Britney Spears will kick off Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards, despite her disastrous performance at last year’s event, the network said today.

Rap superstar 50 Cent has baffled fans with his choice of director for his upcoming movie debut - acclaimed Irish film-maker Jim Sheridan.

Jay-Z’s jarring video for 99 Problems, which depicts his own murder as a metaphor for his retirement from rapping, leads the MTV Video Music Awards with six nominations.

We shouldn’t be surprised, given their $*!# popularity, that the Osbournes are returning to our screens for another 20 fun-filled episodes.

British rock star Ozzy Osbourne and his family, who swiftly became cultural icons in MTV’s most popular series ever, will open their home life to the cameras once again.