On January 08, 2001, the 28th American Music Awards took place at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. They were hosted by Britney Spears and LL Cool J.
Britney herself was one of the performers of the night, along with Jennifer Lopez, Toni Braxton, Pink, Jessica Simpson, Ricky Martin, Marilyn Manson, among others. Faith Hill was the biggest winner of the night with 3 awards. Britney Spears got several nominations, but didn't take any of the awards:
Artist of the Year - lost to *NSync
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist - lost to Faith Hill
Favorite Pop/Rock Album (Oops!... I Did It Again) - lost to Creed's Human Clay
Here you can watch the performance, courtesy of Britney Online @CJMCH
And the full show
This is also the night of the iconic denim dress.
In 2013, during a Britney Jean / Vegas promo interview for MTV, she revealed the denim outfits were her idea and that she still has the dress.
In August 2020, she posted about it on her Instagram account