It's time for the Britney Spears Tournament: 30 Videos for 30 Years, MTV News' celebration of all things Britney to honor the pop star's 30th birthday! In the lead up to the big day, we're asking you, Brit's most loyal fans, to help us decide which video from her legendary career is your favorite by participating in a winner-take-all tournament. MTV News' resident Britney experts assigned 30 of Britney's videos seeds and put them up against one another in a series of single-elimination match-ups. Fan voting will determine which of her amazing clips is named the fan-favorite. So vote now and vote often for your favorite video. The winner will be announced on December 2 – Britney's 30th birthday!
Note: Because a traditional bracket contains 32 teams/spots and we wanted to keep it to 30 in honor of Brit's big year, we gave two videos – "Till The World Ends" and "Piece of Me" – a by because they scored major MTV Video Music Awards.
(16) "Sometimes" vs. (17) "My Prerogative"
Do you like your Britney sweet and innocent or saucy and sexy? That's the showdown here. "Sometimes" showcases the Britney we were first introduced to – cherubic and sweet as apple pie, dancing innocently on a pier – while "My Prerogative" ushered in a defiant new era for the pop star. "Prerogative" was essentially Britney's way of flipping the bird at those criticizing the choices she was making in her personal life at the time – specifically her relationship with Kevin Federline, who appears in the Jake Nava-directed clip.
>>> Watch the video for "Sometimes"
>>> Watch the video for "My Prerogative"
(9) "Everytime" vs. (24) "If U Seek Amy"
One of Britney's more controversial clips, in "Everytime" our diva stars as herself, hounded by paparazzi at a Las Vegas hotel, who drowns in her bathtub after discovering that she is bleeding from a wound in her head. In a dream-like state, Spears wanders through the hospital as doctors fail to resuscitate her and a child is born in the next room. While the clip for "If U Seek Amy" itself is less controversial, the 2009 single inspired the Parents Television Council to threaten to file indecency complaints with the Federal Communications Commission against any station that played the song between 6 AM and 10 PM.
>>> Watch the video for "Everytime"
>>> Watch the video for "If U Seek Amy"
(8) "Lucky" vs. (25) "Boys"
Interestingly, both of these clips are very Hollywood, but for two different reasons. "Lucky" tells the tale of a Hollywood starlet suffering from a bout of loneliness despite out-of-this-world success. Meanwhile, "Boys," which features a guest verse from producer Pharrell Williams, comes from the "Austin Powers in Goldmember" soundtrack and boasts an appearance from Austin himself, Mike Myers. Which is your favorite Britney Hollywood moment?
>>> Watch the video for "Lucky"
>>> Watch the video for "Boys"
First round voting continues through Tuesday night (Nov. 22) at midnight. Vote now and vote often! The videos you voted to move on to Round Two will be announced first thing Wednesday (Nov. 23).