Doja Cat's Sci-Fi Grammys Performance Was Just Purrfect

Best New Artist-nominee Doja Cat had plenty of punches left to roll with at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday (March 14). On the pre-show red carpet, Doja served Girl With the Dragon Tattoo realness any time she teased that her upcoming efficiency would feel "like an action film" while wearing a daring, skin-baring gown with dramatic green feathering.


And Doja delivered, with a reimagined efficiency of her disco-inspired bop mention So," trading the sun-soaked visuals from the song's music video for a gritty sci-fi set. The complete shebang was complete with lasers and leather-clad cyborgs wearing kitty ears. Doja has a flair for out-of-this-world performances, like the time her VMAs choreography blasted viewers off to a hot-pink planet.


Doja was nominated for Best Record, and Best Solo Efficiency for mention So." She also got a nod for Best New Artist although lost out to Megan Thee Stallion, who was the opening female rapper to win that category since Lauryn Hill in 1999.


Immediately after winning the PUSH Best New Artist award at last summer's VMAs, Doja told MTV News correspondent Dometi Pongo that her upcoming album, "Planet Her," could be inspired by dancehall, Afrobeat, and then some fun, residence She teased, "I'm attempting to cover all bases."


Stay tuned for continued coverage of the Grammy Awards ceremony, and find the entire list of winners here.