--- title: VMAs 2016: Britney Spears' Triumphant Comeback With Make Me description: Britney Spears made a sultry comeback at the 2016 VMAs, after a decade away, with a steamy performance of "Make Me" featuring G-Eazy. canonical: https://time.com/4470107/vmas-2016-britney-spears-make-me/ author: Eliza Berman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-29T03:40:41.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:59:34.093Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Watch Britney Spears' Triumphant Comeback at the 2016 VMAs og:description: The singer returned to the stage after a decade away with a sultry performance of "Make Me" og:url: https://time.com/4470107/vmas-2016-britney-spears-make-me/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1b83988c42ff09d3/6988a3ece20a873e2da922e9/britney-spears-facebook.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1050 og:image:alt: britney-spears-facebook og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Britney Spears' Triumphant Comeback at the 2016 VMAs twitter:description: The singer returned to the stage after a decade away with a sultry performance of "Make Me" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1b83988c42ff09d3/6988a3ece20a873e2da922e9/britney-spears-facebook.jpg?branch=production ---  # Watch Britney Spears Make a Triumphant Comeback at the 2016 VMAs > Sponsored content. 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Aug 29, 2016 3:40 AM UTC In 2001, Britney Spears [performed](http://time.com/4468932/vmas-2016-mtv-britney-spears-video/) at the [VMAs](http://time.com/4465441/mtv-vmas-2016-guide/) with a Burmese [python](http://time.com/4468261/britney-spears-snake-mtv-vma/) draped around her shoulders. In 2003, she shared an unexpected smooch with Madonna. And after tonight, 2016 will go down as the year she gloriously [returned](http://time.com/4455110/britney-spears-perform-video-music-awards/). After a decade away from the VMAs stage, Britney came back to perform “[Make Me](http://time.com/4441441/britney-spears-make-me-music-video/)…,” the lead single off her new album [_Glory_](http://time.com/4468037/britney-spears-album-glory-released/), which dropped just days ago. The song, which features a verse from rapper G-Eazy, is a sultry anthem of sexual empowerment—or at least, of commanding one sexy dude to make sure sexy things come to fruition for her in the bedroom. The performance, which also included a brief segue into G-Eazy’s 2015 hit “Me, Myself and I,” saw Spears in a neon yellow sequined leotard and over-the-knee kinky boots, writhing on the floor “Slave 4 U”-style and flipping her hair like she was under direct orders from [Willow Smith](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymKLymvwD2U). It may never be 1998 again, but it was enough to make Brit stans go “ooh.” ### VMAs 2016: See Celebrities on the Red Carpet  Beyoncé attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City. Larry Busacca—Getty Images  Nicki Minaj attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City. Dimitrios Kambouris—Getty Images  Kim Kardashian and Kanye West attend the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City. 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