MTV to Pay Tribute to Amy Winehouse, Britney Spears at VMAs

With MTV’s Video Music Awards this month, the network will plan on paying tribute to two of the last decade’s most prominent pop stars: Britney Spears and Amy Winehouse.

“[Spears] was having an incredible year and she is so beloved by the MTV audience that we started to think what could we do that would be a different experience [from years past],” Amy Doyle, executive producer of the VMAs told Billboard. “Obviously everything from her choreography to her fashion to her videos will be [covered].”

MTV also plans on honoring Winehouse, who passed away on July 23. The 27-year-old singer, whose “Rehab” video was nominated for Video of the Year in 2007, also cancelled her performance that same year.

The VMAs will be on Aug. 28 and will take place at the Los Angeles’ Nokia Theater.

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