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October 31, 2003 - gymnastdude182 writes "BritneyZpears has a picture of Britney Spears featured on the cover of Glamour Magazine's German edition for their November issue. Check it out here."

October 31, 2003 - The Ru Report lashed out at Britney Spears after her interview in Newsweek, where the singer complained that Christina Aguilera and Destiny's Child star Beyonce Knowles were not getting the same criticism as herself for dressing provocatively. Ru writes, "Maybe she has a bone to pick with the aforementioned esteemed female artists because they both are multiple Grammy award winners. And as she gives breath to her fourth CD, she’s so not one." Read more.

October 31, 2003 - Ratethemusic.com reports 'Thirteen' star Evan Rachel Wood doesn't like the current crop of raunchy pop artists. "I despise Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera because they are selling sex, not music," the 16-year-old said.

October 31, 2003 - gymnastdude182 writes "BritneyZpears.com has the full set of scans of Britney Spears' latest magazine feature in the Columbian edition of 'Seventeen'. Check them out here."

October 31, 2003 - gymnastdude182 writes "Volumized.net has three pictures of Britney Spears leaving the Rex after her party in London on Saturday (October 25). Check them out here."

October 31, 2003 - Anonymous writes "GoBritney.com has more photos from the inside pages of Q Magazine showing Britney Spears posing in black panties and a black push-up bra. View the photos here."

October 31, 2003 - Sources tell Jeannette Walls of MSNBC.com Britney Spears appears on the upcoming issue of Brit magazine Q dressed in leather gloves, bra and skimpy underpants, kneeling on a car and suggestively grabbing the inside of her thighs. Inside, Spears says that she cries during "the time of the month." She also discusses her belief that there are "spirits around us, good angels and bad angels" and she suggests that she ran into one of them at a castle in Germany. Read more.

October 31, 2003 - Buddyhead reports that Tim Armstrong wrote the whole new Pink album and is now getting hit up by Britney Spears’ people and Christina Aguilera to write some songs for them too.

October 31, 2003 - Britney Spears was special guest Capital FM in London on Tuesday (October 28). Even though she was fighting the early symptoms of a cold, she still managed to drop by for a chat with host Schooly to talk about her mature new sound, the making of her new album 'In The Zone' and collaborating with Madonna, R. Kelly and Moby, as well as answering a few of listeners email questions. Listen to the interview here.

October 31, 2003 - While Britney Spears' people declined comment on Masahiko Shizawa's lawsuits against both the singer and the city of Los Angeles, Jennifer Atkins, a close Spears pal, told The Chicago Sun-Times, ''This is such a nightmare for Britney. This guy is a nut, but unfortunately a nut with some bucks so he can afford to travel and find intricate ways to harass her.'' Read more.

October 31, 2003 - Anonymous writes "The Daily Magazine is covering LA fashion week. They interviewed Louis Verdad, who designed the MTV Video Music Awards outfits for Britney Spears Christina Aguilera, and Madonna. Here's the part of the interview where he talks about Britney, and Christina:
Q: You dressed them all?
A: I did. I did Christina before and she's great. That was my first time with Britney and... I don't think I'll ever do it again.
Q: Why?
A: She's just not the kind of costumer I love to dress. I always say the life a lot of people lead is smog: When it disappears, there's nothing left. A lot have substance. A lot don't. I prefer substance."

October 31, 2003 -  Anonymous writes "Popgal has posted in the updates all the scans of Britney Spears' new 2004 Calendar. Check out the scans here.

October 31, 2003 - Holly Valance was one of the few stars that Britney Spears was pictured with at her recent 'welcome to London' party. It was a coup for her PR machine as it placed the Australian singer up there with the best of them and presented her as Britney's direct competition. But Holly was humbled by the meeting. "I was one of the lucky ones, I'm a massive fan so I was a bit star struck," Valance told Sky News. "The party was good, really nice. Drinks were flowing, good music, a good bunch of people - we had fun." Read more.

October 31, 2003 - The Mirror reports that during Britney Spears' stay in London, the singer had 50 packets of her favorite munchies, Doritos, delivered to her yesterday morning at the Mandarin Oriental in Knightsbridge. The goodies were brought from representatives from Walkers.

October 31, 2003 - Jeff_tNET writes "Britney Spears did a hot new photoshoot for Q magazine. You can check out three of the new pictures, including the cover photo, here."

October 31, 2003 - ballersfantasy writes "Britney Spears' upcoming North American tour will kick off March 3, Billboard Bulletin reports. The tour will have 56 dates and will largely visit the West Coast through April. A tour of outdoor amphitheatres will begin in mid-July. The dates will come in support of Britney's upcoming album, 'In the Zone,' due Nov. 18. Fans who pre-order the upcoming album on BritneySpears.com will be eligible to win a trip to see Britney on tour next year. Britney's first single off the album, 'Me Against the Music' featuring Madonna is No. 38 on Billboard's Hot 100 this week."

October 31, 2003 - Us Magazine reports that Britney Spears and actor John Cusack spent time together in New York around Britney's recent 'Saturday Night Live' appearance. It's too early to say they're dating, but a source tells Us Magazine that, "There is something there."

October 31, 2003 - The Sun reports Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst can't stop talking about rumored fling Britney Spears, and claims he can’t get her out of his head. "I really felt that this was going to be something major," Durst moaned. "I was open to it."

October 31, 2003 - The Sun reports Britney Spears cancelled her European album launch just before it was due to start because of the flu and a throat infection. "In the middle of our two-and-a-half-week promotional tour Britney has been ordered to take bed rest as a result of flu and a severe throat infection," a spokesman for Spears revealed. "Her representatives have cancelled her performance and she will resume her European promo tour with visits to Germany, the UK, Spain and France." One of Britney’s pals revealed her temperature had risen to over 100°F and said she may have to put off other European dates until next month. Read more.

October 31, 2003 - Anonymous writes "PopGal.net has added 3 high quality scans of Britney Spears in the new 'Elle Girl Korea'. Check out the scans here."

October 31, 2003 - England’s Joss Stone has come to the defense of Britney Spears. The 16-year-old R&B singer tells ChartAttack.com: "I feel bad for Britney. I really like her and people are so mean to her. It’s, like, whatever she says or does, people are there to criticize her. I don’t really understand it and I would never want to be in her position. She’s just growing up; it shouldn’t be as shocking as people make it out to be." Read more.

October 29, 2003 - Blue, Liz McClarnon of Atomic Kitten, Holly Valance, Darius Danesh, Busted, Blu Cantrell, Alex Parks, Sugababes, and Backstreet Boys star Kevin Richardson were on hand for Britney Spears' party for the start of her UK promotional tour at The Rex club in London on Saturday (October 25). Check out pictures from GlobePhotos, RexFeatures (page1 / page2), TheSun, and volumized.net.

October 29, 2003 - Britney Spears sounded really excited and couldn't stop gushing about meeting Kylie Minogue over the weekend. "Oh she's gorgeous! She is so cute and she is so tiny and just so petite," Spears told Radio 1. "I saw her today and I said, 'Oh my God, you are so tiny and the cutest thing in the whole world.' Honey, I'm just here, I'm not about selling 50 million records I'm just happy to be here doing my thing. If it goes to number one that's great, but if it doesn't, next time maybe." Read more, including Holly Valance's thoughts on meeting Britney, here.

October 29, 2003 - Spin magazine reviewed Britney Spears' latest album 'In The Zone', giving it a B-. They write, "'In The Zone's' first single, 'Me Against The Music,' is a fine specimen of Britney 4.0--fast paced danced anthem, all grinding percussion shutting through a traffic jam of synths. Most of the record's up-tempo bangers trace the single's footsteps, bopping raucously without slipping into chintzy faux rock or flavorless hip-hop. Gone are the spare Neptunes beats of Britney, replaced by a hectic sonic pileup." Read more.

October 29, 2003 - The Daily Mail reports that Britney Spears has been accused of snubbing her own guests after she threw a party at the Rex in London - and then spent the night hiding behind her entourage. The singer even had one VIP guest thrown out when they took a photo of her. "A lot of the celebrity guests felt very, very uncomfortable," a partygoer revealed. "They were invited along but were then told not to go near the star guest. Britney seems to live in her own fantasy world." Read more.

October 29, 2003 - britney_boy writes "Britney Spears may be hated by some but she is loved by many. Being known as the little innocent girl a few years ago, she is know a Woman! Today Britney's video went #1 on TRL, debuted #1 on Launch.com and beat out Beyonce, Ludacris and Chingy for the viewers favorite new video on Much Music Canada. She is getting MAJOR airplay and is all over magazine covers. I'd say Britney has cracked the code once more."

October 29, 2003 - Britney Spears has been missing former love Justin Timberlake even more than most close friends knew in the months after the couple's tumultuous breakup, in March 2002, Star magazine has learned. During this period she stalked Justin by calling him night and day, forcing the *NSYNC singer to put a block on his home phone. After that, Justin, 22, even resorted to calling Spears' parents to complain. "Justin didn't want to speak to her anymore," a source told the tabloid. Read more.

