Katy Perry accepted the Video Vanguard Award and delivered a speech on the VMAs. (Getty)
Katy Perry has thanked the LGBTQ+ neighborhood, acknowledging that she “wouldn’t be right here with out” their assist, as she accepted the Video Vanguard Award on the Video Music Awards 2024 (VMAs 2024).
The web hasn’t had essentially the most glowing critiques for the “Teenage Dream” famous person following the discharge of her current single “Girl’s World”, which obtained criticism for its on-the-nose feminist lyrics and having Dr. Luke credited as a producer.
Her follow-up monitor “Lifetimes” additional despatched the star into scorching water over her music video for the tune. Regardless of dealing with backlash over filming her newest music video in an space requiring authorisation, the 39-year-old was honoured on 11 September with MTV’s most prestigious award.
Perry gave a efficiency of her best hits, in addition to a couple of songs from her upcoming album, 143. “I did that each one on the primary day of my interval too, are you able to consider it?”, she mentioned following her efficiency.
After accepting the award, which her husband Orlando Bloom offered, she thanked MTV for believing in her “weirdness”, including: “There aren’t any decade-long accidents.”
The singer went on to thank her household, “the deepest roots I do know. We don’t at all times agree, however what a lesson that these disagreements can nonetheless be full of affection.” The “Scorching N Chilly” singer went on to thank her fanbase, in addition to the queer neighborhood for his or her assist over time.
Perry mentioned: “My Katy Cats: You stood by me for a lifetime, and the LGBTQ neighborhood, who I recognise I’d not be right here with out, and who present me that you may be each variety and [censored].”
She continued: “One of many largest causes I’m standing right here proper now could be I discovered how you can block out all of the noise that each single artist on this trade has to continuously struggle in opposition to, particularly girls.”
Nonetheless, Perry has come beneath fireplace for her speech, which BuzzFeed referred to as “peak performative feminism”, particularly in mild of the controversy of her option to work with Dr. Luke given his extremely publicised lawsuit with Kesha and the allegations in opposition to him.
“Maybe this may be wonderful in a vacuum, nevertheless it’s value reminding ourselves why Katy has confronted a lot social media criticism recently,” the outlet rightly famous.