Paramore's Hayley Williams Covers Lady Gaga's Bad Romance
Paramore's lead singer Hayley Williams covered Lady Gaga's hit "Bad Romance." Hayler Williams wrote, "feel a bit crazy posting this... but you asked for it! my apologies to miss gaga. love, your friend, lady haha."
Covering "Bad Romance" has become a trend with Jared Leto and 30 Seconds to Mars also covering it recently.
Pixie Lott performed her song "Mamma Do" live at the 2010 Brit Awards. Pixie Lott was nominated this year about she wasn't one of this year's winners. You can watch Pixie's performance here.
Rising teen star Justin Bieber sings "One Time" for Billboard magazine. Justin Bieber's debut album My World which will be released on November 17, 2009
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Brian Littrell posted a YouTube message apologizing for missing the NYC Pinktober Hard Rock Cafe singing with fans. He has been diagnosed with the swine flu. He says the rest of Backstreet Boys are taking Tamiful in the hopes it will help keep them from getting sick.
Miley Cyrus recently started her Wonder World Contert Tour. The tour debuted in Portland with Miley constantly changing outfits and styles. Miley Cyrus says her latest album is a transitioning album and it's leading to her being able to do the music she really loves. Miely says her Dad always says, "If you ain't having fun it ain't working." Take a look:
Pop singer, reality TV star and Hulk Hogan's daughter Brooke Hogan sings "Fallen" with Stack$ in the Second Cup Cafe. "Falling" is the first song off Brooke Hogan's second album, Falling. Take a look:
Katharine McPhee Returns With New Single and Album
Katharine McPhee is back and she's blonde. Katharine McPhee's new album, Unbroken, will hit stores in October. Kat McPhee announced on August 21st on her website that she had finished the album.
Hey Everyone -
I have some great news to share with you. My album, Unbroken, is finished! I played it for my record label and they love it! Even better news is that they are going to release it a week earlier so it will now be available on October 6th.
I'm so proud of this album and can't wait for you to hear it!
Love,
Kat
You can currently hear "Had it All" - the first single from the new album - on Katharine McPhee's MySpace. Here's a behind-the-scenes video that shows Kat recording "Had it All" in the studio.
Three time Grammy nominee Jewel talks about her new album, Lullaby. The 15-track album features 10 songs that Jewel wrote as well as a few standards including "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." Jewel said when she wrote the album she hoped her future kids would listen to it. She said the album is mostly acoustic and more like her debut album, Pieces of You.
Billboard reports that Prince is planning three back-to-back concerts at three separate venues in Los Angeles on March 28th to promote the three albums he plans to release. Billboard also says that Prince is releasing a $77 subscription service for the lotusflow3r.com website.
Prince is hoping the live appearances will help build anticipation for the March 29 release of his two new albums, "LOtUSFLOW3R" and "MPLSoUND." Both CDs, along with a third by new artist Bria Valente, will be available as a three disc set exclusively through Target for a price of $11.98.
Prince is also launching a fan subscription service called Lotusflow3r.com. For $77 a year, subscribers will get an as yet not fully outlined set of content that will include exclusive music, video, lyrics, artwork and photos.
On March 28, Prince is scheduled to perform three full-length concerts at Los Angeles' $2.5 billion L.A. Live sports and entertainment project, which is owned and being developed by AEG. Doors for the first show at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live will open at 5:30 p.m.; doors at the Conga Room open at 8 p.m.; and doors at Club Nokia will open at 11:30 p.m.
Prince has also teamed up with Target for the release of his three albums. One of the albums is by Prince's protege, singer Bria Valente.
Girls Aloud won the Best British Single award at the 2009 Brit Awards for their song "The Promise." You can see a music video for "The Promise" here. It is a great song and a fun music video too. You can see a list of the winners here. Katy Perry also won an award and showed up in a Hello Kitty outfit - see here.
Katy Perry wants you to sing along with her at the Grammys. You can upload your own video or just laugh at a lot of other people's videos here. Selected videos will be seen at the Grammys and the winning video will get $5,000.
Reuters reports that Leona Lewis has signed a deal with publishing house Hodder & Stoughton to write her autobiography. She seems very young to have an autiobiography but these kinds of books do sell well. The book will be out an October - just ahead of her second album - and contain lots of pictures.
The book, which will include more than 100 new photographs, will hit the shelves in October, shortly before the scheduled release of Lewis' second album, the publisher said on Monday.
