Sam Lufti was Britney Spears’ former manager who, claims Britney’s mother, drugged and manipulated Britney, cut off all communications to Britney and made it so everyone had to go through him to contact her. This was the same time Britney shaved her head and started swinging umbrellas at paparazzi. Now he’s suing Britney’s mother, Lynne Spears, for defamation and he wants Britney to give a deposition, essentially using Britney to sue her mom. Classy. Britney’s parents, however, says Britney is mentally incapable of testifying. Lufti wants her to undergo a psych evaluation to prove it’s not true. He’s already compiled his own evidence and took it to UCLA Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Joshua Pretsky for analysis. Pretsky says,
“In the Ryan Seacrest interview, which was recorded approximately two months ago, Britney Spears is interviewed at length, and she responds logically and coherently to questions, evidencing logical thinking and mental competency. The edited interviews in the [MTV] video documentary also evidence coherent and logical thinking, responsiveness to questions, and mental competence … In my opinion, there is good cause to conduct an Independent Medical Examination to investigate the Conservators’ claim that Ms. Spears is not mentally capable of testifying, and the claim that she was not mentally competent to enter into a binding contract. …”
This guy sounds scummy. If I was the judge, I’d throw the case out telling him he’d have to have character to defame and then order the bailiff to set him on fire.
Britney Spears is being sued for $10million in a lawsuit relating to her perfume brand Radiance. The singer has been accused of breach of contract, fraud and deceit, according to celebrity website RadarOnline. The lawsuit, filed on Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, relates to her branding deal with beauty firm Elizabeth Arden, worth $15million a year.
Lawsuit: Britney Spears is being sued for $10m by her former business partners involved in her perfume Brand Radiance, pictured here in the ad for the scent
Britney and her father Jamie are accused of being 'sneaky and underhand' by trying to cut Brand Sense PArtner, LLC. out of a licensing agreement.
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The singer and her father Jamie are accused of being 'sneaky and underhand'
In the court documents it is stated: 'Britney secretly made a separate deal with Elizabeth Arden in a sneaky underhanded effort to circumvent and evade its obligations to Brand Sense. 'Effectively, Britney improperly and illegally cut Brand Sense out of the Elizabeth Arden deal.' Britney is being accused of 'concealment and evasive actions' by Brand Sense. The suit adds that Brand Sense has a 'contractual right to 35 per cent commission on any Britney Spears-branded fragrance sold by Elizabeth Arden'. It claims that Jamie Spears, who remains his daughter's conservator, 'complained that the commission was too high and said that Britney did not want to pay it'. A compromise deal was reached where royalties were delivered directly to Britney. But the details only emerged when Elizabeth Arden sent a letter to Britney and Brand sense, on February 16 this year, with a revised royalty report which did not include the Radiance scent. Spears released Radiance, the ninth scent in her collection, in September, last year. She also appeared in her comeback video Hold It Against Me holding a bottle of the perfume, which was released around the same time the alleged fraud came to light.
Promotion: Britney holding a bottle of the perfume in her comeback video Hold It Against Me
Marital History:Married childhood friend Jason Alexander on January 3, 2004, in Las Vegas. The marriage was annulled after just 55 hours. Married dancer Kevin Federline on September 18, 2004, in California. They divorced in July 2007.
