Katy Perry to Get Video Vanguard, Perform Live at 2024 MTV VMAs

Katy Perry is having a moment! The “Teenage Dream” singer is set to receive MTV’s iconic Video Vanguard Award at this year’s Video Music Awards.

Beyoncé, Madonna, Nicki Minaj, Janet Jackson, LL Cool J, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Timberlake, Rihanna, and Kanye “Ye” West have all been honored with the award, which is named after Michael Jackson.

Perry, whose recent single “Woman’s World” sparked much discussion, will make her pop comeback at the VMAs on September 11. The five-time VMAs winner will return to the award show’s stage for the first time since 2017 when she hosted and performed her song “Swish Swish” with Nicki Minaj.

Perry released her new single, “Lifetimes,” on August 8, and her seventh studio album, “143,” is set to drop on September 20.

The MTV announcement comes at a complex time for the pop star.

The Grammy-nominated “Firework” singer, 39, faced tough reviews for her lead single “Woman’s World,” the first song off her upcoming album, and its accompanying music video. After the July 11 release, she defended the video in an Instagram post, telling fans it was intended as satire.

This week brought more controversy. In a Tuesday press release written in Catalan, the Balearic Islands’ Ministry of Agriculture announced an investigation into the “Lifetimes” music video production. The production company allegedly failed to request authorization to film at Ses Salines Natural Park, located between the islands of Ibiza and Formentera, Spain.

A spokesperson for Capitol Records, Perry’s music label, stated: “The local video production company assured us that all necessary permits for the video were secured. We have since learned that one permit was in process, although we were given verbal authority to go ahead.”

Source: USA TODAY