Watch Katy Perry deliver a career-spanning set at the 2024 MTV VMAs
Katy Perry received the coveted Video Vanguard Award at the 2024 MTV VMAs last night (September 11), and delivered a career-spanning performance of her biggest songs – check it out below.
READ MORE: Katy Perry: every single ranked in order of greatnessThe ceremony for the MTV Video Music Awards was held last night (September 11) and took place at the UBS Arena in New York, hosted by Megan Thee Stallion.
Winners on the night included Chappell Roan who won Best New Artist, Sabrina Carpenter who won Song Of The Year for âEspressoâ and Taylor Swift, who took home an impressive seven awards. Check out the full list of winners here.
One of the more prestigious awards on the night, the Video Vanguard Award, was given to Katy Perry, who took to the stage to perform a medley of her most famous hits, as well as a new song from her upcoming album â143â.
Starting off, the performance opened with a collection of the singerâs greatest videos, before she broke into a powerful rendition of âDark Horseâ by floating into the middle of a circle on stage. Wearing a futuristic outfit, she then was launched into the air, and lifted above the audience as she went into âE.Tâ.
From there, she announced a new track with Doechii called âIâm His, Heâs Mineâ â set to be released as the third single from her forthcoming new album â143â â and played it live with the artist for the first time atop a clear stage.
If anyone needs me, I'll be watching @katyperry's #VMA Video Vanguard performance for the rest of my life!pic.twitter.com/1HdShZ8L1Y
— MTV (@MTV) September 12, 2024
Later in the medley, Perry channelled her 2015 Super Bowl Halftime Show by playing âCalifornia Gurlsâ, as well as âTeenage Dreamâ, âI Kissed A Girlâ and âFireworkâ. She also integrated the second single from the upcoming â143â album, âLifelinesâ into the 10-minute performance, holding up a mechanical blue butterfly.
â143â is due for release on September 20 (pre-order here) and was first previewed with the divisive lead single âWomanâs Worldâ, which the pop star didnât include in the VMA set.
During her acceptance speech for the award, Perry thanked MTV âfor believing in my weirdness from day one and for helping artists extend their worlds beyond a songâ. She also shared her gratitude to her friends, family and team, as well as reflecting on the early days of her career.
âThere are so many things that have to align to have a long and successful career as an artist. There are no decade-long accidents,â she added (via Rolling Stone). âThank you to the friends who were there when my Jetta was repossessed, my KatyCats, who stood by for a lifetime, and the LGBTQ community who I recognise I would not be here without, and who show me that you can be both kind and c***.â
âOne of the biggest reasons Iâm standing here right now is I learn how to block out all the moles that every single artist in this industry has to constantly fight against, especially women,â Perry continued. âI just want to say with my whole heart: Do whatever it takes to stay true to yourself and true to your art. Turn off social media, safeguard your mental health. Pause. Touch grass. Do what you were born to do just like I was born to do this.â
The singerâs latest studio album, âSmileâ, came out in 2020. NME reviewed the LP at the time, giving it two stars: âItâs frustrating, as this is the woman behind some of the most fun â and biggest-selling â songs of all time.
âBut as much as you want âSmileâ to be a return to form, her fifth albumâs songs fail to grip. All in all, âSmileâ lacks the fireworks of Perryâs record-breaking years.â
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Watch Katy Perry deliver a career-spanning set at the 2024 MTV VMAs
Watch Katy Perry deliver a career-spanning set at the 2024 MTV VMAs
Watch Katy Perry deliver a career-spanning set at the 2024 MTV VMAs
Watch Katy Perry deliver a career-spanning set at the 2024 MTV VMAs
Watch Katy Perry deliver a career-spanning set at the 2024 MTV VMAs
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