As if arriving to the red carpet with Blue Ivy in a princess-inspired look wasn't enough, Queen Bey treated us all to an epic mini performance of Lemonade at tonight's VMA's. The medley of songs, which was basically a mini Beyoncé concert, kicked off with an emotional performance of "Pray You Catch Me."
Bey then jumped into a performance of "Hold Up" which included a brief "Countdown" dance number and, of course, that infamous baseball bat which Bey used to smash a camera (sorry, MTV).
She then performed "Sorry" and "Don't Hurt Yourself," running around the stage in an amazing Cruella de Vil-inspired fur coat that, if we're being honest, should've won its own VMA.
And also danced in a ring of fire because she is Beyoncé and why not?
To end the already epic performance, Bey wrapped up with an empowering rendition of "Formation," which starred the women featured in her Lemonade film.
And to really drive the point home, Bey's dancers formed the female gender symbol on-stage as the grand finale. Who run the world? Beyoncé.
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