Beyoncé SLAYS VMAs 2016 with Incredible Lemonade Medley Performance | FULL PERFORMANCE | Reaction 

Pop?!? Beyoncé is the most diverse artist of her generation

Fun fact: This performance was made in less than 1 month because she was touring at that time. She’s just incredible.

To The Guy Who Said Beyonce Hasn’t Grown Musically And Has Only Done Pop…Have You Listened To Full Beyoncé Albums To Make That Statement? She Is Very Versatile. You Gotta Tap In Before You Make A False Blanket Statement Like That Lol.

I haven't watched the VMAs SINCE. She owned them.

No two Beyonce albums sound alike tho...that's growth. And 4 was a proper R&B album when the industry was heading in a pop/EDM direction. I guess that person never actually listened to her albums.

"POP, pop, pop, pop" the audacity. She doesn't have one album that's similar to the other. From RNB, to funk, to pop, to alternative RnB, to experimental techno pop, to other various genre on Lemonade. That man didn't seriously listen to any Beyoncé album. Now her Renaissance which is dance hall, ballroom etc.

Don’t hurt yourself is so underrated 😩😩🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽

Beyoncé is one of few artists that continues to elevate and outdo herself each era. Each project there’s a significant amount of growth that she displays. I really think that y’all should really check out “4” Beyoncé fourth album. It’s not as popish as you would think coming from a pop icon. But Beyoncé isn’t the type of artist that you would place in a box . She literally has done just about every genre of music and did it exceptionally well. I agree that “lemonade” is a masterpiece! But each and every Beyoncé album represent something completely different. With “lemonade”Beyoncé opening up more than ever about her personal life & musically, she experience with just about every genre in music. Along with its incredible storytelling, and poetry is probably one of her most important project ever….. Also, lemonade wasn’t Beyoncé surprise release album. it was the album before lemonade self-titled “Beyoncé”that was The surprise release. Thank you gentlemen so much for the love and support for the queen of music. I enjoy watching y’all.

One of her best performances and they don’t have it on RU-vid 😭

This is one of her best performances in her Lemonade era. But my favorite was the one at the Grammys, Tidal and the CMAs

The performance she did while pregnant with twins on the Grammys for this album was beautiful. You all might like it.

She was on her world tour at the time and rehearsed this. The formation world tour was the first tour in history that a female did a whole stadium tour ( sold out btw ).

She definitely earned the title 👸🏾 I honestly don't understand how ppl can deny her talent. First time seeing your channel. Great commentary 👌🏾 👏🏾

this whole era when this album came out was so .. lit 😂 2016 was so fun

Beyoncé grew up a list of ICONs (MJ, JJ, Prince, etc) and now she is among them!❤

I understand what the guy was saying about lemonade being an album where she showed the most growth. I think she has shown growth on every album. However, lemonade was the first album that was extremely intimate, and vulnerable. That was the biggest difference with this album. The album was a masterpiece. The concept, the story. One of her best albums.

I can't believe that man said Beyoncé had no growth before lemonade repeatedly 🤦 when she literally has never made the same album twice *smh*

To have your first baby, your rainbow baby at that, by a man you gave your heart to, a man you have given your music/life's work too, a man you trusted to take care of you, and he cheats on you when your child is only months old. That's what this album is. It's the answering of a question. With therapy, with true love, with work, can a relationship heal after cheating? For her and Jay it worked, and he got his act together. That's why he's at every concert now, and they did both OTR tours. I truly don't think we would have Rumi & Sir if she hadn't put her heart&soul&healing into this album. That's why she should have won that grammy, it was more than music. 'Sandcastles' alone shows her true healing. Sometimes, what you build washes away, and you have to rebuild on safer ground, not on the sand. Ugh this album is so crazy good.

Her Stevie Wonder Songs in the Key of Life tribute with Ed Sheeran and Gary Clark Jr is EPIC. Y'all should def react to that one

Beyonce had to play the game with the record label until she got to a position of power & took ownership of her content & that's when she start putting out what she wanted.

NOBODY and I do mean NOBODY even comes close to Beyoncé’s level. Bey is on another freaking hemisphere. She’s definitely #1, she’s the ONLY ONE. She’s the baddest and hardest working woman on the planet. Even in her 40s Beyoncé puts women in their 20s to tucking shame. Her work ethics, physical stamina and effortless and flawless vocals is unmatched. Bey is ICONIC, LEGENDARY and the true entertainment visionary GENIUS and GOAT!!!

Do they not know what symbol for female/woman is?

1:30 ????? You can the serious…. Her last 3 albums sound nothing alike. He was truly talking out his ass. But I appreciate y’all reaction to this! I love seeing grown men react to her who haven’t seen these performances. These performances are not normal!!! If y’all could please do the Stevie wonder tribute, I’d be more than appreciative. It’s amazing!!!!

My favorite entertainer period...seen her in concert 4 times ND she tore it up each time🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️🔥

beyonce leveled up with "4" and has taken a leap forward with each succeeding album

It was the self-titled album "Beyonce" that dropped at midnight without notice.

