" Parition " and " Yoncé " were both performed by Beyoncé at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards on August 25 as part of a medley consisting of songs from her fifth studio album ; she appeared wearing a bejeweled bodysuit and performed a dance choreography on a pole for the former song ; " Yoncé " was performed later during her set . HitFix writer Melinda Newman noted that the performance of " Partition " emulated looks and poses from its clip . Nadeska Alexis from MTV News felt that the singer kept the audience " lifted " with the performance of " Yoncé " . In a review of her performance , Hilary Hughes of Fuse noted the performance " elicited nothing but chills and rapturous screams "
2014 MTV Video Music Awards
2014 MTV Video Music Awards
Partition (song)