Katy Perry targets critics in defiant MTV VMAs speech
- By Web Desk -
- Sep 13, 2024
In her MTV VMA acceptance speech, American singer Katy Perry took aim at her critics and gave a lesson to young artists, after receiving the Video Vanguard Award.
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Following her smashing performance on some of the biggest hits like ‘E.T.’, ‘California Gurls’ and ‘I Kissed a Girl’, as well as ‘Lifetimes’ and ‘I’m His, He’s Mine’, Katy Perry returned to the stage to receive her Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award – the MTV VMAs version of lifetime achievement award, after the sweetest-ever introduction by her fiancé, Orlando Bloom.
In her acceptance speech, the ‘143’ artist said, “I’m excited… when I look around music today and I see all the amazing young artists who are operating with confidence, agency, vulnerability, and authenticity.”
She continued, “I’ve heard a lot of do this, don’t say that, wear less, wear more now, hey, don’t cut your hair! One of the biggest reasons I’m standing here right now is because I learned how to block out all of the noise, that every single artist in this industry has to constantly fight against, especially women.”
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“I just want to say with my whole heart, do whatever it takes to stay true to yourself and true to your art. Turn off social media, [and] safeguard your mental health. Pause. Touch grass. And do what you were born to do,” she advised. “Just like I was born to do this.”
Before leaving the stage, Perry thanked her team, family, Katy Cats and lastly, Bloom, for ‘doing the dishes’ at home.