October 29, 2003 - The Mirror reports Britney Spears gave Blue singers Duncan James and Simon Webbe the cold-shoulder at a party in her honor at Rex Cinema in London on Saturday (October 25). The two boy band stars tried to get Spears' bodyguards to let them in the VIP room to no avail. Meanwhile, Spears banned pin-up Jodie Marsh from the event and told the DJ not to play any Justin Timberlake or Beyonce Knowles tunes. Read more.

October 29, 2003 - The Evening Standard reports that on Britney Spears' first night out, the singer, her choreographer Columbus Short, 21, and four of her friends partied at The Player in London until midnight. They then retired to Britney's £4,700-a-night Imperial suite at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. A source at the club said, "Britney is a regular here. She was very close to Columbus. There was real chemistry." Read more.

October 29, 2003 - Britney Spears stepped out from The Mandarin Oriental Hotel in West London on Saturday (October 25) in a pink coat minus makeup. Check out pictures of the singer at GlobePhotos, Volumized.net, and TheSun.

October 29, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Britney Plus! has posted a scan of the new Official 2004 Calendar for Britney Spears. Check out the scan here."

October 29, 2003 - XxmissyxX writes "In the recent issue of M Magazine, Britney Spears was asked how she felt about fellow young pop star Hilary Duff. This came after Hilary recently referred to Britney as her "idol". In the article, Britney said that her little sister, Jamie Lynn "is in love with Hilary". She also said she thought Hilary was just an amazing girl with immense talent. "She's got the whole cute clothes thing going on... and such wonderful songs," Britney went on to say. She was then asked to give Hilary any advice, to which Britney stated that Hilary didn't need any advice because she's already got everything in the palm of her hands. It looks as though these two blonde divas admire each other's talents respectively."

October 29, 2003 - Anonymous writes "PopGal.net has posted the scans of the new edition from Seventeen magazine with Britney Spears on the cover, showing new promotional pictures. Check out the scans here."

October 29, 2003 - The Associated Press reports Japanese businessman Masahiko Shizawa, ordered to stay away from Britney Spears, is suing the city of Los Angeles for allegedly taking away his dignity during a search of his hotel room last year. Shizawa, 43, filed the lawsuit Monday in U.S. District Court. His action didn't state a specific damage amount, but he estimated he'd suffered more than $2 million in damages. Read more.

October 29, 2003 - Britney Spears continued to talk about her desire to buy a place in London in an interview with Radio 1. Spears said, "Before me and Madonna even did anything together, I went to London and was taken aback how I felt when I was here," she said. "It's like a state of being that I really liked. Then we met and she was talking about how much she liked it too so much. It's really weird. I like being here for some reason, I don't know if it's because my grandmother used to live here a long time ago or something like that. Recently I went to go look at a place. It was a three storey house here, so I'm thinking about it. It's something I'm definitely interested in." Read more.

October 29, 2003 - Britney Spears is thinking of packing up and moving to Britain. "I went to London last week and it's so cool there," the pop singer told Britain's ITV television in an interview broadcast Monday. "I'm thinking of moving there. It's really beautiful. I love it there." Spears also weighed in on Britain's most famous music critic, Simon Cowell. "I would take his advice and whatever he said and tell him to shove it," she said. Read more.

October 29, 2003 - MTV News reports Britney Spears is gearing up for her upcoming tour. In August, she began auditioning dancers, and they're planning to start rehearsals in February in Los Angeles for a tour that will kick off in March. Spears has switched choreographers from Jennifer Lopez's ex-hubby Cris Judd, to Jamie King of 'Dance Fever', and now she's working with Kevin Tanchareon, who also co-choreographed the 'Me Against the Music' video.

October 27, 2003 - Britney Spears is now a regular at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in with a new display called 'Shake it with Britney.' Watch a video clip from NBC11.

October 27, 2003 - RTL.de has a video clip of Britney Spears talking about her new music video 'Me Against The Music' and her experience working with Madonna. Watch it here.

October 27, 2003 - mathewguiver writes "Britney Spears was spotted in a New York airport making her way to London on Thursday (October 23). Spears was in the Capitol to perform on CD:UK. You can see the pictures at here."

October 27, 2003 - Britney Spears, Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs and Travis Fimmel visited MTV's TRL and Puffy's Treadmill-A-Thon on Wednesday (October 22) at MTV Studios, Times Square in New York City. Check out pictures from GettyImages and WireImage.

October 27, 2003 - gymnastdude182 writes "BritneyCS.com has one of Britney Spears' latest magazine covers titled 'Vivi.' Check it out here."

October 27, 2003 - Anonymous writes "BritneyPlus.tk has posted some video captures of Britney in the new Much Music Interview. Check out the caps here."

October 27, 2003 - MeAgainstTheMusic writes "Worldofbritney.com has 24 HQ pictures of Britney Spears at Gotham Hall. You will see pictures of Britney, Mel and Joey (from WOB), as well pictures with the dancers, security, and last but not least, the stage, Britney's outfits and the performances. Check them out here."

October 27, 2003 - Ryan Schreiber of pitchforkmedia.com posted a blistering review of Britney Spears' new single 'Me Against the Music' featuring Madonna. He writes, "Oops! Looks like it's all over for your girlfriend, and it's not just 'cause her fanbase has grown up-- Britney's been accosting all of us too fu**ing long with her Disney-fried, sub-Abba teen-pop, and now, like the awesomely savage barbarians we are, we want blood. Even her record label seems to want to end it here: they've tossed her 'Me Against the Music', one of the greatest disasters in pop music history, as a surefire ship-sinker." Read more.

October 27, 2003 -  MeAgainstTheMusic writes "Check out Britney Spears' promo for TRLs Spankin' New Music Week at gobritney.com."

October 27, 2003 - popnicklover writes "The 43-year-old Japanese businessman, Masahiko Shizawa, is now apparently suing pop star Britney Spears after causing him "emotional stress" when her bodyguards, according to Shizawa's lawyers, pointed a gun at him on the public streets to stay away from her. No mention of when or where the incident took place. Shizawa is forbidden to be near Spears for at least three years. Read more."

October 27, 2003 - With Britney Spears in London this weekend, GoBritney.com has video clips of the singer appearing on SMTV, CD:UK and Channel 4. Download and watch here.

October 27, 2003 - Lorraine Ali of Newsweek hung out with Britney Spears as she was promoting her forthcoming album 'In the Zone'. Ali says of the disc, "The record—created by everyone from Moby to R. Kelly—is actually pretty amazing. Its beats are crisp and club-savvy, its production inspired. All that’s missing is the singer: Spears’s breathy voice and orgasmic groans are simply decoration." Ali also wasn't impressed with Spears' "beauty contestant’s rehearsed monologue" when conducting interviews, but caught the singer off guard when she talked about the South Asian musical influences on her latest effort, she says she’s "been into a lot of Indian spiritual religions." When asked if one of them is Hinduism, she says, "What’s that? Is it like kabbalah?" Read more.

October 27, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Lene Nystrom website aqualene.cjb.net has posted an excerpt from ELLE magazine where Lene Nystrom from Aqua fame discusses her recent breast implants. When asked about why she talks so openly about her breast surgery, Lene replied: "What do you think I should do? Should I deny that I had breast surgery? Or, like Britney Spears, say that I got them from God?" Read more."

October 24, 2003 - Popdirt.com's previous poll asking which female pop star do you believe will age the most gracefully saw Britney Spears just edge Mandy Moore, 25% to 24.5%. Mariah Carey got 15.6% of the 10,700+ votes while Christina Aguilera received 13.1%. Check out the entire results here.

October 24, 2003 - Britney Spears spoke with Radio 1 about her new video for 'Me Against the Music' and how she interacted with Madonna on the video. "The concept for the video is about me going through a bunch of different worlds and atmospheres and doing a bunch of different types of dances," she explained. "It's kind of like a musical theme. Madonna is basically there in spirit, I don't actually physically touch or see her, but I feel her presence around me the whole time."

October 24, 2003 - MeAgainstTheMusic writes "MTV News has previewed Britney's new album 'In the Zone', and this is some of what they had to say: "Britney has a bit of a trip-hop vibe on her upcoming album, just not enough to justify her love for her mentor Madonna's latter-day direction. In the Zone is by no means Britney's Ray of Light. Instead, Spears' fourth album jumps stylistically all over the place, from techno to hip-hop, even to reggae, with thumping, tribal dance songs being the predominant flavor, save for a touching ballad or two. The only thematic connection is the recurring topic of sex, sex and more sex. Oh, and some partying, too." Read more."

October 24, 2003 - MeAgainstTheMusic writes "Gobritney.com has 6 clips that you can download from Britney's visit to MTV's Total Request Live on Wednesday (October 22). Check them out here."

