MTV Video Music Awards: Watch the Performances! By Author Kay Rhodes at Aug 25, 2014 • Category MTV Video Music Awards From Beyonce to Nicki Minaj to Taylor Swift, relive the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards performances here.Beyonce VMA Performance 20141Beyonce, the queen of the VMAs, blew everyone’s minds with a medley of her best songs. Everyone in the building loved it!Nicki Minaj, Ariana Grande VMA Performance 20142Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj perform a medley of “Break Free,” “Anaconda” and “Bang Bang” at the 2014 MTV VMAs.Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off” (2014 MTV VMAs)3Taylor Swift performed “Shake It Off” for the first time at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards. Watch her do so here.Usher – “She Came to Give It To You” (Feat. Nicki Minaj)4Usher took to the MTV Video Music Awards stage to sing “She Came to Give It To You.” Watch the fun performance here!Iggy Azalea, Rita Ora VMA Performance 20145Iggy Azalea performs “Black Widow” live alongside Rita Ora at the VMAs.5 Seconds of Summer – “Amnesia”6Watch 5 Seconds of Summer take to the MTV Video Music Awards stage here for a rendition of their smash song, “Amnesia”Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”7Sam Smith is the next big thing in music. Just watch this live performance of his song “Stay With Me” and you’ll see what we mean.Maroon 5 – “Maps” (2014 MTV VMAs)8Maroon 5 performs “Maps” at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards. Watch Adam Levine go now!