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Britney Spears 'Womanizer' video has been named the sexiest promo of 2008 in 'Playboy magazine's' newly-released music poll. The pop superstar's racy video, in which she appeared naked in a steam room, beat Kanye West's 'Flashing Lights' and Toe Jam by Brighton Port Authority on the Playboy countdown. Meanwhile, Metallica's 'Death Magnetic' scored the magazine's Best Rock Album, Lil Wayne claimed the Best Hip-Hop Album prize and Portishead landed the Best Electronic Album for Third. Katy Perry's smash hit 'I Kissed A Girl' was named the favorite song of the past year.

The full list of poll winners, announced in the new issue of Playboy, is:
Jazz Artist of The Year - Greg Osby
Best Rock Album - Death Magnetic by Metallica
Best Hip-Hop Album - Tha Carter III by Lil Wayne
Best Electronic Album - Third by Portishead
Best Country Album - Randy Rogers Band by Randy Rogers Band
Best Jazz Album - Two Men With The Blues - Willie & Wynton
Best Soundtrack - Forgetting Sarah Marshall by Various Artists
Best Song - I Kissed A Girl by Katy Perry
Best World-Music Album - Movement by Rootz Underground
Best Live Rock Act - Kid Rock
Best Breakout Artist - Paramore
Best Reissue Album - Tell Tale Signs by Bob Dylan
Sexiest Music Video - Womanizer by Britney Spears
Playboy Hall of Fame - Rush

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Britney Spears will play a pie-baking, sexy housewife in her new video to accompany controversial single 'If you seek Amy'. The pop star started work on the promo on Tuesday and\ donned a 1950s-style blond wig, pink shirt and short white skirt for the suggestive video. A source says, "It's very provocative." Much of the promo appears to mirror Spears' life, circa 2007 - her character has two kids and desperately tries to be the perfect wife. 'If You Seek Amy' has caused a storm of controversy, with family groups urging radio stations to ban the tune - because of its racy, suggestive lyrics - broken down, Spears appears to be singing 'F-*-*-K me' in the chorus.

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Britney Spears has re-hired the assistant who was by her side during the pop star's glory days. Felicia Culotta has returned to Spears' entourage after quitting as a Jonas Brothers aide. She'll reportedly join the pop star's current assistant, named Brett, who appeared alongside the 'Toxic' singer in her recent For The Record MTV documentary.

Culotta tells 'PerezHilton.com', "Britney has always held a special place in my heart, and over the course of the last year I have seen her work harder than she ever has in her entire life. "I am really going to miss the Jonas boys, but I felt I had to be a part of this exciting time in Britney's career. I love Britney and missed her dearly."

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Britney Spears' ex-husband is planning a U.S. tour to accompany the pop star's upcoming dates - so the couple's sons can spend time with their mum on the road.

  Federline was granted full custody of the boys last year after his pop star ex suffered a series of much-publicised breakdowns and medical dramas.

  But the dancer/rapper's lawyer Mark Vincent Kaplan has revealed his client is not averse to planning a schedule around his ex's upcoming concerts, which kick off at the beginning of March (09), so Spears can hang-out with her sons in between shows.

  Kaplan tells E! News that Spears will probably see her boys on "pretty much the same schedule that she has now" under the terms of the new agreement.

  He adds, "Kevin is working to make them accessible by going on various central locations in various areas of the country. He is doing that because he wants her to be able to have the maximum positive environment around her to assure that the tour will be successful."

  Kaplan also confirms Federline is dating former professional volleyball player Victoria Prince, adding, "She is a very solid person, and they are really great together."

  The full details of the new custody arrangement are expected to be firmed up by the end of the week.

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Britney Spears is reportedly planning to base herself in three cities during her upcoming tour - so she can still see her kids when she hits the road. The 'Toxic' hitmaker and her father Jamieare said to have come up with a scheme for the star to live at addresses in Los Angeles, New Jersey and New Orleans, Louisiana, commuting between them for her string of U.S. dates.

She wants her sons Sean Preston, three, and two-year-old Jayden James to stay at the properties too - so she can see them after each gig. But according to 'TMZ.com', lawyers for the boys' father, Kevin Federline, are set to contest the plan - and Spears could cancel the concerts as a result.