"The last two years have been an unbelievable experience for me," said the 23-year-old Londoner, who debuted at No.1 in the key U.S. album chart last year, the first British woman to achieve the feat.
"Spirit" has sold an estimated five million copies around the world since its release in 2007.
Hodder & Stoughton, which did not disclose the financial details of the deal, said photographs for the autobiography would be taken by Dean Freeman, who also worked on the publisher's collaboration with soccer star David Beckham.
Leona Lewis is also one of the names that popped when a musical based on Mariah Carey's life was reported earlier this week.
This mashup from DJ Earworm contains the 25 top hits of 2008 (according to Billboard) all in one five minute video. It's surprisingly not incredibly awful to listen to. (via Lifehacker)
Billboard Names Chris Brown Artist of the Year for 2008
Chris Brown has been named Artist of the Year by Billboard magazine.
Rihanna - who is dating Chris Brown - was named Best Female Artist.
Leona Lewis was named Best New Artist. Alicia Keys had the Top Hip-Hop Album. Flo Rida's "Low" was the Song of the Year, Bon Jovi had the highest grossing tour and Taylor Swift was named Topped Country Artist. Billboard's Year in Music feature for 2008 can be found here.
Coldplay's Viva la Vida was the #1 bestselling album on iTunes this year. Jack Johnson's Sleep Through the Static was No. 2 followed by the Juno soundtrack, Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III and Sara Bareilles' Little Voice.
In singles it was Leona Lewis in the lead with "Bleeding Love." Following Lewis were Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" song, "Low" by Flo Rida, "I Kissed a Girl" by Kate Perry and "Disturbia" from Rihanna.
Here;s Brandon Flowers and the rest of the Killers covering Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun." The clip is from a recnet UK performance. They do a pretty good cover of Lauper's hit. (via Perez Hilton)
The Jonas Brothers - a band made up of three New Jersey brothers Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas and Nick Jonas - are now huge. They have the #1 iTunes song and they recently took over TRL. In this AP video they talk about their new song "Burning Up" and how they long to get back in the recording studio after being on tour. They also talk about their recent diabetes charity efforts - Nick Jonas has diabetes. The Jonas Brothers also say they love golf, movies and hanging out with friends and family.
Olivia Newton-John has new collaborative benefit album, Olivia Newton-John & Friends: A Celebration In Song that will debut on September 2nd. The newly-recorded CD and digital collection features 12 songs, pairing Newton-John with several of her musical friends, including Sir Cliff Richard, Keith Urban, Barry Gibb, John Farrar, Melinda Schneider, Delta Goodrem, Sun, Jann Arden, Amy Sky, RyanDan and Richard Marx.
"I'm so delighted to bring you these songs with the help of a group of talented friends -- some old and some new -- who have donated their gifts and their time for this new collaboration," says Olivia Newton-John.
Olivia Newton-John & Friends: A Celebration in Song is a meaningful project for the worldwide star of stage and screen, whose personal experience with cancer 16 years ago led her to partner with Melbourne's Austin Hospital in 2003. Royalties from the album will be donated to Newton-John's organization, The Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre. Olivia Newton-John recently completed 'The Great Walk to Beijing 2008: a million steps in the fight against cancer,' a six-part trek along the Great Wall of China.
"I walk for the friends I have lost and for the many others who are engaged in their wellness journeys," said Newton-John. "As we walk this historical metaphor of strength and endurance, each step that my team and I take will bring us closer to a realization for our cancer and wellness centre and a healthier world."
The album can purchase on Amazon.com and other retailers. Olivia's website can be found here.
Miley Cyrus and Wal-Mart have set up a special Soundchcek feature that has Miley Cyrus answering questions from fans. You can see the interview here. Soundcheck is filmed inside Wal-Mart stores. It's definitely a cross-promotional deal - you've probably seen the back-to-school ads with Miley and Wal-Mart. Miley talks to a dedicated audience of young girls about her fame, embarrassing moments, musician's she's fans of and the best advice she's every gotten. Her advice to other kids that want to follow in Miley's footsteps: "Just Go For It." She also suggests having a supportive small group of friends. Here's a short video promo.
Cyndi Lauper is back with a new album. She talks in this video clip with with AP Entertainment in London to talk about her latest album Bring you to the Brink which was recently released. Bring You to the Brink is Cyndi's first album of new material in 12 years. She will be going on tour in England in October.
Billboard reports that Miley's new album Breakout will debut at #1 on the Billboart charts.
