Britney Spears performs at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas, September 9, 2007.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

    BEIJING, Sept. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- In a black bikini Britney Spears opened MTV's Video Music Awards Sunday night, one of the biggest nights in the U.S. pop music calender.

    Wearing a black sequined bikini and black boots, Spears started her much-anticipated premiere performance with racy new single, Gimme More, at the trendy Palms Casino resort in Las Vegas.

    “If you’re looking for trouble, look right in my face,” was one of the lines Spears appeared to mime as her “Gimme More” song kicked off.

    Not as fit as she was in her "...Baby One More Time" days, Spears still had the look of the young pop star — though notably aged by motherhood and endless tabloid tension. She performed surrounded by a few dozen backup dancers, several of whom gyrated on poles.

    This was Spears' first step on the comeback trail, which will peak when her album comes out in November.

    The recent disintegration of her marriage and her subsequent erratic behaviour kept Spears in the spotlight, but there were many who questioned whether she could save her career.

    Spears’ last appearance on the MTV awards show was in 2003 when she ended a duet with Madonna with a controversial and passionate kiss.

    Performers at the show include: Timberlake, West, Rihanna and Winehouse, as well as Timbaland, Fall Out Boy, Chris Brown, Lily Allen and the Foo Fighters.

    (Agencies)