Congratulations are in order for Britney Spears today … her new single 3 has debuted in the #1 position on the Billboard magazine Hot 100 Singles Chart giving her her third #1 song of her career. Even more impressive, 3 is the first song to debut at #1 in more than 3 years and is the first NON-American Idol song to debut at #1 in almost 11 years!!!

Britney Spears becomes the first artist in over three years to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, to be released tomorrow (Oct. 15), as “3″ opens at the pinnacle of the chart. Her new track, a racy paean to the joys of three-way sex from the upcoming hits set “The Singles Collection,” due Nov. 24, shifts 255,000 downloads in its first week of release, also propelling it to No. 1 on Digital Songs. The title also jumps 38-25 on the Pop Songs chart and debuts at No. 49 on Radio Songs/Hot 100 Airplay, which ranks songs based on airplay audience on all radio formats. “3″ is the first title to debut at No. 1 since Taylor Hicks’ “American Idol” victory song “Do I Make You Proud” did so on the chart dated July 1, 2006. In fact, the last four songs to open at No. 1 were all “American Idol”-related. Prior to Hicks, Carrie Underwood’s “Inside Your Heaven” (July 2, 2005), “I Believe” by Fantasia (July 10, 2004) and Clay Aiken’s “This Is The Night” each debuted at No. 1. The last non-”Idol” song to open at No. 1 was Lauryn Hill’s “Doo Wop (That Thing)” on Nov. 14, 1998. “3″ is Spears’ third Hot 100 No. 1. Her debut single “…Baby One More Time” spent two weeks at No. 1 in 1999 and “Womanizer” spent a sole frame at the top, exactly one year ago this week, on the chart dated Oct. 25, 2008.

Woooot!!! What amazing news!!! While I’m still pretty stunned to realize that Britney has only ever previously enjoyed 2 #1 songs, the stunning success of 3 more than makes up for it. I knew that the song was doing well but I had no idea it was doing this well. Congratulations of the highest degree are deffo in order for our dear Britney today. In case you are one of the few folks who has yet to hear 3, you can give it a listen after the jump …

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Gossip Girl actress Leighton Meester, who provided guest vocals on the Cobra Starship single Good Girls Go Bad, released her first single as solo artist earlier today … which we get to listen to here on the blog right now. The track, Somebody To Love, features sexy crooner Robin Thicke on vocals and, in all honest, is not a bad song at all. Here is the cover artwork for Leighton’s debut single and the lyrics to the song:

Somebody To Love (Featuring Robin Thicke)

(You say hello, I say goodbye) x2
Somebody to love

I really like this song … it’s really sexy. Considering how much I like Good Girls Go Bad, I might end up liking Leighton’s whole album. HMMM. After the jump, listen to the song in full …

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Last month we learned that Sony Music would be releasing a new single and new album from the late Michael Jackson to coincide with the release of the new documentary/concert film Michael Jackson’s This Is It which was pieced together from hours of rehearsal footage from MJ’s This Is It Tour preparations. The title song, This Is It, was released online late last night for all to hear:

Apparently, this track will be released in two versions on the new soundtrack album for the This Is It film … a slow ballad, This Is It has a bit of a mournful feel to it. After the jump, listen to the new track from Michael Jackson in full …

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Over the weekend we got our first look at the deluxe box set version of Britney Spears: The Singles Collection which collects all 29 of Britney’s singles together in one package … but today we get to see the album artwork for the standard edition of the collection, which features 18 songs on one disc. Here is our first look at what the standard album artwork looks like:

Because this image comes from a Britney Spears fan site, it’s worth noting that it could be a fanmade fake. Judging by the simple nature of the artwork, it’s impossible to tell if it’s really real or not. Then again, some foreign outlets do leak news and information from record labels early so we won’t really know until we hear something official. In any event, you the Britney Spears consumer, will have the option of shelling out for this single disc collection with only half of her singles or you can shell out for the more expensive deluxe box set. Which of the two will you be purchasing … or will you be getting both?

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A couple of weeks ago we learned that Britney Spears would be releasing her first ever singles collection in November entitled Britney Spears: The Singles Collection and earlier this week we saw the official artwork for Britney’s new single 3 which will be included in the set. The collection will be released in a standard version, featuring 18 of her hit singles, and in a deluxe box set version, featuring all 29 of her officially released singles … here is what that box set will look like:

To be honest, I already own every single one of these singles in their individual jewel cases (collected as each was released over the years) but seeing this deluxe box package kinda makes me want to own this as well. I know, it’s crazy … who even buys CDs anymore but … I kinda like the idea of all 29 of her singles packaged together in a box like this. Truly, this set is being made available for the hardcore Britney Spears fan while the standard version is being made for the casually interested fan. I’m pretty sure I’ll be ponying up for this set … will you?

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It’s out!! Britney Spears’s new single, 3, which will be included on her new album Britney Spears: The Singles Collection (due out in November) has made it’s debut on US radio for all to hear. It turns out that Brit Brit decided to release a song that champions the wonders of the ménage à trois … or threesome. The lyrics of the song are not subtle at all, behold:

3
(M.Martin/Shellback/T.Amber)

What we do is innocent
Just for fun and nothin’ meant
If you don’t like the company
Let’s just do it you and me
You and me…
Or three….
Or four….
- On the floor!

HMMM … but what does it sound like? It is upbeat as I hoped, has a bit of a electro feel to it … sounds like it came from the recording sessions for her last album Circus rather than her previous recording sessions. After all, pretty much all of the unreleased demos from Blackout were leaked to the Internets and this song was not among them. After the jump, listen to 3 in full and judge the song for yourselves …

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Last week we learned that Britney Spears would be releasing her first ever Singles Collection in November which will include a new single called 3, scheduled to premiere on radio tomorrow. Today we get our first look at the single cover artwork for 3:

Get ready to rise and shine tomorrow, B fans! Britney’s new single “3″ will premiere on NYC’s Z100 radio station tomorrow morning. If you miss it, you can listen to a clip of the smokin’ hot track by calling The B Line at (310) 341-4438. Also be on the lookout for a “3” music video, starring the one and only Ms. Spears. Oh, and yes, that is the official “3″ artwork. I dunno know about you, but I’M SO EXCITED!!! xx♥

Woot!! New Britney Spears music!! Are y’all ready?? I hope the song is a club-jammer cuz I’m really expecting a big, upbeat dance track. Max Martin, the writer of 3 and many of Britney’s other big hit singles, usually brings the heat … I can’t wait to hear what 3 sounds like.

And speaking of Britney Spears: The Singles Collection, check out the tracklist for the disc after the jump …

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