MTV VMAs 2024: Watch Katy Perry Perform a 10-Song Medley and Accept Video Vanguard Award

Katie Perry was the guest of honor at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards where she performed a 10 song medley and accepted the video Vanguard trophy on stage at Long Island's UBS Arena Perry spared no hit running through Dark Horse and ET while floating high above the stage suspended from wires DOI stopped by for a live debut of Perry's new single I'm his he's mine which samples Crystal Waters at legendary house cut gypsy women L Lada before Perry sang crowd Pleasers California Girls and Teenage Dream a row of dancers decked out in silver sci-fi getups contorted behind her Perry pivoted to her breakout single I Kissed a Girl and then dawned a pair of inflatable metallic butterfly wings for her power ballad firework she wrapped things up with lifetimes the second single from her upcoming album 143 watch it all happen below Perry's partner Orlando Bloom introduced the pop star and presented her with her video Vanguard Moon person Perry opened her acceptance speech by noting I did this all on the first day of my period and thanking MTV for believing in my weirdness throughout the years she also recognized the support of the LGBT community and shouted out Bloom and their daughter Daisy Perry joins a Pantheon of video Vanguard winners that includes last year's honor Shakira Nikki Minaj Beyonce Madonna Rihanna Missy Elliot Britney Spears and more Katy Perry made her MTV vma's debut back in 2009 performing We Will Rock You alongside Aeros Smith guitarist Joe Perry she earned her first three mooners trophies in 2011 for her Mega hit Firework and her Kanye West collaboration ET prior to this evening Perry's last appearance at the VMAs occurred in 2017 when acted as Master of Ceremonies and performed swish swish with Nicki Minaj Perry returned to the pop sphere in July with woman World simultaneously announcing her next studio album 1 143 which is out September 20th she followed it with the LP's second single lifetimes 143 will Mark Perry's first studio album since she released smile in 2020 follow along with all of pitchfork's coverage of the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards