At roughly 5:21 p.m. PT, the queen of the VMAs arrived in an all-black dress...

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...symbolizing all the careers she's about to end tonight with her performance.

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*Presses pause on "Make Me..."*
*Plays "Gimme More"*
It's Britney, bitch!

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Get em, queen. <3
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