Vocal sensation Ariana Grande lived up to her billing tonight at the 2013 MTV Video music Awards. The 20-year-old was tapped to perform at the pre-show of the show’s 30th anniversary, thrilling the millions watching with a medley of breakout hit ‘The Way’ and current single ‘Baby I’.

Check out Ms. Grande in action after the jump….

Solid!

Of course, the granny two-step during ‘Baby I’ was criminal, yet how can one fault a performance so vocally on-point? Watching this has us super amped because it reaffirms the incredible potential Ariana has to be a formidable performer – with the right tweaking. A choreographer and/or movement coach wouldn’t go amiss nor would a wind machine. Still, though, great showing.

‘Yours Truly’, Ariana’s debut album, hits stores on September 3rd.

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