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Wednesday
June 4, 2003
Lynne's Corner Update: "May
Madness"
It has been a busy month for all of
us again. Britney is still recording into the wee hours of the morning. She
called me one morning and was ecstatic about a song she'd written that night.
There is nothing better than to hear her so excited.
I had a great birthday and Mother's Day all in the same week. I was able to be
with all my children. I spent a few days with Britney and Bryan, then flew
home on Mother's Day to spend the day with JamieLynn, who can't really leave
because she has so many ballgames at night.
JamieLynn graduated from sixth grade May 21. She’s finally out for the
summer. I am so relieved to be able to sleep late. Britney couldn't make
graduation, but Bryan was able to be there. Britney has been doing lots of
shopping for clothes for her album cover and various photo shoots she has in
the next few weeks. Her friend, Jenny, is in town. They are having a good
visit, shopping and spending time together.
Friday, May 23rd starts the online auction for Britney's foundation. She is
auctioning some very sentimental items. Be sure to go to gottahaveit.com
for the auction! Also, look for the interview Britney did with MTV to air in
the early part of June.
britneyspears.com |
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Brit Tops Clubgoer At
Musical Chairs
Britney Spears
didn't raise a finger, but the pop princess is being blamed by a woman who
says she was manhandled so that Spears could have her favorite table at Lot
61.
"She's a bitch, and she thinks
she can throw people around," contends Jacqui Andrews, who alleges that
she was forcibly ejected from her seat when Spears arrived at the Chelsea club
Monday night around 11:30.
Andrews says she was sitting at a
table, waiting to pay her dinner bill, when "I was picked up physically,
moved out of the way and thrown on the floor - so that [Spears] could sit
there. She sat there and watched the whole thing and was laughing about
it."
A Lot 61 manager, who asked not to be
identified, confirms that he ushered Andrews out, but denies that he lifted or
threw her.
"She was taking her time,"
the manager tells us. "So I took her hand to escort her from the table. I
was just rushed. I said, 'I'm sorry. You have to stand up right now. My party
is coming in right now. It's VIP.'"
The manager explained that Andrews
and two other people, one of whom worked for the club, were occupying a table
for 10.
"Britney had called for the
table, but she arrived so fast that we didn't have a chance to get it
ready," said the manager, adding that he didn't realize Andrews was
waiting for a check.
"I went looking for her to
apologize," says the manager. "She came back a little later to get
her credit card. I told her it was a mistake."
Andrews confirms that the manager
comped her dinner and bought her drinks and that she stayed at the club
several more hours.
And, though she won't be suing or
pressing charges, she holds Spears responsible.
"It doesn't even matter, really,
who did it," says Andrews. "The fact was that it was done for
her."
Lot 61 owner Amy Sacco is standing by
her staff - and Spears - saying: "Britney ... has never done anything
wrong in front of me."
Spears' rep, who denies the singer
laughed at Andrews, says: "Britney would never enter a club without
knowing her table was ready."
In any case, Spears appeared to enjoy
the rest of her evening - downing Malibu Sea Breezes and dancing on the
banquette of the coveted table till almost 2:30 a.m.
nydailynews.com
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Britney
Previews LP, Denies Rumors Of 'Cry Me A River' Response
From the sound of things, Britney
Spears appears to be channeling Madonna on her fourth album.
The pop singer, who took a step toward womanhood on Britney, has taken the
Material Girl's cue, seeming to address more adult themes and styles while
retaining a sense of girlish fun on her upcoming disc, which she previewed for
MTV recently at Battery Studios.
"I've really been able to take my time and have creative control and make
[the new album] special, special, special," she said.
Producers who have worked with the singer — including Rodney Jerkins, the
Neptunes, 7 Aurelius, the Matrix and Fred Durst — have described the new
material as having a trip-hop vibe, reminiscent of Madonna's "Ray of
Light".
Parts of Spears' suggestive "Touch of My Hand," one of three songs
the singer played for MTV, merit that comparison. With a Middle Eastern
influence, the song is sleek and fluid, with Spears singing in a slightly
lower register of her desire to be "out of control": "I will be
bold/ Going to the places where I can be out of control/ Don't want to explain
tonight/ All the things I try to hide."
