Pop princess Britney Spears has been singing a new tune lately, and now she is in Las Vegas to record a new album.
Britney Spears is back in Las Vegas, where she has a history of making oops-I-did-it-again headlines, but this trip might be all business.
Spears was at the Palms on Wednesday, working on a new album.
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With Spears most of this week is her latest producer, Lukasz 'Dr. Luke' Gottwald, who helped "American Idol" winner Kelly Clarkson claim two Grammy Awards a year ago with her monster hit, "Since U Been Gone."
Spears, 25, promised her fans last month that she's getting serious after a two-month run of negative headlines for hard partying and missing underwear.
On her last trip to Las Vegas, she was carried out of Pure nightclub shortly after hosting the New Year's Eve midnight countdown at the Caesars Palace hot spot.
Her manager, Larry Rudolph, has said her next single could be out this summer, with her album out by fall.
Spears has been working with a host of producers, such as Pharrell, Scott Storch, Timbaland, Max Martin, Kara DioGuardi, Jonathan Rotem, rapper T-Pain, Sean Garrett, Swizz Beatz, Patrick J. Que Smith and Nate Hill.
Her Web site confirmed that one of her songs is titled "Who Can She Trust."
THE SCENE AND HEARD
Rumblings continue out of London that MGM Mirage and Mohamed Al Fayed could announce the Harrods megaproject across from Luxor this month. ...
Monk & Kelly, the former husband-wife morning team at KQOL, 93.1 FM, are heading for Atlanta and "a match made in heaven," Jonathan Monk said. "We can see the headlines now: 'Monk & Kelly go from Sin City to saving souls on Christian contemporary Atlanta's 93.3,'" he added. They start on March 19, and Las Vegas fans can hear them at www.j933.com. ...
Henry Winkler of "Happy Days" fame is hosting and emceeing the Tony Award-winning musical spoof "Forbidden Broadway" March 10 at the United Jewish Community/Jewish Federation of Las Vegas Champions of Freedom Dinner Gala. The event is being held at Bellagio. ...
Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade, the most valuable player of the NBA Finals last year, is hosting the official NBA All-Star party Feb. 16 at the rumjungle in Mandalay Bay.
SIGHTINGS
Jessica Simpson and her mother, Tina, dining Tuesday at Border Grill in Mandalay Bay. ... Kevin Spacey and Kate Bosworth, at Elton John's "Red Piano" show Tuesday at Caesars Palace. They are in town to shoot the film "21" much of this month. ... Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf, at one table at Vintner Grill, and Greg Maddux at another on Tuesday. ... NASCAR star Tony Stewart and pit reporter Matt Yokum, watching the Las Vegas Wranglers game on Tuesday night from a VIP suite at the Orleans Arena.
THE PUNCH LINE
"No day is so bad it can't be fixed with a nap." -- Comedian Carrie Snow
Norm Clarke can be reached at 383-0244 or norm@reviewjournal.com.
