Katy Perry to Receive Video Vanguard Award at 2024 MTV VMAs

Kathryn Milewski -

Katy Perry is the next artist to receive the special Video Vanguard Award at the 2024 MTV VMAs.

In addition to receiving the honor, Perry will also perform a career-spanning medley live at the ceremony on Wednesday, September 11, at 8pm ET/PT from New York’s UBS Arena. Perry received the VMA’s other top honor, Video of the Year, in 2011 for “Firework.” She will be the 10th artist to receive both Video of the Year and the Vanguard Award, following Madonna, Peter Gabriel, R.E.M., Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé, Rihanna, P!nk, and Missy Elliott.

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Perry, who hosted the VMAs in 2017, will be the first person to host and receive both of the show’s marquee awards. Recent Video Vanguard Awardees include Rihanna (2016), P!nk (2017), Jennifer Lopez (2018), Elliott (2019), Nicki Minaj (2022) and Shakira (2023). There was no recipient in 2020 and 2021 – the years most impacted by the pandemic.

This is Perry’s sixth VMA Moonperson award. She won three trophies in 2011: Video of the Year for “Firework” and Best Collaboration and Best Special Effects, both for “E.T.” (featuring Ye, then known as Kanye West). She won another VMA in 2012, Best Art Direction for “Wide Awake,” and another in 2014, Best Female Video for “Dark Horse” (featuring Juicy J).

The announcement of Perry's Video Vanguard Award comes just after the artist shared news of her next studio album, 143. She released the first single for the record, "Woman's World," in July.

See MTV's 2024 Video Vanguard Award announcement below.

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Article Image: Katy Perry at the 10th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony in 2024. (imagepressagency via DepositPhotos.)