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Fan Base: Archived: Britney Spears (#2)
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I need the teasers NOW!.
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may i use ur avi ? i love it 
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My best friend heard the song and said Britney should twerk in the video. Anybody else here for this? He also said Britney has flow 
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Originally posted by dman4life
My best friend heard the song and said Britney should twerk in the video. Anybody else here for this? He also said Britney has flow |
i m sure that if britney twerks it will be ten times better and ''classier'' than mileys..
im here for it
but im sure they r gonna twerk in bangrez
but then....
i was sure for a lot of things that didnt happen 
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I'm on it 
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WB seems to appeal to the GP more than her fans. I think that's a great thing because they're going to make it a proper hit.
I know how bad the Army is about news and getting their hops up and what not, let me tell you that Britney is going to retire after album 8. Her contract will be fulfilled and Vegas is the place an artist plays when they retire.
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Britney is not retiring, just accept it and move on. If she was they would have announced it by now, same with RCA and Caesars to up those sales and tickets. 
People who are retiring aren't already in talks with another label, like she was with Universal.
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Welcome back, Brinny.
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The restaurant where I work at was blasting Work Bitch.
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Originally posted by Mr Telephone Man
Britney is not retiring, just accept it and move on. If she was they would have announced it by now, same with RCA and Caesars to up those sales and tickets.
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I hope your right, but I wouldn't be surprised if she does. I mean, why would Britney want to renew her contract when she's been hinting to us that she's over being a superstar?
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Welcome back, Brinny.
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Originally posted by Miguel.
The restaurant where I work at was blasting Work Bitch.
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i hope u put down everything u were holding and start dancing and shouting ''buy work bitch now''
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Britney Spears' Manager Larry Rudolph on Vegas Residency Ticket Sales, Lip-Syncing and New Album (Exclusive)
"It's a new chapter in the Britney Spears saga," says her manager Larry Rudolph, who's standing outside of a rehearsal studio at CenterStaging in Burbank, Calif.
It's a typically sunny Los Angeles morning and dozens of scantily clad dancers have flocked to Studio 10 to audition for Spears' upcoming residency show at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
"It started off at 600 and now we're down to 28," Rudolph tells Billboard, adding that 14 dancers total will be chosen for the two-year show, titled "Britney Spears: Piece of Me." "Britney is coming today and she'll be making the final selection."
Indeed, Spears' camp is in full residency mode as the Dec. 27 opening date quickly approaches. The singer's approximately 90-minute performances will take place inside a 4,600-capacity planetarium-like theater with traditional seating, a dance floor, private tables and bottle service. The Baz Halpin-directed show will feature 21 of Spears' greatest hits and new music from her as-yet-untitled eighth studio album, due Dec. 3. In addition to 14 dancers, the concerts will also feature a four-piece band and state-of-the-art visuals. She's slated to perform 50 shows per year in 2014 and 2015.
"I'm almost having to hold back the floodgates, because she wants to start rehearsing right now," says Halpin, who's also on-site selecting dancers with his team at Silent House Productions, which has designed tours by such pop acts as Katy Perry, P!nk and Taylor Swift. "I've never seen an artist so pumped and excited. She's been doing religious vocal and choreography for months and months. So I'm waiting for this unleashed furry of rehearsal energy when we get started."
(Stay tuned to Billboard in the coming days for more exclusive details from Halpin on the production and visuals of "Britney Spears: Piece of Me.")
After Billboard broke intimate details about Spears' nightclub-like residency in an exclusive interview with Caesars Entertainment VP of entertainment Kurt Melien, rumors have been swirling around the web about lackluster ticket sales (the first 16 concerts went on sale Sept. 20) and whether the pop singer will lip-synch her way through performances. We caught up with Rudolph (who was momentarily sidetracked during this interview by a call from his other red-hot client Miley Cyrus: "She just put out a new version of 'Wrecking Ball,' which I think will get an equal amount of (web) hits," he says) at CenterStaging.
Below, Rudolph sets the record straight to Billboard about the latest set of rumors surrounding Spears' Las Vegas residency, and divulges exclusive details about the pop superstar's eighth album and potential next single.
