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putting the pseudo in pseudo-event

Britney Spears Won't Perform At The Video Music Awards, But She May Show Up

Both Britney Spears' people and MTV's publicity department want you to know that, despite her appearance in ads for the awards show and the promise of a "surprise" that night, the maybe-rising-again pop star will not be performing on the Sept. 7 telecast, at least according to a statement her manager Larry Rudolph gave to Ryan Seacrest yesterday. Whether or not this is all part of a dis-dis-disinformation campaign crafted for the purpose of item-hungry entertainment reporters to have something to chew on in this cursed final week of August or the truth is anyone's guess at this point—maybe we're all supposed to analyze, Nixon tapes-style, the fact that Rudolph used the word "perform" instead of "appear" in his statement to Seacrest? [Reuters]

2:00 PM on Tue Aug 26 2008
By Maura Johnston
163 views, Comment

nontroversies

Madonna's Tour Is Already Sticking In The McCain Campaign's Craw

Internet-unsavvy Presidential candidate John McCain is steamed at Madonna, whose Sticky + Sweet Tour kicked off over the weekend in the UK. Apparently an image of the Straight Talk Express' driver is flashed during a video montage of baddies that also includes Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe and baddie-of-all-baddies Adolf Hilter! (Barack Obama, meanwhile, is placed alongside John Lennon, Mahatma Gandhi, and Al Gore.) Instead of realizing that because Madonna broke Godwin's Law any further argument was, in fact, moot, McCain's campaign released a snippy statement via Fox News (sigh) that said in part "It clearly shows that when it comes to supporting Barack Obama, his fellow worldwide celebrities refuse to consider any smear or attack off limits." Wouldn't a counterpoint by Ted Nugent have been a lot more succinct? Anyway, before you think this is just another boring "Madonna gets 'political'" news item, there's also Britney Spears-related news coming out of the tour! Which is, just, so much better, you guys. More »

8:53 AM on Mon Aug 25 2008
By Maura Johnston
405 views, 7 comments

Latest by Clevertrousers: @Audif Jackson Winters III: As long as it's not a "sexy Jesus" Steve Coogan tie-in... I am so damn sick of hearing about that fucking movie already! more »

somethin 4 the weekend

Hiding Your Listening Habits On Social-Networking Sites? You Should Be Ashamed!

Today I ran across a neat page on Last.fm outlining the songs and artists that are most likely to be deleted from users' musical histories on the site, which charts its users' listening habits to come up with a bunch of charts that constitute a musical profile that's then shared with the world. While the No. 1 artist who's been deleted from peoples' listening habits isn't all that surprising—"[unknown]," who comes up when people don't fill out their ID3 tags properly before giving songs a spin—and I'm wholly unsurprised by snobbier music types out there being loath to not want to share how many times they've listened to "Piece Of Me" and "Girlfriend" with the world, there were some eyebrow-raising inclusions on both lists. Top five on each chart after the jump. More »

5:00 PM on Fri Aug 22 2008
By Maura Johnston
1,504 views, 18 comments

Latest by ineffable.me: @Poubelle: Yes, I was expecting Ashlee Simpson in that list for sure. I mean, just cause I heard that some people liked her first record or whatever. I wouldn't really know anything about that. more »

putting the pseudo in pseudo-event

Will The VMAs' "Surprise" Finale Be All That Surprising?

Seat-filling site 1iota.com is looking for Jonas Brothers fans to stuff the audience ranks for the boys' Video Music Awards performance, and as if seeing their favorite Jersey-raised brothers isn't enough of a carrot for these kids, the site hints that people selected to be in the audience will get to see what the site is billing as a "Top-Secret Finale." (Caps theirs.) But which performer could actually shock the Red Bull-and-IM-frazzled children of today into being, well, surprised? Poll after the jump. More »

12:00 PM on Fri Aug 22 2008
By Maura Johnston
2,253 views, 17 comments

Latest by ITMS: Nicole Scherzinger? more »

putting the pseudo in pseudo-event

We Live In A World Where A Video By The Pussycat Dolls Can Be Considered As A Possible "Best Video Of The Year"

