"Womanizer" Britney's Biggest Hit

After less than one year in circulation, "Womanizer" has officially become Britney Spears' best-selling single of all time. The track has sold 2,777,614 copies since being released on Oct. 7, besting "Baby One More Time" (1 million) and "Toxic" (500,000). It is also the No. 39 best selling download single of all time.

Also, after 10 months of release "Womanizer" is still charting and currently at #279 on iTunes while "Circus" sits at #121.

28 July 2009

Britney Tops Top 40 Hits This Decade

"Radar," the fourth single from Circus (and originally a track on her previous album, Blackout) debuts at No. 35 on the Mainstream Top 40 airplay chart, becoming her 21st entry on the list this decade.

The bow lifts Spears into solo possession of most hits on the chart since 2000. She and Nelly had been tied with 20 charted titles apiece in that span.

Source: Billboard

16 July 2009

Dave Meyers Talks Britney and "Radar"

For Britney Spears' "Radar" video, the pop star ditched the writhing dance moves to explore what the video's director calls "the romance of high-end society and the guys that circulate around there."

The video, inspired in part by Madonna's 1994 "Take a Bow" video, was directed by Britney's longtime video collaborator Dave Meyers, who worked with Britney on her videos for "Lucky" and "Boys" as well as the commercial for her Curious fragrance. The new video centers on Britney being torn between two love interests: a rich guy and a polo player. (Spoiler alert: She picks the polo player.)

"She was in a really good headspace and open to trying new things, and I wanted to try some new things with her too," Meyers told MTV News. "It kind of was a great celebration of trusting one another. ... Now we're sort of both seasoned in our own rights, so it's like two people coming back together, trying to do something fresh and new ... seeking out an actual different technique and stylistic choices and trying to find a form to celebrate them in."

Meyers said when he met up with Spears in May in Santa Barbara, California, he had a specific vision: to show the world Britney's "classy side," instead of the images of a sexed-up Spears that we're all used to seeing. It's the kind of Britney we saw in her video for "Lucky," except more grown-up.

"I thought, 'It's not the first single [from Circus]. Let's be a little experimental and push to not have her around dancers,' " Meyers said. "I feel, I guess, that the videos are a chance for her to vocalize a sense of herself. The media tends to attack her, so I thought, 'Let's show the classy side of Britney and focus on a classy experience, very European-inspired.' And she's at the point in her career where I think this would be a nice step."

Meyers thinks Britney's career mirrors Madonna's career in some ways. Much like with Madonna, when Britney does something, "Everyone seems to watch."

"She kind of filled [Madonna's] shoes," Meyers said. "[But] everything is done in a Britney way. She's not Madonna, and Madonna is not Britney. It seems like Madonna made the same choices that were right for her at the time, to class her up when she had just done a sexpot video. She was riding that image train too. She was leading that image train, and I think that Britney has done that as well."

Source: MTV News

14 July 2009

Britney In The Studio With Max Martin

Britney was seen at a recording studio with both her managers in Stockholm, Sweden. On her twitter page Britney posted a message that she is in the studio with Max Martin. Max Martin wrote Britney's first hit "...Baby One More Time" and also her more recent hit "If U Seek Amy."

Britney's short visit to Sweden is a great opportunity to work with the Swedish songwriter on new music. Britney is currently in Sweden for her Circus world tour. She performs in Stockholm tonight.

13 July 2009

Britney Has #1 Tour In North America

The legendary Pollstar Boxoffice Department has been crunching numbers, adding up ticket sales and figuring out final grosses to give you a glimpse of the overall concert picture for the first six months of 2009.

Britney Spears tops the North American tour scene. Brit's 37 shows in 30 cities resulted in an average of 20,498 tickets sold per show at an average price of $99.29 for a total gross of $61.1 million.

Britney finished third worldwide - 48 shows in 33 cities at an average ticket price of $95.04 and grossing 74.6 million total for the first half of the year.

Britney is currently on tour in Europe and will tour North America again later this year. In November she will tour Australia for the first time in her career.

Source: Pollstar.com

11 July 2009

Britney's Top 40 Hits This Decade

Should Britney Spears' "Radar" debut on the Mainstream Top 40 radio airplay chart next week, which looks likely based on the format's building chart, Spears will take sole ownership of most entries on the tally this decade. She's currently tied with Nelly, each with 20 charted titles in that span.

As we wait to confirm that feat, here is a look at the hefty sales figures of Spears' charted albums on the Billboard 200, according to Nielsen SoundScan:

10,534,000, '...Baby One More Time,' 1999 (No. 1, six weeks)
9,184,000, 'Oops!...I Did It Again,' 2000 (No. 1, one week)
4,336,000, 'Britney,' 2001 (No. 1, one week)
2,970,000, 'In the Zone,' 2003 (No. 1, one week)
1,575,000, 'Circus,' 2008 (No. 1, one week)
1,347,000, 'Greatest Hits: My Prerogative,' 2004 (No. 4)
967,000, 'Blackout,' 2007 (No. 2)
100,000, 'B in the Mix: The Remixes,' 2005 (No. 134)

Source: Billboard

11 July 2009

Download "Radar" Music Video

The "Radar" music video is now available for download on iTunes. Click here to download the video.

07 July 2009