Popsugar Entertainment Award Season Taylor Swift 2019 MTV VMAs Performance Video Taylor Swift Performed "Lover" For the First Time at the VMAs, and Things Got Emotional 27 August 2019 by Kelsie Gibson Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz Taylor Swift brought the house down as she performed at the MTV VMAs on Monday night. The singer opened the show with a colourful performance of "You Need to Calm Down" featuring hearts, rainbows, pink clouds and a huge shout out to the Equality Act at the end of her set. Reminiscent of the song's music video, Swift started the show in a yellow lawn chair (complete with fake grass), surrounded by back up dancers with brightly-coloured hair and matching outfits. The stage immediately transformed into a full-blown party, balloons included — not to mention, the pop-out letters on the screen were a total "ME!" callback. Swift threw on a sparkly blazer and followed "You Need to Calm Down" with her first live performance of "Lover." There was definitely a lot of love radiating off her friends in the audience, including Gigi Hadid and Camilla Cabello. The crowd was also on board the love train as fans all throughout the venue cried and waved their hands along to the music. So sweet! The last time Swift attended the show was all the way back in 2015, when she took home video of the year for "Bad Blood" alongside her famous friends. The award show comes after a crazy week for Swift. In addition to dropping a new music video, the singer also released her seventh album, Lover. We definitely can't wait to see even more appearances from Swift as she promotes her new music! Take a closer look at Taylor's performance ahead. Related: If Taylor Swift's VMAs Outfit Looks Familiar, It's Because She Wore a Similar Version to the Teen Choice Awards Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 1 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 2 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 3 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 4 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 5 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 6 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 7 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 8 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris/VMN19 9 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 10 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 11 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 12 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 13 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 14 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 15 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 16 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 17 / 34 18 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris/VMN19 19 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 20 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 21 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Noam Galai 22 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 23 / 34 Image Source: Getty / ANGELA WEISS 24 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 25 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 26 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 27 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 28 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 29 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 30 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 31 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 32 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur 33 / 34 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 34 / 34 Award SeasonMTV VMAsTaylor Swift's LoverTaylor SwiftMusicTV