Britney Spears Comeback Tracker: Album Release Date Moved Up to October 30th
 

Perhaps in an attempt to ride “Gimme More” momentum, Britney Spears’ Blackout will not come out November 13th as planned, two weeks earlier, on the day before Halloween. The reason? Spears’ label, Jive Records, says pesky downloaders are to blame: “Due to these numerous unauthorized online leaks, the label is doing everything possible to prevent and avoid any further illegal distribution of songs including moving up the release date of the album to October 30th.” Speaking of Spears and the law, the singer will head to court October 25th to face hit-and-run charges stemming from a parking lot crash in August. Spears has successfully passed her first court-ordered drug test related to her other legal drama: her custody battle.


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