October 24, 2003 - MeAgainstTheMusic writes "MTV Europe had dedicated a whole weekend to the rivalery between Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. They write; "Come On Over to MTV as we put the two girls up against one another and dedicate a whole weekend to the not so wholesome girls next door. Will Britney storm the charts and prove to truly 'Love Rock n' Roll', or will Christina show that she is a real 'Fighter' and battle Britney for the raunchy popstress title? You decide." Read more."

October 24, 2003 - A source who knows *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake, when told about Britney Spears' new song 'Everytime', which she performed on Saturday Night Live, told Jeannette Walls of MSNBC.com: "Don’t hold your breath, Britney." In the ballad, Britney sings, "Come notice me and take my hand / So why are we strangers when our love is strong?"

October 24, 2003 - MeAgainstTheMusic writes "WorldofBritney.com features a few clips of Britney Spears' concert live from Gotham Hall on Wednesday night. The songs included are 'Toxic', 'Breathe On Me' and 'I've Got That Boom Boom', also rumored to be Britney's next single according to Colombus Short (If Britney gets what she wants). Check it out here."

October 24, 2003 - AiRMERiCAxAO writes "Admittedly, I'm sick of all these Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera essays, so call me a hypocrite, but I'm going to express my opinion on Brit's new song/video from a non-fans point of view. I caught the last bit of 'Making the Video: Me Against the Music'. First of all, what has Britney done? I remember she use to be so sweet and beautiful, but it really seems like she's changing to 'go with the flow', which was not something I would have thought her to do." Read more.

October 24, 2003 - mathewguiver writes "Britney Spears was featured on Entertainment Tonight a few hours before her 'Making The Video: Me Against The Music' aired on MTV. This video had some things that 'Making The Video' didnt, like a little interview with Britney. Download the video at volumized.net."

October 24, 2003 - Britney Spears did a surprise performance at Show nightclub in New York City on Saturday (October 18). Check out more pictures from ISIFA.com,

October 24, 2003 - b0rntoplay writes "I come to this site everyday, and everyday Britney Spears' control over the pop world amazes me even more. Everyday Britney is the topic of discussion, and its always her topics that have the highest number of reads and responses. Even more impressive is the fact that many of those responses are from Britney-haters...you know, those people who hate Britney and all she stands for. These people, who claim to not care about Britney, are the same ones who run to her topics and flood the message boards. A bit ironic, don't you think?" Read more.

October 24, 2003 - The New Britney Spears waxwork was revealed at Madame Tussaud's on Tuesday (October 21) at their London museum. Check out pictures here.

October 24, 2003 - Eric Olsen of MSNBC.com weighed in on the career paths of Britney Spears and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake since their split. He writes, "The diverging perceptions of Justin and Britney come down to the legitimate matter of music. With similar young lifetimes of performance experience, vocal training and the pick of crack arrangers, producers and songwriters, natural talent and taste are the only real variables left, and for now at least, Justin appears to possess the stronger musical hand." Read more.

October 24, 2003 - Suchin Pak of MTV News was on CNN's Live Today with Daryn Kagan and was asked if Britney Spears may have been away from the scene too long to return with 'In The Zone'. Are people "over this whole Britney thing?" Pak responded, "You know what? It's interesting. When I sat down with her, I asked her that question. You've taken a break. Are you afraid that you're going to come back and is anyone going to care that there's another Britney album coming out? But this album, I heard it. I have to say people are definitely going to talk. I don't know if they're going to care as much but they are absolutely going to talk. It's extremely sexual, very overtly, it's sort of the new Britney, the less virginal Britney, as I should put it." Read more.

October 24, 2003 - Anonymous writes "You can watch Britney Spears' new video 'Me Against The Music' featuring Madonna on Launch.com."

October 24, 2003 - Anonymous writes "4-5 years ago, a product was designed in a boardroom. This product was a young, beautiful, squeaky clean teenager, who would sing and prance around like a twelve year old, targetting a specific group of young girls. She would be carefully scripted and choreographed, and would lie through her sugary sweet smile to help build the perfect image. She would have no opinion - only what the record execs decided for her. Her face would be plastered over every form of advertising in the world, forcing her on everyone, a form of brainwashing. The songs were written, the tracks laid down, and then the search began for a medi-ocre singer and dancer. Ladies and gentleman, this product was Britney Spears." Read more.

October 24, 2003 - gymnastdude182 writes "Volumized.net has several pictures of Britney Spears in New York getting ready to do a promotional video on Wednesday (October 22). Check them out here."

October 22, 2003 - hotstuff writes "Entertainment Tonight reported that Halle Berry and Britney Spears gave SNL their highest ratings with an impressive 8 million viewers. Halle was the host and Britney the musical guest performing her new single Me Against the Music and a new track of her new album 'In the Zone' with a song called Everytime. The show hasnt seen ratings this high since last May."

October 22, 2003 - The Sun is profiling how Britney Spears' new song 'Everytime', performed on Saturday Night Live over the weekend, is an apology to her ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake of *NSYNC. Britney sings: "I make believe that you are here/ It’s the only way I see clear/ What have I done?/ You seem to move on easy." She also pleads: "Come notice me and take my hand/ So why are we strangers when our love is strong?/ Why carry on without me." Read more.

October 22, 2003 - Access Hollywood went behind the scenes of Britney Spears and Madonna's 'Me Against the Music' video. "When you see the two different styles together, it's really interesting. It's like putting her light on the song, which is kind of cool," said Britney. Read more.

October 22, 2003 - gymnastdude182 writes "GoBritney.com has an interview and a behind the scenes look on Britney Spears' new video "Me Against The Music" featuring Madonna. Check it out here."

October 22, 2003 - MeAgainstTheMusic writes "Britneyplus.tk has already gotten a hold of 'Making The Video: Me Against the Music' featuring Britney Spears and Madonna. Download it here."

October 22, 2003 - Ratethemusic.com reports Basement Jaxx refused to agree to work on a remix of 'Me Against the Music' unless they could hear it first. Felix Buxton explained, "We were asked to remix the last Madonna and Britney record, but they said we couldn't hear the track. They said, 'Do you want to do Madonna?' We asked, 'Well, what does it sound like?' They said 'It's the new Madonna single' as if that was enough. We didn't have much time, and they did eventually send a thing of it, but it was all far too late."

October 22, 2003 - A radio station in Atlanta recently put up a billboard featuring Britney Spears and Madonna kissing, only to later remove it after people bombarded the station, 96-Rock, with complaints. Station spokesman Scott Baker told Jeannette Walls of MSNBC.com, "The billboard was pushing the edge, but I didn’t think it was offensive, but we got calls from area residents who passed by the board who were expressing their discontent that they were having to have uncomfortable conversations with their children and just felt it was morally offensive." Back in August, the Atlanta Journal Consitution came under fire for putting the photo on their front page, causing a flood of complaints and a later apology from the paper's editor. Read more.

October 22, 2003 - hellahooked writes "Britneyspears.org has 3 photos of Madame Tussaud's 'Britney' wax statue. To check them out, click here."

October 22, 2003 - hellahooked writes "Download Britney Spears Saturday Night Live goodbye ending and Britney's teaser between commercials of getting ready for her 'Me Against The Music' performance at Gobritney.com."

October 22, 2003 - gymnastdude182 writes "Volumized.net has several photos of Britney Spears leaving the Trump Hotel on her way to perform on Saturday Night Live Satuday (October 18). Check them out here."

October 22, 2003 - During CNN's 90-Second Pop, Culture Watch on Monday, the subject of Britney Spears and Madonna came up. Rolling Stone editor Toure says, "It's sort of like a co-endorsement, you know, like two politicians endorsing each other. I mean, Madonna is kind of like Britney's pop mother. Right? Like, both of them have made this sort of multi-media, mega-career on a minimum of talent, right? I mean, they're both singers who can't sing." He added, "So, this linking together, Madonna gets a little relevance, Britney gets a little pop substance." Read more.

October 22, 2003 - Britney Spears did a surprise performance at Show nightclub in New York City on Saturday (October 18). Check out pictures from Volumized.net.

October 22, 2003 - Susan Reimer of the Baltimore Sun weighed in on Kendel Ehrlich's recent troubles after saying she'd like to "shoot Britney Spears", only to announce she was pregnant days later. Reimer reminded Ehrlich that her 4-year-old son will soon be dealing with a "bevy of half-naked beauties that will be sitting next to Drew in class, starting in about seventh grade." She added, "Has the first lady seen Christina Aguilera lately? If Ehrlich is looking for somebody to shoot, she makes a better target. Christina makes Britney seem like a Sunday school teacher." But all is not lost. "Unlike pop stars, parents have staying power (because we have no choice), and we can outlast the latest," Reimer explained. "When my children were young, I was terrified of Madonna's spell. But she was making bad movies by the time they noticed her. Now she is writing children's books, for heaven's sake." Read more.