Profession:Singer, songwriter, dancer and actress
Britney Spears's debut single Baby One More Time was released in October 1998 hitting the No.1 spot for two weeks in the United States. It was released internationally early the following year, reaching No.1 in most countries, including the UK where 1.4 million copies were sold making it the biggest selling single of 1999. The provocative music video accompanying the single, featured Spears in school uniform with a bare midriff. Her debut album of the same name, Baby One More Time, was a commercial success. In 1999 she picked up 40 awards, including four at the MTV Europe Music Awards. She caused controversy in April 1999 when she posed in her underwear on a bed, clutching a cuddly toy, on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. She has released four further albums to date, Oops I Did it Again, in 2000, Britney, in 2001, In the Zone in 2003 and Blackout in 2007. She received a Grammy in 2005 for Best Dance Recording with her single Toxic. Britney was born in Mississippi, but grew up in Kentwood, Louisiana, with her father Jamie, mother Lynne, sister Jamie Lynn and brother Ryan. An accomplished young gymnast, she appeared in various stage productions from the age of eight. Between the ages of 11 and 13, she appeared on the TV show, the New Mickey Mouse Club, alongside Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake, now successful singers in their own right. Britney went on to have a well publicised relationship with Timberlake. At the MTV Video Music Awards in 2003 Britney and Madonna kissed, making front page news across the world. Recently Britney's personal troubles have overshadowed her professional life. Her battle with drugs, her fluctuating weight and custody fight over her two boys have all been played out in public. She has also suffered from psychological problems and there's speculation that she suffers from bipolar disorder. In February 2007 she shaved off all her hair in full view of the paparazzi. She lost custody of her children to Federline in October 2007. He now has sole custody, while Spears has visitation rights. Her comeback appearance on the 2007 MTV Music Video Awards, where she badly lip-synched her single Gimme More, was widely panned. However, despite that performance the single and album were a success, as was a cameo appearance in the US comedy show How I met Your Mother, where she helped pull in its highest ratings ever.
Exactly two months after the single first arrived, Britney Spears'"Till The World Ends" gets a major push up the Billboard Hot 100 (to #3) thanks to the new remix featuring Wigney's upcoming tourmate Nicki Minaj and the song's co-writer Ke$ha. The last Britney single to peak at #3 on the chart was "Circus." This now gives her three Top 5 hits in a row, following "Hold It Against Me" and "3."
Don't expect The Wig's latest to stick around too long, though — the novelty of the remix appears to have been fleeting, as it's already dropped to #20 on iTunes. The original version of "Till The World Ends" is at #36 on the digital store's chart.
Likewise, it's odd that Billboard even credits Britney this week on Rihanna's "S&M" (#6), since that remix has plummeted to #152 on iTunes. (RiRi's Loud version is hanging in there at #18).
But let's focus on the two high profile singles that have dropped faster than an 17-year-old hooker's panties at R. Kelly's mansion: Lady Gaga's "Judas" and Beyonce's "Run The World (Girls)." Gaga's latest has steadily tumbled, from #10 to #12 to, now, #20. At least she has this week's appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show and the premiere of the music video tonight to rely on (not to mention upcoming performances on the American Idol and Saturday Night Live finales).
Meanwhile, House Of Dereon's Main Wig has yet to premiere her video for "Run The World." But let's face it — that song sucks dry weave dust, hence its plunge from #33 to #48.
On the flip side, Kelly Rowland, the TRUE talent from Destiny's Child, climbs 11 positions to #43 with "Motivation." Finally, a little justice comes along to put Beyonce in her place.
The U.S. Top 10:
1. "E.T." - Katy Perry feat. Kanye West*5 weeks* 2. "Rolling In The Deep"- Adele 3. "Till The World Ends"- Britney Spears feat. Nicki Minaj & Ke$ha 4. "Just Can't Get Enough"- The Black Eyed Peas 5. "The Lazy Song"- Bruno Mars 6. "S&M" - Rihanna feat. Britney Spears 7. "On The Floor"- Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull 8. "Blow"-Ke$ha 9. "Down On Me"- Jeremih feat. 50 Cent 10. "Look At Me Now"- Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
Following the pattern of her previous single "Firework,"Katy Perry's "E.T." returns to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a fourth non-consecutive week after a brief chart-topping interruption last week by Rihanna and Britney Spears' remix of "S&M."
Adele's "Rolling In The Deep" was performed by American Idol contestant Haley Reinhart last week to rather positive effect; the hopeful crooner managed to survive another week on the show, and Adele's single climbs to a new high of #2, matching its UK peak position. Likewise, Adele's 21 ballad "Turning Tables" debuts at #63 after a performance of it by Gwyneth Paltrow on Glee.
Two other artists from across the pond make slight advances this week on the Hot 100: Tinie Tempah is up one position to #13 with "Written In The Stars" while Jessie J's "Price Tag" also climbs one to #23.
