Beyoncé promoted the album through various televised appearances and awards ceremonies by performing songs featured on '' I Am ... Sasha Fierce '' . Beyoncé first promoted " Single Ladies ( Put a Ring on It ) " in a concert organized by the Power 105.1 radio station on October 29 , 2008 . Beyoncé first performed " If I Were a Boy " on October 31 , 2008 , on the Japanese music television program '' Music Station '' . She later performed “ If I Were a Boy ” on November 6 , 2008 , at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards . Soon after , she sang " If I Were a Boy " and " Single Ladies ( Put a Ring on It ) " on November 9 , 2008 , at the 2008 World Music Awards in Monaco . She then took to the stage of '' The Oprah Winfrey Show '' to perform " If I Were a Boy " on November 13 , 2008 . She appeared on television show '' Saturday Night Live '' on November 15 , 2008 , where she sang " Single Ladies ( Put a Ring on It ) " . On November 16 , 2008 , Beyoncé sang a medley of " If I Were a Boy " , " Single Ladies ( Put a Ring on It ) " , and " Crazy in Love " during the final episode of '' Total Request Live '' . " Single Ladies ( Put a Ring on It ) " was also performed by Beyoncé on November 18 , 2008 , at BET 's '' 106 & Park '' , at the 2008 American Music Awards on November 23 , 2008 , on '' The Ellen DeGeneres Show '' on November 25 , 2008 , on '' The Today Show '' the following day , and on '' The Tyra Banks Show '' with two male dancers , on January 9 , 2009 . Beyoncé 's first live performance of " Halo " was at the 40th NAACP Image Awards on February 12 , 2009 . She later performed the song on the '' Late Show with David Letterman '' after an interview on April 22 , 2009 . Beyoncé was due to perform " Sweet Dreams " at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards on September 13 ; however , she only performed the bridge from the song at the beginning of her performance , before switching to " Single Ladies ( Put a Ring on It ) " . She later performed " Sweet Dreams " at the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards on November 5 . She performed " If I Were a Boy " on January 31 , 2010 , at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony , along with a cover of Alanis Morissette 's song " You Oughta Know " ( 1995 )
2008 American Music Awards
American Music Awards of 2008
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