The Motivation star was announced as a performer at the VMAs just days before the 12 September ceremony in Brooklyn, New York.
Normani gave the debut performance of her new single Wild Side, which contains an interpolation of Aaliyah’s track One in a Million and features Cardi B.
Cardi was unable to attend the ceremony, so Normani brought out a special guest in her place instead. She concluded her set with an homage to Would You Mind by Janet Jackson, during which Teyana appeared on stage tied up against a metal slate.
Normani proceeded to climb up the fixture and dance on Teyana, receiving a mixed reaction from viewers. Some fans of the singer were gagged by what she served at the VMAs, with one writing on Twitter: “The best performance of