This brings us to Beyonce's depressing (by her standards) debut at #33 with "Run The World (Girls)." The single went on sale at iTunes late last week and sold 77,000 downloads by Sunday evening. By comparison, Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" sold 448,000 downloads between its Friday release day and the following Sunday in February, and it debuted at #1.
Granted, Lady Gaga is the hot new pop broad on the block. But by that token, Britney Spears moved 411,000 copies of "Hold It Against Me" in its first week of release in January. That single also debuted at #1.
Two weeks ago Gaga's second Born This Way single "Judas" entered the chart at #10 after initially selling 162,000 in only two-and-a-half days.
I guess what I'm saying is this: Beyonce, girl, time to get a new weave.
On a related note, Kelly Rowland's Jim Jonsin-produced "Motivation" moves up one to #54, proving that the Real Talent From Destiny's Child is back to reclaim her wig.
The U.S. Top 10:
1. "E.T." - Katy Perry feat. Kanye West*4 weeks* 2. "Rolling In The Deep"- Adele 3. "Just Can't Get Enough"- The Black Eyed Peas 4. "S&M" - Rihanna feat. Britney Spears 5. "Down On Me"- Jeremih feat. 50 Cent 6. "The Lazy Song"- Bruno Mars 7. "On The Floor"- Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull 8. "Look At Me Now"- Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes 9. "Blow"-Ke$ha 10. "Fuck You" - Cee Lo Green
Rihanna and Britney Spears scissor their way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with the remix of Ri Ri's "S&M" that The Chanting Wig's angelic voice appears on. This gives Ri her 10th chart-topping single in the U.S., and Weaveney her fifth.
Billboard points out that Rihanna achieves the shortest span between a solo artist's first and 10th #1 singles in Hot 100 history—a stretch of four years, 11 months and two weeks that began with "SOS". Meanwhile, The Chanting Wig's "Till The World Ends" slips from its peak position of #8 to #9.
And then there's Lady Gaga's "Judas," which leaked on Friday (four days ahead of its scheduled release) and debuts at #10 on the strength of 162,000 downloads sold by Sunday. This marks that broad's ninth Top 10 single. It's a shame "Judas" seems like less of an event, because I actually think that once the dust settles on this era for Gaga, it will be regarded as a better song than "Born This Way."
Elsewhere, Jessie J's mediocre Dr. Luke trash "Price Tag" scrapes its way to #24, while her debut LP Who You Are enters the Top 200 album chart at #11. And then there's The Script, whose single "For The First Time" is so boring I'd completely forgotten it existed. But, no—there it is this week at #36.
Destiny's Child's real success story, Kelly Rowland, sees her latest jam "Motivation" debut at #55. This marks her highest placement on the Hot 100 since "Like This" reached the stunning heights of #30 four years ago.
House Of Dereon's Lucky Hack Beyonce should sit her tired wig down and be studying Ms. Kelendria's every move!
The U.S. Top 10:
1. "S&M" - Rihanna feat. Britney Spears*1 week* 2. "E.T." - Katy Perry feat. Kanye West 3. "Just Can't Get Enough"- The Black Eyed Peas 4. "Down On Me"- Jeremih feat. 50 Cent 5. "Fuck You" - Cee Lo Green 6. "Rolling In The Deep"- Adele 7. "Look At Me Now"- Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes 8. "On The Floor"- Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull 9. "Till The World Ends"- Britney Spears 10. "Judas"- Lady Gaga *new*
After previously reaching #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 then falling down the chart a bit, The Chanting Wig's second Femme Fatale single "Till The World Ends" gets a major boost following its music video premiere, and hops from #13 to #8.
To date, The Chanting Wig has never had a single peak at #8 on the Hot 100, so we'll just have to wait and see if "Till The World Ends" becomes the first. For this week at least, her appearance on a new remix of Rihanna's current #2 single "S&M" seems to be stealing all the thunder.
