MTV EMA’s: Performances (Continually Updated)
The 2009 MTV European Music Awards are taking place as I type, live from the 02 World Arena in Berlin, Germany. As ever, That Grape Juice has you covered with the performances…as they are happening!
Continue to refresh this post for the performances, which will be added as and when they are available.
Beyonce – Sweet Dreams
Jay – z – Empire State of Mind
Shakira – Did It Again
Michael Jackson Tribute
Leona – Happy
U2 & Jay-Z
Filed Under: Beyonce, Jay Z, Lady GaGa, Leona Lewis, Shakira
Wassup?
November 5, 2009 at 1:54 pm
Beyonce is a GODDESS! That was flawless! amazing amazing amazing!!!
ChadwickDurham
November 5, 2009 at 2:01 pm
This is y Beyonce gets all the credit! She is so stunning and gives u a show! Rihanna who?
Jay2009
November 5, 2009 at 2:03 pm
DONT COME TELLING ME AFTER THIS, THAT SHE IS NOT THE GREATEST ! THE QUEEN IS A FUCKING LEGEND ! SHE KILLED IT TONIGHT, NO ONE IS HOTTER THAN HER ! BEE THE MUSIC WORLD IS YOURS HONEY U MADE MY NIGHT GONNA SLEEP SO GOOD !
dillpickle
November 5, 2009 at 2:04 pm
That was a weird performance and I mean a BAD weird . What was up with the ending…..scratch that, what was up with the middle and the end? Jeez, and, she’s suppose to be the best thing we have out today. All that freaking yodeling she’s doing at the beginning of the performance. And, why do her female dancer’s costumes remind me of Lady GaGa? She should have stuck to something simple, the performance looked disjointed. And, I’m not going to say anything about what she’s wearing because that’s a whole different conversation.
auryflam
November 5, 2009 at 2:12 pm
I love Beyonce so much , but that was a weird performance. I don’t know what happened. Next time will be better I guess. She rarely disapoint so … let’s not be too mean
Bee
November 5, 2009 at 2:14 pm
That was hella weird..and I think everybody was confused…lol and that outfit..she might as well had been butt ass naked…
Beyonce lover
November 5, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Idk,…this is the worst peformance I ever seen her do.It left me so confused. I hope i see her do better. oh yeah she looked like a drag queen…
lool
November 5, 2009 at 2:40 pm
rofl? queen?
she really tries to be fierce but with that wig she isnt going anywhere, fierce people dont use the hairstyle that everybody has, she could have done it naked, it would be the same thing..
Oh well, thats what we have in the music industry nowadays, it gets sadder every day, every year
wanda
November 5, 2009 at 2:42 pm
What was that Sam? It’s like she tried to do too much…even the audience was confused and didn’t know whether to clap or wait for more. I’m not feeling it much and that was an awful lot of pre-recorded vocals for coochie poppin! not feeling it this time. they may as well havelet robbieWilliams open.
D.F.
November 5, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Beyonce was great meanwhile Shakira WAS HORRIBLE
Jay
November 5, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Beyonce sucked hard! WTF? was up w ith that shit? She’s suppose to be the best!
GEMMA
November 5, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Barf @ Beyonce, slaughter the bitch
Craver
November 5, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Beyonce’s performance did -NOT- suck. Her vocals were on point and so were her dance moves, done in heels no less. She, herself, killed it, and I love that she’s performing remixes to keep things fresh. Something was definitely weird though, like the track kept blanking out so maybe it was an audio problem? That, and I wish she’d change her hairstyle a bit. Maybe cut it a little bit shorter and straighten it. I’ll be looking forward to Gaga’s performance soon!
