Britney Spears’ tenth comeback in as many minutes is about to take a turn for the Robyn this weekend, according to online rumors. Several websites are reporting (and several sources are confirming), that the no-longer toxic singer will be performing at this Saturday’s mammoth Diesel bash off the coast of Brooklyn. I mention Robyn — who recently reinvented herself on her own terms as an indie dance queen — because if Spears actually does take the stage at the circus-themed megabash, she’ll be sharing a bill with acts like M.I.A., N.E.R.D., Franz Ferdinand, and Hot Chip.

And while this isn’t exactly an intimate showcase at SXSW (5,000 people are expected to attend), it’s a significantly more credible bill than the Hot 97 concerts of Britney past. Then again, celebrity Hilton daters Benji and Joel Madden will be DJing the event, taking a considerable amount of edge off. I’ve got my tickets right here, and after the announced lineup, it does say “… and many more.” Mandy Moore, perhaps?

Amy Winehouse and Britney Spears lead the nominations for best act at this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards, it has been announced.

Spears - who is set to release her comeback album Circus in November - has been shortlisted for two MTV Europe Music Awards, including Album of the Year for Blackout and Act of 2008.

Troubled singer Winehouse has also been nominated for Act of 2008, alongside Rihanna, Coldplay, Britney Spears and Leona Lewis.

Other nominees include Kanye West and Beyonce Knowles for Best Urban, and Metallica and Linkin’ Park for the Rock Out award.

Beyonce is set to perform at the November 6 ceremony in Liverpool, England, to launch her new album.

The R’n'B star - who is married to rapper Jay-Z - is also up for the
Ultimate Urban prize.

Katy Perry’s I Kissed A Girl has made it into the Most Addictive Track list, alongside Kid Rock’s All Summer Long and Pink’s So What.

Britney Spears said she plans to make her first international tour since 2004 to support her highly anticipated new album, “Circus.”

In an interview broadcast on Monday by New York radio station Z100, Spears was asked if she planned to tour.

“Oh definitely, next year,” she said, adding the tour would probably take her “around the world.”

That would mark her first major concert tour since 2004.

Last year, Spears performed in a handful of club shows in Southern California under the name the M+M’s but did not go on the road to promote her last album, “Blackout,” which had a good chart debut in November 2007 but faded quickly.

After more than a year of making headlines for shaving her head, attacking paparazzi with an umbrella and two admissions to psychiatric hospital units, Spears, 26, is preparing for a comeback.

Her last live public performance was a much-ridiculed rendition of “Gimme More” at the MTV Video Music Awards a year ago.

The singer’s latest single, “Womanizer,” was released on Friday and is the first single off “Circus,” which will be released on December 2 — her 27th birthday. She told Z100 she spent six months working on the album

BRITNEY SPEARS is back to work on the set of her music video for her comeback song WOMANIZER - as a waitress.
The singer was photographed wearing a black wig and red lipstick while filming on Wednesday (24Sep08) at a lounge in downtown Los Angeles.
She was accompanied by a troupe of dancers, who arrived at the shoot dressed in waiter uniforms including white dress shirts, skinny ties, and black pants or leggings.
The video is being directed by Joseph Kahn, who also helmed Spears’ Toxic and Stronger promos.
Womanizer is the first single from Spears’ upcoming album, Circus. It is expected for release at the end of the month (Sep08).

Simon Cowell has confirmed Britney Spears will appear on his British talent show “The X-Factor,” admitting she’s the “number one booking in the world.”

Spears will perform on the show to promote her comeback album “Circus” and the music mogul, who has always been a big fan of Spears, can’t wait.

He says, “We have the number one show in England. It’s the best show for her to perform on. We’re absolutely thrilled to have her.

“Everyone wants to work with her because she’s a star. She’s the number one booking in the world at the moment for a show. … The fact that she goes a bit crazy occasionally makes her more interesting.

“And, if she wants to shave her head before she comes on the show, she’s welcome to. I don’t care.”