off after Spears tweeted that she knew everyone was very excited for Sunday's Super Bowl, but she was more hyped for the next episode of the "funniest show on TV."

After that, Spears' army of fans on the social network began a hashtag campaign to #getbritneyonmodernfamily.

What's especially strange though is that when a source close to the show was contacted by Ryan Seacrest's team to comment on the rumor, they said that no deal was in place "but wouldn’t say whether or not they were in talks about it." In showbiz speak, not issuing a hard denial is pretty much code for maybe. (Goes back to the whole "no comment means yes" thing.)

The pop star has plenty of experience when it comes to guesting on popular network comedies. In 2006 she appeared on "Will & Grace" and in 2008 earned positive reviews for her two-episode arc on CBS' "How I Met Your Mother."

Spears did admit she can't wait to see her girl's Madonna and Nicki Minaj tear it up on Sunday. Check out what she had to say below. Read More...

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No One Loves a Good Short Sleeve Turtleneck More Than Britney Spears

Posted 1/31/12 4:11 pm EST by in Britney Spears, Fashion


Ladies and gentlemen, we have pop cultural situation that needs to be addressed! Britney Spears is addicted to short sleeve turtlenecks and it's time for an intervention.

Here in the MTV Newsroom, we're a bunch of Britney stans; we organize entire birthday-related tournaments in her honor, contact experts to tell us about her boyfriend's abs and gave her latest album nothing but love. But even we have limits and a line in the sand has to be drawn somewhere and we're pretty sure we've figured out where that threshold is.

We first noticed Britney's interest in keeping it wintery up top and summery on her stems when she posted a picture of her engagement ring to Twitter earlier this month. One of our colleagues pointed out that Spears "always wears short sleeve turtlenecks" and we were baffled; we'd never noticed that it was a thing she was known for. That stuck with us though, and in just about every picture of the Femme Fatale diva to surface since, we've noticed she is sporting one.

It's not that she looks bad or anything … but, you know, it's maybe not the most fashionable choice for one of the biggest pop stars in the world to be sporting in her off time. Just sayin'!

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Twama Roundup: Nick Cannon's Hospitalization, Kanye's DONDA And Britney's Bling

Posted 1/6/12 4:27 pm EST by in Britney Spears, Kanye West, Mariah Carey, Tweet Beat, Twitter


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By Kara Klenk

With millions of inane tweets being pumped out every day, it can be hard to keep track of actual celebrity gossip, feuds and random observations that make Twitter so much fun. So we’re rounding up the week in Twitter drama – or Twama for those of you not yet sick of cutesy word combos!

Nick Cannon Hospitalized

Nick Cannon’s wife Mariah Carey took to Twitter to announce his hospitalization due to kidney failure. "Please pray for Nick as he's fighting to recover from a mild kidney failure. #mybraveman," Carey tweeted. The mother of “Dem Babies” also surprisingly included a photo of herself curled up with Cannon in his hospital bed (above). This was shocking only because Mariah is infrequently photographed sans perfect hair and makeup, but I guess when your man is sick vanity takes a back seat. Wonder how psyched Nick was to have his picture taken during mild kidney failure and tweeted to millions? Stay tuned to Mariah’s account for updates on Nick’s prognosis.

Read on for Kanye's missive and Britney's bling! Read More...

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Britney Spears Cannot Stop Staring At Her Engagement Ring!

Posted 1/5/12 1:36 pm EST by in Britney Spears


How do we know this? Because she said so, that's why!

The pop star took to Twitter to post a picture of herself looking fantastic and showing off her bling from fiancé Jason Trawick, writing, "I can't stop looking at it!!"

If we were carting around a rock like that, we'd stare too.

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Your Favorite Celebrity Couples, Top Red Carpet Moments And Biggest Splits Results

Posted 1/2/12 5:10 pm EST by in Britney Spears, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Newsroom Poll


Here in the MTV Newsroom, we rounded out our year with a look back at our favorite celebrity couples, best red carpet moments and biggest splits and asked you to let us know which stars topped your lists. Well, the results are in!

Nearly 30 thousand votes were cast in the Favorite Celebrity Couple of 2011 poll and it was a tight race between two pop stars that left everyone else in the dust. Britney Spears and Justin Bieber and their respective significant others, Jason Trawick and Selena Gomez, accounted for nearly 92 percent of the vote, leaving a scant 6.52 percent for RPatz and KStew, 1.43 for Jay and Beyonce and a measly 0.7 percent for Wiz Kalifa and Amber Rose.

So who took it? Well, Biebs and Selena scored 41.76 percent of the vote leaving recent birthday girl Britney Spears and new fiance Jason Trawick with a winning 50.22 percent.

As for Biggest Celebrity Breakup and Biggest Red Carpet Moment … well, read on for all the facts and figures. Read More...

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Who Was Your Favorite Celebrity Couple of 2011? (Poll)

Posted 12/27/11 12:01 pm EST by in Newsroom Poll


While news of celebrity breakups tends to dominate the headlines, here in the MTV Newsroom, we’re most thankful for the lucky few who stick it out and show us that even in the hectic world of Hollywood, where temptation lurks behind every palm tree, true love conquers all.

Just look at our Favorite Celebrity Couples of 2011!

Whether they are relative newbies to the scene, like Justin Bieber, whose girlfriend Selena Gomez stood firmly beside him as he weathered a (pretty silly) paternity scandal, or established industry veterans like Jay-Z and Beyonce, who after almost four years of marriage (and nearly a decade as a couple) decided to take the next step and are getting ready for their first baby, we love it when a celebrity couple has each other’s back.