Matthew used to make her run in heels while singing. That’s why it’s so easy for her

She is the best performer and singer ever,at least for me. The mighty Voice🙂

Melhor performer da vida! Eu amo essa mulher, impecável na voz, na dança e em todo o resto! Queria a performance completa, uma das minhas favoritas, a do VMA da era “Beyonce” também é incrível!

This is the isolated version because the crowd was going insane

Great reaction! More Beyoncé performances please!

1st of all guys you have to remember she did all of this wow in the middle of her tour in the middle of a world tour she had time. To do new choreography for MTV. She's amazing nobody's doing that new ad libs new choreography new outfits. This woman is beyond amazing.

Y'all reactions are 🔥🔥🔥 fun fact Beyonce actually draws out her stage set herself how she wants it def ICON DEF GOT TO REACT TO MORE BEY

2011 Beyonce was pregnant belting LOVE ON TOP, now how she gonna top this? In 2013 Beyoncé live performance on MTV VMA, how she gonna outperform this? In 2016 She came to slay with lemonade force. How she gonna top this lmao! Beyonce in 2017 Grammy: hold my beer belting while pregnant with twins 😂 how tf she gonna outperform that? No wayy! In 2018 BEYCHELLA outslayed everything…. Then we got beyhidration until Renaissance 2023 WORLD TOUR ❤️

if you listen to 4 which is released in 2011 you'll find out she started to explore genres like pb r&b and afro; and in 2013 she did trap songs (when trap beats were not as popular as after it did), and dived into pb r&b. If you listen to her album as a whole, you'll discover how she kept growing in music. Maybe only some pop songs went to radio, but what her albums as a whole is truly masterpiece and diverse.

however the evolution of beyonce's music is crazy. After 4, she kept breaking her boundries, tried progressive genres, and made albums which are fantatic body of work as a whole.

I just recently went to her concert and her vocals were even BETTER live if you can even imagine that!!!! Also, this performance was not only in the middle of a tour, but she had also just given birth to twins!!!! She is the QUEEN

I watched the music movie on HBO before she did this. Not a fan at all but this album brought me to tears. This performance was top tier. Should have won album of the year. The angels falling in the beginning were the black men who fell from police brutality. I'm still in awe of this. ❤️❤️❤️

I have been looking everywhere for this entire performance! Thank y’all! ❤

➡; THAT WHOLE PERFORMANCE WAS AWESOME!!...👑😎🎵🎤❤ (It was hard to remember who else was on the show that year.)

It was the symbol for women

I know this is old, but I'm just now seeing it. You guys missed three whole albums before Formation. You guys missed 4, I Am, and Beyonce', which she has showed growth every time. And by the way Beyonce' (self-titled) was the one she dropped in the middle of the night without promotion.

She definitely stopped doing "pop" long before Lemonade. 4 (album) is a r&b and soul record lol but other than that great reaction. He needs to listen to 4. Her strongest *vocal* album tbh

Maybe you just did not pay attention enough because saying Beyoncé doesn’t show growth in her songs is not true. She is easily the most versatile of her peers. She has done a song in literally every genre and no two Beyoncé albums are similar thematically or lyrically 😂

Growth … baby ‘4’ (2011) from her previous works was growth. The self-titled album in (2013) was hella growth as well! what u smokin .

Out of nowhere December 13th 2013 I can remember it like it was yesterday I was still in high school when she did this she dropped the highly-anticipated self-titled Beyonce and shattered the music industry and now the global release of albums are now Friday because of subtitle

♀️Female Sign 😍👏🏽💃🏽🎶🎤👑🐝🌎

I’m not a super beyonce fan but I will always give her credit as a performer. I can’t walk up a flight of stairs without wheezing. All that dancing and she still sounds great. That’s a skill!

To this day I’m still mad she didn’t win album of the year for Lemonade

Her Self-titled album "Beyonce" is the one that dropped at midnight...and that album had growth.

Her dad use to make her sing and run up hils so she could learn to control her breathing 😱

One of her better performances. Love queen Beyonce

OMG SHE’S 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😍😍😍

Yesss this performance & Daddy Lessons with the Dixie Chicks at the CMAs are my FAVORITES ! Backstory : The Dixie Chicks were kinda shunned from the CMAs and Bey brought them back to perform with her .. badass 😂

Fun fact she was pregnant with the twins during this performance true professional 😩🫶🏾😍🌹❤️‍🔥

Loved your reaction!

The ending was the symbol used to represent females. It is not just a cross hahahaha. FYI. She is a feminist and always wants to empower women, and considering what this album is about, it makes sense. Great reaction yall.

Can y’all do her VMA performance for Self titled?

