NEW YORK (Billboard) - Not all the news is bad for Britney Spears, who seemingly can't do anything right these days.

Her new single "Gimme More" is turning into a hit at top 40 radio. The tune, which she lip-synched during her widely ridiculed performance at the recent MTV Video Music Awards, jumped five places to No. 20 on trade publication Radio & Records' chart. It marks her first top 20 appearance since "Every Time" in summer 2004.

On Billboard's Pop 100 Airplay chart, "Gimme More" jumped nine places to No. 16. The cut is expected to be released digitally in the next few weeks; Spears' new, as-yet-untitled album is due November 13. It will be her first studio release since 2004's "In the Zone."

Radio & Records and Billboard are owned by the Nielsen Co.

Reuters/Billboard