Britney Spears: Best International Pop Star

Britney Spears returned to the stage this weekend for the first time since her infamous VMA performance last year, reported MTV.com. The pop star performed a remix of her new single, "Womanizer," at the 60th annual Bambi Awards in Germany, alongside Pink and Leona, where she also won the award for Best International Pop Star, an annual television and media prize hosted by the Hubert Burda Media Group.

According to BBC, the Bambi Awards are for "people who have impressed the German public with their vision and creativity." Britney apparently impressed presenter Karl Lagerfield, who told the pop star, "I admire you, not only for your art but also for your energy, for your comeback not only as a phoenix but as a bird of paradise. And it's great."

Earlier this week, Spears's mother, Lynne, told British morning show, GMTV: "I think Britney is just ready to get started again. This is when she's most in her element."

Britney's new CD, Circus, goes on sale December 2.