Cameo? I don’t think so.. It would be a very disappointed move for her.. I think she will perform since they denying it because they don’t want us to expect Britney to perform and yet she will make a ‘fun and unexpected’ move to open the awards..

why would it be disappointing? all people want to see is her looking hot and acting sane, that´s all she has to do until next year when the album promo starts

look closely at how mtv are wording their responces. Maybe I’m reading into it, but it only seems logical to me….they are denying a performance and saying she’ll be doing something “fun and unexpected”, well if they’re telling you there’s no performance, you’ll no longer expect her to perform, and then THAT would truly be unexpected, a performance that is.

It is not unexpected of her to do a cameo, a skecth, or even poke fun at herself. These are all things Britney has done in the past and everyone would guess she would do again to clear last year’s mess up. HOWEVER, because a performance WAS expected from Britney this year ever since a couple months ago, it TAKES AWAY from a surprise element and unpredictability.

“fun and unexpected” truly means a performance b/c no one is expecting one after everyone denied one.

just another thought….no one is expecting a Britney performance to close the show. there is a secret peformer for the encore of the show, we kno Britney won’t be opening it………

ok. how do we no shes not performing? Ok first kim vo says shes going to perform, then all of a sudden larry says that shes not even going, and kim vo said he was “misquoted”, now all of a sudden mtv is asking if she deserves a do-over, than a day later says shes opening the show but “not performing”. Doesnt anyone think that its odd? I mean they could be just admitting she shows up just so they can keep the actual surprise a surprise!? Im not getting my hopes up but, its all to strange….anyone agree?

totally effing agree like there is no way they could have had this much publicity on it without knowing she will be delivering something amazing and innovative.

my imagination’s really runnin here… imagine a surprise encore performance of Britney and Justin singing their duet at the VMA’s…..can someone say HISTORY IN THE MAKING. that would be awesome, i’m a fan of both.

correct me if i’m wrong, but before the 2007 vmas, didn’t they call britney opening the show the worst kept secret of the vmas? so.. it was supposed to be a secret? maybe they’re just actually keeping it secret this time. either way, i’ll be happy if she shows up, and i know that alone will make headlines and jump-start her comeback.

awww….jason, why do u get me all excited?! haha….I WANNA SEE A BRITNEY AND JUSTIN DUET!…u have no idea how much, it would be the HOTTEST thing EVER!!!

When r we gonna see that happen?! please don’t say only in my dreams. they’ve been talking about it for 2 yrs and teased us fans since b4 blackout came out. NOT FAIR.

JIVE WAKE THE HELL UP! A BRITNEY?JUSTIN DUET would burn up the charts. #1 for four months probably

oh and just imagine them being all sexy in a music video together

People, don’t forget the elephant!

The elephant is the key…

U guys are doing it again… Puttin her in a high place. I say whateva I dont give a damn what she does as long as she is sane and gets back out dere… and she dont fuck up. I think dats what is important da fact she is getting another shot. I think dat we all needed just wait and see what happens. If she makes fun of last year dat would be great she can probably reenact out a sample of how she should have done it. I think u guys should just wait cuz I can see it now some of ya’ll are gonna b disappointed when the “fun and unexpected” thing is just her doing something crazy and stupid and not a performance. I say just wait dont set yourself up for disappointment. Whateva she does ya’ll know its gonna be talked about bad or good. So I say whateva she does is cool bcuz she has come dis far… As long as she shows up I think it gonna bring back and put her come back in overdrive.
^Ya’ll neva know da unexpected part could be for her. She might get the Video Vanguard Award. U know the Lifetime Achievement Award for artist who had a profound effect on the Mtv culture
^I didnt know she was gonna giva out an award. She must be given out da first award since she is opening da show. Her Pic is under da list of presenters.

