An accompanying music video for " Not Myself Tonight " was directed by Hype Williams , and was released on April 28 , 2010 . Serving as an homage to the music video for Madonna 's " Express Yourself " , the video was S&M - themed . To promote the song , Aguilera performed " Not Myself Tonight " at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards , '' VH1 Storytellers '' and '' The Oprah Winfrey Show '' , amongst others
2010 MTV Movie Awards
2010 MTV Movie Awards
Not Myself Tonight