FUSE TV - Blue Ivy Brings Beyonce To Tears During VMAs Performance

Well, that settles it: Blue Ivy Carter is just as good at making people bawl and cheer like maniacs as her mama is.

Beyonce, the recipient of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2014 MTV VMAs, could've stuck to the hits with the allotted time for her medley. She could've brought "Single Ladies" back (and a tidal wave of speculation to go with it, given how rumors about the stability of her marriage are swirling). She could've launched into "Run the World (Girls)," just the way she did for the wildly successful Mrs. Carter Show World Tour. She could've rolled out "Partition," "Bow Down" and "Halo," reprised "Drunk in Love" with her hubby by her side and thrown a sideways glance at the haters and the tabloid headlines, and she could've called it a night.

BUT NOPE. Beyonce used her Video Vanguard performance to present a more nuanced and emotional image, and she did so with one of the most perfectly curated medleys she's performed to date. The fact that Bey started with "Mine" and "Jealous" was enough to halt all conversation, silence all phones and pause the internet for a moment, as she got real right off the bat.