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seventeen year-old is crowned the Princess
of Pop and reigns supreme for several
years. Prince Charming after Prince More-
Charming comes and goes. It isn’t always
the poisoned apple. Sometimes disastrous marriages,
custody battles, drug rehab, reckless driving and
a host of drama can also play the wicked villain.
Britney Spears’ story is the stuff fairy tales are made
of - complete with every dramatic element and now
headed towards a “happily ever after”. Her meteoric
rise and demon ride downhill were religiously
documented by tabloids and her comeback caused a
familiar frenzy. Her return to the musical scene with
her fifth album ‘Blackout’ in 2007 delighted her fans
as this was her first album with new tracks since 2003.
Her sixth and latest album, ‘Circus’ released in late
2008 debuted on Billboard 200 on the number one
slot. Though Britney is no stranger to number-one
albums (‘Circus’ was her fifth number-one album),
her single ‘Womanizer’ from ‘Circus’ hit the top spot
on Billboard Hot 100 – the first number one single
since her debut ‘Baby one more time’ a decade ago!
Britney worked on ‘Circus’ for almost a year and the
release was planned around her birthday (December
2nd) which excited millions of her fans across the
globe. Having been under the public eye since her
teenage years, Spears’ multifaceted forays into music,
acting, song writing and modelling have brought
her more fame than she could have bargained for.
Topping best-selling charts and performing to a
packed audience have become routine to this diva as
has landing herself in the midst of some controversy.
But that’s what makes her a diva! The generous dose
of drama that is the life of Britney Spears would make
any soap opera look dull. In spite of being the target
of critics’ slashing, Britney manages to silence them
all with her music. Every time an album or a single of
the star is released, it proves to the world just why
Britney will never fade from the musical horizon.
“The song is about me as an entertainer” says Spears,
of the main song ‘Circus’ explaining why she wanted
the theme of the entire album to focus on this awe-
inspiring aspect of her persona – the performer and
entertainer who never fails to impress. An entertainer
brings more than just music to the show – costumes
and fun, theatrical things that awe the audience, the
act of telling a story on stage that makes people want
to watch more – much like a circus! Of course there
wouldn’t be elephants on tiny bicycles or clowns
juggling colourful balls but ‘Circus’ promises to have
the same feel as, well, a circus! “Like the fact that
you’re always on the edge of your seat when you’re at
a circus and you’re never bored. You’re so entertained
you’re just really engulfed in what’s going on around
you and you want to be aware and you want to know
what’s going to happen next. That’s the feeling I want
them to get when they come to my show”, Britney
quips.
Britney’s new single ‘Womanizer’ has become a huge
hit now and it has enough reasons! It’s said that Britney
looks like her old glam self in this steamy single. It is
about a man who is a womanizer and manages to get
away with his ways. The video features Britney playing
several different characters luring the womanizer into
her trap while the man is unaware that it’s the same
girl donning the different roles. Britney says she likes
the song as she thinks it’s empowering for girls to
know that they can stand up for themselves and let
such men know where they really stand. Britney had
the concept for the video and the fact that she could
don different roles meant getting different looks and
styles, which she loved working on.
This woman has also been going places making an
appearance at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards and
bagging three coveted prizes – Best Female Video,
Best Pop Video and Video of the Year, all three for the
song ‘Piece of Me’ from the album ‘Blackout’. Britney
says she was surprised and shocked on winning the
awards, the first time she’s won a VMA. ‘Blackout’,
released in 2007 was a darker album that reflected
the dull phase that the singer was going through at
that time. The edgier and more urban ‘Blackout’ was
a stark contrast to the light, more pop ‘Circus’. Fans of
Britney can be assured that her ‘Circus’ tour will offer
much more than the songs from her latest a