MTV announced two more slates of Video Music Awards nominations today, and while the nominees for Best Rock Video have a few OK contenders among them (Fall Out Boy's "Beat It" cover, Paramore's "crushcrushcrush"), a couple of the contenders for Video Of The Year—you know, the big prize—are worthy of a head-scratch or two. Sure, I can buy the idea of Britney Spears' road to redemption culminating with her winning a moonman for her self-mocking "Piece Of Me" clip. And the Jonas Brothers' "Burnin' Up" isn't groundbreaking, but those kids sure do know how to mobilize their fanbase. But the other three videos in the category would surely be considered also-rans in any other year. You've got Chris Brown's stealth gum ad "Forever"; the Ting Tings' "Shut Up And Let Me Go," which looks like a film-school synthesis between the White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army" and that Justice clip that got nominated last year; and the Pussycat Dolls' "When I Grow Up," which is such a steaming piece of all-around garbage that I have to think there was some sort of coordinated street-team effort by Interscope to fool people into thinking that Nicole Scherzinger was still worthy of attention. All five clips are after the jump, so you can judge for yourself. More »

1:00 PM on Fri Aug 15 2008
By Maura Johnston
709 views, 17 comments

Latest by pwbk: What I find troubling is that the Britney video has an ABC News bug in the corner. Was this news at one point? more »

putting the pseudo in pseudo-event

A Helpful FYI: Britney Spears Is Not Confirmed As A VMA Presence (Yet)


MTV is only confirming Lil Wayne and the Jonas Brothers as far as guests for the Sept. 7 Video Music Awards go, but you have to admit that Britney Spears looks pretty good flirting with host Russell Brand in the promos for the telecast. (And I'll admit: I can't help but wonder how much of the channel's target demographic gets the whole "elephant in the room" thing beyond the kind of amazing visual.) [AP / YouTube]

5:00 PM on Tue Aug 12 2008
By Maura Johnston
273 views, 6 comments

putting the pseudo in pseudo-event

MTV Gets Ready For A Britney-Katy Perry Make-Out Session

The first sets of nominees for this year's Video Music Awards were announced during FNMTV on Friday, and perhaps what's most impressive is the fact that bubblegum star Chris Brown got nominated in both announced categories, despite one of them being Best Female Video. (His duet partner Jordin Sparks' "No Air" got one of the nods.) But aside from that, the big, obvious question posed by both "Piece Of Me" and "I Kissed A Girl" being up for Best Female Video is this: Will Britney Spears be coaxed out of her hermitude and forced to kiss Katy Perry? And if the smooch does happen, does that mean the Madonna Curse will be passed on? We can only hope. The full list of nominees for Best Female Video and Best Male Video—complete with director info!—after the jump. More »

1:00 PM on Mon Jul 28 2008
By Maura Johnston
662 views, 7 comments

Latest by Halfwit: That picture of Katy Perry makes me unreasonably angry. more »

pictures of her derriere in the magazine

MTV Really, Really Wants Britney Spears To Show Up At The VMAs


What else to make of the announcement that "Piece Of Me" is the "first announced nominee" for this year's installment of the Video Music Awards, which are allegedly having nominees voted on by people who can fight their way through MTV's labyrinthine Web site? "Piece Of Me" is in contention for the Best Female Video award, with the rest of the nominees in that category and Best Male Video being announced tonight on FNMTV. In other VMA news, Russell Brand, a former MTV employee who the VMAs' target demo might remember from his role in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, will host the show. According to someone at E!, "He was fired from his gig as a VJ on MTV in London after he came to work dressed as Osama Bin Laden on Sept. 12, 2001." NB: This year's installment takes place on 9/7, so people had better start getting their offense-o-meters properly calibrated in preparation. [Gold Derby / Dailymotion]

9:00 AM on Fri Jul 25 2008
By Maura Johnston
190 views, 4 comments

Latest by Tauwan: Okay look, I love Britney Spears. No doubt about it, yeah I said it. And Blackout was and still is kind of my shit. But even I flinch a little bit and get all "aww no baby, no" when I more »

pairings

Britney Spears Continues To Get Great Advance Publicity For Her Album

Imported gossip rag OK! is "revealing exclusively" (has a more noxious phrase ever been coined?) the rumor that Britney Spears is going to let her ex-beau Justin Timberlake guest on her forthcoming album, which is being worked on now for a December release. Why you'd want someone who dissed you in public whose most recent collaboration was a semi-dud Madonna song to be on your "comeback" record is beyond me, but I guess I'm writing about it, so we all know where the joke's landed, no? [OK! / Photo of happier times: Getty]

