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Get ready, everyone: Britney’s back.
If you’ve been dying to see the legendary Miss Spears hit the stage once more, but can’t quite afford that plane ticket to Las Vegas, then you’ll want to watch the Billboard Music Awards on May 17, where the Princess of Pop is set to perform her latest single with Iggy Azalea.
After all, as everyone who grew up in the ’90s and early 2000s knows, nobody does an award show performance quite like Britney. Whether she’s wearing a snake around her neck, changing her outfit onstage, or simply breaking out the most insane choreography you’ve ever seen, there was a time when a performance by the pop star was the only reason to tune into a telecast.
But with the ’90s making a big comeback, it seems only right that Britney is about to dominate the award show stage once again. In anticipation of her soon-to-be iconic performance of “Pretty Girls,” we’re looking back at some of the singer’s most iconic performances of all time. It’s a good thing crop tops and platforms are fashionable once again, because we guarantee that this trip down memory lane will transport you to another decade.
1. “Oops I Did It Again” at the 2000 MTV VMAs
Before Britney took to the stage to perform the lead single off her second album, she was a talented, up-and-coming pop star. By the time the song ended, she was an international superstar.
2. “I’m A Slave 4 U” at the 2001 MTV VMAs
Close your eyes and picture Britney Spears; chances are the image of her that pops into your head is from this performance, perhaps her most iconic one of all time. And yes, she does keep in touch with the snake.
3. “…Baby One More Time” and “Crazy” at the 1999 Billboard Music Awards
Does the space-age introduction even make any sense with Britney’s jazzy re-working of her debut single? Who cares! She’s got an adorable bob, does a backflip for no reason, and there’s not one, not two, but three dance breakdowns. Anything else is irrelevant.
4. “Me Against The Music” at TRL in 2003
Britney was, without question, the queen of TRL. So, when she premiered her single “Me Against the Music” with a live performance in Time Square — featuring, perhaps, the best choreography of her entire career — it was a watershed moment for teens everywhere. (For a real blast from the past, keep watching for her second song, performed with the Ying Yang Twins.)
5. “Walk This Way” at the 2001 Super Bowl Halftime Show
Britney Spears, *NSYNC, Nelly, Mary J. Blige: the 2001 Super Bowl was a true coming together of the biggest names in music at the time. Do you remember who won that year? No, but you definitely remember Britney strutting around the stage in an adorable jersey-inspired crop top.
6.”Toxic” from her In The Zone ABC special in 2004
Sure, the outfit’s a little crazy, but this often-overlooked performance of “Toxic” proves that Spears didn’t need a huge arena and mind-blowing budget in order to put on a show… just an army of backup dancers and some of the finest choreography in the game.
The Billboard Music Awards will air on ABC on May 17 at 8 p.m. ET.
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