Grande performed " Focus " live for the first time on the Honda Stage at the iHeartRadio Theater in Los Angeles on October 30 , 2015 . She also performed the song at the 2015 American Music Awards on November 22 , ranked by '' Billboard '' as the best performance of the night . According to Bruna Nessif of '' E! '' , Grande brought some " old Hollywood glamour " to the performance . Grande performed " Focus " and a cover of ” Merry Christmas ( War is Over ) ” on Disney 's Christmas Day special , and the song was added to the set list for the second leg of Grande 's 2017 Dangerous Woman Tour
2015 American Music Awards
American Music Awards of 2015
Focus (song)