Billboard: First off, let's clear the air about whether Britney Spears will be lip-syncing during her Las Vegas residency shows. Can you set the record straight on this subject?
Larry Rudolph: She's going to be singing live. She does choreography and vocal coaching every day. The vocal coaching is really just to strengthen her voice and get her to a point where she can go out there every night and do a full show.
It's hard for the public to fully understand what goes on when you get on stage and you're dancing full out during a song. No matter what anyone says, there's not a single artist who goes out there and does full choreography and is singing without a vocal track underneath them at the same time. It's physically impossible. We're just trying to build up her stamina and get her to a point where she can do as much as humanly possible. The idea is to try to get her pretty close to 100%. There might be some numbers where she's full out dancing with a (vocal) track underneath her, but there won't be any lip-syncing across the board on anything.
There have also been reports that ticket sales to her residency shows haven't been selling well. So how are ticket sales so far?
Yesterday, I got a phone call from Britney's mom, Lynne Spears. She said, "Larry, I just read on BreatheHeavy.com that Britney's show is failing. What's going on?" She was deeply concerned. I said, "Lynne, don't worry about it, we're dealing with it right now. Nothing could be further from the truth. "
You have these idiot tabloid reporters who are completely irresponsible and love taking pot shots at Britney. One guy did it and everybody else picked it up. It's based on nothing, other than an "industry insider," who they'll never disclose. But it's damaging to Britney. So we had to go on the offensive and put out correct information to counteract it.
When we went on sale with our pre-sale, we sold out every single VIP package for all 16 shows. We had to create new ones just to fill some of the demand, because people were starting to get pissed off that there weren't enough out there. Caesars told us that a highly successful launch would be selling 10% of the ticket stock on the on sale. I think we either tripled or quadrupled that. They told us it was literally the best on-sale they'd ever had. Now they've come back to me and asked if it's OK to put the next round of dates on sale sooner than we had originally discussed. They haven't given me an exact date for it yet, but I said of course.
Can you give any details about Spears' new album -- what the title is or what fans should expect it to sound like?
We don't have a title yet. But it sounds great. It's so different from anything she's done before. Will.i.am is executive producing it. After the "Scream & Shout" exercise, which went so well, the public seems to really like Britney and Will together. There's something about them that works. He understands who she is and what her audience wants.
"Work Bitch" is a great example of a song that's from this album, but I don't know that it necessarily defines the album. There's a lot of other material on here that is really rich. There's a ballad called "Perfume" that she recorded recently. Britney wrote it with Sia. It's a breakup song that's about wanting the next girl to smell your perfume on the guy afterwards. The lyric is really unique and she sings the **** out of it. I think everyone will be really impressed by the song. I don't know if it will be the second or third single, but it will definitely be a single.
There are a couple other songs that have a really modern EDM vibe and other stuff that has more of a "Ray of Light" (Madonna) vibe. I really think of this as Britney's "Ray of Light" album -- it's kind of like that in a lot of ways. She wrote everything on the album with collaborators. There's one or two she wrote herself. That's something she wanted to do coming in. She wanted to make it very personal. They're all custom made for her, based on what's going on with her life and in her head.
Is she still working on the album?
Yeah, there are still about five songs to go.
Have there been any discussions about how the album will be marketed and released?
I think it will be more of a traditional release. This is going to be more about the Vegas thing happening and her putting out an album around the same time. I don't want to overcomplicate this or make it gimmicky, because the music is so important. I don't want to cloud it with some marketing scheme.
Getting back to the residency, I recently did an interview with Caesars Entertainment VP of entertainment Kurt Melien, who said that an artist residency is more lucrative than traditional touring. Is that true in Spears' case?
I honestly don't think it is. You have to remember, you're selling 4,400 seats a night instead of 15,000 seats a night. So your revenues are less than a third of what they would be if you were out on tour. Your costs are lower, because you're not trucking everything around. But at the end of the day, I don't know if it's more lucrative than a tour, in terms of what she puts in her pocket. It really wasn't a factor in our consideration. We didn't sit down and say, "How can we make more money?" We said, "How can we do something more interesting for the fans?" And we came up with this idea.
Can you shed any light on how much money Spears is being paid for the residency?