October 22, 2003 - A source tells Jeannette Walls of MSNBC.com that Britney Spears is "quite taken" with London and is plotting to move to the city. "She’s been looking at places in and around London," the source said, adding that Madonna has been instrumental in Britney’s newfound Anglophile-status. "First, the snogging, then the Kabbalah, now this," says the source of Madonna’s influence over her younger protege. "Of course, she has strong ties in the U.S. and will still keep her places there."

October 20, 2003 - Britney Spears appears on TRL on Wednesday.

October 20, 2003 - Anonymous writes "BritneyPlus has added some pictures of the surprise performance of Britney Spears at Splash in New York City on Friday (October 17). Check out the pictures here."

October 20, 2003 - mathewguiver writes "Britney Spears was spotted leaving the Olive Garden on Wednesday (October 15). You can find pictures at Volumized.net."

October 20, 2003 - The New York Post reports that when Britney Spears performed at three different clubs in less than three hours in New York on Friday, fans may have been happy, but those with cameras, and photographers, were not. "It was way out of control," said one photog. "They went totally overboard." One photographer called police after being put in a headlock by an MTV security guard, but reportedly decided against pressing charges. Security also grabbed a point-and-shoot from a female fan, who was later seen crying, according to another photographer. Read more.

October 20, 2003 - hellahooked writes "77punk.org has Britney Spears' 'Me Against The Music' Dan Shafer Remix. To download it, click here."

October 20, 2003 - hellahooked writes "Download Britney Spears Saturday Night Live introduction and opening skit with host Halle Berry at GoBritney.com."

October 20, 2003 - BritneyPlus.tk has video to Britney Spears' performance of 'Me Against the Music' and 'Everytime' on Saturday Night Live last night, as well as video captures from her appearance. Check them out here.

October 20, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Britney Spears is featured in the newest addition of Tele Loisirs magazine. You can check out all four scans of Britney in the magazine here."

October 20, 2003 - mathewguiver writes "Britney Spears filmed MTV's 'In The Zone and Out All Night' special which is set to air on November 15th. They filmed the special at Avalon Night Club earlier today. You can find pictures at Volumized.net."

October 18, 2003 - hellahooked writes "Ibritney.net has 10 photos of Britney Spears and Madonna's video 'Me Against The Music'. To check them out, click here."

October 18, 2003 - hellahooked writes "According to Lynne Spears, her daughter will be performing 'Everytime' on Saturday Night Live tonight. Lynne wrote, "Be sure to tune in to Saturday Night Live this Saturday. Brit is also going to do my favorite song from the album. I love her first single, but my favorite is 'Everytime'. It's a kind of dreamy song." To read more of what she wrote, click here."

October 18, 2003 - Quahogs! has mixed Gwar's 'Sick of You' with 'Baby One More Time' by Britney Spears to create 'Sick of Britney'. Download and listen to the track here.

October 18, 2003 - Anonymous writes "BritneySpears.nu has got some new exclusive scans of Britney Spears from a Dutch magazine called Hitkrant. A promotion picture of Britney's 4th album is on the cover. In the interview, they are talking about her new single, her new album and her new image. You can view them in their picture gallery here."

October 18, 2003 - Jenny Colgan of The Scotsman says she's "a bit worried about Britney Spears." Why? "The problem is that Britney is now so unbelievably famous, she’s Liza Minnelli," Colgan explained. "She’s going to be famous for her entire life, whatever she does. If she hides away there’ll be 'depressive recluse Britney'. If she keeps on making music, she will fail - it looks like this album is going to be a stinker. If she gets married the tabloids will hound her till it finishes. Her acting career is going nowhere - 'Crossroads' was only saved from winning all the awards for worst movie of the year by the other pop tarts, Madonna in Swept Away, Mariah Carey in Glitter and J-Lo in Gigli - and the horrible book she 'wrote' with her mum, 'A Mother’s Gift', didn’t really give Swan by Naomi Campbell a run for its money at Waterstone’s. In fact, her only hope of redemption is to go through a 'drugs and drink hell', prostrate herself completely, do lots of confessionals, find God again, then attempt the sympathetic resurrection. It’s a high-risk strategy." Read more.

October 18, 2003 - mathewguiver writes "Britney Spears made quite a few stops on her way to the LAX airport in California. Britney and her new dancer, are headed to New York to rehearse for Saturday Night Live. You can find high quality pictures at Volumized.net (page1 / page2 / page3)."

October 17, 2003 - ballersfantasy writes "Make room for Britney Spears on November 15, as she is taking over MTV. She's releasing the most anticipated album of 2003, on November 18, and MTV has the exclusive premiere of her hot new tracks. In the one-hour special, 'TRL Presents: Britney Album Release,' Britney will unleash and perform some of her new tunes on unsuspecting New Yorkers in a variety of locations with no advance warning. Separate camera crews will cover the frenetic behind-the-scenes action as MTV'S production staff works closely with Britney's camp to pull off the stunts. The show will also provide an up-close look at the mayhem that follows Britney on a Manhattan mission to move dance floors, drop jaws and have a lot of fun along the way. 'TRL Presents: Britney Album Release' will debut at 12:00 pm ET. Right after that show another one will air called: ‘All Eyes On Britney Spears.’ No details have been released as of right now about that show."

October 17, 2003 - mathewguiver writes "You can find pictures of Britney Spears on her way to the airport on Wednesday (October 15) at Volumized.net."

October 17, 2003 - gymnastdude182 writes "Volumized.net has several photos of Britney Spears smoking a cigarette outside the 'Me Against The Music' video shoot on October 10th. Check them out here."

October 17, 2003 -  gymnastdude182 writes "GoBritney.com has a clip from a Saturday Night Live promo featuring Britney Spears as a musical guest with Halle Berry almost kissing. Check it out here."

October 17, 2003 - Volumized.net has photos of Britney Spears making stops on her way to the airport on Wednesday (October 15). Check out the pictures here.

October 17, 2003 - ballersfantasy writes "In this week's Us Weekly, Wade Robson cleared up rumors about his alleged hook up with Britney Spears while she was still with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. Wade said: "It was a bunch of rumors. She and I had a close friendship, and people were trying to create something else. If people want to believe that, they can." When asked whether he had a girlfriend or not he said: "I do. We've been together 10 months. She's not a dancer, thank God; she has a clothing line. I always dated singers or dancers, but they want me to work for them or get them jobs!""

October 17, 2003 - Volumized.com has photos of Britney Spears being driven in a white SUV on Tuesday (October 14). Check out the pictures here.

October 17, 2003 - ballersfantasy writes "According to Billboard.com, Britney Spears and Madonna's 'Me Against The Music' has debuted on the Billboard charts as a 'Hot Shot Debut' at No.50. This marks Britney’s 10th song to chart on the Hot 100 and Madonna‘s 50th."

October 16, 2003 - Jessica Simpson and 98 Degrees star Nick Lachey were on CNN's Larry King Live on Tuesday with fill-in host Ryan Seacrest. Asked about being compared to Britney Spears, Simpson said, "I have been my whole life. Since I was 12 years old, auditioning for the Mickey Mouse Club, Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears both beat me out. You know, I froze in the audition, I forgot everything, and I ended up not getting it. And then, you know, I signed with Columbia, and I hear -- when I was 17, and I hear that Britney signed with Jive, you know, the week before, and Christina signed with RCA the week after, and it like came back around, and then the media has always kept it. So it's been like this ongoing thing for me, to try to differentiate myself and try to separate myself, and I try to do that with my image and I try to do that, you know, through love and through the kind of music that I sing, and hopefully, people can just get over the comparisons. Even though they're great comparisons, you know, I'd rather be known for Jessica Simpson." Read more.

October 16, 2003 - Britney Spears was on ITV 1's This Morning and revealed her desire to more to England. She described London as "really beautiful... I'm thinking of moving there." Read more.

October 16, 2003 - Britney Spears and Madonna may have already kissed, but now Madonna's playing hard to get. MTV News reports that in Spears' upcoming video for 'Me Against the Music,' Madonna lures the pop princess through a mazelike underground after-hours club, only to disappear into thin air when Britney gets close enough to touch. Read more.

October 16, 2003 - GoBritney.com has a clip from 'Access Hollywood' showing a sneak peak of Britney Spears' new music video for her new single 'Me Against The Music'. Check it out here.

October 16, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Britney Spears is one of azcentral.com's "losers of the week". They wrote, "If anyone can use a burqua makeover now it's Britney 'Look-if-you-want-me-to-be-some -kind-of-sex-thing-that's-not-me' Spears, who told Esquire magazine she's not resorting to using innuendo to sell records. When it was explained to her what the word innuendo means, Spears replied, 'Oh ,yeah. That. Oh, I do that all the time. I thought you just meant oral sex'.""

