"Alien" from Britney Spears’ eighth studio album has sold an estimated 280,000 copies ww, despite not being a single

If you thought the workout videos Britney Spears recently posted on social media looked grueling, the pop superstar confirms that they were — even if she and her trainer boyfriend made it look easy.

Spears and Sam Asghari went through intricate movements, including Asghari lifting Spears several times and Spears doing a headstand — and it seemed effortless. But in reality, Spears says he put her through it.

"He's a trainer so everything has to be so perfect. We probably did 40 (takes) and I hurt myself," she joked in an interview with The Associated Press. "It looked great, he did a good job and he edited it really, really well."

She said she'll often tap her oldest son, Sean Preston, to shoot her videos and photos for social media and those are usually in one take.

"With (Sam), I did it a million times and I swear it was horrible, but when I do it just with my kids it's really fast," she said.

Spears said she prefers challenging workouts because she has "always been an active person" and gets bored easily. She plans to ramp up those exercises in the coming weeks as she prepares to return to touring with the "Piece of Me" tour, sponsored by Pepsi. She'll also be one of the superstars included in the Pepsi Generations summer campaign where the company will reissue retro cans featuring acts that have participated in earlier campaigns, including Michael Jackson and Ray Charles.

Spears' tour takes her Las Vegas residency on the road and will be the last opportunity for fans to see that show. She'll perform dates across North America and Europe. It kicks off July 12 in Washington, D.C.

Spears said she looks forward to getting back onstage because it helps bring her out of her shell.

"I'm very sensitive and sometimes I just want to run away because I'm a very shy person," she said in a phone interview Wednesday. "I think energy is contagious and when I get onstage with the dancers, we all kind of vibe off each other. We feel the same energy and we connect."

Watching Spears perform, it may be difficult to imagine that she may not be outgoing, but she said she has a stage persona that takes over in front of an audience.

Source:http://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/celebrities/article210842354.html

It has been nearly a year since Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus gave its final farewell but that does not mean that the circus experience is lost forever.

Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus (www.cgmc.org) presents “Under the Big Top” on May 20 at the Beverly Arts Center in Chicago.

“In order to try to make it a true circus experience, we have some professional circus performers who are joining us,” said Jimmy Morehead, artistic director of Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus, via phone while driving to a gig in Chicago.

These performers include aerialist and cube act Ray Gunn with the Vertical Side Show, tightwire artist Molly Plunk, hula hoop act Aerial Emery and sword swallower Sally Marvel.

“Under the Big Top” also features 150 chorus members, six dance numbers and more than 30 dancers.

Selections include “Razzle Dazzle” from the musical “Chicago,” songs from the musical “Barnum” about Barnum & Bailey Circus co-creator P.T. Barnum, “This Is Me” from the film “The Greatest Showman” that was inspired by Barnum’s circus, and tunes by Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Billy Joel.

‘Under the Big Top’

When: 3 p.m. (2:30 p.m. doors) May 20

Where: Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St., Chicago

Tickets: $28 general admission

Information: 773-445-3838; www.beverlyartcenter.org

Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-ent-under-big-top-st-0518-story.html

Soooo the other day Britney and Sam went on a lunch date... we got busy with fans re the crap shirt and I forgot to post these ;(....

It's very cute.

Britney Spears and boyfriend Sam Asghari were just as touchy-feely on Monday as they enjoyed a sunny lunch outing together in Los Angeles on Monday.

The couple were photographed kissing as they left Mexican restaurant Sol y Luna in the Tarzana neighborhood.