It's obvious that Britney Spears is a pop music icon, but we also think it's safe to say she's a VMA icon, and for good reason. In anticipation of the still mysterious Britney Spears tribute going down this Sunday at the VMAs, we've decided to bathe ourselves in past Britney footage, pics, and performances in anticipation of what we might see. (So, this is just like any other Friday afternoon for us.)
At her first VMAs in 1999, adorable newcomer Britney Spears showed up to the red carpet rocking a metallic copper crop-top with matching jacket, forever solidifying the importance of crunches and color-blocking for girls worldwide. It was this same year that Britney took the VMA stage for the very first time, performing "Baby One More Time" and sharing the spotlight with *NSYNC. Britney had arrived, y'all, and it turned out she was here to stay.
A year later at the 2000 VMAs, a more mature Britney donned that now infamous nude rhinestone-emblazoned bodysuit for her risque performance of "Oops... I Did It Again!" which still has me wondering how the FCC let that whole thing happen. Of course we'd be remiss if we didn't mention Britney's 2001 VMA performance of "I'm A Slave 4 U." Um, hello, do the words GIGANTIC YELLOW SNAKE mean anything to you? And we'd just be plain old jerks if we didn't talk about the 2003 VMAs -- Britney Spears and Madonna and Christina Aguilera kissed on the VMA stage!!!!! Remember Justin Timberlake's face? LOL.
All these old-school memories are getting me super revved for what we're sure will be an amazing tribute to a VMA queen, Ms. Britney Spears. SUNDAY CAN'T COME SOONER.
+ Catch The 28th annual MTV Video Music Awards will air live Sunday from Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET/PT, following the Selena Gomez-hosted pre-show at 8. See the list of nominees, revisit last year's highlights and vote for Best New Artist by visiting VMA.MTV.com.
+ Watch Britney Spears' 1999 VMA performance of "Baby One More Time."
+ Watch Britney Spears' 2001 VMA performance of "I'm A Slave For U."