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In honor of the MTV Video Music Awards, just a couple weeks away, I wanted to take a trip through our pop faves' best & worst performances! It seems that every year the VMAs become more & more boring, but here's to hoping that our faves deliver their best this year. Yes, I'm talking to you Britney!
BRITNEY SPEARSWorst Performance:"Gimme More" @ 2007 MTV VMAsAsk any Britney fan what ha worst performance is and I bet you they'd say this one. Britney couldn't even give us a LITTLE for this half-assed performance of her smash "Gimme More." The song deserved more & the fans deserved more. Back then many of us thought this was the end of the line for Britney. But much to our surprise, she made an almost full recovery and it's become hard to picture her ever being THIS terrible. Although the performance is a complete mess, it will always remain as one of the most memorable moments of the MTV VMAs.
Best Performance:"Oops.. I Did It Again" @ 2000 MTV VMAsI know I'll get some slack for not listing her 2001 "Slave" performance as her best, BUT let's be real here. This performance changed the trajectory of her career. No other performance of her career caused so much buzz. The striptease! The nude rhinestoned costume! Bitch, we were slayed. This performance changed Brit and our thoughts on her forever, and it was an iconic moment to witness.
BEYONCEWorst Performance:"Baby Boy" @ 2003 MTV EMAsBack in 2003 when Beyonce thought she could fool us with her backtrack "live" singing, she got EXPOSED at the MTV EMAs while performing her hit, "Baby Boy" with Sean Paul. OK so, this isn't an MTV VMA performance but honestly, the good sis doesn't have a bad VMA performance so this is as close as we'll get. At 2:58 of the video, the backtrack begins looping, exposing Beyonce and leaving her on stage with nothing to do but bop and smile. It is rumored that the singer ran backstage and cried after the performance. But the diva always gets her way, and the duo RE-PERFORMED the song at the end of the show to try and cover up the mess.
Best Performance:"Vanguard Medley" @ 2014 MTV VMAsThere was no better option for a closer at the 2014 MTV VMAs than the queen of performance. Before being presented by her husband and being called, "The greatest performer of all time," Beyonce proved the statement true and served us an ICONIC 17-minute medley. This performance is unforgettable, though many people still seem to think her best performance at the VMAs was her 2011 "Love on Top" pregnancy-reveal.
XTINAWorst Performance:"Keeps Getting Better" @ 2008 MTV VMAsI'm not really sure what was happening here with Xtina. This song was a half-ass attempt and it was for a greatest hits album no one asked for. She was understandably dragged for this lazy, out of shape performance and critics/fans continued to say she was trying too hard to look like Lady Gaga, who was just coming up at the time. But apparently, Xtina had no idea who Gaga was, thought she was a man & didn't know why people were comparing their looks. Unforgettable performance.
Best Performance:"Dirrty/Fighter" @ 2003 MTV VMAsChristina was at the peak of her career for this high-energy performance. Although the vocals were a bit shaky at times, this remains her best performance simply for the fact that she's performing from her magnum opus album which we are still patiently waiting for her to top. The black hair was not a good look though. Keep that!
RIHANNAWorst Performance:"Disturbia" @ 2008 MTV VMAsBack when Rih was still trying to find herself, she tried the hardcore rock route but she just didn't have the vocals to pull it off. As we were distracted by lazers, dancers, weird costumes and stage props, we didn't notice how terrible she sounded. You'd think Beyonce and Britney would have taught ha, if you can't do it - lip it sis!
Best Performance:"Cockiness/We Found Love" @ 2012 MTV VMAsWhen Rihanna opened the 2012 VMAs with her hits Cockiness & We Found Love, she served choreo & looks for days. This performance was perfect, from the stage, to the costumes, to her swag as she walked across the stage like she owned the bitch. Rihanna doesn't have many VMA performances but this definitely takes the cake for now.
KATY PERRYWorst Performance:"Roar" @ 2013 MTV VMAsQueen of corny performances, Katy Perry, served us another lame performance for her 2013 hit "Roar." Marketed to soccer moms and their 5 year olds across the country, she showed us that she can jump-rope to the beat while still giving us her usual struggle vocals. MTV thought it would be a good idea to have her close the show with this circus act but it was the perfect ending to one of the worst VMAs to date I guess.
Best Performance:"I Kissed A Girl" @ 2008 MTV VMAsIIRC, Katy was the house performer at the 2008 MTV VMAs so we were blessed with short clips of her performing before the commercial breaks. Let's get one thing clear here, ALL of Katy's VMAs performances are the worst because the good sis cannot perform. I listed this as the best because MTV only aired 1 minute of her performance and saved our ears from any more damage.
TAYLOR SWIFTWorst Performance:"Innocent" @ 2010 MTV VMAsThis is Taylor Swifts most dramatic, victim-playing, unnecessary performance ever. Her and her team decided to capitalize off of the "pain" she felt from the year before with Kanye interrupting her undeserving acceptance speech. She felt the need to further let the world know that she was just the innocent white girl in this life-changing event. This performance makes me want to punch her in her hunchback tbh.
Best Performance:"You Belong With Me" @ 2009 MTV VMAsCan't find the full video for this performance but the same night that she was dragged by Kanye, she delivered probably her best VMA performance. She performed "You Belong With Me" & it was an experience to see her breaking out of her backwoods country shell and developing into a popstar with this dramatic performance.
LADY GAGAWorst Performance:"You & I" @ 2011 MTV VMAsLiterally NO ONE asked for this over-the-top mess and no one was here for it. Looking back, I appreciate this performance a little bit more than I did at the time but it still remains her worst VMA performance out of all three that she's done so far.
From the look of her iconic 2011 VMA promo, us fans were expecting some kind of Heavy Metal Lover/Scheisse medley or something but instead we got Gaga in drag and a messy ass drunk performance of a song I hated at the time.
Best Performance:"Paparazzi" @ 2009 MTV VMAsYou know I had to save the best for last! In her best performance EVER, Gaga riffed on her "Paparazzi" video with a treatment that was equally as epic. Instead of the video's paralyzing fall, Gaga takes one in the chest, dripping faux blood on stage and being strung up from the ceiling. Bitttttch jaws dropped, viewers gasped & were left speechless, needing MORE. People are still waiting on her to top this performance but this was once in a lifetime tbh. No one can touch the shock this performance gave, not even Gaga.
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