Britney Spears’ new album “Blackout” will be released earlier than expected. The album, originally slated for November 13, will now hit shelves the day before Halloween.

The official reason for the move is that the new songs have been leaked on the internet. “Due to these numerous unauthorized online leaks, the label is doing everything possible to prevent and avoid any further illegal distribution of songs including moving up the release date of the album to Oct. 30,” said a Jive Records rep.

But Spears might have been scared off by Celine Dion. Dion’s album is also being released on November 13, and is expected to be a big seller. Both Dion and Spears’ record labels are owned by Sony BMG.

With all the scandal in Britney’s private life of late and a terrible performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, “Blackout” is her last chance to save her dying career.






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