Aguilera, Jonas Brothers to heat up VMAs

Britney Spears may not sing at MTV’s Video Music Awards, but Christina Aguilera will.

Aguilera will join other top-name performers, including the Jonas Brothers, T.I., Pink, and Kid Rock, host Russell Brand announced Thursday.

Speaking to reporters on the backlot of the Paramount Studios in Hollywood, Brand bantered with Aguilera, who emerged from a limousine, and rapper T.I., who shimmied down a fire escape on a street made to look like New York.

“It’s going to be, actually, bloody exciting,” Brand said of the awards show, which will celebrate its 25th year on Sunday.

Brand, an English comedian largely unknown to U.S. audiences, displayed his brand of humor that can best be described with one British word: cheeky.

During Thursday’s presentation, he described the Jonas Brothers as “God’s favorite virgins” and racily commented on Aguilera’s physique.

Source: MSNBC