Normani - Motivation (2019 MTV VMAs)

[@alaylaali9777]

not even the dysfunctional audio could stop you from shining queen.

[@jjbermejodonaire]

Thought I was the only one going mad about that jumpy bumpy

[@Raphael-2]

What happened actually? This was so weird, this almost ruined the performance.

[@OfficialEdidion]

Alayla Wilson facts. That’s what discipline and intense practice does.

[@JasonMcMullen]

Sounds like Pro Tools skipping. They play a bunch of tracks from a computer for live performances and sometimes it can stutter unfortunately, takes talent to adjust and still sing on time. She did great

[@OfficialEdidion]

Jason McMullen agreed!

[@adriane3394]

i’m really out here existing the same time as NORMANI 😍

[@idontknow4239]

Adrian Escobedo It’s not that serious.

[@ddacoe0]

@@idontknow4239 I beg to differ! lol

[@adriane3394]

wtf bruh it kinda is i’m watching a legend in the making bye

[@idontknow4239]

Adrian Escobedo Nah but alright 👌🏻

[@daisylara3109]

Hi daddy 😘😘

[@ScarlettJ1221]

Who TF does Normani make dancing look so easy, SLaY QUeen!!

[@itsbonkerjojo9028]

How*

[@user-fc7ym5mi3v]

JUST STOP APPEARING EVERYWHERE DUDE ITS ANNOYING AF!

[@jaimelee3295]

Sel Gomez I’m pretty sure your appearing everywhere if you see them as well

[@daisyslovebot]

Jaimelee exactly lol

[@martte9634]

the thing i can't do....huhuhu i'm cryin

[@swanbeady294]

She was sabotaged but she still managed to give the best performance of the night

[@gwen6140]

how was she sabotaged?

[@tendotezira4976]

​@@gwen6140 the audio sounds kinda messed up to me and when the dancer struggled to remove her clothes

[@TeganHoy]

This wasn’t how it sounded on the night it’s only messed up on KZbin and the ripping the clothes off part that happens a lot. she was Not sabotaged

[@KerenPayne]

I know her dance partner was going crazy when the clothes won’t come off 🤣😂🤣 NOT TODAY SATAN

[@itssamecia]

Keren Payne lol I was getting anxiety when her bottom part wouldn’t come off and he break dance was coming😭

[@marichong7769]

Fr tho I was like oh shi 😂

[@lisafrancis8180]

Rotg Lmao 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂.That comment is damn funny love it♥️♥️♥️♥️We just love that girl😁😁😁❤️❤️❤️

[@idontwearmakeup2478]

Lmao

[@ginger8888]

Y was this just uploaded? Kmdt @MTV 😠

[@daraxiong19]

I liked how calm she was especially with the sound, and her clothes not coming off fast.

[@mehmetceylanm]

Lip sync

[@mehmetceylanm]

@Lina Be'Choupi fuck off. I idea that lip sync

[@ItzLionxss]

Mehmettt Ceylannn why are you hating don’t be negative

[@mehmetceylanm]

@@ItzLionxss normally ı love normani, but thinking about her, she is sick or the another ? Before recorded voice , then she performed at the stage , all show is sad lip sync

[@willwowxdrice642]

Mehmettt Ceylannn 1:08 clearly not lip syncing her back track was fuckin up

[@turanekmekci2381]

Nicki Minaj was and is so right 'Normani is that B*tch!!!!' edit: wow guys thank you for your likes

[@tykendrick800]

Yaa she is a bitch

[@e.l3046]

Ty Kendrick *The bitch

[@chiemekarojas94]

Yes she isss..!

[@Syld0103]

She is amazing! First time watching her live performance. She's going to be HUGE

[@vindangi]

it's already a year past but until now she's not huge..lol

[@AP-mb8cu]

Unfortunately I’m not sure she’s gonna be huge at least not for now . She needs to truly find herself as an artist

[@watchmyvideosthanks5688]

Achille P no she needs to get a better label who actually promotes her

[@jhassy415]

i would agree but i need sis to release an albummmmm😭

[@micha-estla6860]

Jhassy she said she found a way to word on an album during quarantine on a live😱🔥

[@leozinho061]

they f*cked up the audio but you snapped so hard and had the best performance of the night. PERIOD

[@ladysnowblood9320]

Ummm... Did you see Missy?? Love love Normani but yeah, Missy!!!!

[@sonyar3998]

how was the audio messed up ??

[@iv4757]

Sonya Rivera her mic was lowered and she said parts of the performance her ear piece was glitching which is wired because no one other than her had a issue with the audio, I feel like they’re trying to set her up.

[@whitley17]

Camila was in the sound room fucking with the audio! That’s why she was no where to be found in the audience 😂😂😂😂

[@treasureaiken8489]

@@sonyar3998 they sound kept going in and out sometimes

[@xlavenderskies]

why is everyone comparing her to beyonce? beyonce isn’t the only black woman who can sing and dance, there’s janet, aaliyah, ciara etc.

[@mitzydafne7276]

lavenderskies 👏👏👏

[@jj-one2048]

Maybe because she has the look moves and this song is copy of Beyoncé Check On It (but robber who steal a robber has 100 years of forgive)kkk!

