@Rihanna kicked off this year’s @MTV #VMAs and brought out @ASVPxRocky for the debut performance of their Cockiness (Remix). Rocky definitely had his hands full up there lol.

Introduced by the lovely Zoe Saldana, Frank Ocean followed up with his performance of Thinking Bout You off of his Channel ORANGE album out now.

2 Chainz and Lil Wayne skated their way onto the stage with their collabo Yuck. Lil Wayne then relieved any doubts with his new single No Worries off of his new Dedication 4 mixtape.

Finally, Alicia Keys & Nicki Minaj set the Staples Center on fire with a joint performance of her new single Girl On Fire. The adorable gold medal Olympian Gabby Douglas put the cherry on top on this already electrifying performance.

Previously: Great performances at the 2011 MTV VMAs