Kanye West Ends the Video Music Awards With A Bang (video)

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Though he vowed to never return to the VMAs last year, Kanye West broke that promise in dramatic fashion to end Sunday’s show, debuting a new song, “Love Lockdown,” which showed off his considerable singing chops and a new, next-level sound.

Taking the stage alone in a gray suit accented by a glowing red heart, ‘Ye sang the spare, rock-tinged tune - which featured an insistent piano riff and thundering Taiko-style Japanese drum breaks from a mysterious group of masked drummers behind a screen - while holding on to the microphone stand like a 1950s crooner. Swaying side to side, he sang the pleading lyrics “Keep your love locked down/ So keep your love locked down,” ending the performance under a shower of sparks as he stared out into the crowd as if to say, “Now what?”…

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Kanye performs his first single “Love Lockdown” off of his upcoming album:

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