[@olivia-pbarbiana1850]

@@jj-one2048 🤣🤣🤣

[@shania1586]

Faxs

[@jennytam9704]

Don’t compare any of them at all because they all got crowns 👑

[@lisadinahson2002]

Who else almost had a massive stroke when that dancer struggled to remove her skirt.

[@zuliatibraheem81]

Lisa Dinahson I almost died 😭😭😭

[@mhenderson0216]

Lisa Dinahson lmao 😂 me 2!

[@ericapullum5491]

💀💀💀

[@m.s9956]

@@zuliatibraheem81 I did 😂😂

[@lisadinahson2002]

I was acc pissing myself I fully screamed TAKE IT OFF HER.

[@thejoker.nation]

She's not gonna replace any Queen Like Beyoncé or rihanna ... she'll join them , NORMANI IS NORMANI

[@tankwilliams317]

Well said sir

[@AP-mb8cu]

Agreed though She’s more talented than Rihanna ( stage wise) but less than Bey

[@finestrarobinson4949]

Yasssssss

[@ТөрмөнхБ]

@@AP-mb8cu normani respects rihanna

[@chrishall6617]

@@AP-mb8cu enough bey

[@soulskai]

*damn normani, you could’ve just politely asked for my wig you didn’t have to snatch it like that!*

[@jei623]

wig snatched lmao ur username says it too

[@pink_magical_girl]

😂😂😂😂

[@kokiketili]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 This is so funny!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JohnnySmokess]

Normani after the vma 👉🏼. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIatnJasgdKUf80 💋💋💯❤️🙏🏻💯❤️❤️❤️💋

[@McNeilFenton]

lol 😂😂

[@gisselabustos8641]

SHE IS NOT THE NEXT BEYONCÉ, SHE IS NORMANI. BOTH ARE GREAT SINGERS AND DANCERS. PERIOD.

[@prince_plb04]

Ally Kordei first of all don’t ever ty Beyoncé. She can dance circles around Normani. Second, the last time I checked the only artist doing the 2 step was Ciara!!! #tryagain

[@adra1017]

@Ally Kordei stfu and don't get Mani dragged with your bs

[@efurukordei7132]

Marcus Cuffee Ignore her, the nation respects Bey over here.

[@majesticmagical]

Periodttt

[@miyasworld1346]

@@efurukordei7132 but does Beyhive respect Mani though no

[@adrian_hook]

Why the audio skipping like an old CD?? *NORMANI DESERVES SO MUCH BETTER*

[@laysaneves6371]

Yeahhh

[@user-ns6hb1to2t]

That happens when the artist do playback (sometimes)

[@aaxxll3550]

C H I L L A E S T H E T I C well actually it’s possible that she may be lip syncing a pre-recorded track because when she says « MTV » it’s way louder than the track, and also the mic seems a bit too close to her mouth, idk 🤷🏻‍♂️ but you can disagree, i’m a big normani fan i don’t want to offense anyone 💗

[@thejonasworld1415]

@João she does...

[@ferrarijunkie9895]

@@aaxxll3550 I don't hear any pre- recorded vocals though. Yes I hear the backing track but the rest is live. If it was pre recorded you would be able to tell the difference between that and the live vocals. Plus it would be louder.

[@arincorezza4580]

the effed up audio is a blessing in disguise: she proves that she's singing live

[@marksilla8276]

You could also hear the mic slam the floor at 3:08

[@SF-sl7fi]

Singing live?? Which performance did you watch?

[@paulinarojas6191]

facts

[@ilikebread7052]

@@SF-sl7fi this one dihh

[@Elvisarrival]

Fue playback evidente....

[@Prettybrowneyez757]

I'm pissed that they messed up her background music, but she still killed it. NORMANI is a star period!!!!

[@only1JaiR]

I peeped that too. Like why are they trying to fuck Her performance up!

[@Prettybrowneyez757]

@Oyeku Ika Way better I almost feel like they did that on purpose

[@salomekabinga3282]

They kept this girl In the Bacccc😲😲😲??🙆🙆😍😍

[@pink_magical_girl]

Right???

[@rosalinacv1996]

@@NichoUnsolicited Yes, they did.

[@jeremycollins8045]

Salome Kabinga yes to put a racist cow in the front

[@FatimaMuhsiniq]

What bacc she’s 1/5 😐 & now she’s doing her own thing

[@wtvthiswannabe]

Am saying

[@Yokie05]

Almost wardrobe malfunction Fucked up audio But she still manage to slay. WHAT.A QUEEN.

[@olivia-pbarbiana1850]

Say it again sis😋😍

[@Eziyah]

period.

[@christabelf9145]

it's ridiculous that she hasn't been booked yet for this year's VMAs, imagine how much people would tune in to watch her perform Wild Side

[@jvalentino6466]

I mean imagine the production and the dances

[@jasmineharmon6615]

She got booked!!!!!!

[@christabelf9145]

@@jasmineharmon6615 I KNOW IM SO EXCITED

[@otterwithadarkside4422]

@@christabelf9145 I'M SO FRICKING EXCITED!!!

[@joscguwa5425]

And she served, best performance of the night

[@jazzynicole1912]

The audio seems louder in this one than the one under the MTV account. She is clearly singing live over a backing track while doing all of that choreo AND showing her background in gymnastics. Her breath control is incredible. A F*CKING PERFORMER!

