Oye, don’t go yet!
Cabello — sporting two long braids — hit the stage as she began to sing herFamilia-inspired hit as a black-and-white retro filter took fans back to the early 1900s.
To end her performance, Cabello joined her dancers for a choreographed dance break as Carnaval drums were played in the background.
“Give it up for my guy Shawn Mendes,” she said as she presented her boyfriend, who performed soon after.
This year’s performance marks Cabello’s second time hitting the VMAs stage — the first being her 2019 performance of “Señorita” withShawn Mendes, 23, which won best collaboration.
Cabello released “Don’t Go Yet,” which will appear on her upcoming albumFamilia, in July. In the single’s music video, Cabello embraces her Cuban-Mexican roots in several scenes as she shows off her Latin dance moves.
Camila Cabello.Matt Baron/Shutterstock
During a conversation withZane Lowe on Apple Music 1at the time of the single’s release, she said that for the single — and her entire album — she simply wanted to “manifest collective joy.”
“I want it to be that kind of family affair selfishly, because it would make me happy. It would make my life better and that’s what I want, so that’s really what I was trying to manifest with this whole album,” she explained.
Cabello continued, “I think ‘Don’t Go Yet’ is just sonically and melodically just me being free. I think being in Miami for so long and having more family around me and speaking Spanish more just kind of brought me back. I think my roots went deeper in a way that I really needed.”
She alsoshared a messagewith her followers about her forthcoming album at the time.
“To me, those are the moments that make me glad to be alive, those moments of collective joy and true vulnerability and connection with other people,” she continued.
Cabello released her new movieCinderellaon Amazon Prime on Sept. 3.
“I love this film so much. And I love this cast so much,” Cabello wrote of the movie onTwitter. “This is not a princess story like you’ve seen before. She’s a dreamer, honey.”
Cabello performed at the VMAs alongside stars likeOlivia Rodrigo, Chloë of Chloe x Halle,Doja Cat, Jack Harlow,Justin Bieber, Kacey Musgraves, The Kid LAROI, Kim Petras,Lil Nas X,Machine Gun Kelly, Mendes, Ozuna and more.
source: people.com
