"Womanizer" Photos Prove Britney's Really Back
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Aw, check it out. It's B. Spears looking hot and normal. Even her weave looks good.
This photo (keep scrolling for more) is from Miz Spears’ new video for “Womanizer”—directed by the same guy responsible for the masterpiece that is “Toxic”—which will premiere this Friday during 20/20. That’s how seriously forreal this comeback is—she’s skipping right over MTV and going straight to prime time.
So, check out Brit as waitress and a secretary lady, tell us which is going to be your desktop wallpaper, download “Womanizer" on iTunes (available today!), listen to it over and over and prepare yourself for the second coming of Britney Spears, broadcast into homes everywhere this Friday at 10 p.m. on ABC.
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Melrose Place: Now Under Renovation?
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If 90210 can do it, why not Melrose Place?
Former Melrose Place star Lisa Rinna says she's been hearing some buzz that the 1990s Aaron Spelling nighttime soap could be getting an update.
"I've heard a rumor of them bringing back the show like they did 90210," Rinna said at TV Guide's post-Emmy party. "I heard that it's somewhere at the CW."
No surprise, but Ms. Rinna would jump at the chance to reprise her role as Taylor McBride. "I would do it in a heartbeat," she said.
Melrose Place ran from 1992 to 1999. "Let's bring it on," Rinna squealed. "Melrose, 10 years later!"
Sadly, a rep for the CW insists there are no plans to bring back Melrose Place.
That isn't the only bit of scoop I heard over the celebrity-packed Emmy weekend...
Burning Q's: The Idol Stage Parade & Fox Shots
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Many of the former American Idol contestants have ended up on Broadway. But I can't tell—is that a good thing?
—Carrie W, Minnesota
Broadway is seen as a sort of stopgap, a way to keep a performer's career from hemorrhaging, down, down, down, into the stygian realm of Rosie O'Donnell family boat cruises.
"This is the next best thing" to a Kelly Clarkson-style music career, says entertainment attorney Brian Rosenblatt. "It allows them to continue to perform in front of a live audience, staying in the industry."
In other words, Idol grads such as Clay Aiken, Diana DeGarmo, Frenchie Davis and Tamyra Gray take the Broadway route to pay bills. Is that a "good thing"? Compared to what, singing the Priceline theme?
How much do celebrity bodyguards cost?
—Angie, Arizona
Britney Spears Reunites With Starbucks
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Britney's been on such good behavior lately—throwing her kids a birthday party, picking up three “we’re so sorry” VMAs and going to dance rehearsals—it’s about time she indulges in one of the things that always brought her such joy.
The Frappuccino.
This photo is sorta like a flashback to those times of which we no longer speak, except way less frantic and a major step in Brit’s ultimate recovery. Now that she can pick up a Frapp drama-free, the sky’s the limit for our recuperating pop star.
A-List Secrets: Is Jessica Simpson Really Back?
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Why, all of a sudden, am I seeing pictures and articles of Jessica Simpson everywhere? Isn't she a has-been?
—Gail, Austin, Texas
Obviously you have no appreciation for the fine art of country-rock-power-pop. Jessica Simpson just dropped a whole album of that stuff, titled Do You Know, and it's driving the hayseeds loco. Per our own Marc Malkin, the album was the most downloaded on iTunes right after it debuted earlier this week.
Naturally, Simpson must promote said album, or most people would lose their opportunity to hear timeless lyrics about being "consumed in your fire." So that translates into some genius marketing strategies, such as:
When Stars Wear the Same Dress: Charlize Theron vs. Britney Spears
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This is probably the craziest "OMG, Who Wore It Better?!” you will ever come across. Britney Spears and Charlize Theron wore virtually identical metallic Versace gowns within a month of each other—total insanity, right?
Charlize rocked the full-length version at the Venice Film Festival premiere of The Burning Plain. Of course, Brit isn’t about to wear a floor-length dress anywhere, so they whipped out a pair of crazy scissors so she could display some leg while picking up her Moonmen.
Now, this would normally be the point where we'd ask you to decide which sparkly lady owned the dress, but is it fair to pit anyone, especially a fallen pop star on the verge of her big comeback, against the red carpet goddess that is Charlize? Well, that’s just one more question for you to decide.
More Rumblings of a Britney VMA Performance
First it was the VMA promos (did anyone else who watched them feel slightly uncomfortable for Britney?), then it was rumors of a VMA performance in a British tabloid, and now it’s a chatty hairdresser—all giving us hope that the Britney Spears we know and love is indeed coming back.
Lucky for us, that chatty hairdresser is our very own Kim Vo, the Daily 10’s resident hair guru, who told E! News exclusively that he just may be creating three VMA looks for the “E-mail My Heart” singer.
What could Britney possibly need three different hairstyles for? That info's way too valuable to be included before the jump...
Britney Spears' Brand of Humor
Britney Spears is proving day after day that she is well on her way to getting back to being the pop princess we all fell in love with not so long ago.
Check her out in one of the promos she shot for MTV's Video Music Awards alongside the show's host, Russell Brand—the mama of two looks hot!
Isn't it nice to hear her laughing and having a good time?
And the only headshaving we’d like to see from now on is that of Mr. Brand. The Brit bad-boy comedian's signature updo is bloody scary.
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Britney Spears Makes a Return to MTV's Big Night
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Britney Spears apparently isn't feeling any ill will toward MTV after her disastrous performance at last year's Video Music Awards.
The well-on-her-way-to-a-comeback pop princess will appear in a television promo for this year's VMAs.
Read on for all the deets...
New Whitney Houston Song Leaked on Internet
Whitney Houston says it all in a new track making the rounds online.
"I want you to love me like I never left," the legendary songbird trills in the aptly titled "Like I Never Left."
MIA from the music scene since her private life went on a roller-coaster ride full of substance-abuse problems and a trainwreck marriage to Bobby Brown, Ms. Houston hasn't released a new tune in approximately forever—or at least since 2003's "One Wish (for Christmas)."
While "Like I Never Left" is technically a love song featuring Akon, the lyrics couldn't be more perfect for her return to recording. In one verse from the three-minute, 39-second cut, Houston coos, "Yes, your girl is coming back."
Whit is expected to release her new—and much anticipated—album this coming fall.
Welcome back, Whitney! And please stay this time.
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Britney Spears Nabs MTV Nom for "Piece of Me"
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Will Britney Spears make a return to MTV's Video Music Awards in September?
The music network has just announced that the well-on-her-way-to-a-comeback pop princess is a nominee for Best Female Video for "Piece of Me." (See the other nominees below the jump.)
The show—hosted by British comedian Russell Brand—airs live from Hollywood on Sept. 7.
Lest you forget—but how could you, really?—Spears' performance of "Gimme More" at last year's kudosfest was a jaw-dropping disaster. The big question now is, will Brit try to redeem herself by performing this time around?
What do you think she should do: perform or stay home? Leave your comments below.
NKOTB Buzz Kills Rumors of Madge, Michael Duets
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New Kids on the Block's reunion only has room for one fellow '80s hitmaker, thankyouverymuch.
While the comeback-minded all-grown-up boy band has already confirmed it's dueting with the regrouped New Edition, Donnie Wahlberg has taken to the group's website to dispel rumors that he and the guys have sought out collaborations with Madonna and Michael Jackson.
"While I enjoy any hype for our album...And while I also (sometimes) enjoy the audacity of people writing blatantly fabricated 'news' articles...We are NOT recording with Michael Jackson and/or Madonna," Wahlberg writes on the band's blog. "We never claimed to be either."
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