11:30 AM on Wed Jul 23 2008
By Maura Johnston
301 views, 20 comments

Latest by uptonking: @ propaganda-artist : Thank you! While having a personal opinion is always welcome and of interest - stating facts or at least presenting something akin to the truth is a sign of integrity. I agree with propaganda-artist 100% and while more »

allegedly upcoming releases

Britney Spears Is Ready To Give Us More Music

Now that she's sort of returned to the arena-tour world, Britney Spears is back in the studio and working on the follow-up album to last year's album Blackout, according to her no-doubt-thrilled label Jive Records. "Britney Spears is spending her summer in the recording studio, working with a team of top-notch producers and songwriters. We're very excited about what she's accomplished so far," says the statement, which is co-signed by Spears manager Larry Rudolph. I really liked Blackout's "dancefloor of the millennial apocalypse" feel, I'm cautiously optimistic about this album, although I know fully well that a few ill-timed run-ins with paparazzi could scotch the whole project. But no matter! Entertainment Weekly got on the horn with Sean Garrett, who's one of the producers attached to the record, and he burbled some similarly enthusiastic words, promising that he's going to "come up with something crazy" for Spears. Which is something to look forward to, given that he's helped pen a few of the past few years' more delicious pop treats. A few are are after the jump. More »

11:00 AM on Wed Jul 16 2008
By Maura Johnston
467 views, 12 comments

Latest by n/a: Sean Garrett wrote "Toy Soldier" too, didn't he? - one of my favorite tracks off of Blackout. Like you, I *really* liked Blackout, so I am very excited for a Blackout 2 of sorts. (Danja and Bloodshy & Avant production more »

don't hang your brit on me!

Britney's Madonna Video Details Revaled


Britney Spears and Madonna are making a video involving an elevator. It's the kind of news that can send an otherwise unoccupied mind on flights of fancy. Aerosmith covers? Metaphorical birthing? 2 girls, 1 cup? "Me Against The Music?" So many possibilities, now shattered by the party poopers at E! Online. Those who bother to check out Madonna's Sticky And Sweet Tour can expect to watch Britney announce that she's "Britney, bitch" while going apeshit in an elevator. And where we assumed "Live To Tell" pathos might be in order, it looks like the duo are looking towards the defiant, and still totally awesome, "Human Nature." More »

11:00 AM on Thu Jul 10 2008
By Anthony Miccio
1,257 views, 11 comments

Latest by n/a: @Tauwan: IAWTC more »

burning questions

What Sort Of Elevator Action Have Madonna And Britney Spears Dreamed Up?

On Monday, I offered a few theories as to what kind of "video project" Britney Spears and Madonna could be putting together for the latter's upcoming tour. Needless to say, I'm embarrassed that it never occurred to me that an elevator would be involved. According to E! Online, the set involves an elevator, "in, around and on which Spears will dance." Tying that bit info with this revelation from one of their sources ("The video will be very deep. You've never seen Britney like this before. It will blow your mind."), we've put together some new ideas for you. More »

1:00 PM on Wed Jul 9 2008
By Anthony Miccio
1,249 views, 10 comments

Latest by BeaverLeighAnne: Aren't they just going to be practicing their squats using the elevator mirrored walls to give the effect that they are in a tiny dance studio that is really an elevator? Maybe they will compare hoohas. more »

a reason to go?

