Lady Gaga's VMAs performance is part of a long international tradition of performing with masks

theconversation.com: Before a bruise-coloured backdrop, Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande performed a medley of Chromatica II and Rain on Me at MTV’s recent Video Music Awards (VMAs). Gyrating in purple and black, the singers’ costumes were distinctive for including face masks.

VTProDesign Brings Robots to the stage at 2019 MTV VMAs

Live Design: 2019 marked the first year that the MTV VMAs award ceremony was held in New Jersey, as well as the first time that it welcomed to the stage a fleet of robots, creating a number of methodologies to reveal presenters during the live broadcast show.