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Have you noticed a cool new little gadget in the right hand column of http://www.britney.com?

It's our new 'official Britney Spears mp3 microstore! It gives you all your favorite payment methods in your own currency and it's secure! It's currently live in 10 countries including yours, and will be launching in many more countries and on many more artist sites soon.

So what does it do?

1. Get instant DRM-free downloads of your favorite Britney tracks - buy the entire album, or the single "If You Seek Amy" or just buy selected album tracks and know you are getting them from the official, reputable store.

2. Get access to your MyPlay 'MyAccount' area where you will be able to access all of your MyPlay downloads - there will be loads more MyPlay microstores coming soon on all your favorite artist's websites - so keep an eye out!

Happy downloading everyone!

Britney Spears in association with AEG Live is bringing “The Circus Starring Britney Spears” back to North America. Currently touring Europe, Britney will return to Canada and the U.S. starting August 20, to perform in 20 cities. “The Circus Starring Britney Spears” kicked-off in New Orleans, LA on March 3, “The pop star…pulled out all the stops before a sell-out crowd of 16,400 to launch her much anticipated world tour,” stated Reuters. To date, the Circus is the highest grossing tour of 2009 in North America.

Britney is currently touring Europe to raves reviews. “The Circus starring Britney Spears, the relentlessly high octane and superbly choreographed affair delighted 23,000 assembled fans” claims the UK’s Daily Mail, and The Financial Times stating “…with costume changes, a mini-magic show and blingy bicycles, the presentation was a feast for the eyes.”

“I’m so excited to bring The Circus back to North America. I’ve made some really cool changes to the show that I think my fans are really going to love. I also get to bring the show to some new cities we missed the first time around,” says Britney.Tour dates are:

August 20, Hamilton, ON/ Copps Coliseum
August 21, Ottawa, ON/ Scotiabank Place
August 24, New York, NY/ Madison Square Garden
August 25, New York, NY/ Madison Square Garden
August 29, Boston, MA/ TD Banknorth Garden

For the first time in her career Britney Spears will be in touring Australia. Britney Spears in association with Dainty Consolidated Entertainment brings “The Circus Starring Britney Spears” Down Under in November.

“The Circus Starring Britney Spears” is a dazzling display of music, dance, magic and theatrics. With its cast of nearly 50 dancers, magicians, clowns and acrobats and a travelling staff of over 200, the 50 million dollar extravaganza will travel Australia with an unprecedented 60 tons of equipment in 34 trucks for what is sure to be the most electrifying musical event ever.

“The Circus Starring Britney Spears” kicked-off in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA on March 3, 2009, and is the highest grossing tour of 2009 in North America to date. Britney is currently touring Europe to raves reviews. “The Circus starring Britney Spears, the relentlessly high octane and superbly choreographed affair delighted 23,000 assembled fans” claims the UK’s Daily Mail, and The Financial Times stating “…with costume changes, a mini-magic show and blingy bicycles, the presentation was a feast for the eyes.”

"I've wanted to tour Australia for quite some time and now it's finally happening. My Circus tour is the best show I have ever created and I can't wait to perform it for all of my Australian fans. See you guys soon!" exclaims Britney

Tour dates are:

Win tickets to Britney’s concert in Helsinki on July 16th. All you need to do is know the correct answer to the following question:

What is the name of Britney’s world tour?

E-mail your answer before June 30th with your name, address and phone number to toimisto@sonymusic.com. The winner will receive two tickets to Britney’s Helsinki concert + new “Britney: For the Record” DVD and new Circus album. Also 10 lucky winners will receive the new “Britney: For the Record” DVD and new Circus album.

”Totta se on, kyllä Britney Spears tulee Suomeen konsertoimaan heinäkuussa,” kertoo Speed Promotionin johtaja Kalle Keskinen iloisena.

”Sopimusteknisten syiden takia emme valitettavasti voineet vahvistaa vielä viime viikolla Spearsin omilta nettisivuilta suomalaiseenkin mediaan ilmestynyttä tietoa Helsingin konserttipäivästä todeksi.”

The Circus Starring Britney Spears 2009 Tour on yksi huikeimmista konserttispektaakkeleista, mitä maailmalla on koskaan nähty! Se on ennen näkemätön yhdistelmä musiikkia, tanssia, taikuutta ja teatteria. Lavalla nähdään mm. yli 50 tanssijaa, taikuria, klovnia ja akrobaattia Spearsiä säestävän orkesterin ja kuoron lisäksi. Kaiken kaikkiaan noin 50 miljoonan dollarin arvoiseksi luokitellun, massiivisen kiertuepaketin mukana liikkuu noin 200 hengen henkilöstön lisäksi yli kolmenkymmenen rekka-auton voimin noin 60 000 kiloa kiertuerekvisiittaa.

Kiertueen Pohjois-Amerikan osuus käynnistyi 3. maaliskuuta New Orleansissa, Yhdysvalloissa. Tämän jälkeen Circus suuntasi kohti Kanadaa, jonka jälkeen oli vuorossa Eurooppa. Kesäkuun 3. ja 4. päivä Circus nähdään loppuunmyydyssä 02 Areenassa, Lontoossa, Englannissa. Sieltä matka jatkuu Irlantiin, Ranskaan, Belgiaan, Tanskaan ja Ruotsiin, jonka jälkeen onkin jo vuorossa Suomi.

You have now an opportunity to win tickets to Britney’s concert at the O2 in London in June 2009. You have four options to test your luck and skills. Click here and get busy. Good luck!

WOW, I'm kind of blown away. So "Toxic" has secretly always been my favorite Britney vid, but "Circus" has officially taken over the top spot... for me, anyway! What do you guys think? Everything about this video is sick — the animals (they're real guys, even the lions!), fire, costumes, performers, all of it. Britney, all eyes are definitely on you now, baby. Well done! xx♥

I'ma thinkin' tonight should officially be renamed the BVMA's - the Britney Video Music Awards! Thanks to all of your votes, B took home THREE well deserved Moon Men and it goes without saying that she truly SPARKLED throughout the night. And for all who heard Russell Brand's comment at the end about Brit being the female Christ.... discuss!!!

A little thing called the VMA's (heard of it?) will be rolling into the City of Angels this Sunday night and Miss B is up for more Moon Men to add to her trophy shelf. Rock the vote now for Britney in the categories of Best Female Video, Best Pop Video, and of course the mother of all Moon Men,Video of the Year. What can you expect from the VMA's this year?

MTV is letting YOU decide this year's VMA nominees! Help Britney earn as many nominations as possible. Just go to VMA.MTV.com to cast your nomination and check back to see who the big nominees are! Time is short - VOTE NOW and help Britney rack up the nominations!

Of the 3,623 of you that voted, 1,286 of you voted that you like Britney best as a singing and dancing pop star

Of the 5,407 of you that voted, 2,115 of you chose "Gimme More" as the Britney song that is your favorite summer anthem