Lil Nas X Recreates Steamy Shower Scene On Stage At 2021 MTV VMAs

After a string of buzzy awards show performances over the past year — and ahead of the release of his debut album “Montero” later this month — the question wasn’t if, but how Lil Nas X  would raise the bar at the 2021 MTV Music Video Awards on Sunday.

The Grammy winner did that and then some with a recreation of his “Industry Baby” music video, including the now-infamous prison shower scene in which the nearly naked singer quite literally wipes the floor with the help of some fellow inmates.

A triumphant Lil Nas X — after an introduction from “Pose” star Billy Porter, who noted that the world wasn’t always welcoming to “Black boy joy” — appeared on stage at the head of a neon pink-hued drum line with his album’s name emblazoned across his chest.

Before long, he stripped off the uniform and marched into the “Montero State Prison,” which was modeled off the set of his music video, and was joined by a group of masked backup dancers.

After an assist from rapper Jack Harlowe, who appeared on stage in an all-leather outfit, it was time for a trip to the communal showers. There, Lil Nas X stripped down to pink boxer briefs before performing a snippet of his single “Montero (Call Me by Your Name).”