Britney Spears Says Sabrina Carpenter 'Made Me Cool' After VMAs Performance
Britney Spears says that Sabrina Carpenter "made" her cool after her "Oops!... I Did It Again" nod at the 2024 MTV VMAs.
It looks like pop star Britney Spears is a big fan of Sabrina Carpenter!
The "Espresso" singer performed at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on September 11, where she appeared to honor the Princess of Pop with a nod to her trip to Mars in the iconic "Oops!... I Did It Again" music video.
Sabrina Carpenter Gave A Nod To 'Oops!... I Did It Again' At The 2024 MTV VMAs
Sabrina Carpenter was just one of the many performances at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, but she made it memorable due to a make-out session with an alien that occurred in between her medley of hits, which included "Please Please Please," "Espresso," and "Taste."
The spoken interlude from the "Oops!... I Did It Again" music video could be heard in the background as well. Although Britney Spears did not attend the event, she did take to Instagram the following day in order to share her thoughts on the tribute.
Britney Spears Has One Question For Sabrina Carpenter: 'Why Didn't She Kiss A Girl?'
On September 12, the "Toxic" singer took to Instagram to confess that she did not actually watch the Video Music Awards live. She did, however, watch Carpenter's performance on YouTube the following day. Although she was honored by the tribute, she didn't seem to understand why the singer was kissing an alien instead of a girl.
“Why is she kissing an alien onstage? I adore her. I love her to death. I didn’t understand that part. Why didn’t she kiss a girl?” Spears asked, possibly referring to her infamous 2003 smooch with Madonna.
Spears went on to call the kiss "weird" before noting, “But I also thought that the whole thing was kind of weird altogether.”
Britney Spears Says She Forgets She's Famous!
It seems like the "Crossroads" is actually a big fan of Sabrina Carpenter and appreciated what she had to say about her on the red carpet. “This Sabrina girl, she said my name on the red carpet, and I thought that was kind of cool because I forget I’m famous sometimes,” Spears recalled before listing a few reasons why.
“Because I’m a mom, I’m kind of old, blah blah blah. But that was kind of cool…" she said. "She said something and I was like, ‘Thanks, that’s cool.’ She made me cool!"
Although she did not replicate a girl-on-girl kiss, Carpenter, who took home a win for Song of the Year, paid tribute to Madonna at the VMAs, wearing the same white dress that Madonna wore to the Oscars in 1991.
Several Pop Stars Paid Tribute To Britney Spears
yes megan thee stallion paying homage to britney spears with a snake! #vmas
pic.twitter.com/OR4R5IEefD— 2000s (@PopCulture2000s) September 12, 2024
There were many different tributes to Britney Spears that appeared throughout the night. Halsey, who just announced her engagement on Instagram earlier today, revealed that her all-time favorite Video Music Awards moment was the kiss that was shared between Britney Spears and Madonna. Singer Tate McRae also wore a lacy black dress that appeared to be recreated from the pop star's red carpet look at the 2001 VMAs.
One of the biggest tributes of the night, however, actually came from Megan Thee Stallion, who recreated the Princess of Pop's "I'm A Slave 4 U" costume from the 2001 VMAs, complete with a giant python.
“Stop the music, stop the music!” Megan said as the snake slithered around her. “I’m just playin’! Come get this snake! I don’t know this snake, this snake don’t know me. Oh my God. I tried to hold it down for Britney.”
Britney Says The Snake Almost Killed Her During Her VMAs Performance
One of my favorite performances was with an albino python
