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Lorde Doesn't Sing A Word At The VMAs And Is Totally Mesmerizing

Lorde Doesn't Sing A Word At The VMAs And Is Totally Mesmerizing

Usually, there’s a ton of melodrama once we realize an artist isn’t actually singing during a performance.

When Lorde took to the MTV Video Music Awards stage Sunday night, she made it very clear that she would not be lending any live vocals to her performance of “Homemade Dynamite.” (MTV announced it as a remix, though Lorde later tweeted she “didn’t know why they said” that.)

Instead of being awkward, though, her interpretive dance number was lovely, mystifying and a bit strange, much like the singer herself. Sans microphone, the “Green Light” songstress happily swayed and pranced in a tinfoil-esque, tutu-ish outfit, looking like she was having more fun that most other people there. (Though she did manage to confuse a goodportion of the audience, if Twitter is any indication.)

The GIFs are so good, we’ll let them speak for themselves.