[@mon6745]

Yes it is!!!! It's astounding

[@danikasan7308]

Are you kidding me... she is lipsyncing... she took away her mic while you could still hear her voice, she did this numerous times. Doesn’t mean it’s a bad thing. Sometimes singing live can ruin the quality of the performance...... and she danced a lot and hard. Was still a good performance regardless.

[@littlegrayalien1186]

@@danikasan7308 I said same thing and they called me a hater

[@Bxxxxxx]

@@danikasan7308 that's a backing vocal track, she still sung live in parts of it. No one is gonna be able to sing during energetic dance parts, that's completely normal for a backing vocal track to take over that part. Otherwise you'd hear their breathing. It's a performance. No matter how good a singer is, they're not gonna sing live throughout the whole performance when it's this energetic. It has no baring on her talent or vocal ability.

[@jazzynicole1912]

@@danikasan7308 She DID NOT lip sync whether you want to admit it to yourself or not. There are fancams out there that prove it. I know it's hard to believe someone is capable of singing LIVE and dancing these days but Normani did THAT. Anyways....thanks for watching 🤪

[@lisadinahson2002]

She isn’t the next BEYONCÉ she’s the first NORMANI. Grateful for the likes x

[@janisilverlake0783]

But there is no Normani before? so the Next is irrelevant.

[@youreshocked6783]

sis wtf u talking abt?

[@baddgyalqq]

pikashu-t the f**k up she don’t kno wtf she talking about 😭

[@pumpumwithrice2369]

Lisa Dinahson I get what you meant,, but just says she’s Normani 😭

[@rahullovesthepayne8690]

FIRST* NORMANI

[@sugakookiesandtae4257]

She can sing, she can dance, she's got amazing stage presence and she's beautiful. Normani is going to be leading the music industry in a few years and no one can convince me otherwise. Edit: Also, just cuz Normani is a black woman who can sing and dance doesn't mean she's a replica of Beyonce. The music is completely different, and I don't see Beyonce doing flips? They're both great ok-

[@winwinslemon9576]

Armyy 💜💜💜

[@Hater-nt1ff]

Yes I hope so!! I know poor Ariana is tired of carrying pop on her back for the past 4 years!!

[@janik.6149]

She can’t sing💀 she dances to cover the fact she can’t and she was lipsinging here, ANYWAYS

[@Hater-nt1ff]

Jani K And yet she made it on xfactor a SINGING competition... and dancing to cover up is the dumbest thing I’ve heard cause it does not make fuckin sense. Anyway thanks for the view and carry on with ur sad life

[@ivanalexy1655]

@@janik.6149 She literally qualified for the xfactor, last I checked if you can't sing the xfactor isn't checking for you, why don't you watch videos of her singing before you talk bullshit.

[@peterdelcurtis]

I hope one day we get a real explanation for why this album has been delayed for 4 years. The hype was so big and real and now it's not the same anymore. I'm so excited for any album she releases eventually, but the time was THEN. This was a fabulous first single, me and my friends OBSESSED over it so hard that we tried to learn the dance. Wishing her the best

[@odewumijoy1216]

Her mom is / was sick,cancer😢

[@grettelbh]

-Bad audio -Messy lightning -Wardrobe problems *and still* She WAS *#THATBITCH*

[@vee9851]

Am i the only one who noticed LOTS of problems on the back track in the begining of the music...

[@jamar19852003]

100%

[@hanensoltanii]

AND STILL AMAZING

[@ROMANCEAESTHETICS]

Honestly 😭😭😭😂😂😂

[@BlendNugget]

V33 ktor yes like I didn’t even know OmGGG

[@gabrielahernandez8713]

When the dancer couldnt take off your clothes i was so scared jajajaj

[@hannahweir2341]

The way that sounds LMAO

[@carla5879]

😂😂

[@itssamecia]

Same😭

[@ky1eeeeeeee]

omg that was scary af

[@dahbanayem1736]

Ese jajaj, muy poco inglés 😂🖤

[@gladitsnotme]

MTV is canceled, I'm suing them, class action lawsuit, I can't believe they did this to Princess Normani. How is a music show gonna have wack audio??

[@giovannideroche4736]

Gladitsnotme they always messing with these people mics

[@fabianagarcia8351]

gladitsnotme sorry but it’s QUEEN Normani okay

[@darkmatter21_90]

They ain't messing with anything. She didn't sing live all the way through.

[@loveyoutoo6182]

@@darkmatter21_90 sorry but you can clearly hear her singing. Maybe some parts were hidden by the loud backtrack but she was singing. I'm a fan of kpop so i watch a lot of live video and music video. Believe me, i can see the difference between lyp sinc, loud backtrack and sing without nothing but just the voice. Her mic was disfunctioning. Final

[@allstr8peopledeservetodie10]

@@fabianagarcia8351 no

[@sarahmccrimmon5268]

Come back Normani! The world misses you!

