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I assumed that some people would be posting some video clips of Britney Spears performing live from New Orleans and luckily I was right! For those of us who can’t wait any longer to see Britney on her Circus tour here’s the opening number:

The video opens with some extra footage, things like the advertisement outside the arena and people inside waiting in line, but after the first minute or so it gets into the performance itself and the quality is surprisingly good considering the thousands of screaming fans who were there.

It shows clips from “Circus” and “Piece of Me”, then cuts to fan reactions after the show.

If the short clips aren’t enough to satisfy you, here’s a full-length video clip of Britney Spears performing “Circus” although the quality isn’t quite as strong.

The performances look absolutely amazing - I’m so proud of Britney!

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Alternate title: It’s Britney, bitch.

Last night marked the official kick-off of Britney Spears’ Circus tour and reports are that the old Brit’s back. Her own website liveblogged the event, including many Twitter reports from fans who were attending the show.

Britney’s performance almost completely sold out the 19,000 seat arena, included all the promised magic acts and more, including starting the show off by lowering a dancing Britney in a cage.

The performance involved a 16-song set, including “Circus”, “A Piece of Me”, “Radar”, “Slave 4 U”, “Toxic”, “Baby One More Time”, and of course her comeback single hit, “Womanizer”.

A review over on People.com said that Britney still has a bit further to go before she can officially claim a comeback - the article mentioned that there was a strong lack of engagement throughout the performance, and that Britney didn’t even address the crowd until the very end of the show. However, from the accolades that poured out on Twitter all evening, I think that the majority of the fans were more than just a little satisfied.

Let me know if you were at the New Orleans show!

More photos from Britney Spears’ first Circus show below the cut.

Images used with permission: Splash News Online

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Just a day away from launching her huge Circus tour starting in New Orleans, it’s also been announced that Britney Spears is a Candies girl!

Britney Spears has been announced as the new face for Candies, specifically of a clothing line for girls. The photo above and below are from a photoshoot for the company - she looks amazing!

Meanwhile, everything is getting set up for her first performance tomorrow, check out the big promo picture in New Orleans:

I wonder if Britney is nervous - although she’s done a lot of performances since her album was released in December, this is her first big tour in years. I know I’d be freaking out! On behalf of Britney Groupie I wish Britney all the best for her shows!

Images used with permission: Splash News Online

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When Britney Spears decided to do a circus-based tour for her album Circus, she didn’t go half-way. Aside from all the dancers and effects on the stage, Britney will also have a real illusionist on tour with her.

Ed Alonzo will be creating a mastery of magic on stage throughout the tour. Britney will be sawed in half and will also do what is called transposition which means she’ll be in one spot and suddenly show up somewhere else.

This trickery will just be one part of the show, along with the expected three-ring circus with trapeze artists and a lot of great visuals. Alonzo said that the dancing is incredible and blends hip-hop and tumbling among other steps.

As for how Britney will do on the tour, he said, “She’s really got it together. She’s totally focused. And she’s working her butt off.”

So exciting!

(source)

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Hayden Panettiere stepped out last night in Washington DC for the Green Ball at the Melon Auditorium.

The Heroes starlet was with her mother, Lesley, as she mingled with other notable celebs including Wyclef Jean and Jackson Browne.

The attire is Green (or Black) Tie. Hayden is an avid supporter of Barack Obama and I’m sure she’ll continue to be an environmental advocate during the course of his term in office.

More pics @ Hayden Rocks.

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These are the ladies who have dominated the 2008 headlines — with more to come in the next few days.
By James Montgomery

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Photo: Getty Images

Who was the biggest star of 2008? Who had the most impact on the year that was, who inspired the most headlines or generated the biggest amount of buzz? It's really tough to say ... yet, for decades now, plenty of magazines have been doing just that (we're looking at you, Time). And so, after years of sitting on the sidelines, we here at MTV News have decided to get in on the act too.

Over the next few days, we'll be unveiling our list of the most fascinating, controversial and, well, BRITNEY!!! women of the year. These are the artists, actors and pop-culture heavyweights who dominated the headlines here at MTVNews.com (and no, Sarah Palin didn't make the cut ... we'll leave that to the folks at Time).

Today, we present picks 10 to 6. On Tuesday, we'll reveal numbers 5 to 2. And then, on Thursday, we'll unveil our 2008 MTV News Woman of the Year. And, of course, we'd love to hear what you've got to say — we'll even publish some of the best comments later this week — so if you agree with us (or if you don't), let us know in the comments below.

(For our first list of picks for the Top 10 Men of the Year, click here.)

And now, let the debate begin ...

10. Beyoncé

2008 Highlights: Spent the majority of the year putting the finishing touches on her much-discussed double-album, I Am ... Sasha Fierce ... Played legendary blues singer Etta James in "Cadillac Records" ... Married longtime beau Jay-Z ... Applauded by PETA for her fur-free outfits ... Released a pair of singles, "If I Were a Boy" and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)," the latter of which ended up being our second-best song of 2008 ... Donated $100,000 to victims of Hurricane Ike ... Volunteered her services for Barack Obama's inauguration ... Snagged her third-consecutive #1 album, selling more than 482,000 copies of I Am in one week ... Parodied the "Single Ladies" video to hilarious effect on "Saturday Night Live" ... Landed a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song. To anyone else, this is a lifetime's worth of résumé fodder. To B, it was just another year.

