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I guess this is the biggest deal of the entire year - Britney Spears back at the VMAs this Sunday. Give us more, Brit. Give us MORE MORE MORE!!!!!!

But, she's gonna give us something less...or something that doesn't come close to the performance art of 2007. Here's her statement, released earlier: "MTV has long played an important role in my career. 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."

I'm excited too. Here's MTV's generous wrap of her many memorable appearances, going back to (like) the 20th century.

And here's the press release...

And...here's MTV boss Van Toffler to the AP, plus additional details from the AP wrap: "I think for Britney, people are rooting for her, and she's really on the road to recovery," Toffler said, noting that MTV had nominated her for three VMAs, including video of the year, for her clip "Piece of Me." "It feels like it's her year," he added. "It's our 25th anniversary of the VMAs, and she's been such a critical piece of MTV's history." Van told the AP that her opener will be "fun and unexpected."

And finally finally finally, what would any Brit/VMA post be without a clip of last year's performance...?