Britney Spears to collaborate with Bollywood's Sonu Nigam

Britney Spears has announced a collaboration with Indian singer Sonu Nigam.

The Femme Fatale singer told Desi Hits that Nigam will record vocals to a new mix of her track 'I Wanna Go'.

"I'm so excited about having Sonu on 'I Wanna Go'," Spears said. "His vocals add such a different feel, which I love! Watch out Bollywood - it's Britney and Sonu!"

Nigam specialises in playback recording, where he records tracks for Bollywood actors to lip-sync in films. He has won numerous awards for his work, as well as recording several pop albums and appearing in various Hindi movies.

Spears has previously released an Indian remix of 'Me Against the Music' on her 2003 album In the Zone.

The star released the video for 'I Wanna Go' last month, which features Spears attacking photographers, flashing a policeman and swearing at journalists.

Spears has also announced extra dates for her Femme Fatale tour in the UK later this year.

Sonu Nigam to honour Michael Jackson at IIFA

Sonu Nigam will perform with Jermaine Jackson at the forthcoming International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) weekend as a tribute to Michael Jackson.

The performance will take place on June 25 - the second anniversary of Michael Jackson's death.
The tribute song, composed by Nigam, was featured on the album The Beat of our Hearts, an 18-song compilation CD honouring Michael Jackson.

Speaking about the performance, Nigam told IANS: "Yes, I am performing with [Jermaine] the MJ tribute song that is being released by Universal America next week. It is called 'This Is It'.

I wrote and composed the song and [Jermaine] sang it for me in Los Angeles. It is the first ever tribute song in the world post-MJ's sad demise that is endorsed by a member of Michael Jackson's family."

Sabbas Joseph, one of the founding directors of Wizcraft International Entertainment, said: "We were fortunate to have met with Michael Jackson in 1996 when we brought him to India for his concert. With IIFA in Toronto, we will be commemorating Michael Jackson's second death anniversary with a performance by his brother Jermaine Jackson on the 'IIFA Rocks' stage. He will be joined by Sonu Niigam."

Nigam, who is known to be a huge Michael Jackson fan, paid tribute to the superstar after his death, saying: "Being an artist, it is my duty to appreciate the commendable work of a great artist like Michael Jackson. He has brought a lot of changes in the music industry and I think no one else around the world can touch his level."