Early Release Date Announced for Britney Spears Album

Britney Spears’ new album, Blackout, will be released on October 30, two weeks before its original due date. A Jive Records representative says, “due to numerous unauthorized online leaks, the label is doing everything possible to prevent and avoid any further illegal distribution of songs.” The first single from Blackout is a song called “Gimme More.” The track holds at Number 3 on this week’s Hot 100 chart (week ending October 20).

By Mary Morningstar