Sean “Diddy” Combs is gearing up to receive the Global Icon Award at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards. In exactly one week, the famed rapper and producer will be honoured with the award on Sept.
12 when the awards ceremony kicks off live from New Jersey’s Prudential Center at 8 p.m. ET on MTV. Upon accepting the award, Diddy, 53, will also hit the stage with a decade-spanning performance of his hits, marking his first VMAs gig since 2005. READ MORE: MTV VMAs 2023 Nominations Full List: Taylor Swift Leads After Breaking Records Last Year The global icon award was previously awarded to The Red Hot Chilli Peppers and The Foo Fighters after the VMAs launched the award in 2021.
Artists were originally honoured for their global influence via the award at MTV’s Europe Music Awards. Additionally, Diddy is up for four awards, including two for Best Collaboration, plus Best Rap and Best R&B for his work on “Creepin (Remix)” with Metro Boomin, The Weeknd and 21 Savage and “Gotta Move On” with Bryson Tiller, Ashanti and Yung Miami. READ MORE: Diddy’s $185 Million Cannabis Deal Reportedly Falls Through Back in 1997, the hip-hop mogul made his first VMAs appearance to perform “Mo Money Mo Problems”.
A few years later, he hosted the 2005 VMAs and, throughout his career, he’s won two of the VMAs’ signature moonman statuettes.
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