Britney in family row over sister's career?

Britney Spears is vying with her mother to guide the pop career of her little sister, it has been reported.

Record companies are apparently keen to sign 16-year-old Jamie Lynn, who already stars in American television comedy Zoey 101.

Britney is trying to get her sister to join her label, Jive Records, while mother Lynne wants to control the teenager's career herself, according to the Daily Star Sunday.

A source told the newspaper: "Lynne was responsible for Britney’s hugely successful career. Now she is focusing on helping Jamie Lynn achieve the same level of fame.

"But Britney doesn’t want Jamie Lynn to end up like her. Jamie Lynn loves them both and doesn’t know what to do."

A spokesman for Jive Records commented: "She’s highly talented but she’s not on our books."

Lynne and Britney are said to have fallen out after the singer went into rehab earlier this year. A source said of the mother: "She worries about Britney but attempts to heal their rift have been met with tantrums."