October 16, 2003 - Rolling Stone spoke with Missy Elliott as part of their Women Who Rock cover story and asked the rapper about the kiss at the MTV Video Music Awards. Elliott, the only one of the four on-stage during the kissing not to swap spit, remarked, "I wasn't kissing on that stage. Oh, no! I went to rehearsal, and I was like, 'Oh, snap, my mama cannot watch this. I can't tell her what time it comes on.' But Madonna is Madonna. She's going to do what she does, and you're either going to like it or you don't." As for why there's so much talk about it, Missy suggested, "That's because we all knew Madonna would do that, but Britney? It was like seeing a nun kissing a rapper or something." Read more.

October 16, 2003 - GoBritney.com has the video to Britney Spears' appearance on ITV 1's This Morning, where the singer talked about wanting to purchase a home in London. Download and watch part one of the two part video here. The second part airs next week.

October 16, 2003 - Halle Berry's was a guest on the Late Show with David Letterman on Tuesday and talked about hosting 'Saturday Night Live.' "You know, Britney Spears will also be a [musical] guest that night," Halle told Dave. "Oh, look out, you know what that means..." said Dave. "I know, I'm going to have to kiss her," Halle laughed. Read more.

October 16, 2003 - The Glasgow Daily Record reports Eminem has blasted Britney Spears. The rapper said, "I've met Britney a couple of times, but I'm not going to demolish her in public. I'm not a fan of her music though. I can't knock her for doing her thing, but she he sucks and she can't sing."

October 16, 2003 - BritneySpears.nu has got some exclusive scans of the Dutch version of the Cosmo Girl magazine featuring Britney Spears. You can watch them in their picture gallery found here.

October 14, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Why is it always Christina Aguilera vs. Britney Spears or vice versa? I like them both but as far as great talents and great artists go, neither is respected in the business. They’re just starting to write and perform their own songs, until they prove that they have songwriter talent they will never be respected in the business (sorry but being beautiful is not a talent). You all act like these are the only 2 female artists in the world, always comparing and pitting them against each other. What about other female artists who have written and performed their own songs from the start? Artists who have proven themselves such as Madonna, Jewel, Alanis Moirrisette, Nora Jones, Janet Jackson, Michelle Branch, Carley Simon, The Bangles, Pat Bennitar, etc. Christina is just starting to prove that she has the potential to write her own songs. Next month, Britney will try to prove that she has that potential too. As far as images go, they have the same image (whether you want to admit it or not, they do)." Read more.

October 14, 2003 - The New York Daily News reports Britney wasn't kissing Columbus Short, the married dancer she's been linked to in recent weeks, while filming 'Me Against the Music'. Could their relationship be platonic? "They definitely get along really well, but they don't seem like they are together," remarked an insider at the set. Read more.

October 14, 2003 - Anonymous writes "WorldOfBritney.com has 3 pictures of Ruben and Jean with their idol Britney Spears at the 'Me Against The Music' video shoot last week. Britney is wearing a see through tank top with a black bra underneath. To check them out, click here."

October 14, 2003 - Britney Spears fan site Britney Plus! has added all the 27 new promotional pictures of the singer from her new album 'In The Zone'. Check out the pictures here.

October 14, 2003 - The Philadelphia Daily News reports Britney Spears was spotted in dark sweats, baseball cap and ponytail at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey the other day, along with five backup dancers. Spears' dressed down look caused many to hear dissing that her glam image must be the result of lots of airbrushing. Spears was approached by excited younger fans, but heckled by older folks with comments such as, "You're hot, but your music sucks," and a few calls of "Hey, Christina." Read more.

October 14, 2003 - Britney Spears tells German paper Bild: "I dream about having a child. I want to have a baby by 28 at the latest." But the singer said she wouldn't push her own children into the spotlight. "If they really wanted a pop career there would probably be nothing I could do to stop them. But I think it would be better for them to follow their own dreams and do what they really wanted to do." Read more.

October 14, 2003 - The Sun has photos of Britney Spears enjoying a good chuckle while dining on junk food in Los Angeles during a video shoot prompting the paper to point out the folds in her chin. Despite it being Columbus Day, no sign of the singer with rumored boyfriend Columbus Short, instead she was spotted with a long-haired mystery guy in sunglasses. Check them out here.

October 13, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Britney Spears' rumored boyfriend, Columbus Short went to my high school, which is Los Alamitos High School. He graduated in 2000 and was up for Mr. Griffin, in the crowd all of his friends were shouting "1492!!" (the year Columbus discovered America). He also went by Keith Short too.... haha just thought I would let everyone know! Also, Jodie Sweetin (Stephanie from 'Full House') and Jason Lewis from 'Sex and the City' went to Los Alamitos."

October 13, 2003 - GoBritney.com has an interview Britney Spears did during her recent visit to Rome for the swedish TV talkshow Linda Nyberg on TV3. Download and watch the clip here.

October 13, 2003 - WorldOfBritney.com webmaster Ruben was given the opportunity to be on the set of Britney Spears' video shoot for 'Me Against The Music', and while he couldn't share details of what happens in the actual video because he had to sign a confidentiality agreement with Britney’s management, he did describe the trip and seeing Madonna and Spears up close while filming the video. Read more.

October 13, 2003 - In Touch magazine has an article on Britney Spears' addiction to going shopping, especially when she's feeling depressed. Check out scans of the article, and photos from her shopping, at WorldofBritney.com (page1 / page2).

October 12, 2003 - The New York Post reports Britney Spears is livid with Esquire after feeling "humiliated" with her bottom-baring pose, which had her standing sideways in a skin-tight sweater and white stilettos. "Britney thinks the pictures are too naked and is really angry at Esquire," a magazine insider said. "But really, is she out of her mind? I mean, her brother was at the shoot. Exploited? Is she crazy? Look at the photos she has done for everyone else. The Rolling Stone cover was practically naked, too - but she wasn't exploited by them?" Read more.

October 12, 2003 - gymnastdude182 writes "Here are two photos of Britney Spears wearing a trenchcoat in New York with her bodyguard at GoBrintey.com. Check it out here."

October 12, 2003 - Popgal.net has a report chronicling Britney Spears and Madonna filming her new video 'Me Against The Music'. On hand were the two singers, Madonna's hubby Guy Ritchie and son Rocco, and Britney's rumored married boyfriend Columbus Short. Also part of filming was apparently a pit bull, who ended up getting 'injured', and plenty of coffee from Starbucks for Spears. Read more.

October 12, 2003 - Anonymous writes "The cover of the new Vanity Fair magazine, its annual music issue, has "Bonus! No Britney Spears Interview!" on it, as they are refusing to put her in the magazine because of her "teenybopper" fans."

October 12, 2003 - James Diers of MSNBC.com weighed in on the Chuck Klosterman interview with Britney Spears in the new issue of Esquire. He writes, "To be clear: There’s nothing inherently amoral or scandalous about manifesting your sexuality for a mass audience, especially when your job is to entertain. Still, Britney appears content to corroborate the translucent myth that her success owes everything to her artistry, as if her so-so voice and serviceable dance-pop oeuvre could ever thrive without the prurient underpinnings." Diers added, "The real truth is that girlfriend has a new album to promote. The connection between Britney’s music and this particular newsstand striptease may be indirect, but image is everything, and she’s been a semi-nude megastar long enough to get comfortable with her symbolic sexuality." Read more.

October 12, 2003 - Popbitch.com reports that at recent press sessions in New York, Britney Spears kept leaving the room to have hysterical laughing fits - which are now so common her people even schedule for them each day in her diary. The behavior is prompting some to wonder if she's gone mental and popbitch.com added that after hearing her first single 'Me Against The Music', "we wouldn't rule out a disaster of Jacko-Invincible proportions."

October 12, 2003 - The Sun has profiled pop stars not looking at their best, including Britney Spears sporting a zit the other day after leaving a New York hotel. Check out the picture here.

October 12, 2003 - The Straits Times reports that while other indie bands eagerly name drop 'serious' bands like the Beta Band, Black Flag or even Blur as influences, Travis frontman Fran Healy openly declares his love for boybands and even Britney Spears. He said: "The Backstreet Boys are great. Hands up. I love them. There's this guy called Max Martin who just sits and bangs out these absolutely amazing songs for Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys. You know that song, 'I Want It That Way'? I love that one. They just sing it, splash it out the way it should be sung. There's no ego involved." Read more.

October 12, 2003 - gymnastdude182 writes "Pulsace.net has a new promo picture and magazine featuring Britney Spears. Britney states things such as, "I wanted to do something that was moody and vibey and just really different for me." Read this and more here."

October 12, 2003 - Extra previewed Britney Spears rehearsing a skit with her sister Jamie Lynn on Nickelodeon's 'All That'. Britney appeared on the 'All That' season opener on Saturday. Download and watch the Extra preview here.

