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The cute superstar couple that sings together, stays together. That’s the plan of ‘N Sync heartthrob Justin Timberlake, who wants to duet with his pop princess girlfriend Britney Spears, according to Rolling Stone magazine. Timberlake, 20, told the magazine he is helping 19-year-old Spears move away from her hugely popular bubblegum pop in favor of a harder sound. When the timing is right, he envisages them recording together, a collaboration he vowed would be “huge.” “I want it to be somethin’ new that they haven’t heard us do, that they didn’t think we could do. I feel like we still… Read more »

“Mick Jagger Influenced By Britney Spears!” – a headline from the Weekly World News, home to stories about boy/bat hybrids and 200 lb. babies born with Hitler moustaches? Nope. The Rolling Stones’ frontman is recording his fourth solo album, tentatively scheduled for release this fall, and it looks like the LP will offer some interesting surprises, one of which was inspired by teen pop’s reigning diva. “Mick’s daughter purchased the Britney Spears record, and Mick apparently heard Spears’ version of his song ‘Satisfaction’ through the walls of her bedroom,” said Courtney Barnes, publicist for Rodney Jerkins, who produced the track.… Read more »

Britney Spears is alive and well, her publicist has said, despite rumors of her death in a car crash with her pop star boyfriend Justin Timberlake that triggered hundreds of frantic phone calls to Los Angeles authorities. “There is no truth to the rumor circulating around the world that Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake were involved in a car accident on Tuesday,” Spears publicist Lisa Kasteler said in a statement about the false report. Kasteler said that Spears, 19, and Timberlake, 20, were both in “great health” and hard at work: Spears recording a new album and Timberlake on tour… Read more »

Oops! I bought it again. Teenage pop sensation Britney Spears and Internet media company Yahoo Inc. have teamed in a new video that allows fans to follow Spears and her ‘N Sync heartthrob boyfriend, Justin Timberlake, on a recent New York shopping spree and click along to shop with the stars. The interactive feature, launched on Yahoo this weekend, features a soundtrack by Spears, and prompts users to buy everything from her hit 2000 album “Oops! I Did It Again” to a size-four lavender halter, which like many other items, she deems “cool.” In the seven-minute video, sponsored by PepsiCo… Read more »

The Kentwood, Louisiana, pop princess wrapped a week of shooting on Monday (March 19) in nearby Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Hammond, according to the Louisiana Film and Video Commission. The film, titled “What Are Friends For,” according to the Commission, stars Spears as a model student who reunites with two former friends on a cross-country road trip. Along the way, they meet a would-be musician who persuades them to go to Los Angeles to compete in a musical contest. Tamra Davis (“Billy Madison,” “Half Baked”) is directing the movie, which has a $10 million budget, relatively low by industry… Read more »

The skirt and top Faith Hill wore on the cover of her multiplatinum Breathe tops the list of celebrity items up for bidding on eBay as part of QVC’s auction benefiting the MusiCares Foundation, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences’ charity program. At press time, the white Joseph skirt and black Prada top were going for $2,550. Other items up for grabs are a copy of Rolling Stone autographed by Britney Spears, a pair of Ray Charles’ sunglasses, and guitars autographed by Pete Townshend, Sting and Les Paul. QVC will also sell top CDs by artists including ‘N… Read more »

Britney Spears is set to graduate to the big time. Like Michael Jackson and Ray Charles before her, the teen pop queen has signed a reported multi-million dollar deal with Pepsi-Cola, according to Reuters. Although details were not disclosed, Spears’ deal with the second largest soft drink company (Coke is No. 1) is said to be one of its largest endorsement deals ever with an entertainer. The deal includes global sponsorship and advertising, as well as a co-sponsorship of Spears’ upcoming world tour. The first television spot is expected to grace television screens during the 73rd Annual Academy Awards on… Read more »

The world was treated to “Gimme More” this summer. But Perez Hilton may have given his readers too much, too soon. Zomba Recording LLC, which is owned by Sony BMG, filed a federal copyright-infringement lawsuit Thursday against the online gossip purveyor, saying that over the past three months he illegally posted at least 10 new Britney Spears tracks, both completed cuts and unfinished demos, on perezhilton.com. “The unauthorized dissemination of recordings is a serious violation of copyright law,” said a Zomba spokesperson. “In addition, posting demos and unfinished songs as if they were final versions is grossly unfair to the… Read more »

People sometimes say Britney is the new Madonna, but then who’s going to be the new Britney? Ms. Spears had a hand in deciding that for herself recently, when she helped cast “Brave New Girl,” an ABC Family film adapted from the book she wrote with her mom. The story, adapted from Lynne and Britney Spears’ book “A Mother’s Gift,” is based on the singer’s life but is fictionalized a bit so that it becomes more about the relationship between the mother and daughter than the rise of Spears’ star. In the film, the Britney character, named Holly, wants to… Read more »

Britney Spears’ official Web site has been modified to comply with a federal law protecting children’s online privacy. The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, which went into effect in April 2000, requires web sites that cater to children under 13 to obtain parental consent before collecting personal information or allowing it to be posted on the site. Now that the changes have been made, children under 13 who visit the site will need parental permission before using interactive features like message boards and e-mail service. According to the Better Business Bureau’s children’s advertising review unit, the site (http://britneyspears.com) had been… Read more »