Cardi B And Megan Thee Stallion Debut 'Bongos' At 2023 MTV VMAs — Watch

By Andy Swift
Cardi B VMAs 2023 Performance Gilbert Flores for Variety

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion brought WAR (a wet-ass reunion) to the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday, sharing the screen for a must-see performance of their new single "Bongos."

The duo, which kept Grammys censors on their toes with "WAP" in 2021, brought another delightfully risqué routine to the VMAs, complete with

Watch footage of Cardi and Megan's performance via the tweet below, which we'll replace with an official video if/when it becomes available:

Cardi has previously taken home four VMAs in her career: Best New Artist in 2018, Best Collaboration with DJ Khaled and Jennifer Lopez for "Dinero" in 2018, Song of the Summer with Bad Bunny and J Balvin for "I Like It" in 2018, and Best Hip-Hop Video for "Money" in 2019. She has received 24 additional nominations, and she entered this year's ceremony as a Best Hip-Hop Video nominee alongside GloRilla for "Tomorrow 2."

Prior to Tuesday's ceremony, Megan had two VMA wins under her belt: Best Power Anthem with Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla Sign for "Hot Girl Summer" in 2019, and Best Hip-Hop Video for "Savage" in 2020, plus 14 nominations. This year, the music video for "Her" netted Megan three more nominations in the categories of Best Direction, Best Art Direction and Best Choreography.

Of course, Cardi and Megan were just two of many performers at Tuesday's VMAs, which also featured highly anticipated performances from Anitta, Demi Lovato, Diddy, DMC, Doug E. Fresh, Fall Out Boy, Future, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Karol G, Kelsea Ballerini, Lil Wayne, LL Cool J, Måneskin, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo, Peso Pluma, Shakira, Stray Kids, and Tomorrow X Together.

Hosted by Minaj, this year's VMAs were broadcast live from Newark, N.J.'s Prudential Center. Frontrunner Taylor Swift entered the ceremony with 11 nominations, followed by SZA in second with six nods, plus five for Minaj, Rodrigo, Doja Cat, Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus and Sam Smith.

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