[@gwenstefani7375]

Thanks for all the love and support. Seriously blown away by the love from all of you❤ Thank you all❤️

[@JakeGGTV]

@@gwenstefani7375 haha wtf, you fake but i love it

[@JakeGGTV]

normani back!!! and give us album

[@jms_good]

The world u mean = Planet Mars

[@shaleageorge]

I know for a fact whoever messed up the audio got fired 😂😂 Aw omg thanks for all the likes first time getting so many 😊😊😊

[@armanrmln94]

sha;ea camella cabola

[@panpolyamcommentates]

It was Camilla she waa back there just hitting buttons 😂😂

[@shaleageorge]

@@panpolyamcommentates camilla and her crew 😂😂 Normani STILL snatched my wig

[@rxtrograde5136]

@@panpolyamcommentates i love camila but this shit's funny af 😂😂

[@itzBoath]

WHY they do our girl like that with that repulsive audio??😣😩

[@samuelsmalls6288]

Where you can't even tell because she's so smooth

[@lailajasperfarrar6919]

I think she wanted it like that

[@samuelsmalls6288]

@@lailajasperfarrar6919 no she didn't she said after the show in a live that she heard it in her ear and it made her nervous

[@lailajasperfarrar6919]

@@samuelsmalls6288 oh well in my opinion I think it sound dope and it's not true....

[@itzBoath]

@@samuelsmalls6288 She sounded amazing but the audio sounded like they tried to set her up😤

[@TheBeautykj]

She's mastered what only a few have. The ability to maintain her vocals while doing a high energy routine. I love this young lady and am rooting for more success for her. She's a force to be reckoned with.

[@anna_xry]

Check Eleni Foureira - Fuego

[@deananderson9469]

If you call this "maintaining her vocals" you have no idea what her voice can do. I don't think she sang any of that. Listen to her voice when she says MTV. That's a voice coming out of her, which has a completely different volume, power and resonance. The rest of it sounds like a recording that is intentionally set at a low, inconspicuous level so that she can sing over it while it gives her a little boost. The fact that all of the other vocals have the exact same too low volume and NO dynamic changes which automatically happen when you do all of those dance moves while singing!!!

[@TheBeautykj]

@@deananderson9469 okay...if you say so.🤷🏿‍♀️

[@Daniel-lq1qj]

@@TheBeautykj he's right tho. I love normani and she is very talented but the vocals weren't impressive at all. She served with the looks and performance

[@nefertitiakhenaton4551]

@@deananderson9469 I honestly do not know what you're doing here, under a Normani video, when you clearly have unresolved issues where she's concerned. You're saying where she talks is her actual voice? Dolt, if you've heard Normani talk before, you know her singing voice is way different from her singing voice. Plus she forking yelled out 'MTV'. I guess you're expecting her to yell out the lyrics too, so you, Dean Anderson, can confirm she actually 'maintained her vocals' while doing that intense choreo? Take your 'critique' and shove it back down your throat, where it didn't want to come out from anyway. I'm tired of you people.

[@cljackson27]

I feel like she was purposely being sabotaged on this performance.

[@aalliyahamor4019]

She is being sabotaged in the industry for wanting to leave her label.

[@mostxrad]

And still managed to push through and SHINE

[@hailizion712]

Girl same!🙄

[@fearless6734]

Who tf care to Purposely sabotaged her performance she’s simply can’t ding stop try to find her excuses

[@도토리-y3b]

hun she was struggling in vocals even when she was sitting during her 5th harmony days. nonetheless, this performance where she focused on dance more than singing. I mean there’s nothing wrong with that she was known for her dancing more than her vocals since day 1

[@hunnibei8224]

Can we just appreciate how many diverse dancers their are theres blacks asians whites etc dancers 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 queen doing it right

[@slyviabrancoisjamaica]

Yassssss😊😊😊

[@terriney3996]

👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿

[@goldyd144]

I hadn't even noticed. I was too focused on Normani! Lol 😂😂😂

[@bria1660]

Interesting comment. What would be wrong with a black performer having all black dancers? Just curious? I have never heard similar comment about C&W, Rock, Asian or Latina entertainers.

[@icfortnite2400]

Bria Jackson it’s just beautiful to have all types of race but your right black is beautiful but its good to have all races like I said before 🥰

[@learnedwolf7084]

MTV has been garbage for the past 10 years but this girl rocks, god bless her and she sings live whithout AUTOTUNE. Its 2005 all over again

[@itschrispretorius]

yeah, alot of the artists had input on the stage design this year like normani so they could all produce a good show as she was more then not headlining the entire gig. motvn is to inspire everyone to be extra, about their positive attributes. not extra in xtra clothing styles, xtra makeup trends, xtra attitude.. be you and be ur own biggest cheerleader and get dat motivation to strip it all down cause we want that more then split personality youtubers who arent the same in person lmao

[@antonionovall]

I’m from 2005🤣🤣

[@kumbaga]

Hard to believe it's live. You should hear panting and breathing and when she's singing and dancing at the same time. That's live

[@JohnnySmokess]

Normani after the vma 👉🏼. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIatnJasgdKUf80 💋💋💯❤️🙏🏻💯❤️❤️❤️💋

[@mmika98]

she was not singing live

[@sielleneal2291]

I'm just think she could've be doing THIS all these years. Wtf was 5th harmony doing with her??

[@pennypannai1257]

they wasted her time 😔

[@kylieshinez]

they were giving Camilla all the shine 🙄

[@sangriamami]

They were overrating Camila, that's all.

