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Wednesday
August 14, 2002
Britney On The Lycos
Top 50: Year 3
This week the Lycos
50 has turned 3 years old, and Britney has been with it since the beginning.
For 156 weeks now, the Lycos 50 has counted down the top 50 searches on
the web for every week, and Britney has been with it from day 1. That just
shows you the star power that she still has. Only two other people have
done this, Jennifer Lopez and Pamela Anderson, but Britney has consistently
been ranked higher every week. So let's keep searching and keep Britney
up there. Oh, and she held the #4 spot for the week ending 8/10/02.
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Britney Talks To J-14
InThe September Issue
In the September issue
of J-14, Britney meets with one of their editors to dish on boys, love,
and self-esteem. The September issue will be available on newsstands until
Sept. 16th!
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This Week: Britney
On The World Charts
Charts & Ratings
world chart update for Britney.
"Boys" on the single
charts:
Ireland #12
UK #14
Canada #33 (debut)
Italy #34 (debut)
"Anticipating" on
the single charts:
France #66
"I Love Rock and
Roll" on the single charts:
Argentina #14
Sweden #19
Austria #21
Australia #23
Germany #45
Belgium #47
Switzerland #84
"Britney" on the
album charts:
Ireland #29
Belgium #35
Australia #47
Canada #48
Austria #53
UK #55
France #57
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New "Teen Entertainment
Weekly" Confirms 3-issue Holiday Tribute To Britney Spears & Fans
Editor's Note: After
conducting a survey of fan's opinions regarding selecting the cover of
the New Teen Entertainment Weekly, over 98% of those who responded suggested
we feature Britney Spears on the cover of our magazine.
Coincidentally, Britney
recently announced that she will take a break and return home for a much
needed rest.
Teen Entertainment
Weekly invites Britney Spears' fans to send their letters of support to
Britney, which we will publish in an exciting holiday (Oct-Dec) 3-issue
tribute to the "Princess of Pop", Britney Spears & her Fans. Letters
submitted will also be considered for inclusion in a book that we will
publish, during the Christmas season. To read a sampling of letters submitted
to our Editor, click
here.
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'Happy' Britney Spears
Takes Six Month Break
Pop princess Britney
Spears is taking a six month break, but her publicist on Thursday denied
rumors that the 20 year-old singing sensation was so exhausted and broken-hearted
that she was "running home to mom."
"She is taking six
months off. She has been working for four years straight and she is taking
a break. The girl works harder than anyone in the business and she is taking
a break," publicist Lisa Kasteler told Reuters.
Spears' decision came
just days after a controversial end to her world tour. She was booed by
fans after cutting short her final show in Mexico City because of a torrential
rain storm, and made an obscene gesture to paparazzi photographers besieging
her car.
The star, who has made
three hit albums and a movie since rocketing to fame in 1998, is also said
to be devastated over her breakup in March with childhood sweetheart and
'NSYNC singer Justin Timberlake. The breakup of the two-year romance was
blamed on conflicting schedules.
Recent tabloid newspaper
reports have said that an exhausted Spears was planning to pack in the
music business for two years and move back to her home state of Louisiana
to live with her mother.
Kasteler however said
Spears "is fine, she's happy. It has nothing to do with the things that
have been reported.
"She is going to read
scripts during the six months. She is going to travel, write music and
hang out with her family and friends who she hasn't been able to spend
any real time with for a long time. It is that simple. There is no drama
here," she said.
"I have no idea where
she is going to be. She's going to go to Louisiana. That is her home. It's
not her running home to mom. She plans to travel and I'm sure she'll be
spending time in L.A and in New York. She has friends everywhere," Kasteler
said.
Spears has been working
virtually nonstop since she burst onto the scene as a cute teen with the
1998 hit "Baby one more time" and rose to become a worldwide pop idol known
for her bare navel and her famous claim that she was still a virgin.
Her first film, the
teen road movie "Crossroads" was released in February, and in June Spears
signed a deal with stock car racing organization NASCAR to star in a feature
film next year about the sport.
Spears apologized to
fans in Mexico City over the cancellation of the show after less than five
songs and said the audience would get a full refund.
But the cancellation
came only a few days after she was caught by cameras extending her middle
finger at photographers, in an insulting gesture seen as having sullied
her image as a wholesome southern girl.
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Lynne's Corner Update:
"Rest and Relaxation"
Britney's six month
vacation is here! Yay! She loves to be able to wake up when she wants and
decide what she chooses to do each day. There's no hair and make-up to
sit through. Instead of catering, she has home cooking. Fame and fortune
hasn't blemished Britney. She still enjoys the same simple pleasures with
the same family and friends. However, Britney no longer sees the world
through rose-colored glasses. She's had too many glimpses of the vices
of humanity, mostly in the press. We wonder what they will come up with
next!
Laura Lynn has been
on college break, so she and Britney are making up for lost time together.
The two have done the "girl thing" in Los Angeles and have sunbathed in
Florida. I'm sure NYC is next on their list! There is so much laughter
in the house when all the girls get together.
Jamie Lynn and Britney
have left Nickelodeon studios for Canada, where Jamie Lynn is shooting
a commercial. Meanwhile, Bryan is doing some work in Seattle. Everyone
is scattered, once again! Britney has had sole responsibility for Jamie
Lynn lately. She has played the role of me (Momma), while I am in Houston
with Sandra. Sandra has finished the bone marrow transplant successfully.
So far, watching my sister struggle through this difficult ordeal reminds
me of what is most important in life. Sandra's strength and wisdom lets
me see how precious life and loved ones are. Anyone that knows Sandra loves
her. She will win this battle!
During Britney's break,
our “gang of girls” have lots of fun planned and we will be celebrating
Sandra's victory!
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"Britney" On The Billboard
200: Week 39
"Britney" slipped
down only one spot this week on the Billboard 200 with #79.
BILLBOARD 200 HISTORY:
Britney
week (39) ending 08.10.02
#79
week (38) ending 08.03.02
#78
week (37) ending 07.27.02
#101
week (36) ending 07.20.02
#99
week (35) ending 07.13.02
#98
-
week (05) ending 12.15.01
#4
week (04) ending 12.08.01
#5
week (03) ending 12.01.01
#3
week (02) ending 11.24.01
#2
week (01) ending 11.17.01
#1 (debut)
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Britney is Once Again,
the Teens’ Choice
Britney won two Teen
Choice awards at the August 4th taping of the show in Universal City, California.
She won for “Choice Female Artist,” the highest honor in the music category,
beating out Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Missy Elliott, Macy Gray,
Jennifer Lopez, Mandy Moore and Jessica Simpson.
Britney also won for
“Choice Female Hottie” blowing away the competition that included Lil’
Kim, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Rachael Leigh Cook, Christina Aguilera, Sarah
Michelle Gellar, Jennifer Lopez and Jessica Simpson.
See Britney collect
her awards and catch her special appearance with sister Jamie Lynn on the
Teen Choice Awards, August 19th on Fox (8:00pm ET / PT).
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Designer Thrilled
With Britney
American designer
Barbara Horowitz is crediting Britney Spears for turning her dream into
reality - by buying her first batch of three-way T-shirts.
The former modelling
agent for Charlize Theron was thrilled when the pop superstar loved the
stylish tops, which Horowitz makes from cutting up men's T-shirts.
She says, "I had a
roommate working as a stylist on "Crossroads" and she showed Britney my
T-shirts.
"I made a bunch of
them and she took them on the set and Britney Spears purchased the first
three tees that I ever made."
The tops have become
must-have fashion items for many teenage girls.
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