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Justin Timberlake is really earning his keep as Britney Spears’ boyfriend. Not only is he escorting her to parties and introducing her to hip music makers like BT, but the ‘NSYNC star is also writing music with her and “Pop” co-author Wade Robson for her forthcoming album. “We’re just vibing – having a good time, you know,” Robson said of the songwriting trio. “We’ve got this one song that’s this rock kind of opera thing. It’s almost got this classical vibe, almost like Queen redone. And we’ve got another one that’s kind of more vibey R&B.” Spears’ spokesperson at Jive… Read more »

Music by Britney Spears, ‘NSYNC, the Backstreet Boys and Tool will be legally available online this year, thanks to a deal announced Tuesday (July 24) between the artists’ record company and the fledgling subscription service MusicNet. Zomba, which boasts the Jive imprint, home to Spears, Aaron Carter, Mystikal and other hot acts, is the fourth record company to join MusicNet, which is scheduled to launch in the fall. MusicNet is set to be available through America Online, RealPlayer software and even the planned subscription version of Napster. “People ask, ‘will there be compelling major-label content available through MusicNet?’ ” the… Read more »

Maybe it’s a sign of ‘NSYNC’s maturity, the reason they appear to have risen to the top of the teen pop class. Whatever the answer, having both Hugh Hefner (arm-in-arm with six Playboy playmates) and the 15-year-old Olsen twins (Mary-Kate and Ashley, of “Full House” fame) at their album release party Monday night at least proves that their demographic has widened. Those were just a few of the celebrities joining the boys from Orlando, Florida, at the club Moomba on the eve of Celebrity’s arrival in stores, amid almost unreal expectations (not to mention whispers of vulnerability). Industry insiders predict… Read more »

Britney Spears plays “an innocent girl with a lot of aspirations” in her big-screen debut, according to one of her “What Are Friends For” co-stars. The film, due out early next year, finds Spears’ character, Lucy, on a cross-country adventure seeking musical fame, said Justin Long, who plays her best friend from high school. “It’s like a road trip buddy movie for girls,” said Long, who appeared in “Galaxy Quest” but is best known as Warren Cheswick on the NBC comedy “Ed.” “[Britney] plays a very wide-eyed girl. She’s a great actress. People are going to be surprised.” So how… Read more »

In case you’re not convinced that Britney Spears really does love rock and roll, the pop princess, who covered the Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” on her last album, has put another dime in the jukebox and come up with an even more telling rock classic for her next one. Spears has recorded Joan Jett and the Blackhearts’ 1981 hit “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” with hitmaker Rodney Jerkins for a scene in her upcoming movie, “What Friends Are For,” as well as for her still-untitled third album, which a Jive Records spokesperson said is tentatively due November… Read more »

In case you’re not convinced that Britney Spears really does love rock and roll, the pop princess, who covered the Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” on her last album, has put another dime in the jukebox and come up with an even more telling rock classic for her next one. Spears has recorded Joan Jett and the Blackhearts’ 1981 hit “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll” with hitmaker Rodney Jerkins for a scene in her upcoming movie, “What Friends Are For,” as well as for her still-untitled third album, which a Jive Records spokesperson said is tentatively due November… Read more »

Britney Spears wants everyone to know she’s not a little girl anymore. That’s the message in her third album, due out Nov. 6, and her live concert special from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas airing Nov. 18 on HBO. “I really want this to be shocking and edgier,” Spears said Friday at the Television Critics Association summer gathering. “This show will be an event. It’s going to be to the next level as far as stunts.” The show will include Spears in a duet with her idol Cher on “The Beat Goes On,” the old Sonny and Cher hit.… Read more »

Need help? Call Britney. The pop superstar has been working overtime to help others lately, working a charity basketball game, a math tutoring campaign and several other causes into her busy schedule. So maybe it should come as no surprise that she’s formed her own production company to help new artists climb their way up the music-business ladder. Kristy Lee, a 17-year-old country singer from Selma, Oregon, is the as-yet-untitled production company’s first client, according to Lee’s Arista Nashville publicist. “Britney has a great desire to discover and help promote other young talent,” Spears’ manager, Larry Rudolph, said in a… Read more »

A Dallas radio station has fired two disc jockeys who sparked a panic among Britney Spears fans with a phony report that the teen pop star was killed in a car crash with boyfriend Justin Timberlake, the radio station said Tuesday. Police and fire officials in Los Angeles were deluged with phone calls after two San Jose-based deejays, known as Kramer and Twitch, claimed a source told them Spears was dead and Timberlake, a member of the teen heartthrob band ‘N Sync, was in a coma after a crash in Los Angles. They aired their fake report during a nighttime… Read more »

On Dido’s North American tour, which kicks off next week in Vancouver, she’ll offer fans a preview of her next album. In addition to performing material from her triple-platinum No Angel (which was propelled by Eminem sampling the track “Thank You” for his song “Stan”), the British chanteuse will introduce three new songs into her set, “See the Sun,” “Don’t Leave Home” and “Do You Have a Little Time.” Although she has most of the new material written for her sophomore effort, fear of having them exposed via the Internet will keep her from debuting any more of the tracks… Read more »