Yesterday it was announced that Britney Spears and Enrique Iglesias would be doing a joint tour together, I even posted the concert dates, but just hours after the announcement he pulled out and it’s now apparently because of his ego.
TMZ are reporting that the reason Enrique pulled out of the tour is because his ego couldn’t handle opening the show for Britney, despite the fact that weeks before yesterdays announcement both camps agreed it would be a co-headliner tour. Hours before the announcement was to be made Enrique went made and called up everybody telling them that he is not going to be an opening act and he was pulling out of the tour.
Meanwhile it’s been reported by Billboard that the tour is still a possibility because both sides are currently in negotiations to try get Enrique back on board, aside from his ego it seems that money is also a major factor in him pulling out. Apparently Britney is set to make a hell of a lot more money from the tour than he is.
If you do plan on going to the show, I hope you started saving straight away because the prices are absolutely outrageous, the cheapest seats start off at around $96 and go up to $346.50 without booking fees. Also it’s been rumored that Jersey Shore’s DJ Pauly D will be somehow involved with the tour.
Britney Spears‘ new album, Femme Fatale, lands in stores today and she also did a mini concert for ABC’s Good Morning America this morning to help promote the album.
While on GMA she announced the that she and Enrique Iglesias are doing a joint summer tour in North America. You can see those dates below. But first, to celebrate her new album launching PopEater have come up with a list of five Britney songs you probably don’t know. Take a look for yourself:
05. ‘Toy Soldier’ from ‘Blackout’
After her tumultuous marriage to Kevin Federline, Britney was ready for a real man. Not one of those “toy soldiers”; no, she “was simply sick and tired of those.” The track’s lyrics seemed to be directed right at Federline, with Spear’s taunting “bet he gonna wish he knew the type of fun I’m getting into” and “This time I need a soldier, a really bad-ass soldier / That knows how to take, take care of me / I’m so damn glad that’s over.” Bloodshy & Avant, the Swedish team behind many of Spears’ best songs (‘Toxic,’ ‘Piece of Me,’ ‘Unusual You’) produced ‘Soldier’ alongside Sean Garrett, the mega-producer with 15 No. 1 singles from artists like Beyonce, Usher and Ciara under his belt. Spears and her producers hit the theme home with a drill team breakdown and in-step vocals.
4. ‘Early Mornin” from ‘In The Zone’
Exhausted after making it home at dawn, Spears recounts “getting a little messy” but lets us know she’s ready to “do it again” on this dark ‘In the Zone’ jam. Without the four-on-the-floor urgency of the other dance tracks on ‘Zone,’ ‘Early Mornin” is a slow-burn with a laid back pop groove. In short: It’s the dirty little sister of ‘Breathe on Me,’ which is saying something. Something good!
3. ‘Heaven on Earth’ from ‘Blackout’
We’re not the only ones who think ‘Heaven on Earth’ is the best track on Spears’ best album. Asked by Ryan Seacrest during a promotional interview, the singer told the ‘American Idol’ host it was her favorite song on ‘Blackout.’ “It’s a cool track,” she said. “It’s like, I love the producers who did that and it’s kind of different from all the other songs.” A synth-heavy dance tune with a pulsating electro beat and catchy chorus — “Fell in love with you and everything that you are / Nothing I can do I’m really crazy about you / When you’re next to me it’s just like heaven on earth / Tell me that I’ll always be the one that you want / Don’t know what I’d do if I ever loose you / Look at you and what I see is heaven on earth” — delivered in a breathy, sexy cadence reminiscent of early Britney, ‘Heaven on Earth’ was co-produced by former ‘American Idol’ judge Kara DioGuardi.
2. ‘Unusual You’ from ‘Circus’
Spears has rarely acknowledged the private turmoil that plagued her for years and culminated in a brief stay in a psychiatric facility in early 2008. But in the lyrics to her moody, beautiful Euro electro-ballad ‘Unusual You,’ she does allude to those dark times, singing, “Did so many things when I was someone else / Boxer in the ring trying to defend myself.” Simultaneously heartbreaking and hopeful, the track arguably features the most compelling lyrics of any Spears song, and you can tell from her delivery that she means every word. Why the best song on Spears’ “comeback” album wasn’t a single boggles our minds to this day.
1. ‘Breathe on Me’ from ‘In the Zone’
It was a tight race for the top spot, but as with all things Britney, a dance jam ultimately ruled the day. ‘In the Zone’ marked a major transition for Spears. If she was ‘Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman’ on her previous set, ‘Britney,’ Spears made the transition (and then some!) for ‘Zone.’ She’s never been sexier than she is on the Mark Taylor-produced ‘Breathe on Me.’ With its swirling beats and pounding bass, ‘Breathe’ is the type of song we can imagine ourselves sweating to under the hot lights of the dance floor deep into the night. The track — which begins with the lines “Ooooo, it’s so hot and I need some air / And boy, don’t stop cause I’m half-way there” — and several others on ‘Zone’ were game-changers for Spears, who finally seemed ready to drop the winks and playful nudges and let the world see that she was all grown up … and ready to party!