DizzyGuy19585
November 5, 2009 at 3:12 pm
I was really confused with Beyonce’s performance. She was lipsyncing which I could care less about. But I was confused because it was kind of a mix of various crap she threw together. The ending was off. It ended like 30 seconds early and people were thinking she was still going to perform. That attire was not attractive. Very disappionted and I love this girl I do.
yesyes
November 5, 2009 at 3:13 pm
bey was amazing….potentially iconic performance there but the ending really lacked a ‘BOOM’….no1 knew if she had finished so she didnt get a huge round of applause, it just kinda drifted out a bit weirdly.
Shame cos the rest was amazing!!!
Lino
November 5, 2009 at 3:26 pm
She is the Big WINNER with 3 awards. Love her so much!
All Hail Queen B!
parisian girl
November 5, 2009 at 3:29 pm
her performance was weird and too short,i didn’t enjoy it at all
Travis
November 5, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Am i the only one who understood the ending………….SHE ENDED IT LIKE A DREAM.
Dreams in abruptly and RANDOMLY, I was confused too then it clicked.
Pinkpop
November 5, 2009 at 3:33 pm
B was amazing…her night…though the performance was little short
Pinkpop
November 5, 2009 at 3:33 pm
I’M sooooo happy for her… finally credits from europe
Jay
November 5, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Who is the girl that performed with Jay? My goodness she is a star.
loso
November 5, 2009 at 3:38 pm
Bee peformance was so lackluster. What happened to her singing she did more dancing then anything man if you are a singer I want to hear you sing not get up there butt naked and just show me your body that is for your husband. I want to hear some real singing
I guess that is not in the music industry anymore. I didnt like her performance. Bee stans want her to be an icon so bad lmao Michael Jackson would have never done a lackluster performance like that and he would have sing live not lip sing.
Jay2009
November 5, 2009 at 3:39 pm
THANK U TRAVIS ! I thought the same thing, she’s all glowing, that was like a vision, end of the dream … some people are just too dumb.
Travis
November 5, 2009 at 3:46 pm
haha you’re welcome….some people are just quick to say how dumb it was or that she didnt end correctly without even thinking about it
lena
November 5, 2009 at 3:48 pm
Leona
Girl, fire your stylist. These waist corset dresses that they have u in does nothing to make u look slimmer. They look like Prom dresses.
This song reminds me a bit of bleeding love- it’s ok but nothing epic. What is going on with her, this song isn’t doing anything in the states and her album drops in 12 days
kelly fan
November 5, 2009 at 3:52 pm
All i can say is that Kelly Rowland lost to Beyonce dang. I thought kelly was really popular in europe. I mean “when love takes over” was huge. I think its we kelly fans that are just not supporting her and not the fact she was under music world or mathew. If kelly can loose to beyonce in europe that really not a good telling sign of her album when it drops. We are talking europe here and not America. I already feel nauseous about kelly flopping OMG. What she did with 50cent is not helping her instead people are dogging it calling it desperate and no one is voting it on MTV. It’s not even amongst the top videos on MTV. WTH we as kelly fans we need to support her.
Pinkpop
November 5, 2009 at 3:55 pm
now what’s the deal with the VIDEOPHONE premiere?
anonymouss
November 5, 2009 at 3:58 pm
beyonce’s performance was too rushed. i wish she would just perform the song in its entirety.
bb
November 5, 2009 at 4:04 pm
i have to agree with kelly fan. i dont even care for beyonce’s performance right about now, but it is the fact that we as kelly’s fan are not realising something that is happening. We need to support kelly more and “QUIT” the blame game about who made her career fail. She is on her own now. In europe of all places beyonce still beat her to the award. I mean we barely saw beyonce in europe this yr and kelly was everywhere and still didnt win smh.
Steffon
November 5, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Love Beyonce,,,but where is the rest of the performance, it was very short.
