Britney is nominated for Glamour's 2009 Women of the Year Award in the "International Musician / Solo Artist" category. You can also nominate Britney in the "Special Awards" category for "Inspiration" and "Woman of the Year," so lets make sure Britney is on top!
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Watch near the end of the video. You can definitely see when she spots the smokers. I'm glad she did what she did. Remember: Never smoke weed in the front row of a Britney concert!
UPDATE:The alleged "smoke" was marijuana. I think its great she left the stage- she shouldn't have to put up with that.
The latest stop on Britney Spears' Circus tour featured a little too much smoke and not enough mirrors.
The pop star has issued an apology to ticket holders of last night's Vancouver show after smoky conditions on stage led to a 30-minute delay of the concert—a delay that came just three songs in after Spears walked off stage without explanation, leaving the crowd to sit (and boo) in the dark arena.
"The building is awfully smoky," an announcer finally explained to the sold-out crowd, per the Vancouver Sun. "It's become uncomfortable and unsafe for the performers, including Ms. Spears.
"Please extinguish all cigarettes…The show will resume as soon as the air around the stage is clear."
A spokesman for Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment, which owns GM Place, the Vancouver venue where the concert was held, said that despite initial reports claiming the smoky air was a byproduct of toking-up concertgoers, the smoke was believed to be from cigarettes, not marijuana.
(The rep did not comment on why anything was being lit up in the first place, given as smoking indoors is illegal there.)
"We want to apologize to all the fans who attended our Vancouver show tonight for the brief pause in Britney's set," reads a statement on Spears' blog. "Crew members above the stage became ill due to a ventilation issue."
Since March, the Pussycat Dolls have been busy supporting Britney Spears on her Circus tour. Before that, the Dolls had been traveling the world on their own tour, and the ladies wouldn't want it any other way.
"It's been nonstop," Nicole Scherzinger told MTV News. "We were on our Doll Domination Tour all throughout Europe, and now we're on Britney's tour, and after this, we're going to go back on our Doll Domination Tour."
So how do they handle the group's never-ending tour schedule? "It's the PCD gods and angels around us," Scherzinger said.
Nicole could only use one word to describe the hectic atmosphere of touring with someone like Britney: "It's really a circus. It's crazy. I think the tour's been really good for us doing what we do best: singing and dancing. A lot of people have told us the fans' ultimate wish is to have Britney Spears and PCD on tour."
The hectic schedule also means that the Dolls haven't been able to get any time to chill out with Britney. "This is her tour, and I'm sure she's busy, and I'm always doing press right before we get onstage," she said. "We haven't had too much interaction, but we're always planning stuff."
Perhaps the girls will all be able to meet up onstage at some point during the tour. "That would be super fun," she said. "We did that when we were [on tour] with Christina [Aguilera]."
Nicole also hopes that touring with a pop staple like Britney will attract a new fanbase to the Dolls. "Britney's been around so much longer and been around people who might not know us," she said.
For Brit's Circus, the girls decided to do a mini-version of their Doll Domination show. "We kept our same original look. We kept it PCD-style," she said. "We were on tour already, and we picked one outfit from the costume changes. We wanted it to be colorful and fun and sparkly and things that the kids could relate to."
If the ladies ever find time in their schedules, maybe they could squeeze in a Britney-vs.-Dolls dance-off. "I would be afraid. She can throw down. She's got some moves," Nicole said. "If we had a dance-off, maybe it would be more of a collaboration dance or maybe one of the other girls can do it; I'll just stand and watch. She's a great dancer and a great performer."
Win General Admission floor tickets to Britney's Circus tour!!! All you have to do is register at BritneySpears.com for a chance to win.
One pair of tickets is being given away for each the following shows:
04/11/09 - Sacramento (enter by 4/9/09) 04/12/09 - San Jose (enter by 4/9/09) 04/14/09 - Salt Lake City (enter by 4/9/09) 04/20/09 - Anaheim (enter by 4/14/09) 04/22/09 - Oakland (enter by 4/14/09) 04/24/09 - Phoenix (enter by 4/14/09) 04/28/09 - Chicago (enter by 4/17/09) 04/29/09 - Chicago (enter by 4/17/09)
These tickets are up close to the stage- so enter here!