Two other happy couples also took a big step in 2011: Britney Spears and Jason Trawick and Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose. Wiz and Amber caused a stir earlier this year when they started doing just about everything, including interviews, together and some pictures and Internet buzz kind of-sort of made it seem like they’d tied the knot. As if! Turns out, they’re just that in love and the media spectacle was their way of showing it off. Less showy and more traditional was our girl Britney, who said yes when former agent Jason asked her to marry him! Well … we take that back. We’re not sure we consider filming a naked shower scene with your flame, as B. did with Jason for “Criminal,” the epitome of traditional, but hey, this is Hollywood we’re talking about.

That brings us to our final favorite couple: Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. They usually keep things pretty quiet, but finally started opening up about each other this year. With the film franchise that brought them together coming to a close next year, we wonder how long it will be before we start hearing engagement and baby rumors about these two? (Well, valid engagement and baby rumors, not the silly tabloid ones you see about them every other week.)

Which celebrity couple was your favorite of 2011? Vote in our poll after the jump! Read More...

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The Hardest Working And Laziest Pop Stars Of 2011

Posted 12/23/11 7:00 am EST by in Adele, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Rihanna


By Sterling Wong

"She works hard for the money," Donna Summer once sang, and just as it was the case in 1983, pop stars these days have to work their butts off to earn those album purchases, downloads and concert ticket sales in this age of YouTube, X-Box and Angry Birds.

But while some singers identify with the Protestant work ethic espoused by Donna, there are others who, as Bruno Mars puts it, “don’t feel like doing anything [and] just wanna lay in my bed.” And it’s not always only those who are hardworking who find success, as the popularity of Bruno proves. Sometimes you can have your cake and eat it.

So, who’s working hard and who’s not? In the spirit of Christmas, we decided to put together a pop star naughty and nice list for Santa. Read More...

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Jon Bon Jovi Joins Kanye And Britney As The Latest Star To Receive The Death Hoax Treatment

Posted 12/20/11 11:26 am EST by in bon-jovi, Britney Spears, deaths, Kanye West, Miley Cyrus


By Zachary Swickey

New Jersey’s hottest rock export Jon Bon Jovi is the latest star to get the death hoax treatment, as false reports of his demise ran rampant late yesterday on the Internet. A rep for the singer quickly quashed the rumors, saying JBJ was alive and even performing at a charity even that night.

The rumors gained steam as a trending topic yesterday on Twitter when accompanied with a fake press release that was frequently being retweeted. Noisecreep points out that the false report appears to have been copied from an LA Times story on the death announcement of Michael Jackson.

A photog friend of Jovi’s snapped a fun pic of the star holding a sign that reads “Heaven looks a lot like New Jersey! Dec. 19th 2011, 6:00” to post on Twitter ending the hoax. So at least he was a good sport about the whole silly ordeal.

Unfortunately, death hoaxes have become something of a trend. Several notable stars, from Jaleel White (aka Steve Urkel) to living legend Paul McCartney, have had to publicly deny their own death. Here are some of the craziest death rumors about our favorite stars that we’ve heard about. Read More...

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Your Favorite Videos Of 2011 From Katy, Taylor, Britney, Beyonce And Chris Brown!

Posted 12/19/11 1:54 pm EST by in Beyonce, Britney Spears, Chris Brown, Katy Perry, Newsroom Poll, Taylor Swift, Video


The time has come!

Last week, we opened voting to find out which 2011 videos from fan-favorite artists Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, Beyonce and Chris Brown were your favorites of the year and after several thousand votes were cast, we have the results!

So which videos ruled the roost in 2011? Check 'em out below.

Katy Perry, "The One that Got Away"

Katy's most recent clip dominated the competition, taking 54.76 percent of the vote. "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" held it up in second with 30.73 percent while Katy's spring smash "E.T." nabbed only 14.51 percent of the vote (probably because the visual spectacle is further back in people's memories than her more recent vids).

Read on for the fan-favorite videos from Swift, Brit, Queen Bey and Chris Brown! Read More...

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Britney Spears' Best Video Of 2011 (Poll)

Posted 12/14/11 7:00 am EST by in Britney Spears, Newsroom Poll


Earlier this month, we were swooning all over the place about Britney Spears and her big 30th birthday. We even held a weeks-long March Madness-style tournament to find out which of her thirty-plus videos was the fan favorite. Ultimately, after nearly a million votes were cast (thanks again, y'all!) the winner was "I'm A Slave 4 U."

So that's settled.

What's not settled is which of her fantastic videos from just this year is your favorite. We decided to dedicate this week to finding out which 2011 videos by MTV Newsroom blog favorite artists were tops. So far we've opened up polling for Katy Perry and Taylor Swift (don't forget to vote! We'll let you know all of the results on Monday!). Now, it's B's turn.

Britney had a big year in 2011. She had yet another No. 1 record, Femme Fatale, which is arguably her best album to date. Fatale has yielded more top ten hits than any album in Spears' 12-year career. (Isn't that kind of an incredible fact, considering she's one of the most successful female artists ever?) She also hit the road for a massive world tour that took her across North America, Europe and South America, and scored a Video Music Award for Best Pop Video. And she should have been nominated for a Grammy for Best Dance Recording for "Till The World Ends" … but what are you gonna do?

Spears released four videos this year for the Femme Fatale singles "Hold It Against Me," "Till The World Ends," "I Wanna Go" and "Criminal." Which was the best of the best? Check 'em out ("Hold It Against Me" is above, the rest are after the jump) and vote in our poll below. Read More...

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