NICKI MINAJ & DAVID GUETTA OPEN THE 2011 AMAS

Nicki Minaj and David Guetta kicked off the 2011 American Music Awards by pumping up the volume. The French DJ led into the Harajuku Barbie’s grand entrance for a rendition of their single “Turn Me On.” Speakers implanted into her backside, Nicki plugged in during their joint performance, descending on a platform to join her backup dancers.

During the rap portion of the track, the pink-haired diva cozied up to her dancers in a web of lights, segueing into her smash “Super Bass.” With Guetta behind turntables, she showed off her dance moves between two giant robots decked in LED lights and smoke-spewing pipes as Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez sang along in the audience.