At the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards , Beyoncé performed " Love on Top " after having said on the black carpet about an hour previous to going on stage that she would be making an announcement . Before beginning her live performance , she said to the audience : " Tonight I want you to stand up on your feet , I want you to feel the love that 's growing inside of me " , giving a hint about the news that she had alluded to on the black carpet . She took the stage in " a purple spangly tuxedo jacket , black pants and white tuxedo shirt , still rocking her fierce six-inch heels of old , pregnant or not " , as stated by Gil Kaufman of MTV News . As she performed , her blond hair blowing in the wind , and backed by six dancers wearing similar shimmering tuxes , Beyoncé gave new meaning to the lyrics : " Now everybody asks me why I 'm smiling out from ear to ear . " She kept her dancing to a minimum for most of the song as she held onto the microphone stand while singing " Love on Top " . Eventually making her way to the extended lip in front of the stage and throwing down , she encouraged the audience to put their hands together . Beyoncé ended the performance by dropping the microphone , opening her jacket , rubbing her belly , and thus announcing her pregnancy to the world
2011 MTV Video Music Awards
2011 MTV Video Music Awards
Love On Top