I can't comment on actual figures. She's getting paid well to do it, but it wasn't a big factor for us. We don't look at the business opportunity first and then back into it with the creative concept. We do it the other way around. We wanted to do a Vegas show, because it was the right thing for her now, and the right thing for her fanbase.
What other type of revenue opportunities come along with a residency like this?
We're talking to a couple of big tech companies about coming in and maybe helping us with sound and video. There's a lot of video on the show, so there are a lot of opportunities for that kind of thing. The sponsorship is definitely a part of it. Nothing has been locked in yet, but there are a lot of major tech companies that are very interested and have approached us about it. That's a big potential revenue stream.
Another one, of course, is general merchandise sales. You have general tour merchandise sales, like you would normally have at a tour. But what you have here also is merchandise being sold in and around the venue, even when she's not there. It's not a tremendous amount of money -- nothing that would influence us to do or not do the show in Las Vegas -- but it's an added revenue stream we wouldn't normally have.
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Originally posted by Julián
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Will she sing live like Celine? 
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Originally posted by Brinny Baby
Will she sing live like Celine? |
She'll probably sing live but not like Celine Dion. That would be a disaster. Imagine Toxic with Celine's voice? Exactly.
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- This is going to be more about the Vegas thing happening and her putting out an album around the same time.
i dont like that
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I think we'll be getting a TV special off a show from the Vegas residency.
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Originally posted by Mr Telephone Man
Aww, I didn't know you were getting married 
Congrats  |
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Originally posted by evan93
OMG Foxay Congrats  you better play From This Moment On at your wedding
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Originally posted by Anthony K.
Oh, I didn't know you're engaged, congratulations, girl! 
As for the honeymoon, can't you manage to go to Venice? I find it so romantic! Prague as well!  |
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Thank you! Yea, I've been engaged since earlier this year and running around stressed at planning this wedding. As for the song, Evan. it'll be either Boyz II Men or Dru Hill (compromise between the both of us  ). Just gotta figure out which one.
I LOVE VENICE, Anthony, but IDK. I would love to go to Greece and take a cruise through the Mediterranean. Though that could be super pricey. If I had it my way, we would just have a simple wedding so we can have an really nice honeymoon, but my mother would kill me. The story of Bridezilla ain't nothing compared to the parents. My mom is more of the monster than I am. 
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Welcome back, Xtian
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Originally posted by Monceau
Congrats foxay, I remember reading a blog of yours is it the same guy your ex?
You dont have to reply if you dont want btw.
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Yep, same one. Been together forever and a day it feels like, minus the separation after 2010.
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Awwwwww, so cute!!!
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Originally posted by DD420
Z100's Top 9@9:
#4. Work Bitch - Britney Spears!
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9. Stay The Night - Zedd/Haley Williams
8. Royals - Lorde
7. Wake Me Up - Avicii/Aloe Blacc
6. Give It 2 U - Robin Thicke
5. Berzerk - Eminem
4. Work Bitch - Britney Spears
3. Holy Grail - Jay-Z/Justin Timberlake
2. Slow Down - Selena Gomez
1. Roar - Katy Perry
Request and Vote for Work Bitch on Tomorrow's Z100 Top 9@9:
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Text Your Request to 55100
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You betta WORK BITCH!!!
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Originally posted by DD420
Request and Vote for Work Bitch on KIIS FM's Top 9@9:
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Good WORK!!!
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Originally posted by D_Man3379
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BEN MOOOOOOOOOOR, where is our video?
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Originally posted by DD420
Well. It's still happening. The chart is constantly rolling. We're just already passed the worst days (when it had to go up against the premiere.)
Work Bitch's Pop Airplay Chart Run (so far.)
 How It WorksNext to the date of the update is the position on the chart. Under that is spins, AI, and total spins.
Because it's a 7 day rolling chart, starting with the song's second week, I put how many spins the song got and the AI gained off of those spins in parentheses under the normal update. This is figured out by comparing the update to the same day a week ago, which is how the airplay chart figures out its updates.
