The 2016 VMAs were filled with high-concept performances, starting with 1.

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Beyonce and Jay Z's princess Blue Ivy slayed her VMAs red carpet game wearing a $10,950 Mischka Aoki dress and Giuseppe Zanotti sneakers worth $565. Beyonce, the queen of the VMAs, blew everyone's minds with a medley of her best songs. Facebook Twitter. Watch "MTV VMA Video Vanguard (Medley)" and more music videos from Beyoncé on MTV Africa . For Rihanna's second performance, she got back to her roots with an entirely dancehall-themed set -- and a few hundred of her friends.8. The 2016 VMAs were filled with high-concept performances, starting with Rihanna's monochrome opening act through Ariana and Nicki Minaj's Soulcycle-inspired choreo for … | Woman's Day content brought to you by Now to Love
© 2020 INTL Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. Beyoncé MTV VMA Video Vanguard (Medley) Logout. The Biz premium subscriber content has moved to Billboard.com/business.To simplify subscriber access, we have temporarily disabled the password requirement. Rihanna goes monochrome to run through her hits "Don't Stop The Music," "We Found Love," and "Don't Stop The Music" for her first performance of the night.2. Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj take the stage for a gym-centric rendition of their duet "Side to Side."4. Rihanna cranked up the edge with her third performance, donning a black wig to perform "Needed Me," "Pour It Up," and "Bitch Better Have My Money."10.

Rihanna slowed things down for the show's finale with "Stay," "Diamonds" and "Love On The Brain" in front of a full orchestra. Billboard is part of MRC Media and Info, a division of MRC. MTV and all related titles and logos are trademarks of Viacom International Inc. Rihanna performs onstage during the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016 in New York City.