Austin Mahone and Ariana Grande sizzled during their pre-show performances at the MTV VMAs. Read on and VOTE on which one you liked more! Austin Mahone, 17, and Ariana Grande, 20, owned the stage at their pre-show performances at the MTV Video Music Awards by driving their fans wild with songs off their respective albums, Junior Year and The Way. Austin Mahone’s VMA Performance Austin made fans go crazy on with his hot summer song, “What About Love?” Ariana Grande Stuns At The VMA Pre-Show Ariana sweetly opened her performance with “Baby I,” unaccompanied by music and sounding beautiful, hitting her high notes confidently. Her backup singers and dancers later joined her, spicing it up on the carpet with “The Way” in a sparkly purple mini-dress. Obviously both singers were excited for their moment, and we loved witnessing their first MTV VMAs performance! With Ariana’s high notes and Austin’s swag, it’s hard to choose who had the better pre-show performance! Did Austin or Ariana shine more during the VMAs?