Britney Spears Breaks Radio Records, Rumored To Perform At Grammys

It's been a big Tuesday (January 11) for Britney Spears. As her single, "Hold It Against Me," became available for purchase on iTunes, it shot to #1 on the site and broke radio records.

According to a press release from Jive Records, the tune, from Brit's March album, broke all previous records for the most spins in the first day of release, according to radio-industry analyst Kevin McCabe. The song had 619 spins at Mediabase on Monday, and at BDS, she had a record-making 595 first- or one-day spins.

"Top 40 outlets across the country immediately put 'Hold It Against Me' in rotation and received instant-reaction airplay at America's most-influential stations, including Z100 and WXRK in New York and KIIS and KAMP in Los Angeles," McCabe said in a statement.

"When I originally heard it in December, it blew me away from the first listen, and the same thing happened when we played it on Elvis Duran's morning show [Monday]; our Facebook and Twitter pages exploded," Sharon Dastur, program director at New York's Z100, told MTV News on Monday. "People are going crazy for it. They heard the leaked version and loved it, and now they're loving the official version too. I can see it being another huge hit for her."

As if that weren't big enough news for the singer, she's also rumored to be performing at the Grammy Awards next month. A rep for the show had not responded to MTV News' request for comment, but a rep for the singer did respond to Perez Hilton, who originally reported the rumor. "We have not confirmed a performance at the Grammys at this time," the rep told Hilton.

If the performance does happen, a source told Perez that the singer "has been rehearsing for weeks and it's gonna be a truly great performance!"

Britney Spears May Cover 'Me Against The Music' On 'Glee'

It appears viewers may get a taste of Madonna in Britney Spears' "Glee" episode.

Spears, who has been sending out updates from the set of the Fox megahit, tweeted a picture of herself in a scene reminiscent of her Madonna collaboration, "Me Against the Music." In the picture, Spears faces "Glee" castmember Heather Morris, who is decked out in a suit and blue shirt similar to the gender-bending look the superstar singer sports in the 2003 video. Instead of reprising her original look, though, Spears appears to be taking on Madonna's role, donning an all-white outfit reminiscent of Madge's look in the clip.

The singer accompanied the picture with a Twitter missive referencing the lyrics from the uptempo track: "All my GLEEKERS in the crowd, Grab a partner take it down."

In addition to possibly revamping "Me Against the Music," the upcoming Britney tribute episode will feature the smash hit that started it all. Jenna Ushkowitz confirmed to MTV News earlier this month that Lea Michele will perform a version of " ... Baby One More Time." Ushkowitz also revealed that fans may see a match-up between the "Circus" superstar and the show's in-house Brittany.

"Some old Britney, some new Britney, some Brittany of our Brittany from the glee club. So it should be funny," Ushkowitz said. "We're really excited. I love Britney Spears."

Madonna didn't participate in the making of her "Glee" tribute episode but Spears appears to be having fun on the set.

"We love GLEE! Its GLEEKERIFIC!!!" Spears tweeted on Thursday (August 19). The singer also tweeted about her first day of filming on Wednesday and sent out another picture. "What's up GLEEKS? Having so much fun on set!!" Spears typed. "Can't wait for you guys to see the episode!"

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Katy Perry Clears the Air About Miley Cyrus/Britney Spears Comparison

A spy for Life & Style magazine allegedly overheard Katy Perry criticizing fellow recording artist Miley Cyrus at Canada’s MuchMusic Awards last month. The source for the publication claims to have heard Perry saying, “[Cyrus] is Britney Spears all over again. It’s happening right before our eyes. She’s definitely headed the Britney route. It’s worse, look at those outfits. It’s bad.”

In response to the allegations, the “California Gurl” tweeted to refute the claims and express her love for the 17-year-old celebrity. On her Twitter page, Perry wrote, “Rumor control: I never said s*** bout my girl Miley. I love that ho. Mags should stop pitting girls against each other. We all can co-exist!”

In the past, she has relied on her Twitter page to refute allegations and address topics that peak her interest. Perry generated publicity after Lady Gaga’s “Alejandro” music video premiered when she tweeted, “Using blasphemy as entertainment is as cheap as a comedian telling a fart joke.”

According to MTV in the U.K., Perry, 25, was recently spotted publicly by the paparazzi as she headed to a Los Angeles gym. The recording artist recently signed a lucrative contract with acne treatment company Proactiv, but Russell Brand’s fiancée unsuccessfully tried to hide a breakout with a baseball cap and a large pair of sunglasses.

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Britney Spears Reveals Unretouched Candies Ads

Britney Spears poses in a cutout swimsuit for her latest Candies campaign, and she has released the unretouched photos alongside the digitally enhanced ones.

She looks great in both versions, but after airbrushing her back tattoo is gone, her skin smoothed and she is slimmed down all over.

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