Hip hop star Kanye West is showing the world that a man’s ego can be prevailed over – after swearing last year that he would never attend another MTV awards ceremony again, this year he is set to close the MTV Video Music Awards, live from Paramount Pictures Studios in Hollywood, Calif.

Kanye West was so furious last year over the treatment he received at the 24th edition of the MTV Video Music Awards that he vowed never to return again. He was appalled at not winning in any of the five categories he had been nominated for and revolted with the way his performance was prepared by the organizers.

Thundering that he was not receiving the respect he deserved, he accused MTV of having “misled” him. He complained that he and other artists played from private suites, instead of the main stage, and that the show’s organizers “betrayed” him and “tried to make it seem like I was so into everything that was going on in the show.” When in fact he wasn’t and he would have much preferred the main stage.

To show that he was utterly serious about breaking up with MTV, West also said at the time that he had already cancelled scheduled appearances on TRL, in support of his then new album, “Graduation.”

A year has passed though and those wounds West suffered in Las Vegas seem to have healed, as he is willing to make an appearance at the video music awards show once more. This time around, he will regale the audience and viewers with the closing performance of the 25th MTV Video Music Awards.

While West’s contribution will mark the end of the festivities, Britney Spears’ appearance will kick off the show. The music channel has announced that the pop princess will be on hand to say “let the games begin” but will not perform.

Spears was also famously present at last year’s event, when her performance was the favorite gossip subject of many for weeks on end. West defended Spears as well last September when he accused MTV of “betrayal.”

New years, new beginnings, new reconciliations.