Britney Working With Hasbro On Dance Game
With the help of pop icon Britney Spears, everyone will be dancing until the world ends with the new TWISTER DANCE game from Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS). The innovative game combines today's best dance music with the iconic TWISTER spots and will give girls a new way to learn moves to today's hottest dance songs, including a custom TWISTER remix of "Till the World Ends" featuring Britney Spears.
"Dancing has been such an important part of my life since I was a little girl," said Britney Spears. "As soon as I saw the new TWISTER DANCE game, I knew I wanted to be involved. I think kids will love rocking the spots and dancing to the music as much as my boys and I do. It's a lot of fun!"
In addition to having a custom remix of her hit song featured in the game, Spears will be featured on game packaging, in a television ad and in dance instruction videos that will be released in Fall 2012.
The game invites kids to rock the spots by placing moveable TWISTER spots on the floor and then following the direction of the TWISTER DANCE console. The TWISTER DANCE console offers superior sound quality and bright, multi-color LED lights that light up to show dancers on which spots they should place their feet. Arm and hand movements are up to the dancers, allowing them to show off their individual style.
Girls will also be able to move to the beat of songs featuring Ke$ha and Willow Smith, and an exclusive TWISTER DANCE song called "Caught Up in a Twister." Plus, players can connect any mp3 player to the console to dance to their own tunes. The built-in beat detection system turns any song into a dance routine, so players can rock the spots with new and different songs every time they play.
TWISTER DANCE will be available in Fall 2012 for the approximate retail price of $34.99. The game is recommended for 1 to 2 players, ages 8 and up. Four AA batteries are required for the dance console. The game includes 8 moveable TWISTER spots (4 per player).
Source: Business Wire
02 February 2012
Will.i.am Mentions Britney Cameo On His Album
In a sea of A-list contributions for will.i.am's forthcoming solo album, the Black Eyed Peas mastermind recently dropped one name that will really get pop fans excited. Speaking with Capital FM, will teased that his Femme Fatale collaborator Britney Spears will make an appearance on the album, dubbed #willpower.
"I have a song with Alicia Keys - me, Alicia and Swedish House Mafia. I have a song with the Beats, which is pretty grand. Me and Shakira have been trying to finish the stuff we started, and me and Britney is really crazy," he said. "So we got a song with me, LMFAO and Eva Simons, a song with me and Busta Rhymes and Swizz Beatz - I got a whole other bunch of collaborations."
Spears and will.i.am last worked together on "Big Fat Bass," a spacey, grinding party tune complete with clapping noises and some rapping from will himself. Their recording session was featured on the MTV special "I Am the Femme Fatale." There's been no word yet from will's camp about the song and whether this is a new track or if he will be including "Big Fat Bass" on the album.
The rapper/producer's love for Brit is hardly anything new: He gushed to MTV News about the pop princess months after they recorded together. "[I discovered] her love for music. I never seen anyone, like, come alive, full of excitement and giggling and laughing behind the mic," will recalled to MTV News. "She was like a little kid when she was recording the song, and it just brought the whole atmosphere, it changed the whole atmosphere when someone really loves music. So it was great working with her."
His latest single, "T.H.E (The Hardest Ever)," featuring Jennifer Lopez and Mick Jagger, dropped late last year. #willpower, which also features "X Factor" judge Nicole Scherzinger, will be released later this year.
Source: MTV News
30 January 2012
Britney Spears' Big 2011
Maybe Britney Spears' lucky number is 30. The singer turned 30 this year, marking the landmark birthday on December 2 with a fan-voted MTV News tournament that crowned the Best Britney Video of All Time. But her 30th year also proved to be an incredibly successful period in her career.
For the first time in a while, she seemed comfortable being the pop megastar that she is. More than a decade into her career, Spears re-emerged as a Femme Fatale, giving fans a fist-pumping album, embarking on a flashy tour and dropping more memorable music videos. Britney Spears fandom was reenergized as the singer came out of her shell, opening up about this phase in her career as well her personal life in several high-profile interviews. So it's probably not surprising that Spears will cap off the year at #4 on MTV News' Top Newsmakers of 2011 list, just behind Lil Wayne.
"When I was younger, I was busy, busy, and I was always singing and dancing all the time. I was just really creative," she recalled in the MTV special "I Am the Femme Fatale." "That's when my mom realized I'm a really creative person."