Madonna Outsources Tour Drama To Britney Spears

It's understandable that Madonna would be at a loss to think up a new form of titillation for hew new tour. Fucking the floor in a wedding dress? Done it. Comic bustiers? Done it. On-stage masturbation? Done it. Picking up a guitar? Done it. Waving guns in front of hentai reels? Done it. Self-crucifixion? Done it. Which is why, less than a decade after she "passed the torch" to Britney Spears via tongue lock and flop single, Britney will return the favor by doing a "video piece" for Madge's live show. But what will the clip consist of? Some possibilities (which I assume do not include a performance of "Me Against The Music") below. More »

3:45 PM on Mon Jul 7 2008
By Anthony Miccio
920 views, 3 comments

Latest by Maura Johnston: It'll probably just be the lost footage from that Pussycat Dolls video shoot. Budgets, yo. more »

everybody bloats... sometimes

Five Videos That Are More Bloated Than A Belly After A Beer-And-Fries Binge

Today's completely dubious claim about why an arm of the music industry might be hurting comes from Wired's Scott Thill, who wrote in response to R.E.M.'s new, ad-agency-created video for "Man-Sized Wreath": "Music videos aren't dead, they're just dying, and they're dying because of bloated videos like 'Everybody Hurts.' When fans can use their favorite songs to make their amateur films without fear of losing their comparatively miniscule cookie jars, then the new age of promotional video will be here at last." Say what? More »

11:00 AM on Thu Jun 26 2008
By Maura Johnston
1,104 views, 21 comments

Latest by TheMojoPin: @StuntKockSteeev: Wow, "Victory" is epic fail on a massive scale. These other videos might be "bloated," but they're at least remembered. People know what they are as soon you mention them...but "Victory?" I probably saw that a hundred times when it more »

collaborations

Britney Spears Gives Nicole Scherzinger And Co. Some Much-Needed Support

Perhaps realizing that their impending sophomore slump might result in them looking all, like, saggy, the Pussycat Dolls have reportedly enlisted Britney Spears to cameo in their video for the absolutely wretched track about their incredible celebrity "When I Grow Up." Which seems sort of like a strange fit, given that the song is all about how awesome it is to be well-known and Brit Brit's past few years have seemed like a cautionary tale about why that fantasy is 100% not true. Maybe this bit of casting is really Nicole Scherzinger's "I just want a normal life again" cry for help? Oh, the humanity! [People via MTV / Photo: WENN]

5:00 PM on Thu Jun 5 2008
By Maura Johnston
409 views, 9 comments

Latest by Maura Johnston: Oh, owenmeany. You're so reliable! more »

the real world: celebritytown

Britney Makes Public Appearance On Lousy TV Show

I went back and forth on whether to watch MTV's Rock the Cradle or not, but after suffering through one episode, I gave up. It turns out the show went on without me, crowning Kenny Loggins' son as the winner last night. While the show wasn't as exciting as I had hoped, Britney Spears was apparently a fan, as Access Hollywood reports that she sat backstage with her staff during the taping. My only hope is that she discussed a possible duet with Lil' B. Sure, but that's probably asking for too much. After the cut, an MTV compilation of the young Loggins and his performances. More »

4:15 PM on Fri May 9 2008
By Dan Gibson
241 views, 3 comments

Latest by el smrtmnky: where did you think brit-brit was gonna show up? Meet the Press? more »

the last word

Britney Tries A TV Channel Other Than E! For A Change

Now and again, we round up the all-important, all-summarizing last sentences of the biggest new-music reviews. This installment covers probably the most talked about music news of the day, for better or worse: Britney Spears' career-rehabbing stint on last night's episode of How I Met Your Mother. More »

12:00 PM on Tue Mar 25 2008
By Dan Gibson
859 views, 9 comments

videodrone

Cartoon Cyber-Britney Sent From Future To Replace Faulty Flesh And Blood Model


Explosions, random make-out sessions, incoherent plotting, a cliffhanger ending that suggests this thing is just gonna go on forever: In case you missed it in the comments for yesterday's announcement post, Brtiney's new anime-style video for "Break The Ice" debuted about 15 hours ago on the Internets. And while the directors were probably right to shy away from the "monstrous living-flesh baby that uncontrollably devours everyone in its path" angle, at least cost-cutting cartoonery spares us the awkwardness of watching real-life '08 Brit kickboxing with hitmen and trying to blow up cyberpunk riot police while wearing thigh-high boots. [YouTube]

9:15 AM on Thu Mar 13 2008
By Jess Harvell
177 views, 7 comments

Latest by Felonious Monk: Britney Spears as: Super-Generic Anime Heroine! Truly a step forward. more »