"I Wanna Go" To Be Britney Spears' Next Single

Britney Spears earned herself chart toppers on the albums and singles chart this year and with the top three success of "Till The World Ends," Jive Records has lined up the official third single from Femme Fatale. The dance-pop record "I Wanna Go" has been chosen, a song very similar to the previous electrodance tracks that have received the single treatment thus far.

Although I enjoy the track, it would be nice to see a bit more variation with the single choices. Every preceding album of Britney's had substantial variation with the song choices (e.g. "Circus" and "Womanizer" from Circus and "Me Against the Music" and "Toxic" from In The Zone were all sonically and thematically different songs). This song just seems like an extention of all the other party songs released from the album. I think "He About To Lose Me" would have been the best choice considering the song is very current and not as overproduced as some of her songs on her new album. The downside is that the song was included on the deluxe version of the album only (a decision I have yet to understand).

Listen to the "I Wanna Go" and "He About To Lose Me" below. Which one is better?

Is Britney Spears A "Broken-Down Shell of a Human Being?"

According to Moby, she is. At least that is what the singer-songwriter told British online music magazine The Quietus. When speaking about musicians, Moby said, "The worst case scenario is you really like someone's work, the you meet them and they're self-involved, entitled douchebag."

When asked if he meant Britney Spears, who he has written music for, Moby quickly shot that down by saying, "Britney's actually kind of like a broken-down shell of a human being, that's what makes her so endearing and compelling. She was lovely, but really broken. Like, Blanche Dubois-style broken." He further elaborates by saying, "Britney is like this Tennessee Williams tragic figure. The fatter she gets, the weirder she gets, the more I love her."

A Third the Way Through: How's 2011 Been?

At the end of 2010, Katy Perry was atop the singles charts in America and several other national charts, while Susan Boyle capitalized on what worked with her debut album as she secured her reign atop the album charts around the world for a second holiday season. But exactly how the first few months of 2011 would shape out would surely be an interesting ride.

The big story thus far this year has been Adele's enormous success. Having the strongest first week sales of any album this year and being the first album of 2011 to cross the platinum barrier, Adele's 21 has officially confirmed that her transatlantic journey proved to be successful. Add to that the growing momentum of her lead single "Rolling in the Deep," she may be the first British female with a number one album and single since Leona Lewis accomplished that feat in 2008.

Another major story was Britney Spears's return to music. Her lead single "Hold It Against Me" would preform quite well on the charts, debuting at number one on the Hot 100 with over 400,000 copies sold in its first seven days on digital music media. Unfortunately, the song strong entrance on the charts would be short-lived as the song rapidly fell off the charts (largely because of the absence of any promotion). March would prove to be far better as the album debuted at number one, her sixth chart-topper and the youngest artist to do so.

Katy Perry's 5th Week at Number One; "Judas" & "Girls" Tumble

Katy Perry' "E.T." spends a fifth week at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 after selling another 300,000 copies this week. This is the fourth week the song has pushed 300k or more and its seventh week atop the Hot Digital Songs chart. Equally impressive is the song has spent a second week atop the Radio Songs chart, making it even less likely that the song will be overtaken atop these charts anytime soon.

Although Perry's reign atop the charts is impressive, a charging late-bloomer is rapidly catapulting up the charts in the form of Adele's "Rolling in the Deep." Although the song was released in late November, the song has steadily risen up the charts. This week the song, who undersold "E.T." by just a few hundred copies, rises to number two on the charts.

Interestingly enough, some of the most highly anticipated songs have not performed as many might have expected. Lady Gaga's controversial "Judas" falls out of the top ten Digital Songs chart from 9-16 (81,000), while Beyonce's lead single from her upcoming fourth album falls 23-39 with 47,000 sold. Their exact spots on the Billboard Hot 100 will be released tomorrow.

Check out the rest of the top five on the Hot 100 below.

Aguilera Arrested; Pink Weighs In (On Twitter)

Christina, Christina, Christina! Shame, shame, shame! As you all are very much aware of, Christina Aguilera has encountered some legal trouble in the wee-hours of this morning when she was arrested for public intoxication and her new hubby, Matthew Rutler, was arrested for DUI at 2:45AM in Los Angeles. But this is not a laughing matter.

Britney Spears' New Album Cover

Britney Spears has announced the (presumable) title of her upcoming album: Femme Fatale. The reason I say presumable is because cover artwork featuring the "Hold It Against Me" singer appeared on her twitter page, which of course could be the title and cover art work of an upcoming single or the album itself. However, immediately following the twitpic arrived a succinct one-word tweet that read, "March," the month in which the album is due to hit stores.

