--- title: VMAs 2015: The Weeknd Gets Kanye West Dancing description: And the Internet loves it. Kanye must really love "Can't Feel Face." canonical: https://time.com/4016581/vmas-2015-the-weeknd-kanye-west-dancing/ author: Nolan Feeney article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-31T02:11:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:43:47.642Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: The Weeknd's VMA Performance Got Kanye Up and Dancing og:description: And the Internet loves it og:url: https://time.com/4016581/vmas-2015-the-weeknd-kanye-west-dancing/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltea4bbfeb4ff0aa77/6988619d524fc02dc6df44dd/kanye-west-dancing.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 30: Kanye West attends the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. 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Kanye West attends the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Aug. 30, 2015.Kevin Mazur—MTV1415/WireImage/Getty Images  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Aug 31, 2015 2:11 AM UTC The Weeknd didn’t bring out ex-One Direction member Zayn Malik during his MTV Video Music Awards performance [as some speculated might happen](http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/zayn-malik-mtv-vmas-ex-6349205), but he might have given us one better: he got Kanye West up and dancing during a fiery performance of his No. 1 single “Can’t Feel My Face.” Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift may have kicked off the show by [burying their bad blood](http://time.com/4016434/vmas-2015-nicki-minaj-taylor-swift-opening/) (and Minaj may have started some with host Miley Cyrus [over her recent interview](http://time.com/4016582/vmas-2015-nicki-minaj-miley-cyrus/)), but many viewers have already declared Kanye’s moves the real highlight of the night. > [](https://twitter.com/KanyeDoingStuff/status/638163926455218176) > [](https://twitter.com/tallmaurice/status/638161473466822657) > [](https://twitter.com/PrincessDaisy23/status/638161982185598976) > [](https://twitter.com/nuteIla/status/638164510478458880) > [](https://twitter.com/girlposts/status/638163412766162944) > [](https://twitter.com/jarianaexplicit/status/638165134452506624) > [](https://twitter.com/zayn%5Fmermaid/status/638165461235027968) > [](https://twitter.com/Freckleeesssss/status/638165464867213314) _Read next:_ [_The Rise of the Weeknd: ‘I Want to Make Pop Cool Again’_](http://time.com/4011859/the-weeknd-interview-beauty-behind-themadness/?iid=time%5Freadnext) [_Download TIME’s mobile app for iOS to have your world explained wherever you go_](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/time-mobile/id328218429) ### See Celebrities on the Red Carpet at MTV's 2015 VMAs  Host Miley Cyrus arrives at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on Aug. 30, 2015 in Los Angeles. Jason Merritt—;Getty Images  Demi Lovato arrives at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on Aug. 30, 2015 in Los Angeles. Jason MerrittGetty Images  Nicki Minaj arrives at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on Aug. 30, 2015 in Los Angeles. Steve Granitz—WireImage/Getty Images  From left: Models Gigi Hadid, Martha Hunt, actress Hailee Steinfeld, model Cara Delevingne, Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, model Serayah, Mariska Hargitay, models Lily Aldridge and Karlie Kloss attend the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on Aug. 30, 2015 in Los Angeles. Jason Merritt—Getty Images  Rita Ora arrives at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on Aug. 30, 2015 in Los Angeles. Jason Merritt—Getty Images  From left: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West arrive at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on Aug. 30, 2015 in Los Angeles. 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