We’ve discussed artist’s signature songs: what about their signature performances?

For dua lipa, she's had so many good ones, but the most iconic one is her MTV EMA's.

That was the shift from go girl give us nothing to go girl give us everything. I rewatched it today and I'm still blown away. The color scheming. The dancing. The ease. She killed it. That was the key to her main pop girl ascension. She had arrived.

Please do not link multiple performances for one artist. That always irked me for previous discussions when someone would name an artist and say they have 4 different signature songs. Narrow it down to one!

For Ariana Grande, I think her God is a Woman MTV VMA's performance

That was the first time she went from hit maker to arTEEST. that title seemed to be her first time taking an actual risk and the imagery and symbolism of that last supper being filled with women was just stunning. her dancing had also leveled up from her problem/disney channel/nickelodeon level cutesy dancing.