Okay … so mebbe calling this new Britney Spears promo picture “death-defying” may be a bit much but she is walking a tightrope (albeit a Photoshopped tightrope) and I think it’s kinda cute … much cuter than the promo pics we’ve seen thus far. It is exactly the kind of pic that YOU could submit to the Britney Contest that I’m running right now:

Yeah, this is a very fun pic. Yesterday we got to see two new 30-sec promo vids, courtesy of SKY1, for the new documentary Britney Spears: For The Record and today we get to see a different one courtesy of MTV. After the jump, check it out in full … (more…)

MTV won’t premiere the new, very candid documentary film titled Britney Spears: For The Record until November 30 but today we are getting our first taste of what sort of information will be presented in that film. Talking very candidly about her recent troubles, Britney gives her perspective on the things that have transpired in her life and the ramifications of her actions. Likening her life to a “jail sentence”, Britney reveals — for the first time, in her own words — the pain that she has been dealing with over the past months and years:

Britney Spears says that since her breakdown, her life has been worse than a jail sentence – but that she’s slowly healing one day at a time. “I have really good days, and then I have bad days,” the singer, 26, admits in a new fly-on-the wall, 90-minute documentary, Britney: For The Record, to air in the U.S. Nov. 30 on MTV and in the U.K. Dec. 1 on Sky1. Struggling to gain control of her life again after her public meltdown earlier this year, she says candidly: “Even when you go to jail, y’know, there’s the time when you’re gonna get out. But in this situation, it’s never ending. It’s just like [the Bill Murray movie] Groundhog Day.” She adds, “I’m having to pay for it for a really long time.” Spears was hospitalized for mental evaluation in January, which resulted in her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, being granted sole custody of their sons, Preston and Jayden. Her father, Jamie Spears, also gained legal control over her affairs. “If I wasn’t under the restraints that I’m under right now, I’d feel so liberated,” she says in the film, which follows the singer as she records and promotes her new album Circus. “When I tell them the way I feel, it’s like they hear me, but they’re really not listening.” A camera crew followed the singer for three months as she moved to pull her life back on track. “I wanted to make this film because I started to feel like I wasn’t being seen in the light that I wanted to be seen in,” Spears said. “This is an opportunity to set the record straight and talk about what I’ve been through and where I’m headed.” Overall, she says, “I think I’ve learned my lesson now, and enough is enough.”

Wow. I can’t even begin to imagine what Britney Spears’s life is like, especially in the wake of her breakdown, but from the outside looking in … I can’t imagine that her life now is worse than it was when she was spiraling down in a tragic mess all last year long. When she was under the control of Sam Lutfi, Alli Sims and Adnan Ghalib she looked hopeless and lost. These days there is a sparkle in her eye and a sense of purpose. I realize that she may think she is still “paying for” her breakdown but, to me, it looked like she was in a deep, deep hole. You can’t just climb out of something like that and expect to be 100% free again. Again, I can’t profess to know what her life is like but I know that I am thankful that her parents stepped in to take control of her life and her affairs after her breakdown. Who knows what her life might be like if she were allowed to continue on her tragic course towards travesty.

Her life is far from tragic these days … with a new album about to drop and plans for a new world tour, she really does have something to keep her active … something to work towards. After the jump, check out a few dance rehearsal photos that have been recently added to BritneySpears.com as well as a photo that was snapped on the set of her new music video Circus … (more…)

Britney Spears, who returned home this weekend from a quick visit home to Kentwood, LA last week, was spotted out and about in SoCal last night being driven by a handsome young man in a shiny black Porsche …

… the couple made their way to dinner together in Bel Air, CA — could it be that new lurve is in the air? And just who, pray tell, is this new dude? After the jump, check out a couple pictures of the gent with his face uncovered and see for yourself … (more…)

Even tho I don’t like running multiple contests at the same time (my Twilight Prize Pack contest still has a week to go ’til I pick a winner), this new contest is too good to pass up. I have been given the opportunity to give away — to one lucky winner — Britney Spears’s entire music catalog of CDs and DVDs:

Up for grabs for the sole winner is a copy of the albums Baby One More Time, Oops … I Did It Again, Britney, In The Zone, Britney Spears’ Greatest Hits: My Prerogative, B IN THE MIX - THE REMIXES, Blackout and Circus. Additionally, the winner will also win a copy of the DVDs Britney Spears Live From Las Vegas, Britney Spears: Live and More!, Britney: The Videos, In The Zone, Time Out With Britney Spears and Greatest Hits: My Prerogative. That’s one hell of a prize, y’all!

So … if you would like to enter for YOUR chance to win this awesome prize, all you have to do is send me a Circus-themed photo of you (mebbe with family or friends) to pinkisthenewblog@gmail.com with the subject line Britney Contest to be eligible. Y’all know that I love fun photos so send me some good ones — and please make sure the pics have a Circus theme (mebbe you dress up like a ringleader or a lion tamer or you attended a circus recently). This contest is open to all Pink is the new Blog readers, you don’t have to be in the US to win. I will accept submissions for this contest up until December 2, when Britney’s new album Circus is released in stores. Then I will select one eligible submission at random and that person will win all of the listed CDs and DVDs.

So what are you waiting for … send in your pics!!!

Britney Spears has launched a new widget today where fans can sign up to be the first to know … a secret:

Now, I have *no idea* what the secret could be but in about 2 weeks, we’ll be finding out so I suggest all y’all Britney fans sign up to be alerted when our dear Britney does make her announcement.

Yesterday was a pretty exciting day for overzealous Britney Spears fans … her new album, Circus, which isn’t due for release until December 2 leaked it’s way onto the Internets yesterday afternoon/evening (you may recall that some images from the CD booklet also leaked this weekend). Apparently, someone got a hold of a promo copy of the album and started to distribute the songs one at a time thruout the evening:

Unfortunately, I cannot divulge where these tracks were leaked to but I’ve been getting lots of emails from Pink readers who have the tracks so the songs are out there. I think it’s important to remind y’all that we all still have to buy the album when it comes out on December 2. This album may be some of Brit’s best work ever and she needs to be rewarded with our money ;) As far as I can tell, every single track from the album — including the bonus songs Rock Me In, Phonography and Amnesia — have been leaked. The only songs that have not been leaked (to my knowledge) are Trouble (the US iTunes exclusive bonus track) and Quicksand (the UK iTunes exclusive bonus track). But, again, I urge y’all to save your pennies for December 2 so that we can all buy the album and make Circus debut in the #1 spot on the Billboard album chart. OH — and don’t forget to sign up for the Britney Secret announcement … I know I’m dying to know what it could be.

Pink reader Tori sends in a bunch of photos of the CD booklet artwork for Britney Spears’s new album Circus (which isn’t due for release until December 2). Here are a couple of the pics that will be included in the booklet … including a close-up of Britney from the album’s backcover photo (which we got to see on Friday):

I do like the top photo … but I’m still a bit creeped out by the backcover photo. I had to cut out the scary-ass little clown, tho. I’m having a hard time with him. After the jump, check out a few more photos from the Circus CD booklet … (more…)