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Did Britney Spears Really Join T-Pain on Stage?

Tue., Dec. 23, 2008 10:00 AM PST by Marc Malkin

Britney Spears, Terra Jole (mini Britney)

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Britney Spears is touring with T-Pain...sort of.

During his performance at the Universal Amphitheater last night, T-Pain brought out little person Terra Jole, a famed Spears impersonator, decked in the pop star's infamous VMA '07 getup.

"There's an artist I'd like to introduce," T-Pain said. "They have an album called Circus, and they've joined me on tour." As the hopeful crowd awaited a Spears appearance, Jole took center stage—which was set up as T-Pain's own circus (hence the name of his latest album, Thr33 Ringz)—and danced like only Spears (and an impersonator) can.

While it could be argued that Jole stole the show, attention shouldn't be taken away from T-Pain himself, who performed his set sans his signature Auto-Tune style, but also without blinged-out grill. The hip-hop artist belted out a number of his hit tunes and even showed off his piano skills.

And what about the headliner of the show, Lil Wayne?

What T-Pain lacked in oral bling, Lil Wayne made up. The gold-grilled rapper ended the show with his 45-minute set, which included performances of "Make it Rain," "Out Here Grindin'," "Duffle Bag Boy" and "My Life."

But it was the grand finale that proved the most memorable. Out of nowhere, Whitney Houston's 1992 hit "I Will Always Love You" played out. "I love you," Wayne shouted to the crowd as the lights went down.

Gym Class Heroes, Keyshia Cole and Keri Hilson also took the stage during the concert.

—Additional reporting by Dahvi Shira