The singer, who earlier in the night stopped by the Long Island awards ceremony to receive her artist of the year award, returned to her Mayhem Ball tour after having to abruptly postpone Wednesday night's show in Miami due to vocal strain.

Taking place at New York's UBS Arena, MTV's flagship even aired on CBS for the first time in its history, with rap superstar LL Cool J serving as host, and headlining performances throughout from stars such as Sabrina Carpenter, Tate McRae, Jelly Roll, Post Malone and Doja Cat. Watch Gaga's VMAs performance below:

Lady Gaga is setting up Wednesday for a new viral dance trend with the release of the Tim Burton-directed video "The Dead Dance."