Yesterday, MTV News' Britney Spears Tournament: 30 Videos For 30 Years kicked off with a bang!
Nearly 220,000 votes have already been cast in 14 different showdowns with just over 13 hours still to go in Round One! Vote now and vote often!
Britney's biggest fans are loving our celebration of all things Britney. Facebook user Natalia echoed the sentiment of the MTV Newsroom, saying, "Tough decision. Hope Womanizer wins, it's her ultimate comeback... although I love her old classic vids, like Lucky, Stronger, Oops, BOMT, Sometimes (sooo sweet)... OMG! I just remembered how much I love her!"
We feel the same way, Natalia! We had the great pleasure of putting together the polls and writing about the different bracket showdowns, which meant two days of diving in Britney's catalog of videos (many of which we haven't seen in some time). It was an awesome assignment!
What are some other fans saying? Read on for more and be sure to cast your vote!
>>> Region 1: "Sometimes" vs. "My Prerogative" / "Everytime" vs. "If U Seek Amy" / "Lucky" vs. "Boys"
So far in the competition, we've been surprised by how strongly Spears' more recent videos are performing. One Britney fan, Frank, left a comment on our Britney bracket that might indicate why: "Circus is my all time fav Britney song. I grew up on her and love most all her stuff but that was truly a return to form for her, title song off arguably her best album to date."
We should not have underestimated the level of support the pop star's fans are giving her, and her "return to form," now, over their fond remembrances of old-school Brit.
For other fans, some categories are shaping up to be particularly divisive. "I had a hard time voting in the poll for Slave 4 u and Do Somethin' I love both those vids," Facebooker Mikey says. While Talia adds, ""'I Wanna Go' vs. 'Criminal' was the hardest to decide. I picked 'I Wanna Go' because we get to see a lighter side, more natural side of Britney than the normal video acting of most vids."
Others have their eyes on the prize! ""Toxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxic is the best vid ever!" Bilel Jamal says. Kelsey agrees: "I hope the final two are 'baby one more time' and 'toxic'!"
But it's Facebook user MANIABRIT who hits the nail on the head for why we decided to put this entire tournament together. "Difficult to choose. She is rocking my world since 1998 with all these iconic videos. Britney rocks, happy birthday to the queen!"