SIN CITY SHENANIGANS

Everybody knows that MTV doesn't air as many music videos as it did in the 1980s.

But that doesn't mean the MTV Video Music Awards is a thing of the past. The 2007 VMAs will air live from Las Vegas at 9 p.m. ET on Sunday (Sept. 9).

It promises to be different from past VMA shows. For one thing, it's supposed to air just once, so set your recording device of choice if you really want to see the action.

There's no mention of a host on MTV's Web site, but it seems that "living legend" Timbaland, also referred to by MTV as the "maestro" for the show, will in essence serve as host.

Scheduled performers include 50 Cent, Rihanna, Fall Out Boy and Nelly Furtado.

A source close to the network says Britney Spears plans to make an appearance, according to Tanner Stransky’s story in the Aug. 31 edition of Entertainment Weekly.

Should she show up, Spears can only hope that this Sin City adventure turns out better than her infamous visit to the Little White Wedding Chapel in early 2004.