Britney Spears's manager says the U.S. pop star's first concert tour in five years will be a pop extravaganza. The tour is to begin Tuesday night in New Orleans.

By Norm Clarke The rumor has gone global: According to the reports, Britney Spears will kick off her 2009 tour with a New Year's Eve appearance at the Palms. No one's confirming or denying it at the Palms, but here's my theory: It's not going to happen.

Britney Spears finally appears to be acting like a new mom. The pop princess, who recently made headlines for a rash of less-than-motherly hard partying, fell asleep in a Las Vegas nightclub early Monday shortly after leading the New Year's Eve countdown, her manager said.