Britney Spears covered Alanis’ Morrisette’s 90s break-up anthem “You Oughta Know” in Greensboro, NC over the weekend. An unbelievably enthusiastic fan captured it in all it’s Dave Coulier-clawing glory. Sources who attended Britney’s recent outing at MSG came home convinced she was lip-syncing. Tough to call on this one, but she sounds pretty okay. You know, for Britney

She’s been a lot of things in her life. She’s been the crazy lady who drove on the freeway with a baby in her lap, the bald-headed woman beating a vehicle with an umbrella, the barefoot chick at the gas station. But one thing Britney has never been? A supporter of drug use. She told her Canadian fans in Vancouver last night that she’s all about hugs, not drugs.
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And now for another dose of the Tripwire goes TMZ-lite. Britney Spears doesn’t bash cars with umbrellas anymore, her hair has grown back, and watching her MTV documentary a few months ago actually made us feel pretty bad for the pop singer. It looked like Spears was back on a stable path with her father taking control of her estate while she got her life back on track, but an unpleasant voicemail to Spears’ lawyer has found its way onto the internet; stating Spears’ father as being threatening to the young songstress.
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By Maia Stern

You may be wondering why “Oooo boy your drive is affecting me, ohh as you’re taking the wheel” is the first lyric you hear Awesome New Republic front man, Michael John Hancock sing out in a sensual, Britney Spears-y undertone. The poppy and perfect-for-jogging-jam “Birthday” was originally written for the debut album from the queen of texting, Gossip Girls‘ Leighton Meester. After comparing the high notes, the boys of ANR knew what they had to do. They took it upon themselves to adopt “Birthday”. It is now their duty to soulfully sing about other dudes and basically transform into the love child of the Scissor Sisters and Justin Timberlake for this dance-worthy track that is now their lead single.
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As the countdown to festival season begins, some fests are happy to announce their line-ups (Langerado!) while others prefer to hold back. Keep people guessing. Build the anticipation. Of course that starts the rumor mills churnin’, and the first rumors about Coachella come from Rolling Stone, who are speculating that Britney Spears will make her way to the heralded festival this year.
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