Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television judge. After singing in church during her childhood, she pursued a career in gospel music as a teenager.
Perry signed with Red Hill Records and released her debut studio album Katy Hudson under her birth name in 2001, which was commercially unsuccessful. She moved to Los Angeles the following year to venture into secular music after Red Hill ceased operations and she subsequently began working with producers Glen Ballard, Dr. Luke, and Max Martin.
After adopting the stage name Katy Perry and being dropped by The Island Def Jam Music Group and Columbia Records, she signed a recording contract with Capitol Records in April 2007.
Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards are airing live tonight (Wednesday, September 11) at 8 p.m. ET from the UBS Arena in New York. Megan Thee Stallion is set to host the event, marking her first-ever awards show hosting gig. Katy Perry will receive the Video Vanguard Award and perform a career retrospective medley.
There will also be a ton of performers throughout the evening! See the full list of presenters, pre-show hosts and extended play stage performers!
Find out who is nominated this year… Keep reading to see all of the nominees… 2024 MTV VMAS NOMINEES VIDEO OF THE YEAR Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” Billie Eilish – “Lunch” Doja Cat – “Paint The Town Red” Eminem – “Houdini” SZA – “Snooze” Taylor Swift ft.
Post Malone – “Fortnight” ARTIST OF THE YEAR Ariana Grande Bad Bunny Eminem Sabrina Carpenter SZA Taylor Swift SONG OF THE YEAR Beyoncé – “Texas Hold ‘Em” Jack Harlow – “Lovin On Me” Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” Taylor Swift ft.
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