They’re scouring the country looking for the best talent out there, and the “American Idol” judges found a pop princess in the making during a stop in Oregon.

Looking as happy as can be, Britney Spears emerged from seclusion while being spotted out in Los Angeles, CA on Tuesday (January 24).

Fresh off of her BIG engagement news, Britney Spears made the short trip from Los Angeles, CA to Las Vegas, NV to celebrate with her loved ones on Friday evening (December 16). The “Hold It Against Me” singer and fiance Jason Trawick touched down in Sin City on a private jet before loading into a chauffeured ride and heading over to Planet Hollywood – where the couple was greeted with an array of balloons lining the hotel club’s VIP entrance. After changing into fancier attire, Miss Spears and her hubby-to-be joined family members for a ring unveiling soiree – at which Britney proudly showed off her 3-plus carat round stone ring surrounded by pave-set diamonds, which was designed by Neil Lane

Offering up their take on the best in music over the past twelve months, MTV has debuted their rundown of the Top 25 songs from 2011. Perched atop the pack is the chart-topping “Rolling In the Deep” from Adele while the single “Vomit” from Girls nabbed runner-up honors with Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “N—as in Paris” taking third

Closing out her seventy-nine show trek in grand fashion, Britney Spears drew an eventful end to her ‘Femme Fatale’ tour in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Saturday night (December 10). The 30-year-old pop star brought the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum crowd to their feet as she was joined onstage during a rendition of “I Wanna Go” by her loving family – with her sons Sean Preston and Jayden James, boyfriend Jason Trawick, sister Jamie Lynn and niece Maddie Briann all dancing it up in a too-cute moment. Another highlight of the evening saw Miss Spears call out DJ Pauly D for yet another lap-dance – with the “Jersey Shore” star being handcuffed by Britney’s dancers during a version of “Lace and Leather” as he yelled out ‘Yeaaaah Buddy!’ to the sold-out crowd’s delight

While she rang in the big 3-0 on December 2nd, Britney Spears was doted with a belated bash in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Friday night (December 9).

Making sure that her young sons didn’t miss out on their Halloween experience while on the road, Britney Spears showed off her festive family on Monday evening (October 31). The “Hold It Against Me” singer was in full costume as she posed alongside her dressed up beau, Jason Trawick, and sons, Jayden James and Sean Preston, it London, England.

Sure to whet the appetites of eagerly awaiting fans, Britney Spears teased her faithful followers with a time frame for the much-anticipated release of her “Criminal” music video. Having created quite a frenzy of excitement, the “I Wanna Go” songstress took to her Twitter earlier today (October 13) to hint about the clip’s debut. Britney wrote, “Just saw the final cut of the Criminal video..

She recently filmed a music video for her new single “Criminal” in London’s Hackney borough, and Britney Spears has been receiving flack for it ever since. The “Baby One More Time” songstress’ camp released a statement yesterday in response to the criticism over Spears carrying a replica handgun in one of the shots.