The Katy Perry promotion machine rolls on. The singer will receive MTV’s Video Vanguard Award and perform a medley of her biggest hits at the 2024 VMAs on Wednesday, September 11 at 8PM ET/PT from New York’s UBS Arena.
Previous Michael Jackson Vanguard Award recipients include Shakira, Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Madonna, Janet Jackson, LL COOL J, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake and Missy Elliott. David Bowie, The Beatles and director Richard Lester shared the honor at the first VMAs in 1984.
Perry, an American Idol judge and a 5x VMAs winner, will return to the MTV stage for the first time since 2017, when she pulled double duty as host and performer.
During her career, she has amassed a cumulative 115 billion streams, worldwide sales of more than 70 million adjusted albums, 143 million tracks and more than 27 billion video views.
Perry unveiled her new single, Lifetimes, on August 8. The song is from her new album, 143, out on September 20 via Capitol Records.
“Katy is a musical powerhouse and true pop culture icon. With her game-changing creative vision, she has become a global phenomenon and taken over the world’s biggest stages. Katy’s prowess will be on full display LIVE on the VMAs with a can’t-miss, career-encompassing performance celebrating her biggest moments and chart-topping hits,” said Bruce Gillmer, president of Music, Music Talent, Programming & Events, Paramount and chief content officer, Music, Paramount+.
