Beyonce reigned supreme on Sunday night.
The 34-year-old delivered a stunning and powerful rendition of hits from her Lemonade album at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Queen Bey opened with a haunting performance of Pray You Catch Me, which saw her bathed in white light and surrounded by female dancers.
Powerful and haunting: Beyonce reigned supreme on Sunday night at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden
Slaying: ‘If y’all came to slay, sing along with me,’ she said
Leaving them gasping for breath: The audience at Madison Square Garden watched intensely on Sunday, at times recording the performance with their phones
16 minute performance: It was reminiscent of the 2014 VMAs, when Beyonce also performed for 16 minutes and accepted the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award; This year it is being awarded to Rihanna, who is splitting up her performances throughout the night
Flaming hot: Bey was surrounded by fire at one point as she took in the moment
Iconic: Like in her Lemonade music video, Beyonce wielded a baseball bat during her riveting performance
Beyonce transitioned into Sorry before donning a Cruella de Vil inspired coat for Don’t Hurt Yourself.
She brought the whole thing to a close with the biggest hit off Lemonade, Formation, while surrounded by flames.
‘If y’all came to slay, sing along with me,’ she said during her performance.
The audience at Madison Square Garden watched intensely on Sunday, at times recording the performance with their phones.
Statement: Beyonce transitioned into Sorry before donning a Cruella de Vil inspired coat for Don’t Hurt Yourself
Stunning: The singer made various transitions and changes in tempo as she performed a medley from Lemonade
The man in black: The entire performance featured only one male dancer
Angelic: The singer, who has a legitimate argument to make as being the most influential pop artist of the decade, wore all white at the start
Hat a girl: The star showed not just her versatility as an artist but also as a fashionista onstage
Just booty-ful! The 34-year-old delivered a stunning and powerful rendition of hits from her Lemonade album
Queen Bey opened with a haunting performance of Pray You Catch Me, which saw her bathed in white light and surrounded by female dancers
Transformation: She then amped things up with a rousing rendition of Hold Up while revealing her skimpy bodysuit, which had been hidden under a coat
Batter up! The hit-maker looked irate as she swung the baseball towards the camera
No holding back: The chart-topper leaned towards the camera, gripping the baseball
Making her mark: The camera lens cracked after she swung towards the device
Earth shattering: The star strutted away from the damage
Queen of the night: Beyonce took best Female Video at the show, which saw her nab 11 nominations
Unstoppable: Fans heralded the performance an instant classic
‘First of all I’d like to thank my beautiful daughter and my incredible husband for all of their support,’ said Beyonce, who walked the carpet with Blue Ivy by her side. ‘I dedicate this award to the people of New Orleans.’
Earlier that night, the singer was joined in the spotlight on the arrivals carpet by mothers of gun violence victims Mike Brown, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner and Oscar Grant.
Sybrina Fulton, Gwen Carr, Lesley McSpadden, and Wanda Johnson – the mothers of Martin, Garner, Brown and Grant respectively – posed for pictures with the pop superstar and the rest of her entourage outside the event at Madison Square Garden.
Making a statement: The singer proved she is head and shoulders above her competition
The Beyonce move: The star proved stilettos are no barrier to her dance routine
Hold up! The star certainly proved she can put on a better show than her contemporaries
The walk of power: Bey made her way through the crowd as she took over the awards show
Standing out: The hitmaker was surrounded by gold clad female dancers
Source:https://www.dailymail.co.uk