Even after her disastrous rendition of “Gimme More” at last year’s MTV Video Music Awards, Britney Spears’ “Piece of Me” video has been nominated for the coveted Video of the Year Moonman.

Thanks to votes from thousands of MTV viewers, Spears bagged her third nomination of this year’s VMAs (she’s scored two others in the Best Female and Best Pop Video categories) on Friday, August 15, but she faces some tough competition for the awards’ most sought-after prize from Jonas Brothers who are also up for Video of the Year, for their “Burnin’ Up” clip, along with Chris Brown’s “Forever,” the Pussycat Dolls’ “When I Grow Up” and, in typical VMA fashion, a relative newcomer. The Ting Tings scored their first VMA nomination for “Shut Up and Let Me Go”.

This year’s VMAs will be hosted by British comic and “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” co-star Russell Brand and will feature live performances from the Jonas Brothers, Lil Wayne and Kid Rock. The show will be broadcast live at 9 p.m. on September 7 from the legendary Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood.