Katy Perry to Receive Video Vanguard Award at Upcoming 2024 MTV VMAs

Katy Perry is set to receive the 2024 Video Vanguard Award at the MTV VMAs, which will air on September 11 following a rescheduling. MTV also announced that Perry will be performing at the award show in her return to live performing after seven years on American Idol.

“Katy is a musical powerhouse and true pop culture icon,” Bruce Gillmer, a Paramount executive, said in a press release, per a report from Rolling Stone. “With her game-changing creative vision, she has become a global phenomenon and taken over the world’s biggest stages.”

Perry is adding Video Vanguard to the list of Moon Persons she’s received at VMAs of years past. She won Video of the Year for “Firework,” Best Collab and Best Special Effects for “E.T.,” Best Art Direction for “Wide Awake,” and Best Female Video for “Dark Horse.”

MTV called for all the Katy Perry fans in the comments of the Instagram …