Katy Perry Accepts Video Vanguard Award With Dance-Heavy Hits Medley, Encourages Other Artists to...

in her acceptance speech at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards Katy Perry advised to turn off social media Safeguard mental health pause and touch grass she performed a career spanning set with doy key starting with Darkhorse and ET leading into her new song I'm His he's mine Perry also sang California girls in firework with Taylor Swift in the audience she closed with Lifetime and expressed gratitude to MTV for believing in her uniqueness Perry thanked her team team Capital Records her parents early fans and the lgbtq community she acknowledged her partner Orlando Bloom and daughter Daisy before reflecting on the music industry and offering advice to Young Artists Perry emphasized the importance of staying true to oneself blocking out negativity and focusing on one's art she encouraged the audience to disconnect from social media prioritize mental health and pursue their true calling Perry's empowering words resonated with the crowd inspiring them to follow their passion and ignore distractions