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Britney Spears and her Las Vegas Strip “Piece of Me” crew give you their contribution to the #MannequinChallenge.
“We use our bodies to make our own #MannequinChallenge,” Spears captioned the video on Instagram, referencing lyrics from her new single “Slumber Party,” which served as the music bed of the clip.
TIME rated the video, directed by award winning director/photographer Denise Truscello, in the Top Mannequin Challenges of all time.
Britney Spears and Tinashe drop the music video for their new tune, “Slumber Party,” featuring the woofilicious fitness model, Sam Asghari.
While Asghari stays in the controlled lane, Spears and Tinashe are completely up for dress-up fun.
The video swirls with light, color, fun and sapphic moves by the leading ladies.
And what more do you want on a Friday?
Just in case you didn’t get enough of Asghari – from his Instagram account:
A photo posted by Sam Asghari (@samasghari) on Sep 22, 2015 at 7:30pm PDT
A photo posted by Sam Asghari (@samasghari) on Nov 3, 2016 at 10:55am PDT
Some news stories you may have missed:
• Britney Spears tweets for more awareness of LGBT issues: “We Still Have A LOT Of Work To Do”
• The Republican National Committee has officially severed ties to NBC News after the Repubs were unhappy with the tone of the October debate hosted by CNBC.
• Flint, Michigan continues to struggle with undrinkable water, but have no fear – Cher is donating 180,000 bottles of water to help residents. Your move, Gov. Snyder.
• Oopsie – Sen. Ted Cruz “apparently” forgot to list million dollar campaign loans from Goldman Sachs (his wife just happened to work there) and Citibank on his disclosures. **Forgot???***
• Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois becomes the first Republican sponsor of The Equality Act in the U.S. Senate.
• Donald Trump admits to having virulently anti-gay Tony Perkins help write his speeches for him.
• Apparently, an intoxicated gun-nut “dropped” his gun during a screening of “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” and shot another movie-goer, and then left before anyone could identify him.
• The snow storm bearing down on the Eastern United States has cause over 5,100 flights to be cancelled.
• Rev. Franklin Graham says gay Christians are “the enemy.”
I love the reinventions by Scott Bradlee and his Postmodern Jukebox. This new video features Haley Reinhart delivering a Marilyn Monroe-esque version of Britney Spears’ “Oops I Did It Again.”
Cute.
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| Kathy Griffin guests in Britney’s “Freakshow” |
This past weekend, Kathy Griffin was Britney Spears’ special guest during the number “Freakshow” at Britney’s PIECE OF ME at Planet Hollywood.
Looks like Kathy was more than willing to wear the collar and leash.
Although, doesn’t Britney look like she’s walking through the number? Such a shame since her dancers are fantastic and kill themselves putting on a show…
The famous twosome traded tweets later…
.@kathygriffin Great having you at the show. I'm sure that happens to you a lot Kathy.— Britney Spears (@britneyspears) November 3, 2014
Oops, she did it again.
A fan posted this clip via Instagram of the pop princess getting so caught up in waving to her audience in Las Vegas at Plant Hollywood, she forgets to lip-sync.
Mind you, producers STILL swear Britney is singing live.
I had the chance to see the highly anticipated opening of Britney Spears’ “Piece Of Me” at Planet Hollywood here in Las Vegas. A few thoughts based on my thirty years in entertainment:
• Her dancers are very good.
• When a review begins with praise for the dancers, not the star – well, you do the math…
• How is her singing? She sounds JUST like the records. And you know what I mean when I say that.
• The choreography is good, but the choreographers clearly watched rehearsals from the center of the audience only. Warning – if you plan on seeing the show, make sure your seats are dead center. If you’re on the sides of the audience, you get left out. Britney rarely addresses house left or right.
• To be perfectly frank, Britney is an attractive girl. But considering how much dancing she’s been given to do alongside her dancers, she pales in comparison. She doesn’t hold her own. The choreographers didn’t do her any favors by putting her in that position. She moves well; but having her attempt to keep up with A-list dancers doesn’t work. Or put another way – she needs to work harder to keep up. And right now, she’s not doing that.
• The costumes are interesting but seem like re-hashed or discarded Madonna tour ideas. It’s not clear why or what the reasoning is behind what the dancers are wearing other than “it looks cool.”
• The lighting and video screens are utilized well. Some creative things are done incorporating the lights, scenic and techno elements. It’s not necessarily a coherent thread from beginning to end, but there are some visually interesting things going on.
I’d give credit to the creative team but a full list of those names aren’t readily available to folks like me. No programs were handed out, and nothing on a website that I’ve seen. A search of the internet reveals that Antony Ginandjar is one of the co-choreographers. There may be another choreographer, but I got tired of googling the internet. Note to producers – you’re paying what you surely feel is a credible creative team for what should be a world-class production. Show some pride in hiring those folks and list there names somewhere.
In the end, if you are a big Britney fan – you’ll enjoy.
If you are looking for the intersection of creativity, talent and star power, I suggest a cocktail before you enter the theater at Planet Hollywood.
UPDATE: More detailed than my thoughts above, it seems the New York Times and I agree on just about everything. Check out the review there.
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As I posted yesterday when Britney’s song hit the public, I find this catchy – BUT we have to acknowledge that there’s an undeniable connection here to RuPaul’s iconic “Supermodel.”
And now Super Chico has put it all together for us.
Excellent job!
Britney’s newest single was leaked over the weekend before the planned launch on Monday night. I will say, knowing how much goes into launching a new record, her team must be disappointed big time that the “reveal” is blunted by this weekend woe 🙁
There have been some catchy tunes along the blond one’s career. But I’ll predict that this song, at the very least, will become a staple in many a drag queen’s repertoire. The beat, the sas, the catch phrase “you better work, bitch…”
Although, as every good gay knows, RuPaul did it first 🙂
And don’t you forget it.