Check out the album cover artwork below:

Snapshot of New Britney Spears Music Video

Britney Spears has taken to her twitter page to unveil the first snapshot of the upcoming music video for the Billboard Hot 100 number one hit "Hold It Against Me." On her twitter page, the 29-year-old pop superstar wrote on Saturday, "Day 1 of the HIAM shoot with Jonas. Such an incredible experience. I think this will be one of the best videos I have ever done." This was followed last night with a tweet that stated, "Day 2 is a wrap! #HIAM video coming soon...." with a twitpic depicting the singer surrounded by microphones.

Bruno Mars's "Hooligans" Gets Him To The Top

Bruno Mars has ended Rihanna's three week reign atop the UK Albums Chart, while the "Grenade" singer has held off major releases on the singles chart from overtaking his spot at the summit. His debut album, which was released in the states last fall, has finally seen its release in the UK, outselling Loud by a substantial margin. The success of his first two singles, both of which have enjoyed number one success on both sides of the Atlantic have made Bruno one of the biggest new artists of 2010/11.

Britney Storms the Billboard Hot 100

Britney Spears has a lot to be happy about today, this after her new single "Hold It Against Me" becomes the 18th song in Billboard history to debut atop the Hot 100 and the first since Kesha's "We R Who We R" achieved that feat late last year. If that isn't enough, she earns the distinction of having the greatest debut sales week for a digital song by a female with 411,000 copies sold, besting Taylor Swift's "Today Was A Fairytale" which sold 325,000 copies its first week back in February 2010. 

Check out the other big debuts and the top ten on this week's Hot 100 below:

Jonas Akerlund To Direct Britney's "Hold It Against Me" Video

It appears that Britney Spears is utilizing the directorial skills of the great Jonas Åkerlund for the music video of her new song "Hold It Against Me." The director, whose talents have garnered awards for a number of music videos including Lady Gaga's "Telephone" and its prequel "Paparazzi," is working to make a video that centers around well rehearsed choreography and club themes. Very little has been revealed about the details of the video but according to Spears's choreographer, Brian Friedman, the video will contain old school Britney dance moves.

Kanye Pulls Another "Taylor Swift Incident" on Britney Spears?

Well, not really, but would anyone really put it past 'Ye? Anyways, Kanye West tweeted today with some levity about the fact that his new Jay-Z-assisted single, "H.A.M." is stuck at number two on iTunes, being held off by Britney Spears' "Hold It Against Me." In the tweet, the rapper said, "Yo Britney, I'm really happy for you and I'mma let you be #1, but me and Jay-Z single is one of the best songs of all time! LOL."

Britney Spears Expected to Debut atop Hot 100 Next Week

Britney's officially back! The 29 year-old has shattered radio airplay records and sales for her new single "Hold It Against Me" are reportedly exploding, according to industry insiders. The singer broke a nearly three year old record when her new song shattered first-day spins for a song with 705, which breaks the 498 spins Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body" received in February 2008. Now with the song's digital release to iTunes and other music outlets, it appears that the singer is on pace to sell more than 400,000 copies of her song.

Lady Gaga Confirms Grammy Performance; Britney Rumored

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It appears that Lady Gaga will be debuting new music from her upcoming LP Born This Way in Gaga fashion: performing live at the Grammys. According to Gaga's choreographer Laurieann Gibson, the New Yorker will head westbound to (possibly) premiere her new song to millions at the ceremony being held at Los Angeles's Staples Center.

The parenthetical "possibly" is assuming that her single will not be leaked over the next four weeks before she is scheduled to hit the stage at the ceremony, but early leaks have become increasingly common irritations of artists nowadays. The Telephone singer is nominated in six categories this year, including Album of the Year.

Britney Spears Is Unsurprisingly #1

If anyone had any doubts that Britney Spears would come back stronger than ever, the iTunes release and success of her new single "Hold It Against Me" has eased them as it has catapulted to number one on the iTunes charts of over a dozen countries. Even though the song has seen its debut only yesterday and promotion has just begun, the song is selling at a remarkable pace worldwide, which means very strong charting next week.

The new single has received critical praise by most critics who have commended Spears, Dr. Luke, and Max Martin for the new experimental sound that they are working with, while not sounding too foreign from what Britney's fans have enjoyed in the past. Below is the list of countries in which Britney Spears's single is number one on iTunes.

Britney Spears Premieres Short Clips of "3" Music Video

For the past couple of days, Britney Spears has been using her twitter page for mass promo of the music video for the number one hit song "3".

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I've only included one of the three video clips released today, just because the clips are not very insightful and are frustratingly short. The music video, which will see its worldwide premiere tomorrow, is described to show the pop princess's return to her impeccable dance ability. And, while I am hopeful to see a well choreographed music video, I am not expecting to see a video reminiscent of her prime days of dancing (e.g. "I'm A Slave 4 U", "Toxic", "Oops...I Did It Again"). Regardless, based on the pictures and short clips, the video does look interesting.