 Aguilera performed " Lotus Intro " for the first time at the 40th American Music Awards on November 18 , 2012 , held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles , California . As one of the first singers to be announced as a performer at the award ceremony , Aguilera sang " Lotus Intro " as part of a medley with two other tracks from Lotus : " Let There Be Love " and " Army of Me " . During an interview with MTV News , Aguilera revealed what the performance would be like and the creative direction behind it : 