9. Hayley Williams

2008 Highlights: Penned a cryptic blog post that kicked off rumors that she and her band, Paramore, were calling it quits ... Addressed those rumors (and whispers that she was pregnant) in an equally cryptic blog post that used the phrase "My Eggo is not preggo" less than 24 hours later ... Sat down with MTV News for an "everything's fine" interview in Austin, Texas, during South by Southwest ... Defended "family friend" Miley Cyrus ... Played the Warped Tour ... Battled her stepfather over unscrupulous eBaying ... Got (then later removed) bull-ring piercing in septum ... Admired by John Mayer ... Performed in a virtual Whisky A Go Go during the MTV Video Music Awards ... Contributed a pair of songs to the "Twilight" soundtrack ... Copped to being a huge "Twilight" fan and a member of Team Jacob ... Began work on new Paramore album ... Is seriously, like, 4 feet tall.

8. Rihanna

2008 Highlights: Won her first-ever Grammy in early February ... Followed up on that momentum by landing an opening slot on Kanye West's Glow in the Dark Tour ... Re-released her hugely successful Good Girl Gone Bad album with the hugely successful single "Take a Bow" ... Denied reports that she and Chris Brown were an item (despite mounting evidence to the contrary) ... Performed a freaky version of "Disturbia" (another one of her hugely successful singles) at the Video Music Awards ... Collapsed onstage in Australia while performing a duet with Brown, sparking rumors she was pregnant ... Inspired a fan revolt when none of the aforementioned "hugely successful singles" are named in James Montgomery's Best Songs of 2008 list ... Did, at some juncture during the year, get a fairly awesome neck tattoo.

7. Aubrey O'Day

2008 Highlights: Rolled into the year fresh off reports that she was leaving Danity Kane to join the Pussycat Dolls ... Appeared to put all the drama behind her when DK's Welcome to the Dollhouse debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts ... Launched DK/Day26 tour in May ... Landed the role of Amber Von Tussle in the Broadway version of "Hairspray," which causes her to miss Danity Kane's appearance on "FNMTV" ... Boasted about her breasts during an interview with former WWE announcer Paul Heyman ... Shot a rather eye-opening photo spread for Complex magazine ... Booted from Danity Kane during live finale of MTV's "Making the Band" due to concerns over her "image" and despite the fact she was one of only two interesting members in the group ... Reportedly posed for Playboy ... May have had the most turbulent 12 months of anyone not named " Britney Spears" or "Amy Winehouse."

6: Sasha Fierce

2008 Highlights: Created by Beyoncé as a marketing tool/ psychological id for her I Am ... Sasha Fierce album ... Despite being completely fictional, may actually be more interesting than the actual Beyoncé ... Starred in the "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" video, which managed to "out-crazy even 'Ring the Alarm' " ... Definitive proof that Beyoncé is nuts ... Signified by a futuristic metallic glove worn on the left hand ... Is probably steampunk ... Quite possibly the most interesting alter-ego ever created by a musical superstar (sorry, Chris Gaines).

We'll be rolling out our Top 10 Men and Women of the Year all week! Today you've got 10 through 6, tomorrow you'll see 5 through 2, on Wednesday we'll be recapping your reactions and opinions, and on Thursday the winners will be revealed! Who do you think the Man and Woman of the Year should be? Tell us now!

• MTV News' Women And Men Of The Year

• MTV News' 2008 Men And Women Of The Year

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Boujis has always been one of Princess Beatrice’s favorite party places.

The British princess was spotted at the London nightclub with her boyfriend Dave Clark during a party for designer Matthew Williamson. After the do, Princess Beatrice went home in a taxi.

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As a child, Denmark’s Princess Mary must have had a lot of practice constructing native Australian animals out of Lego pieces.

Princess Mary of Denmark in Bangkok, Thailand on November 25, 2008.

On a visit to a Danish Lifestyle Exhibition in the Central World shopping mall in Bangkok, Princess Mary made a kangaroo out of red and yellow Lego bricks. The toy is a perfect marriage of Princess Mary’s native Australia and her adopted country of Denmark. The Lego company is based in Billund, Denmark.

Princess Mary and Prince Frederik are on an official visit to Thailand from November 24-26, 2008.

Click on the images to get a closer look at Princess Mary and her creation.

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Danish Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary are on an official trip to Thailand. The royal couple are heading the largest-ever Danish delegation to the Asian nation, to mark 150 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Danish Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary at the Grundfos center, Central World in Bangkok, Thailand on November 24, 2008.

The hectic schedule during the 3-day visit meant that the couple’s two children, Prince Christian and Princess Isabella, had to be left at home. Among the places Prince Frederik and Princess Mary visited were a Danish lifestyle exhibition and the Central World shopping center in Bangkok.

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Queen Elizabeth receives a little curtsy at New Zealand’s Giant Rugby Ball in London on November 25, 2008. image: Newscom

A giant rugby ball literally loomed over a visit by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip near the River Thames today.

The inflatable, located at London’s Tower Bridge, was part of tourism promotions by the New Zealand High Commission and the organizers of the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Inside the ball, there were exhibits featuring scenes and artworks from the country. New Zealand’s national rugby team, The All Blacks, will play England at Twickenham on Sunday.

More photos below:

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