[@Nataliexspidey7]

Literally hindering her

[@ms.treeceytreecey447]

Hating!!!!!

[@wowwhatamoment8398]

I want her to win sooo bad!!! Someone get her a better label!!!

[@Beyhivereport96]

Her mic was definitely on! The MTV Video had her sounding low and made it seem like she was using a back track! Normani said no ma’am not tuhdayy! Love Normani 💕

[@thehorsesnamewasfriday8695]

Beyince Carter it was lip synced

[@m3g0mia]

@@thehorsesnamewasfriday8695 she was singing live too..... Dumb ass! She still needed to breathe and dance a whole routine.

[@JRae1]

OOF I can definitely hear the track playing but also hear her singing live. Now ask yourself, why would they have two tracks playing? What sense would that make?

[@Beyhivereport96]

@J Rae EXACTLY! All performances have a back track that substitutes for the background vocals. Who sings an uptempo song with just their voice and no backup? You can literally hear her live vocal when she starts singing in the beginning

[@dashhill443]

It was completely lip sync. Anybody who isnt a starstruck fan can tell......

[@zarrsalazar8022]

Finally, a clearer audio!!! She didn’t lip syncing!!! Some parts you can hear the backtrack but mostly it was live!!!! 👸🏾👸🏾👸🏾

[@einatwald4055]

2:11 See how it's not her singing live

[@einatwald4055]

And 2:13 when she moves the mic and still voice

[@einatwald4055]

Although the mic can still be on the whole show , she's not really singing because she's dancing and doing so many crazy amazing things all together:)

[@javierauribe5414]

@@einatwald4055 she was singing live With the backtrack, is so obvious 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Bxxxxxx]

@@einatwald4055 it's a performance. When there are energetic dance parts, a backing vocal track will take over, but other than that she sung live. No artist, no matter how good their vocal ability, would try to sing this whole performance live with this much dancing, or you'd hear their heavy breathing. It has no baring on her vocal talent. It's what all artists do when they've got this much high energy choreography involved. I wish people would stop picking out the parts where she didn't sing live, as though it's a bad thing, when that's a completely normal thing for ALL artists to do. She could have stood still with a mic and belted out this whole track live, but that's not what this is. It's a performance. It's about visuals, as well as sound.

[@kordeination6385]

She really had the best performance of the night with her audio being messed up and a wardrobe malfunction.

[@ramiroluna6850]

Playback queen camila taylor missy all this girls now how use her voices but this lipsycking girl not too much

[@zayanrealty8077]

Kordei Nation no of the year

[@kordeination6385]

@@ramiroluna6850 Fuck Cable cord crooked chin ass and Taylor stiff body ass.

[@injeniuskreationz]

Missy Elliott??? Y'all gonna stop disrespecting the LEGEND Missy Misdemeanor Elliot!!!

[@kordeination6385]

@@injeniuskreationz Nobody didn't say anything about her.

[@sweetums9913]

Aww, this girl is so underrated. She have face, voice, body and everything... Can't stop falling for her

[@ross6494]

they did her so dirty with the audio I’m pressed

[@CheerBoyX2]

nobody was setting anybody up. They were having difficulties with the audio that day, it didnt happen only to Normani it happened to others too like Taylor Swift..

[@wlacroix10]

YOU CLEARLY CAN HEAR HER SNGING FOR REAL IN THIS VIDEO...BYE HATERS!

[@dashhill443]

Lip sync.....

[@MisFellatio]

Lol. Where?

[@45ayeshakadiri90]

It feels like some parts are actually sung and some a lip synced

[@itsluca3196]

@@45ayeshakadiri90 nahhhh

[@Yannayeahthatsme]

She is fr sing the song

[@liciabarker9247]

I swear I heard lizzo in the audience hyping her up

[@marielittle690]

Lizzo was hyping her up, looking like Barney.

[@renee8544]

@@marielittle690 Lmao chill

[@Bruh-xb4sv]

@@marielittle690 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ailacosta2805]

I miss you Normani! This performance never gets old.

[@KerenPayne]

When they try to mess with your audio but you still had the Best Performance of the night.

[@leenV04]

Why what did they do?

[@KerenPayne]

Leen Mah it was glitching in the beginning but she still was on key

[@leenV04]

@@KerenPayne Oh, she's THE NEXT STORM IN POP WORLD so of course she would still be on key

[@ramiroluna6850]

She was playbacking her performance

[@KerenPayne]

Ramiro Luna yes she use playback but Queen Normani sang live over that track.

[@anacuskova8563]

normani is the star we so need. afro American dark skin can sing and dance like no other with a lil pop so her audiences are a bit wider... here for it 🙋🏽‍♀️

[@fatherbewithme]

Some bigger, African American singers who've been around for a loooong time in the music industry (along with her own record label) reportedly have been sabotaging her on the low so not sure how longs she'll last

[@zannys5133]

@@fatherbewithme who?

[@nickey6631]

A lot of people don't understand why we are all so happy and proud of her for finally getting her recognition. She was in a group that pushed her to the back never let her true Talent shine she was bully the whole entire time by fans about her race if everything everyone call her Underdog but look at her now she's doing it in her own time and everyone is finally falling in love with her like all of us who was here from the beginning #NATION

[@RayRihanna22]

Preach!!!, real talent can't be contained or stopped!!!😍

[@laceyjabot134]

Amen!!!

