Even before the MTV VMAs kicked off, Benson Boone already caught the eye of the cameras when he walked the red carpet with his girlfriend Maggie Thurman. Although the night celebrated the 40th anniversary of the awards, Boone used the stage to showcase his amazing talent not just at singing but performing. While receiving praise for his song โBeautiful Thingsโ, the singer decided to perform the song in front of singers like Sabrina Carpenter, who appeared stunned by Booneโs flexibility.
With the crowd behind him, Boone took the stage to perform โBeautiful Thingsโ. But given that it was the MTV VMAs, the singer decided to go far beyond just performing the song. He jumped on the piano and effortlessly performed a backflip that had Carpenter speechless. Thankfully, cameras caught Carpenter as Boone defied gravity. Mix that with his outfit for the performance and it is sure to go down in MTV VMA history.
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As for the performance, it eventually made its way online as fans seemed to have the same reaction as Carpenter. โThe way I gasped when he did the backflip! He is AMAZING!โ Another person added, โI hope the Grammys will recognize how phenomenal this song is. Beautiful Things deserves to be nominated for SOTY, ROTY and Best Pop Vocal Performance.โ And one person insisted, โFreddie Mercury long lost son….His charisma is off the charts. What a great performance.โ
Benson Boone Shares Connection With Video Vanguard Award Winner
Outside of performing at the VMAs, Boone also shared a connection with Katy Perry, who won the Video Vanguard Award. Before taking the stage at the VMAs, Boone competed on American Idol. And even though he received high praise from the judges, he decided to quit.
Shocking fans and the judges, Boone eventually opened up about his decision, explaining, โThe reason that I quit American Idol is because I wanted to do music. I decided that I wanted to do music, and I donโt want people to be like, โOh Benson Boone. American Idol blew him up. Thatโs what he comes from.โ No. I want to be Benson Boone because I write smash hits, and they love my music. Thatโs why I quit.โ
While his decision to make, it appears to be working out for Boone as he entertained fans and caught the eye of Carpenter.
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