The Day in Pop Digest for 2/21/11: (Billboard) The Britney Spears media onslaught continues. Less than 48 after premiering her long-awaited new video "Hold It Against Me," the pop princess leaked a 10-second snippet of her rumored second "Femme Fatale" single, "Inside Out." Check it out here(Jam!) American country rock duo the Bellamy Brothers - comprised of David and Howard Bellamy - claim Britney Spears' new song " Hold It Against Me" is "too close" to their 1979 ballad "If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me?" more
(Billboard) Justin Bieber returned to "CSI" for the second -- and last -- time last week (Feb. 17), as his character, Jason McCann, was killed in a standoff with police. more
(Billboard) Justin Bieber, who was shut out at the Grammys, was chosen most valuable player despite playing for the losing team in the NBA All-Star celebrity game on Friday night. more
(Jam!) Three days ago, Maria Aragon posted a video of herself singing a Lady Gaga tune on YouTube. Now, the 10-year-old Winnipeg girl is on a first-name basis with the pop superstar -- and has been invited by her idol to sing a duet on stage. more
(Billboard) American Idol season 7 runner-up David Archuleta has been dropped by Jive Records, a label spokeperson has confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. more
(Yahoo) Despite more than $310 million in earnings since his death, Michael Jackson's lavish spending habits still haunt his legacy and have required lawyers to create new deals and restructure old debts, court records show. more
(BBC) Susan Boyle scored the most successful album overseas by a UK artist for a second year running, research by Music Week magazine reveals. more
(Yahoo) With a celebrity-studded crowd looking on, Rihanna rocked the halftime show at the NBA All-Star game on her 23rd birthday. She had other big names helping her sing her hits Sunday, with Drake joining in on "What's My Name?" and working "happy birthday" into the lyrics. more
(Yahoo) Perry Moore, a co-producer of "The Chronicles of Narnia" film series and the author of an award-winning novel about a gay teenager with superpowers, was found unconscious in his bathroom and died later at a hospital, police said. He was 39. more
(Yahoo) Thriller "Unknown" topped movie box office charts with $21.8 million in ticket sales during a sluggish weekend over the long Presidents Day holiday in the United States. more