Kim Petras Serves Bubblegum-Pop Realness in VMAs Pre-Show Performance

Ain't nobody gonna stop Kim Petras from slaying the stage.


The German-born pop princess catapulted us into the future with her efficiency at the 2021 Video Music Awards pre-show on Sunday (September 12). Sporting a bubblegum-pink bodysuit after entering Barclays Center in a vinyl mask with her BFF Paris Hilton, Petras performed an electrifying, Lollapalooza-inspired rendition of her latest single, "Future Begins Now."


Harness-clad backup dancers flanked her on both sides, upping the ante up until Petras mounted a rotating part of the stage for a dramatic finish.


She was joined on the pre-show stage by electronic supergroup Swedish Home Mafia and rapper Polo G, the latter of whom is in the running for Best New Artist and Best Hip-Hop.


The singer is best known for her house-inspired bops and transgender activism. (Her pre-show set was the same colors because the transgender Pride flag. It could've been a coincidence, yet without consideration, we're obsessed.) "Future Begins Right now is her first solo single since 2020's "Malibu," nevertheless it won't be her last. Speaking to Logo ahead of her pre-show efficiency, Petras described the sound of her next musical era as "Euro, loud, and audacious."


Petras isn't up for any Moonpeople this year. However, this was her VMAs debut, which is plenty of cause for celebration.


The 2021 VMAs are airing live on MTV from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Find the complete list of winners right here and keep up with all the night's biggest VMA moments!