Cardi B Opens The MTV VMAs -- And Intros Shawn Mendes For The First Performance Of The Night! WATCH!!

She’s back!!
In her first public appearance since welcoming daughter Kulture with rapper Offset, Cardi B graced the MTV VMAs stage for some quick laughs before throwing things REAL quickly to Shawn Mendes!
Watch her open the show (below) by throwing us a little curve ball — just when we thought we were going to get a look at Kulture on stage in front of the world, we got a look at… well… this:
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@iamcardib she funny and looks amazing #VMAs2018 #VMAs pic.twitter.com/IDgNdgDOMS

— New life every day ???????????? (@Shadowsilence37) August 21, 2018

And then before we knew it… there was Shawn Mendes in the mix with sort of an unexpected first-performance-of-the-show appearances, too!!!
Ch-ch-check his full set out (below):

Shawn Mendes performing “In My Blood” tonight at the #VMAs! pic.twitter.com/DJnrMNBZki

— s (@TheMendesUpdate) August 21, 2018

[Image via MTV.]