[@elizamochahari]

She is not a part. she is the whole, a combination of talent, confidence, cute, hot, hardworking and by her body language she seems to be a very humble person.

[@Mike08651]

If she don’t hit the ground then, it *AINT A NORMANI* performance 🤷‍♂️ *PERIODT* ‼️💁‍♂️

[@goldendragon7853]

Yes ma’am we Stan a black queen that can slay in real life too

[@ramiroluna6850]

Why black like really its necesary wow

[@terryngreen6594]

@@ramiroluna6850 I mean she is black...

[@ramiroluna6850]

@@terryngreen6594 i know shes black but i found it unnecessary like say taylor is a white queen but ohk

[@andioop486]

Ramiro Luna you might find it unnecessary, but we don’t , she’s a black queen , end of

[@Nakeiro-]

Ramiro Luna um it is necessary because representation is important and it’s 10x harder for women of colour, especially black women, to find success in the same fields as white women. so, yes, it is very necessary and you’re bitter

[@sumedhakatti6975]

Girl if you don’t drop a choreography video

[@bryangul0]

right? i'm done looking like a praying mantis when she does that one move

[@Pion.C]

@@bryangul0 omgggg I can't 😂😂😂😂 I almost peed myself 😂😂😂

[@skylarcandylife5628]

i sprained my ankle trying to copy her choreo lmao

[@marieguccii9003]

She wayyy better , you can tell they don’t wanna push her in the industry she to powerful performer & artist

[@davedeluca6457]

saw her open for ariana grande in may and this girl is a POWERHOUSE!! one of the only times i’ve seen an opening act nearly rival the main event! she’s going places for sure !

[@tmmoonlight78]

I went to Ari concert in Paris so she didnt open it saddly TT

[@mitchiehewer]

Nearly? She's a WAY better performer than Ariana. She just needs good songs to push her into the mainstream, the skill and everything is there.

[@davedeluca6457]

Gabriella Kiki okay srry

[@mitchiehewer]

@@davedeluca6457 Now i feel bad...sorry

[@davedeluca6457]

Gabriella Kiki it’s okay :D

[@jeremiahjohnson5184]

they f*cked up the audio but you snapped so hard and had the best performance of the night. PERIOD (Gifting 10 new subscribers)

[@JohnnySmokess]

Jeremiah Johnson Normani after the vma 👉🏼. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIatnJasgdKUf80 💋💋💯❤️🙏🏻💯❤️❤️❤️💋💋

[@sehunsass2715]

@MCMXCVI - MMXIX I would say Normani was better considering that was her first performance & she had only ONE week to prepare for it She faced almost wardrobe malfunction & the audio was clearly fucked up but she sill managed to stay calm & perform really well & that dance break was more than impressive but both of them were great & they brought such incredible power to stage

[@sehunsass2715]

@MCMXCVI - MMXIX You are absolutely right I get what you meant

[@olivia-pbarbiana1850]

as our afraid to SAY UR opinion. Smh.... speak louder!!!

[@waitwhat6096]

FR! They hella did her dirty and anyone smart enough can notice that.

[@hafsaxvi4027]

We all know Normani is a Great Dancer but can we talk about her vocals? Her Vocals here are sooo Beautiful ❤The ad lib thou

[@MisFellatio]

Lipsynch

[@itsluca3196]

@Inga Babayan yeah because their synced

[@brownywhillow7996]

@@itsluca3196 Lmao 🤨 She's not lip syncing girl LOL , you can clearly hear her mic makes noice when she throw it on 2:24 and when she drops it while doing the split on 3:09 it means it was on . IN SHORT NORMANI WAS NOT LIP SYNCING ... Grrrrrrrr

[@micha-estla6860]

Ruben de Groot she’s not lip-syncing you can see it bitch. She’s just professional ✨

[@lanettataylor8148]

it was the sound system

[@Lubyforever1805]

We need a Normani album, world tour, music video...She is the next big thing! That girl ain’t playing ❤️

[@browniiiii]

*And theBest performance of the night even with clothing and audio malfunctioning goes to NORMANI !!!!*

[@JoseSanchez-yf3jk]

Deborshi Karmakar seriously !? Lol no freaking way . Missy hands down

[@yume161]

Jose Sanchez right fr missy killed it

[@mizzchinease1990]

Must be a millennial....missy had the best performance and these new people cant compare

[@pkaluba3907]

Hell no missy did the damn ting

[@browniiiii]

Ok I didn't knew about Missy's performance........so I edited my comment😊😊

[@TheeQuirkyPanda]

They really messed w/my girl's audio. She shined no matter what. Go QUEEN NORMANI!!

[@Sanjay-yd1jq]

True talent

[@cheetos567]

Berdie u shined? I thought normani shined...