She let that creativity shine over the past 12 months. From "Hold It Against Me" to "Till the World Ends" to her Chris Marrs Piliero-directed "I Wanna Go" and "Criminal," Britney made headlines every time she dropped a music video. But no vid stirred up as much controversy as her "Criminal" clip, which featured real-life boyfriend (now fiancé) Jason Trawick - and his abs.
"At the end of the day, Jason killed it," Piliero told MTV News of Trawick's cameo. "That was one of those things I was really stoked [about], as much as I went into it like, 'Wow, he's not an actor. This is going to be interesting,' but I really do like a challenge, and I really do like the idea that I'm a director and my job is to direct and get the performance. For me, it was a fun challenge to be like, 'I'm gonna make sure that you are awesome,' and he was."
Between video shoots, Spears hit the road with the likes of Nicki Minaj, Joe Jonas, and DJ Pauly D. Spears fully embraced her sensuality on the Femme Fatale Tour, a spectacular show full of costume changes, elaborate stage setups and stunning mini-films.
And while much of the 2011 VMA buzz was about Beyoncé's baby bump and Jo Calderone, Spears stole the spotlight by walking away with a Moonman for Best Pop Video and the prized Video Vanguard Award. She also had tongues wagging after an onstage kiss from Jo (a.k.a. Lady Gaga), just before she was honored with an electrifying dance tribute that highlighted some of biggest career moments.
"It was really crazy. I had no idea what to expect," Spears told us backstage at the VMAs. "The kids were amazing and so entertaining, and it was a really fun night. It was really cool. I was like, 'Wow, that's really sweet!' "
As 2011 came to a close, Spears wrapped up her tour, and MTV News threw her a birthday bash in the form of the "30 Videos for 30 Years" tournament. The competition was heated but in the end, Spears' iconic "I'm a Slave 4 U" took home the prize. And just when it seemed things couldn't get any better, Britney confirmed she was engaged to Trawick after dating for two years. She showed off her Neil Lane ring during a celebratory weekend in Las Vegas.
Source: MTV News
21 December 2011
Femme Fatale Tour DVD Certified RIAA Platinum
Britney Spears Live: The Femme Fatale Tour has sold over 100,000 copies, and in turn, has been certified Platinum by the RIAA!
Source: RCA Records
16 December 2011
Britney Rules Billboard.com's Readers Poll 2011
The year's most recognizable pop divas remained the fan favorites in the Billboard.com 2011 Readers' Poll, with Adele, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj scoring the most votes the poll's major categories.
Once Billboard.com readers weighed in on their favorite songs, albums and artists over the past 12 months and the hundreds of thousands of votes were tallied, Spears emerged as our 2011 MVP.
Spears, who returned with a new album, "Femme Fatale," that topped the Billboard 200 albums chart upon its March release, was narrowly edged out by Adele for the top prize in the Favorite Billboard 200 No. 1 category. But the veteran pop star came in on top for Best Music Video for her sultry "Til The World Ends" clip, and her Femme Fatale trek beat out U2 and Taylor Swift for Best Tour. Spears also shared the Best Awards Show Performance trophy with Rihanna, whom she joined onstage for the "S&M" remix at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards.
2011 MVP
1. Britney Spears (43%)
2. Lady Gaga (22%)
3. Adele (17%)
Favorite Hot 100 No. 1
1. Adele, "Rolling in the Deep" (32%)
2. Britney Spears, "Hold It Against Me" (31%)
3. Lady Gaga, "Born This Way" (16%)
Favorite Billboard 200 No. 1
1. Adele, "21" (35%)
2. Britney Spears, "Femme Fatale" (33%)
3. Lady Gaga, "Born This Way" (17%)
Best Music Video
1. Britney Spears, "Til The World Ends" (45%)
2. Lady Gaga, "Born This Way" (23%)
3. Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris, "We Found Love" (11%)
Best Tour
1. Britney Spears' Femme Fatale Tour (58%)
2. U2's 360 Tour (11%)
3. Taylor Swift's Speak Now Tour (10%)
Best Awards Show Performance
1. Rihanna & Britney Spears, Billboard Music Awards (47%)
2. Adele, MTV Video Music Awards (17%)
3. Beyonce, Billboard Music Awards (13%)
Source: Billboard.com
15 December 2011