Happy 1st Anniversary, Femme Fatale!
One year ago today, Britney shut our mouths and turned us Inside Out with the release of
her brilliant seventh studio album, Femme Fatale.
Starting off with the major bang that was “Hold It Against Me” (original review) back on January 10, 2011, the promotional campaign saw the living legend look (Drop Dead) Beautiful in the pages of V, Out and Glamour, take to the stage at Good Morning America, Jimmy Kimmel and the 2011 Billboard Music Awards with Rihanna and Nicki Minaj, take home the Video Vanguard Award at the 2011 MTV VMAs and embark on a major tour across the world.
Femme Fatale spawned four Hot 100 charting singles in total, including “Hold It Against Me” (#1), “Till The World Ends (#3), “I Wanna Go” (#7) and “Criminal” (#55).
The album also broke dozens of records: Femme Fatale became Britney’s first album to have three Top Ten Hot 100 singles in a row, “Hold It Against Me” became Britney’s fourth #1 and broke the record for the fastest one-week spin increase at radio, “Till The World Ends” became Britney’s biggest radio hit of her entire career–well, until “I Wanna Go,” which became an even bigger smash on the radio and her 12th Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hit. Plus, Femme Fatale and The Femme Fatale Tour DVD have gone platinum since their release.
Along the way, we met Pandahatney and Awkwardney, slurped some delicious sweet tea, battled our inner demons, got stuck in a few manholes, became lactose intolerant and stole a few vanilla candles. When all was said and done, there was no doubt that 2011 was truly the Year of the Spears.
So if I said I wanted to celebrate this album now…would you Hold It Against Me?
MuuMuse is proud to be giving away
One Premium Fan Edition of Femme Fatale.
Not sure what’s included? Well, imagine Femme Fatale is the bass. Now imagine that the bass is getting BIG-GAH. Okay, fine–I Wanna Go ahead and give you an actual description:
Limited edition oversized 32-page hardcover book:
Measures 9.5” x 9.5”
Complete photo shoot including exclusive shots not available anywhere else
High quality paper stock with lush printing
Two heavy board sleeves holding:
Deluxe album CD (plus Japanese-released bonus track “Scary”) with alternate disc art
7” vinyl picture disc exclusive to this package!
A-side – “Hold It Against Me” w/ full color Britney image
B-side – Instrumental w/ Femme Fatale logo
To enter to win, leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite part of the Femme Fatale era and why.
It could be a performance, the “Hold It Against Me” video teasers, a magazine shoot, Britney kicking that fucker in the balls, a quote, a specific song–get creative! We’re Britney fans–that’s How We Roll. Take me on a Trip To Your Heart–just don’t forget to Seal It With A Kiss. And yes, this is open to international entrants as well. (That’s you too, insane Brazilian fans!)
A winner will be selected and notified on Wednesday, April 11.
By the way: The Premium Fan Edition is also available at a majorly discounted price for ONE DAY ONLY in celebration of the Femme Fatale Anniversary over at Britney.com today at $41.99 (retails at $64.99).
To The Holy Spearit: Thank you yet again for providing us with an album that will truly keep us dancing Till The World Ends. (And don’t keep us waiting too long for Album #8…that’d be Criminal!) We love you, B!
While you’re in the Spearit, check out the original MuuMuse review of Femme Fatale, the “Hold It Against Me” video analysis, the “Till The World Ends” analysis the “I Wanna Go” video analysis, my review from the Boston stop of the Femme Fatale Tour and keep going below the cut for tons of videos from the era.
Thank you to T. Kyle. for creating the Anniversary .GIFs!
Femme Fatale was released on March 29, 2011. (iTunes)
In 2010, Katy Perry released her sugary-sweet sophomore record, Teenage Dream.
The album spawned Objectively Amazing Pop Singles “Teenage Dream” and “E.T.”, the Ke$ha-biting “California Gurls” and “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”, penis appreciation anthem “Peacock,” ‘It Gets Better’ bandwagon jumper “Firework,” and the Alanis-lite “Circle The Drain” (which I may or may not angrily lip-sync for my life alone in my bedroom at night.)
