10:45 AM: Rumors are running rampant on websites, blogs and fansites all over the net that Australia will debut "Womanizer" to their audiences at 7:30 AM Melbourne, AUS time. That's 5:30 PM our time today (Eastern USA)! Now you can pretty much assume that radio stations have the song around the world and are now just waiting for the legality to play it (certain radio stations bought the right to play it first, everyone else has to wait til they get the chance to play it). So any hour now, IF the rumors are true, "Womanizer" will be made public!11 AM UPDATE: There is a lot of talk that it will NOT be premiering in Australia now. However there are "papers" confirming it will be. If not, Z100 in New York will be premiering it at 1:30 AM tomorrow.
12:16 PM UPDATE: Britney's record label just came out with more info, they said that "Womanizer" will be officially added to Australian radio playlists from 7 AM Australian Eastern Standard Time. That's 5 PM US Eastern Time. Most Australian breakfast radio shows start at 6 AM. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT AUSTRALIAN RADIO STATIONS WILL OFFICIALLY HAVE "WOMANIZER" IN THEIR PLAYLIST FROM THIS TIME, BUT MAY STILL BE UNDER FURTHER INSTRUCTION NOT TO PLAY IT.
12:32 PM UPDATE: Radio station Nova 100 in Melbourne, AUS is said to be the radio station that will premier "Womanizer" in Australia. To listen to the radio station, just click the link and give it a moment to load, they are saying that literally MILLIONS of people are online just for the purpose to hear "Womanizer" the moment it leaks. I have been bouncing all over the net and I can definitely attest to that. It is so crazy that numerous websites have actually crashed! By the way, I find it highly amusing that I've gotten all caught up in this lol. It's pretty funny. Anyway to start listening to Nova 100, just click the link to the right :-) Click Here To Stream Nova 100 Live.
2:20 PM UPDATE: Ugh. This is just crazy. There's so much happening at once online with this and it's leading no where. Two radio stations in Australia, one in England, one in Germany and two here in the US all claim that they will premiere it at 7:30 AM their times, except the US stations, they say it will be 1 AM their local times. But, the buzz in the last few hours have shifted from an Aussie release back to a New York release at around 1 AM tomorrow morning. However, to add more confusion to the mix, an email has been leaked from an Australia media outlet showing that they HAVE indeed received the final finish mp3 file of "Womanizer", and that it is LOCKED until 7 AM their time. It also stated that Australian radio stations will receive instructions on what to do no later than 7 AM.
5:14 PM UPDATE: It's 7:14 AM Monday, September 22 in Australia, they are 14 hours ahead of us, and nearly 15 minutes after all radio stations in Australia received and added "Womanizer" to their playlists, they have not played it, nor has there been a leak. This means that there is most likely a virtual "lock" remaining on the mp3 file until past midnight eastern USA time. It appears that New York does indeed still have the legal right to play the song first. BTW, I am listening to Nova 100 in Melbourne, Australia right now in hopes that maybe they will play it. Lol. So sad.
5:44 PM UPDATE: The Australian premiere is NOT happening. The Edge FM in New Zealand announced "Womanizer" is being delayed with its premiere in New Zealand/Australia. Looks like we have to wait until tomorrow when it debuts on Z100. Here's what they had to say on the radio.
The Edge FM Talking About "Womanizer" Delay
9:21 PM UPDATE: I'm totally done with this tonight. It looks like 1:30 AM is the premiere time. Still on Z100. I'm sooo not staying up for that. Guess I will wait until the morning. The fansites are all going crazy. People are drinking coffee and Red Bulls worldwide staying up into the wee hours of the morning waiting to hear this thing. So crazy!
10:50 PM UPDATE: Z100 premiering "Womanizer" at 7 AM. I will be at work :-( hopefully it leaks before.
MONDAY 4:28 PM UPDATE: Long story short, the single will now be released next Monday, September 29. I will start a new thread then. This concludes "Womanizer" Watch Round 1. Round two starts Sunday the 28th with a new post/thread then.