[@TheeQuirkyPanda]

@@cheetos567 oops my bad, typo

[@wasabibaby3753]

her vocals were stable through out that?!?!?!?!?!?+ queen only

[@akankshakaith2545]

A lot of it was backing but the parts she did I agree she slayed

[@pyongbongbestlightstick5651]

@@akankshakaith2545 Most of it was live tho. There was some backing track but she ain't shitting so she puts her mic down when she is not singing

[@mariachiara2616]

Its playback

[@maximilianoorellana4261]

she ate that up and left no crumbs, totally love her

[@eshakumar5719]

In the original video people were saying how she didnt do the cart wheel herself, but today she proved all the haters wrong when doing it herself..amazing performance btw 🥰😍🤗

[@aliciacamille636]

Esha Kumar exactly

[@angelicavences9357]

its a backflip, much harder

[@Gabriela-x2t]

@@angelicavences9357 she was a gymnast for nearly a decade, im sure she can do her own backflip

[@ristianesaiya4185]

Camila at the backstage playing with the audio 🤣😂

[@supercalifragilisticexpial922]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@h.i.m5007]

😂😂😂😂Omg why are people so petty!!! Yaaassss!

[@ristianesaiya4185]

Just kidding guys hahahaha 😍😍

[@kelvindl5137]

3:08 is when you know that the mic was really on. Goooo our queen.😍

[@web1496]

Thank you for pointing that out! I knew my baby was live!

[@kelvindl5137]

She was singing live with backtrack (dunno how they call it) and her voice is louder, though the music was kinda off but she killed it.

[@noes9849]

Yes they had the microphone extremely low

[@h.i.m5007]

3:10 but yaaassss queen!!

[@kelvindl5137]

@@h.i.m5007 it was actually at 3:10 but I had to edit it so others (especially those who don't like our queen) knows that she's singing live.

[@davidsonrozier7874]

Why was Camilla backstage messing with the audio??????

[@haikalfatin2887]

Yesssss

[@MoniRenee]

No....

[@micha-estla6860]

Lmao 😭

[@micha-estla6860]

Gamer's Corner wdym cancer?

[@aronakgosietsile1963]

@@maybe7980 no it was just a jokeeeee

[@jacinthscott6201]

Focus on the positive. She did a good job . Some people didn’t even notice that . Overall she did a fantastic performance . Give the dam credit.

[@annalovesvanna]

She went to that Beyoncé breath control academy. My God, she is phenomenal!

[@annalovesvanna]

@Rose Chesson lol you guys do realize Normani is a HUGE Beyoncé fan and actually does learn from Bey right? It's not a bad thing nor is it a diss for people to compare her to Bey. She takes it as a compliment. It amazes me how her fans get offended by something she appreciates

[@ramiroluna6850]

Its called pre recorded audio

[@claudeseymour]

Nah, she went to LIP SYNC academy! Y'all really out here acting like this shit is live LMAO

[@jazzynicole1912]

@@claudeseymour that's because it WAS live! Thanks for watching 💋

[@santim6413]

@@claudeseymour You can clearly hear her singing. The audio is skipping but her vocals were still consistent. Also, you can hear that her mic is live by the thud after she got rid of it.

[@AndyG97]

A Legend In the Making!!!! SHE'S ONLY GONNA GET BETTER, THEY NEED TO FIX THEIR AUDIO MTV!!! BUT NORMANI IS A PRO AND SLAYED BEST PERFORMANCE OF THE NIGHT!!!!

[@hannah3892]

Omg she danced so hard and still sang perfectly...

[@iakiladze2753]

@Mary SHE DIDNT just enjoy the Video rather than saying in every comment SHE LIP SYNCED

[@xHikki]

Camila in the audio room: “OooOoH wHaT DoEs THiS BuTToN dO?!”

[@debahtv4799]

lmaoo

[@CNTBrah]

HAHAHAHAHA ok this is pretty funny

[@urmommma4942]

i dont get it

[@papayabunniee]

When I was watching this on the tv I was just so mesmerized that I didn’t notice anything wrong with her performance

[@johnsoncarolyn2231]

Same here but in the phone of my sister that I'm using right now- Sister of the owner of this phone.

[@lolowis4]

Johnson Carolyn wtf

[@miszflyyellathangg]

I can’t even count how many times I watched this video! Always was my favorite fifth harmony member and now one of my favorite solo artist! Love you mani! You are so amazing! ❤️❤️

[@ayomikudada7962]

Same here

[@RaeeMarie]

imagine if she had this much time for wild side this year but she still killed it either way🥺

[@brandreacts9134]

While everyone talks about her amazing dance moves, imma take a second to admire those vocals! She added some nice parts into the last chorus! Go queen 👏

[@jasbourne94]

Yes Normani you did great at VMA Im glad you won VMA award for Waves that is one my favorites songs💜💜💜

[@JontaeAamir]

❗️❤️ She absolutely KILLED this performance ... YES she was singing LIVE . LISTEN ... she is singing on top of a backing track because she is DANCING first of all .... The BACKING TRACK is skipping & glitching in & out but NOT HER VOCALS FROM HER MIC ... LISTEN . When she threw the mic , you HEARD IT , because it was ON ... Y’all are gonna get enough of trying to down play this girl’s vocal abilities & what she CAN do LIVE . She’s talented , PERIOD . Thats all you gotta say ! 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@walkertim8095]

Jontae Aamir yassss exactly Normani slays period and not to mention she sung live while dancing full out the entire time an you say breath control and talent cause some of the stars can’t do that !!!!

