International Business News - Spears http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Britney Spears is taking her "Circus" act on the road. In an appearance on ABC's "Good Morning America," the pop star announced that her North American arena tour will open March 3 in New Orleans. Her new album, "Circus," arrived Tuesday, on her 27th birthday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/187270-britain-spears.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/britney-spears-tops-yahoo-searches.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/britney-spears-tops-yahoo-searches.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:04:18 EST She did it again: Britney Spears was the most popular search term on Yahoo for the fourth year in a row--her seventh time topping the list. Spears bested World Wrestling Entertainment, Barack Obama, Miley Cyrus and the online game "RuneScape" as the five most-searched terms of 2008, the Web portal and search company announced Monday, a day before the singer released her new album "Circus." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/186957-britain-spears.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/britney-spears-tops-yahoo-searches.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/britney-spears-tops-yahoo-searches.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:38:31 EST Pop singer Britney Spears is heading to London this week to perform live on "The X Factor" TV show. She also is giving two concerts in London in June. A Spears' representative announced those concerts Wednesday and said they will be her only European stops on a world tour. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/britney-spears-to-perform-in-uk.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:26:48 EST Britney Spears made another cameo in the midst of her comeback--this time at a Los Angeles courtroom. Spears appeared unexpectedly Friday for a hearing in her ongoing conservatorship. A court spokesman said after the hearing that Spears appeared to give an update on her upcoming album, "Circus," and details of her tour and other promotions. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/180133-people-britney-spears.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/spears-makes-unexpected-appearance-in-court.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/spears-makes-unexpected-appearance-in-court.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:45:49 EST Britney Spears is craving more freedom--and less of the "control" that's stabilized her personal life and reinvigorated her career over the last several months. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/179112-people-britney-spears.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/britney-spears-craves-freedom-amid-career-upswing.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/britney-spears-craves-freedom-amid-career-upswing.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:23:59 EST Britney Spears' father will maintain indefinite control of her personal and financial affairs after a court commissioner on Tuesday extended the arrangement beyond 2008. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/162228-people-britney-spears.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/court-extends-spears-conservatorship-indefinitely.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/court-extends-spears-conservatorship-indefinitely.htm Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:12:37 EDT Britney Spears' father will maintain indefinite control of her personal and financial affairs after a court commissioner on Tuesday extended the arrangement beyond 2008. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/161798-people-britney-spears.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/court-makes-spears-conservatorship-permanent.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/court-makes-spears-conservatorship-permanent.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:36:46 EDT Britney Spears has a license to go free. Jurors remained deadlocked 10-2 on whether she was guilty of driving without a valid California license Tuesday. A mistrial was declared, prosecutors said they wouldn't pursue the matter further--and Spears was spared a criminal record when the judge ultimately dismissed the case. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/157312-people-britney-spears.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/spears-drivers-license-case-dismissed.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081022/spears-drivers-license-case-dismissed.htm Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:49:34 EDT Britney Spears has a license to go free. Jurors remained deadlocked 10-2 on whether she was guilty of driving without a valid California license Tuesday. A mistrial was declared, prosecutors said they wouldn't pursue the matter further--and Spears was spared a criminal record when the judge ultimately dismissed the case. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/156917-people-britney-spears.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/no-verdict-reached-yet-in-spears-trial.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/no-verdict-reached-yet-in-spears-trial.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:19:35 EDT A second day of deliberations ended without a verdict Monday in Britney Spears' driving-without-a-license case. Jurors left for the day after saying earlier that they were hopelessly deadlocked. A foreman said they had voted three times since Friday, and each time failed to reach an unanimous conclusion. The three votes were all 10 to 2, the foreman said without indicating which way. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/156412-music-britney-spears.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081020/jurors-coming-back-in-britney-spears-case.