October 12, 2003 - MTV News reports that although the Ying Yang Twins will no longer be performing their collaboration with Britney Spears, 'I've Got That Boom Boom,' on 'Saturday Night Live' on October 18th, they'll still be teaming up with the pop princess a few days later. The duo will perform with Spears for her forthcoming ABC special, which tapes October 21 and 22 at New York's Gotham Hall. The show will air November 17th, one day before her album 'In The Zone' drops, according to the Twins' rep.

October 10, 2003 - Britney Spears tells Esquire magazine that she doesn't see herself as superfamous. "I'm famous, but I'm not famous like freaking Brad Pitt or Jennifer Aniston," she said. "But in my weird little head, I just think we're all here to inspire each other. We're all equal. We just bounce off each other and show the world what we can do." Read more.

October 10, 2003 - On Wednesday, Maryland's first lady, Kendel Ehrlich, apologized to Britney Spears and explained what she meant at a charity golf tournament in Queenstown, Maryland. "I really regret making the statement. It was off-handed, it was in jest and it was inappropriate and I know better," Mrs. Ehrlich said. "It was just an unfortunate example regarding pop culture and I really shouldn't have singled anybody out. I think that it's just an issue regarding parenting and I'm very focused on parenting right now." She added that she wishes Spears to visit Maryland and perform a benefit show against domestic violence. Watch a video clip featuring Kendel and her husband, Gov. Bob Ehrlich, here.

October 10, 2003 - Jay Leno joked during his Tonight Show monologue on Wednesday, "Britney Spears, in an interview, talked about being a tomboy. She's a tomboy. She said, 'I've always ended up being the man in the relationship,' to which Liza Minnelli said, 'Tell me about it'."

October 10, 2003 - gymnastdude182 writes "GoBritney.com has the full set of magazine scans of Britney Spears featured in the November issue of New Woman saying comments such as: "I guess I've grown up, but don't tell too many people!" Check it out here."

October 10, 2003 - britney_boy writes "Download the Rishi Rich 'Bhangra' remix of the new Britney Spears track 'Me Against The Music' playing on UK radio. This track doesn't include Madonna and it is the official track playing on UK radio. To download click here."

October 10, 2003 - Britney Spears has requested to perform at the UK’s No1 gay club G-A-Y at the London Astoria on November 8th, pushing the UK's top girl band Atomic Kitten from the slot. The trio were supposed to be kick-starting the live promotion of their new single and second album on the same night, but in light of Britney’s offer, bosses at the venue have had to call the girls and say: "Thanks, but no thanks." An insider at the club sniffed: "There’s no contest, really. If you are a venue and Britney Spears says she wants to perform, you clear the schedule." Read more.

October 10, 2003 - gymnastdude182 writes "Britney Spears is featured on Extra concerning her new single and her surprise pop-up appearance out of her limo. Check it out at GoBritney.com."

October 10, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Britney Spears is on the cover of UK magazine B this month and there's an article too. To see the cover, check out popgal.net."

October 10, 2003 - After the recent photograph of Britney Spears allegedly dropping a bottle of diet pills, Jeannette Walls of MSNBC.com reports the company behind the Zantrex-3 pills is putting Britney in its advertisements. 'Revealed: Britney's Slimming Secrets' reads one ad that shows the pics of the singer supposedly with the pills. A furious Spears has now sicked her lawyers on the company, and apparently it got results, as the website Walls linked to showing the ad is no longer displaying it. Read more.

October 10, 2003 - Jay Leno joked during his Tonight Show monologue on Thursday night: "Oh, did you hear about this controversy with Britney Spears? Did you hear about this? I love this. Apparently, the wife of the governor of Maryland said if she had a chance, she would shoot Britney Spears. She is so upset about Britney Spears' influence, she said, 'I would shoot Britney Spears.' Well, now she's apologized, saying it was just a figure of speech, she said she meant nothing by it. How many think an apology isn't good enough? [One cheer] How many would rather see them kiss and make up? Yeah! Yeah! Exactly. [Cheers and applause] There you go."

October 10, 2003 -  Anonymous writes "I work as a stylist for Vogue Magazine and in December Britney Spears will be featured on the cover. She took a number of photos but the cover has just been approved. The shoot has Britney scantily dressed in only tight shorts with a bunch of fringe. Her hair will be convering her relatively topless chest (a few well place jewels). She will have a 5 page spread inside."

October 8, 2003 - More is being dug up on reports that Britney Spears is dating her married dancer Columbus Short. "There is nothing going on between me and Britney," Short claimed to Star magazine. "We've gotten close from working together." As for his pregnant wife Brandi, Short said, "At the end of the day, she knows the deal." Brandi said: "At the moment, Columbus and I both want to be left alone while he gets on with his career and I get on with my life." An insider charged, "Everyone is mad at Britney for getting with a guy she knows is married." Read more.

October 8, 2003 - Britney Spears' label at Jive Records responded by e-mail Tuesday to Kendel Ehrlich's remarks wanting to "shoot" the singer if she had the opportunity. They wrote, "Since this unfortunate comment was made at a domestic violence prevention conference, it seems that Mrs. Ehrlich has shot her own self in the foot by promoting violence." Read more.

October 8, 2003 - The New York Post reports Jason Giambi, Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada were at Pangaea Sunday celebrating their playoff victory over the Twins while Britney was busy with married boyfriend Columbus Short, at a table surrounded by her girlfriends and bodyguards. When Giambi and Jeter tried to approach Spears and say hello, they were rudely stopped by Spears' bodyguards. "Britney's not having any of that tonight," one said.

October 8, 2003 - USA Today music writer Edna Gundersen was asked about why Jennifer Lopez seems to get more respect musically than Britney Spears, even though "musically, creatively, vocally, lyrically on the same level." Gundersen responded, "Same level? I'd wager that Britney has more musical savvy, a broader vocal range and a nicer singing voice by far. I have no idea how J.Lo got this far in the music industry with so little talent. I think she just gets a lot more attention because she's a crazy media hound and plays out her soap-opera life for the cameras and tabloids." Check out the entire transcript here.

October 8, 2003 - Reports that Madonna's husband Guy Ritchie will direct Britney Spears and his wife in an S&M-themed video for Spears' new single 'Me Against The Music' have been overhyped. "Guy Ritchie is not directing," Madonna's rep Liz Rosenberg tells Star magazine. "It's mostly a performance video. No dominatrix S&M stuff. Madonna did that years ago and you know she doesn't repeat herself. Paul Hunter is directing and the details are changing constantly." Read more.

October 8, 2003 - The Associated Press reports a judge ordered a Japanese businessman Masahiko Shizawa to stay away from pop idol Britney Spears, ruling Tuesday he was "was abnormally obsessed and fixated with Spears." "It was an obvious pattern of harassment and emotional harm done to a person of notoriety," Superior Court Judge Alan Haber said in issuing the permanent injunction. Read more.

October 8, 2003 - Us Weekly profiled how Britney Spears has been shedding her clothes recently for Rolling Stone, Elle, New York Times magazine, and Esquire. James White, the photographer for the Esquire shoot, remarked, "Britney was totally comfortable. Usually we have to wait a bit for the subject to warm up, but she was relaxed from the start." As for why the singer was doing this image altering striptease, a source close to Spears remarked, "No one is telling her to do this. Her biggest fear is becoming Debbie Gibson."

October 8, 2003 - The Associated Press reports a spokeswoman for Maryland's first lady, Kendel Ehrlich, says the governor's wife made an "inadvertent figure of speech" last Friday when she spoke about shooting singer Britney Spears. "As a working mother raising a 4-year-old son, the first lady has concerns about the negative influences that the entertainment industry can have on young children and teenagers," said Ehrlich's spokeswoman Meghann Siwinski in a statement on Tuesday. "During a public appearance, she inadvertently used a figure of speech to express those concerns." Read more.

October 8, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Since Friday, Britney Spears has been climbing the Mediabase Charts rapidly with her new single 'Me Against The Music'. Britney first started in the #100's and now she is at #43. At this rate she will make it possibly in the top 30 by the end of the week. To check out the chart, click here."

October 7, 2003 - WENN reports Britney Spears is fearing fans may have abandoned her during her break from the charts and that her fourth album 'In The Zone' will flop. "Things not working out and my career being over is a real fear for me," the singer reportedly said. "Honestly, that's why I work so hard because it worries me so much." A pal added, "Britney knows she's got a long way to go to be a chart-topper again. Her old fans just can't relate to her any more and because of her antics over the past year, everyone is waiting for her to fail." 

October 6, 2003 -theimperfectgrl writes "Britney Spears had better watch her back. Maryland First Lady Kendel Ehrlich joked to a crowd at a domestic violence seminar at Hood College in Frederick on Friday that she has it in for the pop star. "Really, if I had an opportunity to shoot Britney Spears, I think I would," said Ehrlich, laughing. She says Spears gives young girls the false message that finding and having sex with a man is more important that anything else. Kendel Ehrlich is the wife of Maryland's Republican Governor Robert Ehrlich. Listen to Mrs. Ehrlich's comments here."

