Britney Spears' Blackout Album Now Available Exclusively Through THE LEAK At MTV.com, VH1.com and LOGOonline.com

Britney Spears' Blackout Album Now Available Exclusively Through THE LEAK At MTV.com, VH1.com and LOGOonline.com

Spears' Highly Anticipated Fifth Studio Album Debuts Oct. 30

NEW YORK, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- MTV Networks' Music & Logo Group and Jive Records today announced that Britney Spears' highly anticipated new album, Blackout, will be streamed exclusively through The Leak on MTV.com, VH1.com and LOGOonline.com beginning today - a full week in advance of its official release date. The Leak is the only online destination where fans can listen to Blackout in its entirety prior to Oct. 30. MTV Networks will drive further interest in Blackout by promoting it on-air on MTV, MTV Hits, MTV Tr3s, VH1 and Logo.

One of the year's most eagerly awaited albums, Blackout features the smash hit "Gimme More," which stormed the charts worldwide. Domestically, "Gimme More" ranks #1 on iTunes Store's Top Songs Chart and is the #1 iTunes video. Recently, the song made a meteoric jump from #68 to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart, where it currently ranks #6. Further, digital single sales abroad are impressive. In the UK this week, "Gimme More" debuts #3 on the iTunes Store's Top Songs chart and holds the top spot in Australia and Canada on iTunes. Overall, the song is a Top 20 hit on the European Top 100 Airplay chart.

For Blackout, Britney collaborated with top-notch producers and songwriters to produce an upbeat album with a nod to past musical influences and an ear toward the future. Fans who tune into The Leak will hear all tracks from the album, including:

   -- "Gimme More," produced by Nate "Danja" Hills   -- "Piece of Me," produced by the Swedish team Bloodshy & Avant   -- "Radar," also produced by Bloodshy & Avant   -- "Break The Ice"   -- "Heaven On Earth," produced by Freescha and Kara DioGuardi   -- "Get Naked (I Got A Plan)"   -- "Freakshow"   -- "Toy Solider"   -- "Hot As Ice"   -- "Ooh Ooh Baby"   -- "Perfect Lover"   -- "Why Should I Be Sad"    About MTV Networks  

MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE:VIA) (NYSE:-) (NYSE:News) (NYSE:VIA.B) (NYSE:-) (NYSE:News) , is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. MTV Networks, with more than 140 channels worldwide, owns and operates the following television programming services -- MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION, MTV2, VH1, mtvU, NICKELODEON, NICK at NITE, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV LAND, SPIKE TV, CMT, NOGGIN/THE N, VH1 CLASSIC, MTVN INTERNATIONAL and THE DIGITAL SUITE FROM MTV NETWORKS, a package of 13 digital services, all of these networks trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV Networks connects with its audiences through its robust consumer products businesses and its more than 300 interactive properties worldwide, including online, broadband, wireless and interactive television services and also has licensing agreements, joint ventures, and syndication deals whereby all of its programming services can be seen worldwide.

Source: MTV Networks' Music & Logo Group

CONTACT: Matthew Hutchison of MTV Networks, +1-212-846-8052,
Matthew.Hutchison@MTVstaff.com; Gina Orr of Jive Records, +1-310-449-2650,
gina.orr@jiverecords.com; Mariana Agathoklis, of MTV Networks,
+1-212-846-5755, Mariana.Agathoklis@MTVstaff.com

Web site: http://www.mtv.com/

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Profile: International Entertainment