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Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, And Jessie J Teamed Up For A Showstopping MTV VMA Opening Performance
Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, And Jessie J Teamed Up For A Showstopping MTV VMA Opening Performance
Kirsten AcunaAug 25, 2014, 08:54 IST
Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, and singer Jessie J. opened up MTV's Video Music Awards with a showstopping performance of their three hit songs of the summer.Grande opened the awards show with "Break Free" in a sparkly silver getup.She then joined in with her back up dancers.Minaj then strutted out debuting her new Vevo record-breaking song "Anaconda" on stage. The music video for the song, which samples from Sir Mix A Lot's "Baby Got Back," was viewed 19.6 million times in 24 hours after it launched making it Vevo's best-performing music video to date. Minaj and her backup dancers were all covered in green bodypaint resembling the jungle.The crowd loved it.English singer Jessie J joined the duo to perform their hit song "Bang Bang."She started dancing with Grande who made a quick outfit change.However, when Nicki Minaj came back out she had a bit of a wardrobe malfunction.Minaj made some adjustments on stage and the three killed it on stage.
