Britney Spears reaches 10 million followers on Twitter

Britney Spears has become the sixth person in Twitter history to reach 10 million followers. The pop star currently has 10,246,136 followers on her page.

MTV reports the singer is very active on the social networking site, often sending out messages to her followers to update them on the latest happenings in her career as well as her life. In addition to people following her, she also follows 419,988 people and has sent out 1,102 tweets since joining Twitter.

Currently, Spears is on her Femme Fatale Tour in Europe and has been posting updates on her Twitter of where she will be, and after every show she has been tweeting back to her fans who have posted on her page saying how much they enjoyed her performance.

Spears joins a list that includes Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, President Obama and Kim Kardashian, who have all hit the 10 million mark before her.

Shakira may hit the milestone mark next, according to E! Online. The Latin singer currently has 9,229,283 followers on the site.

MTV video awards honor Britney Spears, Katy Perry

Pop star Lady Gaga opened the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday dressed in drag and singing her "You and I" while Britney Spears and Katy Perry took awards, but it may be Beyonce who stole the show.

The R&B singer whose hits include "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" appeared visibly pregnant as she showed up on the red carpet outside the show, posing for photographers and outlining a baby bump with her hands under her long gown.

Beyonce, who is married to rapper Jay-Z, avoided reporters waiting to ask whether she is pregnant. For years, her fans and the media have speculated whether and when the pair might have a baby.

Lady Gaga, who showed up last year at the MTV video awards in a dress made of raw meat, did an about face this year, opening the program in a man's dark suit and T-shirt as her male alter ego, Joe Calderon who gave the audience a lecture in just who Gaga is -- high heels, wild hair and crazy costumes.

"When she gets on stage, she holds nothing back," Calderon said.

Lady Gaga then launched into a version of "You and I," backed by a group of dancers and legendary rock guitarist Brian May of Queen. She danced on her piano and spewed beer from a bottle into the air in celebration.

The MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) annually give out honors for the top music videos and performances to singers and bands, and each year, audiences can count on at least one surprise.

Beyonce's picture-perfect baby news will likely be this year's unexpected event.

But awards are the focus of the night and the first winner was Spears for best pop music video "Till the World Ends."

The pop star took the stage and seemed surprised, saying she hadn't expected to win and thanking her family and fans.

Along with Spears, Foo Fighters picked up an early honor for best rock video with "Walk," and Nicki Minaj picked up the "Moonman" winner's statuette for her "Super Bass." Katy Perry and Kanye West were named best collaboration with "E.T."

Another major award still to come is best new artist, and Tyler, The Creator figures prominently in that race, too, alongside Wiz Khalifa with "Black and Yellow," Kreayshawn for "Gucci Gucci," Foster the People with "Pumped Up Kicks," and Big Sean (featuring Chris Brown) for "My Last."

British singer Adele with her chart-topping song "Rolling in the Deep" is vying for the top award, video of the year, against Katy Perry ("Firework"), Bruno Mars ("Grenade"), the Beastie Boys ("Make Some Noise") and Tyler, The Creator ("Yonkers").

Early performances included a duet by Jay-Z and Kanye West, singing a song from their new album, "Watch the Throne."

Other singers still to come include Lil Wayne, and there will be special tributes to Britney Spears and late soul singer Amy Winehouse. (Reuters)

Britney Spears: Oops she did it again!

Singer Britney Spears will be the guest of honour at the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards (VMS) with a special tribute honouring her lengthy career, according to news service IANS. The “Toxic” hit-maker — who released her debut single “Baby One More Time” in 1999 — has been thrilling American audiences with her Femme Fatale tour this year.

Spears became a prominent figure in mainstream popular music and popular culture in the late 1990s and 2000s. Her career was followed by a much-publicised personal life with two failed marriages and many bizarre encounters with the law. Despite the fluctuations in her public and personal life, Spears was credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s.

After the success of Oops!…I Did It Again! (2000), she released her third studio album Britney in 2001 and expanded her brand by playing the starring role in the film Crossroads. She assumed creative control of her fourth studio album, In the Zone (2003), which yielded chart-topping singles like “Me Against the Music” (featuring Madonna), “Toxic” and “Everytime”. Other albums credited to Spears’ fast sprawling career are Blackout (2007), Circus (2008) and Femme Fatale (2011).

According to the Recording Industry Association of America, she is the eighth top-selling female artist in the United States, with 33 million certified albums. In June 2010, Spears was ranked sixth on Forbes list of the 100 Most Powerful and Influential celebrities in the world and she is also the third most mentioned musician on the internet, according to Forbes.

Seeing her achievement, MTV bosses are now planning ‘something unique’ to honour the 29-year-old at the annual ceremony in Los Angeles on August 28 this year. “Britney will be at the show and we’ll be paying tribute to her. She is having an incredible year and she is so beloved by the MTV audience that we thought of doing something that would be a different experience (from years gone by),” contactmusic quoted VMA executive producer, Amy Doyle.

“Obviously everything from her choreography to her fashion to her videos will be covered. We said ‘let’s challenge ourselves to do something unique’,” Doyle added. IANS
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Credit:  The Express Tribune Pakistan, August  2011.

Mobile phones banned for Britney Spears?

Baby On More Time’ hitmaker Britney Spears has reportedly been barred from possessing a mobile phone to keep her under control.

The phone ban is said to be just one of the measures taken by those close to the 29-year-old singer to avoid a repeat of past meltdowns.

“Britney’s inner-circle keep a close eye on her to ensure she keeps herself together,” the Sun quoted a source as saying.

“One of the rules is she gave up her cell phone. That helps them keep her under control,” the source added.

Spears’ ex- bodyguard Fernando Flores, 30, had last year claimed that the singer had sent him her nude snaps from her phone and also accused her of exposing herself and making unwanted advances at her LA home.

However, the singer denied the allegations.

The pop star is under legal protection and her dad Jamie is managing her affairs following her 2008 breakdown.