The Chanting Wig should just be thankful that "Till The World Ends" is actually climbing the chart, as opposed to "Hold It Against Me," which debuted at #1 then steadily plummeted after a lone week on top.
Over on the Top 200, Rolling Stone cover girlAdele returns to #1 with 21 for a fourth non-consecutive week as it becomes the first album to sell one million copies this year. This pushes The Chanting Wig's Femme Fatale down to #2.
Other than that, it's a fairly lackluster week. So my wig is off to chant in the shower.
The U.S. Top 10:
1. "E.T." - Katy Perry feat. Kanye West*3 weeks* 2. "S&M" - Rihanna 3. "Just Can't Get Enough"- The Black Eyed Peas 4. "Fuck You" - Cee Lo Green 5. "Born This Way" - Lady Gaga 6. "Down On Me"- Jeremih feat. 50 Cent 7. "Look At Me Now"- Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes 8. "Till The World Ends"- Britney Spears 9. "On The Floor"- Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull 10. "Rolling In The Deep"- Adele
While Britney Spears mostly sounds like an over-processed robot getting a jumper cable clamped to its vajazzle basket and shocked with 200 volts of Whore on Femme Fatale, vocally, she actually chirps through Rihanna's new "S&M" remix sounding like her old 5-year-old-with-a-runny-nose self for the most part.
Not sure if The Chanting Wig has ever truly featured on another artist's track (?), but this is the next good step for Operation: Britney Redemption, following the "Till The World Ends" video.
Makes me wanna stop typing for seven seconds and vibe to Duchovny.
Katy Perry's "E.T." now has a second week on top of the Billboard Hot 100, thus giving her four consecutive singles that have spent at least two or more weeks at #1. (Songs that have spent a lone week on top of the chart over the past year include Wiz Khalifa's "Black And Yellow," Britney Spears' "Hold It Against Me,"Rihanna's "Only Girl (In The World),"Pink's "Raise Your Glass,"Ke$ha's "We R Who We R" and Eminem's "Not Afraid.")
Further down, Adele's "Rolling In The Deep" climbs to #10 and marks not only her first U.S. Top 10 hit single, but the first song by a UK artist to crack the Top 10 in 2011.
That brings us to the other big news of the week, which is Britney's Femme Fatale debuting at #1 on the Top 200 album chart. It's her sixth album to reach the top, but at 276,000 copies moved, it's also her lowest first-week showing since her debut ...Baby One More Time sold 121,000 out of the gate in 1999.
Still, at 29, The Weave Warrior is the youngest artist to have six #1 albums spanning across three decades. Back on the Hot 100, "Till The World Ends" climbs from #22 to #13 in its fifth week on the chart while "I Wanna Go" debuts at #73. This seems like a special enough occasion for her to pull out the pink wig from her shaved head period, no? God, I really miss that thing...
The U.S. Top 10:
1. "E.T." - Katy Perry feat. Kanye West*2 weeks* 2. "S&M" - Rihanna 3. "Just Can't Get Enough"- The Black Eyed Peas 4. "Fuck You" - Cee Lo Green 5. "Born This Way" - Lady Gaga 6. "Look At Me Now"- Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes 7. "Down On Me"- Jeremih feat. 50 Cent 8. "On The Floor"- Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull 9. "Fuckin' Perfect" - Pink 10. "Rolling In The Deep"- Adele
I will say this for Britney Spears' music video for "Till The World Ends"—it seems as if her camp took notes from the hefty amount of criticism lobbed on her last vid, "Hold It Against Me," and decided this one—directed by Ray Kay—ought to have a more straight-forward plot.
So basically it's The Wig Warrior with a bunch of grungy young things, dancing till...well, you know. Brit actually looks like she's having fun in this one.
This, by far, is my favorite shot:
She's lucky a steamroller didn't come along and flatten her weave.
If you caught last night's MTV special I Am The Femme Fatale, you saw footage of Britney Spears shooting her upcoming video for "Till The World Ends." Alas, given her recent performances at Rain in Vegas and on Good Morning America—not to mention her "Hold It Against Me" video—we know that the Wigney who was once a commanding force on the dance floor is now more like a naughty child who is occasionally tasered and forced to jiggle around for the cameras.
