Yahoo! Music UK — Press Assoc. - Britney Spears will kick off Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, despite her disastrous performance at last year's event, the network said. more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Britney Spears is to star at this year's MTV Video Music Awards, a year after a calamitous comeback performance at the same award ceremony. But this time the pop singer won't be performing. more info

Yahoo! Music — Reuters - Britney Spears is to star at this year's MTV Video Music Awards, a year after a calamitous comeback performance at the same award ceremony. But this time the pop singer won't be performing. more info

Newsday — Despite her train-wreck performance at the MTV Video Music Awards last year, the network confirms Britney Spears will kick off the show once again. more info

NME — Britney Spears is slated to open the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, it was announced today (September 3). more info

Undercover, Australia — Britney Spears will be the first guest at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards this Sunday. more info

Yahoo! Music — AP - NEW YORK (AP) — It's Britney, baby, one more time. Despite her train-wreck performance at the MTV Video Music Awards last year, the network confirms Spears will kick off the show once again. more info

Yahoo! Music — AP - A judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss a misdemeanor driving without-a-valid-license case against Britney Spears. more info

Associated Press — LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A judge has refused to dismiss a misdemeanor driving-without-a-valid-license case against Britney Spears.... more info

Pop Crunch — One year after a nearly career-ending debacle at the 2007 ceremony, Britney Spears gets hit the VMAs one more time. The Grammy-winning pop star will open the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards Sunday night in Hollywood, the network confirmed Wednesday. Do... more info