Britney is definitely in the studio and working on a new album.

Yes, despite unclear signals from various gossip sites, FOX have been told that Britney is working on a CD that Jive is expecting to get out by mid December.

The album is a follow up to Blackout, the Spears album that tanked quickly after its release in late 2007.

How different will the new CD be from Blackout? Well, not a lot really. Many of the same producers and writers will be on this one, too. The main difference will be that this time Spears won’t first self-destruct on the MTV Music Awards and then have a public nervous breakdown while the album is being released.

One reason for the big push to put Britney back in stores is that she owes Jive a lot of money. If they can finish the album and get it out without incident, my guess is that Spears will go out on tour in 2009. Paparazzi, bloggers, this is advance notice to get ready!

By the way, i didnt write this article and i find it really harsh to britney when it says about blackout tanking...i don't agree with a lot of stuff in this article...but i thought i'd tell you guys what i've found out....xxxxxxxxxx