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081020/jurors-coming-back-in-britney-spears-case.htm Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:37:20 EDT The jury in Britney Spears' trial is taking the weekend to mull whether the pop singer is guilty of driving in California without a valid license. Jurors left a San Fernando Valley courthouse late Friday afternoon after deliberating the misdemeanor charge for slightly more than two hours. With no verdict reached, the jury of eight women and four men adjourned and were told to return Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081017/spears-drivers-license-case-goes-to-jury.htm Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:58:24 EDT Britney Spears did not appear at her driver's license trial Thursday. Instead, her father did the talking. Spears' defense consisted solely of the testimony of Jamie Spears, who told jurors his daughter intends to return to Louisiana once she has custody of her children. The singer's attorney, J. Michael Flanagan, said in his opening statement that she was exempt from having a California driver's license because she didn't meet residency requirements. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/154086-music-britney-spears.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/jury-selected-in-spears-misdemeanor-driving-trial.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081016/jury-selected-in-spears-misdemeanor-driving-trial.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:36:08 EDT The first day of Britney Spears' misdemeanor driving without a license trial ended Wednesday without a single juror being seated. Potential jurors expressed a range of opinions on Spears and the matter during initial questioning. One man labeled the idea of a trial "ridiculous," while another potential panelist indicated he blamed the paparazzi, not Spears, for her troubles. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/153156-music-britney-spears.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/jury-selection-begins-in-spears-case.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/jury-selection-begins-in-spears-case.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:13:57 EDT If you're wondering what was going through Britney Spears' head during her erratic era, you are not alone--so does she. "I sit there and I look back and I'm like, 'I'm a smart person. What the hell was I thinking?'" Spears said in an interview to air on MTV on Nov. 30, two days before the release of her new album. "I've been through a lot in the past two or three years, and there's a lot that people don't know." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/149192-music-britney-spears.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/even-britney-spears-wonders-what-she-was-thinking.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/even-britney-spears-wonders-what-she-was-thinking.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:38:22 EDT If you're wondering what was going through Britney Spears' head during her erratic era, you are not alone--so does she. "I sit there and I look back and I'm like, 'I'm a smart person. What the hell was I thinking?'" Spears said in an interview to air on MTV on Nov. 30, two days before the release of her new album. "I've been through a lot in the past two or three years, and there's a lot that people don't know." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/148369-music-britney-spears.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/even-britney-spears-wonders-what-she-was-thinking.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/even-britney-spears-wonders-what-she-was-thinking.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:00:59 EDT An attorney for Britney Spears has rejected a plea offer that would have placed her on a year's probation and forced her to pay a $150 fine in her misdemeanor driver's license case. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/147705-people-britney-spears.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/spears-rejects-plea-deal-in-drivers-license-case.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/spears-rejects-plea-deal-in-drivers-license-case.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:02:53 EDT Britney Spears may have to stand trial for driving without a valid license after all. A three-judge panel in Los Angeles on Tuesday denied a motion by Spears' attorney seeking a delay in the trial and a possible reduction in the charge. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/146930-people-britney-spears.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/court-denies-appeal-in-britney-case.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/court-denies-appeal-in-britney-case.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:01:02 EDT Britney Spears' attorney has asked a judge to delay the singer's upcoming trial on a misdemeanor charge for driving without a valid license. Attorney J. Michael Flanagan filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday seeking a stay in the criminal case. Flanagan also wants an appellate judge to order the judge overseeing the case to grant Spears' motion to dismiss. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/142303-people-britney-spears.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/britney-i-can-do-way-better-than-piece-of-me.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/britney-i-can-do-way-better-than-piece-of-me.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:04:09 EDT Britney Spears' trial for driving without a valid California license is all set for next month--and the attorney representing her in the criminal matter isn't happy about it. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/133776-people-britney-spears.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/trial-likely-in-spears-driving-case.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/trial-likely-in-spears-driving-case.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:32:45 EDT The mother of Britney and Jamie Lynn Spears says Jamie Lynn told her she was pregnant in a note. Lynne Spears said on NBC's "Today" show Wednesday that Jamie Lynn--16 years old at the time--handed her the note and told her to go into the bedroom and read it. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/132659-people-lynne-spears.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/spears-tells-how-jamie-lynn-revealed-pregnancy.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080917/spears-tells-how-jamie-lynn-revealed-pregnancy.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:32:58 EDT