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Megan Thee Stalliontook on tonight’s hosting duties, and was the next artist to reference Spears.

Stop the music!"

Stallion joked, with more than a little real fear in her voice.

Tate McRae wears a previous Britney VMAs look on red carpet

Tate McRae and Britney Spears.Getty(2)

“I’m just playin', come get the snake,” she pleaded.

“I don’t know the snake, the snake don’t know me.”

At the beginning of the performance, she made another Britney reference.

Megan Thee Stallion

Megan Thee Stallion at the 2024 VMAs.MTV

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Carpenter staged an allusion to Spears' iconic music video for “Oops…

I Did It Again” after descending from the ceiling in a diamond-shaped seat.

“Aw, you shouldn’t have,” Spears could be heard saying.

Sabrina Carpenter performs on stage during the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York

Sabrina Carpenter at the 2024 VMAs.Jeff Kravitz/Getty

“My favorite VMAs looks of all time are probably every time Britney Spears came on and performed.”