Now I’m ashamed to say that I actually know and love all of these songs, especially Breathe On Me which is deserving of the number 1 spot on this list. As for the tour she is going on, you can see the dates after the jump below, there is no date for when tickets go on sale yet but I can only imagine the prices she is going to charge.
June 17 Sacramento, CA Power Balance Pavilion
June 18 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
June 20 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
June 24 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
June 25 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand
June 28 Portland, OR Rose Garden Arena
June 29 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
July 1 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
July 4 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
July 6 St. Paul, MN Xcel Center
July 8 Chicago, IL United Center
July 12 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
July 13 Houston, TX Toyota Center
July 15 New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena
July 17 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
July 20 Orlando, FL Amway Center
July 22 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
July 26 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
July 28 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills
July 30 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
July 31 Washington, DC Verizon Center
August 2 Uniondale, NJ Nassau Coliseum
August 5 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center
August 8 Boston, MA TD Garden
August 11 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
August 13 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
I always forget about Anna Kournikova, I don’t know how because she is definitely one of the hottest women but for some reason she just slips my mind. Anyway, here she is getting back to the front of my mind because she is featured in a 3D photshoot for Maxim Magazine.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen her play tennis, but I’ve probably seen every single photoshoot she has done and here is another one. In the October 2010 issue of Maxim, Anna poses in a bikini for a 3D photoshoot. She also tells Maxim why it took her so long to become a US citizen…
“You know, I’ve always considered myself half Russian and half American. It never seemed to really matter if I had a passport or not. But when I started working with the USO and the troops overseas, it just seemed the logical next step…”
Maxim are giving a free pair of 3D glasses with this issue, I’ve a feeling we’re all gonna need 3D glasses because more and more photoshoots are coming out in 3D.
TGIF! As always, we’ve got the best of the best in celebrity quotes this week! We’ve got Kanye West’s caps lock Twitter-fest, Tina Fey’s Brad Pitt crush and Zac Efron’s strip club escapades. Enjoy!
“I’m pretty sure we’re going to meet at some point. I’ve sent him over 100 letters saying that I’m pretty sure we’re going to meet. And 100 chunks of my hair. If that’s not a great gift, then one of us is crazy.”
– Tina Fey, who has yet to meet her Megamind animated film costar Brad Pitt, to People
“Up early in the morning taking meetings in Silicone Valley…Lol I spelled Silicon wrong ( I guess I was still thinking about the other type of silicone ITS A PROCESS!! : )”
– Kanye West, starting his Twitter account on the wrong key
“I’ve heard a lot about these places, mostly from rap music. They’re supposed to be pretty reputable, right? So I envisioned myself on a nice couch in stunna shades with T-Pain and Usher making it rain money. And it just wasn’t like that.”
– Zac Efron, ‘fessing up to his publicized trip to a strip club with HSM costar Corbin Bleu, on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
“I think that Cameron could kick the s— out of me. Personally, she’s extremely fit. She has long legs. She has reach, incredible leg reach. She surfs and has great stamina. So she could whip my ass good, I’ll tell you that.”
– Seth Rogen, singling out his Green Hornet costar Cameron Diaz as the girl who could beat him up, to People
“It’s funny because usually it’s the girl who’s naked. I was like, ‘That’s right, bitch. The tables are turned!’”
– Drew Barrymore, on having boyfriend Justin Long take it all off in their romantic comedy Going the Distance, to Nylon magazine
“I need to get my Brazilian wax before I do it.”
– Enrique Iglesias, on water skiing naked for losing a World Cup bet, to People
“I love my high heels. I’ll kick ass in four inches, pregnant any day of the week.”
– Resident Evil: Afterlife star and mom-to-be Ali Larter, at San Diego Comic-Con
“Justin Bieber is on fire right now! If you see him in any Rolls Royce or Lamborghini’s, it might be mine…but it’s his for the day.”
– Diddy, the latest celeb to come down with “Beiber Fever,” on Lopez Tonight
“My alternate album cover for Teenage Dream… Are you glad I went with the 1st?”
– Katy Perry, showing off fiancé Russell Brand’s proposed album art, on Twitter
“You don’t want two presidents at one wedding! All the secret service, guests going through [metal detectors], all the gifts being torn apart.”
– President Barack Obama, on not being invited to Chelsea Clinton’s wedding, on The View
What was your favorite quote this week? Mine was Russell Brand’s alternative album cover for Katy’s new release. He looks like a complete dork, but he’s comfortable with that.
