--- title: VMAs 2016: Chance the Rapper Stops Interview for Beyonce description: Beyoncé stole the show so often at the VMAs that even her fellow celebrities were starstruck by her presence — including Chance the Rapper. canonical: https://time.com/4470647/vmas-2016-mtv-chance-the-rapper-interview-beyonce/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-29T15:29:57.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:35:58.665Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Beyoncé Spoke to an Interviewer and Chance the Rapper on MTV og:description: "OOOH my god that was Yoncé!" og:url: https://time.com/4470647/vmas-2016-mtv-chance-the-rapper-interview-beyonce/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Beyoncé Spoke to an Interviewer and Chance the Rapper on MTV twitter:description: "OOOH my god that was Yoncé!" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Beyoncé Talk to an Interviewer and Chance the Rapper at the VMAs  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Aug 29, 2016 3:29 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Aug 29, 2016 3:29 PM CUT From her flawless [“Lemonade” medley](http://time.com/4470188/vmas-2016-beyonce-lemonade-live/ "undefined") to her record-breaking eight Moonmen, there’s no denying [Beyoncé](http://time.com/4470476/mtv-vma-2016-beyonce-air-kiss-lemonade/ "undefined") had a pretty spectacular night at [MTV’s Video Music Awards](http://time.com/4470169/vmas-2016-mtv-review/ "undefined") Sunday. In fact, she stole the show so often that even her fellow celebrities were starstruck by her presence — including [Chance the Rapper](http://time.com/4329035/chance-the-rapper-coloring-book/ "undefined"). One clip making the rounds on social media shows the _Coloring Book_ artist giving an interview backstage when Bey walks up behind him to give him a quick hug. Chance — who is in the middle of sending a message to Drake — turns to see who touched him only to find himself looking at the Queen herself. “OOOH my god that was Yoncé!,” he shouts before immediately walking over to her. Of course, Beyoncé — ever the picture of grace — comes back to introduce herself to the interviewer, bonding with her over their shared astrological sign and complimenting her tattoos. Watch the full video below. > [](https://twitter.com/Bey%5FLegion/status/770147729678934016) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4470647/vmas-2016-mtv-chance-the-rapper-interview-beyonce/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4470647/vmas-2016-mtv-chance-the-rapper-interview-beyonce/"},"headline":"Watch Beyoncé Talk to an Interviewer and Chance the Rapper at the VMAs","datePublished":"2016-08-29T15:29:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:35:58.665Z","description":"\"OOOH my god that was Yoncé!\"","url":"https://time.com/4470647/vmas-2016-mtv-chance-the-rapper-interview-beyonce/","keywords":["VMAs 2016","Newsfeed","Music","Beyonce","chance the rapper","vmas"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/vmas-2016/","name":"VMAs 2016"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4470647/vmas-2016-mtv-chance-the-rapper-interview-beyonce/","name":"Watch Beyoncé Talk to an Interviewer and Chance the Rapper at the VMAs"}}]}] ```