Britney Spears will be opening the 25th annual edition of the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday in Hollywood.Spears has garnered three nominations for the clip to her single "Piece of Me" -- Best Female Video, Best Pop Video and Video of the Year. Spears has yet to win an MTV VMA, and her nominations this year are particularly tantalizing after her much-derided appearance in 2007, when she lip-synched her way through a dance number in an ill-fitting black bikini.

Britney Spears hit Las Vegas rest and relaxation over the weekend. The star was spotted lounging by the pool in a tiny white bikini at the Mirage hotel with a group of girlfriends. She really looked great Staying an hour and a half Wearing a bikini top and jean shorts, Spears hung out with a group of friends that included her hairstylist Kim Vo.

Britney Spears is set to play a killer lesbian stripper in Quentin Tarantino's next movie. The troubled singer is Tarantino's first choice to play a deranged dancer called Varla in the remake of 1965 cult film 'Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!'.She's playing the most important character." In the film, Varla - who was originally played by Tura Satana - leads a trio of violent strippers and kills a man with her bare hands. At the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, Britney took to the stage and enjoyed a passionate kiss with Madonna and Christina Aguilera.