[@ramiroluna6850]

Pre recorded audio thats the name

[@ghchic2568]

@@VersaceLuv94 exactly

[@yudimeidiansyah1098]

@@ramiroluna6850 you're everywhere, in mtv upload, all interview(s) bout MANI, and now here. Bet you're the same ass that bullying Normani back in 2016.

[@Marco_antonio0.1]

This is just phenomenal. Labels & managers needs to pay some attention on this woman, cause RCA don't deserve the artist that they have! Normani deserves to be everywhere, doing her thing. It's really injustice to see they ruining her career like this. She is a megazord!!!

[@astleogy]

They had the baddest setup and sound, but she still rocked like a real star and performed like a badass. Normani is really that B*tch

[@IGameMark]

This was such an amazing performance, u are a Queen Normani and I just love motivation so much, this is so amazing!

[@Synonym_Halo]

NEVER take your foot off their necks Mani! 😘😍

[@kyrelterrhaun]

Mr. Know It All But Only 'Cause I Study EVER! 🔥🙌🏽💥

[@cb_2887]

JUSTICE FOR NORMANI! Something is sitting with me and its not right. She needs to be a bigger star RIGHT NOW!!!!! This talent NEEDS to shine!!!!

[@nataliabrooks9641]

Yep... That's what I'm saying!! 👀

[@SOULarLioness]

Why are there so many haters?! You can hear HER singing as clear as day over that glitchy-ass track. Sheesh!

[@thehorsesnamewasfriday8695]

SOULar Lioness ELITE it’s lip synced

[@aaliyahbrooks1073]

@@thehorsesnamewasfriday8695 No it's not you can hear her singing with the playback.

[@thehorsesnamewasfriday8695]

Aaliyah Brooks she danced really hard and sang perfectly smooth. That’s not possible. You can LITERALLY see her move away her hand at 2:12 and the note still continues. She lipsynced

[@aaliyahbrooks1073]

@@thehorsesnamewasfriday8695 She wasn't lip syncing that's playback in the background

[@thehorsesnamewasfriday8695]

Aaliyah Brooks did you not read what I wrote or are you just delusional

[@theycallmequeen6273]

They really tried to jack with your audio but you was having NONE of it.

[@juwan9008]

choreographer: how much booty do you want in your performance? normani: YES

[@juwan9008]

@Hiba MOHAMED RIZWAN no

[@RTRT-ZAM]

She too thickkkk

[@DonovanRogers_]

I can’t wait for her biopic where we get to see her team backstage addressing how someone set her up w bad audio and how that same person/group of people won’t let her release her music. I think Normani is a great performer, but something is sketchy. Her views were also being removed on the waves video. Bc Normani is professional, Im sure she’s keeping these things private. Best of luck.

[@JeovanyTello]

Me acting like I haven’t seen it so I can feel SHOOK again

[@ohiwantyoutobelieve]

She is just PERFECT, I saw the show just because of her and she was the best of the night.

[@yugalshelke2387]

Omg...this sounds better than recorded version...wow..Normani ..an underrated queen who deserves nothing but over 3 billion views and Beyonce's crown when Beyonce decides to retire

[@mariahvekarapi4215]

Almost got it right there but she doesn't need Beyonce's crown....she deserves her own...

[@marcopuentes7674]

Mariah Vekarapi was bouta say the same thing, she doesn’t need Beyoncé’s crown cause she could get her own 🤩

[@mariahvekarapi4215]

@@marcopuentes7674 you got that right bro... thanks 👍

[@edwardquaye8312]

I’ll never forgive Normani for releasing this and going to bed right after 😢

[@lepetitmiss]

normani didn't have to go off like that. but she did. and we are grateful.

[@sandrahudson1950]

Sabotage what! My Queen ain’t letting nothing and nobody stop what God has for her, keep shining Normani 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@daniellewhitter1740]

Her chocolate is everything😍😍 really slaying my life

[@cannot8878]

She sings while dancing with that perfectly stable sound, omg...her moves are so smooth as most definitely dancer OMGGGGGGG Her talent now on another level...

[@SF-sl7fi]

Of course its stable sound...its lip syncing duh.

[@deebahsworld6872]

This performance is all over tweeter, IG, on MTV's KZbin.... I hope people enjoy it as much I do so they can give it views here. YOU KILLED IT GIRL!!

[@sharonicamonicahaniff1788]

listen sis was having audio problems and she still killed it .....we stan normani💋🔥😍

[@hsnma1334]

I love when she did these runs at the end girl can sing live while doing technical choreo🙌🏼👑

[@glipgloppapi9959]

We literally need more Normani

[@diegor7324]

She fires the stage... Absolutely perfect, good singer, excellent dancer, fire presence 🌋

[@alleyftsn]

i already watched this 5 times but i’m gonna watch it again 😍

[@manistunnerkordei4160]

Normani and Sam were nominated for Dancing With A Stranger for People’s Choice Awards 2019. Categories- The song of 2019 AND The music video of 2019. (You can vote with multiple emails each day) Go vote!!!!

[@jeremycollins8045]

Manistunner Kordei I pray that they get nominated for a Grammy.

[@premiumpack5108]

Jeremy Collins grammies are rigged anyways

[@Arlindaofficiall]

I can't think of 1 female artist of this day and age that comes close to being a perfomer like her. This girl has the essence of Janet Jackson. I love normani ❤️