October 7, 2003 - ballersfantasy writes "Britney Spears will once again team up with the Ying Yang Twins to perform their song 'I Got That Boom Boom' on Saturday Night Live, on October 18. The duo recently hooked up with Britney to record the song for her upcoming album, 'In The Zone.' Group member Kaine explained that the invitation to collaborate with Britney was a surprise. "It was totally out of left field," Kaine said. "The Ying Yang Twins and Britney Spears, it sounds crazy, but the track we did will show everyone that the Ying Yang Twins are versatile... man we don't even have a gold or platinum album yet, but they wanted the Ying Yang."According to the group's management, Britney wanted to hook up with the group after hearing their hit song with Lil’ John, 'Get Low.'"

October 7, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Recently, the bulk of popdirt news has been centered around Britney. Britney magazine covers, Britney sightings, Britney's sexual explorations, and a little about her "music." But really, besides a few catchy beats, seductive breathing and whispering, and most recently, an oversexed, overaged pop icon - what has Britney really offered in terms of music?" Read more.

October 7, 2003 - Britney Spears was photographed cruising on 49th Street where she popped out of the sunroof to the surprise of a streetful of tourists in New York City on Saturday (October 4). Check out the pictures from GlobePhotos and TheSun.

October 7, 2003 - gymnastdude182 writes "Here is a short clip of Madonna talking about Britney Spears' new music video 'Me Against The Music' featuring Madonna saying it's "top secret." Check the clip out at GoBritney.com"

October 7, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Lately since Britney Spears' 'Me Against the Music' has been getting so much airplay, Britney fans are constantly declaring that Britney is back to all the "haters", and quite frankly it's just getting older and older with each essay. Don't think I am a Christina Aguilera fan just because I am talking about Britney, not every friggin person in the world has to hate Britney to be a Xtina fan and vice versa. I am just sick of all this madness over one single." Read more.

October 7, 2003 - MusicIsAwesome04 writes "I work at Starbucks in NYC (Manhattan), and this morning Britney Spears walked in with Columbus Short (yes, I knew who he was) and some girl I didnt recognize. At first they were all calm, ordering their drinks (two venti fraps[caramel and vanilla creme] and a grande hot chocolate), but as they were waiting for the orders to come up, they started horsing around. Columbus apparently grabbed the hat Britney was wearing and was tossing it around. I was trying to pay attention to my customer, but of course, I was watching Britney and her friends. Britney started laughing and trying to grab it, calling him names but not in a serious way. When he wouldnt give it back, she started pouting. The words that really stuck in my head was when she said 'Babe, give it to me.' She kept calling him 'Babe' and 'Sweetie'... but I dont know if it was lovey-dovey like because she didnt seem too genuine, just seemed like she was trying to get her hat. I did notice that when they were leaving, he finally gave her the hat back and she slapped his butt--I am guessing in a friendly way."

October 7, 2003 - gymnastdude182 writes "GoBritney.com has pictures and video of Britney Spears from a recent photo shoot for the new Z100 commercial. Check it out here."

October 5, 2003 -DJ DeNeo's mixed Eminem's 'Business', Britney Spears' 'Boys', and *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake's 'Rock Your Body' to create 'Justin Rocks Britney & Eminem'. Download and listen here.

October 6, 2003 - The New York Post reports Britney Spears was spotted partying at Rande Gerber's Underbar, though not that many could hvae seen the singer because she was in a private booth with the curtains drawn. 

October 6, 2003 - Our previous poll asking if you agree with Britney Spears belief that Americans should trust Bush "in every decision he makes" had 41% believe the calculating singer just said it because she was worried after seeing what happened to the Dixie Chicks for being critical of the President. 35% said it was the duty of Americans to question their leaders, while 24% said they agreed with Britney's thoughts and that Americans should rally around the President. Check out the entire results here. 

October 6, 2003 - RedBeast writes "I've read someone's post about his/her feelings about 'Me Against the Music' and I feel that since I have a different perspective, my word should come out. I don't blame MadFan for disliking the song, everyone can't like it of course. But I have to say, that I'm relieved that Britney came out with a different sound--different meaning compared to what's out there right now." Read more.

October 6, 2003 - ballersfantasy writes "Britney Spears' first single,'Me Against The Music' was expected to be debuted on MTV's Making the Video on October 13th, but the release has been postponed an entire week to October 20th. Since the video shoot date was moved back, they also had to move the date back of release since there was no way they were going to be able to do post production over the weekend after the music video was to be shot. Make sure to change the day on your calendar." 

October 6, 2003 - During Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update last night, they joked, "Madonna has agreed to star as a kinky leather-clad dominatrix in Britney Spears' new video. It should be really hot for anyone who finds sad desperation hot."

October 6, 2003 - bjspears8102 writes "Okay when I first heard the new Britney Spears single 'Me Against The Music' being performed on NFL Kickoff, I must say I wasn't to thrill about it but I gave it time. When I heard the song for the first time on the radio with Madonna on it, I knew it was gonna be a hit." Read more.

October 5, 2003 - The entire interview of Evanescence singer Amy Lee with Steppin' Out magazine's Chaunce Hayden has been posted, in which Lee lashed out at the sexed up images of Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. Asked if she herself had been asked to sex up her own image, Lee said, "Nobody ever tells me what to wear on stage, and I doubt anybody tells them what to wear. They just feel they have to do that. It's a big tragedy. It doesn't offend me. It's just tragic. It's really sad. It's not necessary. Because if you're a talented musician, you should just work just like everybody else does. Just do your music and put it out there and don't do anything you don't feel you have to do. You don't have to do anything. You don't even have to be here. Go do something else. it's your dream to be a dancer or a singer, whatever, if you're a pop star I don't know how that works. Do what you want to do. Don't feel like you have to sell sex just to get people to listen to you. I feel like Britney Spears may have to do that in order to get people to listen to her music because I don't think she's talented. But Christina Aguilera, on the other hand, is very talented. I think that's the real tragedy." Check out the entire interview here.

October 5, 2003 - b0rntoplay writes "In the last week, I have read several submissions from Britney and Christina fans regarding their supposed on-going fued. Its always Britney fans vs Christina fans, but what about people who like them both? I'll state right now that I am a bigger Britney fan...however, I still love Christina. I have all their CDs and have seen them both live, I just prefer one over the other, as I am sure everyone does. But even though I do like Britney more than Christina, I don't see why that gives me the right to attack Christina and her fans." Read more.

October 5, 2003 - Anonymous writes "A war in the Middle East? Unemployment in Western Europe? Economic growth in china and India? HUH!! Ooh sorry!! At the very moment, it's Britney and Christina. First of all, let me say something that will have both Britney and Christina’s over-zealous fans fuming... him! He! He! He! Ok... point number one... the slut factor... who exactly is the bigger skank... this very puzzling question is enough to make Einstein lose his remaining hair... well... both girls are classical skanks in their own rights... so fans need not be upset at her idol's level of "ho"ness... however, Britney is a subtle skank, slightly more cultivated and coy.." Read more.

October 5, 2003 - gymnastdude182 writes "GoBritney.com has a clip of Britney Spears on Extra featuring her latest addition to her magazine photo shoots; Cosmo Girl who shows a softer side to Britney. The magazine hits newstands October 15th. Check the video out here."

October 5, 2003 - gymnastdude182 writes "GoBritney.com has a video clip of Britney Spears on Entertainment Tonight shooting her Esquire photoshoot and almost pops out of her dress. Check it out here."

October 5, 2003 - gymnastdude182 writes "BombasticBritney.com has the full set of GQ scans featuring Britney Spears showing Spears create her new sexier image. Check them out here."

October 5, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Here is a longer extended version of the Britney Spears 'Breathe On Me' clip. It features the original version plus the audio from the end of the song which was shown at the rehearsal of the performance at Rain Nightclub. Check it out here."

October 5, 2003 - elgato writes "The rumor of Britney Spears and the Ying Yang Twins is true. According to MTV.com, "Britney's gettin' crunk. The pop princess and the Ying Yang Twins have collaborated on a song, 'I've Got That Boom Boom,' and will perform the song together on 'Saturday Night Live' on October 18, according to the Twins' rep."" 

October 5, 2003 - Ratethemusic.com reports that Britney Spears has shot down reports she took a break from the music scene for a year due to a breakdown. "I've needed this break from music to rejuvenate spiritually, and just to play," Spears explained. "But everyone's writing that I'm having a meltdown. I just don't get it. Maybe I'm changing, maybe I'm just getting older, but I needed some downtime to myself or I'd have gone crazy."

October 5, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Unsung Confessions has six scans from the October edition of the Russian Elle Girl magazine. The pictures are old, but the article is brand new, it has some lines from Britney's new songs, there are also some words about producers Britney worked with. The only one disadvantage is that the article is in Russian and they wrote that 'In The Zone' release date is October 28th, not November 18th. You can see the scans here."

