Ariana Grande's VMA Performance Will Make You Spontaneously Fist Pump

Ariana Grande Breaks Free With An Epic VMA Performance

This is the part when Ariana Grande breaks free on the VMA stage.

The 21-year-old singer opened the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards by singing her song, "Break Free," her hit dance collaboration with EDM producer Zedd. She was a ball of energy, hopping around the stage in thigh-high boots and a diamond-studded leotard.

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Grande quickly did a costume change as Nicki Minaj performed her new single, "Anaconda," and then joined Minaj and Jessie J for their collaboration, "Bang Bang."

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Grande has come a long way since her VMA pre-show performance last year, when the up-and-coming Nickelodeon star was dubbed an "artist to watch" by the network.

Her new album, "My Everything," drops Aug. 25.

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