At any rate, here's 30 seconds of the "Till The World Ends" video (full thing premieres on Wednesday):
Let's forget the fact the Jennifer Lopez's "On The Floor" has debuted at #1 in the UK, thus giving the American Idol judge her first chart-topper across the pond in six years—because Britney Spears' Femme Fatale has completely flopped in its first week on the chart in Old Blighty.
Wigney's seventh studio album bombed its way in #8 in the UK. Even Christina Aguilera's massive flopzilla of an album Bionic debuted at #1 there last year. And it's really not that surprising, given that Femme Fatale's lead singles "Hold It Against Me" and "Till The World Ends" charted at a disappointing #6 and #21, respectively.
Meanwhile, Adele has racked up a 10th week at the top of the chart in her home country with 21, giving her the longest stretch at #1 in the UK since Dire Straits achieved the same feat in 1986 with Brothers In Arms.
Oh, well. At least Britney can be happy that her album is #1 in Australia—a first for her.
The UK Top 10:
1."On The Floor" - Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull *new* *1 week* 2. "Someone Like You" - Adele 3. "Party Rock Anthem" - LMFAO 4. "Just Can't Get Enough" - The Black Eyed Peas 5. "Don't Hold Your Breath" - Nicole Scherzinger 6. "Black And Yellow" - Wiz Khalifa 7. "Price Tag" - Jessie J feat. B.o.B 8. "Broken Record" - Katy B *new* 9. "S&M (Come On)" - Rihanna 10. "I Need A Doctor" - Dr. Dre feat. Eminem & Skylar Grey
Earlier this week, things were looking pretty shaky for Britney Spears' upcoming summer tour once Enrique Iglesiasbailed on the supposed co-headlining trek hours after Brit announced the gigs on Good Morning America. And since then, everyone from Usher to Nicki Minaj has been mentioned as possible replacements on the joint venture. (Though I'm still perplexed as to why Britney needs to share a bill with anyone. Didn't this broad break the bank with her last tour?)
Thankfully for Spears diehards, the Femme Fatale ended the suspense (and pretty pretty much caused a collective "Huh?!") when she tweeted that her onetime rival in all things pop, Christina Aguilera, will be joining her on the road from June through August:
"I'm so happy to reveal my secret to all of you all that my OLD friend @theRealXtina and I are going on tour together this summer. 2 bionic women, 2 femme fatales! xo - Brit"
I actually had to read that four times to believe it.
Until the concerts kick off in mid-June, Xtina will be slumming fulfilling her judging duties alongside Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton on upcoming NBC reality music competition The Voice, which debuts in April.
Meanwhile, can you imagine the fiery, dueling tour riders these two broads will have? Like, what happens when Britney's dumptruck full of Cheetos and Xtina's classy catering truck show up backstage at the same time, and cause a traffic jam while crew is trying to unload lighting rigs?
But forget that for a minute—what songs will Aguilera be performing? Will she be doing tracks off Bionic, which, at this point, was released nearly a year ago? Will it be a greatest hits-type show? WHAT IS GOING ON?
I guess the most important thing to remember is...Happy April Fool's Day.
Katy Perry's "E.T." jumps to #1 on the Hot 100 this week, thus becoming her fourth consecutive chart-topping single off Teenage Dream, and fifth song to reach the peak on the chart overall. (Yes, folks, Katy Perry has had more #1s than Lady Gaga. And Pink. And Britney Spears.)
"E.T." also gives Swedish songwriter/producer Max Martin an 11th chart-topping hit in the U.S., and his first since Weaveney's "Hold It Against Me"debuted at #1 in January. Katy's latest addictive slice of trash was co-produced by Dr. Luke and Ammo, and one can't help but wonder if Max and Luke have reached the point of complete over-saturation in the pop market at this point? You really can't throw a wadded up gum wrapper at the chart without hitting a "Raise Your Glass" here, a "Dynamite" there or a "Price Tag" up Jessie J's thong.
