Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande wear face masks DURING their performance as they wow in sexy bondage-style ensembles at the MTV VMAs
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande put on a fierce performance at the 2020 MTV VMAs on Sunday evening.
The showstopping set was a medley of Gaga’s songs including 911, Rain On Me, and Stupid Love, from her hit album Chromatica.
Making a statement on abiding by safety guidelines, Gaga, 34, wore a LED face mask throughout her set, as well as Ariana, 27, who wore a black silk mask, as she joined her for their hit For Rain On Me.
Making a statement: Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande perform in face masks at the 2020 MTV VMAs in New York City on Sunday evening
The pair wore similar outfits to that of the video for Rain On Me, which was a big winner on the night.
The performance was kicked off by Gaga under a blanket as she watched a TV, which teased a performance by Britney Spears and N*Sync from an old MTV VMAs event.
She then got up from the couch and began singing the track 911 from her latest album, before Ariana also came on stage with her.
Keeping safe: The duo showed off their face masks while performing their hit song
Singing it out: Ariana belted her notes through a black satin face mask
Sexy: The Chromatica star wowed in a bondage-style outfit
Mother Monster: Gaga wowed in fishnets and leather as she performed a medley
The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards were originally scheduled to be held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, before the coronavirus pandemic forced organizers to re-think the entire event.
This year’s show marks the first time the bash has been held at various different locations, with performances taking place in and around New York City, without packed audiences to abide by social distancing guidelines.
MTV explained its plans for the show to ‘[span] all five boroughs’ of New York, to ‘pay homage to the strength, spirit and incredible resilience of NYC and its beloved residents.’
Pandemic pop: The stars appeared to be making a statement with their face masks
A Star is (Re)Born: Gaga is back to her kook pop roots
Choreo: Gaga’s dancers also wore masks as she danced behind her
Quick change: Impressively, the singer was able to switch outfits throughout her performance
Sci-fi: The singer put on a techy display with an LED face mask
Nominations this year were dominated by pop performers Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, with nine nods each, while Billie Eilish and The Weeknd followed closely behind with six each.
They all appear in the top prize category, Video of the Year, which finds Eilish’s Everything I Wanted going up against Eminem and Juice WRLD’s Godzilla, Future and Drake’s Life Is Good, Gaga and Grande’s Rain on Me, Taylor Swift’s The Man, and The Weeknd’s Blinding Lights.
Nominees for Push Best New Artist were revealed on July 23 and other categories were announced on July 30. Fan voting began on July 30 and ended on August 23.
Out of this world! Gaga arrived at the event in a typically kooky style outfit
Additional categories were unveiled last week, including Song of Summer, Best Group and Everyday Heroes: Frontline Medical Workers, with the latter created to ‘celebrate performances by Covid-19 first responders.’
Other new one-off award categories this year are for Quarantine Performance and Best Music Video from Home.
The first VMA ceremony was held in 1984 at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, where Madonna performed her hit Like a Virgin wearing her iconic wedding gown/bustier combination.
The Video Vanguard Award has been awarded to 34 acts, and was renamed the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award in 1991, after he previously won the 1988 trophy.
MTV has stated that next year’s 2021 VMAs will be held at the Barclays Center.