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Just yesterday, Britney Spears made the announcement that she was going on tour in support of her new album, Femme Fatale. In that announcement, she said that Enrique Iglesias would be joining her on tour.

Well, that was then. Right after the announcement was made, Enrique complained that he wasn’t listed as a co-headliner on the tour. So he pulled the plug on the whole shebang.

TMZ reports:

But just hours before Britney’s camp went public, Enrique was burning up the phone lines and the Internet, engaging various people connected with the tour in lengthy conversations in which he made it clear — he was, in reality, Britney’s opening act and he wanted out.

One source says the deal was actually very favorable to Enrique … “great terms and great placement.” But we’re told it all came down to taking the stage before Brit — too much to handle.

Wow. That would’ve been a good tour. I wonder who’s going to be Enrique’s replacement?

Season eight “American Idol” runner-up Adam Lambert says that he was starstruck when he first met Madonna.

He says, “I’ve met a lot of people that I look up to, artists that I respect. That’s been crazy. Just last night I met Usher, Enrique Iglesias and My Chemical Romance at the studio. I’ve just been meeting these artists and they know who I am now because of the show and Rolling Stone … it’s just weird to be on the same page as them, so to speak.”

Lambert goes on to say that he met the one artist who left him the most star struck, Madonna. He adds, “I met Madonna and that was pretty wild. Most everybody I’ve met is pretty cool and on the level, but Madonna is just legendary. I’ve been a fan of hers since I was a kid. So that’s definitely part of the intimidation factor.”

I’d be star struck, too. She’s a total icon.

Britney Spears took home two awards at the NRJ Music Awards in Cannes, France. She didn’t show up at Saturday’s ceremony, but was honored with receiving the awards for Best International Female Artist and Best Video for “Womanizer“.

The main winners:

Best International Male Artist: Enrique Iglesias
Best French Male Artist: Christophe Mae
Best French Group/Duet: Cleopatre
Best French New Artist: Zaho
Best International Song: Rihanna – Disturbia
Best International Album: Katy Perry – One Of The Boys
Best International Female Artist: Britney Spears
Best International Group/Duet: Pussycat Dolls
Best International New Artist: The Jonas Brothers
Best Video: Britney Spears – Womanizer

Here’s the Womanizer video, for giggles:

Image Credit: Bauer-Griffin