Interlude: Britney Spears’ MTV Video Music Awards Appearances
“Baby One More Time” // 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.
Seriously. People were excited by this.
“Satisfaction”/”Oops I Did It Again” // 2000 MTV Video Music Awards
My favorite part have would be the blatant use of an anonymous backup singer’s live vocals to boost Britney’s completely non-existent ones.
“I’m a Slave 4 U” // 2001 MTV Video Music Awards
This really does sort of nail what the VMAs are about: the recreation of a music video, live onstage. Which, of course, means unabashed lip synching (like we cared at this point) and ridiculous choreography. And that snake.
“Like A Virgin”/”Hollywood”/”Work It” (with Madonna, Christina Aguilera and Missy Elliott) // 2003 MTV Video Music Awards
“Ya gotta get a gimmick”: Best cutaway to a reaction shot from the Queer Eye crew. Isn’t it great how Xtina kind of, well, schools Britney a bit? Yes.
“Gimme More” // 2007 MTV Video Music Awards
Oh, the unsteady wobble. It’s still just as heartbreaking.
