Vevo's Official Live Performance

## **Positions Album (Official Live Performances) with Vevo**

**Official Live Performance** is a series of exclusive performances by American music video network Vevo, that aligns with artists "providing fans with unique takes of original songs."

In 2021, Ariana Grande and Y/N partnered with Vevo for a live performance series, uploaded on Grande's YouTube channel. The performances were shot in Los Angeles, California.

## Background

On June 18, Grande started teasing the collaboration with Vevo through social media with three photos. She then revealed that a performance of her single "POV" will be out on June 21, being the debut performance of a track from her sixth album *Positions* (2020).

JP Evangelista, Vevo's Senior Vice President, said about Grande: "An immensely creative and collaborative artist is key to these visually stunning performances and Ariana embodies that—her efforts translated beautifully onscreen. We look forward to seeing her continue to blossom and hope everyone enjoys watching these."

## Performances

### "POV"

   The first performance of the series was for Y/N's single "POV", which premiered on June 21, 2021. According to press release, the performance is "rooted in the concept of duality, with the superstar serenading viewers under a single spotlight and purple tint while walking through a field of flowers."

The visual runs three minutes and fourteen seconds, and starts with Y/N's silhouette "highlighted by a bright light behind her figure." Y/N performs the song standing in a field of lush green grass and colorful wildflowers.

### "Safety Net"

   On July 6, it was revealed that the next exclusive performance of the series would be for "Safety Net", premiering the following day.

For the performance, the song's guest artist Ty Dolla $ign joined Grande to perform a duet under a "huge halo of light above them pulsing between the colors blue and yellow."

### "My Hair"

   The next exclusive performance for the series was for "My Hair", which premiered on July 14. Just like the last performance videos, Grande and Y/N sits among a garden of glowing flowers underneath an enormous halo of pink-tinted light. However, this time Grande wears shiny black dress and matching knee-high boots. While Y/N wear a black hoodie with black knee-high boots. For this performance, a trumpet solo arrives toward the end of the video, played by Rashawn Ross.

### "34+35"

   The performance for "34+35" was announced on July 13, along with the announcement of the "My Hair" performance. It premiered on July 15.

### "Off the Table"

   The fifth performance of the series was for "Off The Table", which premiered on July 21. For the performance, the song's collaborator, Canadian singer The Weeknd, joined Grande. For this performance, Y/N wore a sparkly silver boots and a floral dress. Y/N opens the video by herself, with The Weeknd walking into the frame only when his verse begins.

### "Positions"

   The last performance of the series was for the album's lead single and title track "Positions", which premiered on July 22. For this performance, Grande wore a pink bejeweled two-piece set with black tights. While Y/N wore a black dress with black tights. Writing for *Billboard*, Heran Mamo commented " [Ariana] kicked off the sultry display by expertly layering her vocal harmonies, as previously heard in a behind-the-scenes clip from the recording of the song, before repeating the pre-chorus."

## Behind the scenes

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## Credits and personnel

### Performers

* Ariana Grande
* Y/N
* Ty Dolla Sign
* The Weeknd

### Technical & Video

* **Director** – Micah Bickham
* **Director of Photography** – Erik Sohlstrom
* **Creative Directors** – Micah Bickham, Ed Walker
* **Creative Producer** – Bram Vandermark
* **Executive Producers** – Micah Bickham, Ed Walker, JP Evangelista, Jordy Wax, Scooter Braun
* **Design** – Sydney Emery, Dominique Falcone, Gabriela De Oliveira
* **VFX** – Sydney Emery
* **Musical Director** – Natural
* **Producers** – Madeline Schmidt, Haley Sliger, Austin Prahl
* **Production** – Contrast Films
* **Lighting Design** – Visual Edge
* **Production Design** – Tyler Jensen
* **Editor** – Austin Prahl
* **Color** – Joseph Bicknell

### Band

* Nelson Jackson III – keyboards
* Natural – guitar
* Aaron Spears – drums
* Eric Ingram – bass, synth bass
* Rashawn Ross – trump, horn arranger

## General information

### Created by

Doja Cat
Y/N

### Starring

Doja Cat
Y/N

### Original run

February 7, 2022 (Full Performances)

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**Official Live Performance** is a series of exclusive performances by American music video network Vevo, that aligns with artists "providing fans with unique takes of original songs." They are on Y/N’s youtube channel.

## Performances

### "Ain't Shit"

   The first performance of the series was for Y/N's single "Ain’t Shit", which premiered on July 2, 2021. According to press release, the performance is "rooted in the concept of Planet Her, with the superstar serenading viewers to a with gold structures amongst a “Planet Her”.

The visual runs three minutes and fourteen seconds, and starts with Doja Cat's silhouette "highlighted by a bright light behind her figure." Y/N and Doja performs the song on a platform in Californian desert.

### “Love To Dream”

   On July 6th, it was revealed that the next exclusive performance of the series would be for "Love To Dream", premiering the following day.

### “Need To Know”

   The last performance of the series was for the album's third single, "Need To Know", which was released on August 6.