Watch Blue Ivy Carter almost upstage mom Beyoncé at Video Music Awards

Watch Blue Ivy Carter almost upstage mom Beyonc&amp;eacute; at Video Music Awards — (Image credit: Mark Davis/Getty Images)

Beyoncé closed out Sunday night's MTV Video Music Awards with a medley of songs from her latest album, and her 2-year-old daughter Blue Ivy was watching from husband Jay Z's knee. And the nation was watching as Blue Ivy staged her own performance. Here she is during "Drunk in Love":

The happy First Family of pop reunited on stage, where Jay Z presented Beyoncé with the Video Vanguard Award:

And once more, Blue Ivy stole the show. (Click the volume button on lower right for full effect.) --Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.