Oh, well, speaking of Wigney, Dr. Luke and Max Martin, "Till The World Ends" makes a slight rebound and moves up one position to #22 in its third week on the Hot 100. And outside the Top 40, soul legend Rebecca Black climbs from #72 to #58 with her instant funk classic "Friday."
Over on the Top 200 album chart, Duran Duran's All You Need Is Now re-enters at #29 after the release of the physical CD, and marks the British band's highest-charting album since Astronaut reached #17 in 2004.
1. "E.T." - Katy Perry feat. Kanye West*1 week* 2. "S&M" - Rihanna 3. "Fuck You" - Cee Lo Green 4. "Born This Way" - Lady Gaga 5. "Just Can't Get Enough"- The Black Eyed Peas 6. "No Sleep" - Wiz Khalifa *new* 7. "Look At Me Now"- Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes 8. "Fuckin' Perfect" - Pink 9. "Down On Me"- Jeremih feat. 50 Cent 10. "On The Floor"- Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull
In just one week, Britney Spears has drawn a line in the proverbial pop sand and divided her followers—all by being just, well, Britney Spears. After a period of seclusion over the past two months, this broad was suddenly all over the place.
2. Two days later the Weaved One hauled her big fat bass to the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco (rain caused her to head indoors and protect her wig, rather than go forward with a planned outdoor gig in The Castro). Same set as Vegas.
3. Rugney's seventh studio album (and best, most cohesive so far) Femme Fatale hit U.S. iTunes at midnight on Monday night, and by morning overtook Songs For Japan as the top download.
4. Mimeney's San Fran performance aired Tuesday on Good Morning America, during which she told host Robin Roberts she'd be heading out on a North American tour with Enrique Iglesias this summer. Haters and fans alike called the entire half-assed appearance a career low.
5. Oopsney! Hours later, news came that Enrique had pulled out of the joint tour. Word on the street was that the Latin heartthrob felt he wouldn't be getting enough cash/equal billing. And just why would she need him anyway? Didn't the Circus Tour rake it in two years ago? Has Lethargicney really become so lazy that she needs someone else to entertain her audience?
6. Next the world was thrown into utter chaos when Rivalney was tweeted at in a well-meaning manner by Christina Aguilera: "Hey @BritneySpears Congrats on Femme Fatale release! Can't wait to see what you bring in the next video. xo" [Careful, Wigwamney—that ho probably wants to borrow money or a yacht or something.]
7. Tweetney later wrote back to Xtina: "Thanks @TheRealXtina. Can't wait to watch you on your new show. Hope we get to hear that voice on The Voice." [I'm chalking that up as a slam!]
8. Tuesday night, ABCney did a funny skit with the dorks from Jackass on Jimmy Kimmel Live, wherein she gets bungie-launced into the air while inside a port-o-potty. She also did a half-funny skit with Kimmel. Redemption for GMA!
9. More chaos! Did Braveney actually flip her mic on while singing "Hold It Against Me" for the Kimmel crowd?
10. On Wednesday afternoon, Hits Daily Double projected that Femme Fatale will indeed become Cashney's sixth #1 album next week, after guesstimated sales of about 275,000 to 300,000 copies. That's a far cry from the 505,000 Spears' last LP Circus sold out of the gate, and more on par with the first-week numbers Blackout—her only album to not reach #1—did in fall 2007. (Of course, the damn thing didleak two-and-a-half weeks early.) We shall wait and see.
Anyway, here's "Scary," a Fraser T. Smith-produced bonus track on the Japanese version of Femme Fatale that clearly should have been on the album proper:
Smooth R&B/pop/rock stud Miguel performed a cover of his Jive labelmate Britney Spears' hit "Hold It Against Me" for Billboard's Mashup Mondays series. But, silly Miguel—first of all, he was singing live. Can you imagine? And then he didn't even use Auto Tune or a backing track under his real voice.
But let's just answer the question on everyone's minds: Oops!...They Forgot To Turn On Lipsyncney's Mic Again. At least it was a lot more actual dancing than we got to see in the HIAM video. (Of course, Britney getting up and making a sandwich would have been more movement than we saw from her in that clip...)