For example: Work Bitch
Mon - Sept 23 - #25
+002 spins -2.208 AI (3489)
(500 spins +3.843 AI)
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With the rolling chart format, the song essentially "loses" the spins and AI from the same day a week ago. So to get a net gain of +2 spins and net loss of -2.208 million AI, Work Bitch would have had to get 3.843 million AI off of 500 spins (because it loses 498 spins and 6.051 million AI.)
Mon Sept 23 +002 spins -2.208 AI
Mon Sept 16 +498 spins. +6.051 AI
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500 spins +3.843 AI
Finally, the rolling spin "totals" are figured out the same way. They add the spin update to the total number of spins from the day before. On Sunday Sept 22, her total spins were at 3487. Because she had a net gain of 2 spins on Monday Sept 23 (over her comp from a week ago) her total spins go from 3487 to 3489 (again, she loses the 498 spins from Monday Sept 16, but gains 500 spins from Monday Sept 23, resulting in the +2 spins.)
Hope that all made sense. Here goes:
Work Bitch - Pop Radio Airplay
Mon - Sept 16 - #46
+498 spins +6.051 AI (498 total)
Tue - Sept 17 - #35
+1014 spins +9.574 AI (1512 total)
Wed - Sept 18 - #32
+318 spins +2.356 AI (1830 total)
Thur - Sept 19 - #31
+351 spins +2.520 AI (2181 total)
Fri - Sept 20 - #28
+430 spins +3.278 AI (2611 total)
Sat - Sept 21 - #26
+426 spins +2.900 AI (3037 total)
Sun - Sept 22 - #25
+450 spins +3.066 AI (3487 total)
Mon - Sept 23 - #25
+002 spins -2.208 AI (3489 total)
(500 spins +3.843 AI)
Tue - Sept 24 - #28
-592 spins -6.528 AI (2897 total)
(422 spins +3.046 AI)
Wed - Sept 25 - #27
+179 spins +0.929 AI (3076 total)
(497 spins +3.285 AI) |
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Originally posted by DD420
KIIS FM's Top 9@9:
#1. Work Bitch - Britney Spears!!!
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9. TKO - Justin Timberlake
8. Wrecking Ball - Miley Cyrus
7. Berzerk - Eminem
6. Right There - Arianna Grande/Big Sean
5. Hold On We're Going Home - Drake
4. Harlem - New Politics
3. Marry Me - Jason Derulo
2. Roar - Katy Perry
1. Work Bitch - Britney Spears
Request and Vote for Work Bitch on Tomorrow's KIIS FM Top 9@9:
Text Your Request to 41027
Call (Toll Free) 800-520-1027
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Z100's Top 9@9:
#4. Work Bitch - Britney Spears!
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9. Stay The Night - Zedd/Haley Williams
8. Royals - Lorde
7. Wake Me Up - Avicii/Aloe Blacc
6. Give It 2 U - Robin Thicke
5. Berzerk - Eminem
4. Work Bitch - Britney Spears
3. Holy Grail - Jay-Z/Justin Timberlake
2. Slow Down - Selena Gomez
1. Roar - Katy Perry
Request and Vote for Work Bitch on Tomorrow's Z100 Top 9@9:
Online at Z100 Request
Text Your Request to 55100
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WOW! Amazing post! I already knew how the rolling effect works, but this is a good description for those who don't know.
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Originally posted by evan93
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Damn, just missed out on that Top 5. Hopefully, the music video will help it to rebound.
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DONE!
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Originally posted by coddiecollins
- This is going to be more about the Vegas thing happening and her putting out an album around the same time.
i dont like that
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Yup. I think they're holding up any type of public outings (as far as performances are concerned) in control since we have a residency to keep afloat.
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there are a couple other songs that have a really modern edm vibe and other stuff that has more of a "ray of light" (madonna) vibe. I really think of this as britney's "ray of light" album -- it's kind of like that in a lot of ways. she wrote everything on the album with collaborators. There's one or two she wrote herself. That's something she wanted to do coming in. She wanted to make it very personal. they're all custom made for her, based on what's going on with her life and in her head.
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britney jeannnnnnnnnnnnn, yasssss, sis!!!! Yasssssssssssssss
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Originally posted by foxaylove
britney jeannnnnnnnnnnnn, yasssss, sis!!!! Yasssssssssssssss
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You're about to get your wedding song. 
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