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    Katy Perry Receives VMA Vanguard Award, Performs Medley of Hits: WATCH

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    A cotton candy Hit career becomes a futuristic, post-apocalyptic dream. At Wednesday night’s VMAs, Katy Perry took the stage to perform a medley of her biggest hits (and her new album, 143) as she celebrated receiving the coveted Video Vanguard Award.

    Perry’s performance began with a montage of her best videos. She kicked off her medley of hits by floating in the middle of a circle while singing “Dark Horse.” Perry wore a futuristic, alien-like top as she flew over the crowd and was lowered to the ground.

    Perry continued to fly around the audience, landing only for a choreography as she segued into a performance of “ET,” a nod to the VMAs’ space theme.

    Perry — clad in a nude bodice — then joined Doechii to debut “I’m His, He’s Mine,” their new single released Friday, as they performed from a futuristic, bright stage. Doechii rapped her catchy verse and twerked with Perry before the two nearly shared a kiss.

    “Where are all my ‘California Gurls’?” Perry continued, reliving her 2015 Super Bowl halftime moment when she asked the crowd to “sing it” after the opening line of the classic. She followed up the hits with a performance of “Teenage Dream” while sliding down a platform emblazoned with the name of her upcoming album, 143After “Teenage Dream” Perry moved on to One of the boys“I Kissed a Girl” while wearing metallic butterfly wings as she walked onto a second stage backed by a rock band reminiscent of her Warped Tour days.

    The pop star then slowed down the music to sing “Firework,” while drone-controlled blue butterflies — a theme from 143 — flew around her. Perry then picked up the speed as she paraded through the crowd to sing “Lifetimes,” surrounded by her dancers while holding aloft a giant blue butterfly.

    “Thank you so much to MTV for believing in my weirdness from day one and helping artists expand their worlds beyond a song,” Perry said onstage. “There are so many things that have to align to have a long and successful career as an artist. There are no accidents that last decades.”

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    Perry thanked her team and family for their support, while touting MySpace and Warped Tour, and the online “bygone places” where she’s built a community.

    “Thank you to the friends who were there when my Jetta was repossessed, my KatyCats who have been there for me my whole life, and the LGBTQ community who I know I wouldn’t be here without, showing me that you can be kind and shit at the same time,” she added. “Thank you to Orlando for keeping me grounded, celebrating, and doing the dishes. And lastly, to my Daisy, the only flowers I will ever need.”

    Perry shared her enthusiasm for the new generation of artists who approach their music with “confidence, assertiveness and authenticity.”

    “One of the biggest reasons I’m here right now is because I’m learning how to block out all the birthmarks that every artist in this industry has to constantly fight against, especially women,” Perry said. “I just want to say with all my heart, do whatever it takes to stay true to yourself and true to your art. Turn off social media, protect your mental health.”

    “Pause. Touch the grass,” she continued. “Do what you were born to do, just like I was born to do this.”

    Perry’s husband, Orlando Bloom, introduced the singer onstage as the pair shared a long kiss. “I fell in love with her as Kathryn Hudson. You know her as a global superstar who brings love, light and her unique sense of humor to every song she writes,” Bloom said as he introduced her. “I know her as a mother, as a partner, who brings that same love and joy to our family when we need it most.”

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    Taylor Swift was spotted in the crowd clapping for her former rival, now girlfriend. Although it was announced in the introduction to her set, Perry left out “Woman’s World.”

    Perry was announced as the winner of the Vanguard Award last month, when Paramount president Bruce Gillmer described her as a “true pop culture icon” and a “global phenomenon.” In addition to winning the Vanguard Moon Person award, she is also nominated for the VMAs Most Iconic Performance for “Roar” in 2013, up against historic performances by Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, among others.

    Perry has won five Moon Persons over the years. In 2011, she won Video of the Year for “Firework” and Best Collab and Best Special Effects for “ET” with Kanye West. In 2012, she took home the trophy for Best Art Direction for “Wide Awake” and Best Female Video in 2014 for “Dark Horse” with Juicy J.

    Perry joins a long list of icons who have received the coveted trophy. Shakira won the award in 2023, Nicki Minaj won it in 2022, while Missy Elliott took home the prize in 2019.

    Camila Cabello, Anitta, Benson Boone, Halsey, Chappell Roan, Karol G, Rauw Alejandro and Sabrina Carpenter were among the artists who took the stage at this year’s VMAs.

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    The Vanguard Award comes a week before she releases her sixth album, 143featuring Kim Petras, Doechii and 21 Savage. The LP has had a tumultuous launch following the release of “Woman’s World” in July. She quickly followed the track up with “Lifetimes” earlier this month.

    The 2024 Video Music Awards will be broadcast live on MTV from UBS Arena on Long Island.

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