"It's one of my favorite tracks on the album," Spears said. "I
like to compare it to 'That's the Way Love Goes,' kind of a Janet Jackson
thing."
While "Touch of My Hand" makes it clear what Spears wants, the dance
song "Brave Girl" is about finding out what you want in the first
place. Backed by choppy, electro-funk beats, she sings in a bouncy near-rap,
"She's going to find her passion, she's going to find her way, she's
going to get right out of this/ She don't want New York, she don't want L.A.,
she's going to find that special kiss."
"It's basically about going out and having a good time," Spears
said.
The bubbly nature of "Brave Girl" also seems to be more indicative
of what the rest of the album might sound like, according to sources close to
Spears who've heard more tracks and describe them as upbeat.
Of the songs previewed, "Every Time" is Spears' most adult and her
closest attempt at a traditional pop ballad. "Every Time" has a
lilting piano intro accompanying the singer's breathy vocals, which build from
soft to strong, despite lyrics that suggest she feels otherwise. "Go to
sleep ... why carry on without me?/ Every time I try to fly/ Without my wings/
I feel so small."
"Sometimes when I get kind of bored, I come behind here and play the
piano," Spears said while giving a tour of her studio space.
"There's a piano in the hotel room, so I was really excited. I don't know
what 'C' is or, like, all that, but I do my own thing."
One thing you won't find on the album is a response track to ex-boyfriend
Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me a River," despite rumors to the
contrary. "You know, it's funny," she said. "I read that I
wrote this song and I wrote these lyrics, and that's not my style. I would
never do that."
Spears is the guest host of several radio concert festivals this weekend,
including Q102's Q Concert 14 on Friday (May 30) at Philadelphia's Tweeter
Center, KISS 108's Kiss Concert 2003 on Saturday at the Tweeter Center in
Mansfield, Massachusetts, and New York station Z100's Zootopia 2003 at Giants
Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
mtv.com
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Vote For Britney For TRL All Star
Backyard BBQ
For this summer's All Star game, MTV is
taking the action to a viewer's back yard. One lucky fan will supply the venue
for the TRL All Star Backyard BBQ, hosted by Carson Daly and Hillary Duff,
with live performances, all star videos and backyard competitions. And just
like baseball, it's you, the fans that determine which TRL All Stars make the
big countdown. Pick your All Star from the list below, and then tune in on
Sunday July 13th to see if your pick makes the show.
Go vote for Britney
show we can help Britney make the countdown on TRL All Star Backyard BBQ!
mtv.com |
Rumors Floating on the Net
There have been a lot of rumors going on
around the Internet about Britney's new album and tour. Well, from what I have
heard and been told, the album is coming out in October. Now the first single
off the album could be out as soon as July or in August, depends on how early
Jive Records decides to promote the album. Right now I think it will be out in
mid July. Furthermore, I'm hearing that at The Kiss 108 Concert 2003, Britney
said that the first single would be out in July too and a possible tour
starting in January.
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The Bahamas Turns Britney Back to a
Blonde
OOPS she dyed it again. Britney Spears
decided to bleach for the beach on holiday in the Bahamas.
The singer, who had a spell as a brunette, showed off her latest colour at
Paradise Island.
But judging by the red face, it appears Britney forgot to pack the factor 10
for her trip. She spent the day on a yacht with friends and her minders, then
went for a stroll on the sands.
As she walked she swigged Coca-Cola,
no doubt because Pepsi axed her from their ad campaigns.
The singer, staying at the plush Atlantis resort, also revealed her latest
tattoo. I spotted a mystery design on her foot, a week after she visited a New
York parlour.
An onlooker said: "Britney was just chilling out, she looked happy being
blonde again." Britney is working on an album, due out later this year.
thesun.co.uk
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Britney Invited to Jay-Z's Opening Night
It was reported that Britney is one of the
500 invitees to the opening night of his upscale New York sports bar, The 40/40.
The sports bar opens June 18th.
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Britney On The Lycos Top 50: Week 198
Britney moves up 6 spots this week, to
#8 this week
on the Lycos 50 for the week ending 05/31/03. She has been on the list for 198
weeks.
50.lycos.com |
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