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U guys are doing it again… Puttin her in a high place. I say whateva I dont give a damn what she does as long as she is sane and gets back out dere and she dont mess up. I think dats what is important da fact she is getting another shot. I think dat we all needed just wait and see what happens. If she makes fun of last year dat would be great she can probably reenact out a sample of how she should have done it. I think u guys should just wait cuz I can see it now some of ya’ll are gonna b disappointed when the “fun and unexpected” thing is just her doing something crazy and stupid and not a performance. I say just wait dont set yourself up for disappointment. Whateva she does ya’ll know its gonna be talked about bad or good. So I say whateva she does is cool bcuz she has come dis far as long as she shows up I think it gonna bring back and put her come back in overdrive.

-Ya’ll neva know da unexpected part could be for her. She might get the Video Vanguard Award.u know the Lifetime Achievement Award for artist who had a profound effect on the Mtv culture

-I didnt know she was gonna giva out an award. She must be given out da first award since she is opening da show. Her Pic is under da list of presenters.

I just though of somthing I forgot. frangulis ur right, The Elephant in the room. Dat means there is something in the room that isn’t being talked about. Hmmmmm!!!! But maybe it was her appearing at da show. U know I just saw wait!!! 3 days Left! set tivo’s and vcr’s. With da Vma’s u neva know what is gonna go down

dere is probably still a big secret

yesss there is mimi, i can feel it….there is a BIG secret no one wants to get out.

I know ya’ll wanna keep an open mind and keep hope alive dat dis big thing is a performance… but I don’t. I dont want people 2 get excited then it turns out to be not what they expected. I just say wait dats it if dere is a secret unsaid then i dont know… They is suppose a big ending at da end dat is gonna bring house down but its not britney, It a guy and invovles a pool. They called him a VIP… So anything can happen at dis show man…. I like I said Just set ur Tivo’s or Vcr… u neva know!

oh well I’m just happy at least she is going to be there, everyone just want to see her and her body is ouch HOTTTT lol. i just want her to be happy and for her to be on the stage last year she was embarrassed which was suppose to be her come back performance makes me happy that she is even strong to face the same media and poeple who watched her fall and make a big deal out of it for calling her crazy i’m just so glad to see her back to her old self it just feel like Britney..

forget all the crap that is on radio this years we need Britney spears music and a songs like the 90′ god i missed those old day.

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Thank U dats alll dat matters da fact she got invited again and 2 open da show is a big improvement and an honor. I might not be a die hard fan like some of yall dats why it really doesnt matter 2 me if she performs but i like her music and she is a great performer she has definitly turned her life around. So wut eva goes down she better just rock it what ever she does it gonna count bigger than last year…

Oooooohhhh daniella, ur getting my hopes up…..I really wish she performs, girl….

And lauren, ur right. The whole sequence of events u mentiones is actually pretty ODD…seriously. I mean there are too many “slips” from people. Kim Vo changed his story the last minute. Russel accidentally said that Britney was gonna appear on live radio when it was supposed to be a secret. MTV and Larry have denied a performance for like a hundred times…

Actually, at this point, I don’t know what to expect.

Jason, steph…..I sooooo agree…a duet would be EXPLOSIVE!

Kanye West is gonna close da show although he said he would neva come back but hey wuteva love him and Christina Aguilera is just been added to list of performers she is gonna sing Genie In A Bottle for the 25th Vma. Yes She is my favorite artist. Dis is becoming some show. 1st britney now Christina. Only thing left would be to added Madonna since she was one of the 1st performers 2 perform at da 1st ever vmas. Not 2 mention MICHAEL JACKSON. fingers crossed 4 him

Stars React To Britney’s 2008 VMA Comeback

Guillermo Diaz:
“I’m excited about it. I wanna find her and hang out and have a drink with her.”

Tila Tequila:
“I really hope that she does perform. I was there last year when she performed, right in the front row. I think she should have a chance to do another performance. We’re all rooting for her.”

Karina Smirnoff:
“I can’t wait. I think Britney’s back in shape, she gonna do amazing. I think the industry keeps giving her more and more opportunities to come back and I think this is her time.”