October 5, 2003 - Madfan writes "I have been a Madonna fan since Day 1. I have been a Britney fan since Day 1. I love them both, and I was really thrilled to learn that they will do a song together. That song, 'Me Against The Music' has already leaked, and I'm REALLY sad to say that I won't be the only one who will air disappointment and tirades AGAINST this song ... and collaboration ... in the coming days." Read more.

October 5, 2003 - BritneyPlus.tk has photos of Britney Spears out and about in New York City drinking a Starbucks coffee, as well as more promo photos of the singer. Check them out here.

October 5, 2003 - DiVa4LiFe writes "Britney Spears and Columbus Short were photographed last Friday early in the morning walking to Sammy's Newsstand to pick up a couple magazines. Britney was wearing his shirt and hat, he wore the night before, when they had dinner together at Rico's. Check out the photo here."

October 5, 2003 - Britney Spears' mother Lynne posted a new message on the singer's official website on Friday. She writes, "Britney hardly has time to breathe anymore. She is in full swing with the album coming out in November. Her first song hits the radio stations soon and we are all so excited for her. They are not really sure how the first video will be shot yet, but Brit and Madonna are working on some ideas. I haven't heard the whole album yet, but I already know which song I like the best. It is one of the ballads she wrote when she was away in Europe. It is so beautiful, I cry when I hear it. But the album in general is really more upbeat. She wants people to have a good, positive feeling from listening to her music." Read more.

October 5, 2003 - Anonymous writes "According to the latest issue of Cosmo magazine Britney Spears will appear soon on the cover of American Photo magazine. Once again the artist will pose naked covering her intimate parts with nothing but... a snake. Photos has been taken by famous American photographer Tony Duran who was working with such stars like Christina Aguilera, Jessica Simpson and Angelina Jolie."

October 5, 2003 - RedBeast writes "Well, tonight... Washington D.C's most popular station Hot 99.5 had it's "Top 5 @ 9" and the number one spot belonged to 'Me Against The Music' by Britney Spears and not only that, that was the first time that the song was premiered on that station. The DJ said it made Hot 99.5's history, that a single premiered as a number 1 most requested song. the song didn't even play yet and still it became number one, DJ said this happened because a huge number of requests came in today for it. Also, I went to Club Nation last night, a preppy dance club and I was dancing and Britney's 'Me Against The Music' came on and everyone cheered, literally and danced... after that, they played an urban remix of 'Slave 4 U'. Anyways, the song is huge here. Everyone I know likes it and the DJ said that he promises that you'd be hearing the song so much this week that you'll be in "Britney-mood" in no time, as he put it."

October 5, 2003 - Britney Spears is turning heads again. This time, on the cover of the November issue of Esquire Magazine. Watch a video clip featuring the photos at NBC11.

October 5, 2003 - Sky News reports Britney Spears has agreed to offer tips to the heartbroken in M magazine. Spears urged girls to go solo if they start to think they have nothing in common with their boyfriend. "It's a really hard thing to cut that off sometimes. But I think it's worth it, too," Spears said. "I think you should go ahead and take the risk and take a chance and put yourself out there because it's an amazing feeling." Read more.

October 5, 2003 - Even though it was released to select stations on Friday, Britney Spears' new single 'Me Against The Music' got 175 spins for the week ending Friday (October 3). At that pace, it would be one of the most played singles in the CHR/Pop category for the week. Check out spins here.

October 5, 2003 - elgato writes "I was watching BET's 106 & Park yesterday and the Ying Yang Twins were guests. They talked about how they recorded a song with Britney Spears, saying they are still the Ying Yang Twins and Britney's still Britney, but putting them together creates something special. Then one of the guys slipped and mentioned how the Twins would be performing with Britney Spears on a future ABC special. I'm guessing this was supposed to be kept a secret because after the Twin said this, the other shushed him off and started shaking his head."

October 5, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Britney Spears new single 'Me Against The Music' is getting major airplay in Miami. The song is being played roughly every thirty minutes on the Miami Station Y-100 and last night it was the number one most requested song." 

October 5, 2003 - Madfan writes "Here's my prediction for Britney's new CD and single: "In The Zone," like her idol Madonna's horrific "American Life" CD, on its first week, will definitely debut and stay at No. 1. Thanks to the combined efforts of die-hard/hardcore and FEW remaining Britney and Madonna fans. But on the second week, like the ill-fated "American Life" CD, "In the Zone" will uncontrolably and helplessly swirl into the abyss of Hot 100 oblivion . . . and into the sea of Pop Music Disasters. Its first single, "Me Against The Music," in spite of its 175 spins prior to its release, like Mother Madonna's hated "American Life" single, will never have a life in the Hot 100 singles chart, much more the Top 10!" Read more.

October 5, 2003 - gymnastdude182 writes "BritneyAlbum.com has several video captures of Britney Spears being interviewed on 'Babe Trap'. Check them out here."

October 2, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Okay I am just going to state my opinion so don't act like morons about this. What's up with all you hypocritical people (Britney fans) dissing Christina Aguilera for what she's done to promote herself when Britney Spears is following the EXACT SAME ROAD, maybe even dirrtier than Xtina even." Read more.

October 2, 2003 - Us Weekly says sources tell them Britney Spears could be behind the split between Columbus Short and his 8-months-pregnant wife, Brandi. "Brandi doesn't know what she's going to do," a pal told the magazine. "If he keeps it up, she's going to get a divorce."

October 2, 2003 - Britney Spears insiders tell The Chicago Sun-Times that her father Jamie's recent bad-mouthing of the singer's hard partying, kissing Madonna at the MTV Video Music Awards and making that dominatrix video with the Material Mom is only his way of getting back at ex-wife Lynne -- a key player in Britney's management. Though Jamie told the British press, ''She has to live with [kissing Madonna], but I don't approve of it, not one bit,'' a longtime family friend sniffed, ''It's just sour grapes. ... He's out of the loop with his daughters -- especially Britney -- and this is his way of complaining. ... Not that it's going to do him much good.'' Read more.

October 2, 2003 - gymnastdude182 writes "BritneyPlus.tk has a photos of Britney Spears in her latest magazine, GQ, said to have the most revealing interview with the singer. Check the two pictures out here."

October 2, 2003 - The Sun has photos of Britney Spears flexing her muscles in a nipple and belly-baring top in Manhattan. Check out the pictures here.

October 2, 2003 - Anonymous writes "Britneyzpears.com has the new Britney Spears single cover 'Me Against The Music' featuring Madonna. Check it out here."

October 2, 2003 - In an interview with GQ magazine, Britney Spears said she was the "man" in her longtime relationship with *NSYNC star Justin Timberlake. Spears added that she slept with Timberlake after three years because she thought they would one day marry. "I've always been a tomboy, I've always ended up being the man in the relationship," Spears said. "I know it sounds really weird, but it's very hard for me to let go and let the man take control." Read more.

October 2, 2003 - gymnastdude182 writes "With new music videos, magazines, and an album coming out this year, Britney Spears has still more up her sleeve. This includes a new calendar. Thanks to BritneyCS.com there are a few pictures up that may be included on the 2004 calendar. Check them out here."

October 2, 2003 - The Associated Press reports Britney Spears doesn't have to appear at a hearing next week to seek a permanent order to keep an alleged stalker away, a judge ruled. Superior Court Judge Alan Haber also ruled that Spears can skip a question-and-answer with the lawyer for Japanese businessman Masahiko Shizawa. Read more.

October 2, 2003 - gymnastdude182 writes "Here are two new promo pictures from tantalizing.net of Britney Spears wearing classy clothes, that may be added to her 2004 calendar. Check them out here."

October 2, 2003 - Anonymous writes "I am a huge Britney Spears fan. I come here everyday looking up all Britney news. But today, I noticed the "Esquire," shoot. I defended her before, claiming the other photos were tastefully done. I have to disagree this time. I just saw a picture from the photoshoot with Britney and just her underwear and some extremely well put necklaces. I thought it was hot, but I thought didn't Christina Aguilera do the same thing? Isn't Britney returning with a fresh new look? I am dissapointed to this. I know some bashing going to be going on very soon. I will always love Britney, but I have to say not a good choice there Brit. By the way, I hope she does have a great comeback, I am not trying to diss, but it is kind of like, "Been there, done that.""

October 2, 2003 - Access Hollywood featured still more photos of Britney Spears from her Esquire magazine cover shoot. The new pictures feature Spears wearing only jewelry around her neck to cover her breasts. Check them out here.

October 2, 2003 - SJ writes "On Access Hollywood, Bette Midler commented on "the kiss" between Britney Spears and Madonna at this year's VMA's. Midler said the kiss was "tacky and irresponsible". She went on to say "(Britney and Madonna) know that 11 year olds are watching.""

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