Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj's 'Side To Side' Performance At The 2016 VMAs Was Too Hot For TV

By Isha Thorpe

August 29, 2016

Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj performed their sexy new single "Side To Side" tonight at the 2016 VMAs and it was H-O-T.

Ari started the set off right with a dope Soul Cycle choreographed routine, along with her backup dancers, or cyclists, should we say.

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She then started serving with some squat and arm-pumping moves.

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Nicki later came out with a sexy pink one piece and slayed, per usual. You already know when she steps on the set, it's over. The audience cheered with excitement as she came through.

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In an interview before the VMAs started, Charlamagne Tha God asked Ari why she wanted to work with Nicki again. "I really genuinely like her," was Ari's simple reply back.

Here's to hoping the two continue to collab, in the near future. They're a match made in music heaven.

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Watch their entire performance below!

Photo: Getty Images

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