Katy Perry Flies Through 'Lifetimes' of Hits as She Accepts VMA Vanguard Award

at Wednesday night's VMAs Katy Perry took the stage to deliver a medley of her Greatest Hits and new album 143 celebrating receiving the video Vanguard award Perry's performance opened with a montage of her greatest videos floating in a circle during Dark Horse Then she joined DUI on a clear futuristic stage to debut their new single Perry asked for California Girls before singing Teenage Dream I Kissed a Girl and Firework she thanked MTV and her support system for her success especially the lgbtq community Perry encouraged new artists to stay true to themselves and minimize social media for mental health her husband Orlando Bloom introduced her sharing their Love Story Taylor Swift applauded Perry from the crowd Perry omitted Woman's World from her set but left a powerful impact Perry has previously won five Moon persons at the VMAs the Vanguard award precedes the release of her sixth album 143 other performers at the VMAs included Camila Cabello Anita and Hy the event took place at the UBS arena in Long Island