Kathy Griffen:
“I’m gonna be honest I couldn’t care less about anyone but Britney. As far as I’m concerned I wish it was a 2 hour Britney video diary. I wouldn’t care if she sang, took out her extensions or what. I just wanna watch Britney. In fact I’d like to just see her play with her kids on a tricycle. I don’t even care if she sings.”

Kim Kardashian:
“I’m the biggest Britney fan ever so I am just so excited. I heard she’s opening the show. I’m all for Britney. I love her.”

Courtney Semel:
I’m a major Brinteyaholic.

GT:
“I’m for Britney. I’m all about comebacks, I think she’s gonna do a good job. Go Britney!”

http://music.hollyscoop.c…08-vma-comeback_1086.aspx

forgot Lance, guys. everyone’s rooting for our girl even for JUST A SKIT OR CAMEO!….

Plenty of people will be rooting for her.

“She is so on her game and ready to prove to everyone that she is back,” Lance Bass told Usmagazine.com at a Facebreaker bash in Hollywood on Wednesday. “She needs no advice from me - she is a seasoned professional.”

so does everyone still think it’s just a cameo??!! …why would so many stars be this excited for a cameo?…i think hollywood knows something we don’t, LA’s a’buzin

i’m on a roll today :)……….

British comic Russell Brand won’t spill the beans on what exactly Britney Spears will do when she opens Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards.

But he’ll tell you this much: “She’s not serving canapés or doing a bizarre haircut on herself!” he said on Ryan Seacrest’s KIIS-FM radio show Thursday.

“She’s not performing, but she’s certainly doing [the show] in a professional capacity,” said Brand, 33, who serves as host.

He admitted he has some tricks up his sleeve for the pop star.

“I might get the opportunity to pinch her back in revenge for the trailer,” he joked, referencing their cheeky TV promo. “I know at some point I will try and pinch her!”

In a statement Wednesday, the 26-year-old singer — who suffered an embarrassing performance at last year’s show — said she was “excited” about returning to the stage.

“MTV has long played an important role in my career,” she said. “How can I not be there to kick off their 25th VMAs?”

Spears, who has been nominated 17 times, is also up for three awards for her “Piece of Me” video.

Plenty of people will be rooting for her.

“She is so on her game and ready to prove to everyone that she is back,” Lance Bass told Usmagazine.com at a Facebreaker bash in Hollywood on Wednesday. “She needs no advice from me - she is a seasoned professional.”

thanks vanessa….yea it’s good to see that she has so much support even for not being a performance. i don’t want to get my hopes set too high, but every celebrity talking about her isn’t helping haha :/

anyway, i found this cute article back from aug 15 about scenarios of what she should do and felt like postin it…
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Britney + the VMAs = deadly combo or secret weapon?
Aug 15, 2008, 11:23 AM | by Lisa Raphael

Categories: Britney Spears, HeadScratcher, Television

While you all were watching the Russell Brand/Britney Spears VMA commercials and saying, “Why, isn’t that clever! An elephant in the room! And her hair extensions look good, too!” I’ve been at my computer biting my nails, aimlessly googling “Britney Spears 2008 VMA comeback,” and wondering what will materialize from these witty ads. Britney and her people have been in talks about doing something at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, but “what??” is the question.

PDubbers, I’ve thought long and hard about this, and here are my three best possible scenarios:

1. Realizing that she still has progress to make in her personal quest to return us to the “Slave (4 U)” days of yore (as pictured, at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards), Britney graciously turns down the opportunity to perform, and instead presents a Best Newcomer moonman, receiving a standing ovation from the crowd.

2. Britney starts the show off just like last year, but minus the trashy extensions and bundle of nerves. After “It’s Britney, bitch!” she begins to actually sing and dance to “Gimme More,” redoing last year’s routine with the passion, energy, and self-awareness it lacked.

3. Blowing everyone’s mind, Britney says she’s not going to do anything, but secretly busts out for a cameo during the finale of Madonna and ex-bf Justin Timberlake’s “Four Minutes.” This time, Madonna and Britney will start to kiss, but Justin will push Madge out of the way and give Brit a smooch, reassuring us that they were just “on a break” and are totally back together now.

