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Video Vanguard Award Winners Over the Years: Who Has Won at Past VMAs?

Katy Perry joins an iconic list of honorees after being presented with the Video Vanguard Award by Orlando Bloom at MTV’s 2024 VMAs. Here’s a list of past recipients.

Perry now joins a prestigious list of honorees, including Madonna, Britney Spears, Beyoncé, and other legendary artists like David Bowie —the first recipient of the award at the inaugural VMAs in 1984. (Photo by Gie Knaeps/Getty Images)Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel was honored with the award in 1987 alongside British director Julien Temple, who contributed to various music videos by David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, and the Sex Pistols. AFP PHOTO/TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)Jackson was the winner of the Vanguard Award in 1988, a year after the release of his seventh studio album Bad.

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