A Big Ben reproduction, made of chocolate, stands on display during the Wonderland festivities in the medieval town of Macerata Feltria in the Province of Pesaro, Dec. 7, 2008. The reproduction of Big Ben is made of 8000 kg of chocolate and is 11 meters in height.
Dec. 6 -- Fans are spending more than just a night at the "Circus" - they're taking it home.
According to Billboard, "Circus," Britney Spears' new album will top the album charts next week.
The album could reportedly sell 450,000 copies in its first week on the racks, the same tally that notched Kanye West's "808s & Heartbreak" the top spot this week. Should Britney complete the feat, it'll be her fifth No. 1 album - more than any other female artist except Barbra Streisand, Madonna, Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson.
Her previous album, 2007's "Blackout," sold 290,000 copies to debut in second place thanks to a last-minute rules change that counted sales of The Eagles' chart-topping Wal-Mart exclusive, "Long Road Out Of Eden." Previously, albums sold at a single retailer would not be counted toward chart placement.
Britney has been promoting the album everywhere from Germany's Bambi Awards to the U.K.'s "The X Factor" to NBC's Christmas At Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting and will launch a tour in March.
(Agencies)
British rock band Coldplay arrives at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles, in this June 1, 2008 file photo. Chris Martin has denied that Coldplay will split up in two years' time.
Dec. 5 -- Chris Martin has denied that Coldplay will split up in two years' time.
Earlier quotes attributed to the singer suggested that the rock band will soon part ways.
"I'm 31 now and I don't think bands should keep going past 33," he told BANG Showbiz.However, in a new interview with Rolling Stone, Martin explained that he expects Coldplay to continue for some time.
"We're proceeding as if it's our last because it's the only way to proceed," he said of plans to record a follow-up to Viva La Vida.
"You've got to have deadlines, you know. What that means is we're going to pour everything we can into next year and not think beyond that. We always say that and we always mean it. But every time we say it, someone writes that it's over.
"I don't think we'll ever split up but we have to do a lot before we're 33."
(Agencies)
