Britney ‘car-crash’ Spears has confirmed that she will be making her big pop comeback at the MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas. The former wife of K-Fed will be singing/ lip-syncing (take your pick depending on whether you like her or not) her new single Gimme More as the opening act for the celebrity love-in. Stars will fight it out in categories such as most earth shattering collaboration and quadruple threat of the year with the likes of Kanye West, Amy Winehouse, Rihanna and Justin Timberlake each up for numerous Moon Men (so named as the award is of an astronaut on the moon.)

These awards confuse me, as they only reward the singers starring in the pop videos rather than any of the other crew involved, such as the director. How much of an artistic contribution could Amy Winehouse possibly have made when so often the worse for wear? The same MTV favourites seem to be nominated in practically every category and often it is the one with the biggest budget that wins. And as per The Brit Awards pre-Russell Brand, the show is held the night before it is broadcast, giving the producers a chance to edit out the wobbly bits. But enough of my grouching. With the much touted return of one Britney Jean Spears the whole world will be watching – let’s hope it’s worth it.