MSNBC/Today Show: Baby bling! From sippy cups to pacifiers, Bling Bling Baby gives “silver spoon” a whole new meaning. New mommy Britney Spears was one of the first celebs to discover the new glam collection, choosing a bejeweled skull and crossbones pacifier for her son Sean. These sparkling bedazzled baby accessories are so cute they could make Paris Hilton pucker up! And for those who want nothing but the real thing baby — “Here comes the airplane!!” BabyPlane spoons make food fun for picky eaters. Detachable wings and tail to help little darlings eat better.

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AndPop.com: While B In The Mix: The Remixes features just one new song, “And Then We Kiss,” 10 of Britney’s hits are given new life from some of the industry’s top DJs. Rumour has it Jive Records skipped promotion on purpose, hoping instead for fans to spread the news by word of mouth. Perhaps it was no mistake that the CD was also leaked in its entirety weeks before the Nov. 22 release. But, maybe Jive skipped heavy promotion because the artist wasn’t there to promote. Britney has shown remarkably little interest in her past two CDs, not hitting the media circuit for either or producing new photographs for CD booklets (she used old photo shoots for Greatest Hits: My Prerogative and
doesn’t appear anywhere on this one).

In any case, B In The Mix: The Remixes keeps Britney in the spotlight while she’s off playing mom — and it’s actually a good record to boot. This disc is a sultry club romp that will keep Britney’s fans satisfied until her new album, tentatively titled The Original Doll, supposedly hits stores in 2006. Fans of dance music will also get their money’s worth with 11 mixes from top DJs like Jacques Lu Cont and Hex Hector. Most of the remixes are from In The Zone. Because it’s Britney’s most “grown up” CD, the songs are sensual and seductive, making for good vocals to remix. The strongest mix on the CD is Bill Hamel’s version of “Touch of my Hand.” Britney’s smooth, low voice offset by flying ethereal techno chords creates a sexy melody that invades the listener’s senses. Turn this one up.

Jason Nevins’ “Early Mornin’” and Jacques Lu Cont’s Thin White Duke “Breathe On Me” mix come in a close second and third. These two DJs are obvious masters, taking Britney’s breathy voice and weaving it in with melodies that make your body slither, not bop. Hopefully the new track, “And Then We Kiss,” foreshadows what Britney has planned for the future. Much like “Over to You Now,” another dance song which Britney released earlier this year on the Britney and Kevin: Chaotic DVD, it’s a sexy song that proves Britney has realized she isn’t that innocent with magical results. “And then we kiss/Your love comes alive on my lips/I feel a rush/Coming over me, over me/And when we touch/This moment when everything’s still/I close my eyes/And then we kiss/The feel of your hand/As it touches my hair/It makes me tremble/Don’t
a let go/Of the feelings we share/So baby, go slow,” Britney purrs.

“Someday (I Will Understand),” also from the Britney and Kevin: Chaotic DVD, is a sugar sweet song Britney wrote for her unborn baby. It’s treated in a High-Bias Signature Radio Mix that really let’s Britney’s voice shine through, which is a good call because it is equally sweet. There are much, much better mixes of “Everytime,” “Me Against the Music” and “I’m A Slave 4 U” out there that didn’t make the cut. Valentin’s “Everytime” remix is almost too generic. It ends better than it starts, but still could’ve used the airy chords Bill Hamel used on “Touch of my Hand,” especially since “Everytime” is a naturally haunting tune. The Justice Remix of “Me Against The Music” doesn’t do the song any favours. Already a dance song, “Me Against the Music” is given a harder edge that doesn’t mash with Britney’s and Madonna’s vocals or sound good in general. The same is true for the campy “I’m A Slave 4 U” remix.

Instead of a “Me Against the Music” or a “Toxic” mix, it would have been better if Jive included remixes of “Born To Make You Happy,” “(You Drive Me) Crazy” or “Oops!… I Did it Again.” This way, all Britney eras would be better represented and listeners would’ve gotten a more inclusive range of everything from bubblegum pop to entrancing, sensual rhythms.

Britney Spears – B In The Mix: The Remixes
Release date: Nov. 22, 2005
Track listing :
1. Toxic – Peter Rauhofer Reconstruction Mix (Edit)
2. Me Against The Music Featuring Madonna – Justice Remix
3. Touch Of My Hand – Bill Hamel Remix
4. Breathe On Me – Jacques Lu Cont’s Thin White Duke Mix
5. I’m A Slave 4 U – Dave Audé Slave Driver Mix
6. And Then We Kiss – Junkie Xl Remix
7. Everytime – Valentin Remix
8. Early Mornin’ – Jason Nevins Remix
9. Someday (I Will Understand) – Hi-Bias Signature Radio Remix
10. …Baby One More Time – Davidson Ospina 2005 Remix
11. Don’t Let Me Be the Last to Know – Hex Hector Club Mix (Edit)
Posted by: Reyes on November 29, 2005

Source: AndPop.com

BRITNEY SPEARS’ one-time love rival SHAR JACKSON has lashed out at the paparazzi fascination surrounding her children – because it has turned them into kidnap targets.

Pictures of Spears’ stepchildren, KORI and KALEB, have appeared in tabloids throughout the world ever since their father, KEVIN FEDERLINE, started dating the pop superstar in April 2004 and the kids’ mother fears for their safety.

She says, “I was in the grocery store one day with Kori… and these two older women are behind us. All I hear is, ‘Oh my God, that’s Kori.’

“I turned around, like, ‘Are you for real?’ I was appalled.

“Paparazzi and other people decide that they want to take pictures and put them on the cover of magazines and things of that nature.

“In all honesty, it makes my children kidnap targets and all kinds of other stuff. People should not know what my babies look like.”

Source: ContactMusic

Kevin Federline wears his grey sweat suit as he goes to the gas station November 27, 2005. Click the thumb below to access the picture in the gallery.

Britney Spears has reportedly sent pop rival Christina Aguilera a self-help guide to marriage. The sexy star bought the blonde singer – who recently tied the knot with lover Jordan Bratman – a tome entitled ‘How to Stay Happily Married’, according to Britain’s Daily Star newspaper.

The singers have only recently called time on a bitter feud, which was sparked after Christina reportedly got up close and personal with Britney’s ex Justin Timberlake at the Brit Awards.

Christina, who first met Britney when the pair starred on the ‘Mickey Mouse Club’ as children, even sent the ‘Toxic’ singer a gift basket to prove her change of heart.

She revealed: “I sent Britney a gift basket, and she phoned me to say thanks.”

Christina admitted the pair have a lot of catching up to do, and said she still can’t believe Britney has a baby, Sean Preston, and is married to Kevin Federline.

She said: “I still can’t believe Brit has had a baby! It’s weird, you’ve known this person since she was a girl and now she’s doing all these grown up things.”

She added: “It’s been quite a journey for both of us. We’ve just ended up at different places in our lives”

Source: femalefirst.co.uk