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 : It 's very exciting . It 's definitely going to be a reflection of what Lotus means to me . If you take that album cover and give it a little performance twist , I 'll bring that album cover to life , so it 's going to be really fun . I ca n't give too much away about the songs , but it 's definitely going to represent the album because the album is very multilayered . It does n't represent ' Your Body ' as a single tone . It has its ballads ; and everything comes from a very sincere , deep &ndash; rooted place whether it 's having fun or being vulnerable . Wearing a " fuller-figure " " cinched in corset " designed by The Blonds , who also design outfits for Lady Gaga . Leah Simpson for the '' Daily Mail '' wrote that Aguilera put a " sexy twist on patriotism with a star &ndash; spangled bodysuit and managed to get a few pulses racing in the over-the-top ensemble . " The performance featured dance routines and dancers wearing torture bags over their heads with the words ' Freak ' and ' Queen ' printed on them . Bruna Nessif for E! Online described the performance as " interesting , " and noted that the theme " to celebrate everyone for who they are " was similar to the moral content presented on Gaga 's album '' Born This Way '' ( 2011 ) . As Aguilera finished her set , the singer was joined on stage by Pitbull to perform his song " Feel This Moment " , on which she is a featured artist
40th American Music Awards
American Music Awards of 2012
Lotus Intro