Of all the pop stars in the world, who can dominate the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards without being nominated for any awards or even setting foot on the set? That’s Britney Spears, b——h.
This year’s awards show, which took place on Wednesday (September 11), was filled with tributes big and small to the 43-year-old pop icon, from references to Spears’ most legendary performances to nods to her music videos and fashion A subtle tribute. The most direct example of this was when host Megan Thee Stallion came out wearing the famous pair the superstar wore at the same ceremony 23 years ago while performing “I’m a Slave 4 U” A replica of the green bra and blue skirt, complete with a yellow skirt that snakes around her shoulders.
While Brit looked cool and collected while singing while carrying a 7-foot-long albino Burmese python on his shoulders in 2001, the Houston rapper was far less calm. “I don’t know this snake, and this snake doesn’t know me,” Meg said nervously, instructing her crew to get the reptile off her immediately. “Oh my God! I’m trying to hold it in for Britney.
The “WAP” musician’s discomfort with snakes is all the more interesting considering the reptilian theme of her latest album Megan — peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 chart — and its hit singles “Hiss,” “Boa” and “Cobra.” Knowing that Spears was also privately afraid of her non-human performance partner in 2001 might make her feel better, with the “Toxic” singer tweeting in 2023: “I still remember when I was handed this How scared I felt when the snake took me.
At the same VMAs, Brit sang “I’m a Slave 4 U” and wore a sheer lace Dolce & Gabbana minidress on the red carpet. Twenty-three years later, another pop star wore a nearly identical look to a 2024 event: Tate McRae, who also talked about having fans compare her to Spears.
“Honestly, I take it as a compliment,” she told hollywood reporter On the red carpet before the show. “I think she was one of the most incredible performers of the 2000s. I remember watching her all the time as a kid.
Spears’ influence was also evident in Sabrina Carpenter’s performance later in the night, who played during the transition between her Billboard Hot 100 hit “Please Please” , an audio clip from the former’s spacey “Oops!…I Did It Again” music video. Additionally, Carpenter invited a female dancer dressed like an alien for a sensual kiss, continuing the tradition established with her culturally shocking smooch with Madonna on stage at the VMAs in 2003.
See below how Britney Spears will be honored at the 2024 VMA Awards.