Miley Cyrus lands her second No. 1 album on The Billboard 200 as "Breakout" (Hollywood) bows with 371,000 U.S. copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. That's the second-biggest sales week of the year for a female artist, following the 463,000 debut of Mariah Carey's "E=MC2" (Island).
Cyrus' last album, the half soundtrack, half studio set "Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus" (Hollywood/Walt Disney), started at No. 1 last summer with 326,000.
The first "Hannah Montana" soundtrack, which launched her recording career, also bowed at No. 1 in 2006, with first-week sales of 281,000. It went on to be the best seller of that year's fourth quarter with less than three months of shelf life.
Debuting in the runner-up slot on The Billboard 200 is country duo Sugarland with the deluxe version of "Love on the Inside" (314,000). It's easily the Mercury Nashville act's best sales week and highest charting album ever. The band's previous high came with 2006's "Enjoy the Ride," which debuted and peaked at No. 4 with 211,000.
As her solo career takes off Miley is overshadowing the rockstar alter-ego she plays on the popular Disney tv show. ShoppingBlog.com reports that Miley Cyrus could be about ready to move on from the show although Disney says Miley will film a fourth season of Hannah Montana. They are starting filming on the third season now.
Fametastic reports that Duffy feels she's "really here now" now that Bon Jovi has covered her #1 hit song Mercy.
Duffy's hit "Mercy" might have reached number 1 in 15 countries around the world and hit the top 10 in another 17, but she's revealed that it was only when Bon Jovi covered it during their recent tour that she realised she was famous.
She told Spin magazine recently: "It's a strange feeling when a person at that level is playing a song I wrote.
"It's like, 'Oh my gosh, I'm really here now. [Jon] Bon Jovi knows that I exist."
"A girl from Wales - that's all I am, really."
It's good to hear that Duffy is still so modest. The music industry is a tough business and even though it seems clear Duffy has the stuff you don't want to get too far ahead of yourself. Maybe years from now Duffy will write a song about how she's still just a girl from Wales.
In this AP video Welsh recording artist Duffy describes how she feels when she sings her song "Mercy." Duffy says she feels like she is having sex every time she sings "Mercy." Duffy's song has received some great reviews from bloggers. We expect to see much more from her.
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Here's the new music video from Miley Cyrus for her song "7 Things." 7 Things is featured on Miley's new album Breakout available in stores and on iTunes July 22, 2008.
Madonna talks about her new album, "Hard Candy," and on working with Justin Timberlake, Timbaland and Timberlake. She says she would work on it in two-week stints. She said it also took much longer than past albums. She also said she had to adjust and share "diva space" with other stars in the room.
George Michael has been on an 80-show European tour over the past year. He will be bringing his 25 LIVE tour to North American Arenas in the summer of 2008 in support of his new retrospective record. This will be Michael's first North American tour in 17 years. Twenty-Five, will be released April 1st and is a 29-song, 2-CD set featuring several new songs (including duets with superstars Paul McCartney and Mary J. Blige) in addition to many of Michael's iconic songs from both his solo and WHAM! career.
The North American leg of the 25 LIVE tour will kick off in San Diego on June 17th and will continue through San Jose, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver, Minneapolis, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, New York and several other major cities. You can find the exact tour dates on George Michael's webste.
Most recently in the U.S. George Michael appeared on the Eli Stone tv show - it was his television acting debut.
Janet Jackson is on the cover of this month's issue of Vibe. The issue includes an interview of Jackson conducted by Vibe Editor-or-Chief Danyel Smith. In the interview Janet says being involved in the music business is still as fun as when she was younger.
Janet talks about working with a new group of producers on her latest project: "I listened to the songs and I immediately fell in love with them. This sounds like something Jimmy and I would do ... this sounds like something from a past album, so it's still me."
Janet on growing up in her household: "I remember being a kid and they'd come over ... you take so much for granted.... you're not thinking about the fact that it's Marvin Gaye over all the time, or Diane or Smokey."
Janet expresses her feelings about Jermaine Dupri: "Married or not, it's not important ... I feel like it's it .... It's been about eight years. He's just a sweetheart. Truly a good-hearted person."
Janet on being a responsible child in the entertainment business: "One of the major things was my work ethic, since I was a kid ... I never had my mother wake me up ... I'd get myself up everyday. It never struck me ... that's a lot of difficulty for a 10-year-old ... I don't know if it's something in the genes, or from watching my brothers, seeing them working hard."
