Lady Gaga took the Isle of MTV stage by storm last night with three trademark sexy outfits and her theatrical presence, belting out hits like Poker Face that got the crowd going and forgetting any swine flu fears.
It was her second performance at the Malta concert in Floriana and she told the crowd she started a "fairy tale" and the best year of her life here.
Lady Gaga discarded the mask she wore at a press conference prior to the show, saying it had nothing to do with infections and was a "contemporary art piece, designed by a friend".
Instead, she wore three of the hottest costumes while playing the piano in provocative positions, including standing on the stool and bending over in a leopard-print leotard and playing the instrument with one hand.
She told the crowd sensually that she wanted to sing love songs to them all night.
The Black Eyed Peas got the Floriana Granaries pumping to their tunes, as did recently formed American pop band Metro Station.
Earlier on, the hip hop and pop soul group faced questions on allegations of plagiarism, saying their song Party All The Time may have the same beginning as Freedman's Mancry but that the "beat" was given to them by the band's manager.
"It's not really plagiarism when someone wants to work with you," explained frontman Will.i.am, saying the problem was the lack of "finalising legalities before releasing the record. Clearance was not done in time before the record came out".
The group paid tribute to Michael Jackson, who passed away recently, saying they were hurt about his passing.
"We were blessed to have worked with him, and been friends with him, his family, kids and assistants," Will.i.am said.
It felt good to be in Malta and they were not aware it had so much history, he said earlier in the day, pardoning his ignorance for not knowing.
"It's a great place; great people; and the women are beautiful!"
The band's energetic singer Fergie revealed a local connection, saying the family of her wardrobe stylist, Chris Psaila, was Maltese.
The supple and petite beauty was flattered by compliments passed at the press conference, saying she was used to hearing negative comments and revealing her secrets to being so fit.
Back home, Fergie has a meal delivery service, Hollywood's Diet Designs, and can stick to healthy food and exercise, but that all gets disrupted when she's on tour. She may have guiltily stolen a Kit Kat bar from the hotel's mini bar the night before, but was at the gym yesterday. Starving does not work for the star.
Metro Station's four members were recovering from a big night out in Paceville, "the little strip of a club scene", the night before, but still managed to "shake it" at the concert, in keeping with the title of their hit single.
They joked that their audience was mostly girls, aged between 10 and 12, and that the guys came because they realised it was a good place to pick up the chicks. They were in for a surprise at the Granaries last night.
Each member of the band described Malta as: "romantic, wild, sexy and a paradise", but excluded the possibility of a holiday, their careers being on a roll.
The show was opened by Dutch singer Esmée Denters and closed with a fireworks display, ushering the fourth and last Isle of MTV concert next summer.