This week, the pop star has unleashed Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection, a repackaged version of her 2010 record with three previously unreleased tracks, remixes and a brand new album megamix by Tommie Sunshine.
Despite my wariness about Ms. Perry as a pop star, Teenage Dream is a truly solid pop record. Plus, it’s well documented that I quite love her new single, “Part Of Me.” (The other new track on the Complete Confection–”Wide Awake”–is pretty great too.) Therefore…
MuuMuse is giving away 3 COPIES of Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection.
In order to win, send me an email with the subject line “KATY CONFECTION” telling me your favorite song off of Teenage Dream and why.
Three winners will be selected and notified on Tuesday, April 3. US entrants only.
Check out the full album tracklisting is under the cut. Good luck!
Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection was released on March 26. (iTunes)
Happy MDNA Release Week!
Yesterday, Madonna‘s released her twelfth studio album, MDNA. (If you haven’t already, check out my extended album review, or the abridged track-by-track for MTV Buzzworthy for those without a lot of time. Tick tock, tick tock!)
In summary: I’m Addicted to her L-U-V!
Don’t own the Superstar’s album yet? Frankly, if your name was Benjamin, you wouldn’t be in the mess you’re in. But that’s okay! Some Girls (and boys) are still getting up to speed on Madonna’s latest Masterpiece.
MuuMuse is proud to be giving away
three copies of Madonna’s MDNA.
To enter to win, Give Me All Your Luvin and tweet me on the elevator like a Girl Gone Wild at @MuuMuse with the following phrase:
Spend your love on me, @MuuMuse! I want to win a copy of Madonna’s #MDNA! http://bit.ly/GVdcit
Three winners will be randomly selected and notified on Tuesday, April 3. Standard edition. US entries only, please!
Good luck–and may Baby Jesus on the stairs be with you!
MDNA was released on March 26. (iTunes)
Yesterday, I spoke with the inimitable Icy R&B princess, Bad Boy songstress and all around chic chanteuse, Cassie.
We gabbed about her upcoming music, the video for “King of Hearts” (and my .GIF wall post about it, which she called “amazing”), who she’s been recording with in the studio, her personal style, and Paris Fashion Week. I also geeked out a bit about “Skydiver” because, well, that’s how I roll. Watch for that to hit around Monday!
Until then, I’ve got a rather exciting contest to announce: In honor of the release of “King of Hearts” on February 14…
MuuMuse is proud to be giving away
a signed copy of Cassie’s “King Of Hearts.”
Yes, signed! Graced by Queen Cassie’s presence! Penned to perfection by the “Me & U” princess!
To enter to win, simply tag yourself OR comment on this post over at the MuuMuse Facebook page. One winner will be randomly selected and notified on Friday, March 9. US entries only, please!
Good luck! And now, let’s make your computer screen sizzle one more time…
“King of Hearts” was released on February 14. (iTunes)
When Nicki Minaj isn’t busy flying around on starships, she’s getting all turned on with the bouncing House beats of Mr. David Guetta.
As you’ve surely heard by now, “Turn Me On,” Miss Minaj’s collaboration with the acclaimed French DJ/producer, has been burning up the Billboard charts for the past month, having already hit #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Dance/Club Play charts.
To celebrate the release, MuuMuse is proud to be giving away 5 copies of the 6-track “Turn Me On” Remix EP.
To enter to win, follow me on Twitter at @MuuMuse and tweet me with the following phrase:
Come on and turn me on, @MuuMuse! I want that @DavidGuetta & @NickiMinaj remix EP!
Five winners will be randomly selected and notified via DM on Wednesday, March 7. US entrants only, please!
The tracklisting for the remix EP is as follows:
1.) Turn Me On (Michael Calfan Remix)
2.) Turn Me On (David Guetta and Laidback Luke Remix)
3.) Turn Me On (Sidney Samson Remix)
4.) Turn Me On (JP Candela Remix)
5.) Turn Me On (Sebastien Drums Remix)
6.) Turn Me On (Extended Mix)
Good luck!
“Turn Me On” (Remixes EP) was released on January 27. (iTunes)
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