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2003: Britney Spears and Madonna shock, and titillate, the world with a mega-kiss at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28. It's sexy, and it's seen as a passing of the pop-tart torch from the old guard to the new, with 2003 being one of Spears' most successful years to date. ... moreSpears, just 21, said after the show that just performing on the same stage with Madonna had been intimidating. "Oh, I was very nervous and very shy," she said. "Like honestly, just being with Madonna, she has this presence about her. But at the same time it was very inspiring because it humbled me and it gave me something to look up to, you know?" We know.