Plan continues sporadic partnership between pop princess and queen

By Matthew B. Zeidman

HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 7/8/08 – It’s official. Britney Spears will go along with Queen of Pop Madonna on her imminent Sticky & Sweet Tour—in spirit, anyway. Madonna spokeswoman Liz Rosenberg confirmed to People magazine in an article posted online Monday that Spears would be filming a prerecorded segment of some sort to be played during future concert appearances.

The tour, which will support “Hardy Candy,” Madonna’s 11^th studio album, will begin in the United Kingdom on Aug. 23. Rosenberg declined to elaborate on the exact nature on Spears’ contribution, telling the magazine she wasn’t privy to the details.

The piece will not be the pair’s first collaboration. After performing a controversial dance number live on MTV with fellow entertainer Christina Aguilera in 2003, during which passionate kisses were exchanged, Spears, 26, and Madonna, 49, recorded a duet (and accompanying music video), “Me Against the Music,” which appeared on Spears’ CD, “In the Zone.”

Spears often cited Madonna as a professional inspiration early on in her career and became involved in Kaballah, a tradition of Jewish mysticism, through her childhood idol, who is a prominent adherent. Spears began studying Kaballah in 2004 and even wore a red string bracelet associated with the Judaic religion in her music video for the single “Everytime,” but revealed on her official Web site in 2006 that she had decided to discontinue her spiritual studies to focus on raising her first child.