Pinkpop
November 5, 2009 at 4:05 pm
hello….beyonce had/has a WORLD tour
dillpickle
November 5, 2009 at 4:07 pm
^^ that’s not excuse
ig
November 5, 2009 at 4:07 pm
ok everyone makes noise about MJ but was it not just dancing he did and btw all MJ’s performance were never always great. you illiterate by the name of loso
lol
November 5, 2009 at 4:08 pm
lmao kelly rowland lost to beyonce. “When love flops over”
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November 5, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Beyonce’s performance was the worst I’ve ever seen from her. It’s like she turned up with her stunning vocals, but left the spark and Sasha fire behind. Plus the lingerie is just too much! A red leotard would’ve been nice, but the underwear should’ve been saved for Jay-Z.
Shakira’s performance was boring. The highlight is always her belly dancing, even thought it’s nice to see her do something different. I like the song and her album is great, but this performance sucked.
Leona’s song is growing on me, but overall her showing was also forgettable.
sosicc_witswagga
November 5, 2009 at 4:10 pm
I LOVE LOVE LOVED IT , IT WAS SO FREAKING AMAZING THIS IS MY FIRST TIME SEEING HER PERFORM SWEET DREAMZ LIVE AND IT WAS TRULY AMAZING IT WAS A DIFFERENT PERFORMANCE AND I LOVED IT BEYONCE IS FLAWLESS DIS WOMAN RITE HER IS SO FREAKING AMAZING FUCK THE HATERS REAL TALK… BITCHESSSSSS!!!!!!
sosicc_witswagga
November 5, 2009 at 4:17 pm
JAY KILLED IT BUT DAMN WHAT HAPPENED TO ALICIA KEYS BUT THE GIRL SINGING HER PART DID DA DAMN THANG REAL TALK EVEN THOUGH JAY Z IS DOWN WITH THAT ILLUMINATI SHIT WHATEVER TEAM THE LORD ABOVE IS PLAYING WITH IM PLAY WITH HIM NEVER EVER GO AGAINST GOD CUZ U WILL FAIL TREMENDOUSLY…
Jay2009
November 5, 2009 at 4:23 pm
OW GOD ! Give Beyonce a break, she’s actually on tour ( @dillpickle, U can talk about “an excuse” when U’ll be touring hard like B does), the performance was rushed because she was not originally going to perform, she had to prepare this in like 3 days, when U put a show like this in such short notice it makes you wonder how amazing the performer is. Bee I got your back girl, haters can talk, but U shut it down tonight !
dillpickle
November 5, 2009 at 4:26 pm
^^ But, she’s a hard worker and soooo creative , right? It shouldn’t take that much time for her to come up with something, right?
Travis
November 5, 2009 at 4:35 pm
WHERE THE HELL IS THE VIDEO PHONE VIDEO!!!!!!!
Joan
November 5, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Good Evening:
I just want to know Beyonce fan do you love her more than yourself. or even your girlfriend or boyfriend. I just don’t understand. she can do a bad job and everyone still say that she does good. what is it about her. come down to earth just for a moment and think what you are saying. love yourself. because I believe some of you can sing yourself. give yourself a change and become some one. stop depending on just one person beyonce, she is not your mother or father. ok. beyonce is not going to pay any of your bill or anything you got out here. start working on you. now let tomorrow me something good for you.
antertain
November 5, 2009 at 4:46 pm
Leona’s vocals are just WOW she really sung that song today.
Beastly and i just love hearing her live.
This prob the best or 2nd best i heard her sing “HAPPY”
Bee was hot but i was baffled at the end..
She can performed wicked and has massive stage presence.
Jay2009
November 5, 2009 at 5:00 pm
@ DILLPICKLE, yeah she is, and that’s why the performance was FIRE !
I really don’t see what is the fucking problem here ?!! okay YALL think the ending is weird (that’s because U didn’t get it) I give you that ! but the rest … HOT ! she sang and danced like crazy, stage direction was creative, dancers & outfits on point, so I really don’t see the point of hating on her. If she’d have done some shity work, I’d have gone like “WTF?!!!” but right here this aint it.
dillpickle
November 5, 2009 at 5:08 pm
No, the performance was not fire. It’s the same old crap she has done before. The girls in the background, check. The tired ass lacefront on her head, check. Those drag queen ass dance moves she’s been doing since 2003, check. the same ol’ selling sex routine, check. Where’s the creativity? She has none. Beyonce is a one trick pony.
