Britney Spears is back on the cover of Rolling Stone in a belly-baring t-shirt with a corresponding article in which the pop star is candid about her oh-so-public meltdown. The issue hit stands Thanksgiving week and signaled another step in the right direction for Britney's return to the top. Britney's new album, Circus, is slated for release on December 2, her birthday, and she is sure to cap off her comeback with a tour, so check out http://www.stubhub.com/britney-spears-tickets for Britney Spears tickets.



Britney has recently returned to her signature shade of blonde, and if tabloids are correct in measuring her sanity based on her hair (brooding when brunette, crazy when bald; you get the idea,) then this is another positive step for Spears. The mother of two has been out of the press recently, choosing to spend her time either behind closed doors with her family at her Beverly Hills mansion or in the dance or recording studio diligently preparing for her new album. This is a welcome change from the Spears we saw last year who went from rehab to court, engaging in a vicious custody battle with her ex-husband Kevin Federline, and then involuntarily to psychiatric hospitals—twice! In her cover story with Rolling Stone Spears commented on her quiet life: “I feel like an old person now. I do! I go to bed at, like, 9:30 every night, and I don't go out for anything, you know what I mean? I just feel like an old fart!”

In the interview Spears appears to be a version of her former humble, sweet and unassuming self, but the constant media frenzy has undoubtedly hardened the Louisiana native as well. While she sang about her public image in her last hit single “Piece of Me,” which includes the lyrics, “I'm Miss Bad Media Karma/Another day, another drama,” Spears is reluctant to reveal that much of herself on Circus. The pop star told Rolling Stone, “It's scary to put yourself out there and be like, ‘Oh, God, is that cool?' If you're not going to really go for it, you can't just go there halfway. But sometimes, when you go for it, you can't lose.”

The first time Britney Spear graced the cover of the magazine was in 1999, the same year that “Baby One More Time” made her the official teen queen of pop. Clad in skimpy shorts and a bra, the fresh-faced Spears walked a fine line between innocence and scandal in the cover shot and interview, in which she discussed her Baptist faith while defending her choice to wear knee highs and a risqué school girl outfit in her now-famous video. The following year Spears returned to the cover wearing a leather American-flag ensemble (yes, her famous midriff was showing again) to discuss how her debut record sold nine million copies. In 2002 the quote “Don't treat me like a little girl” was emblazoned across Britney's third cover and that same year the trend continued with a more adult Spears, with noticeably more cleavage, discussing her future. Flash-forward a few more covers and years later and the magazine chronicled her demise, but luckily Britney Spears appears to be continuing her ascent back to the top, and when you get your Britney Spears tickets you can see for yourself.