Janet's answer when asked 'if everything was more fun when she was younger': "No ... It's still fun."
Jackson recently released her 10th studio album, Discipline. Discipline is currently 8th on Billboard's Top 200 albums chart and #103 on Amazon.com.
Miley Cyrus and Mandy Jiroux have been playing around with YouTube. They have a channel here. We aren't sure what they are doing here but it's pretty silly. This act needs some work. The lengthy channel description explains why the videos are a little raw. Here's an excerpt.
The Miley and Mandy show began when Mandy who is a professional dancer began to teach me (Miley) a routine to Janet Jackson's, Feedback. Now Mandy has gone through a lot of dancing and performing training and well me... not so much! While Mandy taught me the dance steps we recorded ourselves so we could watch it back and remember the moves. As expected I was not so good and I began to fool around and goof off. Mandy joined me shortly after and as we were joking and having fun the camera never stopped rolling. Once we watched back the video we had made we realized that when we were just being ourselves it was much more entertaining than the dance we had put together! So, we decided to make a youtube account and load the video and see what the reaction. Not expecting the success that it has brought, the next morning we had thousands of views and over one million messages requesting more of The Miley and Mandy Show!
Madonna has entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The VOA reports that she was inducted in her first year of eligibility. Selling over 200 million albums (and still counting) doesn't hurt.
There's no doubt Madonna is one of the most successful rock acts of the past 25 years. With more than 200 million albums sold, Madonna was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the very first year of her eligibility. The former dancer made her recording debut in 1982, opening the door to a career that has included acting, writing, producing and directing.
Artists become eligible for induction 25 years after their first recording. It's been more than 40 years since fans heard the first song by 1960s British band The Dave Clark Five.
The Dave Clark Five, featuring Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson, Rick Huxley, Denis Payton and lead singer Mike Smith, was at the forefront of the "British Invasion" with one of its biggest hits "Can't You See That She's Mine." The group's induction came less than two weeks after losing Smith to pneumonia at age 64.
According to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation president Joe Peresman, the 23rd annual induction ceremony paid tribute to those who offered a unique contribution to the rock era.
Justin Timberlake made the introduction. He recalled during the introduction that Madonna once injected him with a B-12 shot in his buttocks.
John Mellencamp and Dave Clark Five were also inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. You can find the Rock Hall's website here.
Ashley Alexandra Dupre - the prostitute that New York Governor Eliot Spitzer was busted for paying to be with - has a MySpace page reports Bloggers Blog.
The MySpace page includes a sample of one of her songs called "What We Want."
Will she be able to use the scandal to become famous? It has probably already made her famous but not in a good way. Even so her R&B song is getting a lot of online buzz today.
The New York Times even describes Dupre's song in a news story.
On the Web page is a recording of what she describes as her latest track, "What We Want," a hip-hop-inflected rhythm-and-blues tune that asks, "Can you handle me, boy?" and uses some dated slang, calling someone her "boo."
"I know what you want, you got what I want," she sings in the chorus. "I know what you need. Can you handle me?"
Her MySpace biography says she started singing professionally after a musician she was living with heard her singing the Aretha Franklin hit "Respect" in the shower and burst into the bathroom with his lead guitarist. She says she toured and recorded with them, then moved to Manhattan in 2004 and spent the first two years getting to know the music scene, networking in clubs and connecting with the industry.
"Now it's all about my music, it's all about expressing me."
A website called Amie Street that measures online song popularity has seen the song rise from $0.00 to $.98. You can see the listing for the song on Amie Street here (via Silicon Valley Insider). Valleywag blogs that the sex scandal could jump start the call girl's singing career. The Media Cynic says she's already had millions of hits to her MySpace page. The MySpace page says her song "What We Want" is approaching 1 million plays. If this does launch her career it will be unfair for to the many talented people out there who are more deserving than Dupre.
The Sun is reporting that Britney Spears is going to be animated in the music video for her upcoming single, "Break The Ice."
The audacious promo to forthcoming single Break The Ice is set in a futuristic world, and sees Brit depicted as a pretty, slim line superhero.
And the unorthodox shoot was the star's own idea. She told label bosses she wanted a cartoon version of her celebrated Toxic clip.
"Toxic" was a huge hit and a great video. Perez Hilton says this may be the way the go while Britney tries to get healthy. Too bad Britney won't be making an appearance in the video herself.
