Selena Gomez made her eagerly awaited comeback with a performance of new music at the American Music Awards on Sunday night, her first live TV performance in two years.
While the nerves showed at times, the 27-year-old opened the show with passion, performing an intense choreographed dance routine while singing her new songs Lose You to Love Me and Look at Her Now.
Just days after revealing body shaming ‘messed me up,’ Selena had a daring onstage costume change, switching her black dress for a tight sparkling corset.
Triumphant: Selena Gomez makes her comeback in a corset at AMAs… after admitting body shaming ‘messed me up’
Impressive: While the nerves showed at times, the 27-year-old opened the show with passion, performing an intense choreographed dance routine while singing her new songs Lose You to Love Me and Look at Her Now
Quick change: Selena had a daring onstage costume change, switching her black dress for a tight sparkling corset
She’s back! The show opened to Selena singing while wearing a black gown
Sleek Selena: Selena opened the AMA’s with her first TV performance in two years
Her celebrity pals lapped up the show, with Selena’s longterm BFF Taylor Swift and new bestie Halsey dancing along and singing to her performance.
Earlier in the evening Selena looked confident and radiant on the red carpet.
The singer hit the red carpet at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles, graciously posing for selfies with fans who were waiting to see their favorite stars.
Gomez was wearing a neon lime green mini-dress, with a pair of matching neon lime green pumps.
She wore her hair down in a bob style, with a layered diamond choker around her neck.
Loving every moment: Her celebrity pals lapped up the show, with Selena’s longterm BFF Taylor Swift and new bestie Halsey dancing along and singing to her performance
Selena’s army: They stood front row and danced along to the performance
Selena’s look: Selena Gomez cuts an elegant figure in her black gown
No shame: Just weeks after revealing fans body shaming ‘messed me up,’ Selena Gomez looked confident and radiant on the American Music Awards red carpet
After her performance Gomez took to Instagram to share a collage of behind-the-scenes photos from the AMAs, including one that revealed a new thigh tattoo.
While the new ink wasn’t visible on the red carpet, it was seen partially peeking out from under her one-piece outfit when she changed costumes on stage.
The tattoo featured a pair of hands praying with a rosary wrapped around them, with Gomez tagging the New York City tattoo shop Bang Bang Tattoo in her post.
Tattoo: After her performance Gomez took to Instagram to share a collage of behind-the-scenes photos from the AMAs, including one that revealed a new thigh tattoo
New ink: While the new ink wasn’t visible on the red carpet, it was seen partially peeking out from under her one-piece outfit when she changed costumes on stage
Selfies: She also took the time to pose for selfies with fans who were waiting to see their favorite stars walk the red carpet
Selena’s look: Gomez was wearing a neon lime green mini-dress that left little to the imagination, with a pair of matching neon lime green pumps
Her appearance came days after her appearance on the Giving Back Generation podcast, where she talked of being body-shamed.
Gomez was diagnosed with lupus in 2015, with the singer and actress revealing that she now deals with, ‘a lot of health issues, and for me that’s when I really started noticing more of the body image stuff.’
She added that the medication she has to take for the rest of her life was one factor that lead to her weight fluctuations, stating: ‘It depends on even the month, to be honest.’
Messed up: Her appearance comes just days after her appearance on the Giving Back Generation podcast, where she admitted being body-shamed by fans ‘messed’ her up
Lupus: Gomez was diagnosed with lupus in 2015, with the singer and actress revealing that she now deals with, ‘a lot of health issues, and for me that’s when I really started noticing more of the body image stuff’
‘So for me, I really noticed when people started attacking me for [gaining weight]. And in reality, that’s just my truth. I fluctuate. It depends what’s happening in my life,’ Gomez said.
Still, while she has accepted her truth, others’ comments, ‘got to me big time’ and, ‘That really messed me up for a bit.’
‘I don’t care to expose myself to everyone and hear what they have to say about it,’ she added on the podcast.
Truth: ‘So for me, I really noticed when people started attacking me for [gaining weight]. And in reality, that’s just my truth. I fluctuate. It depends what’s happening in my life,’ Gomez said
Messed up: Still, while she has accepted her truth, others’ comments, ‘got to me big time’ and, ‘That really messed me up for a bit’
Last month, Gomez released Lose You to Love Me, the lead single from her upcoming third studio album, which is still untitled.
Her second single, Look At Her Now, was released the next day, with Lose You to Love Me topping the singles charts earlier this month.
The new album is slated to be released January 10, 2020, and she is voicing Betsy in the upcoming live-action/CGI hybrid movie Dolittle, in theaters January 17, 2020.
Lead single: Last month, Gomez released Lose You to Love Me, the lead single from her upcoming third studio album, which is still untitled
New album: Her second single, Look At Her Now, was released the next day, with Lose You to Love Me topping the singles charts earlier this month
Album and film: The new album is slated to be released January 10, 2020, and she is voicing Betsy in the upcoming live-action/CGI hybrid movie Dolittle, in theaters January 17, 2020
