On Tuesday, MTV added queen Britney Spears to their performance lineup for the 2016 Video Music Awards, where she'll perform her new single "Make Me" alongside rapper G-Eazy. It'll be the first time the artist has performed on the VMAs stage in nearly 10 years.
Spears shared the news with a highly stylized promo on her Facebook and Twitter.
It's not just a stage. It's a story... @MTV #VMAs August 28.pic.twitter.com/crfeNGKhMe
"The VMAs don't just give you a stage — they give you a story," Spears says in the video. It depicts a snake slithering through over sparkling dresses and other accoutrements in trashed dressing room, a seeming nod to her iconic 2001 performance of "I'm a Slave 4 U" as well as her 2003 performance, in which she kissed Madonna while wearing a wedding dress.
However, the trailer is not without a hint of irony. As fans may remember, Spears' last VMA performance in 2007 was universally panned and nearly derailed her career. That performance was also partially billed as a Britney comeback, but the Britney Army seems to have far higher hopes this time around, judging by the scream GIFs rapidly flooding Twitter.
me when i heard @britneyspears will be performing on #VMApic.twitter.com/2NNjzhQv9f
Literally me. @britneyspearspic.twitter.com/UqRxdo7x9C
@TheBritneyArmy @vmas welp, I'm an adult with a job and I'm crying in the middle of a Tuesday...is there a more appropriate response?! #VMAs
The show will take place on August 28, two days after her highly anticipated Glory album is slated to drop. So far its singles — "Make Me," "Private Show" and "Clumsy" — have been generally well-received. So far the only major misstep was the music video for "Make Me," which encouraged fans to start a petition to have it taken down and replaced with the rumored original video, which was supposedly shot by David LaChapelle. Otherwise, it's all been going off without a hitch.
This performance will determine whether or not we are truly in a glorious "new era" of Britney, as the star claimed to tease her new album. The queen and her fans have a little under two weeks to prepare.
Before you know it, it's HISTORY. Before you know it, it's BRITNEY BITCH. #VideoMusicAwards #BritneySpearspic.twitter.com/Yxn6d2uEiW