The website also alleges the singer is so desperate to take her sons with her when she tours, she is even willing to pay for Federline's accommodation in each of the three cities. 'TMZ.com' reports, "Britney, K-Fed and Jamie worked out the arrangement without the help of any of the lawyers. We're told a week ago K-Fed's lawyers became aware of the plan and were furious, thinking Jamie went behind their backs."

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"Family Guy" creator Seth McFarlane decided against featuring a cameo appearance from Britney Spears in the hit show - because he feared a retaliation from rival Comedy Central cartoon series South Park.  Spears was mocked for her personal problems in an episode of South Park last year, while McFarlane's hit show also took a battering.

The pop singer reportedly offered to lend her voice to an retaliatory installment of Family Guy, but the creator subsequently scrapped the idea - because he didn't want to start an onscreen battle with South Park writers Trey Parker and Matt Stone.  McFarlane says,

"That would do more harm than good. (It) would take too much work."

Britney Spears is planning to tell all about her colorful life - the "Toxic" star is reportedly set to sign a $14 million $10 million publishing deal. The 27-year-old first stepped into the spotlight on U.S. TV show The New "Mickey Mouse Club" in 1992, before launching a solo career and becoming one of the most famous singers on the planet.
 
And now she is close to detailing her rise to stardom and recent troubles after landing a multi million book deal to write her memoirs, according to U.K. tabloid the Daily Mirror. A source tells the newspaper, "There have been numerous unofficial autobiographies about Britney, but she's never agreed to pen her own tome - until now.
 
"And some of the stories she's got are absolute dynamite. She's kept diaries so there's nothing she'll leave out unless she wants to. If the deal goes ahead she will write three and five books throughout the next decade - it's one of the most lucrative book deals in showbiz history." 

Britney Spears has reportedly been forced to rerecord her upcoming single IF YOU SEEK AMY after radio stations across the U.S. threatened to ban the song due to its controversial lyrics.
 
The Toxic hitmaker's track features the chorus "All of the boys and all of the girls are beggin' to, if you seek Amy" - with the last four words sounding like "F**k me" when sung quickly. Many DJs reportedly planned to ban the track deeming it too offensive to broadcast.
 
But Spears has now stepped back into the studio to rerecord the song, dropping the "k" from the end of "seek" and renaming the song "If You See Amy", reports U.K. newspaper The Sun. 

Britney Spears has quit the city of Los Angeles - she's preparing to move into a sprawling new mansion away from the Hollywood Hills.

The pop superstar has exchanged contracts on an $8.9 million house in a gated community in the Calabasas area of California and is currently transferring all her belongings to her new abode.

Spears decided to move out of her Studio City, California mansion in a bid to escape constant paparazzi intrusion and be closer to her young sons with ex-husband Kevin Federline; Sean Preston, three, and Jayden James, two.  The star began preparations for the move last June, when she told the commissioner overseeing her conservatorship that she wanted to relocate to "a lower density, more quiet and less trafficked neighborhood."

The Toxic hitmaker's choice of residence has proved a hit with her kids.  She writes on her website,
 
"I just took my babies to our new home, and they loved it! I can't wait to move in."

Britney Spears is courting controversy again - the naughtiest track from her new album "Circus" is to be her next single.  In a post on her website, Spears has announced that "If U Seek Amy" will be the third single off the comeback album.

Broken down, the tune's lyrics are shocking - and have already upset parents
groups around the world.  In the chorus, Spears chants, "All of the boys and all of the girls are
beggin' to/If You Seek Amy."  It sounds puzzling, until you realize the title breaks down as 'F.*.*.K ME'.

One mothers group in Australia has publicly attacked Spears after hearing their kids chanting the chorus line. They claim Spears is deliberately trying to be controversial.  Last month, a Australian mother told Aussie news website Undercover.com.au,

"I was astonished and totally taken aback when I heard my five and seven year old kids walking around the house singing, 'F-*-*-K. When I asked them what it was, they told me it was Britney Spears. I was horrified."

"I got them the Circus album because little kids are Britney fans, but there was no warning on the album and none of the songs listed had F-*-*-K in the title.  Listening to it, it is extremely blatant and offensive. I feel I have been deceived into believing that this was acceptable content for children but instead it is objectionable."