Britney Spears has cemented herself in the role as the biggest ever come-back queen, nabbing seven nominations at this year’s MTV Awards.

While seven noms isn’t quite the record this year – both Lady Gaga and Beyonce have nine apiece – it’s made even more remarkable, given Spears’ disastrous return to the VMA stage just two years ago.

I’m sure no one could forget Spears’ half-assed, drunken attempt at performing in 2007. At the time, she was ridiculed to the nth degree and labeled as a lost cause, but the pop star bounced back – thanks in no small part to the conservatorship put in place by her father – and is now leading the pack once again.

It is not known yet whether Brit will perform at this year’s awards ceremony – let’s face it, after Vegas, it’s highly unlikely. Those stars already on the roster include country music sensation Taylor Swift, Australia’s favourite Pink, and rockers Green Day and Muse.

Russell Brand will again play host, with the VMA’s going live from New York’s Radio City Music Hall on September 13.

To see a complete list of this year’s nominees, click here.

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As if the soldiers in Iraq are not having a hard enough time already, now they are going to have to put up with Heidi Montag and Spencer (The Complete) Pratt.

Montag’s late stepbrother, Eric O’Hara, who fought in both Iraq and Afghanistan, is said to be the inspiration for her decision to perform for the US troops.

Perform? What exactly does a Reality TV star do to perform? Right, she breathes, walks and talks, but what talent does she have besides that?

That’s right, she thinks she can sing!

Pratt, also says the couple has a new video game in the works.

“It’s top secret,” he says. “Get ready. All your wildest dreams are going to be in it.”

All your wildest dreams?

They mustn’t figure in the game at all then, because I am pretty sure that most people’s dreams would not involve this pair.