MTV Video Music Awards: Mariah Carey receives video Vanguard Award

Before the MTV Video Music Awards On September 7th, another award winner of the award is determined in advance: Music icon Mariah Carey (56) received the coveted video Vanguard Award at the Awards Show. Carey’s merits are honored with the price about music. As it says in a press release, Carey will also give a “cross -career medley of her biggest hits” during the show.

Carey, who is six times the Grammy winner, among other things, has not yet been able to win a MTV Award in her long and successful career. That changes with the so -called “Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award”, a prize for your life’s work. He will give him moderator LL Cool J (57), who in turn accepted the video Vanguard Award from Carey’s hands in 1997.

Mariah Carey has not been on the VMAS stage for 20 years. Her new track “Type Dangerous” from her upcoming album “Here For It All” has also been nominated for the best R&B video at the award ceremony.

Last year singer Katy Perry (40) received the video Vanguard Award. Previous award winners were Shakira, Nicki Minaj, Missy Elliott, Jennifer Lopez, Pink and Rihanna. With rapper Kanye West (48), a male artist last won the award in 2015.

In addition to Carey, Ricky Martin (53) has already been determined as a award winner. The singer is awarded the MTV VMAS with the first “Latin Icon” Award ever awarded ,.

Sabrina Carpenter, Sombr, Alex Warren, J Balvin and DJ Snake and Busta Rhymes will be on stage and performing during the evening, MTV also announced.

As always, the competition for the awards is huge: Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Morgan Wallen, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd are arguing about the title of the “Artist of the Year”, the artist of the year.

Lady Gaga went into the race at the announcement of the nominations in early August and was proposed in a total of twelve categories. On the website of the MTV Video Music Awards, music fans can currently vote on their favorite in the respective categories.