Last Sunday, while Britney Spears semi-lip synched and clumsily plodded her way across the stage of the Video Music Awards in a too-revealing costume, some in the audience clapped politely, some sat in awe, but most had one eye on their performance and another on their Blackberry as they messaged friends around the world to share in their "What the...?" moment with the millions of stunned viewers at home who instantly began cracking jokes about everything from her weight to her hair. The phrase "It's Britney, bitch" became an insta-punch line for all of America.But Sunday's not-exactly-a-performance was only the icing on the cake for a year that has seen the platinum-selling singer ... Read More >>