Franz Ferdinand Cover "Womanizer"

Following in the footsteps of Lily Allen, All-American Rejects, Fall Out Boy, Ladyhawke, and thousands of teens on YouTube, the boys in Franz Ferdinand have put a debonair spin on Britney's ubiquitous comeback single. No surprise, they make it sound... CONTINUE READING FRANZ FERDINAND COVER "WOMANIZER"»

Posted on April 7, 2009 in Video (31 comments)
Tags: Britney Spears | Franz Ferdinand

Stereogum & team9 Present... MySplice III

For the third year in a row, we've turned to master bootlegger team9 to take some of our favorite songs of the year and mash them together. On Stereogum & team9 Present... MySplice III you'll hear familiar blog hits from... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM & TEAM9 PRESENT... MYSPLICE III»

Lily Allen Covers "Womanizer"

Did you watch Britney Spears' For The Record "documentary" a few weeks ago? The pop star came off sad and confused like a character in a Christopher Guest movie ("People shave their heads all the time..."), but hey -- she... CONTINUE READING LILY ALLEN COVERS "WOMANIZER"»

Posted on December 13, 2008 in MP3 (26 comments)
Tags: Andrew Bird | Britney Spears | Green Man Festival | Lily Allen | Mark Ronson

Department Of Eagles Vs. Britney Spears

The Hood Internet has mashed "No One Does It Like You" and "Womanizer" into the first Britney song you can't dance to. Don't try to front, you know you wanna hear it.... CONTINUE READING DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES VS. BRITNEY SPEARS»

Posted on November 11, 2008 in MP3 (7 comments)
Tags: Britney Spears | Department Of Eagles | Hercules And Love Affair | LCD Soundsystem | Micachu And The Shapes

Britney, Big Star On Your Mother

Last night's How I Met Your Mother finally saw Britney take a meaningful stab at no longer appearing to the public as a drugged-up/sex-crazed ditz by taking on a role as a receptionist/sex-crazed ditz. But in a sweet way! And... CONTINUE READING BRITNEY, BIG STAR ON YOUR MOTHER»

How Britney Met Your Mother

Following in the footsteps of a certain familiar white trash icon, Britney Spears has announced a cameo on CBS in an attempt to bolster her public image. Via AP: Spears will guest star in a March 24 episode of the... CONTINUE READING HOW BRITNEY MET YOUR MOTHER»

Posted on March 11, 2008 (9 comments)
Tags: Britney Spears | How I Met Your Mother

Did You Know: Robyn Guests On Britney's Blackout?

Thank god we're entering into the homestretch of our years-long wait to see Robyn perform Robyn, but of course local press keeps finding new and exciting ways to keep our anticipation full throttle, running little features here, dropping bits like... CONTINUE READING DID YOU KNOW: ROBYN GUESTS ON BRITNEY'S BLACKOUT?»

Posted on February 1, 2008 (33 comments)
Tags: Britney Spears | Robyn

R.I.P. Britney

Don't worry, the beat goes on. It's just that the Associated Press is staying on top of things, prepping Brit's obit in advance in case she, oops, does something life-threatening again. Of course, this sort of thing is a fairly common practice. In fact, Stereogum's already written one for Pete Doherty. But hell, while we have the death of Spears in mind, might as well start the wagering.

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Posted on January 17, 2008 (9 comments)

Sia Covers Britney Spears's "Gimme More" For BBC Radio 2

She refuses to leave that some people have real problems theme, doesn't she.

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Posted on January 9, 2008 (0 comments)

New Britney Spears Video - "Piece Of Me"

So if you're like us, you'll watch the new Britney Spears video looking for one thing above the rest: a sign of life in her sedative-deadened eyes. (Bodily gestures approaching distinct and palpable dance moves are a barely required bonus... CONTINUE READING NEW BRITNEY SPEARS VIDEO - "PIECE OF ME"»

Posted on December 17, 2007 in Video (8 comments)
Tags: Britney Spears

Britney Spears's Blackout Preview (And Album Art)

For those whose eyes simply cannot avert themselves from the car crash that is the life of Britney Spears (guilty), we offer a chance at the prematurest of evaluations. Jive's been dealing with all sorts of leak issues and rumors... CONTINUE READING BRITNEY SPEARS'S BLACKOUT PREVIEW (AND ALBUM ART)»

Posted on October 15, 2007 in Album Art (24 comments)
Tags: Britney Spears

New Britney Spears Video - "Gimme More"

It's a tale of two Britneys! And watching it hurts like the Dickens. Contrary to popular culture belief, we've never been of a knee-jerk spear-Spears mentality; that'd be so shallow! Always, and especially these days, we give her a shot... CONTINUE READING NEW BRITNEY SPEARS VIDEO - "GIMME MORE"»

Posted on October 5, 2007 in Video (21 comments)
Tags: Britney Spears

Britney Spears Loses Custody Of The Kids, We Brace For Terrible Monologue Jokes (And Hear New Song "Piece Of Me")

Another banner day for Brit. Via CNN:A court has ordered pop singer Britney Spears to give up custody of her children effective Wednesday at noon. Spears' former husband, Kevin Federline, is to retain custody of their two sons "until further... CONTINUE READING BRITNEY SPEARS LOSES CUSTODY OF THE KIDS, WE BRACE FOR TERRIBLE MONOLOGUE JOKES (AND HEAR NEW SONG "PIECE OF ME")»

Posted on October 1, 2007 (18 comments)
Tags: Britney Spears | Conan O'Brien | Dave Letterman | Jay Leno | Kevin Federline

Liveblogging The 2007 VMAs

You've been waiting patiently all weekend, so let's get this thing going. Welcome to this year's MTV Video Music Awards, this year featuring three whole awards dedicated to videos! We've been hypnotized by John Norris's amazing new wig, Kanye's plastic-looking... CONTINUE READING LIVEBLOGGING THE 2007 VMAS»

New Britney Spears - "Gimme More"

Yep, another new one from Ms. Spears. After the accusing-phone-call tripe of the last one, we'll understand if you never even get around to listening. There's some dispute among the staff as we can't tell if we feel sorry for... CONTINUE READING NEW BRITNEY SPEARS - "GIMME MORE"»

Posted on August 31, 2007 (27 comments)
Tags: Britney Spears

Well Of Course We Were Gonna Post The New Britney Spears Song

Look, we've been good, right? Haven't even mentioned her since February! Tough because, ya know, there wouldn't even be a Stereogum if it weren't for Ms. Spears. But there was no way around posting this untitled track that's spanning cyberspace... CONTINUE READING WELL OF COURSE WE WERE GONNA POST THE NEW BRITNEY SPEARS SONG»

Posted on August 23, 2007 (32 comments)
Tags: Britney Spears

I'm From Barcelona Pen Their Ode To Britney Spears

Q: How many Swedes does it take to write a song about Britney Spears? A: 29! 28 to sing and play, one to constantly refresh TMZ.com. The geographically confused Swedish indie poppers I'm From Barcelona, whose Let Me Introduce My... CONTINUE READING I'M FROM BARCELONA PEN THEIR ODE TO BRITNEY SPEARS»

Posted on June 7, 2007 (7 comments)
Tags: Britney Spears | I'm From Barcelona

James Murphy, New York Loves You

Dumbo's superstar DJ is the subject of a career-charting profile in NY Mag, which gives the DFA hero credit for making NYC's stagnant turn of the century rock scene ("rockers in skinny ties and black leather preening like jesters") interesting... CONTINUE READING JAMES MURPHY, NEW YORK LOVES YOU»

Posted on March 20, 2007 (2 comments)
Tags: Britney Spears | DFA | James Murphy | LCD Soundsystem

Your Photoshopped Britney Shears

Thanks to everyone who participated in our Good News For People Who Love Bald News Photoshopalooza. We all know why Britney Spears shaved her head (she was "really, really, really bored", obvs). But we don't yet know how she's gonna... CONTINUE READING YOUR PHOTOSHOPPED BRITNEY SHEARS»

Posted on February 22, 2007 in Photoshop This! (153 comments)
Tags: Britney Spears

More On Britney's Shears

Before we go any further, just thought you'd like to know that Britney checked out of rehab. Again. Anyway. Y'all are submitting some great stuff for the Good News For People Who Like Bald News Photoshop Contest! Just wanted to... CONTINUE READING MORE ON BRITNEY'S SHEARS»

Posted on February 21, 2007 (8 comments)
Tags: Britney Spears

Jim Carrey On Idol, Gnarls, Britney's New 'Do

As part of a nauseatingly comprehensive press push for the new thriller The Number 23, Jim Carrey is at present in the TRL studios, pimping his R rated movie to the tweeners in the studio and the after-school set at... CONTINUE READING JIM CARREY ON IDOL, GNARLS, BRITNEY'S NEW 'DO»

Posted on February 20, 2007 in Celebrity Playlist (15 comments)
Tags: American Idol | Britney Spears | Gnarls Barkley | Jim Carrey | Michael Jackson

Good News for People Who Love Bald News

We're not quite ready to let Spears' wild weekend die. Everyone's buzzing about Britney's new, uh, buzz (you gotta hear Sen. Biden's take!). But all we can think is ... PHOTOSHOP CONTEST! Haven't done one of those in a while.... CONTINUE READING GOOD NEWS FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE BALD NEWS»

Posted on February 19, 2007 in Contest, Photoshop This! (8 comments)
Tags: Britney Spears

Britney's In (And Out Of) Rehab, Bald

TMZ has the scoop on Brit's big day out:TMZ has learned that while Britney Spears checked-in to rehab, she refused to stay and checked out -- less than twenty-four hours later! As "EXTRA" first reported, the pop star entered a... CONTINUE READING BRITNEY'S IN (AND OUT OF) REHAB, BALD»

Posted on February 16, 2007 in Video (52 comments)
Tags: Britney Spears

Lily Allen Talks "It"

Ahh, the customary right of passage for every girl-of-the-moment: Talk trash on "It" girls past. TeenPeople.com put Lily to the test.TeenPeople.com: You've been labeled an 'It' girl so we were wondering what you thought of some of the others that... CONTINUE READING LILY ALLEN TALKS "IT"»

A Grammy Scenario

A charming tidbit from Lefsetz:There are TOO MANY categories. If you can’t get nominated for a Grammy, you’re not a musician. Cut the list. Make it MANAGEABLE, make it MEAN something. And create new categories. Most E-Mailed track. Most TRADED... CONTINUE READING A GRAMMY SCENARIO»

Posted on December 12, 2006 (4 comments)
Tags: Britney Spears | Grammys | Lefsetz