MTV Video Awards nods
NEW YORK (AP) - August 15, 2008 The rebounding pop queen is nominated for video of the year for
"Piece of Me," a clip that had fun with her reputation as a
tabloid queen. Other nominees included the Jonas Brothers for
"Burnin Up," Chris Brown for "Forever," the Pussycat Dolls for
"When I Grow Up" and newcomers The Ting Tings for "Shut Up and
Let Me Go."
Other nominees announced Friday - Paramore, Fall Out Boy,
Slipknot, Linkin Park and Foo Fighters - were in the category of
best rock video.
This is Spears third nomination for this year's VMAs; earlier,
fans nominated her for best pop video and best female video, both
for "Piece of Me."
Spears' nominations are ironic considering the neither the song
nor the album from which it came, "Blackout," were significant
hits; both were released amid Spears' spectacular public decline
over the past year, and her performance at last year's VMAs in Las
Vegas represented one of the lowlights of her fall from grace. She
was universally ridiculed for her unkempt look and sloppy
performance, which kicked off the VMAs and instantly became one of
pop's classic moments.
In recent months, though, Spears has been on an upswing. Since
her father James took over her personal and professional affairs
after being appointed by a court as her conservator, her erratic
behavior has virtually stopped; she settled her custody battle with
ex-husband Kevin Federline over their two sons; and made
appearances on CBS' "How I Met Your Mother," which were critical
and ratings successes.
There's a possibility she get a chance to redeem last year's bad
performance at this year's VMAs, to be held Sept. 7 in Los Angeles;
MTV has confirmed they are in talks to have Spears appear in some
capacity, and she's appearing in two video ads to promote the show.
Russell Brand has been selected to host this year's VMAs, which
is to include performances from Kid Rock, Lil Wayne and the Jonas
Brothers. Other nominees include Kanye West, Jordin Sparks,
Madonna, Rihanna and Katy Perry.