The night featured acts from several artists, including Jay-Z, Usher, Bruno Mars, Jennifer Lopez, Nicki Minaj, and Lady Gaga. There was a special stage built specifically for Gaga's performance. Justin Timberlake introduced Lady Gaga. Gaga named this performance a "Surrogate Monster Ball". Despite going over her allotted 45 minutes of performance time, Gaga joked with the crowd about her long sets: “They told me I was only allowed to play for 45 minutes. But I think you’re all pretty drunk so you probably don’t know what time it is do you?”