Normani Tributes Janet Jackson By Twerking on Teyana Taylor

Normani brought the audience to the "Wild Side" throughout Sunday night's VMAs.


The former Fifth Harmony member returned to the VMAs stage for the initial time since she dribbled and dunked while in "Motivation" on the 2019 awards show.


Normani took to the stage this year and brought her new single, "Wild Side," to life as she showed off her moves, dancing around a white stage against a solid backdrop, with an army of dancers beyond her. Although it was toward the end of her efficiency as soon as Normani really reached her pleasure principle.


Just any time Normani did a literal mic drop, signaling the live act was over, was once Teyana Taylor was wheeled out, tied and bound to a structure. Normani then climbed up the foundation and grinded and twerked against Taylor, before collapsing upside down. If this feels familiar, it's because it's a tribute to Janet Jackson, who famously tied up a fan and gave him a lap dance onstage.


As MTV News previously reported, Normani is no stranger to the VMAs. Additionally to her "Motivation" debut in 2019, she hit the stage in 2014 and 2017 with Fifth Harmony and picked up her first solo Moonperson trophy in 2019 for "Waves," her group effort with 6lack, which won Best R&B. "Wild Side" was nominated this year for Song of Summer.


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