Lohan Wants Album to Be Kylie Minogue Meets Rihanna
A number of young actresses are ready to release music albums. Scarlett Johansson has an album coming out in May. She was also in a Will.i.am Obama video called the Yes We Can Song. Heroes star Hayden Panettiere is also working on an album. Hayden likes rock and hip-hop. Lindsay Lohan also has an album coming out soon. Lindsay told People that she wants it to be a "kind of Kylie Minogue-meets-Rihanna."
"I want it to be dance," she tells PEOPLE. "I want it to be kind of Kylie Minogue-meets-Rihanna. I hope to tour with it and I hope to really promote it."
Asked if any of the tracks feature lyrics that refer her past year, including her several stints in rehab and family turmoil, Lohan said Thursday night at a photo exhibit at The Atelier in New York, "I'm not sure yet – I don't know if I really want to.
"I think the past is the past and it should be kept there," Lohan added. "It's a new slate for me, and I want to show that in my new record."
But Lohan has already finished a few tracks. "I'm recording here in New York, and in L.A.," she said at Thursday’s party, sponsored by Snapple Antioxidant Water, which included shots from photographers including Gus Freedman and a silent auction with proceeds benefiting the American Red Cross. "I've already done three songs. I'm doing my third song in New York actually."
It wll be difficult for all three of these young ladies to succeed with their albums but one of them might find the right groove. The music business is tough. Jennifer Love Hewitt had some catchy music that people really enjoyed but she still ended up favoring her acting career.
Photo: Lindsay Lohan featured in the magazine Hear the World.
People has an article about Heroes star Hayden Panettiere's upcoming album that says she is into pop, rock, hip-hop and R&B.
"Like pop, rock - maybe more of an R&B thing," the 18-year-old actress-activist (and now singer) told PEOPLE Thursday at the Stuart Weitzman Oscar suite in West Hollywood. "I have such eclectic tastes in music. I love rock, hip-hop, I like pop. I love Natasha Bedingfield and [singer-songwriter] Anna Nalick."
People says the album is due out this spring from Hollywood Records. There are a few songs already on Hayden's MySpace page. There haven't been any episodes of Heroes lately but Hayden keeps busy - such as appearing in ads for Candie's with a cute little puppy.
Mariah Carey gets visited by a CompuNerd (think Geek Squad) in this new funny and sexy music video. The music video is for Mariah's "Touch My Body" - the first single from her album E=MC2. E=MC2 will be released on April 15, 2008. The L.A. Times Extended Play blog says it was produced by C "Tricky" Stewart and The Dream - they also worked on Rihanna's huge "Umbrella" hit. If the video below doesn't work try this search. There is a higher quality version here at IslandRecords.com. Just Jared has some screen caps.
The 25th Anniversary of Michael Jackson's Thriller
AP Entertainment reporter Alicia Quarles reports on the 25th anniversary edition of the bestselling album of all time -- Michael Jackson's Thriller. Michael Jackson's website has the following description of the 25th anniversary Thriller. It includes collaborations with Will.I.Am, Kanye West and Fergie.
Thriller is available as a two-disc CD + DVD edition in your choice of covers(the original with Michael in his white suit or an alternative cover of Michael as a zombie). The new CD features the original tracks digitally remastered and new 2008 collaborations with Will.I.Am , Akon and Fergie as well as a new remix of "Billie Jean" from Kanye West and "For All Time," a previously unreleased Michael Jackson ballad from the original Thriller recording sessions. The bonus DVD features new digitally enhanced versions of the short films for "Beat It," "Billie Jean," and "Thriller". It also features Michael's legendary performance on Motown 25, when the world saw the moonwalk for the first time.
The New Kids on the Block are back and they have a new website at www.nkotb.com to prove it. The website contains a video about the band's famous years as stars. It also has a signup form where you can enter your email address to receive updates.
Peoplesays the band sold 50 million albums in the early 90s. People says the band is getting back together. The singers are no longer kids - they are now in their late 30s.
The boy band, which made legions of tweens swoon in the early '90s, selling more than 50 million albums, became a worldwide phenomenon before calling it quits in 1994.
Eighteen years later, they're still "Hangin' Tough." The oldest "Kid," Jonathan Knight, now a real estate developer, will turn 40 later this year. Since the band's demise, former members Donnie Wahlberg, 38, and Joey McIntyre, 35, have seen acting success, while Danny Wood, 38, has worked as a music producer and Knight's brother, Jordan, 37, has continued to record.
If you are eager to look back on some of the New Kids' music YouTube has thousands of clips.
