Big Apple Music Scene — This year's Video Music Awards had no host -- unless you count Jesse J singing nominees' songs into commercial breaks -- but what it lacked in one unifying star, it made up for in a bevy of amazing facial expressions. Most of the best reaction shots... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — 2011 MTV Video Music Awards pop video winner: Britney Spears' "Till the World Ends" more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — MTV VMAs: Chris Brown dances to Nirvana and Lady Gaga lauds Britney Spears. more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop star Lady Gaga opened the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday dressed as her male alter ego in her video "You and I," and Britney Spears took home the first award for best pop video at the widely-watched program. more info

E! Online — Think the show starts when the awards are given out? No way. The fun actually begins before the show as everyone from our favorite newlywed Kim Kardashian to a Selena... more info

Perez Hilton — It's Britney, bitch! Relive some of the most wonderful Britney Spears VMA performances, shockers, etc! We are SO looking forward to her tribute this Sunday! Ahhh!!!! more info

ContactMusic — Britney Spears claims that nobody really knows her and that she has guard her private life from the public as much as possible. In an interview with PopJustice. com the 'Womanizer' hit-maker has said that "I can be pretty guarded with my personal li.... more info

People.com — "Sometimes it's our secrets that define us," the pop star says more info

ContactMusic — Britney Spears would be a teacher if she wasn't famous. The 29-year-old singer - who has sons Sean Preston, five, and Jayden James, four, with ex-husband Kevin Federline - loves getting to meet her younger fans and says she would enjoy a career worki... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Can you believe it's been eight years since the 2003 VMAs where Madonna and Britney Spears shocked everyone with a big kiss while performing "Like a Virgin"? (Christina Aguilera was there, too, but no one really remembers that.) MTV is celebrating th... more info