Katy Perry is the recipient of the Video Vanguard Award at the 2024 MTV VMAs, and performed a medley of her biggest songs—spanning her entire body of work—to celebrate. On top of hits like Dark Horse, E.T., and California Gurls, Katy performed I’m His, He’s Mine off her new album 143.
Watch Katy’s full performance, which spanned for an entire 10 minutes, right this way!
Oh, and HI! There’s also this !!!!!! moment of true 🤝🏻 c/o Taylor Swift giving Katy a standing ovation:
Katy spoke a little bit about the meaning behind 143 as an album name to Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, saying it’s her “angel number” and a personal symbol/sign that resonates with her. The performer went on to explain, “You know, couple years ago, we were going through a little bit of a hard time medically in our family, and it was a little bit scary. And I started seeing 143 in many different ways, not just, like, on the phone. It was just like trippy, almost. And I looked it up, and it’s code for ‘I love you.’”
Katy explained that she believed “it was my angels, my guides, saying, ‘I love you. We got you. We’re going to protect you. You’re exactly where you’re meant to be. You’re on the path.” And ultimately, she wanted to extend that message to her fans, saying “I love the listener, and I want to gift them the love that I’ve received as best as I possibly can and help invite them into this kind of love frequency. It is a love frequency.”
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