Putting years of nominations and no wins behind her, Britney Spears broke the streak by winning three VMA awards including tonight's most coveted award, Video of the Year, for "Piece of Me."

"To my fans, this is for you," she said upon accepting the award. "Thank you so much."

Earlier in the night when she picked up her first award, best female video, Britney thanked God and her two boys for inspiring her. "Piece of Me" also nabbed best pop video. 

Celebs gracing the show, hosted by British comedian Russell Brand, included presenter Demi Moore, Lindsay Lohan and a very pregnant Ashlee Simpson.

All-star performances came from Christina Aguilera, the Jonas Brothers, Kanye West, Rihanna with T.I., and Pink.

And in other haps, Chris Brown took home best male video ("With You"), Linkin Park scored best rock video ("Shadow of the Day"), Lil Wayne took home best hip-hop vid ("Lollipop") and The Pussycat Dolls clawed their way to the award for best dancing in a video ("When I Grow Up").