"Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art."

- Charlie "YardBird" Parker

Britney Spears has been nominated for nine Grammys and so far converted one into a win — a 2004 trophy for “Toxic” in Best Dance Recording. Since the pop star is reportedly attending tonight’s ceremony in Los Angeles (”Womanizer” was up for the same award against the Black Eyed Peas, David Guetta & Kelly Rowland, Lady Gaga and Madonna — and Lady Gaga took the prize), let’s look back at her one and only appearance on the Grammy stage, a 2000 medley of ballad “From the Bottom of My Broken Heart” and her signature hit “…Baby One More Time.”

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Of course, Britney’s real home has always been the MTV Video Music Awards stage. How does her decade-old medley compare to some of her most outrageous VMAs appearances? Check out Rob Sheffield’s countdown of Seven Super Spears Moments and leave your take in the comments.

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