People is reporting that Scarlett Johansson will be releasing her debut album, Anywhere I Lay My Head, on May 20th, 2008.
The 23-year-old Nanny Diaries star spent five weeks recording 10 covers of Tom Waits songs and one original track in Louisiana last spring.
She has displayed her vocal talents previously, singing The Pretenders's "Brass in Pocket" in Lost In Translation and performing on stage with Jesus and Mary Chain last April at the Coachella Music Festival.
Johansson collaborated on the album with producer David Sitek, Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zimmer, and Celebration organist/guitarist Sean Atanaitis.
Scarlett Johansson most recently made a vist to Kuwait to support the troops as part of the USO tour. You can see a video of her visit to Kuwait here.
Katharine McPhee - whose self-titled disc debuted at No. 2 (which hasn't gone gold yet despite being released nearly a year ago) - has been dropped by her label, a rep for RCA has confirmed to Usmagazine.com.
Two days before: Taylor Hicks - who beat out McPhee on season five - was dropped by his label, J Records.
Late last year, ex-champ Ruben Studdard of season 2 also exited his contract with J Records.
What gives?
"I think the industry has seen that unless these artists can churn out strong enough original material, they don't really have that much traction once we don't see them on television week after week singing songs we already know and love," Rollingstone.com editor Caryn Ganz tells Usmagazine.com.
What happened to the McPhever? Katharine McPhee seemed to be very popular and has some live performances that were all over YouTube so it is hard to believe she won't be picked up by another label. Still, it really isn't good news for either of them.
This is an original song from Jodie Rivera, who is also known on YouTube as the Venetian Princess. The song is also available on iTunes. Jodie's website can be found here.
Janet Jackson, who has sold over 100 million albums worldwide and is the newest signing to the Island Def Jam Music Group, has completed her first new single for the label with producer Rodney Jerkins. Her next single "Feedback" will be released on January 7th.
"Feedback" is from Janet Jackson's upcoming album called Discipline which will hit stores on February 26th. The new album brings together an A-list of guest producers, including Rodney Jerkins, Jermaine Dupri, Ne-Yo, Stargate, Tricky Stewart, and The-Dream. Discipline was executive produced by Antonio "L.A." Reid, Chairman, Island Def Jam Music Group.
People is reporting that Britney Spears upcoming video for "Piece of Me" will feature people in blond wigs.
After spending Tuesday with her two sons Preston, 2, and Jayden James, 1, Spears switched into pop-star mode, arriving at L.A. restaurant and nightclub Social Hollywood to shoot the video for her tabloid-bashing single "Piece of Me" – the second single off her album Blackout. (It's being directed by Wayne Isham, who helmed Spears's "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" video.)
Spears and her backup dancers donned identical blond bob wigs and black trench coats.
The premise? "The paparazzi are following [Britney], so they're dressed alike to trick them," a source close to Spears tells PEOPLE. "They all go into a club to get away. One [photographer] sneaks in, but Britney, in the end, discovers him."
"Piece of Me" is the second single off of Spears' album Blackout.
The Goo Goo Dolls discuss one of their best songs "Black Balloon" in this video clips which cuts back and forth from the music video to the band discussing the song.
Singer/songwriter and actress Beyonce portrays Alice from Disney's classic Alice in Wonderland in an image created by world-renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz. Beyonce was joined by actor Oliver Platt as The Mad Hatter and singer/songwriter Lyle Lovett as The March Hare. In the photograph they are all taking a wild spin in a whirling, giant teacup.
The music industry is sure changing. It is starting to look like record stores are the last places you should look for the latest albums. The Spice Girls, who have been selling out tickets for their upcoming tour, have cut an exclusive deal with Victoria's Secret to sell their album.
The sexy pop group has partnered with Victoria's Secret to sell the 15-track album exclusively through the lingerie giant's stores and Web site, PEOPLE has learned.
"They do great bras, and every girl wears a bra. And they should – at some point in their life. Unless they don’t need to wear one," Melanie "Scary Spice" Brown told PEOPLE Monday night. The CD, due Nov. 13, will not be available at traditional retail outlets but will be downloadable at various music sites including iTunes. (Fans can also pre-order hard copies of the CD at www.victoriassecret.com for 24 hours between midnight on Oct. 17 and 18.)
The album features 13 of the group's biggest hits, plus two new tracks: the album's first single "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" and "Voodoo."
People also reports that the Spice Girls will appear on the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show, which will be taped in L.A. in November and air on CBS December 4th.
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