Jay2009
November 5, 2009 at 5:21 pm
Ow that’s right, so let’s just watch Beyonce for her next performance just standing still like a moron in the middle of a stage, dressed in jogg’ pants and a big black sweater, staring at the audience and singing some boring stuff about suicide, and maybe that time YALL GOING TO ENJOY IT, cause let’s face it, Beyonce should really start listening to haters, she’ll sale and have more success thanks to them.
dillpickle
November 5, 2009 at 5:29 pm
^^Did I say she had to stand around in a jogging outfit, hell no! What’s wrong with dancing with something that covers your ass up? She’s up on stage in a freaking leotard or underwear popping her cooch for the world to see. If you gonna pop your cooch, have some decency to put some freakin clothes on. It just makes her look low class and vulgar and she wonder why people don’t want her to perform in their country.
D-S
November 5, 2009 at 9:01 pm
I do agree with DIZZYGUY! Disappointed….and please learn to use the word Iconic.
I’m a fan of Beyoncé but she needs to wake up and reinvente herself.
Angela
November 6, 2009 at 1:24 am
Everytime somene gives their opinion about this girl they are labeled a hater GET OVER IT just because yaw are in love with her doesn’t mean the whole wide world has to bow down to her she ain’t no one’s QUEEN, but the fans or stans whatever yaw are to her!!! If yaw think about her 24/7 yaw have no lives now I have no problem with yaw being fans of hers, but when yaw start attacking people just because they didn’t like one performance of hers yaw need to check yawselves before yaw try to FAKE check others because aren’t yaw haters too everywhere you look there are haters I have haters, you have haters we all have haters so stop acting like she is the only one with haters it’s no different from the Beyonce fans attacking Rihanna or Britney fans attacking lady GaGa or something so move on with your lives!!!
Racheal
November 6, 2009 at 1:30 am
Not everyone has to sing and dance at the same time I like Alicia keys, Monica, Mary J. Blige etc they are some of the few REAL ARTIST we have left and I’m not a fan of Beyonce’s and I don’t know her to love her or hate her, but I think she is very talented and beautiful as well as others I hate that there has to be competition between female artist there is plenty of room for all of them this industry would suck if everybody was doing the same ole thing and that’s why some females don’t sing and dance because we need those type of artist who you can just sit back and listen to close your eyes and think for a second I appreicate all types of artist not just one so why is it so hard for yaw to give props to all female singers!!! I don’t see any of yaw trying to do what they can do!!!!
anon
November 6, 2009 at 7:45 am
LMAO peoples comments crack me up! to be fair to B i think she had a bit of a sore throat, when she done her acceptance speeches you could hear the croaking and crackling, which is prob why she didnt sing as much bless her.
haila
November 6, 2009 at 9:36 am
co sign with Angela!! Seriously, some of these stans are certifiable.
HJNJ
November 6, 2009 at 9:52 am
Beyonce ripped that sh.it and that’s why she’s the best performer in our generation. Not to mention all the awards she won last night. The Queen is head and shoulders above the rest so get over it. Her worst performance is some of your flop artists best.
Beyoncenothankyou
November 6, 2009 at 2:20 pm
She paid for the awards. Everyone knows it. The outfit…nasty girl put some clothes on. Stage or no stage selfrespect is hard to find. There are a lot of artist who really sing and have clothes on. The girl screams, she doesnt sing and the outfit is ugly and the lipstick too. The performs was lipped. And please remove the butt pads. she has hips no ass. Lying bitch. Queen of Lying suits her better. Iconiq my ass. Trashy.
Koki
November 6, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Beyonce was lipping it. Look at 2.33.
Her outfit was terrible. I only like her beyonce experience performence.