Grande performed " Side to Side " for the first time in " Vevo Presents " show in May 2016 . Later , she performed at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards with Minaj . Stationary bicycles and a pommel horse were featured as props in the performance . Grande also performed the song on '' The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon '' on September 8 , 2016 . Additionally , she performed the single in an acoustic medley with " Into You " on '' The Ellen DeGeneres Show '' on September 14 , 2016 . On September 24 , 2016 , she performed the song at the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival on The CW . On November 20 , 2016 , Grande and Minaj performed " Side to Side " at the 2016 American Music Awards . It was named the best performance of the night by editor Andrew Unterberger from '' Billboard '' . On June 4 , 2017 , the song was part of Grande 's set list for '' One Love Manchester '' , a benefit concert for the victims of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing
2016 American Music Awards
American Music Awards of 2016
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