Too far? Help me, PopWatchers — this decision is too much for one anxious fan. I’m going to YouTube some past performances — ignoring 2007’s, of course — and let you guys decide what Britney’s VMA tasks this year should be.

maybe she will perform and don’t want people to know til that day….because of nosey people who want to peak and let everyone know what she’s gonna do. they waited this long to let everyone know she’s gonna open up the show. what else are they hiding.

oh, and if she was just making a cameo or poking fun at herself why would they wait this long to admit it if they weren’t hiding something bigger. logical, people, right?

Melanie,the Madonna things is very cheeky and unexpected! But i don’t think Justin would like to kiss her since,you know,how jessica will act later on..
Re-do the last year disastrous performance is so not cool.. Lets sing something very fresh! Or even sing her greatest hits in medley way.. Anyway,go Britney!!

nobody waited even da editor of mtv said he didnt even know if britney will attend or not. I think u guys should just wait and see. Just in case its not what ya’ll expected u wont be 2 disappointed. I dont care what she is doing . she has come so far…

who else is starting to get really impatient with all the secrecy surrounding all things Britney , her album, and comeback?……….i can’t stand it anymore, really. we haven’t been told anything from producers or larry about the album, the direction, nothing just vague answers.

then when britney appears somewhere it has to be kept a secret until a few days before the show? give me a break.

I think they dont wanna say anything about da album yet cuz she not done recording yet I guess dats my opinion or maybe they wanna wait til after da VMA’S. I think dats when talk of da album will start she might even say something about it on stage sunday. It seems like everything is gonna start after da VMA’S

listen up guys, someone on a message board has the inside scoop on Britney’s role in the VMA’s…you won’t be disappointed, this is BETTER than any performance….look below to what the person had to say,

A friend of mine who works in LA for a TV production company connected with MT exclusive informed me what is a top secret.

Britney will not make a performance, but other artists will make a tribute for her.

Miley Cyrus will open the show singing “Baby One More Time”.

The Jonas Brothers will interpret Oops I Did it again and Katy Perry “Toxic”.

Other confirmed like Pink and Lil Wayne are also expected to appear, and Madonna will appear on a Giant screen saying the famous phrase “It’s Britney, Bitch”

After that Britney Spears will appear on stage and receive a trophy and applause from the public.

Source: http://www.heybritneyforu…om/viewthread.php?tid=926

Look at all this support our girl has for the biggest comeback in history. EVERYONE is rooting for her, and the opening will be a TRIBUTE to her. The best is yet to come, and i have a feeling that the Comeback will be in full swing after the VMA’s, which in my opinion couldn’t be a better way to start with everyone being so supportive of her.

Sounds interesting.. I told before maybe she will sing her greatest hits in medley way but turns out to be new singing sensation will be the one that sing her song.. That’s is so great! No wonder she was very relaxing this weeks cause all she have to do at this year VMA’s is to make sure people know her song’s lyrics and watched them sing its.. Anyway,what awards will she get then?
But if your information is true,its kinda spoiled.. You know,there is already no unexpected elements in the show..

I’ve gotta admit…I’m as excited as you are, vanessa!

And I really agree with you MIMI, I actually think that everything is gonna start after the vma’s…

Vanessa, that sounds amazing, the plan of applauding Britney by using other celebrities. It’s like a tribute to Britney, the greatest performer ever, making a comeback. It’s like MTV owes that to her, you know….

I bet she’s gonna look amazing..her hair, her face, her body……OOOOOOOOOOHHH….I’m soooo skipping extra classes on Sunday!

I told u guys she is probably gettin the VIDEO VANGUARD AWARD (also known as the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award). It’s a lifetime achievement award for people who have had a profound effect on the MTV culture. Since it is 25 years of celebration and she has been on da Vma’s since 1999… almost 10 yrs. So I think dis is da right time 2 give it 2 her.

