Our Favorite Moments from the MTV VMAs

August 28, 2016

Oh, the MTV Video Music Awards. Aka the night we’re gifted with performances by some of music’s hottest names. Aka the night where crazy costumes, fabulous gimmicks and fierce dancing reign supreme. We truly missed you.

But…to our surprise, last night’s show was a tad tame, amirite? There weren’t any hosts, no feuding or drama and zero performances that were stunningly over the top, per usual. All in all it was still an iconic night, though, and there were plenty of dance-y moments to gush over. Take a look at our top highlights:

The Beyoncé Takeover

It’s been a long six months since Queen Bey’s Super Bowl domination and we were desperate for another live performance to obsess over. Thankfully, last night’s VMAs gifted us with more Beyoncé perfection than we ever could have dreamed. Case in point: A record-setting 8 award wins (including Video of the Year for “Formation“) and an epic 15-minute long Lemonade highlights performance complete with a fierce squad of dancers like Ebony Williams. Oh, and then there was that adorable mommy-daughter red carpet fashion moment that’s currently breaking the internet. Long story short, Bey slayed.

Like mother like daughter before the show. (Photo via Instagram, @Beyonce)

Prepare to be mesmerized:

Rihanna’s Dancers

Rihanna
also stole the show with four different performances to a ton of her hit songs. The best part? She surrounded herself with lots of new faces like Lilly Leithner, Kimberley Taylor, Kacie Noel, Dani Vitale, Sisley Loubet, Khadija Nicholas, Taeko McCarroll, Asabi Alexander, Katherine Diaz, Diana Matos, Aseil Hardison and Lance Savali to name a few. Rihanna was also presented the prestigious Vanguard Award by Drake.

See the dance goodness for yourself:

The Britney Comeback

After consistently killing it in her Vegas show and releasing a new album a few days ago, Britney Spears made her VMA comeback last night (sans a live snake, unfortunately), in her first awards show performance since 2007. She sang “Make Me” with rapper G-Eazy, and although the internet is calling her out for her apparent lip syncing, the choreo (by Charm La’Donna) was still seriously on point. We loved watching her and her awesome dancers, including Aja DePaolo and Sarah Mitchell. And tbh Brit Brit will always be the #PrincessofPop in our eyes.

Check out her full performance below and let us know what your favorite moments were!


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