In the beginning of the performance during the first number “pray you catch me” .. the angels surrounding Beyoncé being shot down represent the black lives lost to police brutality during that era … the hooded male walking behind her near the end of the number .. he represents Trayvon Martin

This album was when they were going thru cheating… a lot of heartbreak , pain and healing in her words and visuals. If you listen to the album (the words) each song explains. Lemons to Lemonade

Great reaction from you guys. Thank you

It was rumored that before Destiny’s Child came out with their first album, 🎉her dad had them jogging on the treadmill, with heels on, and singing to teach them how to keep their stamina up when performing.

They all form the symbol for feminism at the end! That was iconic! ♀

I can't wait to see the Renaissance vma performance

75% of Beyoncé hater don't even listen to the album, they assume one song they didn't feel that mean everything is the same.. if I don't feel anyone's musical, I will not say the person can't sing, what I will say this is not my top music, is for someone else, I never realy listen to more than 4 songs of J Jackson or Tylor S but that doesn't mean the son is bad I am not into that kind of music, we have to respect someone else work. These singers put so much work for what they do. I respect them. If we have 10 singers and 10 songs with your eyes, blind folder. We all will choose what like.

Thank you for this. To me this is Beyonce's most iconic performance ever.

THE BEST

I have enjoyed her performances even when I was a little girl.

Beyoncé grows with each album as an artist for sure but she’s never been a “pop” artist. Her only real pop album in the sense of the sound is I Am Sasha Fierce and even that album has heavy R&B influence as well as other genres. Yes she’s grown with each album in terms of content and depth but even so she’s always at the peak of whatever her current state of artistry is. With that said, her songs that are more pop tinged are ones that always go to radio but that’s not her fault so I understand thinking that that is her sound but as a whole she rarely does strict pop. Her sound is uniquely her own for sure in the way that she genre blends on each singular song. This was a great video though!

One day y’all gone have to actually sit down and listen to a Beyoncé album. I promise you them albums ain’t sound alike..maybe you’re listening to the same album and got confused LMAO

I only watched this video because I can’t find the full performance anywhere any more. I’ll take the crumbs I can get.

Beyonce out here living dreams❤❤❤❤

This was the greatest

With the new performance that she just got done doing and Dubai speculation started happening of what the next route is going to be for the upcoming Renaissance Era tour

Go ahead Beyonce! WOW

To call Jay-Z albums trash because he grew up and stopped rapping about drug dealing is insane especially after criticizing Beyonce for not growing up

I AM SASHA FIERCE was not all pop. She intentionally did a double album to showcase two sides of her.. Beyoncé…. And Sasha Fierce. Come on nah, Beyoncé is very diverse!

ICONIC

Who can forget THIS crazy shit❓❓⁉️😣😣😣 OMG

Good one ❤️

It’s the female symbol. Lol. Please react to Beyoncé Run The World at the Billboard Awards, Deja Vu at the BET Awards, Freedom (at some award show) and Prince & Beyonce at the Grammys #ALohaFromHawaii 🤙🏽

The symbol was the planetary symbol for Venus which is also directly linked to the Ankh.

4 was Beyoncé's most amazing RnB album. Listen to it guys... That album shows more growth and there's not a lot of Pop music in there. I really enjoyed this reaction though.

🙄; That's the Female gender symbol at the end...♀/ Love you #Beyonce' (The Best entertainer hands down!)❤🎵🎤👍🏼

The man with the navy blue cap was talking crazy in the beginning, you can't accuse Beyoncé of not growing as an artist and only doing pop music with an album run from 2013 of Beyoncé: Self-Titled, Lemonade, (The Gift/Black is King), and Renaissance. I don't mean to be bullish about it but that is extremely disingenuous.

The people that don't like Beyoncé don't know about her music

Define LEGEND

Dude at the bottom needs to research before he say stuff like that lmfao

This new album renaissance, with it bringing house back to the forefront which was started by the black community!!!

Its so good

« Beyoncé doing pop and trendy songs » ? Love you but do you even know Beyoncé ? She quitted pop more than a DECADE ago 💖 Please react more to her cause I liked your reaction

theeee besssstt

And yes despite her 32 Grammys give this woman best album of the fukin year bruh ❤❤❤❤ fuk day!! Lemonade fire!!! Woman singing and making it look soo easy singing and dancing and walking in high ass heels like yoooo I know some of y’all don’t like her but that’s personal with the bewitching and her being private but yooo entertainment wise, her songs are a BOP and she never quit despite having kids. She gave us full on entertainment. I’m still waiting for RI RI to drop something sooo yea… love Rihanna but Queen bey, is worth the ticket.

When we found out the super bowl was here, in town, all we had to do was Bey. Hometown girl, repping. Swangin and bangin

To me she’s the best performer to ever live! (I have seen hundreds of concerts by James Brown, Michael Jackson, Etta James, Aretha, Prince, Janet too but I just think Bey is better). It’s just impossible the way that she creates such PERFECT concerts. Insanity.

We need more this was HOT 🔥 🥵 😍

Pop… ? none of here albums sound the same at all 😂😭

At the end, the dancers formed the women gender symbol. The cross at the bottom, with the two women in the middle acting as the line that connects to the circle at the top.

Beyoncé is the best

queennnnnnnnnnnn