Marvel at Her Wigship below. The performance was taped for MTV for a special set to coincide with next week's release of Femme Fatale, so expect classier clips this week.
While Lady Gaga notches a sixth week at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Born This Way," poor Weaveney Spears sees her single "Till The World Ends" drop from #9 to #23 in only its third week on the chart, following the leak of her album Femme Fatale.
Said album will finally have its official release this coming Tuesday, and it will be interesting to see how many Britney stans actually cough up the cash to buy (remember that word, chyldren?) the record, rather than just settle for their illegally-downloaded version.
"Loser Like Me," a Max Martin-co-written original song from Glee, enters the Hot 100 at #6. Pretty impressive this week, but like The Wig's jam, it'll drop faster than a three-dollar hooker in the presence of an oil tycoon with a bulging wallet and a loose zipper at a bachelor party in Vegas.
Elsewhere, Chris Brown weasels his way into the Top 10 for the first time in three years with "Look At Me Now" (#8). And speaking of stans, I remember stanning hard for "Forever," Breezy's last big hit. Too bad his latest antics (a violent offstage freak-out Tuesday at Good Morning America) further cement his douchebag status. And is anyone else irked to no end that his just-released album F.A.M.E. is going to be #1 next week (with possibly over 250,000 copies sold), according to Billboard?
Selene Gomez debuts down at #24 on the Hot 100 with new single "Who Says," which ties with "Round & Round" for her peak chart position. Still, neither of those so-so offerings stack up to her ultimate jam, "Naturally," in my book.
On a final note, soul goddess Rebecca Black (who Lady Gaga calls a "genius") debuts at #72 with her touching ode to the best day of the week, "Friday." Although, that's not true—Saturday's pretty good, too. Rebecca Black...YOU WHORE!!!!
The U.S. Top 10:
1. "Born This Way" - Lady Gaga*6 weeks* 2. "E.T." - Katy Perry feat. Kanye West 3. "S&M" - Rihanna 4. "Fuck You" - Cee Lo Green 5. "Just Can't Get Enough"- The Black Eyed Peas 6. "Loser Like Me" - Glee Cast *new* 7. "Fuckin' Perfect" - Pink 8. "Look At Me Now"- Chris Brown featt. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes 9. "Grenade" - Bruno Mars 10. "Down On Me"- Jeremih feat. 50 Cent
The Wig tweeted this photo of herself on the set of her "Till The World Ends" video shoot the other night, and she looks like she's channeling two different people right here: '80s slut-pop icon Samantha Fox, and the tranny hooker who tried to shank Moogaboo and I outside Pegasus back in '96.
Good times.
UPDATE: Some Weaveney stand tweeted at me after reading this, "And yet she still looks classier than you!" As if that takes much...
Soulful vocal powerhouse Weaveney Spears is probably taking her wig off and hoisting it up on a pole in celebration today, as her latest single "Till The World Ends" has jumped from #20 to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and become her tenth Top 10 jam in the States.
That said, "Till The World Ends" has slid down the iTunes chart since her album Femme Fatale leaked last Friday, so The Wig had better enjoy her stay in the upper reaches of the chart while she can. Spearsney's singles that have peaked at #9 include "Oops!...I Did It Again" and "Toxic."
Have to cut it short there. I'm in Austin for SXSW, to do up the Idolator Pray For Pop party. Catch you tomorrow.
The U.S. Top 10:
1. "Born This Way" - Lady Gaga*5 weeks* 2. "Fuck You" - Cee Lo Green 3. "E.T." - Katy Perry feat. Kanye West 4. "S&M" - Rihanna 5. "On The Floor"- Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull 6. "Fuckin' Perfect" - Pink 7. "Grenade" - Bruno Mars 8. "Tonight (I'm Fuckin' You)"- Enrique Iglesias ft. Ludacris & DJ Frank E 9. "Till The World Ends"- Britney Spears 10. "Blow"- Ke$ha