Oh My God I just read dat MICHAEL JACKSON is da one given her da award. I hope dat is true probably is since da award is named after him… So exciting

He Must be da VIP they were talkin about. I hope so fingers crossed. Michael is MTV. He broke the color barrer for us on MTV. “KING OF POP” He better be dere

Yeah MIMI….

And u know what would be cooler?? If Michael, Madonna, Justin and Britney could do like a small stage appearance or something, not a performance, just show up together, do something cool…The KING, QUEEN, PRINCE AND PRINCESS of pop, all on one stage. After all, it’s VMA’s 25th anniversary.

Britney ruled, rulez and will always rule!!!

LOL….

Guys, Britney Mania is starting all over again…!

My country has her posters in all album stores like how it was in 2002. Shopping malls are booming with gimme more or piece of me. Clubs=gimme more. I don’t hear about that pink wig anymore (THAT’S great improvement).

AND, best of all….she’s gonna make her first proper red carpet and stage appearance looking hotter than ever this sunday.

GOSH, I’m going crazy looking at my calendar every day. A little more than one day to go….

Prem, simply genious with regards to the idea of getting justin, michael, madonna, and brit on one stage given their impact on the music industry and pop culture. i don’t kno if justin will be there in person, though, cause he’s doin fashion rocks in NYC today and through the weekend. who knows though.

Justin might be dere. Christina is doing fashion rocks and she is gonna be at da VMA’S and so is Rihanna. Madonna might be dere in a tape message of course incase she wins cuz she is on tour… cuz she is nominated. I dont think there is a prince of pop yet. (It doesnt even sound right…lol) I dont even count Justin as a pop singer cuz he really doesnt sound pop now dat he is a solo artist. He sounds more R&B. Less than 48 hours others might be 72 or more til da biggest VMA show ever.

aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh. i’m sooooo excited. it’ll be even better if justin says something to brit too being they may be recording together ya kno?

and this will go down as Britney’s most important and remembered vma night probably, i mean a tribute now that’s huge!

ooh, life and style is the third source along with NY Post and Ok to talk about the upcoming Britney and Justin duet in their new issue saying it will be a dance track.

check this out, i havent heard the track be4

http://entertainment.msn.com/secretbritneyvideo/

DUDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
ok go to http://www.perezhilton.com
theres a video thats claiming to be britney rehearsing for a live performance at the vma’s
but who really knows for sure
guess we’ll have to find out at the vmas this weekend!

aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, hotttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i knewwwwww ittttttt, there was a performance damn them for playin with our nerves like that i had a heart attack wen i saw it i cried

OMG IM SO EXCITED!!! XD

you can tell its new, her hair looks all extentiony! plus i’ve never heard the song before. I’M SO FREAKING EXCITED.

oh yeaaaaaa mmmmaaaaannnnn,

a tribute,
a performance,
new music,
and a moonman/trophy

…….that’s what i’m talkin abbbbbooouttttttt.

That video is very interesting it now makes me wonder if there is a performance in the works.The secrecy is killing me 2 more days i am counting down the minutes.

Ok guys I dont wanna get ur hope up or anything cuz I dont know if it is a mistake… But I have AT&T Uverse and u kno how when u click 2 check out the info… well I did and dis is exactly what it said.

2008 VMA Opeaning Act (7:00-8:00)
The MTV Video Music Awards will open up with Britney Spears PEFORMING on stage followed by a nigh featuring many genres of music; other performances will come from hugely popular bands including the Jonas Brothers among others.
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Video Music Awards2008 (8:00-10:15)
Russell Brand hosts the 25th annual Video Music Awards, featuring nominees Katy Perry, Chris Brown, Miley Cyrus and Mariah Carey, with special performances by Rihanna, T.I., Pink, Kid Rock, Jonas Brothers, Lil Wayne and others.

