BEIJING, Sept. 5 (Xinhuanet) -- Britney Spears will be opening the 25th annual edition of the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday in Hollywood, said MTV's website Friday.
This is the pop singer¡¯s first appearance a year after her calamitous comeback performance at the same award ceremony.
"MTV has long played an important role in my career," Spears said in a statement quoted by the site. "How can I not be there to kick off their 25th VMAs? I'm excited to open the entire show, to say hi to my fans and to be nominated."
Spears has garnered three nominations for the clip to her single "Piece of Me" -- Best Female Video, Best Pop Video and Video of the Year.
It is not known yet how exactly she planned to open the show though she will not perform this time. In previous ceremonies, she has kissed Madonna and performed with a writhing snake.
Spears has yet to win an MTV VMA, and her nominations this year are particularly tantalizing after her much-derided appearance in 2007, when she lip-synched her way through a dance number in an ill-fitting black bikini.
Coming off two marriages, two children and two stints in rehab, Spears sought to make a career comeback on 2007's show with a performance of the song "Gimme More" that proved a publicity bomb for her but a ratings boon for MTV.
In the Video of the Year category, Spears is competing against the Jonas Brothers' "Burnin Up," Chris Brown's "Forever," The Pussycat Dolls' "When I Grow Up" and "Shut Up and Let Me Go" by the Ting Tings.
The MTV VMAs, long time a hipper version of the Grammys, will be broadcast live on MTV on Sunday, hosted by British comedian Russell Brand.
(Agencies)