I saw da Video of da rehearsal it looks new and dat is a new song and I really like I gonna try really hard to see iif I can hear da name…

Da dancing is tight

so she’s doing the pre-show or the actual show like last year?

i hope she’s not doing the pre-show! mimi, do u kno?
Britney deserves to open the actual show beginning at 8. She’s an icon, pre-shows are for new-comers not A-list celebrities, they always have been!

people are saying the new song is called “underground”, dunno if it’s true though. god, sunday night could not come faster. i’m counting down the minutes. lol

I dont know dats just what da info about both shows said so who knows…

Did ya’ll notice dat the new track (if it is) sounds like Lady GaGa’s Album if n-e of u heard her album. (I think dis is da song she wrote)

O I think this is da track “UNDERGROUND” because if u listen 2 da last line she says “It’s Like i’m Underground” I dont know dats what it sounds like. In da middle were she say “I like it and I do what I like and I do what I like and like it. ” Then it sounds like she says “do U wanna just groove” then she says “Its been a long time, if U wanna just ——-, Turn da lights down”. To Me it could be something like “Break The Ice”Dat girl in da red vest sweatshirt was upstaging her…lol! But brit was really good. She was on fire.

Then again it also sounds like she is saying Metronome (which was also a rumored track)- : an instrument designed to mark exact time by a regularly repeated tick. So she can be comparing herself to a beat or an instrument. The song sounds like she is talking about dancing and being back in control and on da scene.

It just tells u a lil info about da pre-show and da actual show. I really dont know what she is doing. sorry! I guess we have 2 wait

yeah that girl in the red was good lol. but if i remember correctly that was a couple weeks ago when she was seen with the dancers, so she’s probably gotten even better by then. and i’m told by my friend who’s a dancer that after a couple hours of rehearsing you start to lose your form. i know it’s gonna be great!

i just heard that the song we saw is just one of two songs britney will perform this coming sunday. if that’s the case, Britney OWNS this VMA’s. and…………

the song in the rehearsal we saw today is leaking on the internet before tomorrow morning according to someone from a message board i always go on.
kind of like how gimme more leaked last year.

at least we’ll hear the hq version to tell what it really sounds like, but imo i like gimme more a bit better.

Wow U guys are puttin alot of hope into this performance thing. I think I like dis sing from what i heard way more than Gimme more

no more than any fan would, mimi

might i add we waited a long time for this moment. hope that explains our expectations.

When i watch the dance routine,i’m almost crying.. She was so over of her spiralled life.. She now so ready to make the greatest comeback ever in musical history!! She so dedicated in that videos.. The passion to dance and make a great performance is in her.. I don’t know if that dance is for VMA’s or for others show.. Can’t wait for VMA’s!!

Yeah, MIMI…Heheheh…Prince of Pop…Sorry…

OH MY “F”ING GOD!!!!

I saw the dance routine and she’s soooooo “F”ing amazing. I am NOT exaggerating. She’s back ya’ll. No doubt. Okay, this is starting to get real confusing. The newspapers in my country and other Asian sources are claiming that Britney Spears IS performing. THAT was the “unexpected” thing MTV was referring too. But, I’m not getting my hopes up too high coz from the 6 sources I heard from, 2 were unreliable.

And yeah MIMI, ur sooooo right, the dancing was tight! And I think it’s Underground too!

Jake 90, I agree….I was sooo overjoyed to the point that I almost cried when I watched it. It’s like she’s soooo into the moves, and really working it!

OH GOD……

I’ve watched the video of her dance routine like 20 times already!!! I still can’t stop!

Wooooooohhhhooooooooo………

LOL.

prem are u malaysian?:p

OMG IM SO EXCITED TOO!!! XD

Guys this video is soo exciting and i think that is Underground as well, however, even Perez has said that this could just be a dance for a workout or fun, i don’t think she’s gonna perform and i also think that you’re all building yourselves up for a downfall. Don’t get me wrong, if she did perform i’d be totally psyched, but i don’t think she is, so don’t get your hopes up. Just enjoy the fact that she is so much better and making an appearance with something different ok. I love you britney xoxoxox

Yeah kloun, I’m Malaysian….How about you?

And Sean, I agree man…Actually, I’m not building myself up. I’m just so proud of what she’s been doing recently and that video was just too hot to handle. LOL.

She may not perform, yeah, but I’ll be more than happy even if she shows up!